Antonio Canova Furniture

gilded bronze mounted on a green marble base, very good condition, 19th century, signed Canova

Small gold lion trinket box in the style of by Antonio Canova , circa 1970s. The lion was originally sculpted by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) in larger scale for the tomb of ...

Pair of cast brass lion bookends by Antonio Canova, circa 1970s. These lions were originally sculpted by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) in larger scale for the tomb of Pope Cle...

Pair of cast brass lion bookends by Antonio Canova, circa 1940s. These lions were originally sculpted by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) in larger scale for the tomb of Pope Cle...

A large vintage bronze Neoclassical Revival sculpture of Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix, by Antonio Canova, signed and dating from the late 20th Century. She is staged as a half-naked beauty on a couch, her head resting on her right arm, holding an apple in the left hand. The patinated bronze sculpture features gilt high-lights and is raised on a black marble base. It bears the replica signature of the artist, Canova. The original can be seen at the Museo e Galleria Borghese, in Rome. "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix", (Venus Victorious), is probably the most famous work by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Pauline Bonaparte, sister of the French statesman Napoleon, insisted on being portrayed as Venus by Canova in 1807. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 34 x Width 53 x Depth 19 & Weight 19.5 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 7 inches & Weight 43.0 lbs Pauline Bonaparte, (born Oct. 20, 1780, Ajaccio, Corsica—died June 9, 1825, Florence), second sister of Napoleon to survive infancy, and the most beautiful of his sisters. She married Gen. C.V.E. Leclerc (1772–1802), a staff officer of Napoleon, in 1797 and accompanied him to San Domingo. When Leclerc died of yellow fever...

An exquisite French patinated bronze Herm Bust of Emperor Napoleon I, circa 1820 After Canova (1757–1822). Mounted on a solid square bronze and green marble base. Extremely fine ...

This wonderfully patinated life-size plaster statue is after the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). "The Dancer".

Early 19th Century white marble artist hand sculpture. Delicate and smooth, this lovely white marble sculpture of a hand delicately holding a pen between it's fingers is the perfect ...

Pair of 1940s polished bronze plated metal lion bookends. Signed: “Antonio Canova. 1757-1822.” These lions were originally sculpted by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) in larger scale for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Sleeping lion pictured...

a beautiful pair of the famous lions made by Antonio Canova for the monument of the Pope Clemente XIII, in the San Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. This sculptures are a scale m...

An exquisite French patinated bronze Herm Bust of Emperor Napoleon I, circa 1820 After Canova (1757–1822). Mounted on a solid square bronze and green marb...

Canova (After), Antonio. (Italian, 1757-1822). THE YOUNG OCTAVIAN. Marble, 19th Century. Likely from Canova's studio, after the original of 1800 in the Vatican Museum. c. 21 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Although in the late 19th Century the Vatican bust was thought to date to ancient times, scholars came to believe that stylistically it owes its origin to the Neo-Classical movement, and that it was executed by Canova or one of his pupils. The popularity of the Vatican bust caused 19th Century sculptors such as Horatio Greenough, Harriet Hosmer...