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Artist: Unknown
Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 19 AD), 19th Century Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 19 AD), 19th Century
Italian School
Large 19th century Italian Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar of Prima Porta crafted from plaster. Produced c...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Corpus Christi
Located in Wien, Wien
MUSEUM CORPUS CHRISTI
Spain/Catalonia or Asturias
Around 1250
Corpus hardwood, arms softwood
Remains of the original polychrome setting
Height 109.5...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$48,000
Finely rendered Equestrian Model Sculpture
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very fine Model Sculpture of a standing horse , finely rendered in patinated plaster, signed ‘MMM’ and dated 30 , w. rich burnished patina.
Its quality and elegance are reminiscent...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan nobleman from the part of Africa which is today southern Ghana and southeastern Cô...
Category
19th Century Tribal Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Clay
Late 15th-century Old Master Burgundian Netherlands carved walnut figure
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful late 15th-century Burgundian Netherlandish portrait of a woman. Carved walnut. Original polychrome has been removed with traces at base and lower portions of figure. Minor ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bust of Roman Emperor Vitellius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial, hand carved, solid marble bust of Roman Emperor Vitellius (24-69 C.E.) on a custom, iron base. Likely a 16th century copy of a 2nd century o...
Category
16th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Japanese Suzuribako Writing Box-Showa Era-Excellent condition-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
1980s Showa Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base.
Autumn, winter, spring and summer.
Timeless classical decoration for you...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Located in Wien, Wien
ROMAN MADONNA
“Sedes Sapientiae”
Auvergne
Around 1175/80
Pine wood
Polychrome remains
Height 40 cm
This depiction of the Madonna is a masterfully carved, extremely early figure made...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Female Life-size Mannequin Italian Articulated Sculpture In Beech Mid 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
Female Painter's Manikin Mid-1800s jointed and articulated, life-size Italian sculpture, 167 cm tall 66 Inches, made of beech wood with traces of lacquer preparation. This extraordi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Baroque Venetian sculptor - Pair of 17th century lions wood sculptures
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of bookend sculptures. Venice, 17th century.
15 x 15 x h 29 cm.
Entirely in finely carved wood.
- This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity.
-...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,391 Sale Price
20% Off
"Kota Reliquary Figure Nigeria, " Wood & Copper created circa 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Kota Reliquary Figure Nigeria" is a wood and copper sculpture created in Nigeria circa 1970. A head is made with wide red eyes. Their hair is in...
Category
1970s Tribal Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Antique Italian Figural Painted Ceramic Tile "Two Sisters"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5146 Antique Italian Hand painted ceramic tile of two sisters
Hanging hardware on back
Category
1940s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Seated Buddha w/ Foo Dog in the Ming Style
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Chinese
Seated Buddha with Foo Dog in the Ming Style
Carved wood
11 x 8.5 x 7 inches
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th century Renaissance style bronze sculptures - Lions
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of small bronze sculptures - Grotesque lions. Italy, 18th-19th century.
10 x 5 x h 17 cm.
Made entirely of patinated bronze in Renaissance style. Depicting two seated grotesqu...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare African Solid Benin Bronze Ceremonial Throne Chair Multi Figure Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Handmade Benin sculptural tribal bronze figural judgement throne chair. The base of the chair with two tiers of standing figures. The back of the chair with two more tiers of standin...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Lute Player Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cast-medieval tile, inspired from Central Europe. Could be also adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install ( price will be different).
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
$235 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze bust of Seneca or Pseudo-Seneca Italy Naples late 18th-early 19th cent
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bronze bust with brown patina depicting the pseudo-Seneca, Italy, early 19th century.
The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust from the late 1st century B.C.. discovered in 1754 in ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT HEAD OF BEARDED MAN
Located in Milan, IT
PORTRAIT HEAD OF BEARDED MAN
Central Italy, 16th/17th Century
marble with traces of polychromy
height 39 cm
height 15 1/4 in
Category
16th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of the Caesars—those who are founders." –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812
Among the most iconic and celebrated figures in history, Napoleon...
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/Unknown Artist, "19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head", Folk Art Wooden Sculpture, 10.50 x 6.50 x 2.50, 19/20th Century
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield 19th cent. Black Forest, German
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 beautifu...
Category
19th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African art tribal maternity figure, Lobi peoples Ghana - Ivory Coast
Located in Norwich, GB
A delightful African maternity figure from the Lobi peoples of the Ivory Coast/Ghana. With a serene yet feisty expression, the mother is carry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Lovers" in Carved Wood, Young But Eternal
Located in San Francisco, CA
We are surrounded by graphic images, songs, greeting cards, and even paintings all created toward the effort of expressing romantic love. While so potent, and even sometimes transfor...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Renaissance Man Carved and Polychromed Plaque
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
A Renaissance man,circa 1930's polychrome painting on a wood plaque .
Artist unknown
Category
1930s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth
Located in Norwich, GB
An elegant African sculpture from the West African Baoulé or Baule people, depicting a young woman wearing a loincloth. Smooth black lightly worn patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Baroque Roman sculptor - 17th century bronze sculpture - Mars Warrior
Located in Varmo, IT
Gilded bronze sculpture - Mars, god of War. Rome, 17th century.
9 x 9 x h 31 cm.
Entirely in cast, chiseled and gilded bronze, resting on an ebonized wooden pedestal decorated with...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,137 Sale Price
41% Off
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster, France circa 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster
France, circa 1900
10 1/4 x 9 1/2 (H x D) inches
A very fine and lively bronze statuette of a preening Rooster. Nicely cast and well-carved and in ex...
Category
19th Century French School Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures
by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century)
circa 1930's
Patinated spelter
9 x 14 inches (on bases)
Though rath...
Category
1920s Art Deco Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
$2,310 Sale Price
40% Off
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
The sculpture of the Virgin and Child ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italian master - 18th century figure sculpture - Virgin Pity - Carved Wood Paint
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Pietà - Italy, 18th century.
13 x 7 x h 22.5 cm.
Entirely made of carved and polychrome painted wood.
Condition report: Good state of conserv...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$827 Sale Price
22% Off
ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Located in Milan, IT
ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Rome, 1st Century b.C.
marble
23 x 15 x 5 cm without base
9 x 6 x 2 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture
Large and decorative bronze horse with removable saddle Botero style inspired, quality patinated bronze with some red and black trace of paint.
Category
2010s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MARS
Located in Milan, IT
BRONZE FIGURE OF MARS, 18th Century
gilt bronze on marble base
35.6 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm
14 x 3 1/2 x 3 in
Category
18th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,348 Sale Price
20% Off
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 recu...
Category
2010s Baroque Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free standing
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free-standing, vintage, walking
Some wear on paint and crack that has been repaired.
Category
20th Century Tribal Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
ORIGINAL PERIOD BRONZE HEAD SCULPTURE PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: artist unknown, dates to circa 1970's period; there are possibly markings to the underside.
Title: Head sculpture of the American President, Richard Nixon (1913-1994).
Medium: exceptionally heavy bronze
Size: height: 14.5 inches
depth : 9 inches ( back of head...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,317 Sale Price
30% Off
ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE SCULPTURE FIGURE OF A ROMPING DOG
Located in Milan, IT
"Roman Bronze Figure Of A Romping Dog"
Roman Empire, circa 1st Century B.C.- 1st Century A.D.
Bronze
width 7 cm
width 2 3/4 in
Provenance:
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) Private Collection, Zurich, prior to 1986
American Private Collection, acquired in 1991
Literature:
A.P. Kozloff, et al., More Animals in Ancient Art...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Wood affixed to wood plinths
"Leone Della Torra / Italy Country of Origin" labels on b...
Category
18th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
One on a chariot Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cast - medieval tile, from Central Europe. Adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
$267 Sale Price
27% Off
Pair Primitive Oversized Mistique Paper Mache Wall Figural Sculptures
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1482 Pair oversized primitive hand made and painted Caribbean figural wall sculptures made from corrugated boxes and hand painted
Category
1960s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Handmade Paper
$975 Sale Price
59% Off
ANTIQUE ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY BOXWOOD SCULPTURE OF CHRIST
Located in Milan, IT
Boxwood figure of Christ
Category
18th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Decorated Metal Covered Ginger Jar in Japanese Style
Located in Beachwood, OH
Late 19th Century Chinese
Decorated Metal Covered Ginger Jar in the Japanese Style
Labeled on bottom Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York
9 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Ginger jars were used...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Virgin and Child
Located in Wien, Wien
OUTSTANDING MADONNA
Bavaria
Around 1515/20
Lime wood carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 60 cm
This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in...
Category
16th Century Medieval Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$180,000
Cobra, Unknown, 20th century, Bronze, Animal, Snake, Design, art deco, Cast
Located in Geneva, CH
Cobra, Unknown, 20th century, Bronze, Animal, Snake, Design, art deco, Cast
Category
20th Century Art Deco Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
LARGE MARBLE SKULL
Located in Milano, IT
Evocative and rare 17th-century carved marble skull from Lombardy, Italy. The work bears an engraved inscription on the back that reads "Carestia grandissima II2 LVIO 1630," a clear ...
Category
17th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Life-size Plaster Statue of The Callipygian Venus or Aphrodite 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Italian life-size plaster sculpture , figure of the Callipygian Venus, after the antique Roman marble statue.
Aphrodite Kallipygos, or Callipygian Venus literally means “Venus of ...
Category
1920s Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$8,610 Sale Price
20% Off
Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest
The baskets are made by the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien Rainforest in Panama. The Wounaan believe they emerged from the palm tree. They weave baskets from palm fiber and use natural dyes. The dyes are made from wood, plants, and earth. Achieving a particular color takes weeks. The rainforest baskets are of the highest quality to be found anywhere in the world. Comparable to the North American Pomo and Panamint baskets, widely considered the best weavers in the world. The Wounaan and Embera are the finest weavers working today. The area in which they live is extremely remote and dangerous to reach. From Panama City...
Category
2010s Contemporary Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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