Thiebaut Freres Sculptures

FRANÇOIS LÈON SICARD French, 1862-1934 "An Allegory of Victory" Patinated bronze over marble on bronze plate signed "F. Sicard", "1st Epreuve" and sealed with Thiebaut-Freres & Fu...

JEAN-ALEXANDRE JOSEPH FALGUIERE French, 1831-1900 "La Vainquer au Combat de Coqs" (Winner of the Cockfight) Patinated bronze signed in base A. Falguiére with foundry cachet of Thi...

A powerful group of two panthers engaged in combat, it was initially sculpted by Gardet in 1896 and presented at the Paris Salon of the same year as Les Panthères. There was received with acclaim by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts: "Le merveilleux est la souplesse des peaux sous lesquelles on voit s'amasser les muscles, se detendre les nerfs, palpiter les organs... L'artiste a su, par une patientre patine, apparenter le grain au pelage vrai des fauves [The beauty is in the suppleness of the skin under which we see the muscles amass, the nerves relax and the organs throb... The artist has, through a patient patina, simulated the grain of the coat true of the wild animals]" Large and dramatic in scale, the model captures the sheer ferocity of the creatures as their lean muscled bodies twist and writhe in a mortal dance. The rocky naturalistic base is signed in block G. GARDET and is sealed along the back with the foundry cachet for Thiebaut. The surface is finished in a dark-brown overall patina sealed under wax. An example executed in marble is held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (acc. no. 21.32). For similar examples, see Christies, sale 1774, 18 April 2006, lot 19, a much smaller 11 3/4" model cast by Thiebaut Freres that achieved $ 10,200 USD; also see Christies, sale 5959, 9 August 2010, lot 605...

A good late 19th century cast after Clodion's "Maenad & Satyr", it is part of his large series of Bacchanalia and captures the playful faun with a young nymph riding on his back with...

Symbolic and meaningful work of religious art. Since the original by Donatello is in a museum somewhere, this beautiful bronze wall plaque 'after Donatello' is the best specimen you will be able to find anywhere. The original 'Mary and Child...

A life-size bronze bust of a bearded gentleman wearing dress attire and a fur lined coat. Adorned with The Legion D'Honneur Medal. Raised on an integral plinth, with artist signature Henriette Descat and Foundry mark Thiebaut Freres...

A quite scarce sculpture, this is an unusually difficult piece to model, this freestanding bronze sculpture by Gertrude Bricard depicts a young girl who has gotten up very early to f...

Patinated bronze sculpture titled Le vainqueur du combat de coqs (The Cock Fight Winner) by Alexandre Falguie`re (1831-1900). Signed on the base: A. Falguie`re. Foundry mark: Thie´ba...

A Late 19th century crystal and patinated bronze sculptural centerpiece. By Thiebaut Freres. A cut crystal plate above a figural bronze depicting...

Arguably one of the most critical sculptures to launching his career, Falguiére’s work “The WInner of the Cockfight” was reminiscent in motion and form by the circa 1564 sculpture of...

This exceptional work by André Massoulle depicts the aftermath of what Roman historians describe as the Varian Disaster. A lone Germanic warrior stands over the fallen Roman standard and examines his worn and twisted blade. Known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, an alliance of Germanic tribes...

This rare and Fine gilded bronze sculpture of a prone Vulture is a striking work of impressionism, loosely capturing the essence of the bird with mottled features against a brilliant...