What does after mean in a bronze title?

It means the cast was taken from, or modelled on, another artist's original. The word appears in 78 titles on Sellingantiques. It sits alongside "reduction", a scaled-down foundry copy of a larger sculpture. Both are common through the European figural and Grand Tour listings.

Why are so many bronzes sold in pairs?

Because so much of the category was made in twos. Pairs are offered in 416 titles, one in six, from salts and bookends up to monumental vases. Marly Horses, temple lions, urns, tazzas and chenets all recur as pairs. Complete pairs and sets sit toward the upper part of the range.

Is Meiji bronze common in this category?

Very. Japanese appears in 450 titles and Meiji alone in 238, making Japanese and Chinese work roughly a quarter of everything listed. The forms are vases, censers and koro, okimono, jardinieres and brush pots. Large signed Meiji vases and okimono are among the highest figures in the archive.

What is cold-painted bronze?

Bronze finished with unfired paint rather than patination or gilding, the Austrian and Vienna speciality. Cold painted appears in 168 titles, Austrian in 105. The subjects are small: birds, dogs, dishes, inkwells and desk tidies. It accounts for about one listing in sixteen.

How reliable is a 19th Century date tag?

Treat it as a century-wide label. It's the largest single bucket in the archive at 858 listings, with Victorian and Regency adding further imprecision. Decade tags are tighter and cluster on the 1870s through the 1930s. Titles say much the same, with c1880, c1890, "late 19th" and "art deco" all recurring.

Are there bronzes older than the 18th century?

A handful. The dated field starts at 1700, and anything earlier goes into a Before 1700 bucket. The samples there include a pestle and mortar dated 1589, a fifteenth-century Javanese copper-alloy Buddha, a twelfth-century Persian inlaid ewer and an early Byzantine Christ figure.

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Cast copper-alloy objects of every scale and use, from thimbles and incense burners to life-size fountain figures, made for display, ritual, trade and the household.

Large Chinese Shang Dynasty Style Ritual Bronze 'He' Wine Vessel with Human Face

1900 - 1920

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Large Chinese Shang Dynasty Style Ritual Bronze 'He' Wine Vessel with Human Face

From Artsonline

£1,090

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Outstanding Quality Large Antique Japanese Bronze Vase

1900 - 1920

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Outstanding Quality Large Antique Japanese Bronze Vase

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£995

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1900 - 1920

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Cold Painted Bronze Dachshunds

From Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

£245

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Japanese Inlaid Bronze Vase by Kanasawa.

1900 - 1920

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Japanese Inlaid Bronze Vase by Kanasawa.

From Donald Allison Antiques

£550

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19th century

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A 19th Century Chinese Bronze Flower Vase

From Christine Kavanagh Antiques

£295

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French Bronze La Source Nude Figure Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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French Bronze La Source Nude Figure Circa 1900

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£4,500

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19th century

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19th Century Bronze Imperial Pint Measure by Potter of London

From Elmgarden

£1,250

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Japanese Antique (Late 19thc) Bronze, Boy Riding a Cow

1900 - 1920

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Japanese Antique (Late 19thc) Bronze, Boy Riding a Cow

From Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

£225

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Pair Large (5kg) Chinese Gilt Bronze Dragon Vases,c1880

19th century

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Pair Large (5kg) Chinese Gilt Bronze Dragon Vases,c1880

From Curious Antiques

£925

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Early Edwardian Bronze Portrait James Gordon Attributed Alice Gates C.1902

1900 - 1920

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Early Edwardian Bronze Portrait James Gordon Attributed Alice Gates C.1902

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£1,500

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The oldest bronzes on Sellingantiques sit in a Before 1700 bucket: a pestle and mortar dated 1589, a 12th-century Persian inlaid ewer, an early Byzantine Christ.

19th century

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A Grand Tour Bronze Inkwell.

From Christine Kavanagh Antiques

£295

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Rare Dutch Pewter and Bronze “Kraantjeskan” (Samovar / Coffee / Tea Urn) Circa 1750.

18th century

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Rare Dutch Pewter and Bronze “Kraantjeskan” (Samovar / Coffee / Tea Urn) Circa 1750.

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£1,250

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Antique Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Centrepiece with Cherubs

19th century

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Antique Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Centrepiece with Cherubs

From Judy Fox Antiques

£900

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Charming Japanese Vintage Bronze Akita Puppy, Tsunemitsu

1900 - 1920

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Charming Japanese Vintage Bronze Akita Puppy, Tsunemitsu

From Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

£195

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19th century

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Fine Quality Late 19th Century French Japonisme Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Incense Burner Set

From LVS Decorative Arts

£3,200

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1900 - 1920

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Life Size Bronze Crocodile. 292cm Long

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£14,000

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Antique Bronze

Large Chinese Shang Dynasty Style Ritual Bronze 'He' Wine Vessel with Human Face

Outstanding Quality Large Antique Japanese Bronze Vase

Cold Painted Bronze Dachshunds

Japanese Inlaid Bronze Vase by Kanasawa.

A 19th Century Chinese Bronze Flower Vase

French Bronze La Source Nude Figure Circa 1900

19th Century Bronze Imperial Pint Measure by Potter of London

Japanese Antique (Late 19thc) Bronze, Boy Riding a Cow

Pair Large (5kg) Chinese Gilt Bronze Dragon Vases,c1880

Early Edwardian Bronze Portrait James Gordon Attributed Alice Gates C.1902

A Grand Tour Bronze Inkwell.

Rare Dutch Pewter and Bronze “Kraantjeskan” (Samovar / Coffee / Tea Urn) Circa 1750.

Antique Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Centrepiece with Cherubs

Charming Japanese Vintage Bronze Akita Puppy, Tsunemitsu

Fine Quality Late 19th Century French Japonisme Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Incense Burner Set

Life Size Bronze Crocodile. 292cm Long

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