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Artist: Unknown
Mid Century Copper and Brass Tortoise Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical life size tortoise or turtle sculpture or object of art handcrafted in brass and copper in a stylized modern form. Attributed to Bustamante.
Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Vintage Chinese Wicker Foo Dogs From the Shanghai Collection
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ultimate pair of mid century Chinese foo dogs with removable heads, ambitiously hand crafted in wicker, reed and rattan with carved wood and paint decorated highlights, set on wicker...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

La Testa Terracotta Sculpture by Renato Bertelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury painted terracotta abstract figurative sculpture “La Testa” by Italian Futurist artist Renato Bertelli (1900-1974). Initialized “R. B. A-XI”.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Eugene Gauss The Lovers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eugene Gauss: 1905-1988. Well listed American sculptor who has Auction results as high as $13,200. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy for fine arts as well as the national Acad...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Granite

14th Century Italian Marble Mortar with Animals depicted on the sides
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual 14th Century Italian marble mortar with animals depicted on the sides
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

An Exceptional Life-Size Middle Eastern Gold-Inlaid Steel Deer Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
An Exceptional Life-Size Middle Eastern Gold-Inlaid Steel Deer Sculpture This extraordinary life-size Middle Eastern deer sculpture exemplifies the pinnacle of artistic craftsmanshi...
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20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Human face gargoyle/grotesque snarling man; Gothic Limestone Carving
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

BAMANA WOMAN SEATED
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Figures like these appear in the annual celebrations of Jo, an association of initiated men and women living near the towns of Bougouni and Dioïla in southern Mali. They also appear ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

BAMANA WOMAN SEATED
$700 Sale Price
22% Off
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

Apostel group
Located in Wien, Wien
APOSTLE GROUP ORIGINAL VERSION Flemish/Brabant Around 1500 Oak wood carved Height 37.5 cm, width 12 cm, Depth 12.5 cm
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Mid-Century Sunburst Wall Sculpture in Mixed Metals by Stuart Mathews
Located in Dallas, TX
Stuart Mathews was a prolific sculptor who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Cranbrook in the 1950s. His work is characterized by his ability to combine a variety of differ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Steel & Wood Geometric Wall Sculpture by Stuart Mathews
Located in Dallas, TX
A bold and architectural statement piece, this original wall sculpture by Texas artist Stuart Mathews exemplifies the raw elegance of Brutalist design. Constructed in textured metal ...
Category

1980s Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Heraldic Lion 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

Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century grand tour carving of the "Medici" lion. Carved green porphyry granite. This is an unusually large size. Pieces carved porphyry granite are uncommon. It's hardness makes...
Category

19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite

Antique Italian Neoclassic Wood Stand with Tole Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian carved wood remnant with classical form and a worn silver leaf finish holding a tole bouquet with flowers and leaves with a perfect time worn patina.
Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bust of Albert Einstein, Plaster Sculpture 1964
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine patinated plaster sculpture Albert Einstein mounted to a painted wooden base. The sculpture is signed illegibly and dated on the re...
Category

1960s American Realist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Yellow Tigre Dance Mask Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Morton Grove, IL
A VERY rare Tigre (TIGER) Dance Mask Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico. Anonymous Deep Yellow Tigre Dance Mask. Early 20th C. Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico. Painted leather and fur. Museum-quality...
Category

Early 20th Century Outsider Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

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

Heraldic boar 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

Human face gargoyle/grotesque grinning old man; Gothic Limestone Carving
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

Pair of Bronze Geese Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Important pair of Japanese bronze birds in the form of geese masterfully crafted. One with a closed beak the other open, both with quirky expressi...
Category

Late 19th Century Edo Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Human face gargoyle/grotesque screaming man; Gothic Limestone Carving
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

Apollo Marble Bust Sculpture of Grand Tour Mythological subject 1850'
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo bust .
Category

20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Pop art Mondrian pills red white yellow contemporary (wall hanging or lays flat)
Located in New York, NY
"ART DISEASE Pillsbox" Acrylic, glass, Capsules 24x18x2" - (wall hanging or lays flat)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic

Vierge romane en majesté. Bourgogne 12ème siecle.
Located in PARIS, FR
Grande vierge en majesté de l'époque romane en bois polychrome. Cette Vierge à l'enfant inédite s'inscrit dans le corpus des Vierges romanes de Bourgogne. Marie est assise sur un trô...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Solid Marble Bust of "The Americas"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully carved, circa 1750, marble bust representing North and South America. Initially part of a series of busts that depicted "The Four Continents". The smiling figure is draped in a toga pinned...
Category

18th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Modern Jug with Abstract Design, Unique Artist's Ceramic, circa 1970
Located in Long Island City, NY
This ceramic sculpture is circa 1970 and offers an expressionistic view of a large flask. The geometric abstract pattern that separates the two tones lend...
Category

1970s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Midcentury Faux Elephant Tusks on Bases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Seriously monumental, custom midcentury pair of fabricated composition faux elephant tusks decorated with Egyptian style rings in faux stone. Set i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Demure Young Woman (Contemporary Bronze Sculpture)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous solid bronze on marble pedestal depicting a demure young woman observing something that appears to be just in front of her. Is she a bit timid, perhaps? A lovely patina ha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bert Schwartz Brutalist Sculpture "Prometheus and Pandora" in Aluminum & Steel
Located in Dallas, TX
Brutalist abstract sculpture in steel and aluminum by renowned Israeli sculptor Bert Schwartz titled "Prometheus and Pandora". The sculpture was exhibited at the Brooklyn museum in N...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff, " a Hand Forged Iron Staff
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff" is a hand-forged iron implement created for medical practice in Nigeria. It depicts a central stick with a bird ...
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Palm Wax Artsy Sculptural Candle after Ceramic Sculptures of Contemporary Artist
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
"Angel" Palm Wax Candle This artsy candle "Angel" is created in the shape of a ceramic sculpture "Cross" by Ukrainian artist Sofia Horbachevska. The set includes wooden plate to pr...
Category

2010s Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wax

Pair of Antique Japanese Iron Pagodas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Japanese pagodas crafted in iron with classic finials or sorin at the tops on five floors with hanging bells and an entrance at the bottom.
Category

20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Red Coral Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic Chinese red bamboo coral fossil specimen with its enchanting soft red color and organic form. Presented on a Lucite Stand to enhance the sculptural elements.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

"Senufo Dance Mask - Ivory Coast, " Wood Carved Mask created circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This ceremonial mask was created by an unknown Senufo artist from the Ivory Coast. It depicts an abstracted human face with horns and other protrusions. The wood is dark. 13" x 7" ...
Category

1940s Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

Pair of Vintage Neoclassic Italian Tole Palm Tree Garnitures or Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of neoclassic Italian tole or painted palm trees with stylized fronds and trunks set in mustard color planters with galleries and decorated with birds and trees. From ...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of herons in chiseled bronze with green patina, 20th century (1960s)
Located in PARIS, FR
The Herons, pair of chiseled bronze subjects, the body with a green patina and the head with a purple patina, 1960s-1970s. The two herons or storks are presented in different attitud...
Category

1970s Naturalistic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Native New Mexico Pink Alabaster Sculpture of a Corn Man
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely Native New Mexico sculpture of a corn man delicately sculpted in a beautiful translucent pink alabaster. Attached to a dark wooden base which compliments the beautiful pink ...
Category

20th Century Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

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

Antique Pair of Terra Cotta Orientalist Busts of a Woman and a Man
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of 19th century French Orientalist busts crafted in terra cotta and expertly paint decorated with a striking realism. Left: H: 19 W: 12 D: 8 Right: 19.5 W: 13 D: 8
Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
Located in Vancouver, CA
This Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck sculpture, carved from a single piece of wood, offers a charming and unrefined representation that reflects the straightforward creativity of its time, like...
Category

1950s Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Elegant Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category

1990s Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Female Figure Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian School Female Figure Carved Alabaster Bust, late 19th century, the portrait with tied back hair and flowing dress tied at her breast, on a rockwork plinth, unsigned. 26" H x ...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Midcentury Bronze Bust of Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, midcentury, cast bronze bust of a man mounted on a chic, veined, polished marble base of the same period.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Heraldic Lion 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

Southeast Asian Soap Stone Buddha Head Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
This sculptural head, crafted from heavy soapstone —a naturally occurring metamorphic rock —depicts a serene Southeast Asian-style figure with softly closed eyes, arched brows, and a...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Human face gargoyle/grotesque silly smiling man; Gothic Limestone Carving
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

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

"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 16" high and 5" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

A Painted and Patinated Metal Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful tall painted and patinated antique metal palm tree sculpture, with great patina. A few scratches etc. consistent with age.
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Brass Coconut Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic midcentury stylized palm tree with removable fronds, coconuts, reticulated trunk and a round weighted base. Hand polished and lacquered for easy care.
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vierge en majesté assise romane. Sedes Sapientiae.
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Vierge romane en majesté en pierre calcaire sculptée en très haut-relief. La Vierge tient l’Enfant entre ses deux genoux dans une parfaite frontalité, une caractéristique des pr...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Dog
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As the song goes, you ain't nothing but a hound dog, life size mid century hound dog crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed.
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Glaze

Antique Venetian Carved Wood and Polychrome Gondolier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian gondolier hand carved in hardwood with realistic detail, dressed in the typical hat, vest and sash, holding a torch and standing on a gondola set on a...
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Polychrome Wood Geese Sculptures
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of large Chinese wood geese. Rare early 20th Century hand carved exotic wood and polychrome, heavy geese sculptures with beautiful earthy colors. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

Sedes Sapientiae
Located in Wien, Wien
Sedes Sapientiae Pustertal um 1220/30 Weichholz/Lindenholz(?)geschnitzt Reste von originaler Polychromie Höhe 57 cm
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category

1990s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hl. Hieronymus
Located in Wien, Wien
St. Jerome 347 Stridon, Croatia - 420 Bethlehem Around 1500/20 Limestone Remains of the original polychromy Height 45 cm The man with the holy name! 347 Stridon, Croation – 420 Be...
Category

16th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

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