Carrara Marble Decorative Objects

An antique Carrara marble bust of a Roman empress. This bust is a depiction of Roman noblewoman or empress, possibly Livia, wife of the first Roman emperor Augustus. Dating to the ...

Elegant classical-style marble bust, likely produced in Italy in the 19th century. The sculpture depicts an idealized female figure inspired by Greco-Roman antiquity, characterized b...

A finely crafted natural serpentine stone box, showcasing a vivid apple-green ground with subtle dark inclusions and a striking crossband in contrasting, different variety of serpent...

A Highly Important and Very Rare Pair of Italian Life-Sized Carrara Marble Figures of Dancer Sculptures: Danzatrice con le Mani sui Fianchi & Danzatrice col Dito al Mento ( Danci...

A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The intricately carved marble relief circular wellhead depicting carved figures of dancing and cheerful children (Putti) among vines, flowers and fruits, dancing and playing musical instruments with a backdrop of castles, landscapes, forests and wreaths, Florence, circa, 1900. Note: We have part II video of this amazing Wishing Wellhead. Please feel free to request a copy. Literature: A similar wellhead was sold by Jan's & Co. Fine French Antiques, Inc. in 1999, provenance the Atkinson/Kirkeby Estate and it is illustrated in "The Estates of Beverly Hills" by Charles Lockwood and Jeff-Hyland, page 150. Another similar is currently on display at the gardens of "The Elms" mansion a public museum part of the Newport Mansions by The Preservation Society of Newport County in Newport, Rhode Island. Yet another similar wellhead carved with frolicking putti with musical instruments and a dentil molded rim is located at Cranbrook House, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and is illustrated in B. Israel, Antique Garden Ornament...

A beautifully carved antique statuary Carrara marble statue of Adonis. The male figure is depicted in the nude leaning against a tree. Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddess Aph...

An Impressive 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Model of The Three Graces, Originally by Antonio Canova. The carving on this piece is exceptionally well done. The faces, hair, hands and draped clothing...

The exquisite and fine set comprises a central lyre-form mantel clock and a pair of matching candelabra, all constructed in white marble mounted with gilt bronze. The clock’s lyre-sh...

the hand-carved, solid marble urn in the classical taste with short everted neck above a tapering body adorned with relief carving featuring a Greek Key perimeter band at the shoulde...

Carrara marble classical bust of Paris wearing a Phrygian cap after Antonio Canova 1757–1822 One of the great Neoclassical sculptor Canova's most famous...

A refined gilt-over-bronze sculpture of a standing female figure, executed in the unmistakable spirit of Alberto Giacometti. The elongated form and attenuated silhouette evoke the po...

A late 19th Century, antique Italian horse head sculpture with harness and mane in a classic style. This statuette was carved by hand in Carrara Marble. It has its’ original antique ...

Modern Monique Marble Column, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Monique marble column, carved from exquisite Calacatta Cremo marble, embodies timeless sophisticati...

An attractive and most charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Galatea and Pan. The statue depicts a beautiful nymph Galatea standing aside a bust of Pan (the go...

Large post-modern Italian Carrara marble vase, circa 1970s. The vase is primarily white in color with grey and black veining throughout. The vase is in very good vintage condition wi...

An Impressive Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock In the Louis XVI Manner Constructed from a marble platform with a bronze group above; all confidentl...

Pottery was an important part of daily living in ancient Rome. As Romans used earthenware for most purposes, a huge quantity of utensils - cooking pots, amphorae and fine wares were ...

A lovely Italian early 19th century solid white Carrara marble statue of a young maiden. The seasoned figure is raised on a solid circular base. The bare footed maiden is draped in c...

A pair 19th century (1850s) (Grand Tour) Italian carved multi-marble busts of Augustus of Prima Porta and Julius Cesar. These extremely fine an...

Great female statue of Judith in bronze with brown patina and white marble from Carrara. This young woman holds in her hands, stretched over his head, a scimitar in its scabbard, re...

Art Deco Style 20th century hand carved veined white carrara marble vase urn vessel Italy. This Vase is very heavy and amazingly crafted, very decorative on a Classic Italian Table...

ANCIENT MARBLE SINK began 20th Century Original antique white marble sink. Height 77 cm Width 38 cm Inside the basin depth 10 cm good condition

Exquisite Bronze & Marble Reclining Venus Holding Pomegranate, After Canova, 20th Century A finely cast and chased bronze of a reclining classical beauty, inspired by Antonio Canova...

A very fine Italian 19th century Carrara marble life-size marble sculpture of "Hebe and The Eagle"; depicting a young maiden seated on a rocky outcrop holding an urn over her shoulder and serving water from a bowl to a thirsty eagle, raised on a circular base by Aristide Fontana (Italian 19th Century - Active 1870-1890), Carrara, Inscribed to the reverse; "Aristide Fontana Sc./Carrara", circa 1870-1880. Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, was the daughter of Zeus and Hera and was the hand-maiden and cup bearer of the gods and the symbol of youthful beauty and chastity. She is often depicted as a temptress tantalizing the eagle of Jupiter with a cup of ambrosia and her body. In her role as cup-bearer she offered nectar and ambrosia and here she holds the cup before the eagle, Zeus' messenger. This sculpture subject matter resembles Bertel Thorwaldsen's, marble sculpture of Ganymede and the Eagle, circa 1817 and currently at the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. The most notable difference between both sculptures is that, unlike in Thorwaldsen's work, this sculpture depicts a figure of a young semi-nude maiden bearing a pearl necklace centered with a charm engraved with the letter "S". This sculpture subject matter can also be attributed to Psyche, perched on a Stygian rock and threatened by dragons, is rescued from her task by Jupiter's eagle, who brings her a lekythos filled with the river's water. Although Apuleius' story of Cupid and Psyche had been a common theme in European art since the Renaissance, the particular incident of Psyche rescued by Jupiter's eagle was seldom illustrated. Comparable to themes in mythology, Old Testament figures and heroines in particular were popular subjects of artworks in the mid-19th century. Several scenes from the Biblical (Gen. 24) story of Rebecca's meeting with Eliezer, and subsequent marriage to Isaac, were depicted in the 19th century. The most frequent representation shows Rebecca at the well with a pitcher. Other examples of the subject include those by the Italians Cesare Lapini, Giovanni Battista Lombardi and Domenico Menconi and American sculptors Brown, Mozier, and Chauncey Bradley Ives...

A beautifully carved Carrara marble bust of a young woman, created in France during the 1920s and signed by sculptor Paul Philippe. This piece exemplifies the elegance of the Art De...

A pair of beautifully crafted male and female figural sculptures in the style of Giacometti. The pair are on a White Marble base and are four pounds each. We acquire these often ...

Late 19th Century Italian Arabesque Style Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Pugi. Offered is a beautifully executed late 19th century carved Carrara marble seated Arab male on a thick ...

Carrara marble small lidded canister or stash container. Italy, 1960s.

A handsome and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century neo-classical st. white Carrara marble and a faux painted marble bust of Napoleon. The bust is raised by an exceptional and m...

Spectacular Italian Sculpture, early 19th century "Male Bust" featuring draped attire and a *lorica musculata* (muscled cuirass), surmounted by the head of a young man rising above...

A grand pair of early 19th Century ‘Grand Tour’ carved Carrara marble Tazza in the neo-classical manner. The flared rims with moulded edges above gadrooned waists and raised on swept socle bases with square plinths. Circa 1820. A rare article in overall good condition with light weathering. One old thin 1.5" chip to underside of the rim which will generally sit to the back of the view point so is not noticeable, one historic repair to the dish which is also barely noticeable and does not detract from the overall appearance. Comes with pair of contemporary plinths...

An extraordinary marble sculpture by Italian artist Pietro Cenedella, an abstract head-like form balancing between figuration and pure gesture. The piece is entirely carved from Carr...

A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period white Carrara marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by three graceful foli...

This elegantly bold Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Features an abstracted geometric form with a remarkable sense ...

This magnificent abstract sculpture, crafted from White Carrara marble, is a masterpiece by the renowned Italian-American sculptor Arturo Di Modica, famous for the Charging Bull Bron...

Carrara marble. Rare object by Up&Up design Excellent condition One foot restored.

The perfection in the carving technique makes this sculpture very Special. It is carved from a fine carrara white marble with artistic Perfection. The folds in her gown and drapin...

A nice pair of post-modern Italian carrara marble vases, circa 1970s. Gorgeous black veins of marble throughout each vase. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips o...

Hand-carved kneeling angel in relief. Marked/Signed picture 4. This mourning angel by a grave is entirely hand-carved out of marble. This early 20th century Christian work of art ca...

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This finely executed bust of a Naiad is attributed to the neoclassical sculptor John Gibson (1790 – 1866). A Naiad was a type of mythological water nymph and is depicted here with her head bowed and cocked slightly to the side, displaying her strong neo-Hellenistic profile. In her hair, the nymph wears a headdress that is comprised of long and slender reed leaves, which not only identifies her iconographically as a water spirit, but draws a close comparison with those worn by the female figures in John Gibson’s Hylas Surprised by the Naiades (1827 - 1837) (fig.1). The downwards and off-centre orientation of our Naiad bust mirrors that of the taller figure on the left of the group, who rests her cheek on the head young Hylas (fig.2) Her facial physiognomy follows the neo-Hellenistic archetype established by Gibson and can be closely compared with his Tinted Venus – one of the most important statues of the Victorian era (1851–56, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) (fig.3). While Gibson’s Tinted Venus is known best for its controversial polychrome ‘tinting’, the essential structure of the face—broad brow, finely drawn nose, wide (and slightly drooping) almond-shaped eyes - provided a template that Gibson returned to repeatedly in his depiction of mythological maidens. Critics of the time noted the consistency of his female types, with some seeing their idealised severity as an antidote to the sentimentality of much mid-Victorian sculpture (fig.4 – 6). The facial physiognomy is also very similar to a drawing by Gibson at the Royal Academy that depicts Hero weeping over the dead body of Leander (fig.7). The socle style of the present work also finds comparisons with Gibsons busts of Cupid and Aurora. This was of course somewhat standardised, but it is interesting to note the extent of their similarity with our bust. John Gibson RA is considered by many to be the greatest British sculptor of the nineteenth century working in the Neoclassical style. It is hard to overestimate the impact Rome had on the life and art of the artist. He first arrived in the city around 1817, when he was just twenty-six, and remained a resident there until his death. Not only did Rome’s ancient sculptural treasures and architectural fragments offer Gibson a lifetime of inspiration, but the Grand Tourists who poured into Rome in the first half of the nineteenth century provided him with many commercial opportunities. These rich or aristocratic travellers sought out mythological sculptures for their grand, palatial residences. However, since the papal decrees of Doria Pamphilj and Pacca of 1803 banned the export of ancient Greek and Roman works of art from Rome, there was a large demand for modern idealised sculpture in the Neoclassical style (Frasca-Rath 2016, p. 10). During his early days in the city he had the great fortune to train under both Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen (Roscoe and Hardy 2009, p. 522). He referred continuously to Canova as his “master”, particularly in his memoirs, which he dictated to Margarete Sandbach at the beginning of the 1850s; these were subsequently published by Lady Eastlake in 1870. Moreover, he claimed to be Canova’s last pupil in a letter to Antonio Gacini, Secretary of the Royal Academy in Milan in 1861, written to thank the Academy for accepting him as an Honorary Member: “The first instruction which I received in my art was from an Italian. It was Canova whose pupil I became in the year 1817 and studied under him for five years when he died. I was his last pupil” (Royal Academy Archive GI/1376). By 1821, Gibson had established his own studio in the via Fontanella, off the via Babuino. From here he aimed to produce sculpture of “the sublime and the purest beauty”, believing that the sculptor’s role was to select and combine the most beautiful parts of nature to create a harmonious whole, which would delight and elevate the viewer. By the mid nineteenth century he was one of the few remaining exponents of the so-called ‘pure’ and ‘neo Hellenistic’ style of sculpture, resolutely upholding the Neoclassical ideals established by Wincklemann, in a period when naturalism and modern subjects preoccupied the majority of artists in Europe (Turner, ed., 1996, p. 598). Gibson was convinced of the importance of disseminating artistic ideas through the younger generations, an ideal no doubt impressed upon him by Canova, and established ‘the British Academy of Arts in Rome’. His students included William Theed (1804–1891), Benjamin Spence (1822–1866), Harriet Hosmer...

Carrara marble sculpture signed Luca Madrassi, Paris, circa 1890. Art Nouveau period.

A 17th century architectural fragment probably part of a sculpted colomn or doorway. With a spiraling bread between two straight angels carved out meticulous and skilfully. As a obje...

Venus de Milo is an original Carrara marble sculpture realized in 1820 by French sculptor manufacture. The beautiful sculpture represents a copy of the famous Venus De Milo, the a...

Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life-size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib...

The organically shaped Ovum basin symbolizes tribute to the perfection within Nature. Although geometrical, the softness of the edges combines with the water surface to create an egg...

A Monumental Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture of "Flora's Embrace", By Professore F. Galli. Flora's Embrace, an exquisite marble sculpture by the esteemed Professore Fortunato G...

A sculptural Italian marble soap tray from the 1970s, elegantly carved with a minimalist sensibility. The rectangular form is softened by gently rounded corners and a shallow concave...

Finest quality hand-carved 19th century Italian Carrara white marble statue of a boy playing a mandolin, signed A Piazza Carrara, attributed to the Italian master, Antonio Piazza (18...

A beautiful and quite large Regency period neoclassical early 19th century round-shaped blue John Covered vase or urns raised on a Belgian black marble, Carr...

Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena A large late 18th century white marble and gilt-bronze mantel clock, th...

Nicely carved head with Turquin blue marble socle. Smooth soft patina to the stone. Turquin marble was used in ancient Rome for flooring , bathtubs etc. It was used often in the Fren...

A large (almost life-sized) antique Carrara marble statue of a Roman legionary. Dressed in typical Roman soldier costume and with sword and shield in ...

A finely carved marble bust depicting a Moorish figure in the manner of classical Roman portraiture. The subject is presented with stylized coiffure and serene expression, draped in ...

Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Comana. This beautifully executed Italian Carrara marble sculpture is mounted on a green marble plinth. Gorgeous!

Description water jet cut, hand-polished nero marquina marble block. made to order in nyc. Dimensions length 18.75? width 7.5? thickness 6.5?.

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Magnificent Italian Torso Carrara Marble Early 20th Century H: 127cm The height is including the base good conditions weight: 800kg This sculpture needs export certificate Delivery t...

This handsome depiction of a Victorian lady with her Dog is well carved and beautiful on all sides. It comes With a separate base for presentation. It is antique and A fine garden pi...

This is a Marble Bas-Relief of Two Apostles. It depicts a large and heavy uprise white Carrara marble bas-relief/ sculpture of two apostles standing up together. The left one is Sain...