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Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues

2022

Pair of yellow marble vase-holder sculptures - Poseidon and Amphitrite. Italy, 19th-20th century. 44 x 44 x h 90 cm each (not signed). Entirely in yellow marble carved in Baroque style. Depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite holding a horizontal vase...

Piccola scultura in alabastro (13 x 29 cm) raffigurante una Venere dormiente con i capelli raccolti, in posizione semireclinata totalmente abbandonata su dei cuscini e con un pannegg...

Alabaster sculpture - Hercules and Cerberus. Rome, 17th century. 18 x 9.5 x h 37 cm. Made entirely of carved alabaster. Separate alabaster base, missing left foot and arm, and othe...

A late 17th c. Italian carved figure of Mermaid, Circle of Filippo Parodi (Genoa, 1630 – July 22, 1702) Dimensions: h. 29.13 in, w. 30.31 in, p. 18.9 in (at the base) Magnificent Italian Baroque sculpture depicting a mermaid seated on the rock. All the virtuosity of the sculptor unfolds in this carved group. The fantastic creature is featured seated, the upper part of the body darting forward, the head looking upwards. Sophisticated hairstyle with rows of pearls intertwined in her hair, her loose locks fly in the wind and bring movement to the whole sculpture. The wide-open eyes with hollowed-out pupils make it possible to follow the mermaid's gaze, towards the sky. The half-open mouth further magnifies this bewitching and seductive attitude. Its long double tail ending in fins wraps on either side of a rocky mound strewn with objects evoking the underwater world: seashells and shells, branches of coral. The ornamental richness combined with the great care taken in its execution make it a work in which the splendor of Italian Baroque art unfolds in such characteristic scenic movement. The composition betrays a strong influence from Filippo Parodi, the leader of Genoese Baroque sculpture, and points to an artist from his circle. Our sculpture was probably part of a decorative monumental palace. The iconographic theme evoking the marine world finds its application in the numerous fountains and artificial grottos, designed in Italian palaces at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Giacomo Filippo Parodi (Genoa 1630 – July 22, 1702) was an Italian Baroque sculptor of the Genoese school, who introduced Bernini's aesthetic to Genoa. In his youth fathers a first apprenticeship with a carpenter, he went to Rome where he became a pupil of Bernini. He had the opportunity to admire in person the works and style of the French sculptor Pierre Puget...

One flame candle holder putto made of gilded wood. Those kind of objects were present in churches or noble villas, specially during the Baroque times. The base is not coeval.

Bronzetto del XIX secolo su modello di "Uomo con anfora" di Vittore Gambello detto Camelio (nato e attivo in Veneto, 1450-1539). Il soggetto ebbe molta fortuna e ne esistono vari e...

Bronzetto del XIX secolo su modello di "Niobe" di Francesco da Sant'Agata (nato e attivo in Veneto, Padova, alla metà del cinquecento). Il soggetto ebbe molta fortuna e ne esistono...

My Jupiter Series is part of a new series of pieces started while quarantining in this pandemic time. They are hand cast solid bronze relief sculptures mounted on black granite bases...

My Jupiter Series is part of a new series of pieces started while quarantining in this pandemic time. They are hand cast solid bronze relief sculptures mounted on black granite bases...

My Jupiter Series is part of a new series of pieces started while quarantining in this pandemic time. They are hand cast solid bronze relief sculptures mounted on black granite bases...