$3,299Sale Price|26% Off
Nude Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nude comparison car mascot / hood ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920 Signed 'Bofill' to top of base and with foundry stamp 'R.Patrouilleau Edit_Paris' around the base, ...
Marble, Bronze
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 and France. We have specialized ...
Marble, Bronze
Belle Époque Bronze Statue Titled "En Triomphe" by Antoine Bofill
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast bronze statue with chocolate color original patination of a standing bare chested warrior youth wearing an animal hide from his waist down held up by a thick buckl...
Bronze
Bronze Figure "En Avant" by Antoine Bofill
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Vienna, AT
"En Avant" bronze figure signed A. Bofill, foundry stamp L.V. Tag inscribed "L'épave, Sauvons les! Un canot à la mer". Measures: H 64.5 cm.
Bronze
$1,510 / set
H 7 in W 5.3 in D 5.3 in
Antique Pair of American Made, Native Indian 'Ambush' Bookends by N. Partridge
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of original, American made, Marked, Native American / Indian bookends. In the earliest years of the 1900s a lady artisan working out of New York created these now very r...
Metal
Antoine Bofill was born in Barcelona in 1875. He studied at the Fine Art Academy in Barcelona. He exhibited in Spain, Germany and Austria as well as in France. Bofill started exhibiting at the Paris Salon from 1894 and in 1902, he was awarded an honorable mention.
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