How do I identify bronze from spelter?

Bronze is heavier, colder to the touch, and yields a dull metallic ring when tapped gently. Spelter is softer, lighter, and often reveals a grey or white metal beneath chips in the surface patina. Older patinated spelter figures frequently show rubbing on high points where the base metal has begun to show through. Bronze maintains its structural integrity and takes a deeper, more stable coloration over decades.

Were these figures signed by artists?

Many salon sculptures and cast figures bear the signature of the sculptor or the stamp of the founding foundry. These marks are usually cast directly into the metal base or inscribed into the marble plinth. Signatures indicate the model's creator, though commercial editions were often cast in multiple examples after the artist's original model. Foundry marks provide additional context regarding where and when a particular metal cast was produced.

What defines Art Deco styling in these figures?

Art Deco figures emphasise geometric lines, stylised drapery, and dynamic movement, particularly in depictions of dancers and athletes. The proportions often lean towards elongated limbs and streamlined silhouettes rather than classical realism. These pieces frequently incorporate modern materials of the period alongside traditional bronze, reflecting the aesthetics of the interwar years. Bases made of varied marbles and onyx complement the sleek posture of the central subject.

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Drawing of a Young Woman in Paris - Cecil Cp Lawson

1900 - 1920

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Drawing of a Young Woman in Paris - Cecil Cp Lawson

From Rue des Fontenelles

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19th century

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French School 19th Century, Portrait of an Elegant Lady in Green Dress Holding a Bouquet, Standing by a Ballustrade and a Potted Arum Lily

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Gilt Framed Hand Coloured Lithograph of Agnes Sorel in Costume

19th century

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Gilt Framed Hand Coloured Lithograph of Agnes Sorel in Costume

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Late C19th French or Italian 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Bronze Reduction of the 'Venus Di Milo' .

19th century

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Late C19th French or Italian 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Bronze Reduction of the 'Venus Di Milo' .

From M Lees and Sons

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French Female Figure

Drawing of a Young Woman in Paris - Cecil Cp Lawson

French School 19th Century, Portrait of an Elegant Lady in Green Dress Holding a Bouquet, Standing by a Ballustrade and a Potted Arum Lily

Gilt Framed Hand Coloured Lithograph of Agnes Sorel in Costume

Late C19th French or Italian 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Bronze Reduction of the 'Venus Di Milo' .

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