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Nelli Roma

Italian "Bathing Venus" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Italian "Bathing Venus" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Italian "Bathing Venus" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

Nelli Roma, the standing figure removing her elaborate robe on a circular base, stamped "Fonderia Nelli

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Odalisque, Ancient Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Salvi
The Odalisque, Ancient Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Salvi

The Odalisque, Ancient Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Salvi

Located in Roma, IT

: "Fond. Nelli Roma". This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in

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Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Italian Bronze and Ormolu Bacchic Figure, 19th Century
An Italian Bronze and Ormolu Bacchic Figure, 19th Century

An Italian Bronze and Ormolu Bacchic Figure, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

marble base, stamped ‘FONDERIA NELLI / ROMA’. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft
Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft

Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft

$22,950Sale Price|49% Off

H 36 in W 33 in D 20 in

Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft

By Frederick Ernst Triebel 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Sculp and Fond. Nelli, Roma, circa first quarter 20th century. Due to its size, subject and high

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Early 20th Century Italian American Classical Busts

Materials

Bronze

An Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Mother & Children Titled "La Tempête"
An Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Mother & Children Titled "La Tempête"

An Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Mother & Children Titled "La Tempête"

$15,160Sale Price|20% Off

H 26.25 in W 16.5 in D 11.25 in

An Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Mother & Children Titled "La Tempête"

By Mathurin Moreau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

marble base. Stamped on base "Nelli - Roma". Circa: Rome, 1900. Alessandro Nelli (Rome, 28 January 1842

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Antique Early 1900s Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Pudicity, circa 1890
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Pudicity, circa 1890

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Pudicity, circa 1890

By Alessandro Nelli

Located in St. Louis, MO

and gazing serenely forward, mounted to a marble plinth, marked "NELLI ROMA" This figure rotates on

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Bronze Figure Borghese Gladiator Nude Male Sienna Marble Nelli
Antique French Bronze Figure Borghese Gladiator Nude Male Sienna Marble Nelli

Antique French Bronze Figure Borghese Gladiator Nude Male Sienna Marble Nelli

By Alessandro Nelli

Located in Dublin, Ireland

mark on base as shown “A NELLI ROMA” Measures: Height: (entire as shown) 13.75" (35cm). Width: (base

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Antique 19th Century French Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Apollo Belvedere Signed Marble Bust on Bronze Tripod Base
Antique Grand Tour Apollo Belvedere Signed Marble Bust on Bronze Tripod Base

Antique Grand Tour Apollo Belvedere Signed Marble Bust on Bronze Tripod Base

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Astoria, NY

the back. The piece has a foundry mark indicating "Foundria Nelli Roma". The piece is sitting on a

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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Bronze Oil Lamp Founderia Nelli, Roma, after the Antique
Italian Bronze Oil Lamp Founderia Nelli, Roma, after the Antique

Italian Bronze Oil Lamp Founderia Nelli, Roma, after the Antique

By Benedetto Boschetti, Alessandro Nelli

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian bronze oil lamp stamped Founderia Nelli, Roma. The handle in the form of a chimera, the

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Mounted Objects

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

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Bronze Statue of the Roman Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton After Dumont
Bronze Statue of the Roman Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton After Dumont

Bronze Statue of the Roman Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton After Dumont

By Jacques-Edme Dumont

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A fairly large 19th century French bronze statue of the Milo of Croton on a stepped marble base after the original marble statue by sculptor Edme Dumont (1720-1775) displayed in the ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Austrian-German 19th Century Carved Walnut Black-Forest Hunt Credenza Bookcase
Austrian-German 19th Century Carved Walnut Black-Forest Hunt Credenza Bookcase

Austrian-German 19th Century Carved Walnut Black-Forest Hunt Credenza Bookcase

$23,850Sale Price|63% Off

H 104.5 in W 94.25 in D 26.25 in

Austrian-German 19th Century Carved Walnut Black-Forest Hunt Credenza Bookcase

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very large and impressive Austrian-German 19th century finely carved walnut figural Black-Forest "Hunting" credenza Bibliothèque (Bookacase). The intricately carved two-part body, ...

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba

Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba

$3,600

H 26.5 in W 12.75 in D 12.5 in

Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba

By Carl Kauba

Located in Houston, TX

Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus. Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp

Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp

$6,300

H 17.25 in Dm 9.25 in

Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp

By Daum

Located in Dallas, TX

Daum Cameo Glass and Wrought Iron Maple Leaf Table Lamp, circa 1920 Art Nouveau Art Deco design. Mottled and variegated glass base with with carved and acid etched Deco symmetric...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus
Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus

Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus

$1,598

H 14.38 in Dm 5.91 in

Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A 19th century Italian grand tour bronze figure of Bacchus with a goat over his shoulders Circa 1890

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Antique Fountain Basin in Marble from Sicily
19th Century Antique Fountain Basin in Marble from Sicily

19th Century Antique Fountain Basin in Marble from Sicily

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An antique rectangular fountain basin or in the style of the late Hellenistic period with minor repairs. This garden ornament features impressive mythological carvings of the art mus...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Hellenistic Fountains

Materials

Marble

Italian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Credenza Buffet, Vittorio Valabrega
Italian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Credenza Buffet, Vittorio Valabrega

Italian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Credenza Buffet, Vittorio Valabrega

$19,850Sale Price|60% Off

H 102.5 in W 70.25 in D 24.5 in

Italian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Credenza Buffet, Vittorio Valabrega

By Vittorio Valabrega

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Art Nouveau carved walnut credenza buffet server by Vittorio Valabrega (1861-1952). The tall finely carved walnut body with twin center doo...

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Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Credenzas

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

Pair of Figural Brackets Featuring Atlas
Pair of Figural Brackets Featuring Atlas

Pair of Figural Brackets Featuring Atlas

$2,650 / set

H 21.75 in W 9.5 in D 6.75 in

Pair of Figural Brackets Featuring Atlas

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of figural brackets featuring Atlas, faux sienna marble Dimensions: Height 21.75, width 9.5, Projection(Depth) 6.75 CW2296.  

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Vintage 1980s French Neoclassical Wall Brackets

Materials

Resin

19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose
19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose

19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose Attributed to the Naples Foundry, mid-19th century or older casting A 19th-century Italian Grand Tour ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture
Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture

Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

Early 20th Century bronze male nude sculpture on wood pedestal base.

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20th Century Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Located in Beachwood, OH

Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...

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Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts
Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts

Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts

$18,500 / set

H 14 in W 7 in D 5 in

Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts

Located in Tarzana, CA

A pair of superb quality 19th century gilt and patinated bronze orientalist busts. Each young lady dressed in traditional middle eastern attire wearing beaded necklaces and earrings,...

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Antique 19th Century Busts

Materials

Bronze

Bacchus Bronze Sculpture on Sandstone Base, Italy 18th–19th Century
Bacchus Bronze Sculpture on Sandstone Base, Italy 18th–19th Century

Bacchus Bronze Sculpture on Sandstone Base, Italy 18th–19th Century

Located in Kastrup, DK

Bronze sculpture depicting Bacchus (known as Dionysus in Greek mythology), the god of wine, festivity, and ecstasy. The figure was originally part of a small garden fountain, where w...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Fountains

Materials

Sandstone, Bronze

pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets
pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets

pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A lovely pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets. Each beautiful wall bracket displays a finely carved bust of a cherub with palmettes atop his head a...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Wall Brackets

Materials

Giltwood

Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail
Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail

Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail Used, Good condition, View all photos for the most accurate details on condition and appearance. Dimen...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large bronze sculpture of the Olympian’s by Jeff Lambeaux
Large bronze sculpture of the Olympian’s by Jeff Lambeaux

Large bronze sculpture of the Olympian’s by Jeff Lambeaux

Located in Houston, TX

This large impressive work is by Jef Lambeaux who was born in Antwerp. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts. His first work was exhibited In 1871. In 1875 he went to Paris...

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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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