Antique Vanderbilt Hotel Terra Cotta Ariadne Bust

These statues are commonly referred to as Wengzhong. They are so named after a mythological Ruan Weng Zhong who was a highly regarded general during the Qin Shi Huang period. Ruan is said to distinguished himself in fighting their arch rival; the Huns...

This Art Deco terracotta statue of Christ was reclaimed from the Calvary Baptist Church which was built in 1929 standing at 123 West 57th Street, where Carnegie Hall resides just across the street. The statue is original to when the church was built and stood on the facade of the 16-story building. The church was designed by John Rochester Thomas and was demolished in 2021. Made in three parts which form Christ in front of an arch dome. Christ is portrayed as holding the Scriptures with the letters Alpha and Omega...

Highly detailed cast aluminum with a zinc finish from 1958. This statue was retrieved from an exterior courtyard of The Norwegian Lutheran Church in Brooklyn. Please note, this item ...

Reclaimed architectural terra cotta stone building medallion. It displays the seal of the city of New Rochelle in New York state. The seal fea...

From the 1912 Vanderbilt Hotel in New York City, Manhattan, located on Park Ave. In the 20th century, the hotel business declined, and the Vanderbilt Hotel suffered foreclosure in 1935 during the Great Depression. In 1966, an investment group purchased the 54-year old structure with intentions of renovating it into a dual function office and apartment building. The top 18 floors would become studio and one-bedroom apartments while the lower floors would be offices and commercial space. “New aluminum-and-glass curtain walls are being erected to sheath the office floors, while the masonry façade of the hotel will be retained on the upper stories,” said one article. But that was just the beginning of the brutality. Penthouse apartments were being constructed on the roof, but the view was obstructed by the terracotta parapet and its massive sculptures. In June 1966 eighteen of the heads were removed, resulting in a gash in the roofline. “The heavy pieces were removed over a period of several days by a 10-man crew of the Drachman Demolition Company,” said The New York Times, “which used jack...

Terra cotta facade ornament cherub. Nice quality. Cute and rare

Delightful terra cotta cherub playing Horn. Made in France in the late 19th century.

Large Italian terra cotta Great Dane figure. A regal fellow.