Cupid and the Butterfly Sculpture

Pair of terra cotta decorative panels. Probably from a fireplace.

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

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

Carved statue of a saint with great patina on newer stand.

Decorative cast iron winged griffin facade ornament . From a building on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

Decorative cast iron winged griffin facade ornament. From a building on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

Large pair of Staffordshire stone cupids.

The Thinker Mid-Century Modern, sandstone sculpture depicting a seated man, artist unknown This Mid-Century Modern interpretation of The Thinker interprets the pain, release and liberation associated with free-thinking. The man conveys vulnerability, tenderness and acceptance, his body yielding into the support of the chair creating a sense of rest and peace. Provenance: Private Collection acquired from The Hidden Gallery, Scotland Measures: Height 50cm.,20" Length 33cm., 15" Depth 22cm., 81/2" The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917). Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922. When conceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinker was entitled The Poet. He represented Dante, author of the Divine Comedy which had inspired The Gates, leaning forward to observe the circles of Hell, while meditating on his work. The Thinker was therefore initially both a being with a tortured body, almost a damned soul, and a free-thinking man, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry. The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monumental Gates...

Marble horse head on a base. The eyes are torn open and the mouth is open. The ears as well as the nasal openings are very elaborate. The surface is very fine. Handmade after "The head of the horse of...

Stunning pair of cast lead cupids, originally part of a grand public fountain, now destroyed. The seated cupids hold a wine goblet in one hand, and a cluster of grapes on the other. ...

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French bronze sculptures from the 19th century - guèridon statues (from the second half of the 1800s) Two young girls in neoclassical clothing are depicted in the round: one holdin...