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Odoardo Tabacchi

After Odoardo Tabacchi, Italian 19th Century "La Tuffolina" the Diver
After Odoardo Tabacchi, Italian 19th Century "La Tuffolina" the Diver

After Odoardo Tabacchi, Italian 19th Century "La Tuffolina" the Diver

By Odoardo Tabacchi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

After Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905) a very fine Italian 19th century patinated bronze figure of "La Tuffolina" (The Diver).

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Emmanuel Villanis (1858–1914) La Sibylle France, circa 1900
Emmanuel Villanis (1858–1914) La Sibylle France, circa 1900

Emmanuel Villanis (1858–1914) La Sibylle France, circa 1900

Located in London, GB

Villanis trained under Odoardo Tabacchi at the Albertina Academy in Turin before settling in Paris in 1885.

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Antique Early 1900s French Busts

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture "The Slave Girl" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti 19th Century
Bronze Sculpture "The Slave Girl" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti 19th Century

Bronze Sculpture "The Slave Girl" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti 19th Century

Located in Milano, MI

Lì, fu allievo di illustri scultori come Giovanni Giuseppe Albertoni, Odoardo Tabacchi e Vincenzo Vela, che influenzarono il suo sviluppo artistico.

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Antique 1880s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

37" Bronze Sculpture by Emmanuel Villanis
37" Bronze Sculpture by Emmanuel Villanis

37" Bronze Sculpture by Emmanuel Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Pasadena, TX

In 1871, the artist enrolled at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin; he follows the teaching of the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905). As soon as he finished his studies,...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antiquities

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Bronze

Emmanuel Villdnis, ‘Nelly’, French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Bust, ca. 1890
Emmanuel Villdnis, ‘Nelly’, French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Bust, ca. 1890

Emmanuel Villdnis, ‘Nelly’, French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Bust, ca. 1890

By Emmanuel Villdnis

Located in New York, NY

Known in Italy as Villani, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Albertina in Turin from 1871 to 1880 alongside master-sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi. When Villanis graduated, he exhibit...

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Busts

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Bronze

Giacomo Cometti, a Sophisticated Anglo-Japanese Style Armchair of Angular Design
Giacomo Cometti, a Sophisticated Anglo-Japanese Style Armchair of Angular Design

Giacomo Cometti, a Sophisticated Anglo-Japanese Style Armchair of Angular Design

By Giacomo Cometti

Located in London, GB

After his father died an early death Giacomo went to work with the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi and sculptor and cabinetmaker Davide Calandra and began attending the Albertina Academy o...

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Early 20th Century Italian Anglo-Japanese Armchairs

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Mahogany

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18th Century Italian Bronze Sculpture 'The Slave' by Odoardo Tabacchi
18th Century Italian Bronze Sculpture 'The Slave' by Odoardo Tabacchi

18th Century Italian Bronze Sculpture 'The Slave' by Odoardo Tabacchi

Located in Firenze, IT

'The Slave' Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905) Lost wax cast bronze sculpture depicting a female figure tied up on a rock.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Buste Signed Emmanuel Villanus, La Sybille
Bronze Buste Signed Emmanuel Villanus, La Sybille

Bronze Buste Signed Emmanuel Villanus, La Sybille

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H 20.48 in W 12.6 in D 7.88 in

Bronze Buste Signed Emmanuel Villanus, La Sybille

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Tongeren, Limburg

One of his teachers was Odoardo Tabacchi. From 1885, Villanis lived in Paris and became one of the most productive sculptors towards the end of the 19th century.

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20th Century French Busts

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Bronze

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

Vincenzo Vicario's publication and Alfonso Panzetta's dictionary teach us that Villanis started his artistic career in Italy with Odoardo Tabacchi as his master. According to Vincenz...

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Gentleman Figurative Bust Alabaster
19th Century Italian Gentleman Figurative Bust Alabaster

19th Century Italian Gentleman Figurative Bust Alabaster

By Odoardo Tabacchi

Located in Milano, MI

Antique Italian alabaster sculpture of a gentleman signed Tabacchi, a young work of the Italian Lombard artist, Odoardo Tabacchi (Valganna 1831- Milano 1905), realized in alabaster m...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Emmanuel Villanis "Galetee" Large French Bronze Sculpture, circa 1900
Emmanuel Villanis "Galetee" Large French Bronze Sculpture, circa 1900

Emmanuel Villanis "Galetee" Large French Bronze Sculpture, circa 1900

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Dallas, TX

From 1871 to 1880 Emmanuel Villanis was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Albertina in Turin where he studied with master sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi.

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Busts

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Bust by Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1900
Art Nouveau Bust by Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1900

Art Nouveau Bust by Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1900

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H 9.65 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in

Art Nouveau Bust by Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1900

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Opole, PL

He studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin, where one of his teachers was Odoardo Tabacchi. From 1885, Villanis lived in Paris and became one of the most productive sculptors...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Busts

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Bronze

Bronze Bust "Nerina", Signed Emmanuel Villanis
Bronze Bust "Nerina", Signed Emmanuel Villanis

Bronze Bust "Nerina", Signed Emmanuel Villanis

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H 8.67 in W 4.34 in D 3.55 in

Bronze Bust "Nerina", Signed Emmanuel Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

He studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, where he was taught by the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi. In 1885, he returned to Paris where he created his collection of fema...

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Busts

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Bronze

Walnut and Birdseye Maple, Round Side Table, Giacomo Cometti, 1928
Walnut and Birdseye Maple, Round Side Table, Giacomo Cometti, 1928

Walnut and Birdseye Maple, Round Side Table, Giacomo Cometti, 1928

By Giacomo Cometti

Located in Berlin, DE

Trained in 1891 in the Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti in Turin under the guide of Davide Calandra and Odoardo Tabacchi, in the following years Cometti becomes a strict collabor...

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Vintage 1920s Italian Modern Side Tables

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

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

The foundry Nelli turned the most important Italian sculptors often active in the era of the great memorials sector, as Eugenio Maccagnani, Giulio Tadolini, Ernesto Biondi, Odoardo T...

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Antique 19th Century French Regency Figurative Sculptures

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Renzo Colombo Italian, 1856-1885 Antique Bronze Sculpture ‘Bust of Napoleon’
Renzo Colombo Italian, 1856-1885 Antique Bronze Sculpture ‘Bust of Napoleon’

Renzo Colombo Italian, 1856-1885 Antique Bronze Sculpture ‘Bust of Napoleon’

By Renzo Colombo

Located in Shippensburg, PA

He moved to Genoa in 1880 and lived there for two years studying under Odoardo Tabacchi before moving to Paris, France. Here he met his wife and began exhibiting at the Salon in 1883...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Chained Woman by Odoardo Tabacchi from the 1800s
Bronze Sculpture of Chained Woman by Odoardo Tabacchi from the 1800s

Bronze Sculpture of Chained Woman by Odoardo Tabacchi from the 1800s

By Odoardo Tabacchi

Located in Milano, MI

Odoardo Tabacchi (Valganna, December 19, 1831 - Milan, March 23, 1905) was an Italian sculptor.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dog, Bronze Sculpture by Odoardo Tabacchi, Early 20th Century
Dog, Bronze Sculpture by Odoardo Tabacchi, Early 20th Century

Dog, Bronze Sculpture by Odoardo Tabacchi, Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Hand-signed by the artist on the base: Tabacchi. Very good condition. Odoardo Tabacchi (Valganna, 1831 - Milan, 1905).

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Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marble bust of "La fille de Bohême" by Emmanuel Villanis
Marble bust of "La fille de Bohême" by Emmanuel Villanis

Marble bust of "La fille de Bohême" by Emmanuel Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Emmanuel Villanis studied with Odoardo Tabacchi at the Turin Academy of Fine Arts.

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Antique 1890s French Busts

Materials

Marble

Semi-Nude Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Woman with Removable Clothes
Semi-Nude Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Woman with Removable Clothes

Semi-Nude Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Woman with Removable Clothes

Located in New York, NY

One of his teachers was Odoardo Tabacchi. From 1885, Villanis lived in Paris and became one of the most productive sculptors towards the end of the 19th century.

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Antique 1880s French Figurative Sculptures

19th Century French Marble Bust of Young Beauty Titled Miarka Signed E. Villanis
19th Century French Marble Bust of Young Beauty Titled Miarka Signed E. Villanis

19th Century French Marble Bust of Young Beauty Titled Miarka Signed E. Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Dallas, TX

One of his teachers was Odoardo Tabacchi. From 1885, Villanis lived in Paris until his death, and became one of the most productive sculptors towards the end of the 19th century.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Busts

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Marble

Italian Marine Landscape Santa Margherita Ligure by Annibale Scaroni 1951
Italian Marine Landscape Santa Margherita Ligure by Annibale Scaroni 1951

Italian Marine Landscape Santa Margherita Ligure by Annibale Scaroni 1951

By Annibale Scaroni

Located in Milano, MI

A white marble monument realized in 1892 by Odoardo Tabacchi. The fountain is portrayed from the back, the composition is very detailed, painted with a quick brushstroke, the emp...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Poplar

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure, Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1890
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure, Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1890

Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure, Emmanuel Villanis, circa 1890

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in Portland, OR

His foremost teacher was Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905). Tabachi was an important Italian sculpture, who created many monumental sculptures, such as: a statue of Cavour (Milan), of Gar...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Breccia Marble, 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

Di madre francese, studiò a Parigi con Torrier architettura decorativa; tornato a Torino, cominciò a dedicarsi esclusivamente alla scultura, studiando presso l'Accademia di Belle Art...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Sculpture “Ugo Foscolo Comforts Italy” Odoardo Tabacchi, Carnelli Foundry, Milan
Sculpture “Ugo Foscolo Comforts Italy” Odoardo Tabacchi, Carnelli Foundry, Milan

Sculpture “Ugo Foscolo Comforts Italy” Odoardo Tabacchi, Carnelli Foundry, Milan

By Odoardo Tabacchi

Located in Milano, IT

Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905) Luigi Carnelli Foundry - Milan 1867 This is a large sculpture in bronze casting signed by the author and the foundry.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze of Dancing Woman Signed by Emmanuel Villanis, 1858-1914
Bronze of Dancing Woman Signed by Emmanuel Villanis, 1858-1914

Bronze of Dancing Woman Signed by Emmanuel Villanis, 1858-1914

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in charmes, FR

In 1871, the artist enrolled at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin; he follows the teaching of the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905). As soon as he finished his studies,...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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