Pradier Furniture

This is a beautiful pair of large gilt bronze female statue jardiniers. A pair of elegant female statues with gilt bronze gowns holding a planter...

Large bronze statue of two children playing leapfrog. This piece would make a wonderful addition to any landscape. Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)

Neoclassical carved white marble sculpture, "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne," signed J.B. Clesinger, Rome (Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French, 1814-1883), dated 1866, showing Ariadne sea...

A Bronze Garden Statue Of A Crane, Japanese Realistically modelled with natural verdigris. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques.

Beautiful painted metal statue designed and made by Rosario in the 1980s, fine Italian manufacture. Signed. The statue has a very elegant black wooden base with grass-like grain. On...

Beautifully Chased Bronze Figure of Caesar.

Bronze statue of a fisherman mounted on a marble base. It depicts a boy in torn shorts carrying a basket full of fish with a fishing net over his left shoulder. Origin Italy 20th ...

Wonderful bronze casting of the Statue of Liberty One of the most famous statues which also functions as a light Good size at over six feet tall - 200 cm Love the verdis gris pati...

Extremely fine marble group of Bacchus and Ariadne after the antique attributed to Carlo Albacini (1734 – 1813) Italy Rome circa 1800 Provenance A French Private Collection Carved in the round of white marble, the young couple shown walking and apparently exchanging words, his left arm gently wrapped around her shoulder, upholding part of her drapery, a wreath of fruit-bearing vines placed on his head, while hers shows no berries, from her right shoulder suspended a suggestive skin of a goat. In excellent condition having a restoration on Ariadne's left index finger. This finely carved sculptural group is one of a number of known examples of this subject, all inspired by a Greco-Roman classical original 1st and 2nd centuries A.D which is now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inv.68.770). Demonstrating the beginning of Bacchus' courtship of Ariadne and illustrates the “Return to Antiquity” which was expressed in numerous archaeological works in Rome at the end of the 18th Century. The subject matter made it perfect for a wide variety of settings and fine copies of the subject which survive in such collections as the Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor, the Pitti Palace in Florence, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique and the National Trust property Erddig in Wales. This marble is exemplary of neoclassical aesthetics, by its ancient origin and by the creativity of the sculptor who perfectly links these two figures in the manner of Antonio Canova's standing groups (see Daedalus and Icarus or Venus and Adonis). This marble represents a moment of tender complicity illustrating the ability of neoclassical sculptors to detach themselves from ancient rigour in order to introduce an ideal of softness into their works. These two figures are not simply next to each other, but marry through the fusion of their drapes, through the play of glances and through the embracing gesture of Bacchus. Of the surviving 18th and early 19th century examples of this group, the finest are signed by or attributed to the Italian master Carlo Albacini (1734-1813). Albacini was a restorer of ancient marbles who worked extensively on such aristocratic assemblages as the Charles Townley collection, later to form the basis of the fine sculpture collections at the British Museum, whilst also creating copies of these antique pieces for his elite clientele. Aside from Townley, one of the most interesting and important English collectors of this period was the Earl of Bristol who had a fine house in Naples, a London townhouse and his Suffolk family seat Ickworth which he intended to fill with exceptional examples of art of all kinds. Bristol was a great patron of Italian artists and a chimneypiece from his collection that was supplied for his Italian home and later fitted at Ickworth was sold at Sotheby's on the 26th of November 2003 lot 87. This exceptionally carved chimneypiece...

Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful proportions and Fine details in an exact size to Michelangelo's work. We have never seen a 19th century copy of this Renaissance Masterpiece of this size and are quite fortunate to be responsible for its stewardship until purchase by a discerning collector The original "Bacchus" is a marble sculpture by the master, Michelangelo, created circa 1496 when the artist was 21. This statue was originally commissioned by Cardinal Raffaele Riario. However, it was rejected by him and eventually found its way to Jacopo Galli, Cardinal Riario’s banker and a friend of the sculptor, who purchased it in 1506. Some 66 years later it was bought for the Medici and transferred to the royal house in Florence, Italy. Currently it can be viewed at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. It is one of just two sculptures surviving Michelangelo’s initial period in Rome, with the other being Pieta. The artwork: This somewhat oversized...

A Magnificent Bronze Elephant Sculpture in Verdi Green which also Serves as a Water Fountain if Required Please view Image 5 This Sculpture is over 2 meters in length Suitable for o...

Large bronze casting of 'The Kiss' after the original by Auguste Rodin Great work a classic piece of art perfect for the garden Of course being bronze this can live outside with no...