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Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate
Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate

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

Decorative Pottery
Decorative Pottery

Decorative Pottery

Located in San Diego, CA

Decorative pottery, mimicking barnacles. Surface has a nice texture and color.

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Antique Italian Majolica Centerpiece with Mermaids
Antique Italian Majolica Centerpiece with Mermaids

Antique Italian Majolica Centerpiece with Mermaids

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Whimsical 19th century Italian hand decorated glazed earthenware centerpiece crafted in a fantasy composition with seashells and mermaids.

Category

19th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons
Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons

Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons

Located in Varmo, IT

Northern Italian bronze workshop (16th-17th century) - Inkwell with figure of a youth and telamons. 11 x 11 x h 22 cm (4.3 x 4.3 x h 8.7 in). Cast bronze, lost-wax technique, made ...

Category

16th Century Renaissance Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early Renaissance Wood Sculpture
Early Renaissance Wood Sculpture

Early Renaissance Wood Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An evocative, 14th century, carved wood statue of a seated Mary with the Christ child in her lap. The piece with a beautiful patina featuring polychrome paint traces. Now mounted on ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Rococo sculptor - 18th century terracotta Vanity with a Putto
Italian Rococo sculptor - 18th century terracotta Vanity with a Putto

Italian Rococo sculptor - 18th century terracotta Vanity with a Putto

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian modeller (18th century) - Allegory of Vanity. 17 x 12 x h 42 cm. Fully modelled terracotta figure. The group depicts a standing female figure, partially draped with bare b...

Category

Mid-18th Century Rococo Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Antique British Colonial West Indies Sailors Valentine
Antique British Colonial West Indies Sailors Valentine

Antique British Colonial West Indies Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Large impressive British colonial style sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells ambitiously arranged around a heart with an anchor and a message of hope. Presented under gl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair
Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair

Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a pair of vintage hand-carved African figures. These serve as a classic example of traditional African post sculptures, closely matching the ancestral stylistic tradition...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Young Goatherder Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Gladenbeck, circa 1900
Young Goatherder Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Gladenbeck, circa 1900

Young Goatherder Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Gladenbeck, circa 1900

Located in Rochester, NY

Bronze statue of young goatherder by Oscar Gladenbeck. circa 1900. Signed "Oscar Gladenbeck Friedrichshagen". period sculpted artist sculpture collectio...

Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Wicker Rooster
Chinese Wicker Rooster

Chinese Wicker Rooster

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Chinese rooster expertly crafted with an ambitious weaving technique using bamboo and bamboo wicker with carved wood highlights, from the noted Shanghai collection.

Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

"Indonesian Garuda Head, " Carved Wood created circa 1920
"Indonesian Garuda Head, " Carved Wood created circa 1920

"Indonesian Garuda Head, " Carved Wood created circa 1920

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This carved wood sculpture, a "Garuda Head," was made by an unknown Indonesian sculpture. The face sculpture is 12 1/2" x 9". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology. He is variously the vehicle mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu, a dharma-protector and Astasena in Buddhism, and the Yaksha of the Jain Tirthankara...

Category

1920s Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80

Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80

Located in Wien, Wien

ROMAN MADONNA “Sedes Sapientiae” Auvergne Around 1175/80 Pine wood Polychrome remains Height 40 cm This depiction of the Madonna is a masterfully carved, extremely early figure made...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Chinese Jadeite Sculpture, Mountains Scene, 1960s
Large Vintage Chinese Jadeite Sculpture, Mountains Scene, 1960s

Large Vintage Chinese Jadeite Sculpture, Mountains Scene, 1960s

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Large Vintage Chinese Jadeite Sculpture, Mountains Scene, 1960s Stunning Jade sculpture dimension's 28w x15.5h x 9.5d presented on wooden base 30.5w x 24h x 11d. Vintage after 1960's...

Category

1960s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

A South German polychromed and gilt wood figure of a Monastic “Poor Soul” (Arme
A South German polychromed and gilt wood figure of a Monastic “Poor Soul” (Arme

A South German polychromed and gilt wood figure of a Monastic “Poor Soul” (Arme

Located in brussel, BE

Depicted standing and shown frontally, the skeletal figure is largely concealed by a long, cinctured monastic habit. The hooded skull is inclined slightly to one side, and the figure...

Category

18th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modernist Figural Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture, Set of 3, Signed & Numbered
Modernist Figural Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture, Set of 3, Signed & Numbered

Modernist Figural Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture, Set of 3, Signed & Numbered

Located in Plainview, NY

Modernist Figural Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture, Set of 3, Signed & Numbered: A refined set of three limited-edition bronze sculptures depicting elongated seated female figures,...

Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Germany
Art Nouveau sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Germany

Art Nouveau sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Germany

Located in Valladolid, ES

Gorgeous Sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Art Nouveau, 1920 – Germany Refined antique solid bronze sculpture depicting a woman blowing bubbles. This piece is of...

Category

1920s Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Roman Marble Bust of an Emperor
Roman Marble Bust of an Emperor

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

Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII
Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII

Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Muy interesante puerta de sagrario de madera tallada y policromada del siglo xvii. Es de comienzos del barroco, hay la representación del agnus dei con...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood Panel

"Ekamka Fetish - Nigeria, " Carved Wood Figure created circa 1910
"Ekamka Fetish - Nigeria, " Carved Wood Figure created circa 1910

"Ekamka Fetish - Nigeria, " Carved Wood Figure created circa 1910

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Ekamka Fetish sculpture was carved from wood by an unknown Nigerian artist. It depicts a figure holding a mask. The figure has two symbolic horns protruding from his head and he sits on a thin...

Category

1910s Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Guatemala. Maschera di Baila de la Conquista. Inizio XX secolo
Guatemala. Maschera di Baila de la Conquista. Inizio XX secolo

Guatemala. Maschera di Baila de la Conquista. Inizio XX secolo

Located in Firenze, IT

Questa maschera guatemalteca del inizio del XX secolo, scolpita in legno e utilizzata per la danza della Riconquista (Baila de la Conquista) , raffigura vividamente un uomo europeo, ...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Intaglio

Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine with Sailing Ships
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine with Sailing Ships

Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine with Sailing Ships

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming 19th century English sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells, in a diamond or square form, ambitiously arranged around an image of sailing ships under a convex lens.

Category

19th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

"Lovers" in Carved Wood, Young But Eternal
"Lovers" in Carved Wood, Young But Eternal

"Lovers" in Carved Wood, Young But Eternal

Located in San Francisco, CA

We are surrounded by graphic images, songs, greeting cards, and even paintings all created toward the effort of expressing romantic love. While so potent, and even sometimes transfor...

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa  1900
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa  1900

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

Pair of Venetian 16th Century carved and gilded wood heraldic lions
Pair of Venetian 16th Century carved and gilded wood heraldic lions

Pair of Venetian 16th Century carved and gilded wood heraldic lions

Located in Varmo, IT

Venetian sculptor (late 16th century) - Pair of flag-bearing lions. 40 x 30 x h 75 cm. Full figures in carved, painted and gilded wood. The two lions, conceived as a mirrored pair...

Category

16th Century Renaissance Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Magnificent North Italian Stone Sculpture Figure of God Neptune with Dolphin
Magnificent North Italian Stone Sculpture Figure of God Neptune with Dolphin

Magnificent North Italian Stone Sculpture Figure of God Neptune with Dolphin

Located in Rome, IT

Neptune is the creator of horses and is the god of the sea as well as the owner of a powerful weapon, the Trident. Poseidon is the Greek Neptune and is one of the big three gods Zeus...

Category

1890s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Large Geode with stand
Large Geode with stand

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

Finely rendered Equestrian Model Sculpture
Finely rendered Equestrian Model Sculpture

Finely rendered Equestrian Model Sculpture

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very fine Model Sculpture of a standing horse , finely rendered in patinated plaster, signed ‘MMM’ and dated 30 , w. rich burnished patina. Its quality and elegance are reminiscent...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread
Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread

Located in Soquel, CA

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread Balanced abstract sculptural piece by an unknown artist (20th Century). This sculpture is composed of various...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Thread, Wood

"Pre-Columbian Chinesco Bowl, " Glazed Ceramic circa 300 B.C.
"Pre-Columbian Chinesco Bowl, " Glazed Ceramic circa 300 B.C.

"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

Antique Concrete Swan Planters, Art Nouveau, Early 20th Century
Antique Concrete Swan Planters, Art Nouveau, Early 20th Century

Antique Concrete Swan Planters, Art Nouveau, Early 20th Century

Located in Valladolid, ES

A pair of planters in the shape of beautiful swans, made of concrete, from the first quarter of the 20th century. The pieces exhibit a beautiful patina typical of the period and thei...

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Bust in patinated plaster " terracotta style " 19th century with Louvre seal
Bust in patinated plaster " terracotta style " 19th century with Louvre seal

Bust in patinated plaster " terracotta style " 19th century with Louvre seal

Located in Gavere, BE

Important patinated plaster bust representing the Faun of Vienna. the original of which is in the collections of the Louvre museum (marble statue discovered in Vienna in 1820 and dat...

Category

1870s Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate
Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate

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

Guanyin Bodhisattva Bronze Sculpture, 19th Century, Royal Ease Pose
Guanyin Bodhisattva Bronze Sculpture, 19th Century, Royal Ease Pose

Guanyin Bodhisattva Bronze Sculpture, 19th Century, Royal Ease Pose

Located in New York, NY

This is a bronze statue of Guanyin, the Buddhist Bodhisattva of Compassion. She is shown in the "royal ease" pose, seated casually on a rocky base. The figure features detailed flowi...

Category

19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s

"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

Abstract Fish Sculpture
Abstract Fish Sculpture

Abstract Fish Sculpture

Located in Rochester, NY

A striking metal sculpture of a fish. Iron with gold gilt decoration. Probably Asian.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Panel in Scagliola Manifattura Carpigiana mid-17th century "St. Michael"
Panel in Scagliola Manifattura Carpigiana mid-17th century "St. Michael"

Panel in Scagliola Manifattura Carpigiana mid-17th century "St. Michael"

Located in Pistoia, IT

Carpi, mid-17th century, scagliola panel. The panel, in black and white two-tone, features insertions of polychrome marbled elements and a central scene depicting St. Michael defeat...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Slate

Pair of Whimsical Hand Made Glazed Terracotta Sheep
Pair of Whimsical Hand Made Glazed Terracotta Sheep

Pair of Whimsical Hand Made Glazed Terracotta Sheep

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A whimsical pair of glazed terracotta sheep with a textured white and black glaze. Both are indistinctly signed and the small appears to be dated. The price listed is for the pair. L...

Category

1980s Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Industrial Cast Aluminum Ventilation Housing, ILG Electric Ventilating Co.
Industrial Cast Aluminum Ventilation Housing, ILG Electric Ventilating Co.

Industrial Cast Aluminum Ventilation Housing, ILG Electric Ventilating Co.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Large-scale industrial cast aluminum ventilation component manufactured by , Chicago, U.S.A. This architectural salvage piece originates from a commercial exhaust fan system and reta...

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture
Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture

Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist - Eagle, Medium: Hand carved wooden sculpture, Size: 13.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 in. (34.29 x 19.05 x 13.97 cm)

Category

1970s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Louis Armstrong Blowing His Trumpet, " Unique Painted Fiberglass
"Louis Armstrong Blowing His Trumpet, " Unique Painted Fiberglass

"Louis Armstrong Blowing His Trumpet, " Unique Painted Fiberglass

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Louis Armstrong Blowing His Trumpet" is a unique painted fiberglass sculpture depicting the jazz musician Louis Armstrong. The sculpture is 32" x 48". Louis Daniel Armstrong was a...

Category

1970s Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Acrylic

19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll
19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll

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

Christ Child
Christ Child

Christ Child

Located in Wien, Wien

Mechelen Early 16th century Carved wood, polychrome painted & gilded Height 22.5 cm The Christ Child from Mechelen – a popular subject of devotion This small, impressive sculp...

Category

16th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Standing Nude Man, Expressionist Bronze Sculpture, possibly by Arbit Blatas
Standing Nude Man, Expressionist Bronze Sculpture, possibly by Arbit Blatas

Standing Nude Man, Expressionist Bronze Sculpture, possibly by Arbit Blatas

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist, Possibly Arbit Blatas - Standing Nude Man, Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Size: 14.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. (36.2 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Shinzô, Shinto cult statue, Jogan-style carving (#001209)
Shinzô, Shinto cult statue, Jogan-style carving (#001209)

Shinzô, Shinto cult statue, Jogan-style carving (#001209)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Shinzo Shinto cult statue Jogan-style carving Nara/Heian (645 – 1184) Wood with strong signs of weathering, metal base 44,5 x 26 x 14 cm Dimensions with metal stand: 50 x 30 x 18 cm

Category

15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved and Gilded Wooden Eagles, Italian Sculptures, circa 1850, Set of Two
Carved and Gilded Wooden Eagles, Italian Sculptures, circa 1850, Set of Two

Carved and Gilded Wooden Eagles, Italian Sculptures, circa 1850, Set of Two

Located in Milano, IT

Pair Of Eagles In Carved And Gilded Wood from the mid-1800s, This pair of carved and gilded wooden birds of prey is a fascinating example of 19th-century Italian craftsmanship, feat...

Category

Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Mythological subject of Hercules
Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Mythological subject of Hercules

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Mythological subject of Hercules

Located in Rome, IT

Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Hercules in excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden. Measurements: ...

Category

20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -
Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -

Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -

Located in Berlin, DE

Anonymous, Bust of a young woman, c. 1900, artificial marble and gray onyx marble. 37 cm (height) x 37 cm (width) x 22 cm (depth), weight 17.2 kg. Signed “GURRINI” on the reverse. -...

Category

Early 1900s Realist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo
Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo

Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This is a striking abstract bronze sculpture by Prince Mono. Utilizing the lost wax process, the piece is polished bronze. The piece has its own square base which is signed, "Monyo"....

Category

1970s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rabbi Goren Shofar at Western Wall Jerusalem Copper Embossed Israeli Sculpture
Rabbi Goren Shofar at Western Wall Jerusalem Copper Embossed Israeli Sculpture

Rabbi Goren Shofar at Western Wall Jerusalem Copper Embossed Israeli Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

Copper repousse hand hammered iconic image, Judaica, Israeli art.Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שלמה גורן; February 3, 1917 – October 29, 1994), was a Polish-born Israeli Orthodox Religious Z...

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

St George Slaying the Dragon
St George Slaying the Dragon

St George Slaying the Dragon

Located in London, GB

18th Century European School St George Slaying the Dragon Wood, gilded 8 inches in height, 6 3/4 x 4 inches base This 18th century carved and gilt wood statuette depicts the moment ...

Category

18th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hmong Ethnic Framed Necklace Silver Plated Metal Laos Thailand
Hmong Ethnic Framed Necklace Silver Plated Metal Laos Thailand

Hmong Ethnic Framed Necklace Silver Plated Metal Laos Thailand

Located in Valladolid, ES

Framed Hmong Ethnic Necklace, Silver Plated Metal, 20th Century – Laos, Thailand Extraordinary and rarely seen ethnic necklace made of silver plated metal, from Thailand. Recently f...

Category

1950s Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930

"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This mask was hand-carved by an unknown artist from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone, Africa. It depicts a face with its eyes downcast, hair in rows, and two birds on the top. 16" x 10" x 10 1/2" The Mende people (also spelled Mendi) are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. The Mende are mostly farmers and hunters. Much Mandé art is in the form of jewelry and carvings. The masks associated with the fraternal and sorority associations of the Marka and the Mendé are probably the best-known, and finely crafted in the region. The Mandé also produce beautifully woven fabrics which are popular throughout western Africa, and gold and silver necklaces, bracelets, armlets, and earrings. Masks are the collective Mind of Mende community; viewed as one body, they are the Spirit of the Mende people. The Mende mask...

Category

1930s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unknown Israeli Bronze
Unknown Israeli Bronze

Unknown Israeli Bronze

Located in Surfside, FL

Bronze figurative sculpture Unknown Israeli Artist

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Female Torso"
"Female Torso"

"Female Torso", Late 20th century

$1,950Sale Price|53% Off

"Female Torso"

Located in Southampton, NY

Rosa Portugal marble torso of a woman. Unsigned. Late 20th century. In excellent condition. American School. 18.5 inches high by 10 wise by 7 inche...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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