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"Shepherd Boy and Lamb, " Ceramic Candlestick Influenced by Wiener Werkstatte
"Shepherd Boy and Lamb, " Ceramic Candlestick Influenced by Wiener Werkstatte

"Shepherd Boy and Lamb, " Ceramic Candlestick Influenced by Wiener Werkstatte

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This charming, unique glazed ceramic sculpture, designed to serve as a candleholder, was created by one of the master ceramicists at the famous Werkstatte in Vienna, or by an America...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Candle Holders

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Ceramic

"Shepherd Boy" by Zimmermann, Limited Edition B&W Print 10/12, 1963
"Shepherd Boy" by Zimmermann, Limited Edition B&W Print 10/12, 1963

"Shepherd Boy" by Zimmermann, Limited Edition B&W Print 10/12, 1963

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The print is a part of a limited edition of 12; it is hand-signed and numbered by the artist in pencil on the bottom: "10/12 B&W "Shepherd Boy" Zimmermann '63". The print is pro...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Walnut, Paper

Late 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Peasant/Shepherd Boy
Late 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Peasant/Shepherd Boy

Late 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Peasant/Shepherd Boy

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 19th century french patinated bronze sculpture of a peasant/shepherd boy By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, patinated, metalwork Dimensions: 6...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Metal, Copper

Antique Print of a Shepherd Boy with Sheep Near Valenciennes, 1817
Antique Print of a Shepherd Boy with Sheep Near Valenciennes, 1817

Antique Print of a Shepherd Boy with Sheep Near Valenciennes, 1817

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H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 0 in

Antique Print of a Shepherd Boy with Sheep Near Valenciennes, 1817

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique costume print titled 'Shepherd near Valenciennes'. Old costume print depicting a shepherd with dog and sheep. This print originates from 'The Costume of the Netherlands displ...

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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Shepherd & Wooly Sheep Putz Toy Set Antique German Christmas 1900s, original Box
Shepherd & Wooly Sheep Putz Toy Set Antique German Christmas 1900s, original Box

Shepherd & Wooly Sheep Putz Toy Set Antique German Christmas 1900s, original Box

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Antique German set of eleven Putz stick-legged sheep with a shepherd boy and his dog. All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativity scene figures.

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Composition

Antique Italian Silvered Bronze Sculpture Shepherd and Lamb 19th Century
Antique Italian Silvered Bronze Sculpture Shepherd and Lamb 19th Century

Antique Italian Silvered Bronze Sculpture Shepherd and Lamb 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A lovely Italian silver-plated bronze sculpture of a shepherd boy and a lamb mounted on a polished marble plinth, circa 1880 in date.  

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

A superbly detailed small terracotta sculpture of the classical Italian Grand Tour figure of Spinario, or boy with a thorn, who was a devoted shepherd boy.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

20th Century Watercolor Landscape Signed Painting, 1920s
20th Century Watercolor Landscape Signed Painting, 1920s

20th Century Watercolor Landscape Signed Painting, 1920s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

The two children depicted in the foreground are very well painted (see picture), she is intent on playing the clarinet while the shepherd boy is attentive and lying at her side. Fram...

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Vintage 1920s Italian Paintings

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Wood

Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Sheep by Lauren de Beul circa 1864
Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Sheep by Lauren de Beul circa 1864

Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Sheep by Lauren de Beul circa 1864

Located in Shippensburg, PA

LAURENT DE BEUL Belgium, 1821-1872 Shepherd Boy, Dog and Flock in Landscape (1864) Oil on panel signed with a certifying statement in the artist's hand verso "Je soussigné, déclar...

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Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Paintings

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Paint

Fine French Empire Mahogany Gilt Figural Sphinx Pier Console Table c. 1815
Fine French Empire Mahogany Gilt Figural Sphinx Pier Console Table c. 1815

Fine French Empire Mahogany Gilt Figural Sphinx Pier Console Table c. 1815

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Finely cast ormolu mounts of a shepherd boy and shepherd girl with their animals flank a single full-width drawer in the frieze, this mounted with a jeweler-grade gilt bronze mount o...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Console Tables

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880
Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880

Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and for centuries have been influential subject matter for artistic endeavour. ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes

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Tapestry, Giltwood

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Niño Pastor
Niño Pastor

Niño Pastor

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H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 3.15 in

Niño Pastor

By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX

A beautiful piece with a portrait of a shepherd boy, with this great touch of Spanish artist.

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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

21st Century Bronze David by Verrocchio
21st Century Bronze David by Verrocchio

21st Century Bronze David by Verrocchio

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H 49.22 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in

21st Century Bronze David by Verrocchio

By Andrea del Verrocchio

Located in Florence, IT

David was intended as a representation of Florence, as both were more powerful than they appeared, and both the shepherd boy and Florence could be viewed as rising powers.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sculptures

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

The formerly popular title Il Fedele ("The faithful boy") derived from an anecdote invented to give this intimate and naturalistic study a more heroic civic setting: the faithful mes...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880
Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880

Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880

By Fréderic Boucheron

Located in New York, US

Pezon was the celebrated lion tamer and headliner of the Grande Menagerie whose profession brought him great fame and fortune in Paris. Born a shepherd boy in Lozere, he is said to ...

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Antique 1880s French Greek Revival Vases

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Silver

19th Century Buscuit Porcelain Sculpture, Young Shepard, after Thorvaldsen
19th Century Buscuit Porcelain Sculpture, Young Shepard, after Thorvaldsen

19th Century Buscuit Porcelain Sculpture, Young Shepard, after Thorvaldsen

Located in Madrid, EX

Shepherd Boy after Bertel Thorvaldsen Biscuit porcelain Late 19th century 33.5 x 14 x 18 cm After Thorvaldsen's plaster model from 1817 in the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen, inve...

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Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Amphora by L. Hjorth, Ronne circa 1870
Amphora by L. Hjorth, Ronne circa 1870

Amphora by L. Hjorth, Ronne circa 1870

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H 13.19 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in

Amphora by L. Hjorth, Ronne circa 1870

By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth

Located in Greding, DE

Amphora model number 27B by Lauritz Hjorth (1834-1912) with depiction of a young shepherd, after a sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldson in Copenhagen, which he made in 1817: A Shepherd Boy.

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Antique 1870s Danish Neoclassical Vases

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Ceramic

19th Century Painted and Gilded Brilliant Green Bohemian Glass Vase
19th Century Painted and Gilded Brilliant Green Bohemian Glass Vase

19th Century Painted and Gilded Brilliant Green Bohemian Glass Vase

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A finely painted and gilded Bohemian brilliant green glass vase with a serrated top and a central oval painting showing a young ‘shepherd’ boy sitting on a fence and playing his flute.

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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Beaux Arts Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

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Art Glass

French Empire Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1805
French Empire Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1805

French Empire Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1805

Located in Doylestown, PA

A lovely French Empire Period figural mantel clock in gilt bronze, circa 1805, depicting a shepherd boy playing bagpipes, with his dog and other decorative motifs.

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

“Heading Home” ‘1894’ Antique Landscape Painting by Charles T. Phelan
“Heading Home” ‘1894’ Antique Landscape Painting by Charles T. Phelan

“Heading Home” ‘1894’ Antique Landscape Painting by Charles T. Phelan

By Charles T. Phelan

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A vibrant and delightful scene of a young shepherd boy leading a large flock of sheep down a deserted country road, it is painted in Phelan's notable early Impressionism with a vigor...

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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of of David 19th Century
Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of of David 19th Century

Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of of David 19th Century

Located in London, GB

None of the trained Israelite soldiers is brave enough to fight the giant Goliath, until David – a shepherd boy who is too young to be a soldier – accepts the challenge.

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Antique 1850s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Scottish Watercolor Portraits Signed & Dated 1834 Two Shepherd Boys
Pair Scottish Watercolor Portraits Signed & Dated 1834 Two Shepherd Boys

Pair Scottish Watercolor Portraits Signed & Dated 1834 Two Shepherd Boys

Located in Katonah, NY

They show two young Scottish shepherd boys (possibly brothers?). Each boy wears a blue tam o' shanter.* One portrait shows a young boy standing with his dog and holding a whip.

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Antique 1830s Scottish Victorian Paintings

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Paper

Antique Religious Bronze Wall Plaque of Joseph, Mary, Child and the Lamb Cross
Antique Religious Bronze Wall Plaque of Joseph, Mary, Child and the Lamb Cross

Antique Religious Bronze Wall Plaque of Joseph, Mary, Child and the Lamb Cross

Located in Lisse, NL

Joseph is looking at Mary and the child Jesus and together with the boy shepherd they all seem to be very relaxed and truly enjoying themselves.

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Antique Late 19th Century European Religious Items

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Bronze

Antique Statue of a Shepherd Boy After Bertel Thorvaldsen
Antique Statue of a Shepherd Boy After Bertel Thorvaldsen

Antique Statue of a Shepherd Boy After Bertel Thorvaldsen

By Bertel Thorvaldsen

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A 19th century terracotta depiction of a shepherd boy based on the marble statue by late 18th/early 19th century Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Grand Tour Statues

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Terracotta

Nao by Lladró Porcelain Shepherd Boy with Sheep
Nao by Lladró Porcelain Shepherd Boy with Sheep

Nao by Lladró Porcelain Shepherd Boy with Sheep

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H 5.91 in W 3.55 in D 6.7 in

Nao by Lladró Porcelain Shepherd Boy with Sheep

By Lladro

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

NAO BY LLADRÓ Porcelain Shepherd Boy With Sheep. Hand Made In Spain. Schaapsherder Met Schapen.

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Alfaraz Ganymede Ceramic Pedestal Bowl Ashtray, Spain 1950s
Alfaraz Ganymede Ceramic Pedestal Bowl Ashtray, Spain 1950s

Alfaraz Ganymede Ceramic Pedestal Bowl Ashtray, Spain 1950s

By Alfaraz

Located in Littleton, CO

The mythological figure of the youthful shepherd boy Ganymede, who was abducted by the Greek god Zeus and brought to Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods, is overlaid with his a...

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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

2 Antique 18thC Henry William Bunbury Gleaners Stipple Plate Engravings 21"
2 Antique 18thC Henry William Bunbury Gleaners Stipple Plate Engravings 21"

2 Antique 18thC Henry William Bunbury Gleaners Stipple Plate Engravings 21"

By Henry William Bunbury

Located in Dayton, OH

In the second plate three young women also gather corn into bundles whilst, nearby, a shepherd boy in a hat plays a 'shawm' with a dog sitting beside him, a church can be seen in the...

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Antique 18th Century French Provincial Prints

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Paper

Combined Listing of 12 Religious Prints published circa 1840
Combined Listing of 12 Religious Prints published circa 1840

Combined Listing of 12 Religious Prints published circa 1840

Located in Langweer, NL

* Created on request * 1) The Resurrection of Jesus Christ BGI-00997 2) Jesus Blessing the Children BGI-00957 3) The Mount of Olives BGI-00986 4) Miraculous Catch of Fish BGI-01010 ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

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Paper

George III Silver Gilt 'Shepherd Boy' Vinaigrette Box with Swan Decorated Grille
George III Silver Gilt 'Shepherd Boy' Vinaigrette Box with Swan Decorated Grille

George III Silver Gilt 'Shepherd Boy' Vinaigrette Box with Swan Decorated Grille

By Joseph Willmore

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

An exceptional George III silver gilt Vinaigrette of very large size and rectangular form with raised foliate borders, the plain base with engraved foliate border, the lid with a rai...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Boxes

Bow Porcelain Figure, Shepherd Boy Piper with Dog, circa 1755
Bow Porcelain Figure, Shepherd Boy Piper with Dog, circa 1755

Bow Porcelain Figure, Shepherd Boy Piper with Dog, circa 1755

By Bow Porcelain

Located in London, GB

This is a wonderful figure of a shepherd boy piper made by the Bow Porcelain factory in circa 1755.

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Antique 1750s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bow Figure of a Shepherd Piper
Bow Figure of a Shepherd Piper

Bow Figure of a Shepherd Piper

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H 5.91 in Dm 2.56 in

Bow Figure of a Shepherd Piper

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A fine bow figure of a shepherd piper depicting a young shepherd boy standing on a scroll moulded base, playing a pipe with a lamb by his side.

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Antique Mid-18th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

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Porcelain

Reproduction Paper Weight
Reproduction Paper Weight

Reproduction Paper Weight

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H 3 in W 3 in D 2 in

Reproduction Paper Weight

Located in San Francisco, CA

Reproduction Shepherd Boy made from composite that looks like pewter 3"W x 3"H x 2"D

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21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Objects

Yorkshire pottery figure a ram with diminutive shepherd.antique period c1810
Yorkshire pottery figure a ram with diminutive shepherd.antique period c1810

Yorkshire pottery figure a ram with diminutive shepherd.antique period c1810

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Yorkshire pottery ram standing with a weary looking diminutive scale shepherd boy or gardener( he is holding a spade at his side).

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Antique Early 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Villeroy & Boch China Russian Fairy Tales Series Set of Nine Plates Boxes/Certs
Villeroy & Boch China Russian Fairy Tales Series Set of Nine Plates Boxes/Certs

Villeroy & Boch China Russian Fairy Tales Series Set of Nine Plates Boxes/Certs

By Villeroy & Boch, Boris Zvorykin, Heinrich & Co. 1

Located in St. Petersburg, FL

Includes: Snow Maiden; Snegurochka at the Court of the Tsar Berendei; Snegurochka and Lei the Shepherd Boy; Vassilissa & Her Step Sisters; Vassilissa is Presented to the Tsar; Ivan &...

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Vintage 1980s German Decorative Art

Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario
Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

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H 14.97 in W 9.45 in D 11.82 in

Neapolitan Bronze of the Spinario

Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The vignette possibly celebrates a Shepherd boy called Martius who bore a message to the Roman Senate with such diligence, that only after the message was safely delivered did he loo...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Statues

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Antique George III Chimneypiece, circa 1785
Antique George III Chimneypiece, circa 1785

Antique George III Chimneypiece, circa 1785

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H 59.2 in W 74.75 in D 0.001 in

Antique George III Chimneypiece, circa 1785

Located in London, GB

Myth recalls that he was a prince of Troy and a shepherd boy, whose outstanding beauty caused Jupiter, the king of the Gods, to fall in love with him, who transformed himself into an...

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Antique Early 1700s British Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels

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Statuary Marble

Antique George III Neoclassical Siena and White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Antique George III Neoclassical Siena and White Marble Fireplace Mantel

Antique George III Neoclassical Siena and White Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

Myth recalls that he was a prince of Troy and a shepherd boy, whose outstanding beauty caused Jupiter, the king of the Gods, to fall in love with him, who transformed himself into an...

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Antique Late 18th Century Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels

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Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

Painted Figurative Cast Iron Cane/Stick Stand, England ca. 1880
Painted Figurative Cast Iron Cane/Stick Stand, England ca. 1880

Painted Figurative Cast Iron Cane/Stick Stand, England ca. 1880

Located in Houston, TX

The shepherd boy is dressed in ancient garb with a leather strap placed diagonally across his body that holds up his cloth tunic.

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Antique 19th Century English Umbrella Stands

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Iron

Riley Vegetable Tureen, Blue and White Transfer Cattle Scene, 1825
Riley Vegetable Tureen, Blue and White Transfer Cattle Scene, 1825

Riley Vegetable Tureen, Blue and White Transfer Cattle Scene, 1825

By J&R Riley

Located in London, GB

This scene shows how several cows, a horse, a sheep and a donkey are taken to a river to drink, tended by a little shepherd boy seated under a majestic tree at the end of the bridge.

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Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

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Pearlware

Lenox 12-Piece White Nativity Set, Holy Family 3 Kings, Shepherds and 4 Animals
Lenox 12-Piece White Nativity Set, Holy Family 3 Kings, Shepherds and 4 Animals

Lenox 12-Piece White Nativity Set, Holy Family 3 Kings, Shepherds and 4 Animals

By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company

Located in St. Petersburg, FL

Includes Mary, Joseph, Jesus, King Balthazar, King Gaspar, King Melchoir (broken fingers), Shepherd Boy with Sheep, Shepherd (missing staff), Kneeling Lamb, Ox, Camel & Donkey.

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Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Find many varieties of an authentic shepherd boy available at 1stDibs. A shepherd boy — often made from ceramic, porcelain and fabric — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a shepherd boy — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each shepherd boy bearing Rococo, Victorian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. Johann Joachim Kändler, Meissen Porcelain and Aubusson Manufacture each produced at least one beautiful shepherd boy that is worth considering.

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