Lorfords Decorative Objects

An exceptional late 17th Century French Neo-Classical style carved stone bust. Circa 1680.

Pair of late 18th Century English George III satinwood knife boxes, Circa 1791.  Cross-banded, chequer strung and inlaid with marquetry. Each is of elegant 'arc-en-arbalète' form wi...

Large and mid-18th Century Dutch delft vase and cover, Circa 1740. In exceptional condition. This large Delft vase exemplifies the Dutch interpretation of chinoiserie decoration dur...

A fine pair of 19th Century English marble models of the celebrated ‘Warwick’ Vase, after the Antique.  Each vase finely carved with undulating vine leaves above a band of high-reli...

A beautifully constructed late 19th Century French oak architectural staircase model, showing the skills of a master joiner.  This seemingly simple cantilevered design appears to fl...

A finely carved early 19th Century French Napoleonic giltwood eagle. Circa 1820. Modelled with outstretched wings, sitting on a carved polychrome circular base. The quality of the c...

Bleached Coral three is a hand-carved alabaster sculpture by Mark Bowman, presented on a polished granite base.  The Bleached Coral series was created in response to the growing env...

Bleached Coral two is a wonderful delicate hand-carved alabaster sculpture by Mark Bowman, presented on a polished granite base.  With is fan-like shape and fine carving it is a won...

A striking 20th Century three dimensional relief by Duncan Resting.  Depicting a group of stylised figures, modelled in a richly textured, plaster-like material. The softly weathere...

Superb pair of 19th Century French gilt bronzes of a cow and bull by Pierre Jules Mene. Circa 1860. Mene was a leading member of the French Les Animalier movement. Both signed, on o...

Late 19th Century American copper Thoroughbred horse weathervane.  Sculpted in copper, with a beautiful weathered patina. Now mounted on a weathered oak base. Circa 1895.

A fine and rare George II lead bust of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), on a marble socle, probably sculpted by Louis François Roubiliac and cast by John Cheere, ...

A truly beautiful, reduced life size, carved marble figure of Narcissus. By William Theed the younger.  In very good condition, with obvious losses, signed and dated 'W Theed Fecit ...

Monumental Contemporary apple sculpture by David Watkinson, 2010. Standing at nearly five feet in height, this beautiful sculpture is a true one off. Signed and dated by the artist ...

Beautifully weathered, over five feet long, life-size fibreglass pig.  Full of character, this lovely Mid-Century weathered pig would look whimsical in the hall or just at home in y...

Kennith Armitage (1916-2002) ‘Daydream’ sculpture, 1973. Made from wood, resin and ceramic with screenprinted elements this sculptures provenance: Bonhams, London 21st September 202...

A large 1940s Italian horse head in plaster. Acquired from an Art School in France.

A beautifully modelled late 19th Century French terracotta bust of a young woman in the Classical taste, probably representing Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.  The f...

A characterful 17th Century Italian marble bust of a young man depicted in the guise of a Roman military figure.  Finely carved with closely cropped hair and idealised features, h...

Tall 18th Century French pricket candle stick. With detailed panelling on the base and decorative detailed carving, in original green paint. With minor restoration.

A beautifully carved 19th Century French Napoleonic eagle.  With traces of the original gilt finish.

An impressive pair of life-size early 20th Century English cast lead hounds. Circa 1920. Each realistically modelled in a seated pose with expressive features and excellent anatomic...

A finely carved wooden devotional figure dating from around 1900, depicting a serene female saint or Madonna holding the Christ Child.  Beautifully executed with gentle facial featu...

20th Century unique sculpture, 'Reclining Form' by Ezra Orion, (1934-2015) on a concrete plinth.  A bronze, made in 1965 and exhibited at the Mercury Gallery, 26 Cork Street, London...

Late 20th Century aluminium and brass 'Bomb' sculpture by Clive Barker, signed and numbered 4/8 , 1998. Clive Barker (born 1940) a British Pop artist.  His work is held in the colle...

Pair of 18th Century Italian carved wooden dogs. In original paint with gilded dog collars. Amazing to find this pair of dogs in this original condition.

Early 20th Century French plaster sculpture of 'The Youth of Marathon'. Circa 1900. A couple of minor bumps commensurate with age. A good decorative piece.

An impressive and rare 19th Century Indian hand-carved marble bowl with square decorative surround. A beautiful piece for the garden or inside the house. Circa 1850.

A wonderfully oversized and hugely characterful 19th Century Italian hand carved frog sculpture. Carved from a block of granite of a light green hue and seemingly perched on a lily ...

Impressive pair of 18th Century Northern Italian walnut torcheres. Of wonderful scale and with a beautiful aged patina. 

Early 20th Century paster relief depicting the Justice of King Solomon.  Possibly from an early Byzantine carving. Circa 1900.

Large 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite limewood carving depicting Saint Agnes. English, Circa 1860. Saint Agnes of Rome remains one of the most celebrated virgin martyrs in Christian his...

20th Century Italian fine bronze model of a chrysalis by Claudio Capotondi. Of ovoid shape and cast with asymmetric oval labyrinths and lines, dark brown patination. Inscribed 'Capo...

An imposing ancient limestone carving of a Couchant Lion, possibly 10th-12th Century. The impressive weathered noble beast now on a bespoke ebonised and felted oak coaster platform,...

An Interesting late 18th Century weathered white marble bust of Anne of Cleves. Probably Continental, the woman wearing a cloth cap, embroidered chemise and jerkin, on an unusual sq...

A substantial 19th Century Indian sandstone seated Buddha.  In 3rd Century Mathura style, the seated figure with crossed legs and hands abreast. The circular aura carved with beads,...

Rosamund Mary Beatrice Fletcher: A Carved Portland Stone Plaque of Swans, Circa 1940. Carved alto-relievo with a bevy of six swans in water, inscribed RMBF; together with two stainl...

Rosamund Mary Beatrice Fletcher: A finely carved Carrara marble plaque, Circa 1940.  Alto-relievo with a swan and four cygnets flanked by bullrushes, inscribed RMB-F. With two stain...

20th Century carved Portland stone bust of Nefertiti by Rosamund M.B. Fletcher. With an eccentric shaped-bound head, stylised eyes and features. Leaning slightly forward on a taperi...

An Ancient Greek stone tablet, carved with a mask, inscribed 'Detros', Circa 300-500 BC. With outer carved and curved moulded border enclosing the mask facing to sinister with scrip...

A good 20th Century bronze figure of a young woman.  Seated naked on a rectangular grassy bank, green verdigris patination. With incised signature Stuart Russell, Fecit 1989 and Gow...

In the manner of Kurt Schwitters, a finely carved 20th Century sandstone figure. On a later black marble plinth. 53cm overall height, the plinth 24cm x 18cm, carved and pierced and ...

Large 19th Century limestone composition bust of Hercules.  A fine and detailed classical bust which has a very weathered patina. Mounted on a 19th Century Cotswold stone mill stone...

Pair of 18th Century Rococo period beautiful hand carved Provençal dancing figures. From the town Arles near Avignon in the South of France. Walnut and pine with gesso and gilt fin...

Huge pair of 18th Century Italian silver gilt torcheres. Circa 1750.

A fine hollow-moulded terracotta statuette of a male court attendant or official dating to the Chinese Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD. Original pigments (with Oxford TC pigment test certifi...

18th Century Swedish Rococo clock.  Scraped back to original Chinoiserie paint with figures and landscapes. Signed by Eric Wasberg 1731-1774, a r...

A superb 20th Century French white ceramic polar bear. Finished in the distinctive shagreen enamel, a finely textured, sharp-grained glaze characteristic of the Manufacture Nouvelle...

Late 19th Century Victorian Hukin & Heath letter rack in the manner of Dr Christopher Dresser.  A sculptural and highly original silver-plated letter rack by Hukin & Heath, designed...

A George V bronze half bushel and peck with lignum vitae handles. Marked 'County Of Glamorgan' and having various verification or exchequer marks for being...

A brutalist carved fruitwood sculpture of abstract forms with a square frame by Giordano Righini.  Dated 1970.

Large 20th Century brutalist sculpture in pink granite, on original steel support.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1979.

20th Century Italian Brutalist sculpture in Calcatta marble on original steel stand.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1987.

Brutalist sculpture in Carrara marble on original steel stand.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1987.

A fine Queen Anne ebonised long case clock with eight day movement by Clark Preston of St. Nicholas Lane, London. The removable hood with pagoda top and pierced brass frieze above a...

Large 20th Century Murano glass photo frame from the 1940s, signed. With transparent, gold coloured glass from Italy.

Rare late 19th Centrury or early 20th Century French carved wood folk art figure. This unusual piece was probably made to be a shop display or tradesman sign. Depicts a naively carv...

Unusual late 19th Century French automaton model of a cow.  Beautifully observed with glass eyes and real horns. This wonderful cow has a trick up its sleeve... when the head is pus...

Mid 20th Century beautifully proportioned, nicely weathered stag.  Restoration to one of the antlers.

Mid 17th century French carved giltwood and polychrome heralding angel.  Horn in one hand and supporting a flower candle holder in the other (later 19th Century gilt bronze addition)...