Antique Putto

The mutual influence of the artists in this circle is clear from the fact that Podestà 's Bacchus and Ariadne (At Arte Antico) cites in the putto who scares another putto with a mask...

Beautifully ornate, this Baroque putto statue has been preserved for more than 150 years, only small losses revealing the sculpture’s age.

'Neptune and Thetis' modelled with the god of the sea standing in a clam-shell chariot pulled by two hippocampi, holding a trident and attended by the nereid Thetis and two other sea...

Atop this stands a patinated bronze sculpture of a winged putto, who holds aloft an ormolu candelabra with ten scrolling branches of stylized acanthus leaves and ten lights with flow...

The winding leaf ranks left and right w. the central portion in green and gilt leaf borders. 1 putto [Cupid w. bow and arrow?] at the top lefthand corner, two small heads of angels a...

The body of the vase is rich in a dark-brown patina that positively glows around the bas-relief Bacchanalia scene of putto playing a tug-of-war type game, carrying wine glasses and b...

Showing two different putto or cherub figures, each holding a long stemmed flower that forms the candleholder.

Better recognized by their Italian name, putti—the singular putto refers to the Latin putus, meaning “boy” or “child”—these types of figures often recur in religious artwork as symbo...

Duquesnoy’s bas-relief work at the Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome is often credited with establishing a prototype for sculptures of putto and cherubs. These sculptures had a great impa...

Night is dressed in a blue cloth that covers the head and is crowned by a star crown. The putto looks thoughtfully down, holding the poppy seed in his right hand, which is supposed t...

The impressive fender surmounted on each end by a figure of playful battling armorial putto (children), one holding a sword and a shield, the other a holding a spear and shield, both...

Set in modern giltowood frames, they come from a Lombard private collection. The figure of the putto, traditionally linked to a childlike conduct of life, allegorically enhances t...

Each object features a winged putto descending from above, holding out a scrolling branch with two lights in each hand.

Each figure representing a seated Putto (child) holding a scrolled gilt bronze flambeaux fitted with a frosted glass shade in the form of a burning flame, raised on a circular red ma...

Sat upon the clock face, the entire composition is crowned by a Putto holding a ribboned sceptre of wheat, wrapped in a a lions skin. 

Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century: Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...

The original beveled rectangular mirror plate with rounded top corners is set within a giltwood frame carved with a palmette frieze surmounted by a swan's neck pediment with foliate ...

A genius can be depicted in art in various forms, but a common representation was that of a winged putto with the lower body of an acanthus leaf rinceau.

Alluring cheese keeper with attractive blue palette Displays a desirable aged patina throughout Distinctive Jasperware with white over blue ground Of generous size with provision ...

The candelabra are similarly formed, each with a white marble base and a stem modelled as a putto in patinated bronze. Each candelabrum issues six gilt bronze branches, each branch o...

A Louis XVI period pair of delicately chiselled gilt bronze two lights sconces in Louis XVI style in shape of putto bearing a crown of wine leaves and holding two arms of light decor...

Elements with Fully Sculpted Putti The remaining six panels feature a fully sculpted putto at the center, enriched with gilded drapery and integrated within a complex ornamental comp...

With his high forehead and broad cheeks, the boy looks like a secular putto, betraying Boese's Wilhelminian Baroque origins and adding an allegorical dimension to the depiction.

Standing atop this stunning bronze chandelier the individual putto figures certainly have a determined look on their faces.

The large ornament on the front of the case shows a winged putto, his arms outstretched feeding two swans. The original silk string suspension movement has likely been changed to a s...

Each with a central Patinated solid Bronze Putto nude figure holding a loft three foliate-leaf capped branched lights terminating on a central decorative support with berry and acant...

He sits upon a barrel, and a nymph just below him to his left pours wine from a large jug into a goblet held out by a seated faun to Bacchus' right. A winged putto at the centre also...

It was not until Bernini’s “Putto on a Dolphin” statue (circa 1618), that dolphins were given a visage with this very distinct, recognizable and classic appearance.

The drum surrounding the dial is held aloft by an Atlantid type putto, who holds the drum above his head. The drum is topped by a vase finial and flanked on either side by gilt bronz...

Each light is finished with a decorative, classically-inspired finial, which features a sculpture of a seated, nude young boy, or putto, his arms raised above his head. With their...

Sciacca Coral Bracelet Italy Trapani 19th Century Period: 1829 - 1829 Provenance: Italy Length: 19 cm Dimensions: 7 cm wide and 5 cm high Weight: 72,2 gr The 19th century bracelet i...

From this is inserted the figure of a winged putto half-torso holding three candleholder arms.

The candelabra are similarly decorated, each candelabrum featuring a stem wrought as a cornucopia held aloft by a kneeling putto. The stem of each issues six candle branches: five sc...

The superbly cast playful bronze putto figure, cast almost in the round, is symbolic of love and is here accompanied by a Rooster or Cockerel, thus illustrating the triumph of light ...

Rising from laurel wreathed oblate bun feet, the inverted breakfront plinth base has a running boss pattern, with paterae at the intersterces, and rectangular plaques with mythologic...

He is also considered protector of the secret oaths and the putto placed at the base of the statue has the index of the right hand on his mouth almost to recall the silence.

The musicians are putti with horns, drums and possibly a flute and two dancing putti on either side; a cherub is pulling a goat by its horns towards the cart the goat should be pulli...

A Good French mantel clock garniture By Charles Oudin, Paris The garniture comprising a clock and two candelabras, constructed in gilt bronze and ‘Se`vres’ Bleu Celeste porcelain...

The clock is surmounted by four gilt bronze flaming finials, and a central figurative putto. The candelabra are similarly formed, each with a gilt bronze structure finished with colo...

The candelabra are similarly formed, each with a conforming gilt bronze and porcelain base and a stem modelled as a putto that issues three scrolling light branches.

The composition ends with the putto or winged angel inserted over the clasp.

The vase is mounted with lion head handles to each side, also of gilt bronze, while the lid of the vase is topped by a gilt bronze finial in the form of a putto. The candelabra ar...

Next to it, a group of people and armed soldiers observe; in heaven a winged putto carries the palm of martyrdom. The subjects are depicted in historical clothes and the scene in the...

Fine pair of 'Sèvres' style gilt bronze-mounted painted and parcel gilt porcelain covered vases late 19th century, Paris, the painting by Poitevin, the baluster sky blue and cobalt g...

This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...

The particularity of this Renaissance sideboard are the Bambocci: Decorative element in human form (putto, head) carved with a strong relief or all round on the drawers and along th...

The central cartouche depicting a putto in grisalle. The factory mark used in 1875 for export (with added France) on the back of the bowl.

A Louis XV style console table In the manner of Nicolas Pineau Carved from solid wood, the console table displaying its original water gilding and highlighting the virtuosity of ...

Behind the head of each lyre-topped handle is a putto seated on the vase’s shoulder. Continuing the theme of elaborate gilt bronze mounts, the finial that surmounts each vase compris...

'Day' is a graceful and spirited maiden, strewing flowers before her, and looking over at a shoulder at a putto who carries a burning torch, symbolising the dawn.

The cartouche-shaped case representing sunrise and sunset, surmounted by a putto and doves in the Venus’ chariot above clouds in front of a large sunburst.

The tall ovoid mug engraved throughout with figures of maidens blowing trumpets, leaves, vines, acanthus, the elaborate designed handle centered with a caryatid of a man, the hinged ...

Of impressive size, this fine gilt-bronze and Sèvres style porcelain clock is in the form of an ovoid shaped Bleu Céleste ground porcelain vase with hand painted reserves and gilt-br...

Each handle topped with a Putto holding a bird and nest. The underside stamped: "Christofle - 1175263 V".

On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath of flowers and is looking down at the second putto with golden, shoulder-length...

One of the frieze mounts depicts a nymph, a youth and a satyr in playful embrace whilst the other depicts a putto in an attempt to prevent a goat from reaching a vine above a smoulde...

Guaranteed to elevate any desk, this remarkable inkstand dates to the 19th century, France, almost certainly top-tier Parisian master ébéniste work, exceptionally executed grand and ...