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Large, Cast Bronze Doe
Large, Cast Bronze Doe

Large, Cast Bronze Doe

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Substantial, sensitively molded, graceful circa 1940, hand-cast, bronze sculpture of a doe.

Category

1940s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th C Counter top Cigarstore Northern American Indian statue, Unknown artist
19th C Counter top Cigarstore Northern American Indian statue, Unknown artist

19th C Counter top Cigarstore Northern American Indian statue, Unknown artist

Located in brussel, BE

The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...

Category

19th Century Dutch School Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carrara Marble Head of a Cherub
Carrara Marble Head of a Cherub

Carrara Marble Head of a Cherub

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand carved Carrara marble head of a cherub's face surrounded by wings. Later mounted on metal base.

Category

Early 19th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure
African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sculpture is a standing female figure from West Africa. As standalone wooden figures are relatively rare compared to masks, this is quite a notable traditional piece. The head ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

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

Pair of  Neoclassical  Terracotta  Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero
Pair of  Neoclassical  Terracotta  Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero

Pair of Neoclassical Terracotta Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero

Located in Rome, IT

Pair of 19' century Italian Marble imitation painted Terracotta . Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero . Measurements : cm 71 H x 60 Available also a pair marble imitation colum...

Category

1870s Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

ANCIENT RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST CENTURY AD
ANCIENT RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST CENTURY AD

ANCIENT RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST CENTURY AD

Located in Milan, IT

This bronze sculpture is an exquisitely detailed representation of the god Dionysos, whose cult was one of the most popular in ancient times. Here, the god is nude, with a mantle that gently lies on his right leg. He is holding a bunch of grapes with his left hand, and a rhyton (drinking horn) with the right. The god is youthful and joyfully gazes forwards, with a crown of ivy leaves set upon his long flowing hair. These features clearly resemble those of the life-size Roman marble sculpture of Dionysos exhibited at the British Museum, acc. no. 1861,0725.2 . This statuette was probably part of a larger composition and used as a decorative element applied to a piece of furniture. Its finely wrought details, as well as the attractive olive-green patina led to its inclusion in the collection of the Fitchburg Art Museum for thirty years. PROVENANCE English Private Collection (Sotheby’s, London 17-18 July 1985, Lot 204) Royal Athena...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena
Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena

Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena

Located in New Orleans, LA

Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena Circa 1825-1840 This exceptional terracotta statue of Napoleon Bonaparte on St. Helena stands as one of the earliest known depict...

Category

19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Brutalist Metal Rat
Brutalist Metal Rat

Brutalist Metal Rat, Unknown

$204Sale Price|20% Off

Brutalist Metal Rat

Located in San Diego, CA

Brutalist metal cat, made of pipes and wire. The sculpture has a nice weight to it and shiny black finish.

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1900's Alabaster Sculpture of Dante
1900's Alabaster Sculpture of Dante

1900's Alabaster Sculpture of Dante

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A sensitively carved, solid alabaster, antique sculpture of famed Italian poet and philospher, Dante Aligheri (1265-1321). The figure in a rich, flowing robe, holding a book and wear...

Category

1910s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust
18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust

18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand carved, marble bust in three quarters, of a young man in a sensitively rendered, open-neck robe, with flowing hair held in a delicate circlet.

Category

Late 18th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Four Season Extraordinary Set of  Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Four Season Extraordinary Set of  Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures

Located in Rome, IT

Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...

Category

20th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Greek Terracotta Comic Actor Figurine
Ancient Greek Terracotta Comic Actor Figurine

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

Graceful, Alabaster, Architecture Model
Graceful, Alabaster, Architecture Model

Graceful, Alabaster, Architecture Model

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully carved, Grand Tour period architectural model featuring fluted columns surmounted by Corinthian capitals and a relief carved pediment above a raised base inset with a fl...

Category

Early 1900s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Orientalist African Hunter Sculpture, Carved Wood, 19th Century, 21in
Orientalist African Hunter Sculpture, Carved Wood, 19th Century, 21in

Orientalist African Hunter Sculpture, Carved Wood, 19th Century, 21in

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield Black Forest, School Switzerland  19th century Carved Wood 21 inches This is an exceptionally beautiful and exceptionally rare wood...

Category

19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

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

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures
Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures

Located in Rome, IT

Standing figure of Julius Caesar wearing a Tunic and holding a billowing drapery with a composition marble square-section pedestal. . The other figure is of Hannibal. Provenance fro...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture
18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture

18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An iconic, hand carved, gessoed, painted, and parcel-gilt, Italian polychrome sculpture of tousle curled angel in windswept drapery. Beautiful expression and patina. Now mounted on a...

Category

1730s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Qing dynasty figurative censer bronze 19th century
Chinese Qing dynasty figurative censer bronze 19th century

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

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

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

Tête De Maures
Tête De Maures

Tête De Maures

Located in PARIS, FR

Moorish heads decorated in the Sicilian tradition

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist
CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist

CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist - CSP 1882, Year: 1991, Medium: Colored Acrylic Sculpture, signature, date and title inscribed bottom left, Size: 24 x 18.5 x 3 in. (60.96 x 46.99 x 7.62 cm)

Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines

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

Eagle in Gilded Wood Italy Neoclassical Sculpture 18th century
Eagle in Gilded Wood Italy Neoclassical Sculpture 18th century

Eagle in Gilded Wood Italy Neoclassical Sculpture 18th century

Located in Pistoia, IT

Neoclassical sculpture gilt wood depicting an eagle with spread wings, Italy, 18th century. A common subject in sacred and secular art, in the Neoclassical era the eagle motif, alre...

Category

Late 18th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Decorated "Bambini" pottery, 1930s, Manifattura Lenci, Italy
Decorated "Bambini" pottery, 1930s, Manifattura Lenci, Italy

Decorated "Bambini" pottery, 1930s, Manifattura Lenci, Italy

Located in Vicenza, VI

Lenci is a company founded in 1919, in Turin, by Enrico Scavini. Initially it was involved in the production of dolls, furniture and baby furniture, but also in a particular fabric n...

Category

1930s Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Clio by Studio of Romanelli
Clio by Studio of Romanelli

Clio by Studio of Romanelli

Located in New Orleans, LA

Studio of Raffaello Romanelli Early 20th Century Italian Clio Inscribed "Executé sous la Direction du Prof. Romanelli" (on base) Marble Clio, the muse of history from Greek mytho...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Large Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Cheetah
Large Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Cheetah

Large Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Cheetah

Located in Rome, IT

Fantastic gilt brass Cheetah sculpture . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.

Category

Early 2000s Modern Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Superb Neoclassical White Marble Bust of Flora France 1850 '
Superb Neoclassical White Marble Bust of Flora France 1850 '

Superb Neoclassical White Marble Bust of Flora France 1850 '

Located in Rome, IT

Superbly carved white statuary Carrara marble bust of Flora, the goddess of flowers. Flora was often associated with the coming of spring and the fertility of the land. She also sy...

Category

1850s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Empire Bronze Torchere Lamps
Empire Bronze Torchere Lamps

Empire Bronze Torchere Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of gilded bronze torchere lamps with Alabaster shades on top and exquisite detailed bottom part supported by multi level round carved marble base. Measurement: 91”height x 2...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Human face gargoyle/grotesque screaming woman/man; Gothic Limestone Carving
Human face gargoyle/grotesque screaming woman/man; Gothic Limestone Carving

Human face gargoyle/grotesque screaming woman/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

Venere Italica: Imposing Marble Sculpture from the Grand Tour, circa 1840
Venere Italica: Imposing Marble Sculpture from the Grand Tour, circa 1840

Venere Italica: Imposing Marble Sculpture from the Grand Tour, circa 1840

Located in Pistoia, IT

An imposing sculpture in white Carrara marble depicting the Venus Italica, from a Roman workshop, circa 1840. The Italic Venus is a marble sculpture created by Antonio Canova as co...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent
French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocent

Located in PARIS, FR

French Romanesque historiated capital. Herod and the Massacre of the Innocents. Romanesque historiated capital in dolomitic limestone, carved in high relief on three figured faces, t...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues

Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues

Located in Rome, IT

Designed as entrance guardians, this pair of mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recumbent lion on a rectangular stone ...

Category

2010s Baroque Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France
Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France

Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France

Located in Norwich, GB

This 15th century bishop - sculpted ca AD1460 - has a smile on his lips and a benevolent presence. He is also something of an Adonis - one tends to forget that in the medieval churc...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Red panels, Chinese Qing Dynasty, Chinese calligraphy, lacquered wood
Red panels, Chinese Qing Dynasty, Chinese calligraphy, lacquered wood

Red panels, Chinese Qing Dynasty, Chinese calligraphy, lacquered wood

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing and gorgeous pair of business welcome panels, made of carved and lacquered wood in a bull's-eye tone, with embossed gold characters. They are reversible; one side has two ch...

Category

1880s Qing Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Boehm Porcelain Figurine "Bull Elephant" Ltd Edition #19 Model #50024
Boehm Porcelain Figurine "Bull Elephant" Ltd Edition #19 Model #50024

Boehm Porcelain Figurine "Bull Elephant" Ltd Edition #19 Model #50024

Located in Detroit, MI

Monumental "Bull Elephant" (Loxodonta Africana) Limited Edition #19, Model #50024, Made in England By Boehm Porcelain. Boehm porcelain originated in the US with Edward Marshall Boehm...

Category

1980s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Unique Ceramic Cubist Bust
Unique Ceramic Cubist Bust

Unique Ceramic Cubist Bust

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Unknown, in the style of Pablo Picasso Medium: Painted Terracotta Sculpture Size: 27 tall x 15 x 12 inches

Category

20th Century Cubist Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Human face gargoyle/grotesque snarling man; Gothic Limestone Carving
Human face gargoyle/grotesque snarling man; Gothic Limestone Carving

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

Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Altar Vessel.
Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Altar Vessel.

Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Altar Vessel.

Located in brussel, BE

This pottery vessel, embellished with high relief figures, was made by women of the ethnic group of the Bariba (or Baatonu) in the northern provinces of Benin. The Bariba potters pas...

Category

20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Poetic Warrior Landscape Scene
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Poetic Warrior Landscape Scene

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Poetic Warrior Landscape Scene

Located in East Quogue, NY

A finely hand-painted mid-20th century Chinese porcelain vase decorated in vibrant famille rose enamels. One side depicts a lively equestrian scene of a warrior and attendant restrai...

Category

Mid-20th Century Qing Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Wood Colorful Life Size Palm Tree Sculpture
Carved Wood Colorful Life Size Palm Tree Sculpture

Carved Wood Colorful Life Size Palm Tree Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Extraordinary tall vintage palm tree sculpture handcrafted in wood carved and paint decorated with leaves, coconuts, trunk, and weighted terra firma base.

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Paul Joseph Gayrard "Daphnis and Chloe" Bronze
Paul Joseph Gayrard "Daphnis and Chloe" Bronze

Paul Joseph Gayrard "Daphnis and Chloe" Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (French, 1807-1855) "Daphnis and Chloe" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, cast by Vittoz Bronzier, Paris, late 19th century, the embracing figures seated on a r...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hans Schork "The Sower" Patinated Bronze
Hans Schork "The Sower" Patinated Bronze

Hans Schork "The Sower" Patinated Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

Hans Schork (Austrian, b.1849) "The Sower" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, after the model by Louis-Oscar Roty (French, 1846-1911), the stan...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise Tea Caddy Box
Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise Tea Caddy Box

Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise Tea Caddy Box

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable Anglo Indian box turtle tea caddy, the well marked upper shell hollowed and intricately filled with a star inlaid panel, the base with a lidded box, all in exotic...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood

Gustave Fontaine, Sculptured polychromed Female modelled Head.
Gustave Fontaine, Sculptured polychromed Female modelled Head.

Gustave Fontaine, Sculptured polychromed Female modelled Head.

Located in brussel, BE

Gustave Fontaine (Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels) was a sculptor–painter. He took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

The Cross of Salvation, Folk Art Resin and Wood Sculpture
The Cross of Salvation, Folk Art Resin and Wood Sculpture

The Cross of Salvation, Folk Art Resin and Wood Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist - The Cross of Salvation, Medium: Resin Cast and Wood Sculpture, Size: 18.5 x 12 x 6 in. (46.99 x 30.48 x 15.24 cm)

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

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