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Italian Mid Century Mod Large Brutalist Welded Copper Enamel Sculpture Wood Base
Italian Mid Century Mod Large Brutalist Welded Copper Enamel Sculpture Wood Base

Italian Mid Century Mod Large Brutalist Welded Copper Enamel Sculpture Wood Base

Located in Surfside, FL

Welded, brazed, copper (based on the weight, this might be iron or bronze) with colorful inset enamel plaques on a painted wood base. A studio handmade Brutalist sculpture in a mann...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

TORSO OF YOUNG BRONZE  MAN
TORSO OF YOUNG BRONZE  MAN

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

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...

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1890s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic
Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic

Limestone figure of Virgin and child, Lorraine, 14th century, French Gothic

Located in PARIS, FR

Virgin and Child with Goldfinch Workshops of Metz, Lorraine, circa 1330 Limestone carved in the round with remains of polychromy Height: 61 cm This sculpture is sold with a certific...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Gandharan Frieze with Scenes from the Life of Buddha
Gandharan Frieze with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

Gandharan Frieze with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A schist stone carving from 2nd/3rd Century Gandhara depicting scenes from the life of Buddha. Provenance: Spink and Sons LTD, 1985.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - The Virgin
Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - The Virgin

Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - The Virgin

Located in Varmo, IT

Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Madonna in Prayer - Italy, 17th-18th century. 25 x 20 x 65 cm. Made entirely of carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Some signs of wear and pa...

Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

MUMUYE FIGURE
MUMUYE FIGURE

MUMUYE FIGURE

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Within Nigeria's Benue River Valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, including reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by heal...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965
Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965

Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965

Located in Roma, IT

Martyrs is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 20th century. Relief on metal decoration artwork depicting a martyrdom scene. Includes frame.

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand
Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand

Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Standout 19th Century French La Belle Époque life size plant sculpture handcrafted in iron having a palm plant on a distinctive Art Nouveau style wrought iron base, all with a time e...

Category

19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Apotropäische Teufelsfigur
Apotropäische Teufelsfigur

Apotropäische Teufelsfigur

Located in Wien, Wien

APOTROPAIC DEVIL FIGURE Romansh South Tyrol or Grisons Around 1120/50 Carved pine wood Original version Height 151 cm This singular figure is a demonic, devil-like figure carved fro...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

French School "Mother and Child" Bronze Sculpture
French School "Mother and Child" Bronze Sculpture

French School "Mother and Child" Bronze Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

French School "Mother and Child" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, cast with a standing female figure clutching a child on a circular plinth, illegibly signed. 28.5" H x...

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Modernist Bronze Brutalist Sculpture (Manner of Pomodoro)
Italian Modernist Bronze Brutalist Sculpture (Manner of Pomodoro)

Italian Modernist Bronze Brutalist Sculpture (Manner of Pomodoro)

Located in Surfside, FL

Large Modern Brutalist bronze sculpture in Manner of Arnaldo or Gio Pomodoro. We cannot locate a signature or any markings. it has an abstract quality to it. heavily textured with or...

Category

1950s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sancai-Glazed Horse with Cut Fur Blanket
Sancai-Glazed Horse with Cut Fur Blanket

Sancai-Glazed Horse with Cut Fur Blanket

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A Chinese, Tang Dynasty, Sancai-glazed, three colors of brown, green and creamy, sculpture of a horse with a cut fur blanket. This Chinese, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), glazed earthenw...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Roman Bronze Statue of Youth
Roman Bronze Statue of Youth

Roman Bronze Statue of Youth

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A cast, Roman, Grand Tour bronze figure of a youth. Wonderful patina. Measures : Statue is 23"H. Base is 8.75"W x 7.5"D.

Category

Early 1900s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair Flying Angels
Pair Flying Angels

Pair Flying Angels

Located in Wien, Wien

MUSEUM PAIR FLYING ANGELS Brabant/Brussels Around 1500 Oak wood, full round carved Height 40/38 cm These two figures are a pair of flying angels mad...

Category

16th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oak

La Perla Alabaster Birth of Venus Table Lamp by Umberto Stiaccini
La Perla Alabaster Birth of Venus Table Lamp by Umberto Stiaccini

La Perla Alabaster Birth of Venus Table Lamp by Umberto Stiaccini

Located in New York, NY

La Perla; The Pearl  A mesmerizing alabaster table lamp depicting the birth of venus by Umberto Stiaccini. Three winged putti stand on a piece of coral as they carry a scallop shell...

Category

19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Erotic  Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Erotic  Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm

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

Sancai-Glazed Official
Sancai-Glazed Official

Sancai-Glazed Official

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A Sancai, tri color glazed pottery figure of a Tang Dynasty official. Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).

Category

15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Jadeite Jade Bonsai Tree
Jadeite Jade Bonsai Tree

Jadeite Jade Bonsai Tree

Located in Los Angeles, CA

JD804 Jadeite Jade Green Tree with Custom Stand. Size 14"H x 11"W x 6.5"D A masterfully executed jadeite jade sculpture depicting a flourishing tree, intricately pierced and carved ...

Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Vintage Cortendorf Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase, West Germany
Vintage Cortendorf Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase, West Germany

Vintage Cortendorf Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase, West Germany

Located in East Quogue, NY

Bright, boldly colored orange, black, and aqua green mid-century vase by Cortendorf. A beautiful, bold example of West German Art Pottery from the 1950s. It has its original maker's ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

19th Century Madonna Adoring the Infant Jesus  Italian School Ceramic White Blue
19th Century Madonna Adoring the Infant Jesus  Italian School Ceramic White Blue

19th Century Madonna Adoring the Infant Jesus Italian School Ceramic White Blue

Located in Sanremo, IT

Cantagalli-manufactured ceramics measuring 125 x 67 cm depicting a sweet Madonna adoring the Child Jesus and the Holy Spirit. At the beginning of the 19th century, Ulisse Cantagalli...

Category

1830s Italian School Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Harriet Frishmuth 1923 Bronze Of The Vine
Harriet Frishmuth 1923 Bronze Of The Vine

Harriet Frishmuth 1923 Bronze Of The Vine

Located in Dallas, TX

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980) The Vine, 1921 Bronze with brown and green patina Height: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) high on a 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) high marble base Inscrib...

Category

1920s Art Deco Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Halves - Biomorphic Abstract Sculptural Composition
Two Halves - Biomorphic Abstract Sculptural Composition

Two Halves - Biomorphic Abstract Sculptural Composition

Located in Soquel, CA

Balanced sculptural composition by an unknown artist. Two pieces of a clay sculpture have been glazed in green and pink, with a white shape stretching across them. The pieces are mou...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze, Raw Linen

Donut - Unique 3 foot Large Frosted  Donut with Sprinkles sculpture/sign
Donut - Unique 3 foot Large Frosted  Donut with Sprinkles sculpture/sign

Donut - Unique 3 foot Large Frosted Donut with Sprinkles sculpture/sign

Located in New York, NY

Donut with Sprinkles – Large 3-Foot Pop Art Sculpture 🍩✨ 📏 Size: 3 Feet (36 Inches) – Oversized Statement Piece 🎨 Style: Pop Art, Americana, Vintage Advertising, Retro Decor 🏗 Material: Durable, Hand-Painted This large, eye-catching donut sculpture...

Category

2010s Realist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Vintage Sailors Valentine
Vintage Sailors Valentine

Vintage Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming vintage sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted in exotic organic seashells with a center heart motif surrounded by star form compartments. Presented under glass in an oct...

Category

20th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Life-Size Wooden Carved Holy Figures, German Neo-Gothic Style ca. 1890
Life-Size Wooden Carved Holy Figures, German Neo-Gothic Style ca. 1890

Life-Size Wooden Carved Holy Figures, German Neo-Gothic Style ca. 1890

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

South German woodcarver, circa 1890, Gothic style Jesus, John and Mary Life-size group of saints in 2 parts, carved from lime wood Jesus: 164 x 61 x 97 cm John, Mary: 164 x 53.5 x 8...

Category

Late 19th Century Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sam Jagoda Brutalist Sculpture

Sam Jagoda Brutalist Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

1960s Brutalist sculpture by Texas artist Dr. Sam Jagoda. This beautiful abstract work has a plant-like form that also has bird and insect qualities. Perfect for indoors or outdoors....

Category

1960s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"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

Large 19th-Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Dancing Faun
Large 19th-Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Dancing Faun

Large 19th-Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Dancing Faun

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional 19th-century patinated bronze figure of the "Dancing Faun" (or Satyr), after the celebrated Hellenistic original discovered in 1830 at the House of the Faun in Pompeii...

Category

19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Antique, Marble Sculpture of Juno
Antique, Marble Sculpture of Juno

Antique, Marble Sculpture of Juno

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunningly hand carved, large, circa 1825, solid Carrara marble statue of the crowned, Roman goddess, Juno- known in ancient times as the ruler of marriage, home, and family, a champ...

Category

1820s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Mother Goddess Figurine, Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC)
Mother Goddess Figurine, Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC)

Mother Goddess Figurine, Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC)

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Mother Goddess Figurine Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC) Handmade pottery, 140 mm x 45 mm, 60 g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Pierre Bergé Colle...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

Vintage Tiki Candle Holder, Bowl, or Chalice Warriors
Vintage Tiki Candle Holder, Bowl, or Chalice Warriors

Vintage Tiki Candle Holder, Bowl, or Chalice Warriors

Located in Plainview, NY

Vintage Tiki Candle Holder, Bowl, or Chalice Warriors A vintage Tiki-style candle holder, bowl, or chalice cast stone features a sculptural pedestal supported by a ring of styliz...

Category

20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

19th Century Inuit Fisherman & His Catch Stone Sculpture, Unframed
19th Century Inuit Fisherman & His Catch Stone Sculpture, Unframed

19th Century Inuit Fisherman & His Catch Stone Sculpture, Unframed

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Inuit carvings, created by the Inuit people living in or near the Arctic Circle, are a kind of sculpture (done with bone, ivory, wood or stone) depicting their traditional way of lif...

Category

Early 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Deer, Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Deer, Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Deer, Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

This bronze sculpture of a deer is a realistic rendering of the majestic animal. Deer have been the center of literature and art for many cultures across the world. They have also ...

Category

20th Century Realist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Pagoda Tower
Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Pagoda Tower

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Pagoda Tower

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty Chinese blue and white porcelain tower crafted in seven stackable pieces in dramatic pagoda form and hand decorated in floral and geometric designs.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine
Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine

Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming antique sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells in a star form with a rocky coastline image under a convex oval lens.

Category

19th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Heraldic dog Guardian; full body gargoyle/grotesque beast with shield
Heraldic dog Guardian; full body gargoyle/grotesque beast with shield

Heraldic dog Guardian; full body gargoyle/grotesque beast with shield

Located in Indianapolis, IN

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

Category

1920s Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Rare Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture
Rare Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture

Rare Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture. it appears unsigned. it is on a found wood original base. it has a Brutalist quality to it. It commands a lot of presence

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of Anglo-Indian Brass Birds
Pair of Anglo-Indian Brass Birds

Pair of Anglo-Indian Brass Birds

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Intriguing pair of antique Anglo-Indian ducks or birds with a confident stance and engraved details, featuring removable lids and round classes stands that show evidence these where ...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large, Cast Bronze Roman Figures
Large, Cast Bronze Roman Figures

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

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

Late 17th C, Baroque, Saint, Italian School, Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony
Late 17th C, Baroque, Saint, Italian School, Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony

Late 17th C, Baroque, Saint, Italian School, Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony

Located in brussel, BE

The impressive life-size statue of St. Anthony (Lisbon, 1195 – Padua, 1231) used to be probably in a church or monastery of the mendicant order of the Franciscans. You can immediately recognize a Franciscan monk by his brown habit, brown hooded cloak...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Gothic relief "Anna Selbdritt" Southern Germany around 17th century
Gothic relief "Anna Selbdritt" Southern Germany around 17th century

Gothic relief "Anna Selbdritt" Southern Germany around 17th century

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Gothic relief 17th century Carved wood Size: 31 x 31 x 8 cm Parts of the frame probably 19th century, partially damaged at the edges (see photos) Viewing and collection possible by...

Category

Late 17th Century Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mary, Mother of God, Italian Master circa 1780, Carved Wood, slightly damaged
Mary, Mother of God, Italian Master circa 1780, Carved Wood, slightly damaged

Mary, Mother of God, Italian Master circa 1780, Carved Wood, slightly damaged

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Madonna, Mary Mother of God Italy, circa 1780 Linden wood, painted/gilded Dimensions: 80 x 32 x 24 cm Painting/gilding damaged in places Authenticity guaranteed in writing

Category

1760s Baroque Unknown Sculptures

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Wood

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