Neoclassic Bronze Nude Mermaid Siren Statue on Beach Rock by James Siebert
Located in Van Nuys, CA
With its elegant lines and expressive silhouette, this striking sculptural work perfectly captures a timeless sensibility of bronze statues found in the late Victorian and early 20th...
Bronze
$1,499Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 7.09 in W 3.75 in D 5.12 in
Silvered Bronze Bookends Sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900
By Jean Garnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze bookends sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900. This enchanting bronze sculpture is the object of many sailors dreams. Silvered bronze sculptures of a merm...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art nouveau carved wall cabinet in excellent original condition.
Wood
$1,850
H 4 in W 4.63 in D 0.25 in
"Mowgli in the Jungle", Rare Bronze Art Deco Plaquette w/ Nude Male by Delamarre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This diminutive version of one of Raymond Delamarre's greatest sculptural works -- which depicts Mowgli (Rudyard Kipling's character) walking through the jungle accompanied by two li...
Bronze
Secessionist Bronze Mermaid Shell Lamp by Gustav Gurschner
By Gustave Gurschner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
GUSTAV GURSCHNER (Austrian, 1873-1970), a sculptor, attended the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1888. Working under several artists, his time in Paris in 1897 proved to be most ...
Brass, Wire
$9,663
H 7.88 in W 15.36 in D 10.24 in
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
Porcelain
Hans Thoma "Mermaid", Color Lithograph circa 1890
Located in Munich, DE
From clock-face painter to favorite painter of the German folk, Hans Thoma 1839-1924 , had his first breakthrough in 1890 in Munich, Germany. Color lithography with Antique wooden fr...
Wood
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