Galleria Antonio Esposito di Chiara Esposito Sculptures

A stunning Italian late 19th early 20th century hand carved alabaster bust sculpture depicting a young baby girl cradling a dove. The girl wearing a lace bonnet her hair tied back a...

This lovely pair of vintage hand crafted Silver Herons sculptures can be dated to the early 20th century. These tiny statuettes are natural decorative elements that recall the art no...

This compelling Italian 19th century white glazed porcelain sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (1529-1608) th...

This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details. This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...

This Art Nouveau hand painted Viennese terracotta decorative piece is a large exhibition vase featuring an animalier and mythological theme by Adolphe-Jean Lavergne for Friedrich Gol...

An European Art Nouveau masterfully forged iron sculpture in the shape of a snake coiled on a tree trunk is a wonderful and original decorative element, a conversation artwork piece, an unusual antique animal sculpture...

This lovely and charming terracotta sculpture of a woman has narrow proportion and is signed by M. Zamoiejski G.B.R and dated Florence, 19 March 1894. The sculptor indicated both the...

A lovely antique Italian Capodimonte white porcelain biscuit male and female figurines sculptured in the round depicting in a very romantic moment. This centrepiece group features tw...

This contemporary solid bronze sculpture of a ram's head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to neoclassicism. The artist is able to attribute ...

This contemporary bronze sculpture of rhinoceros head faithfully reproduces – in almost real size - one of the largest mammals in the world. Proud and mighty, this rhino trophy head ...

This contemporary sculpture representing a walking leopard on a rectangular naturalistic base is made of solid burnished black patinated bronze, created by the Argentine-Italian arti...

Through this bronze sculpture featuring a gold patina the artist takes us into an imaginative and fantastic world, the image of the elephant on the pedestal reminds us of the circus environment and is linked to childhood memories. In this case the artist took the moment when the elephant gets up on its front legs. This exquisite solid bronze sculpture of an elephant rests on a vintage iron weight...

These unusual hand-sculpted polychrome wax figurines on giltwood base depicting two Arabs relaxing on a sofa perfectly captures late 19th century Europe's perspective and aesthetic f...

There is all the Italian artisan mastery in this exceptional Mid-Century Modern open worked large Majolica ornament centerpiece in the form of a long shell enriched with crab, seahorse and red coral perfectly shaped inside it. Looking at this sculpture you will feel the sound of the ocean. Every part of this colorful and powerful handmade marine themed composition is incredibly realistic and well made. The open shell depicted in a palette made of browns, pink, yellow and green contains a big red coral...

A pair of late 18th century Naples, real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, white porcelain figures of a lady and a man are hand modeled in the round. This lovely couple of statuettes in the white feature a fruit vendor and a peasant. The man, modelled in a theatrical pose against a tree stump, wears a hat and a scarf. His right hand in his breeches pocket, he is leaning on the tree with his left hand. The woman wears a skirt and a low necked jacket and holds a basket of fruit in her arms, the hair gathered with a bow on her head. This two little statues...