Archibald Knox Gold Pendant for Liberty
Gold pendant with an openwork entrelac design from the drawing board of Archibald Knox and dating from circa 1905. Set with a central blister pearl drop and with a turquoise matrix lower drop, this pendant…
‘Lady on The Seine’ by Dietz Edzard*
Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Loetz ‘Candia’ Vase with Silver Overlay
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
WMF Flower Dish
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
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Huge Bust by Carpeaux*
Item Description
“Why born a Slave” is the title of this powerfully dramatic and very large bust of an African woman. Sculpted by the renowned French artist Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-75) who, two years before his untimely death, was awarded the Legion d’Honeur.
Carpeaux was ahead of his time in that, like the Art Nouveau artists who followed him, he discarded the classical restrictions of his predecessors and sculpted with the freedom of new and original thinking.
This amazing looking woman has such a wonderfully strong face despite the ropes that so uncompromisingly bind her. There is a lovely aged patina to the finish of the hollow painted gypsum.
Date first sculpted was 1873 but it is possible that these continued to be produced in small numbers for several years after. The height of this impressive piece is approximately 62 cm.