Gaston Hauchecorne : "Chinese dignitary", terracotta sculpture circa 1925

Gaston HAUCHECORNE (1880-1945) : "Tête de sage chinois à la barbe" / " head of an old wise chinese" Epreuve originale en terre cuite/ Original terracota artist proof Signée "G....

Attributed to french sculptor Pierre Robert CHRISTOPHE (1880-1971, France) : "Ewe" Black-brown dark patinated bronze sculpture showing a standing ewe Marked on both long slices of t...

Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Sitting man working a metal piece" Original plaster, unique piece, showing a man sitting down probably hammering a metal piece Signed "G.S...

Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962? France): "Potato picker" Original plaster with medium "ground colour" patina Unique piece Signed with artist monogram on base Dated "6.58" (June 1958...

Auguste CORNU (1876-1949, France) :" Worker / "Cingleur au travail" Very dark brown/ black patinated bronze sculpture showing a worker in specific costume Signed : "Aug. Cornu" Ti...

Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Breton old woman sitting on a rock" Original plaster, unique piece, showing an old Breton (French Brittany )woman sitting down on a rock S...

Superb bronze sculpture with green patina hues by Gaston Hauchecorne, France 1920s. Representation of a Malay pirate holding on to the railing of a ship with on hand and to the steering with the other. Beautiful detailing in the hands, muscles and face. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 18.5 x 36 x 12.5 Secure shipping. Hauchecome was the brother of the French consul in Imperial China, Armand Hauchecorne. At the turn of the century, he was a professor at Peking University. In the literature, he is also mentioned as the managing director of the consulate in Chongqing, as an interpreter in Beijing (1911) or as a "diplomat" in France (1940), who had "spent a large part of his working life in China". Hauchecome produced numerous sculptures with Chinese motifs in terracotta and bronze, some with a humorous undertone. He exhibited his works at the Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille in 1922 and at several salons of the Société nationale des beaux-arts in the 1920s. Some of Hauchecome's bronzes were crafted by the Parisian sculpture...

Soft stone sculpture representing a Roman dignitary from the 1900s on a stand with a column with a capital, 212 cm high for a tray size of 76 cm by 40 cm. Comes from the garden of a ...

Two Chinese Ming style sancai polychrome glaze terracotta pottery figures of Chinese dignitaries in glazed green and ocher terracotta on hexagonal bases and removable heads. The man ...

Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...

An outstanding French Terracotta sculpture adorned with an elegant fascia, completely hand made, circa 1960s.

Huge special terracotta sculpture of a pair of antelopes. The sculpture is signed and on a solid walnut wood pedestal. The animal pair is reproduced at the moment of movement. This ...