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Bronze Spinario

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

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario. Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in. Items purchased

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn

Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn

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

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Spinario With Marble Pedestal
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Spinario With Marble Pedestal

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Spinario With Marble Pedestal

Located in Essex, MA

. Classic nineteenth century copy of the original Renaissance bronze, the original in Rome. A young boy

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Serpentine, Bronze

Large 19th Century Italian 'Spinario' Bronze Sculpture on Stand
Large 19th Century Italian 'Spinario' Bronze Sculpture on Stand

Large 19th Century Italian 'Spinario' Bronze Sculpture on Stand

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Large 19th century Italian 'Spinario' bronze sculpture on stand. This is a 19th century copy and

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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

inclusions in the alabaster. Spinario is a bronze Greco-Roman Helenistic sculpture, now in the Pallazo dei

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

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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

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

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Bronze

Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario
Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario

Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario

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H 12.21 in W 7.49 in D 9.65 in

Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario

Located in London, GB

A Mid-19th century French bronze model of Spinario, cast by the celebrated Barbedienne foundry

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century Neapolitan Bronze Model of Spinario
A 19th Century Neapolitan Bronze Model of Spinario

A 19th Century Neapolitan Bronze Model of Spinario

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Large Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, with a great weathered patina and inlaid silver eyes. The

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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Silver, 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 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

Classic Bronze Statue Spinario Casted by B. Boschetti Roma
Classic Bronze Statue Spinario Casted by B. Boschetti Roma

Classic Bronze Statue Spinario Casted by B. Boschetti Roma

By Benedetto Boschetti

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Classic bronze statue depicting a young boy picking a thorn from his foot. The original statue is

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Antique 1880s Italian Romantic 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

19th Century Marble & Bronze 'Spinario' Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot Statue
19th Century Marble & Bronze 'Spinario' Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot Statue

19th Century Marble & Bronze 'Spinario' Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot Statue

Located in Lisse, NL

Italian, late 19th century bronze figure of Spinario mounted on a marble base. It brilliantly

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

The Spinario, Bronze After The Antique, 19th Century
The Spinario, Bronze After The Antique, 19th Century

The Spinario, Bronze After The Antique, 19th Century

Located in Honnelles, WHT

The Spinario, Bronze After The Antique, 19th Century

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Spinario, Large Bronze After The Antique, Circa 1880
The Spinario, Large Bronze After The Antique, Circa 1880

The Spinario, Large Bronze After The Antique, Circa 1880

Located in Honnelles, WHT

The Spinario, Large Bronze with Black Patina After the Antique, Circa 1880

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman 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

This beautiful and decorative classic cast bronze from the turn of the 19th century is of a seated

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Antique 1890s Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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

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 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

bronze statue, the Spinario, one of most celebrated sculptures in the city of Rome. The Spinario has no

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Antique Late 19th Century German Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Spinario. This 20th-century bronze statuette, a contemporary interpretation of the classic Spinario, is a

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20th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Brown Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario 19th Century
Antique Brown Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario 19th Century

Antique Brown Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario 19th Century

Located in London, GB

, also called Spinario, dating from the mid-19th century. This fine brown patinated bronze figure

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Antique 1850s 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

bronze figure was made after the antique Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of Spinario, now in the

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Antique 1850s Italian 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

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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

the 19th century, circa 1870 and it is a cast bronze reduction figure modelled from the original Roman

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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

Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario
Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

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Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

. The Spinario, or boy removing a thorn form his foot, is a celebrated if much debated copy after the

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Antique 19th Century Italian Statues

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario
Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario

Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario

Located in Markham, ON

One of the classic Grand Tour Souvenirs of Italy. "Spinario" - A boy removing a thorn from his foot

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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Objects

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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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

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Bronze

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Bronze Spinario For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bronze spinario available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and marble, every bronze spinario was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bronze spinario, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bronze spinario bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Bronze Spinario?

Prices for a bronze spinario start at $245 and top out at $21,500 with the average selling for $1,701.

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