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Original Piranesi Framed Engraving of a Monument in the Form of a Cornucopia
Original Piranesi Framed Engraving of a Monument in the Form of a Cornucopia

Original Piranesi Framed Engraving of a Monument in the Form of a Cornucopia

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in San Francisco, CA

funeral monument in the form of a cornucopia from the Via Appia in Rome. The etching is from the 1st Paris

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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Mayer, Luigi "Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, 1831" with Gold Frame
Mayer, Luigi "Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, 1831" with Gold Frame

Mayer, Luigi "Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, 1831" with Gold Frame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

structure in its own right, with its upper part serving as a nefesh or funeral monument for the tomb in its

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Antique 19th Century British Other Picture Frames

Materials

Gold

Bronze Sculpture, "Child pinched by a crayfish", after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Bronze Sculpture, "Child pinched by a crayfish", after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Bronze Sculpture, "Child pinched by a crayfish", after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Located in Paris, FR

styles, he made portraits of Diderot and Voltaire and then realized the famous funeral monuments for the

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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Print of the Entrance to the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'
Antique Print of the Entrance to the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

Antique Print of the Entrance to the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

$235Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.26 in W 13.39 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of the Entrance to the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

Located in Langweer, NL

upper part serving as a nefesh or funeral monument for the tomb in its lower part, but it was probably

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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'
Antique Print of the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

Antique Print of the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

$235Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.26 in W 13.39 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem, '1831'

Located in Langweer, NL

structure in its own right, with its upper part serving as a nefesh or funeral monument for the tomb in its

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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Large bronze after Pigalle, "Mercure attachant ses talonnières", 19th century
Large bronze after Pigalle, "Mercure attachant ses talonnières", 19th century

Large bronze after Pigalle, "Mercure attachant ses talonnières", 19th century

By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Located in Paris, FR

portraits of Diderot and Voltaire, then created the famous funeral monuments for the Maréchal de Saxe

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Alfonso Canciani, Viennese Secession Orientalist Bronze Vase, c. 1910
Alfonso Canciani, Viennese Secession Orientalist Bronze Vase, c. 1910

Alfonso Canciani, Viennese Secession Orientalist Bronze Vase, c. 1910

By Alfonso Canciani

Located in New York, NY

at the Special School, where he obtained the Rome prize for the sketch for Dante's Monument. He

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Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vases

Materials

Bronze

Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'
Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'

Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'

By Pasquale Romanelli

Located in Tarzana, CA

he worked on several commissions, either public monuments as the sculpture Francesco Ferrucci

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"
Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"

Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"

By Edgardo Simone

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City

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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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A Pair Of Chromolithographs Entitled Actiniaria 1893
A Pair Of Chromolithographs Entitled Actiniaria 1893

A Pair Of Chromolithographs Entitled Actiniaria 1893

By Giacomo Merculiano

Located in Heathfield, GB

displayed a bronze statuette titled Canto Fermo. He completed the bronze bust for the funeral monument of

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1890s Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Sleeping Lion Sculptures by Canova, Faux Marble Lacquered Wood from 1790
Pair of Sleeping Lion Sculptures by Canova, Faux Marble Lacquered Wood from 1790

Pair of Sleeping Lion Sculptures by Canova, Faux Marble Lacquered Wood from 1790

By Antonio Canova

Located in Milano, IT

him to attend the Academy of Arts. The sleeping lions were designed by Antonio Canova for the funeral

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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Bronze Sculpture "Prise De Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis
Large Bronze Sculpture "Prise De Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis

Large Bronze Sculpture "Prise De Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis

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H 34.26 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in

Large Bronze Sculpture "Prise De Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Marseille, FR

Exhibition of 1881, Silla's portrait in Roma in 1883, a statuette named Nanà and a project of funeral

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Superb 19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Figure of Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Superb 19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Figure of Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Superb 19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Figure of Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

sculpted from life: most sculpture was commissioned for funeral monuments. Skilled and confident, Rysbrack

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century Italian Nature Mortes Marble Plaques, Arnoldo Soldini
Antique 19th Century Italian Nature Mortes Marble Plaques, Arnoldo Soldini

Antique 19th Century Italian Nature Mortes Marble Plaques, Arnoldo Soldini

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

, he sculpted plaster and marble busts, notably adorning animal funeral monuments in prominent cities

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Antique 1890s Italian Other Mounted Objects

Materials

Marble

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu

By Theodore Deck

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

funeral monument on which is engraved the sentence: "He snatched fire from the sky". The Deck workshops

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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Faience, Wood

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875
Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875

By Theodore Deck

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Paris in the Montparnasse cemetery. It was his friend Auguste Bartholdi who made his funeral monument on

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Antique 1870s French Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Faience

Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps
Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps

Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps

By Theodore Deck

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

funeral monument on which is engraved the sentence: "He snatched fire from the sky". The Deck workshops

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Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair of Water Colors by Herbert Menzies Marshal, Dated 1866
Antique Pair of Water Colors by Herbert Menzies Marshal, Dated 1866

Antique Pair of Water Colors by Herbert Menzies Marshal, Dated 1866

Located in London, GB

fittings from the earlier churches, especially funeral monuments from the mid-17th century onwards.

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Antique 1860s English Paintings

"David Vainqueur" Bronze Sculpture by Antonin Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne
"David Vainqueur" Bronze Sculpture by Antonin Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne

"David Vainqueur" Bronze Sculpture by Antonin Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Marius Jean Antonin Mercié

Located in Shippensburg, PA

David Vainqueur, after which he began a long career of important commissions, including the funeral

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

19th C Victorian Carved Draped Funeral Urn Macabre Curio Grand Tour
19th C Victorian Carved Draped Funeral Urn Macabre Curio Grand Tour

19th C Victorian Carved Draped Funeral Urn Macabre Curio Grand Tour

Located in Lowestoft, GB

monument or from a funeral cart. English, circa 1850, age related craquelure to the painted surface along

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Louis XV-Style Ormolu Chenets with Putti
Louis XV-Style Ormolu Chenets with Putti

Louis XV-Style Ormolu Chenets with Putti

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H 22.05 in W 48.43 in D 3.94 in

Louis XV-Style Ormolu Chenets with Putti

Located in Paris, FR

Renaissance, has inspired numerous artists. Cupids are also represented on funeral monuments to represent the

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Antique 1870s Louis XV Andirons

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture, "Cupid" after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Bronze Sculpture, "Cupid" after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Bronze Sculpture, "Cupid" after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

Located in Paris, FR

classical, he made the portraits of Diderot, Voltaire and then realised the famous funeral monuments for the

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Antique 1870s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques
"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques

"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques

By Theodore Deck

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bartholdi who made his funeral monument on which is engraved the sentence: "He snatched fire from the sky

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Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

Antonin Mercie French Bronze Sculpture of David Vainqueur, Barbedienne
Antonin Mercie French Bronze Sculpture of David Vainqueur, Barbedienne

Antonin Mercie French Bronze Sculpture of David Vainqueur, Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antonin Mercie

Located in Shippensburg, PA

funeral monuments of Louis-Philippe and Marie Amelie at the Dreux in 1886. By age thirty he was a famous

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Luigi Belli - Italian 19th Century Gilt Bronze Quadriga Chariot with horses
Luigi Belli - Italian 19th Century Gilt Bronze Quadriga Chariot with horses

Luigi Belli - Italian 19th Century Gilt Bronze Quadriga Chariot with horses

By Luigi Belli

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of the Turin Porta Nuova station (signed and dated 1884) and the numerous funeral monuments, such as

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Terracotta Painted Sculpture of a Woman by Edgardo Simone
Terracotta Painted Sculpture of a Woman by Edgardo Simone

Terracotta Painted Sculpture of a Woman by Edgardo Simone

By Edgardo Simone

Located in Rochester, NY

recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Original Sculpture "Law and Order"
Original Sculpture "Law and Order"

Original Sculpture "Law and Order"

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H 21 in W 19 in D 10 in

Original Sculpture "Law and Order"

By Edgardo Simone

Located in Rochester, NY

, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

American Modern Period Ceramic Bowl by Edgardo Simone, circa 1940
American Modern Period Ceramic Bowl by Edgardo Simone, circa 1940

American Modern Period Ceramic Bowl by Edgardo Simone, circa 1940

By Edgardo Simone

Located in Chicago, IL

sculptor who created war, funeral and other public monuments in over 26 Italian cities. He immigrated to

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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

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Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi
Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

$1,500

H 36.63 in W 26.25 in D 0.75 in

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

Plate #106 from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I (Vase...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Prints

Materials

Paper

Madonna and Child and Saint with Two Angels

Madonna and Child and Saint with Two Angels

Located in Chicago, IL

This confidently executed drawing is a study related to Maratta’s painting La Vergine appare a S.Stanislao Kotska 1687 in the second chapel to the right, in the church of S. Andrea a...

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17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Chalk

Allegory of Chastity, a drawing attributed to G. Porta with great provenance
Allegory of Chastity, a drawing attributed to G. Porta with great provenance

Allegory of Chastity, a drawing attributed to G. Porta with great provenance

Located in PARIS, FR

This magnificent drawing from the Venetian Renaissance intrigues us in many ways. It depicts an allegorical composition whose meaning partly escapes us: a veiled figure seated on a s...

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16th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

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Find a variety of funeral monuments available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, bronze and metal, all funeral monuments available were constructed with great care. Funeral monuments have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Funeral monuments bearing Art Nouveau or neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many funeral monuments are appealing in their simplicity, but Alfonso Canciani, Theodore Deck and Edgardo Simone produced popular funeral monuments that are worth a look.

How Much are Funeral Monuments?

Funeral monuments can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,218, while the lowest priced sells for $66 and the highest can go for as much as $2,100,000.