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Detailed from a recent casting from my Spanish foundry group. Beautiful brown patina with late 16th Century warrior pose . . . to hold your heaviest books upright.
The headgear on these two warriors are worth noting. With the decline of…
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- Item Number: S-9460
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish foundry. Sculptor is Milo. Early 2000s
- Composition: Bronze and marble
- Dimensions: ~ 11.5" tall x 6.5" wide x 5" deep for each
- Weight: 12 pounds for the pair
- Price: $ 285.00 USD for pair
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Singerie, a visual arts depiction, can be found back in ancient Egypt but more popular in France over the last couple of centuries. The word – singerie – is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior. Such monkeys are often…
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- Item Number: O-7498
- Provenance/Origin: Vintage. Circa mid-1900s. Philippines
- Composition: Bronze and paint
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 3.5" wide x 4" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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The people of Igbo-Ukwu (southeast of Onitsha), ancestors of present-day Igbo, were proficient in metal working art in the 9th century (+ or – years depending on what expert you speak with). They are thought to be the earliest smithers (hammering, bending, twisting & incising) of copper and…
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- Item Number: M-8686
- Provenance/Origin: Igbo tribe. Igbo-Ukwu, Circa early- to mid-1900
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 5" wide x 3" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 570.00 USD
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These are my third set from the famous European sculptor, Milo. I am in contact with the Spanish foundry who allows me to purchase some of first units from the fresh molds . . . yielding exceptional detail.
Using the lost wax casting process, these…
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- Item Number: S-0122
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish Foundry. Artist Stamp. Fresh recent casting.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: Tallest of pair: 11". Widest Point: 7"
- Weight: 18 pounds
- Price: $ 465.00 USD for pair
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European and Asian mythology portrays dragons in different forms. European dragons are most often winged and Asian dragons have an abundance of scales and resemble large snakes. The artist (Fisher) created a hybrid with a row of dorsal spines, wings, scales and the head of an…
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- Item Number: S-1756
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish foundry. Fisher orginal.
- Composition: Bronze and marble.
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 8.25" widest x 4.5 deep
- Weight: 11.5 pounds
- Price: $ 245.00 USD
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The Asanti or Ashanti live in central Ghana in the rainforests of West Africa approximately 150 miles away from the coast. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans (Ashanti and Fanti) in Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast.
The Ashanti are best known…
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- Item Number: V-5472
- Provenance/Origin: Ghana. Early to mid 1900s
- Composition: Bronze / Brass
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall with lid on x 9" at widest point
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 535.00 USD
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A stunning piece of 100% bronze using the lost wax casting process. A smoothly abstract woman carved out of a stone background. Marble base with felt bottom. A stunning 15″ tall!
I was fortunate enough to get a recent casting from the most current mold.…
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- Item Number: S-6805
- Provenance/Origin: Recent casting from Spanish foundry
- Composition: 100% bronze on marble base
- Dimensions: 15" tall. Base: 7" wide x 5.5" deep
- Weight: 15 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 USD
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This is a casting of a Cheetah head on a marble pedestal, signed by P.J. Mene. The lost wax method was used and it is detailed and gorgeous. There is a seal from the European Bronze Society affixed.
A great addition to your collection of African wildlife.
- Item Number: S-3645
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish Foundry. Recent
- Composition: Bronze with marble base.
- Dimensions: 5.25" head only. 8.25" head & bronze. 10" total height.
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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With a sculptured Buddhist elephant on the lid to the intricate details of the elephant handles and legs, this is one gorgeous piece of bronze casting using the lost wax process. It is a recent piece, most likely cast in Spain. Signed Milo
- Item Number: V-5807
- Provenance/Origin: Spain. Recent casting.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 13.5" tall with lid in place x 9" wide (outside of two handles)
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 265.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Images of ritual deities were popular with these…
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- Item Number: S-1795
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early-1900's or earlier
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 7.5" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
