Olympiad Discus Thrower
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 13.00" x 10.00", Framed 21.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Discus
Etruscan Bronze Discus Thrower
$155,000
Etruscan Bronze Discus Thrower
Located in London, GB
This remarkable little bronze is a finely modelled figure of an icon of ancient athleticism - the discus thrower. The figure captures the poised stance of a youthful athlete, magnifi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
The Discus Thrower, Collier's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Right The Discus Thrower, The American Victory at Athens, Collier's Weekly magazine cover, June 9, 1906 LITERATURE: L.S.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Discus
Materials
Oil
Antique Track & Field Discus by Cantabrian of England
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Track & Field Discus by Cantabrian of England
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice antique track & field discus by Cantabrian of England, circa 1940s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 9"D x 2"H.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Iron
Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger
By Ludwig Eisenberger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine example of the early 20th century artist's fascination with the idealized male figure and virile athleticism, this lovely bronze by Ludwig Eisenberger depicts a discus thrower...
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Discus
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th century Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discobolus is captured in stunning detail and displaying a pensive expression, with his discus is extended backward and poised for release.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
The Discus Thrower (Discobolus) - Antique Bronze Statue after Myron
Located in New Orleans, LA
This statue came to us as part of a group of statues purchased by a European traveler taking the continental "tour" many did as a rite of passage in the late 19th century, bringing h...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Wood and Metal Throwing Discus circa 1930-1940-ONE LEFT
$54Sale Price|28% Off
Wood and Metal Throwing Discus circa 1930-1940-ONE LEFT
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Wood and metal discus available. The other two have sold. Antique wood and brass and solid rubber discus.
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Discus
Materials
Brass, Metal
A Well-defined Italian Bisque Figure of a Discus Thrower
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
A Well-defined Italian Bisque Figure of a Discus Thrower
Located in San Francisco, CA
the well-defined athlete with contorted body about to begin his throw; with beautifully delineated face, hands and feet wearing sheer, form-fitting shirt and shorts
Category
1910s European Greco Roman Antique Discus
Materials
Ceramic
"Discus Thrower, " Large, Extremely Rare Bronze with Nude Male Athlete, McKenzie
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Discus Thrower, " Large, Extremely Rare Bronze with Nude Male Athlete, McKenzie
By R. Tait McKenzie 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by America’s foremost artist with a focus on the form and performance of male athletes, this masterpiece of 20th century sculpture -- especially large and rare -- depicts a ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower, modeled after Myron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discobolus is captured in stunning detail and displaying a pensive expression, with his discus is extended backward and poised for release.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Joie French Art Deco Discus Dancer by Garcia for Max Le Verrier, France, 1940s
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
The nude female dancer, mid-leap, balances a discus with dynamic grace and exudes confidence and freedom.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Discus
Materials
Spelter, Metal
Pair of Early 19th Century English Hand Painted Engravings
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Both show nude athletes in orange against a black ground, one with three figures grappling and the other with two figures holding a discus and a javelin. Each is matted in white with...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Discus
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century French Cast Iron Statue of the Discobolus
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th or early 20th Century cast iron copy of the famous Greek statue Discobolus. The Discobolus or 'discus thrower' is one of the most iconic artworks of classical antiquity.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Antique Discus
Materials
Iron
Small Bronze Sculpture of the Discobolus of Myron After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
The Discobolus of Myron Crafted by Greek sculptor Myron and dating to circa 460-450BC, the subject of the original sculpture was based off a Discobolus, or ‘Discus Thrower’. Alt...
Category
Late 19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Discus
Materials
Metal, Bronze
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Desk with Turned Legs and Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… This fantastic Spanish walnut table dates to the 1600s and has incredibly turned legs and stretchers known as discus or lentil carvings. Each long sid...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Discus
Materials
Wood, Walnut
16th century Special antique bronze Vishnu statue from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Often depicted with four hands, Vishnu holds a conch shell, a discus, a mace, and a lotus—symbols of his divine qualities and abilities.
Category
16th Century Indian Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of the Discobolus
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant Grand Tour bronze sculpture representing the Discobolus (Discus Thrower), after the celebrated ancient Greek original.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
A Large Terracotta Statue of Discobolus, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
The figure's body is twisted as if ready to fling the discus raised in his right hand, his left hand hanging over his right knee, the right foot forward and placed flatly on the grou...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Discus
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Javanese 22k Gold Conch Shaped Earrings, 10th-15th Century, Indonesia
Located in Austin, TX
The form of the earrings bear special significance, with one side in the form of a spiraling conch shell, the other side in the form of a discus. The conch (shankha) and discus (chak...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Discus
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rudolf Marcuse - The Swordsman, Bronze, Germany (Berlin), circa 1910
By Gladenbeck’s Bronzegiesserei
Located in Greven, DE
Marcuse was known for his nude figures, such as the discus thrower, the swordsman or the Amazon, but also for large-format sculptures such as the monument to Moses Mendelssohn in the...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Discus
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Shotputter, " Large Bronze Sculpture of Nude Male Athlete, Exquisitely Sculpted
By Louis Marie Jules Delapchier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The only example we have ever seen, this large (33 inch high) bronze sculpture of a superbly-conditioned athlete about to put the shot was made by Louis Marie Jules Delapchier in the...
Category
1910s French Beaux Arts Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Twelve Parcel Gilt Bohemian Porcelain Dinner Plates by P.A.L.T
Located in London, GB
. / CZECHOSLOVAKIA', with a depiction of the celebrated classical discus thrower sculpture, Discobolus in the centre.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Antique Discus
Materials
Porcelain
10th Century Varaha Red Sandstone Central, India
$22,400Sale Price|41% Off
10th Century Varaha Red Sandstone Central, India
Located in Dallas, TX
Vishnu’s primary right hand rests on his thigh in katihasta mudra while his remaining hands carry his attributes of mace, conch and discus. A diminutive figure of the earth Goddess, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Discus
Materials
Sandstone
German Classical Drawing of an Ancient Statue
Located in Hudson, NY
The rendering is very believable as a figure but just as believable as a statue of a discus thrower. The clear sensitive nature of the subject is enhanced by the framing giving the v...
Category
19th Century German Antique Discus
Materials
Paper
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Danaë" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The prophesy comes true at a discus contest in Larissa when Perseus, the son of Danae and Zeus accidentally strikes and kills one of the spectators, the King of Argos.
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Discus
Materials
Paper
Recent Sales
Sport Wooden Discus
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handmade iron brass and wood field discus. Sport discus collectors items. Various sizes.
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Industrial Antique Discus
Materials
Iron, Brass
Marble Discus Thrower
Located in Queenstown, MD
Classical life-size Continental marble statue of male discus thrower. T.O.C. 60"H x 18"W x 28"L.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Discus
Discus Thrower's Torso
Located in Oswestry, GB
The reason for doing this is to show the chrystalline texture that could only come from marble yet exhibited here in bronze. there is a renaissance feature here of contrapposto a twi...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Discus
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Vintage Gill Discus on Museum Mount
By Iris Gill
Located in Sheffield, MA
A circular discus heavily used. Marked GILL on the center bonze disc.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Discus
Materials
Iron
Antique French Academy Drawing Discus Thrower, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
The "Discus Thrower" sculpture depicts an athlete at rest and is a copy of the lost Greek bronze original.
Category
1880s French Beaux Arts Antique Discus
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Patinated Bronze Relief of the Discus Thrower
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the famous Classical Greek sculpture of the Discobulus, or discus thrower, by Myron in the 5th century B.C.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bronze "Discobolus of Myron" Statue
Unavailable
H 25.6 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bronze "Discobolus of Myron" Statue
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
An Italian bronze statue, a smaller scaled version of the Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: ??s??ß????, Diskobólos), a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Class...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Discus
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life Size Statue of "Discobolus"
Unavailable
H 70.2 in W 28.9 in D 19.1 in
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Life Size Statue of "Discobolus"
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A superb, late 19th / turn of the 20th century Italian classical statue of a discus thrower or "Discobolus" in gesso after the reproduction in the Louvre Museum.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Discus
Materials
Plaster
Grand Tour Souvenir Small Bronze Figure of Discobulus after the Antique
Unavailable
H 5.25 in W 3.25 in D 1.75 in
Grand Tour Souvenir Small Bronze Figure of Discobulus after the Antique
By Myron (Sculptor)
Located in Quechee, VT
This is an excellent bronze desk-top-sized Grand Tour Souvenir figure of the Discobulus modeled after the antique original by Myron. This Olympian discus thrower has a dark green pat...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Green, Gold & Black Earthenware Grecian/Roman Themed Greek Key Vases/Urns, Pair
Unavailable
H 16 in Dm 22 in
Green, Gold & Black Earthenware Grecian/Roman Themed Greek Key Vases/Urns, Pair
By Felix Edward Pratt & Richard Pratt
Located in Houston, TX
An unusual late 19th century or early 20th century mark is the naked figure of a discus thrower, sometimes appearing without reference to the Pratt name.
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Discus
Materials
Porcelain
French Cast Stone Discus Thrower
Located in Winter Park, FL
French cast stone statue of the ancient Greek discus thrower. Hairline crack in arm. Must be crated for shipping.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Discus
Garden Sculpture of a Discus Man
Located in Culver City, CA
Large garden sculpture of a discus man, wonderful form and patina
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Discus
Late 19th Century Bronze Discus Thrower
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful bronze sculpture depicting Discus thrower made with the lost wax technique. The base is in Siena yellow marble.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
The Discus Thrower, Collier's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Right The Discus Thrower, The American Victory at Athens, Collier's Weekly magazine cover, June 9, 1906 LITERATURE: L.S.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Discus
Materials
Oil
Patinated Bronze Figure of a Discus Thrower
Located in Stamford, CT
Patinated bronze figure of a discus thrower mounted on a marble base.
Category
1910s Antique Discus
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Discus Thrower Sculpture
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French bronze Classical Greek discus thrower after the 5th century B.C. sculpture by Myron.
Category
19th Century French Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Academic Cast Depicting a Discus Thrower, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Over the plaster round base is set the cast of a sculpture of a Discus thrower. Cast for drawing teaching in Academy.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Discus
Materials
Plaster
Large Scale Antique Garden Sculpture of Greek Discus Thrower
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning garden piece crafted in the Greek style of a discus thrower.Base dimension is 17" long by 15"deep.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Discus
Materials
Concrete
Italian Bronze Of A Discus Thrower After The Antique
Located in Essex, MA
After the antique with rich brown patina. Crack on left leg but very stable. Estate of William Hodgins. Boston Ma
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Grand Tour Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Discus Thrower Athlete, 19th Century
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H 11.03 in W 4.73 in D 5.12 in
Antique Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Discus Thrower Athlete, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful bronze Grand Tour sculpture of a Classical Greek athlete throwing a discus, circa 1870 in date. The bronze figure has poise and a sense of athletic energy and features...
Category
1870s Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
The Discobolus of Myron, Exceptional Italian Bronze Sculpture of Discus Thrower
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H 28.5 in W 16.5 in D 11 in
The Discobolus of Myron, Exceptional Italian Bronze Sculpture of Discus Thrower
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Diskobólos) is a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical Period, figuring a youthful ancient Greek athlete throwing ...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
The Discobolus of Myron, Exceptional Italian Bronze Sculpture of Discus Thrower, 1970
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H 28.5 in W 16.5 in D 11 in
The Discobolus of Myron, Exceptional Italian Bronze Sculpture of Discus Thrower
Located in Queens, NY
The Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Diskobólos) is a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical Period, figuring a youthful ancient Greek athlete throwing ...
Category
19th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cast Iron and Bronzed Overlay Bookends of Male Discus Thrower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Spectacular antique pair of Jennings Brothers discus throwing nude male bookends. Bronzed cast iron well aged with a vintage patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Discus
Materials
Cast Stone
Classical Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Discus Bearer After Polyclitus Grand Tour
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H 34.5 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Classical Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Discus Bearer After Polyclitus Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
Large grand tour bronze of Greek athlete "Discophoros" or discus bearer after the Greek sculptor Polyclitus.
Category
Early 20th Century European Grand Tour Antique Discus
Materials
Stone, Marble, Slate, Metal, Bronze
PolyclitusClassical Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Discus Bearer after Polyclitus Grand Tour, Early 20th Century
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H 34.5 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Classical Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Discus Bearer after Polyclitus Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
Large grand tour bronze of Greek athlete "Discophoros" or discus bearer after the Greek sculptor Polyclitus.
Category
19th Century Antique Discus
Materials
Stone, Marble, Slate, Metal, Bronze
Large 19th Century French Bronze Statue of a Discus Thrower, around 1870
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H 27.56 in W 16.93 in D 13.39 in
Large 19th Century French Bronze Statue of a Discus Thrower, around 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
This Large 19th Century French Bronze Statue of a Discus Thrower was cast around 1870. A well cast late 19 century patinated bronze statue of a discus thrower known in the classical ...
Category
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Sculpture, Athlete with Discus, Édouard Drouot
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H 6.7 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Sculpture, Athlete with Discus, Édouard Drouot
By Edouard Drouot
Located in Greven, DE
Depicted is an athlete in appropriate robe with a discus in his hand. .
Category
19th Century French Antique Discus
Materials
Marble, Gold, Bronze
Antique Old Bronze Figure Grand Tour Discus Thrower Ancient Greek Verdigris 10"
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H 10 in W 6.25 in D 3 in
Antique Old Bronze Figure Grand Tour Discus Thrower Ancient Greek Verdigris 10"
Located in Wilton, CT
Nice old bronze Grand Tour figure of the ancient Greek discus thrower. This version with the head facing forward, probably based on the Roman marble copy in the British Museum.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hellenistic Antique Discus
Materials
Bronze
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