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SCULTURE IN TERRACOTTA. FRANCISCO LUQUE

Terracotta Sculpture Signed Francisco Luque Francisco Luque Born in 1948, he began his studies at the School of Applied Arts in Córdoba in the early 1970s and began to participate in collective exhibitions in the local area of Córdoba and Jaén. His training is mainly self-taught, combining teaching tasks as a professor in his hometown with a notable artistic activity. In 1992 he took an engraving course that allowed him to expand his work. Luque has a long exhibition career and a packed curriculum. Some of his works are part of permanent exhibitions in important galleries in Madrid, Valencia, Seville, La Coruña, Murcia, Pamplona and Córdoba. His work can be admired regularly in both collective and individual exhibitions. His sculptural style is based on an ideal concept of human beauty in which forms are captured through a peculiar concept of volume and space. His work usually deals with the nude or the female figure. His Venuses are not very stylized and exuberant. In his works we can see disproportionate, exuberant and rotund proportions that the artist models, giving them his own stamp that denotes a spirit brimming with humanity. According to some critics3, his own style is inspired by the new currents of an aesthetic that has little to do with classical or academic models. Clearly influenced by the pictorial work of Peter Paul Rubens, his sculptures represent women with exuberant forms, brimming with sensuality and carnality, in which warmth is transmitted through form. The disproportion existing in his human figures, far from the canons of conventional beauty, brings him closer to a Boterism full of tenderness and serenity. The closed brushstrokes, with more defined figures and contours that characterize Fernando Botero's work, become in Francisco Luque's sculptures soft shapes and warped curves, which enclose within themselves the feminine spirit, the main motif of the author's work. Work and recognitions "Maternity" His work has received numerous awards and recognitions (First Prize in the National Painting and Sculpture Competition of Valdepeñas; First Prize for Sculpture at the 25th Anniversary of the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Pozoblanco, Córdoba; Second Prize for Sculpture at the 10th International Villa de Rota Prize, Cádiz; and Honorable Mention at the Club 63 Sculpture Prize, Jaén; among others). His works are permanently exhibited at the Diocesan Museum of Fine Arts in Córdoba, the Ruiz Mateos Museum in the city of Rota, Cádiz, the Provincial Council of Córdoba, the National Library in Madrid and the Town Hall of Santaella, among others.4 An example of Francisco Luque's urban monumental work can be seen on the promenade of his hometown, Santaella.

· Size: 12x10x33 cms.
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SCULPTURE

Ref.: Z6105
HEAD. CARVED STONE. 16TH CENTURY.

Male head. Carved stone. 16th century. Carved stone relief showing a male face turned to the right. It is worth highlighting both the quality of the face and the striking detail of the beard waving as if moved by an imaginary wind, matching the hair to create the harmony sought in the Renaissance.

· Size: 20x18x19 cms.
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Ref.: ZE218
METAL SCULPTURE "ARMURIER" 19TH CENTURY

“Armurier”. Patinated metal. Attributed to Mage. France, 19th century. The male figure, with a powerful posture and musculature without exaggeration, is holding the tools of his trade next to an anvil, at whose feet appear an ancient helmet and sword. On the small pedestal decorated with plant elements there is a metal plaque with the title (“Armurier” – Armorer) and the surname of the author (Mage).

· Size: 25x25x70 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0271
PAIR OF BOTIJOS, DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO. CERAMIC. SPAIN, 20TH CENTURY.

Botijos, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Ceramics. Spain, 20th century. Pair of jugs made of glazed ceramic in brown tones, with inscriptions and drawings in a lighter tone, showing the well-known characters Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote de la Mancha, published in its first part in 1605 with the title El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, and the sequel in 1615. Weight: 37 kg.

· Size: Quijote: 33x33x92 cms / Sancho: 35x36x78 cms
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Ref.: ZF1135
SAINT NICHOLAS DEVOTIONAL PENDANT. BRONZE, TEXTILE, METAL. 18TH CENTUR...

Devotional medal of Saint Nicholas on a support. Gilt bronze, textile, metal. 18th century. Devotional medal in gilded bronze placed on a support with wires that presents an oval frame enhanced with a crest with vegetal elements in a symmetrical composition and another top below also with vegetal elements and scrolls, and the figure of a saint inside this smooth frame. Standing, holding a staff in one hand and raising the other in a gesture of blessing, is a male figure dressed in liturgical attire, accompanied by some small figures praying, placed in a barrel or bucket. Saint Nicholas of Myra or Bari was a bishop who died around the middle of the 4th century AD. One of his most famous miracles was that of resurrecting three children (shown in this work) sacrificed by an innkeeper to feed his clients. Although he was bishop of the city of Myra, he is shown here wearing liturgical vestments but without the usual headdress (mitre). The three spheres that appear on the book would allude to the miracle in which the saint helps the father of three girls to gather a dowry for them (as they are three golden spheres).

· Size: 9x11,5x1 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0460
PIETÁ. PLASTER. 20TH CENTURY.

Pietà. Plaster. 20th century. A relief sculpture group made of plaster depicting a passionate theme with the deceased Christ and the fainting Virgin Mary, accompanied by various figures. It is important to highlight the influence of past styles on the present work (Renaissance, Baroque).

· Size: 80x14x60 cms
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Ref.: Z0092A
TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE OF GUAN YU. 20TH CENTURY.

Guan Yu. Terracotta. 20th century. Polychrome terracotta sculpture in brown and black tones showing a man in armour and with a long, bushy beard. It represents Guan Yu (Kuong Kong) (Yuncheng, Shanxi province, 160 - Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Hubei province, 219), courtesy name Yunchang, who was a military general under Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Period of ancient China. Weight: 21 kg.

· Size: 50x45x81 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1134
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BIRD. BRONZE, METAL. BARÓN MOLINA, FRANCISCO (MADRID, 1931-2006).

Bird. Bronze, metal. BARON MOLINA, Francisco (Madrid, 1931 – 2006). Signed (side and figure) and numbered (6/75). On a base of considerable size (compared to that of the figure) there is a bronze piece into which another piece is fitted. This pedestal has two sides engraved with figurative elements (a bird above a woman's head on the front; a male figure on the side, where the signature and justification or numbering have also been engraved). On the back, in the area of the base of the fixed figure, there is the name of the author and, again, the numbering (6/75). Francisco Barón Molina was a sculptor and painter who first trained at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts, where he had Laviada and Ortells as teachers, and later in London and New York thanks to various scholarships. In 1960 and 1961 he was recognised at the New England Art Festival (First Prize), and in 1965, two years after returning permanently to Spain, he participated in the New York International Fair and obtained a scholarship from the March Foundation. Throughout his career Barón showed his work throughout Spain, as well as in Europe, Latin America, the United States and Africa, and was awarded the Valladolid Prize for Sculpture (1983), the Prize for Art and Culture from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid (1965), the gold medal at the Mini-paintings Exhibition at the Círculo 2 gallery in Madrid and the Mojácar Prize. His work is preserved in private collections and in institutions such as the Open-Air Sculpture Museum in Alcalá de Henares. Weight: 400 grams.

· Size: 10x10x19 cms
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Ref.: ZF1203
HOLY CORPUS CHRISTI OF BURGOS. WOOD, METAL. SPANISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTU...

Christ of Burgos. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 19th century. A rectangular base serves as the base for a Latin cross with finials at the three upper ends. This has the usual inscription “INRI” and a particular figure of Christ Crucified, with a very long loincloth and an oval element at his feet. The name Santo Cristo de Burgos refers to an anonymous articulated carving from the 14th century that is found in the Chapel of the Most Holy Christ of Burgos (Burgos Cathedral, Spain) and has been highly appreciated since ancient times. Weight: 750 grams.

· Size: 28x11,5x44 cms
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Ref.: ZF0376A
CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN. \'CHILDREN WITH FRUIT BASKETS\'

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· Size: 40x30 cms.
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Ref.: Z6033
CONFIDENCE. CALAMINE. FRANCE, CIRCA 1900, AFTER GRISARD.

“Confidence”. Calamine. France, around 1900, after GRISARD, Désiré (1872-?). With manufacturing seal, titled and engraved name. Figure made of corrugated iron with a patina in various shades, showing a young woman dressed in a tunic, raising one of her hands to her lips. On the base on which she stands, there is a plaque with the title of the figure (Confidence) and, next to it, the name of the artist who inspired this work is engraved. Désiré or Desire Grisard was a French artist born in 1872, well known for his works in the Modernist or Art Nouveau style, and he has a series of really striking figures.

· Size: 11x11x39 cms.
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Ref.: Z2348
CHILD RIDING A BUCKET. CIRCA 1900.

Child on a bucket. Corrugated iron. Circa 1900. Figure with a circular base showing a child sitting astride a cube. Stylistically, the piece presents characteristics typical of small sculptures from the French school of the second half of the 19th century. Weight: 450 grams.

· Size: 7,5x7,5x13 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1232
COURT DANCER OR GUANYIN. TIGER’S EYE CARVED. CHINA, 20TH CENTURY.

Courtesan. Carved tiger's eye. China, 20th century. Female figure made of tiger's eye (quartz, limonite and riebeckite, with a cat's eye or chatoyancy effect) showing a young lady, with a cloth floating over her shoulders and a flowering branch in one of her hands, and in a graceful attitude that would make one think of a dancing courtesan. It is possible that it represents Guanyin, the name given in China to Avalokitesvara bdhisattva venerated in Buddhism.

· Size: 7x3x21 cms
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Ref.: ZF0911
CARVED BOX. LACQUER. POSSIBLY CHINA, 20TH CENTURY.

Box with landscape. Red lacquer. Possibly China, 20th century. Low cylindrical box with a flat lid, red on the outside and black on the inside, decorated on the lid and the upper part of the body with bands of geometric and vegetal frets and a landscape and garden scene with pavilions and small-sized figures of the type common on these visas in the Far East.

· Size: 32x32x13.5
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Ref.: ZF0922
FOO LION. PEKING GLASS, WOOD. CHINA, 20TH CENTURY.

Lion of Fu or Buddha. Peking glass, wooden base. China, 20th century. Peking glass, Kangxi glass or Quianlong glass is a glass made in Beijing (China) since the 18th century, with a clear Western influence and designed, for the most part, to imitate or recall jade work using a layered technique reminiscent of cameo glass. Buddha lions are mythical oriental animals originating in Buddhist tradition that protect against evil spirits, bad energies and bad people.

· Size: 6x4,5x8,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1159
DECORATIVE PIECE. POLYCHROMED WOOD. SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.

Finial. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. The finial, probably from an altarpiece, made of carved and polychrome wood decorated with two facing scrolls and simple plant elements arranged in a symmetrical composition. This type of decorative piece was common in altars and reredos during the Spanish Baroque. Weight: 1.2 kg.

· Size: 33,5x10x23 cms.
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Ref.: Z0165Q
DRINKING CHIMPANZEE. TROPICAL WOOD. 20TH CENTURY.

Drinking chimpanzee. Carved tropical wood. 20th century. A tropical wood carving depicting a seated chimpanzee drinking from a gourd or coconut. The quality of the piece is noteworthy, as can be seen in the detail, the naturalness of the posture, etc. Weight: 3 kg

· Size: 32x17x28 cms.
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Ref.: Z0543
BRONZE DEVOTIONAL PLAQUE, SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. 19TH-20TH CENTURIES.

Devotional plaque, Saint John the Baptist. Bronze. 19th-20th centuries. Rectangular devotional plaque depicting a relief of Saint John the Baptist, holding a book with the Lamb and a staff topped with a cross, accompanied by the partially erased legend “NON SV RE XIT MAIOR” (in reference to the text of Matthew alluding to Saint John, “non surrexit inter natos mulierum maior Ioanne Baptista”). This is a very common type of plaque since the 17th century in Spain (compare the two examples in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid).

· Size: 7,5x11,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z6494AA
DEVOTIONAL PLAQUE, SAINT MARY MAGDALENE. BRONZE. 19TH-20TH CENTURIES.

Devotional plaque, Saint Mary Magdalene. Bronze. 19th-20th centuries. Rectangular devotional plaque made of bronze featuring a relief figure of Saint Mary Magdalene as a penitent, accompanied by a skull, the usual perfume bottle and a small crucifix. The piece is inspired by very common models and iconographies of the 17th century.

· Size: 7,5x11,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z6494AB
BUST. BISCUIT. 19TH-20TH CENTURIES.

Bust of a religious man. Biscuit. 19th-20th centuries. White bust of a bearded male figure, dressed in clothing reminiscent of the choir robes of cardinals and a skullcap on his head. Both in material and detail it is reminiscent of bust portraits, common in the 19th century, made of white porcelain or ceramic (sometimes also glazed in colour), which depicted prominent historical figures. Compare, for example, works from Alcora, English factories, etc.

· Size: 18x11x16 cms.
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SCULPTURE

Ref.: Z2661A
ORIENTAL FIGURE WITH WOODEN BASE

· Size: 9x5x12 cms.
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SCULPTURE

Ref.: Z4568

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