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Boy With Thorn

Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture
Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture

Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture. Circa Late 19th Century

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century
Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century

Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century

$1,169Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.67 in Dm 5.12 in

Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

times in the sculpture, the oldest known example of the boy with thorn , or Spinaro, dates from the 1st

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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century
A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century

A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century Description: The plaster cast

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Alabaster Figure Of The Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
19th Century Alabaster Figure Of The Spinario (Boy with Thorn)

19th Century Alabaster Figure Of The Spinario (Boy with Thorn)

Located in Dublin, IE

A well-executed alabaster figure of a nude boy seated on a rocky base, leaning forward intently as

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Italian White Porcelain Small Statue Cast of "Boy w/ Thorn" by Salterini
Italian White Porcelain Small Statue Cast of "Boy w/ Thorn" by Salterini

Italian White Porcelain Small Statue Cast of "Boy w/ Thorn" by Salterini

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Neo-Classical (Mid-Century) white porcelain replica of \"Boy with Thorn\" by Salterini

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

A terracotta sculpture of Spinario, boy with a thorn, Italian, Grand Tour C1890
A terracotta sculpture of Spinario, boy with a thorn, Italian, Grand Tour C1890

A terracotta sculpture of Spinario, boy with a thorn, Italian, Grand Tour C1890

Located in Central England, GB

Spinario, or boy with a thorn, who was a devoted shepherd boy. This small late 19th century study is very

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Alabaster Figure Spinario
Alabaster Figure Spinario

Alabaster Figure Spinario

$1,077Sale Price|37% Off

H 14.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Alabaster Figure Spinario

Located in Cheshire, GB

Alabaster sculpture, Spinario statue of a boy with a thorn in his foot on a yellow Scagliola

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Early 20th Century British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

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French Academy Drawing of Boy
French Academy Drawing of Boy

French Academy Drawing of Boy

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in

French Academy Drawing of Boy

Located in Natchez, MS

French Academy Drawing of Boy with thorn in his foot. Later frame and matting.  

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Antique 19th Century French Drawings

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Boy after Original Classical Greek with Thorn
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Boy after Original Classical Greek with Thorn

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Boy after Original Classical Greek with Thorn

Located in Roma, IT

Boy with Thorn, also called Fedele (Fedelino) or Spinario, is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze

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Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1888 Drawing "Boy With a Thorn" by Martin Eskil Winge
1888 Drawing "Boy With a Thorn" by Martin Eskil Winge

1888 Drawing "Boy With a Thorn" by Martin Eskil Winge

Unavailable

H 26 in W 21 in D 1.75 in

1888 Drawing "Boy With a Thorn" by Martin Eskil Winge

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Original charcoal drawing "Boy With a Thorn" 1888 by Martin Eskil Winge (1825-1896) in period frame

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Antique 1880s Swedish Edwardian Drawings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

Grand Tour "Boy With Thorn" or "Spinario" Bronze Sculpture
Grand Tour "Boy With Thorn" or "Spinario" Bronze Sculpture

Grand Tour "Boy With Thorn" or "Spinario" Bronze Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

Grand Tour bronze sculpture of "Spinario / Boy with Thorn," in the Greco-Roman Hellenistic manner

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Antique Late 19th Century European Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Spinario Boy with Thorn Figure Greek Statue
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Spinario Boy with Thorn Figure Greek Statue

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Spinario Boy with Thorn Figure Greek Statue

Located in Wilton, CT

Antique Italian bronze figure picking a thorn from his foot, circa late 19th century. This figure

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Good and Large-Scaled Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario
A Good and Large-Scaled Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario

A Good and Large-Scaled Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good and large-scaled Italian grand tour bronze of Spinario (boy with thorn); a well-rendered

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Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze Study of the Classic Greco-Roman Sculpture Fedele
Vintage Bronze Study of the Classic Greco-Roman Sculpture Fedele

Vintage Bronze Study of the Classic Greco-Roman Sculpture Fedele

Located in Astoria, NY

A vintage bronze depicting the classic Greco-Roman sculpture Boy with Thorn (alternately Fedele or

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20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Impressionist Painting
French Impressionist Painting

French Impressionist Painting

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H 30 in W 25 in D 1.5 in

French Impressionist Painting

By Ernest Edouard Martens

Located in Winter Park, FL

French Impressionist painting entitled "Le Tireur d'Épine" or "Boy with a Thorn", possibly by

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Located in Rochester, NY

Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn. Chiaruzzi foundry.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Italian "Boy with Thorn" or Fedele Statue Finely Reproduced in Bronze
Italian "Boy with Thorn" or Fedele Statue Finely Reproduced in Bronze

Italian "Boy with Thorn" or Fedele Statue Finely Reproduced in Bronze

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian statue of "Boy with Thorn", also called Fedele (Fedelino) or Spinario, reproduced in

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20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario The Boy with Thorn
Antique Grand Tour Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario The Boy with Thorn

Antique Grand Tour Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario The Boy with Thorn

Located in Newark, England

SPINARIO BOY WITH THORN From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this Italian

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rose Gold Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario, 19th Century
Rose Gold Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario, 19th Century

Rose Gold Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb Italian Grand Tour school rose gold patinated bronze figure of the boy with thorn

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Antique 1850s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour “Boy with Thorn” or Spinario Bronze Sculpture
Grand Tour “Boy with Thorn” or Spinario Bronze Sculpture

Grand Tour “Boy with Thorn” or Spinario Bronze Sculpture

Located in Toronto, ON

boy removing a thorn from his foot. The original in bronze is in the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome

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Antique 1890s Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Figure "Boy with Thorn"
Italian Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Figure "Boy with Thorn"

Italian Grand Tour Carved Alabaster Figure "Boy with Thorn"

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mid-19th century tabletop size, masterfully carved, white alabaster figure of classical sculpture, known as either Fedele or Spinario.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Bronze 20th Century Statuette after Lo Spinario, The Boy with Thorn
Italian Bronze 20th Century Statuette after Lo Spinario, The Boy with Thorn

Italian Bronze 20th Century Statuette after Lo Spinario, The Boy with Thorn

Located in Atlanta, GA

The Boy with the Thorn, Greco Roman style bronze statuette from the 20th century after the antique

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20th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy with a Thorn
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy with a Thorn

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy with a Thorn

Located in Stockholm, SE

A 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of "Spinario" or Boy With a Thorn. The bronze with a

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Spinario, Italian Cast Figure, Grand Tour, 1870
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario, Italian Cast Figure, Grand Tour, 1870

Bronze Sculpture of Spinario, Italian Cast Figure, Grand Tour, 1870

Located in Montreal, QC

This bronze figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele is a classical figure. It is

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, After the Ancient Roman Original
Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, After the Ancient Roman Original

Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, After the Ancient Roman Original

Located in Stamford, CT

A wonderful 'Grand Tour' cast of 'Spinaro', also known as 'The Boy with Thorn' with a foundry mark

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Antique Late 19th Century German Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th century Italian bronze sculpture, The boy with the thorn or Spinario C1870
19th century Italian bronze sculpture, The boy with the thorn or Spinario C1870

19th century Italian bronze sculpture, The boy with the thorn or Spinario C1870

Located in Central England, GB

A superb example of this classical figure is beautifully cast with very fine detailing. It dates to the 19th century, circa 1870 and it is a cast bronze reduction figure modelled fro...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marked J.L. Mott Figure after the Antique
Marked J.L. Mott Figure after the Antique

Marked J.L. Mott Figure after the Antique

By J.L. Mott Ironworks

Located in Katonah, NY

A rare zinc figure of Lo Spinario, or boy with thorn, after the antique model, labeled on base “J.L

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Antique 19th Century American Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Zinc

A Modern Bronze Figure "Boy with Thorn" after the Antique ca. 1960
A Modern Bronze Figure "Boy with Thorn" after the Antique ca. 1960

A Modern Bronze Figure "Boy with Thorn" after the Antique ca. 1960

Located in Riverdale, NY

inspired by a Greco-Roman bronze "Lo Spinario" (Boy with thorn), Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Sculptures

19th Century Bronze 'Spinario' or 'Boy with Thorn in Foot', after the Antique
19th Century Bronze 'Spinario' or 'Boy with Thorn in Foot', after the Antique

19th Century Bronze 'Spinario' or 'Boy with Thorn in Foot', after the Antique

Located in Suffolk, GB

A mid-19th century French bronze figure of 'Spinario' or 'Boy with thorn in his foot', after the

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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