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Torch Bearer

Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic Torch Bearer Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic Torch Bearer Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910

Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic Torch Bearer Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910

By Julius Schmidt-Felling

Located in San Francisco, CA

Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic torch bearer bronze sculpture on marble base, circa 1910 Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling was a German sculptor.

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Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Candlesticks Figural People Olympic Torch Bearer Women 19"H
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks Figural People Olympic Torch Bearer Women 19"H

Pair of Bronze Candlesticks Figural People Olympic Torch Bearer Women 19"H

Located in Greer, SC

Beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks featuring an Olympic torch bearer. Made from high-quality bronze, making these a unique set to add to your home decor.

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Late 20th Century Unknown Moorish Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Carved Wooden Statue of a Torch Bearer
18th Century Carved Wooden Statue of a Torch Bearer

18th Century Carved Wooden Statue of a Torch Bearer

Located in Houston, TX

Beautifully carved figure bearing a torch dressed in vestments detailed with intricately carved lace and carved fringe. Incredible detail.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sculptures

B V Fernandez. An Art Deco bronze figure on an onyx base
B V Fernandez. An Art Deco bronze figure on an onyx base

B V Fernandez. An Art Deco bronze figure on an onyx base

Located in London, GB

Fernandez, an Art Deco bronze figure, of a bare-breasted torch bearer, impressed 'Fernandez' and 'Uruguay 252,' on a green onyx base.    

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

18th-Century Polychrome Carved Wood Altar Figure Table Lamps - a Pair
18th-Century Polychrome Carved Wood Altar Figure Table Lamps - a Pair

18th-Century Polychrome Carved Wood Altar Figure Table Lamps - a Pair

Located in Camden, ME

Originally hand-sculpted in Italy or Mexico during the late 18th to early 19th century, these monumental figures were originally created as ecclesiastical torch-bearers (ciriales) or...

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Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Statuary Marble Sculpture of a Neoclassical Maiden
Italian Statuary Marble Sculpture of a Neoclassical Maiden

Italian Statuary Marble Sculpture of a Neoclassical Maiden

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A late 19th century Italian statuary marble sculpture of a neoclassical maiden wearing a headdress and carrying two ceremonial torches or standard bearers as if in procession. She is...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

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19th Century Contenental Bronze Figure of a Torch Bearer
19th Century Contenental Bronze Figure of a Torch Bearer

19th Century Contenental Bronze Figure of a Torch Bearer

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A good casting of a youth carving a torch. A fine Grand Tour piece.

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Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910
Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

By Berthold Löffler

Located in Vienna, AT

One of the most important cermics manufacture, the Wiener Keramik, was founded by Michael Powolny and Berthold Loeffler. After pleads by Josef Hoffmann, Loeffler began to make some d...

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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Wedgwood Black Basalt Jasper Sculpture of Olympian Torch Bearer
Wedgwood Black Basalt Jasper Sculpture of Olympian Torch Bearer

Wedgwood Black Basalt Jasper Sculpture of Olympian Torch Bearer

Located in Nottingham, GB

Wedgwood Black Basalt Jasper Sculpture of Olympian Torch Bearer From a private collection Free international shipping.

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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Painting of an Olympic Torch Bearer by artist Daniel Maffia
A Painting of an Olympic Torch Bearer by artist Daniel Maffia

A Painting of an Olympic Torch Bearer by artist Daniel Maffia

Located in NYC, NY

A painting in the illustration style of Rockwell and Cadmus with a very painterly hand. The use of line work, application of paint and chiascurro- the suggestion light within a two d...

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Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces
Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

By Mario Lopez Torres

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The monkeys are working as torch bearers and have brass faces, feet, hands, and ears.

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican British Colonial Wall Lights and S...

Materials

Reed

Amusing Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces with Palm Leaves
Amusing Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces with Palm Leaves

Amusing Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces with Palm Leaves

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The monkeys are working as torch bearers and have brass faces, feet, hands, and ears.

Category

20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces

Beautiful Pair of Stripped 17th Century Italian Torchbearer Candleholders
Beautiful Pair of Stripped 17th Century Italian Torchbearer Candleholders

Beautiful Pair of Stripped 17th Century Italian Torchbearer Candleholders

Located in Dallas, TX

Each torch bearer stands on a pedestal, one leaning on his left foot and the other on his right.

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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Verge Escapement by Admyrauld Paris
Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Verge Escapement by Admyrauld Paris

Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Verge Escapement by Admyrauld Paris

By Louis Henri Admyrauld

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

To the top is a cherub torch bearer, seated on a globe, bringing enlightenment to the world.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV More Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces
Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

By Mario Lopez Torres

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The monkeys are working as torch bearers and have brass faces, feet, hands, and ears.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican British Colonial Wall Lights and S...

Materials

Reed

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces
Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

Pair of Mario Torres Wicker Monkey Sconces

By Mario Lopez Torres

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The monkeys are working as torch bearers and have brass faces, feet, hands, and ears.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces

PAIR ANTIQUE GILTWOOD "TORCH BEARER" SCONCES
PAIR ANTIQUE GILTWOOD "TORCH BEARER" SCONCES

PAIR ANTIQUE GILTWOOD "TORCH BEARER" SCONCES

Located in Hialeah, FL

LATE 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN GILTWOOD AND HEAVY PLASTER "TORCH BEARING HAND" SCONCES. EXCELLENT CONDITION, LARGE AND HEAVY. PATINATION ON THE HANDS IS A LOVELY TONE OF IVORY. ARM IS E...

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Antique 19th Century European Wall Lights and Sconces

Venetian Polychrome Gilt Blackamoor Torch Bearer, Italy, 19th Century
Venetian Polychrome Gilt Blackamoor Torch Bearer, Italy, 19th Century

Venetian Polychrome Gilt Blackamoor Torch Bearer, Italy, 19th Century

Located in Hudson, NY

A stunningly beautiful hand-carved Blackamoor figure in wood and gesso with polychrome gilt throughout in tradition costume holding a torch. Originally designed with a light at the t...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Bronze and Brass Antique Style Torch Bearer Maiden Standard Lamp
Bronze and Brass Antique Style Torch Bearer Maiden Standard Lamp

Bronze and Brass Antique Style Torch Bearer Maiden Standard Lamp

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

Style Classical. Composition bronze and brass. Measures: Height 134 cm / 52 3/4 in. Condition Very good condition commensurate with age. Complete with original coloured glass ...

Category

20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910
Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

Berthold Loeffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

By Berthold Löffler

Located in Vienna, AT

One of the most important cermics manufacture, the Wiener Keramik, was founded by Michael Powolny and Berthold Loeffler. After pleads by Josef Hoffmann, Loeffler began to make some d...

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Berthold Löffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910
Berthold Löffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

Berthold Löffler Wiener Werkstatte Medallion with Torch Bearer, circa 1910

By Berthold Löffler, Wiener Werkstätte

Located in Vienna, AT

One of the most important cermics manufacture, the Wiener Keramik, was founded by Michael Powolny and Berthold Loeffler. After pleads by Josef Hoffmann, Loeffler began to make some d...

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

Exquisite, Striking Bronze Sculpture of a Female Gymnast

Exquisite, Striking Bronze Sculpture of a Female Gymnast

Located in Werkendam, NL

The final carrier is often kept unannounced until the last moment, and is usually a sports celebrity of the host country. The final bearer of the torch runs towards the cauldron, oft...

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Candlesticks Pair French Cold Painted Spelter
Candlesticks Pair French Cold Painted Spelter

Candlesticks Pair French Cold Painted Spelter

Located in Cheltenham, GB

A pair of French cold painted spelter candlesticks modeled as a male and female running torch bearers in gilt highlighted Nubian costumes, original worn paint and natural patination...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Candlesticks

Materials

Spelter

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Torch Bearer For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the torch bearer you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and silver, every torch bearer was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer torch bearer, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A torch bearer, designed in the Art Nouveau or Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made torch bearer has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Berthold Löffler, Julius Schmidt-Felling and Wiener Werkstätte are consistently popular.

How Much is a Torch Bearer?

Prices for a torch bearer can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $827 and can go as high as $9,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,875.