ORIGINAL BRONZE/IVORY SCULPTURE BY A. CARRIER BELLEUSE Start Price USD 12,500.00 Current Price USD 12,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about 'ORIGINAL BRONZE/IVORY SCULPTURE BY A. CARRIER BELLEUSE ' Description Greetings eBay shoppers! Please read this description carefully.I comply with all of eBay’s rules for the sale of ivory. I will not ship any item with ivory outside the USA. Although the ivory in this item is antique and therefore is not considered contraband, many customs agencies worldwide may still confiscate the item for no reason other than suspicion. I will not risk the loss of the item in a customs' redtape or dispute. The item in this sale is an authentic period piece from the Noveau period (late 1800's).It is made with bronze and genuine ele phant ivory – NOT MAMMOTH ivory. I represent that this item is in fact authentic. I offer a 100% money back guarantee on this representation. My feedback on eBay speaks for itself!! My name is Marcus Antebi and I have a showroom in the heart of New York city at 24 West 55th Street, NY 10019. This piece can be inspected during our normal business hours 10am- 6pm  Monday –Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday. You can reach me or my father David at 1-212-581-4848 for more information. The item we are PRIVILEGED to offer here is lot number 4108/7 and is a masterpiece ORIGINAL Art Noveau bronze and ivory sculpture by Albert Carrier Belleuse. She stands at 14 inches tall, and is inscribed by Carrier Belleuse. Fingers have cracks but are attached as photos indicate. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Carrier-Belleuse is the name used by this sculptor--born Carrier de Belleuse after initially signing works "A. Carrier." His career began firmly in the applied arts, with his apprenticeship at thirteen to a Parisian ciseleur today known as Bauchery (or Beauchery), and he did subsequent work for Jacques-Henri Fauconnier and Fannière Frères. His formal education took place at the Petite Ecole--chosen after an unhappy stint at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1840 under the direction of David d'Angers, his official master. While at the Petite Ecole in the 1840s, Carrier-Belleuse began his lifelong practice of providing commercial houses with models for edition, as statuettes or as ornament for functional pieces. Around 1850, the sculptor moved to England as a designer for Minton China Works, at Stoke-upon-Trent, as well as for Wedgewood, Coalbrookdale Ironworks, and Graham & Jackson furniture makers. Even after returning to Paris in 1855, he continued to send models to British firms throughout his life. He began to garner acclaim as a fine-arts sculptor after ten years of showing in the Salon, beginning with two portrait medallions in 1850 and a flurry of busts and groups with mythological or historical subjects between 1857 and 1861, the latter of which earned him a third-class medal. Carrier-Belleuse finally received serious attention in 1863, when the emperor bought his marble Bacchante from the Salon for the Jardins des Tuileries (Musée d'Orsay, Paris). Four years later, his marble Messiah was purchased by the State from the Salon of 1867 and allotted to Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Paris; it earned him a Medal of Honor and the cross of the Légion d'Honneur. From that time onward, Carrier-Belleuse was established internationally as a high-art sculptor as well. He produced abundantly for a variety of international patrons in most categories of three-dimensional work--public monuments, for example, Masséna (1867, Nice), allegorical reliefs for Parisian buildings (Palais des Tuileries and Banque de France, 1865-1866), tombs for foreign heroes (San Martín Cathedral, Buenos Aires, Argentina), and classicizing figure subjects such as Sleeping Hebe for the Salon (1869, marble; Musée d'Orsay, Paris)--while simultaneously maintaining high visibility in the applied arts. We are licensed to transport and resell legally acquired Ivory specimens inside the USA by The New York State Fish & Wild Life Department. We are Royal Estates Gallery. This piece will be meticulously hand packed and shipped using the best quality packing materials and techniques. We ship via insured UPS unless other wise requested. Paypal and credit card purchases MUST be shipped to the verified billing addresses for that account. Check out my other items! Returns: The item must be packed correctly and returned using an insured method of transit. Buyer is responsible for safe return of item. If your item arrives damaged TO YOU, YOU must save original box with all packing materials and contact us at once for instructions within 24 hours of receipt of package. Tel: 212-581-4848. FAILURE to follow these insructions may result in your loss of any claims. Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Place a Bid!