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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Rococo
Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Figures
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century Staffordshire spill vases depicting Princess Louise and her husband, John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll. Princess Louise was th...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Franz Bergman Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Cobra Snake Statue Watch Holder
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Circa 1900 Austrian Vienna cold paint bronze Statue / Watch holder by the wonder that is Franz Bergman.
Fully stamped to ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Late Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Rococo Style Gardener Group, 'Apple Harvest', by Kaendler, Germany, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborately crafted porcelain group from the 19th century:
A couple of gardeners and two boys harvesting apples, dressed in rural Rococo robes with fine decorations, a boy standing at the top end of the ladder leaning against the tree and picking apples, below them the gardener couple, the female catching them in her apron held high while the beau reaches an apple to her mouth, a boy sitting behind the tree and taking an apple from the full hat standing next to him on a tree stump.
On a round meadow base with three-dimensional foliage and gold-heightened rocaille decoration.
Designer:
JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) was chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created famous series such as Shepherd Figurines, Comedian's Children, Gardener Children (with Acier), Paris Town Criers (with Reinicke and Meyer) , Gallant Figurines, etc.
Kaendler designed model 1755...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Iron French Victorian Style Figural Women Bust Maiden Form Boot Scraper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast iron French Victorian style figural women bust maiden form boot scraper. Item features heavy cast iron female forms, distressed finish, very nice item...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Antique Glazed Studio Pottery Ceramic Terracotta Fish Sculpture, c. 1900
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Glazed Studio pottery carp figure
A very detailed and well-modelled fish (believed carp).
The texture and glaze are almost rusty iron-like but it is in fact made of pottery...
Category
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian church vase with fossilized coral, a double crystal point on an agate base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal, Coral
Table Crucifix with Porcelain Corpus of Christ
Located in Antwerp, BE
The porcelain white imparts a transcendental character to the figures and this is highly suitable for religious depictions. Usually produced for royal commissions, these figures coun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti. Each is beautifully hand-carved and hand-painted by the finest Meissen artists. They are both gorgeous with draped attire and a plethora of various day and night based attributes. Day is seen wearing a pink...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Cold Painted Bronze Monkey Servant
Located in London, GB
A fine and large cold painted monkey servant, Austrian Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Reward', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain group of the 19th century:
Young mother in elaborate Rococo clothing, seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, resting her left foot on a low pedestal, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before.
This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A French sculpture of a 19th C Spanish musician by Justo de Gandarias , C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
A very fine and well accomplished large bronze study by the Spanish artist and sculptor Justo de Gandarias (Spanish 1846 – 1933) entitled the Musician.
It depicts a very pleasing co...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Animalier Bronze Study Entitled 'Cheval Debout' by Isidore Bonheur
Located in London, GB
Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 13 cm
Length: 19 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg
Page no. 177
SKU: 8526
DESCRIPTION
Isidore Bonheur
Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895.
Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lot of Two Victorian Brass Door Stops Late 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of two victorian brass door stops
Late 19th century
The first, Scottish cast in brass, “Bobert Burns ploughman”.
Mounted on a maple base.
Measures: 4 1/2" - in.(11.5 cm.) h...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Late Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Unique Mid 1800s Embossed Copper Planter / Vase with Satyr Sculptures as Handles
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality, embossed copper planter with rare satyr theme.
This stunning and superbly hand-crafted antique copper planter or vase is anot...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of Late 19th Century Stag Mantle Decorations
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of late 19th century English cast brass mantle decorations in the form of stags. They are beautifully cast with lovely detail and design.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Parain Figure of a Female Nude
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century parian figure of a female nude sitting on a blanket on a rock formation. Circa 1850.
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Austrian Terracotta Pug
Located in London, GB
19th century Austrian terracotta pug
Hand crafted in the late 19th century, a fine figure of a recumbent terracotta pug with glass eyes. Stamped at ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Patinated French Grand Tour Classical Bearded Male Figure Bronze Marble
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Well Cast Dark Patinated Bronze Grand Tour Figure Modelled as a Standing Robed and Bearded Male, supporting a knapsack across his right shoulder. Last half of the ...
Category
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Taxidermy American Flamingo Inspired by Audubon by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The Haarlem taxidermists Jaap Sinke and Ferry van Tongeren have recreated Audubon’s iconic flamingo especially for the ‘Vogelpracht’ exhibition at Teylers Museum. As an artist, John James Audubon is one of the sources of inspiration for their own work.
Birds in this work are an American flamingo. A Grey headed swamphen that is mainly a blue-ish green. And an elegant Giant wood rail. Plus the tail of a Ring necked...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin
German Bisque Porcelain Piano Baby Girl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a bisque porcelain piano baby girl figurine with a sweet smile. She is seated with her legs and arms extended. She is wearing a delicate sleeveless long white chemise adorned with ruffles, light green ribbon and white enamel tiny buttons. Her hair is curly blonde, her eyes are blue and her cheeks are pink. The back of the chemise has the Made in Germany stamp and the Gebruder Heubach...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystals & Chalcedony
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian church vase decorated with fossil agate coral, red phantom quartz crystals, and chalcedony rosettes on polished agate base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966.
Fossil agate coral is mounted on top of the artifact. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. It is adorned with coordinating red phantom crystals and chalcedony rosettes that resemble the color and texture of the piece.
The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 17th century.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Agate, Rock Crystal, Coral
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlesticks with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold candlesticks with agate coral and baroque pearls.
The altar sticks originally came from a church in Tuscany.. They are mounted with the coordinat...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Victorian Bronze Stag Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze figure of stag with antlers on black rectangular shaped marble base (signed R. KORN)
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stunning Antique circa 1860 Hand Carved English Oak Recumbent Lion Statue
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base
A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Oak
19th Century Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham Large Marble Bust W.R.Ingram
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A marble bust on typical waisted circular socle of Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham
The bust was carved by R.W.Ingram around the last quarter of the 19th century and we beli...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Salvaged Antique Ornately Cast Iron Claw Tub Feet with Owl Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique cast iron claw tub feet are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1880 in the period Vi...
Category
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Lion and Unicorn
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C cast iron lion and unicorn with original paint. 1860.
Unicorn dimensions: 26" W x 4" D x 18" H.
Lion dimensions: 27" W x 5" D x 14" H.
...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Marble Bust of the Gentleman Matthew Noble
Located in Bagshot, GB
Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876): A carved white marble portrait bust of a gentleman
The sitter with mutton chop whiskers looking slightly to dexter, his shoulders clad in drapery, signed and dated to the rear M. Noble Sc., London 1866, On a square plinth base,
Measures: 54cm wide x 72cm high, (21in wide x 28in high),
Footnotes
Matthew Noble exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy between 1845 and 1876. His first great success came when he won the commission to produce the Duke of Wellington monument in Manchester in 1856, beating off stiff competition from older, more experienced sculptors. The monument was received with great critical acclaim and helped him to win a further commissioned to design and produce the Albert Memorial of Manchester, which he completed between 1862 and 1865. He also produced numerous portraits of Queen Victoria.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel by Charles Dickens
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel ‘The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit’ by Charles Dickens’, wearing a soft top hat, a tailcoat and a buttoned w...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Wulfenite on a Fishtail Selenite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment with wulfenite on a fishtail selenite base
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from t...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring this vibrant antique porcelain piece into your living room, office, or bedroom for a unique flair. This colorful, extremely detailed majolica figurine composition was created i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Fine Taxidermy Tower of Owls by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
We found this beautiful ornament years ago in a London antique shop. We immediately thought ‘Owls!’ But had to wait for four years to collect the right species that matched the measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin
Rare Collectible Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Cat Pepper Pot, London, 1880
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1880 by Jane Brownett, this very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cat Pepper Pot, is elegantly modelled, and real...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a calcite crystal cluster in matrix on a petrified wood base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flo...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Charming Vintage Gentleman's Library Telescope
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage gentleman's library telescope
Not sure exactly of it's age. Estimated Mid Victorian Period ( 1860-1880). Uncertain to maker and origin.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Alabaster Bust Figure Wearing Bonnet Classical Scene French Italian 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed carved Alabaster portrait figure sculpture bust of an elegant lady wearing a bonnet. Last quarter of the Nineteenth century, possibly of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
19th Century Pair of French Painted & Glazed Terracotta Lions
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Mid-19th century pair of French painted and glazed terracotta lions grasping oval Fleur De Lis shields while resting on shaped plinths. Circa 1840.
Sculptures of lions were often ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 19th Century Scottish Highland Hunter Staffordshire Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderful late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain and gilt mantel figures depicting Scottish highland hunters dressed in kilts and traditional hunting dress, each with a ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Calcite Crystals & Sphalerite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a calcite crystal cluster in matrix with sphalerite.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966.
The calcite crystal cluster with sphalerite is from Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It is an example of the world’s finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (featured in American Mineral Treasures, pg. 337). These minerals are formed from the chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate and zinc. The minerals are essentially deposited on the walls, floors, and ceiling of the geological caverns of the zinc mine. It is known for producing some of the most superb various examples of calcite, fluorite, and sphalerite with exceptionally large and sharp calcite clusters.
The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 17th century.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Late 19th Century Pair of French Victorian Bronze Cupids
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian bronze seated cupid figures holding gilt leaves with gilt trim on round shaped white marble base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
'Quoting Charles Darwin I' a Fine Taxidermy Tableaux by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
This monumental work is inspired on the famous quote of Darwin. “If everyone were cast in the same mould, there would be no such thing as beauty.” It is because of this quote that we added Darwin to our name Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren. This quote also fits our goal to do all our taxidermy work without the use of factory moulds that are typical for contemporary taxidermy.
We sculpt all our bodies by hand and therefor can create the unique poses like how they line up in this mayor work. We combined many different birds with many different features from many different points of the compass. Together they form a 17th Century like composition of colours and poses. This collection varies from the rare African Congo Peafowl and a gracious Stanley Crane to a regular Dutch chicken.
Quoting Charles Darwin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin
Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning fine quality Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) doré bronze (gilt bronze ormolu) shelf clock with signed Japy Freres eight-day time and strike movement.
Born in Paris, France in the third quarter of the 19th century, exceptionally executed in luxurious 18th century Louis XV Rocaille taste, the curvacious sculptural case...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross Adorned with Native Copper with Crystals & Kyanite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross adorned with native copper with crystals from White Pine Mine, Michigan and copper-plated kyanite on a crystal druzy in copper...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
Fine Taxidermy Magnificent Bird of Paradise by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
Magnificent Bird of Paradise really is the official name for this species. Have a closer
look to see why.
Being able to work on a bird of paradise certainly is a privilege. But th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin
Dry-Edged Figure of a Ewe, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1752
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Derby was able to produce exceptional work, and these vases are a brilliant example of what they were capable of, when making for the top of the market. The body, the modeling, and t...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Maitland Smith Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith 19" Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base. Item features marble pedestal base, cast bronze figure, very nice details, great style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful Pair Large Staffordshire Porcelain Off White and Terracotta Spaniels
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic stately pair of Staffordshire porcelain spaniel dogs having black eyes and details with off white color and terracotta snout a...
Category
1950s English Victorian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Brownfield Majolica Putti Figural Posy Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brownfield Majolica posy holder which features a putti carrying a bunch of wheat. Stood beside a wicker basket. Colouration: green, cream, yellow, ...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
18th Century Italian Angel Wing Mounted on Tourmaline in Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing mounted on tourmaline in crystal quartz.
The large, gold leaf and painted angel wing originally came from a church in Tuscany. It was onc...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Tourmaline, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Victorian Iron Putti Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Victorian cast iron allegorical fountain figure of a putti seated on an overturned amphora while holding a paddle.
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Ernest Wante Bronze Pierot and a Duck Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Belgian bronze of pierot and a duck (signed, Ernest Wante).
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Earthenware Model of a Cat, Possibly William Brownfield
Located in Downingtown, PA
Majolica Model of a Cat,
Earthenware with Majolica Glaze,
Possibly William Brownfield,
19th Century
The figure of a cat is modeled as an orange-brown cat with almost a mane. It is p...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Lovely 19th Century Antique Italian Venus De Milo Grand Tour Bronze Statue
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Venus De Milo statue
A very good looking and decorative piec...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Hand Carved Crib Figure Bust
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century crib figure bust
A wonderful example of a mid-19th century Italian hand carved crib figure bust. Glass eyes and original paint still inta...
Category
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pine
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with black tourmaline and crystals on a petrified wood base
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966.
The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The tourmaline and crystals have been applied to the fragment vase and mimic the texture and color of the painted distressed fragment.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell & gold-plated crystal points.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of t...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold Plate
Pair of Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Figural Table Lamps by Pellati, 1970
By Giuseppe Pellati
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of polychrome Capodimonte porcelain figurines, a man with basket of grapes and a girl with a basket of flowers, both with round gil...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Silk
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
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Pottery Head Black
Conch Art
Model 9000
Wooden Large Animal Sculpture
Antique Enamel Animal
Large Marble Lion
Italian Bronze Lion
Large Carved Fish