Anita Tullio Decorative Objects

Antique Polychrome Terracotta Jesus Child Putto Figure Exquisite polychromed, hand painted terracotta figure that beautifully depicts Baby Jesus. The attention to detail is evident i...

A superb pair of late 19th century Austrian polychrome terracotta busts by Friedrich Goldscheider, both figures stamped to the reverse. This pair of busts are in excellent original c...

Beautiful terracotta bust from the factory of Friedrich Goldscheider from the art nouveau period. Girl with flowers. Polychrome terracotta It represents a female bust with her head t...

18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of a Woman in traditional Italian garments. Figures were dressed in richly detailed versions of everyday...

Friedrich Goldscheider (1845 - 1897). Bust of Moor. Polychrome terracotta. Marked reserved and numbered reproduction. circa 1890.  

In this listing you will find a striking polychrome terracotta architectural fragment in the form of a projecting canine head, likely representing a stylized dog or fox, dating to th...

A remarkable polychrome terracotta sculpture from the famed Caltagirone kilns, created by master figurative artist Gaetano Romano (Caltagirone, 1926–2015). Dated and signed 1968 at t...

The fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models of CARRIER-BELLEUSE, AlbertErnest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a boy, lying down and almost totally naked, with his head enhanced by a golden leaf crown. It is shown with a shell (with touches in gold), taking water from a pitcher next to it, thus recalling the allegories of the rivers or of the birth of the same of Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare the present work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, at the Art Institute of Chicago or the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draftsman trained with David d'Angers and at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition from his participation in the Salon of the French Artists of 1861 (Third Medal), reaching outstanding works such as various busts of...

Pair of 19th century polychrome glazed terracotta figures of male and female Moors by the Austrian artist, Johann Maresch (1821-1914). Each marked JM with model numbers 6181 and 618...

A 17th-18th century continental painted terracotta sculpture of a kneeling Virgin in the manner of Angolo di Poli. This exquisite terracotta sculpture features a poignant depiction of the Virgin Mary. The red and blue clothes...

Pair of 19th Century French Busts

This antique earthenware composition sculpture was created in France, circa 1880. The "terre cuite" figure (aka terracotta) depicts a fisherman amongst multiple fish baskets wearing ...