Bronze Sculpture, Asclepius, Greek God of Medicine

Fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture of mercury flying on the wind after Giambologna. Polished rouge marble and bronze attached base. Green marble pedestal. Inscribed Jean de Bologne ( Giambologna). Over all height 8'7". Mercury with base measures: 44" H. and pedestal measures: 47" H x 12" W. Dark verde...

Fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture of mercury flying on the wind after Giambologna. Polished rouge marble and bronze attached base. Green marble pedestal. Inscribed Jean de Bologne...

"Mother and Child" an impressionist bronze sculpture of baboons by sculptor Blanca Will, American, 1881-1978, dated 1912. Works by Will are rare. Blanca Will Exhibited at the Nation...

Fine French orientalist bronze statue of David after the battle with Goliath by Antonin Mercie. This subject received the Medal of Honour when it was shown at the Paris Salon des Beaux Arts. Late 19th century. 42" high. Please, contact us for shipping options. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques Antonin Mercie(1845-1916) Mercié entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome at the age of 23. His first great popular successes were the David and Gloria Victis, which was shown and received the Medal of Honour of the Paris Salon. The bronze was subsequently placed in the Square Montholon.[2] The bronze David...

Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.

Bronze statue of young goatherder by Oscar Gladenbeck. circa 1900. Signed "Oscar Gladenbeck Friedrichshagen". # nude male Grand Tour.

Superior quality large scale Italian Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus after the Roman original excavated at Pompeii in 1864. This very fine cast shows the god holding aloft a coi...

19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of Narcissus standing and gazing at his reflection after the ancient Roman original excavated at Pompeii in 1862, now at the Archaeological Mus...

Rare 19th century Gothic church altar stand with cloisonné Agnus Dei symbol in a bronze quatrefoil. This rare, late 1800s, brass sculpture stand...

Unique hand carved church statue of Jewish prophet, John the Baptist, circa 1850. When you think of the life of Saint John the Baptist (or Baptiste as it is spelled here) then you can only come to the conclusion that in fact he was one of the most important human beings in the history of the world in general and of Christianity in particular. Saint John is sometimes depicted with a lamb to symbolise his recognition of Jesus as the Son of God. When John baptised Jesus in the River Jordan he said 'Behold, the Lamb of God'. In this case the sculptor chose to portray a standing lamb which is a rare feature and this antique was obviously carved in the Baroque Style. This Style is less detailed (or some would say 'more naive') than for example the Renaissance Style, but there are many collectors who love and collect this Style. Also, because it was most used in antique churches all over Europe and this Style also is most used in antique religious paintings of the old masters. Just like with 17th century Baroque Saint...

Bronze sculpture of a child blowing a kiss, signed A. Lefebvre, entitled "Bonjour."

Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull Signed and copyrighted Indistinctly, possibly by Maxilla and Mandible Ltd. New York Realistically cast and modled, in two parts with upper and lower jaws. This skull vanity (or vanitas) is a representative scientific model or a 'memento mori' , which was informed popular thinking during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance about human mortality. This sculpture/ model was made from a real human skull...