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16th Century Mary Magdalene in Polychromed Carved Walnut
Located in Meer, VAN
Mary Magdalene in Polychromed Carved Walnut 16th Century
Devotional figure in carved wood, depicting Mary Magdalene. Walnut, most probably Flemish and from the 16th century.
It de...
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Antique 16th Century European Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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Antique African 'Bamana' Hand Carved Monkey Mask
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique African 'Bamana' Monkey Mask
Antique African 'Bamana' Monkey Mask, late 19th to early 20th century.
A hand carved wooden mask most presumably from the Bamana people of Mali...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Primitive Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Prehistoric Natural Piece of Petrified Wood
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Prehistoric Natural Piece of Petrified Wood
A large and very decorative piece of prehistoric petrified wood in its natural form.
Truly a gem on you console table, cabinet or...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
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Joke Stroes Pair of Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Objects for Mobach 1980s
By Mobach
Located in Meer, VAN
Joke Stroes Pair of Studio Pottery Objects for Mobach, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1980s.
Wonderful post-modern studio pottery objects by renowned studio pottery master Joke Stroes fo...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Joke Stroes Postmodern Studio Pottery Object for Mobach The Netherlands 1980s
By Mobach
Located in Meer, VAN
Joke Stroes Studio Pottery Object for Mobach, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1980s.
Wonderful post-modern studio pottery object by renowned studio pottery master Joke Stroes for Mobach, ...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Joke Stroes Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Object for Mobach The Netherlands 1980s
By Mobach
Located in Meer, VAN
Joke Stroes Studio Pottery Object for Mobach, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1980s.
Wonderful post-modern studio pottery object by renowned studio pottery master Joke Stroes for Mobach, ...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' Female Head Ceramic Pencil Holder
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' Ceramic Pencil Holder
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Art Deco Monkeys Sculpture in Wood
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautifully carved Art Deco figurine of two monkeys in tropical wood. First half of the 20th century. An adult monkey and a young monkey are seen in a dynamic and lifelike situat...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' Sculpture 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' sculpture 1950s This is a wonderful piece of modernist African art. It is a so called 'Makonde' sculpture. These unique pieces are crafted by t...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
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Wood, Ebony
Cubist Sculpture of a Footballer 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Cubist Sculpture of a Footballer, 1970s.
This is a little cubist sculpture of a footballer. Great proportions and pose. Well made and interesting from every point of view. Made from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Bucchero' Ceramic Bust Italian, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
'Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi. Mid 20th century, Italy.
This is a rare and marvelous little mid century ceramic head / bust by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed to Giò Ponti. Very stylistic and elegant.
The ceramic gets its characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans. Many works by Carlo Alberto Rossi and his brother – with whom he collaborated – have the characteristic black color.
The Rossi brothers collaborated with the famous architect and designer Gio Ponti. Several of his designs – including this head – were executed in the Rossi’s studio. The collaboration was a great success. Some of the works were also shown at the IX Triennale of Milan in 1951.
Please note we have a selection of 'Bucchero' pieces by Gubbio artists C. A. Rossi, Sebastiani and Elio Cerbella...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Modernist Madonna in Art Glass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Modernist Madonna in Art Glass 1960s.
This is a wonderful and poignantly beautiful mid-century modernist Madonna in art glass with great details. Catches the light in a very beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Modernist Madonna in Carved Wood 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Modernist Madonna in Carved Wood 1950s.
A beautiful modernist madonna in carved wood with a very abstract quality to it. Wonderful details like the detailed face, the fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Man
Located in Meer, VAN
Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Man.
Wonderful little sculpture in bronze depicting a sitting man. Great pose and very well proportioned. Interesting from every point of view and a fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Karl Hagenauer Style Art Deco Bronze 1930s
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Meer, VAN
Karl Hagenauer Style Art Deco Bronze, Europe, 1930s.
This is a wonderful Karl Hagenauer style art deco bronze, made in the early 20th century.
Very well designed - somewhat abstra...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Ceramic Object 'Tremiti Formalibera' Danese Milano 1964
By Danese Milano, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Meer, VAN
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Ceramic Object 'Tremiti Formalibera' for Danese Milano 1964
A very rare avant garde ceramic object by Angelo Mangiarotti (1921 – 2012) for Danese Milano. 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Studio Pottery Centerpiece or Vase 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Studio Pottery Centerpiece or Vase, Europe, 1960s.
This is a wonderful mid century piece of studio pottery. Freeform and expressively sculpted, this centerpiece or vase ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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