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20th Century Bronze with Marble Base Italian Sculpture Virgil, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Italian sculpture from the first half of the 20th century. Chiseled and patinated bronze object with marble base depicting the Roman poet Virgil. Finished sculpture for the cen...
Category
1930s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures
Located in Rome, IT
Standing figure of Julius Caesar wearing a Tunic and holding a billowing drapery with a composition marble square-section pedestal.
. The other figure is of Hannibal.
Provenance fro...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Women in the Garden, Porcelain Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painted porcelain vase is of Chinese origin. Women can be seen socializing in an ancient Chinese garden. The analogous color scheme creates a serene and comfortable design.
Or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Giant Metal Parrot Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous vintage giant parrot sculpture hand crafted in metal, paint decorated and permanently perched on a metal stand with four cabriole legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lovers Figurative Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lovers Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Signed Illegibly edition 2/10
Large bronze sculpture signd illegible possible in Hebrew.
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Ceramic Clay Sculpture Of Striped Shirt In Man Size On Piedestal
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Large sized sculpture of a standing shirt including large piedestal.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Corpus Christi 1150/70
Located in Wien, Wien
Corpus Christi
around 1150/70
Southern France or Catalonia
carved oak wood
height 109 cm, width 96 cm
Remains of polychromy
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest
The baskets are made by the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien Rainforest in Panama. The Wounaan believe they emerged from the palm tree. They weave baskets from palm fiber and use natural dyes. The dyes are made from wood, plants, and earth. Achieving a particular color takes weeks. The rainforest baskets are of the highest quality to be found anywhere in the world. Comparable to the North American Pomo and Panamint baskets, widely considered the best weavers in the world. The Wounaan and Embera are the finest weavers working today. The area in which they live is extremely remote and dangerous to reach. From Panama City...
Category
2010s Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield 19th cent. Black Forest, German
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield
Black Forest, School Switzerland 19th century
Carved Wood
21 inches
This is an exceptionally beautifu...
Category
19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Metal Rat
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist metal cat, made of pipes and wire. The sculpture has a nice weight to it and shiny black finish.
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bambin Gesù Benediciente - Polychrome Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid polychrome wooden sculpture depicting the Blessing Child Jesus, made by a Central Italian master in the 14th century. The work, 66 cm high, is distinguished by its harmoniou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Roman Marble Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully hand carved Roman marble bust of an Emperor or Senator. The richly draped robe features a relief of a face.
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cobra, Unknown, 20th century, Bronze, Animal, Snake, Design, art deco, Cast
Located in Geneva, CH
Cobra, Unknown, 20th century, Bronze, Animal, Snake, Design, art deco, Cast
Category
20th Century Art Deco Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: after Robert Mapplethorpe, American (1946 - 1989)
Title: Calla Lily
Date: circa 2000
Medium: Porcelain Plate, printed signature verso
Edition Size: 500
Diameter: 8.25 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large 17th century, Sandstone Buddha Head from Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Large Sandstone Head of Shakyamuni Buddha
Thailand (formerly Siam), Ayutthaya Kingdom
17th century
16 1/2 inches on stand, 11 1/3 without
Private collection, France.
The face is ...
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo in Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden.
Measurements: St...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Orientalist Water Carrier in Gilt & Patinated Bronze Attributed Graux-Marly
Located in New York, NY
Parcel gilt and patinated bronze figural statue of a Water carrier with a pitcher on her shoulder. The contrast between the deep bronze and bright gilding is incredibly striking. The woman drips in gold jewelry and drapery, wearing arm bangles, a large necklace and outrageous earrings. Beautifully casted, the piece's details are crisp and well defined, with beautiful even patinas and gilding. She stands atop an exquisitely carved, two toned, wooden base made of three sections. A fluted column with a small garland nestled within each flute makes up the main body, while a bellied band carved to mimic tufted cushions or upholstery is sandwiched between the column and a black hexagonal ped.
Attributed to the Graux-Marly Foundry. Based at 8 rue du Parc-Royal in Paris in 1860, started by Jules Graux-Marly and continued by his sons into the later 19th Century. The firm exhibited at the 1878 Paris Exhibition and was well-respected for both their figurative sculptures and decorative ornaments.
Dimensions:
Statue: 53.5" x 13"
Base: 25.5" x 17"
Overall: 79 in x 17"
Circa 1870
Sold with a carved wood pedestal plinth...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Japanese Tabako/Tool Box with Kiseru -wabi Sabi-Taisho Era-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely with our artists to take this positive and proactive step, helping collectors across the pond continue building their collections with confidence.
This antique Japanese Tobacco Box...
Category
1910s Showa Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1900s Marble Relief Rondelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, white marble, relief medallion of famous Danish sculptor, Betel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) who has an entire museum dedicated to his work in Copenhagen.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Late Gotic Relief "Adoration of the Magi"
Located in Wien, Wien
LATE GOTIC RELIEF “Adoration of the Magi
Lower Rhine
Around 1500
Oak wood, plastically carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 51 cm, widt...
Category
16th Century Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll
Charming bronze atop a marble base
The overall dimensions are 2" wide x 2" deep x 5.75" high
Signed at the b...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"French Guinea Baga Machole Bird, " Carved and Painted Wood created circa 1980
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This bird sculpture was created by an unknown Baga artist in French Guinea. The bird's head is covered with paint and intricate patterns. Among the less well known Baga art forms are the a-Bamp (or a-Bemp) bird figures. They range from the naturalistic to the abstract and often have small birds or other animals on their backs. Different birds are represented including pelicans, egrets and other fishing birds...
Category
1980s Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Polychrome and Gilded Statue of The Virgin Mary
Located in Cotignac, FR
A polychrome and gilt plaster statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The quality of the original gilding and the handling of the folds in the clothing are exceptional.
A wonderful statu...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 32" high and 9" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows.
Wayang (Kram...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Mid 19th century White Carrara Marble bust. Portrait of young male.
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian Portrait White Marble Bust in a Heroic Attitude.
Carrara statuary Marble.
Tuscan school.
Circa 1850.
Bust depicting a young man with bare shoulders.
This model draws inspira...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
BUST in marble probably from Carrara representing King Henri IV 18th century
Located in ROUEN, FR
BUST In Marble Probably From Carrara Representing King Henry IV Late 18th Century"
Marble BUST probably from Carrara representing King Henry IV with a laurel wreath. late 18th centur...
Category
18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vierge en majesté mosane. Sedes Sapientiae.
Located in PARIS, FR
Grande Vierge à l'Enfant en chêne de la fin du 13ème siècle ou début du 14ème siècle. La plastique des visages et du Christ évoque le 13ème siècle (le visage de la Vierge évoque le visage de la Sedes Sapientiae...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fabulous Italian Neoclassical Marble Sculpture of Hermes
Located in Rome, IT
19th century French finely chiseled bronze figure of Hermes .
Signed Pigalle G . Cuspinera
Hermes , the messenger of the gods, is sitting on a rock, ready to leap up. He is att...
Category
19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo in Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden.
Measurements: St...
Category
2010s Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Unknown Israeli Bronze
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze figurative sculpture
Unknown Israeli Artist
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Blanc de Chine Figure Of Guanyin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Large 35" tall, fine detail porcelain Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Kwan Yin, early 20th Century. The goddess is clothed in a voluminous flowing robe which is open at the chest to r...
Category
1920s Qing Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ANTIQUE ITALIAN LION FOUNTAIN HEAD, 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
LION HEAD, Italy, 19th Century
marble
40 x 26 x 20 cm
15 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
ANCIENT ROMAN ALABASTER BUST OF THE GOD SERAPIS, ROME CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Located in Milan, IT
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxuriant wavy hair falling in ri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Chinese Seated Buddha w/ Foo Dog in the Ming Style
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Chinese
Seated Buddha with Foo Dog in the Ming Style
Carved wood
11 x 8.5 x 7 inches
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large, Cast Bronze Roman Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of large, detailed cast bronze Roman figures of a senator (likely Julius Caesar) and possibly an emperor. Each in cascading drapery with beautifully rendered facial expression...
Category
1910s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite
Bronze with dark patination
22.5 x 13 x 11 inches
The Crouching Venus is a Hellenisti...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pre-Columbian Chinesco Bowl, " Glazed Ceramic circa 300 B.C.
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Chinesco bowl was from a pre-Columbian society from around 300 BCE. It features abstract, geometric designs in red and black. The diameter is 8".
Category
15th Century and Earlier Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/Unknown Artist, "19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head", Folk Art Wooden Sculpture, 10.50 x 6.50 x 2.50, 19/20th Century
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
TORSO OF YOUNG BRONZE MAN
Located in Nice, FR
Bust of a young man with green bronze patina.
Category
1960s Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Metal Pineapple Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality. Here is a chic pair of mid century pineapples ambitiously handcrafted in metal in a stylized modern form.
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Located in Miami, FL
Bacchic revelry. A sexy and nude curvaceous young Nymph/Bacchante makes amorous advances to a Herm - whose facial expression reflects her erotic touch. The Herm is stylized where his...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Roman Marble Bust of an Emperor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand carved Carrara marble bust of a Roman Emperor on a variegated marble base, elaborately robed with a laurel wreath adorning his head.
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Mod Judaica Chrome Eiffel Tower Star of David Candle Holders France
Located in Surfside, FL
20th Century Charming Metal Eiffel Tower Star of David Judaica Candle Holders
9.5" X 2.5" X 2.5"
These are unmarked. Not sure of the country of origin. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Geode with stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
This large geode is an intriguing sculpture with immense depth and contrasting textures.
Size: 31 x 25 x 5 inches
Size with base: 41 x 25 x 5 inches
Category
15th Century and Earlier Naturalistic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
LARGE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE CAPITAL, 15th/16th Century
Located in Milan, IT
LARGE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE CAPITAL
Florence, 15th/16th Century
marble
38 x 47 x 47 cm
15 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
Category
16th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique, 19th C. Peugeot Frères Brevetés French Coffee Grinder Table Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
This is being sold as a piece of (functional?) decorator table sculpture for a kitchen or restaurant. I do not know if or how it works. the wheel and gears turn. It might be missing a cover on the handle. It is a lovely antique piece. Made in France.
A halfcentury before they produced their first car, the Peugeot brothers were making coffee grinders, continuing to do so for over 100years. In 1840 the Peugeots produced their first moulin a
cafe out of a combination of metal and wood. The beans were inserted into the metal
hopper up top; metal gears were turned by a woodenknob-capped metal...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Cement Italian Half Bust Sculpture Emperor Caracalla, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Large Italian bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla, cement sculpture from the second half of the 20th century. Copy of the famous Caracalla Farnese bust dated 3rd century AD and kept ...
Category
1960s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Late 15th-century Old Master Burgundian Netherlands carved walnut figure
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful late 15th-century Burgundian Netherlandish portrait of a woman. Carved walnut. Original polychrome has been removed with traces at base and lower portions of figure. Minor ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Cast Bronze Sculpture by Robert Lienhard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-cast, bronze sculpture of a seated woman by listed, Swiss artist, Robert Lienhard (1919-1989). Signed and numbered on base, #5 of 7.
Category
1960s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude Woman Figure Knelling On The Pillow
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Nude woman figure knelling on the pillow.
Signed illegibly with initials, dated '64 edition 1/3.
Bronze on marble base.
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa 1900
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger
Continental School, circa 1900
8.75 x 19.5 inches
Ex. Collection Interior Designer Joseph Cicio
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Cicio followe...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Modern Brutalist Figurative Bronze & Wood Small Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative Brutalist modern figurative abstract bronze cast and solid walnut sculpture by an unknown artist (20th Century). Two small abstracted figures, a man and a woman, stand toge...
Category
1990s Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life-size Plaster Statue of The Callipygian Venus or Aphrodite 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Italian life-size plaster sculpture , figure of the Callipygian Venus, after the antique Roman marble statue.
Aphrodite Kallipygos, or Callipygian Venus literally means “Venus of ...
Category
1920s Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE CAPITAL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES, 15th Century
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE CAPITAL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES, 15th Century
marble
H 18 x Diam 33.5 cm
H 7 x Diam 13 1/4 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Silvered Nautilus Shell By Ruzzetti & Gow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Italian nautilus shell enhanced with silver plate overlay and presented on a silvered faux rock base. Signed Ruzzetti & Gow on the bottom.
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century.
The runaway slave ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220.
Time...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Artista fiorentino del XVII secolo da Verrocchio putto fontana in terracotta
Located in Florence, IT
Questa statua in terracotta in eccellente stato conservativo considerata l'età e la fragilità del materiale, raffigura un putto nell'atto di soffiare, colto in una posa di intenso p...
Category
17th Century Renaissance Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...
Category
1920s Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hercules Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture of Hercules .
A timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration.
We can raise with a base on request .
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
20th Century Plaster French Art Deco Style Sailor Sculpture, 1940s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
French sculpture from the mid-20th century. Plaster work depicting a Sailor in Art Deco style, copy of the famous Meurice ceramic, Ideal Man scanning the...
Category
1940s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Chalk
Miniature small Torah silver ark with a gilded crown with the Ten Commandments
Located in Jerusalem, IL
This exquisite miniature silver Torah ark is a rare and exceptional piece of Judaica, meticulously crafted with intricate details and artistry. The ark is adorned with a gilded crown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Silver
Female Life-size Mannequin Italian Articulated Sculpture In Beech Mid 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
Female Painter's Manikin Mid-1800s jointed and articulated, life-size Italian sculpture, 167 cm tall 66 Inches, made of beech wood with traces of lacquer preparation. This extraordi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Marble head of Roman Emperor Tiberius
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique marble head of the roman emperor Tiberius. 43cm without the base.
Category
18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
JOSEPH WITH THE CHILD
Located in Wien, Wien
Upper Italy
2nd half 12th century
Maple
Original version
Height 67 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures
by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century)
circa 1930's
Patinated spelter
9 x 14 inches (on bases)
Though rath...
Category
1920s Art Deco Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Vintage Jerusalem Sculpture Wall Plaque 1930's Palestine Israeli Bezalel School
Located in Surfside, FL
Repousse sculptural plaque from the original Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem.
This is marked "Made in Palestine" as it is from the British Mandate period. It is in an Orientalist design of the Tower of David. marked in Hebrew and English.
Jerusalem's Bezalel School
The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, was founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. In 1903, Schatz met Theodore Herzl and became an ardent Zionist. At the Zionist Congress of 1905, he proposed the idea of an art school in the Yishuv (early Jewish settlements), and in 1906 he moved to Israel and founded the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem. Bezalel, which was a school for crafts as well as for graphic art, became successful very rapidly. Schatz’s vision was to develop useful arts and crafts among Palestinian Jews, thereby decreasing the dependence on charity. At the same time, he sought to inspire his students to create a Jewish national style of the arts, in order to promote the Zionist endeavor. The inhabitants of 19th-century Palestine, both Jewish and non-Jewish, had produced mostly folk art, ritual objects and olive-wood and shell-work souvenirs, as well as oil painting, sculpture, tapestry and mosaics. So the founding of Bezalel provided a professional and ideological framework for the arts and crafts in Jerusalem. The school employed workers and students, of whom there were 450 in 1913, in manufacturing, chiefly for export, decorative articles ranging from cane furniture, inlaid frames and ivory and wood carvings, to damascene and silver filigree and repousse work.
A major part of Schatz’s school was the workshops, which, starting with rug-making and silversmithing, eventually offered 30 different crafts. Workshops included the "Menorah" workshop where they designed relief and souvenirs made of terra-Cotta, and the Sharar, Stanetsky and Alfred Salzmann workshops where Menorah lamps...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Big Scale Hand Carved Table Top Wood Lion Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details.
This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...
Category
19th Century Realist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Brass and Seashell Bird Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian Heron or Stork sculpture crafted in brass and featuring a nautilus shell body in the style of Binazzi.
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: after Robert Mapplethorpe, American (1946 - 1989)
Title: Calla Lily
Date: circa 2000
Medium: Porcelain Plate, printed signature verso
Edition Size: 500
Diameter: 8.25 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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Find a wide variety of authentic Unknown sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of sculptures to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Unknown in metal, wood, stone and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Unknown sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inch across are available. Unknown sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $720,000, while the average work can sell for $3,783.
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- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024Yes, paintings by unknown artists may be worth something in some cases. When a painting’s maker isn't a well-known artist or is completely anonymous, factors like the visual appeal, historical significance, previous ownership and condition will determine the value of a painting. A certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can evaluate your piece using these criteria and provide you with an estimated value for your art. Shop a wide range of paintings on 1stDibs.