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Artist: Unknown
'Circus Gymnast' 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Circus Gymnast, 19th Century by Unknown (French) creator.
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$68,000
KONGŌRIKISHI
Located in Milano, IT
This magnificent pair of boxwood sculptures, 22 cm high, depicts the Kongōrikishi, also known as Niō, the protective guardians of Japanese Buddhist temples. These towering figures, a...
Category
18th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Jerusalem Sculpture Wall Plaque 1930's Palestine Israeli Bezalel School
Located in Surfside, FL
Repousse sculptural plaque from the original Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem.
This is marked "Made in Palestine" as it is from the British Mandate period. It is in an Orientalist des...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 26" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Spanish Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze by Gustavo Obiols
Located in Dallas, TX
Gustavo Obiols Delgado (1858-1910) – Spanish sculptor
Signed in the cast ‘G. Obiols’
Spanish Dancer with Castanetas; Silvered bronze and finely carved bone
No damage or repairs.
H...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Term Figure Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Term Figure sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols in carved Vicenza stone. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with squar...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Early 19th century Romantic marble sculpture - Kiss figures
Located in Varmo, IT
White marble sculpture - The Kiss. 19th century.
15 x 20 x h 20 cm including base, 12 x 17 x h 18 cm excluding base.
Entirely in white marble, some small breaks and repairs.
- ...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$2,364 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Sculpture
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Important Sculpture
IMPORTANT SCULPTURE representing Saint Floran de Lorch in polychrome wood in its beautiful old polychromy. He is represented ...
Category
16th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$8,072
African Carved Wooden Makonde Initiation Ceremony Mask
Located in Beachwood, OH
African Carved Wood Makonde Mask
Heavy wood carved ceremonial mask symbolizing an ancestor
16.5 x 8 x 10 inches
A carved ceremonial mask symbolizing an ancestor, this African facial...
Category
20th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE ITALIAN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH CHIMERAS
Located in Milan, IT
ARCHITECTURAL RELIEFS WITH CHIMERAS
Central Italy, 16th Century
green marble
26 x 25 cm
10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in
Category
16th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Abstract Fish Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
A striking metal sculpture of a fish. Iron with gold gilt decoration. Probably Asian.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
ANCIENT BRONZE HEAD OF AN ELEPHANT, ROMAN EMPIRE 2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
This beautiful cast bronze elephant head is a protome, which in ancient art was a decorative element consisting of a head - sometimes with part of the bust - of a human, animal, or f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sheath In Sea Green And Red Marble From Caunes-minervois Nineteenth
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Sheath In Sea Green And Red Marble From Caunes-minervois Nineteenth"
Marble green sea for the central part and surrounded by a red of Caunes-Minervois XIXè. Provenance:GalerieParisi...
Category
16th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Brass Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of brass heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
1990s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
BUST in marble probably from Carrara representing King Henri IV 18th century
Located in ROUEN, FR
BUST In Marble Probably From Carrara Representing King Henry IV Late 18th Century"
Marble BUST probably from Carrara representing King Henry IV with a laurel wreath. late 18th centur...
Category
18th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Altorilievo in Marmo della Montagnola Senese Profilo Siena XIV secolo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Altorilievo in marmo della Montagnola Senese raffigurante un profilo femminile a mezzo busto, Siena, XIV secolo.
L'altorilievo, nella tradizione senese del XIV secolo, si caratter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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 th...
Category
1850s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GRIFFIN, 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GRIFFIN
Italy, early 19th Century
marble
87 x 54 x 20 cm
34 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Limestone Relief With Saint Georges, France 15th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Relief with saint Georges
France, 15th Century
limestone 26 x 20 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in) without base
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Italian Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Silenus
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Grand Tour Bronze
Italian, (19th Century)
Silenus Wrestling a Serpent
Bronze, stamped with foundry mark for Sommer of Naples, C1880
Height: 26.25 inches (67cm)
Width: 9.75 inches (25...
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$204 Sale Price
20% Off
Figurative bronze with a literary mythological theme from the early twentieth century
Located in Florence, IT
Early 20th-century Art Nouveau decorative bronze depicting a smiling mermaid carried by a wave above a fountain with a mask.
The reference is to the fairy tale by writer Hans Christ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Marble Sculpture Of Venus And Cupid
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully detailed and lifelike, Venus and Cupid share a soft embrace in this remarkable Italian white marble sculpture. The feminine beauty gracefully leans against roughened rock...
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Woman and Two Children, Asian 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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
Polo Player Bookends in Bronze
Located in Brookville, NY
Polo Bookends in bronze for the sporty library. These were purchased from the collection of a polo player on Long Island who had a beautiful library of sporting books. He also owne...
Category
1960s Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allegorical mythological figurative bronze from the 19th century
Located in Florence, IT
Marble-based bronze statuette depicting Cupid, holding an arrow in his hand, walking caressing a lion's mane, lowered in the act of affectionately licking his little foot. The subjec...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Polychrome Green And Yellow Marble Grand Tour Style Obelisks Sculptures 20th
Located in Roma, IT
an elegant pair of grand tour sculptured obelisks, carved in a warm and elegant green marble with two squared three orders bases carved in a Siena Yelllow Marble. The two marble used...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Maurice Bouval Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Maurice Bouval (Fr. 1863-1916) Art Nouveau sculpture.
French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Woman
Cast by E. Colin & Cie., Paris, circa 1900
Possibly Pandora, modeled rising ou...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$6,069 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological subject Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo head .
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$7,175 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Modernist Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture on Mahogany Wood Base
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
9-410 Abstract figural bronzesculpture set on a wood base
Category
1940s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$11,480 Sale Price
20% Off
ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BAS-RELIEF PLAQUE
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BAS-RELIEF PLAQUE Italy, 19th Century
marble
22 x 29.5 cm
8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Untitled (Wired Jockey on Horse Sculpture)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" (Wired Jockey on Horse Scupture), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 15" H x 23" W x 5" D, Late 20th C...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid 19th century White Carrara Marble bust. Portrait of young male.
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian Portrait White Marble Bust in a Heroic Attitude.
Carrara statuary Marble.
Tuscan school.
Circa 1850.
Bust depicting a young man with bare shoulders.
This model draws inspira...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$3,635 Sale Price
20% Off
Outsider artist singular virgin and child art brut sculpture mother and child
Located in Norwich, GB
An extraordinarily moving piece by an outsider artist who must have spent many a day conceiving, cutting, hammering, soldering and welding this stunning metal group made of tin and iron. The result is something completely individualistic, which at the same time recalls early medieval...
Category
Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Putto in legno dorato reggi candela barocco italiano
Located in Florence, IT
One flame candle holder putto made of gilded wood.
Those kind of objects were present in churches or noble villas, specially during the Baroque times.
The base is not coeval.
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Large Brass Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of brass heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
1990s Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sleeping Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Unknown
Title: Sleeping Nude Woman
Medium: Bronze Sculpture
Size: 4 in. x 24 in. x 10 in. (10.16 cm x 60.96 cm x 25.4 cm)
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair Italian Limestone Garden Sculptures with Cornucopia
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in limestone with Cornucopia associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measur...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Burled Maple Sculpture Nude Woman with Arms Over Head and Stone
Located in Soquel, CA
Burled Maple Sculpture Nude Woman with Arms Over Head
Beautiful burled walnut sculpture of a nude woman. The woman stands with her arms stretched over her head. Behind her a dark st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$3,087 Sale Price
35% Off
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair Italian Limestone Garden Sculptures with Cornucopia
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in limestone with Cornucopia associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance. Excellent condition.
Measurements: Statue cm 160, ba...
Category
20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Great Renaissance Serene Stone Sculpture of Greyhound Florence 16th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
16th-century Florentine sculptor, greyhound in pietra serena.
This fascinating sculpture, which has come down to us in fragmentary form, depicts a dog, an elegant greyhound crouching...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Wall Hanging Leopard Head
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century Italian life size leopard head crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed, now and forever caught in mid growl.
Category
20th Century Realist Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"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 28" 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
Kuba African Warthog Divining Figure tribal arts sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Warthog Divining Figure. Kuba, DRC. Late 19th century. Carved wood with palm oil patina, 12.5 incehes (l), 3.25 inches (h), 2 5/8 inches (d). Loss evident at tip of right ear and on snout.
Provenance: Ex. collection Martin and Faith-Dorian Wright; J.J. Klegman; Angelo Caggiula-Carulucci, chief magistrate in Belgian Congo for King Leopold...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kabuki Dancer Custom Framed Wall Tapestry
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5068 Japanese Kabuki dancer hand made wall tapestry
signed Eva
Set in a custom made frame
Category
1980s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
3 Faces Cast in Bronze Relief, mid century mystery artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist
Untitled, 20th century
Bronze with wood and acrylic mounting
Overall: 19 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.
Bronze plate: 17 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.
Numbered lower left: 7/30
Initialed l...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gallo-Roman Bronze Applique Bust Figure of a Man, 3rd/4th Century A.D.
Located in Milan, IT
PROVENANCE
Herbert A. Cahn (1915-2002), Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1988
Private Collection, Paris
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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