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Sleeping Ariadne

Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. Circa 1780, this carved white marble sculpture is over 240
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Busts

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
H 17.13 in W 14.97 in D 9.45 in
Nineteenth Century French Bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century French bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne, after the antique, the 'original
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Antique 19th Century French Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th C. Georges Bareau French Bronze Marble Sleeping Ariadne Statue Sculpture
By Georges Bareau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning 19th century French bronze sculpture of a Sleeping Ariadne on marble plinth by Georges
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Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
Located in London, GB
sculpture is reminiscent of a depiction of Sleeping Ariadne, popularised by the Roman copy of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Statuary Marble

Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
H 14.57 in W 28.75 in D 11.82 in
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes
Located in Miami, FL
sleeping Ariadne on the beach and fell in love with her, and how they were subsequently married. Denmark
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Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satin, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in London, GB
Satyroi (Satyrs) and Mainades. Dionysos' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular
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Antique 1790s Italian Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Newark, England
Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
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H 9.45 in W 4.92 in D 3.74 in
Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
backdrop, circumscribing these alienated spaces, in which the placid abandonment of the sleeping Ariadne
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
H 44.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
backdrop, circumscribing these alienated spaces, in which the placid abandonment of the sleeping Ariadne
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
H 44.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Louvre, Bronze after P. Julien Executed from a Marble Ordered by Marie-Antoinette
Located in Paris, FR
France a slightly reduced marble copy of the so-called Cleopatra, the Sleeping Ariadne from the Vatican
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

15th Century Italian Renaissance Bronze Medallion
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
: sleeping. Master IO.F.F’s medallion shows the resolution to the story. Dionysus discovered Ariadne on the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

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19th Century Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph by Robert Physick
Located in London, GB
A Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph By Robert Physick (1815-1882) Carved from Carrara marble, the female bust signed and dated to the base "Robt Physick. Sculp : 1875." English, cir...
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

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Marble

Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze, Marble Guéridon, Zwiener Jansen Sucesseur, Paris, 1900
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Napoléon III gilt-bronze and marble guéridon, by Zwiener Jansen Sucesseur, Paris, circa 1900 The mottled green marble top on four cabriole legs headed by female bust ‘espagnole...
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20th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A graceful sculpture of a winged angel. The sculpture is made of casted bronze with an ormolu gilt patina. On a hemisphere, the inside of the sphere is filled with plaster, for a sta...
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
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H 11.42 in W 3.55 in D 3.15 in
Italian 19th Century After Antonio Canova Venus Italica Carrara Marble Sculpture
By Antonio Canova
Located in Vilnius, LT
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Marble

Life Sized Garden Statue of Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat
Located in Dallas, TX
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21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

Italian Marble Bust of a Smiling Young Woman, Signed Tiruk
Located in Montreal, QC
This bust sensitively captures the beauty and innocence of youth. Her thick hair is worn in a single braid; her head is thrown back as she laughs. The sculptor, who signs indistinctl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts

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Marble

Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyp...
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20th Century Egyptian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy

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Organic Material

Woman Bust by Vicari Cristoforo White Marble
By Vicari Cristoforo
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
Woman Bust by Vicari Cristoforo (Italy 1846-1913) Italian artist famous for his woman busts White (Carrara) marble with rests of painted lace on the head and shoulders Signed o...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Revival Busts

Materials

Marble

Woman Bust by Vicari Cristoforo White Marble
Woman Bust by Vicari Cristoforo White Marble
H 20.08 in W 18.12 in D 9.85 in
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica. Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispirato ai Kouros...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Busts

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Marble

Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
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H 18.51 in W 6.7 in D 5.12 in
Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) A fine and lifesize Italian white Carrara marble Greco-Roman figure of the Belvedere Apollo, after the original, now in the Vatican Museum, the ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Louis Dubar, Marmor Buste of Female Head, Signed
Located in Leuven , BE
20th century marble bust of a fine lady signed by Louis Dubar, (1876-1951). The sculpture is carved out of one single piece and in excellent condition. Her gaze is resting on somethi...
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20th Century French Busts

Materials

Marble

"Shadow of the Evening" Etruscan Bronze Museo Etrusco Guernacci Volterra
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Ombra della sera" Etruscan bronze, 3rd century BC, Museo Etrusco Guernacci, Volterra "Shadow of the evening". Dimensions: Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Depth: 2....
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20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Female torso - XXI century, Bronze figurative sculpture, Nude
By Ryszard Piotrowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

Materials

Spruce

The Three Graces Nymphs, Greek Goddesses Marble Statue Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Life size marble statue depicting the Three Graces. According to Greek mythology, they were nymphs and goddesses that were the daughters of Zeus and the sea nymph Eurynome. Their nam...
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Early 20th Century Italian Statues

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Marble

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Pair of Enoch Wood Pearl Ware Figures “Antony and Cleopatra”
By Enoch Wood & Sons
Located in London, GB
. Staffordshire, circa 1820. The Sleeping Ariadne, housed in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. English
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware, Pearlware

Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
. Dionysus' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular scene in classical art.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

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Agate, 14k Gold

Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
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H 2.76 in W 2.13 in D 0.26 in Dm 1 in
Bronze "The Sleeping Ariadne" Also Called "Cleopatra" after the Antique
Located in Paris, FR
19th century bronze casting of the sleeping goddess Ariadne, after the antique version housed in
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Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Dionysus and Ariadne, " Mythological Painting w/ Nudes by Secessionist Master
By Rudolf Jettmar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
when Dionysus discovers the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos. The painter, Rudolf Jettmar, was
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Beaux Arts Paintings

Painting Theseus abandons Ariadne, early 18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Ariadne, daughter of the king of Crete who fell in love with the hero, helped him defeat the monster and
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18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Marble Sculpture The Sleeping Ariadne 19th century Grand Tour
Located in Rome, IT
Italian finely carved Alabaster Marble Sculpture of The Sleeping Ariadne Head. Inspired from the
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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Tuffa Rock and Shell Grotto with a 19th Century Marble Ariadne Centerpiece
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
figure, circa 1840, of the sleeping Ariadne. This figure is also known as Cleopatra, Dido or Nymph, all
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Ornaments

Collection of 102 plaster stamps by Nathaniel Marchant (1739–1816)
By Nathaniel Marchant
Located in London, GB
figures like Sleeping Ariadne (long called Cleopatra) from the Vatican collection, Amore e Psiche (Cupid
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Neoclassical Decorative Art

Reclining Figure '1991' Attributed to Robert Thew
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
-Coast circles. This piece takes inspiration from the Greco-Roman statue Sleeping Ariadne (2nd century
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Sleeping Ariadne For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic sleeping ariadne available at 1stDibs. Each sleeping ariadne for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, marble and stone. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage sleeping ariadne you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sleeping ariadne — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right sleeping ariadne, those designed in modern, Empire and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sleeping ariadne over the years, but those crafted by Claude Michel Clodion and Georges Bareau are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sleeping Ariadne?

The average selling price for a sleeping ariadne at 1stDibs is $6,546, while they’re typically $2,527 on the low end and $22,224 for the highest priced.