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Pair of Italian 16th Century marble wings

Italy, 16th Century

Portraying the young daughter of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius, this marble bust of Faustina the Younger is a fine Neoclassical version of the famed sc...

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE RELIEF WITH COAT OF ARMS OF POPE SIXTUS IV DELLA ROVERE Italy, 15th Century marble 49.5 x 47.5 x 7.5 cm 19 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 3 in

ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GRIFFIN Italy, early 19th Century marble 87 x 54 x 20 cm 34 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 7 3/4 in

PAIR OF ROMANESQUE MARBLE COLUMNS Italy, 13th/14th Century marble 86 x 16 x 13 cm 33 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 in

Italian 19th Century marble bust depicting the young Emperor Octavian. The sculpture, carved in white Carrara marble, is an exquisite example of neoclassical works and shows a fascin...

Vestal, Italy, 19th Century marble height 52 cm height 20 1/2 in

This highly evocative bronze by Vincenzo Vela captures the deposed Emperor Napoléon on his deathbed, holding a map of Europe and lost in thought about what might have been. Remarkable among most portrayals of the exiled leader, this highly detailed sculpture depicts Napoléon at his most vulnerable. Nonetheless, Vela perfectly captures his still-heroic bearing, which imparts to this work a monumental quality and quiet dignity. The mate to this figure is the colossal marble at the Musée du Château de Malmaison, which was shown at the Paris Salon of 1867. The founder of the verismo movement in Italy, Vela was one of the great exponents of realism in sculpture. Born in Ligornetto, Switzerland in 1820, he studied under celebrated sculptor, Benedetto Cacciatori. He was also influenced both by the work of Tuscan sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, who seamlessly combined neoclassicism with naturalism and the romantic painting of Francesco Hayez...

Antique white marble statuary clock belonging to the Napoleon III period of the second half of the 19th century. A woman holding a book rests on a column with a porcelain dial in th...

This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athlete of Discobolo and the Hercules figure with a lion pelt, on a cylindrical base...

This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athlete of Discobolo and the Hercules figure with a lion pelt, on a cylindrical base...

Very fine large Neoclassical white marble bust of Arianna wearing a diadem with grape vine in her hair after the antique in Vatican Museum . Ariadne, in Greek mythology (Latin Aria...

Very fine large Neoclassical white marble bust of Arianna wearing a diadem with grape vine in her hair after the antique in Vatican Museum . Ariadne, in Greek mythology (Latin Aria...