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Pair of Vintage French Porcelain Parrots
Pair of Vintage French Porcelain Parrots

Pair of Vintage French Porcelain Parrots

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Standout pair of life size French porcelain parrots perched on tree trunks, hand decorated in striking tropical colors. Signed by the maker on the bottoms.

Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks
Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks

Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Standout pair of 19th Century neoclassical Italian obelisks clad in mirrored sections with etched floral designs now oxidized to perfection with the expected imperfections. Presented...

Category

Late 19th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Mirror

Carved Geode Hardstone Parrot Sculpture
Carved Geode Hardstone Parrot Sculpture

Carved Geode Hardstone Parrot Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Stunning carved stone bird mounted on Quartz specimen. Carved from orange Calcite and trimmed in Lapis, having tiger eye beaks. This exotic bird is a brilliant decorative combination...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER
ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER

ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Elephant lidded kuduo container from the Ashanti peoples of Ghana. Kuduo were created to store valuable possessions such as gold dust and served the sym...

Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

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

Italian Tole Palm Tree Sculpture
Italian Tole Palm Tree Sculpture

Italian Tole Palm Tree Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Tole palm tree sculpture with four separate palm trees at assorted stages of development. Original paint now muted and oxidized. All mounted on a handwr...

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Renaissance Era Marble Figure Fragment
Renaissance Era Marble Figure Fragment

Renaissance Era Marble Figure Fragment

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An extraordinary 17th century, hand-carved, solid Carrara marble, life sized figure fragment on raised base of the same. The subject is swaddled in a luxurious, gathered robe and tun...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century

"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, 18" 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...

Category

19th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

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

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases
Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gilded Bronze & Malachite Table with Vases Malachite Table 42"H x 34.5"W Malachite Pair of Vases 27.75"H x 8.5"W x 8"D An exceptional gilded bronze and malachite guéridon tab...

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s

"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

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

Ancient, Roman Marble Bust of a Boy
Ancient, Roman Marble Bust of a Boy

Ancient, Roman Marble Bust of a Boy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sensitively carved, solid marble bust of a young boy mounted on a custom, Lucite base. Carved fully in the round, though originally the figure was pa...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Silver Plated Urn on Malachite Base
Silver Plated Urn on Malachite Base

Silver Plated Urn on Malachite Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An impressive neoclassical Silver Plated urn, featuring both a classical female mask and a lion-mask terminal, sculpturally integrated into a dramatic vertical form with a winged fem...

Category

19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Silver

SENUFO Woman
SENUFO Woman

SENUFO Woman

Located in Three Oaks, MI

“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They in...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Ostrich Egg and Metal Rhinoceros
Vintage Ostrich Egg and Metal Rhinoceros

Vintage Ostrich Egg and Metal Rhinoceros

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Amusing Rhinoceros object of art crafted with an ostrich egg and silvered, hammered metal head, legs and tail.

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Jadeite Jade Carved Sitting Quan Yin
Jadeite Jade Carved Sitting Quan Yin

Jadeite Jade Carved Sitting Quan Yin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

JD816 Exquisite Jadeite Jade Carving of Seated Deity with Dragon on Custom Hardwood Stand A superb example of Chinese jadeite artistry, this finely carved sculpture depicts a se...

Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Woman and Two Children, Buddhist Carved Jade Sculpture
Woman and Two Children, Buddhist Carved Jade Sculpture

Woman and Two Children, Buddhist Carved Jade Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

Origin: Thai Artist: Unknown Title: Woman and Two Children Medium: Jade Sculpture, (Nephrite) Size: 21x10x4 in.

Category

20th Century Ming Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base

Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base

Located in Rome, IT

This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture, a timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. Measurement: Torso cm 100 base cm 70.

Category

1980s Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm
Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Located in Riga, LV

Zane Elerte (1987) Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm The medal is a square abstract object made of matte iron and etched with a design. It measure...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Iron

The Eye, Abstract Copper and Wood Sculpture
The Eye, Abstract Copper and Wood Sculpture

The Eye, Abstract Copper and Wood Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Unknown Medium: Hand-Hammered and Welded Copper and Wood Construction Size: 89 in. x 19 in. x 2 in. (226.06 cm x 48.26 cm x 5.08 cm)

Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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

Thai Bell
Thai Bell

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

Large Bronze Head Grand Tour Pseudo-Seneca Naples late 18th century
Large Bronze Head Grand Tour Pseudo-Seneca Naples late 18th century

Large Bronze Head Grand Tour Pseudo-Seneca Naples late 18th century

Located in Pistoia, IT

Large bronze head from the Grand Tour period depicting Pseudo-Seneca, Italian workshop, late 18th to early 19th century. The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze head from the late 1s...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

African Zoomorphic Puppet Head Sculpture, Bozo Tribe, 20th Century
African Zoomorphic Puppet Head Sculpture, Bozo Tribe, 20th Century

African Zoomorphic Puppet Head Sculpture, Bozo Tribe, 20th Century

Located in Cotignac, FR

Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali. This puppet head would have been used by the Bozo ethnic group during the Sogobo ceremony. This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali along the Niger river. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Nok Culture
Nok Culture

Nok Culture

Located in Wien, Wien

Nok culture Sitting 500 B.C. - 200 A.D. Terracotta Height 60 cm TL expert opinion of the University of Vienna Prof. Dr. Rudolf Erlach Provenance: Private collection Nice

Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Female Figure Bust
Female Figure Bust

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

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in New York, NY

This sophisticated sculpture was realized from lymed French oak circa 1950. The perimeter of the piece consists of a mosaic of rectilinear blocks, while the interior rectangular pane...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Oak

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

Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), polychromed model head.
Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), polychromed model head.

Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), polychromed model head.

Located in brussel, BE

Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels). Sculptor–painter. Took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien Dillens...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Giant Metal Parrot Sculpture
Giant Metal Parrot Sculpture

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

Marble Bust of the Venus Italica, Grand Tour, Florence, 19th century
Marble Bust of the Venus Italica, Grand Tour, Florence, 19th century

Marble Bust of the Venus Italica, Grand Tour, Florence, 19th century

Located in Pistoia, IT

Bust of the Venus Italica in dazzling white sculptural marble, Florentine workshop, second half of the 19th century. Canova’s famous Venus, on display in the Uffizi’s Tribuna since ...

Category

19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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

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

Roman Carrara Marble Lioness
Roman Carrara Marble Lioness

Roman Carrara Marble Lioness

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Magnificent hand carved Carrara marble sculpture of a lioness head from Rome. Mounted on a metal base. Base 13.75"W x 12.25"D.

Category

1780s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Cast Bronze Lifesize  Gorilla
Cast Bronze Lifesize  Gorilla

Cast Bronze Lifesize Gorilla

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This bronze gorilla sits astutely with it's left hand out and it's right arm relaxed to the ground. The glass eyes are black and reflect surrounding light and give this fella a compa...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Poole Pottery Volcano Vase
Poole Pottery Volcano Vase

Poole Pottery Volcano Vase

Located in London, GB

Poole Pottery Volcano Vase This outstanding small vase is a superb example of British mid-century modern studio pottery, produced as part of the celebrated Poole Pottery “Volcano” c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Wooden German Antique Religious Sculpture Saint Theresa, 1780
18th Century Wooden German Antique Religious Sculpture Saint Theresa, 1780

18th Century Wooden German Antique Religious Sculpture Saint Theresa, 1780

Located in Vicoforte, IT

Great German sculpture from 18th century. Finely chiseled stone pine artwork depicting a subject of sacred art, a saint in ecstasy resting on a cloud, presumably Saint Teresa. Sculpt...

Category

1780s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Black Herons Murano Glass
Pair of Black Herons Murano Glass

Pair of Black Herons Murano Glass

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Pair of large Murano Heron Birds sculptures, black and clrear glass, handblown in Venice Murano Italy.

Category

2010s Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Monumental Fiber Art Textile Wall Sculpture "Flight" by Barbara Barron, 1982
Monumental Fiber Art Textile Wall Sculpture "Flight" by Barbara Barron, 1982

Monumental Fiber Art Textile Wall Sculpture "Flight" by Barbara Barron, 1982

Located in Dallas, TX

Temporary End of Summer Sale. This phenomenal wall-mounted mid-century-modern sculpture is titled "Flight" and was created by internationally recognized textile artist Barbara Barr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wool, Thread

'Creation' original verdite Shona stone sculpture by Newton, figure mask
'Creation' original verdite Shona stone sculpture by Newton, figure mask

'Creation' original verdite Shona stone sculpture by Newton, figure mask

Located in Milwaukee, WI

'Creation' is an original verdite stone sculpture by an unknown Zimbabwean sculptor. Though all that is known of the artist is the name "Newton," the sculpture shows clearly the skil...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Marble Head of Mercury
Marble Head of Mercury

Marble Head of Mercury

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A hand-carved marble head of Mercury mounted on a stained wooden plinth.

Category

18th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Baroque pair of Solomonic columns from a Altarpiece, giltwood and paint wood
Baroque pair of Solomonic columns from a Altarpiece, giltwood and paint wood

Baroque pair of Solomonic columns from a Altarpiece, giltwood and paint wood

Located in Valladolid, ES

Outstanding pair of Solomonic columns belonging to the decorative structure of an 18th-century Baroque altarpiece. These pieces were originally attached to the altarpiece structure; ...

Category

1780s Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carrara Marble Fountain of Pan
Carrara Marble Fountain of Pan

Carrara Marble Fountain of Pan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Roman, Carrara marble sculpture of the mythological Greek god Pan as a fountain. Italy.

Category

1780s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900
"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900

"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This shamanic figure was created by the Nepalese Dolpo people. It depicts a figure with arms in a possible gesture of prayer. 10 1/2" x 2" x 1 3/4" figure Dolpo is a region in Nepa...

Category

Early 1900s Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask
Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask Wood / raffia and kaolin Late 19th century H mask alone 18 x W 10 x D 4cm With beard / metal base: 35cm Provenance: collection of Hillary Ger...

Category

19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Bird Bronze Sculpture On Marble Base
Large Bird Bronze Sculpture On Marble Base

Large Bird Bronze Sculpture On Marble Base

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Secretary Bird Life Size 43H x45L x 11D Marble Base 24x16 inches Modern life size bronze with brown patina, no visible signature. Artist unknown.

Category

1990s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

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

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