New England Auctions Sculptures

A lovely mysterious dodo bird figurine, flightless and extinct, this sturdy little guy is loaded with character. Made in the 1960s. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It ...

A pair of antique German garden or fountain sculptures in a laying position (male and female) made of hand crafted cast zinc, designed and produced by Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiss, in good condition. These ornaments are probably the final element of a Tympanum group, particularized in white oil mount with gold heightened details, enhanced by detailed moulding. Right hand of the male is missing, due to age. Includes the pair of custom made white pedestals in wood. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1840 - 1850, Berlin, Germany. Male: 23" H x 39.5" W x 13.75" D Female: 21" H x 39.5" W x 13.25" D Tympanum comes from the Greek and Latin words, it means drum. It is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance door or window, which is surrounded by a lintel (structural horizontal block) and an arch. A tympanum often includes sculptures or ornaments. Tympana was often used in the Ancient Greek, Roman and Christian architecture. Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiß was a German iron and zinc caster, born in 1805, in Berlin, Germany and passed away in 1875. After his high school, he joined the Royal Commercial Institute in Berlin to improve his hand work skill. During his studies, had an internship in the Silesian iron...

Modern Landscape Bronze of Tree Frogs Circa 1970s Of larger size and scale, a unique well cast, highly detailed bronze of four tree frogs in situ, balanced...

Brass bird sculpture. Measures: Width 42 cm. Height 20 cm. Depth 18 cm. Weight 2 kg.

Ceramic bird, it appears to be made of metal. The color is rusty brown with some black variations on top. The beak is orange with crackled finish and bla...

Impactful piece of glass that brings lines and design to your décor. This postmodern piece consists of two pieces: Blown glass in a purple hue is conjoined and shaped into a V shaped...

This is a patinated bronze medium size sculpture of a sitting frog with its right hand in the chest (it’s heart). This gesture symbolizes dignity and hono...

Murano, Italy, 1960s. These fishes are made in blue Murano glass with white canes and transparent glass parts. These are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of u...

Solid stone sculpture, polished stone sculpture.

Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian style handblown art glass sculpture of an elephant. Italian art glass hand blown green and uranium neon green elephant sculpture...

Finely sculpted each with a mane. Each with rings for hanging. Old gilded surface.

Large Antique cast iron seated frog door stop. USA, Circa 1920s. A rare and unusual model, of large size, depicts a seated green frog on a r...