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GROTESQUE MASK
Located in Milan, IT
GROTESQUE MASK
Italy, 15h Century
stone
30 x 31 x 20 cm
11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Yuri Zatarain Ceramic Abstract Sculpture, Contemporary Mexican Anthropomorphism
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 21st century figurative sculpture with abstract glaze design by contemporary Mexican artist Yuri Zatarain.
Monumental in scale. A very simple and engaging work of art that will...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of male nude reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Modern Organic Abstract Suspended Wood and Rebar Metal Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large modern abstract mixed media sculpture featuring a finely sanded piece of wood twisted in coiled rebar. The organic wood entangled in the manmade metal offers subtle commentary ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
$6,056 Sale Price
35% Off
Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Located in Rome, IT
Monumental finely carved limestone fountain sculpture of Goddess with a putto figure and three magnificent dolphins .
Proveniente from an important Villa Veneta.
Including a round ...
Category
1930s Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Early 20th Century Modern Bronze Scorpion Fish on Marble Base
Located in Beachwood, OH
Modern Scorpion Fish, Early 20th Century
Bronze on marble base
23 x 22 x 10 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Standing Engel
Located in Wien, Wien
Standing angel with banner
Flemish
Around 1450/60
Sandstone
60 x 21 x 15 cm
This museum figurine shows a standing angel with a banner in his right hand and a small box in his left. The youthful, ageless figure wears a coat held together with a triangular, floral brooch in front of the chest over a long robe. The angel’s gaze is directed forward, his head tilted slightly to the left. The elongated face is sculpted: the large almond-shaped eyes with accentuated upper and lower eyelids are alertly open and sharp eyebrows lead directly into the root of the nose. The straight nose above the pronounced mouth completes the idealized oval face of the angel and his calm, internalized facial expression. What is particularly remarkable, however, is the magnificent curls, which are only partially tamed by a simple headband. As if puffed up by the wind, the hair, which is sometimes streaked in parallel, sometimes wildly twisted and richly curled, stands out dynamically from the ears. The tilted head with these sideways protruding waves of hair thus conveys an immediate impression of movement. The physicality of the sculpture is expressed particularly through this organic, lifelike movement of the loosened hair.
The lively overall impression of the figure is further enhanced by the multiple rolled banners that the angel presents to the viewer. The outstretched palm of the right hand appears both intimate and confidential as well as mystically revealing. This banderole winds in gentle curves in front of the figure’s body, throws a fold over the second attribute in the angel’s left hand and falls downwards in a loose manner. The volute-shaped rolled up end of the banner clearly shows the fine texture of the banner and at the same time draws the viewer’s attention to the small cube-shaped box that the angel is holding in its slender, long-limbed fingers. The cube is decorated with a Gothic quatrefoil motif, which is often seen in the architectural tracery of windows, but was also often used to decorate caskets and other small treasures. The sweeping gestures in the presentation of the attributes suggest three-dimensionality, in contrast to the tubular folds at the base of the neck and the intricate draperies in flat and multiple overlapping garment sections. The soft curves of the folds give the impression that the clothing is made of a heavy fabric that falls diagonally down the front and is laid in several bowl folds under the right hand.
Overall, the sculptural work testifies to the highest artistic skill, which emphasizes the virtuosity of sculpture in its precious and representative overall impression. The memorable characteristics recognizable here can be seen in comparable pictorial works from Utrecht around the middle of the 15th century, when sculptural art – especially stone sculpture – was characterized by a remarkably high quality. Particularly noteworthy is the accentuated Utrecht head type with an elongated oval face, almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids and dense, vividly protruding tufts of hair framing the head. For example, the figure is comparable to a capital of an angel on the east side of the rood screen of the Joriskerk in Amersfoort (province of Utrecht) from the second quarter of the 15th century. Not only the physiognomy and hair, which in the comparative example stand somewhat more horizontally to one side, but also the garment puff above the girdle are similar. Even more related motifs, such as the cleverly placed bowl folds, can be found on the limestone figure...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
$28,800
Indonesian Mask, 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
19th Century Indonesian mask made from wood.
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Art Deco Style Seahorse Sculpture or Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming Mid Century stylized seahorse sculpture crafted in bronze in an art deco form with a custom acid washed finish.
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a dark lush finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Thai Bell
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A bronze Thai Bell from the Dongson Culture (1000 BC-200 AD). The work is unsigned.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pair of Ibo (Igbo) Ancestral Figures, " two Wooden Statues from Nigeria
Located in Milwaukee, WI
A pair of African carved wood and cloth ancestral figures from Nigeria. Meant to be sold as a pair, these ancestral figures are meant to convey the achievements of those they represe...
Category
1920s Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
"Indonesian, Half Mask with Slanted Eyes, " Carved from Wood & Painted 19th Cen.
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wooden half mask features slanted eyes and a deep black/olive color. It was created by an unknown Indonesian artist and is approximately 7" high by 6" w...
Category
19th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
David L Deming Centurion II Abstract Modern Sculpture in Flat Black Steel, 1985
Located in Dallas, TX
An astounding abstract sculpture hand crafted by renowned Texas artist David Deming executed in 1985.
It was titled "Centurion II" because of its ominous appearance as a massive guar...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Steel
ANCIENT MARBLE RELIEF ACHANTUS LEAVES "PULVINO" ROMAN EMPIRE 2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
PROVENANCE
Private J.E. Collection, Bavaria, 1960s
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
PAINTER'S HORSE MANNEQUIN
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary walnut wood painter's mannequin, dating from the 19th century, is a rare and fascinating piece, perfect for collectors and art enthusiasts. Its completeness, inclu...
Category
19th Century French School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
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
19th Century Burmese School Buddha Head of the Shan (Tai Yai) Style
Located in Beachwood, OH
Burmese School, 19th Century
Buddha Head of the Shan (Tai Yai) Style
Wood with red lacquered pigment
25 x 13 x 10 inches
dry lacquer form with finely sculpted features such as the e...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This shadow puppet, 17" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows.
Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, wherein a dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters. The art form celebrates the Indonesian culture and artistic talent; its origins are traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval era and the arrival of leather-based puppet arts called Tholu bommalata from southern India.
Wayang refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes the leather puppet...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
ANCIENT MONUMENTAL MARBLE LION FOUNTAIN HEAD ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
Large roman carved marble fountain head representing a lion
Rome, I-II Century AC
Bonham's London, 22 September 1998, lot 485; formerly in the pr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Early 19th century Empire figure bronze sculpture - woman's bust
Located in Varmo, IT
Small bronze ornament - Bust of a woman. Italy, early 19th century.
8 x 8 x h 29 cm, without base h 23 cm.
Made entirely of patinated and gilded bronze. Depicting a female figure i...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century)
Marble bust on a swivel marble base
Unsigned
24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ancient Greek Terracotta Comic Actor Figurine
Located in Milan, IT
TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF A COMIC ACTOR , Greece, c. 350 B.C.
Labeled to the reverse, 'LAWRENCE COLL./LOT 426. SOTHEBY./APR. 1892. P. 816.';
Terracotta
height 15.2 cm
height 6 in
Prove...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, ABS
Antique Indonesian Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic carved teak sculpture. The sentinel with his sword drawn. 19th century architectural artifact.
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Palm Tree Decorative Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In vogue pair of mid-century stylized palm tree sculptures crafted in cast fiberglass. Painted in an off white finish and presented in faux planters filled with seashells.
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Paint
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
Chinese Qing dynasty figurative censer bronze 19th century
Located in Florence, IT
Oriental Chinese bronze statuette measuring 16, 5 x 16 cm depicting a sage riding a horse. Note the accuracy of the details, from the tassels on the harnesses to the under saddle wit...
Category
19th Century Qing 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
20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Oriental sculpture from the mid-20th century. Nicely carved and worked exotic wooden object depicting a character with an animal on a chain of good quality. Sculpture made from a sin...
Category
1960s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa, " Wood created circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa," is a wood sculpture of a woman's head. The hair has been sculpted with intricate detail, and metal hair adornments...
Category
1930s Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hercules and the Centaur Nessus Bronze
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary Italian bronze embodies all of the hallmarks of the very best Florentine sculptures of the 17th century. The work is crafted in the Mannerist style of the late Ren...
Category
17th Century Mannerist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pieta Lime Wood Sculpture Franco Burgundian late 15th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Beautiful linden wood carving depicting a Pieta. France, Burgundian-Flemish current, late 15th to early 16th century. This theme is not found in the Bible but is derived from apocr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Northern Renaissance Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Chinese Carved Wood and Parcel Gilt Swans
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of 19th century Chinese swan garnitures or sculptures hand carved in hardwood with an ebonized and gilt finish.
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE RELIEF WITH GRIFFIN
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE RELIEF WITH GRIFFIN Central Italy, 16th Century
marble
42 x 28.5 x 5.5 cm
16 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 2 1/4 in
Category
16th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Carved and Painted Horn Bird Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese vintage carved and painted horn eagles or hawks with an alluring, stylized interpretation of these majestic birds of prey.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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
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
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
Catalan School of the 13th century. Wooden Bishop
Located in PARIS, FR
Catalan School of the 13th century. Bishop statue in polychrome wood.
Large polychrome wooden statue representing a holy bishop carrying a crosier and ma...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"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
Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903
Located in Dallas, TX
L'alsacienne Or Bretonne aux Rameau silver overlay patina by Leo Laporte Blairsy (French, 1867-1923). Depicting a woman in robe holding a garnet of flowers with a L'alsacienne or Bre...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Painted Metal Sculpture of Palm or Banana Tree and Flower
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A painted metal palm tree or banana with removable leaves. Detailed trunk and leaves and a fabulous white flower. What is it about palm trees, that conjures up the romantic? Perfect ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully proportioned and handsome nude male bronze with Roman classically refined features after the Antique . It looks best with a key lighting th...
Category
20th Century Old Masters Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
A pair of late 17th century Northern European carved oak angels
Located in Bath, Somerset
A pair of carved oak angels, circa 1700, with a lovely warm patina and faint traces of polychrome to the face and gilding to the body. The angels are both kn...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$5,924 Sale Price
20% Off
"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
"1/2 Shield, " Carved Wood & Vegetable Pigment from New Guinea c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This half-shield from New Guinea is carved wood, embellished with vegetable pigment. It features an abstracted face with other designs. The shield is 31" x 9" x 4".
Category
1930s Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
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
$6,522 Sale Price
30% Off
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
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali, " Wood created in Africa in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali" is a carved wood sculpture with abstracted human and animal figures.
20" x 6" x 3"
The Bambara are a Mande ethnic group native to West Africa, primarily ...
Category
1940s Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Odoardo Tabacchi "La Taffolina" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Odoardo Tabacchi (Italian, 1832-1905) "La Taffolina" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting a female diver on an oval base, signed "O. Tabacchi Torino". 15" H x 10"...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Sea Fan Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of sea fan sculptures crafted or dipped in silvered metal with amazing accuracy and presented on classic form lacquered stands. Signed Eduardo Garza...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French School of the 17th century Large Group in Terracotta
Located in Pistoia, IT
Large terracotta group depicting interior scene, northern France, second half of the 17th century.
The fine execution of this delightful family interior takes us back to the product...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Gothic Renaissance wooden sculpture: bust of a young Saint or Angel
Located in Norwich, GB
This young saint or angel has suffered over the centuries, but his spirit has not been broken - and miraculously, his beautiful face has remained intact. With a gentle face and an al...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Dan Mask, " Carved Wood created in Liberia circa the 1950s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The Dan people of Liberia have a history of using masks like these for rituals pertaining to various aspects of their lives.
This particular mask has a commanding, yet gentle presence. The carved wooden face...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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