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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Tibetan
Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Georgian English Prattware pottery cradle containing a sleeping child dating from around 1800. The cradle sits raised on two rockers a...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Over Life-Size Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of a Bodhisattva, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive larger than life-size cast and gilt bronze left hand and arm of a bodhisattva, late 19th century or earlier, Tibet.
The over-sized arm and hand of graceful proportions. The arm tapering down to a slender wrist embellished with a simple bracelet hiding the join between the hand and arm. The hand and arm richly gilt. The join to the elbow visible and exposed.
The hand heavily cast, with nice detail to the fingernails and cuticles. The palm with simple incised lines. The hand, with the pointer and pinky fingers raised, and the middle and ring finger folded down touching the thumb, performs the gesture known as karana mudra, the gesture of dispelling evil. (Here in Texas we refer to this gesture as "Hook'em Horns!")
Karana mudra is often associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, known in Tibet as Chenrezig, and in China as Guanyin.
The hand and arm would originally have been part of a much larger sculpture. Unfortunately many Tibetan Buddhist sculptures...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Carved Limestone 6ft Tall Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Carved Limestone Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan.
In ancient Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, protector o...
Category
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
George III Marble and Blue John Dolphin Tazza
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III tazza is attributed to famed Scottish-Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The magnificent piece features a base carved from statuary marble in the shape of a stylized dolphin, which relates to Chambers' extraordinary 18th-century architectural designs. A marvel of beauty and craftsmanship, the tazza is also inset with specimens of Derbyshire Blue John in both the plinth and bowl. Blue John is one of the most in-demand decorative stones in the world, and its inclusion in this piece elevates the tazza to a true Georgian masterpiece.
Due to its popularity, the largest veins of Blue John had disappeared by the early 19th century, and only a small amount of the stone remains today. Because of its scarcity, most examples of Blue John furniture feature only small inset veneers. By contrast, this rare tazza features not one, but two substantial specimens of the stone. It represents some of the last ornamental wares created of such grand size and proportion, though other smaller examples still grace the stately British estates of Chatsworth, Hardwick, Kedleston and Haddon, among others.
Not only does this tazza boast a highly rare material, but it was also designed by one of the most important architects and designers of the Georgian era. Sir William Chambers was a Scottish-Swedish architect based in London who was active during the reigns of Kings George II and George III. Celebrated for his combination of English Palladianism...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Marble Portrait Bust of Edward Willes by John Bacon
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fine late Georgian marble portrait bust of 18th century barrister, politician and judge, Edward Willes. Signed by the artist, this superb bust was made by 18th century sculptor, John Bacon. It demonstrates his exceptional artistic skill and perfected sculpting technique for which he was much celebrated.
We believe this bust was sculpted at the height of Edward Willes career, when he became a justice of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Piper Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware bocage figure with a musical theme which features a man playing a bagpipe, his dog beside him, seated on a shaped base. Decorated 'in the round', deco...
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Gilt Bronze Figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravahari
Located in Dallas, TX
A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravahari, 17th-18th century
Tibet, 18th century. The two in embrace striding in alidhasana atop a lotus base with a beaded edge. He is holding vajra and ghanta and is adorned with a long garland of severed heads and skulls, the face with a third eye below a skull tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon. She is holding a flaying knife and skull cup...
Category
Late 17th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
English Pottery Model of Whieldon Creamware Tortoise-Shell Seated Lion
Located in Downingtown, PA
English pottery model of a lion,
Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-shell glaze,
circa 1765-1785
The English pottery model of a seated lion with a Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-she...
Category
1860s Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Chinese Set of Eighteen Blanc de Chine Enameled Ceramic Arhats or Luohan Buddhas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of eighteen Blanc de Chine Style Enameled - Glazed Ceramic Arhat, also known as Luohans, the disciples of Buddha, each bearing the mark and style of the Chinese maker Zeng Longsheng. The Eighteen Arhats (or Luohan) (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Shíba Luóhàn; Wade–Giles: Shih-pa Lo-han) are depicted in Mahayana Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tibetan Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Small Bust Emblematic of Winter, circa 1750
Located in Firenze, IT
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As a bearded man wearing a fur-lin...
Category
1750s German Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Three Spectacular Peter Giba Horse Sculptures Along With Three P Giba Head Sculp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Here are three brilliant, carved mahogany horse sculptures that display an uncanny talent for capturing the spirit of the animals. Carved with rare atte...
Category
Mid-20th Century George III Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Bodhisattva Chenrezig, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A nice vintage early to mid-20th century gilt bronze sculpture of the Buddhist deity Avalokiteshvara in his four armed form, known as Chaturbuhja, or Chenrezig in Tibet.
Chenrezig, a form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion (known as Guan Yin or Kwan Yin in Chinese), sits in vajrasana upon a high double lotus pedestal. One pair of hands is clasped in prayer at heart level, the other pair of hands raised upwards at shoulder lever and holding discreet attributes, a mala (prayer beads) in one hand, a lotus blossom in the other.
Chenrezig is dressed in an elaborately patterned floral dhoti that covers his lower half. His torso bare, shoulders covered with a shawl and scarves that billow out around him. He is festooned with jewels, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, earrings, belt and a five pointed crown. The earrings studded with coral. The crown studded with turquoise. His face is cold painted with beautiful details. The hair has been pigmented blue with crushed lapis, indicating his peaceful nature.
The copper base plate is inscribed with a visvajra (double vajra...
Category
Late 20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique Porcelain Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Toy Rabbits, circa 1820
Located in Baltimore, MD
The fox's prey is the rabbit, and in the 19th century, rabbits abound in the countryside, so it is no surprise they are find in porcelain toys. Adorable Chamberlain Worcester porcela...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tibetan Equestrian Bronze Sculpture of Horse in Full Harness, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
This little antique Tibetan equestrian figurine is distinguished not only by the remarkably detailed sculpture of a horse in a complete harness, but also by the high quality of the b...
Category
17th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blue and White Ceramic Chintz Figurine of a Peasant Woman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Ceramic figurine of a woman in blue and white glaze. For grand millennials and chintz lovers, this small porcelain figurine will make a superb addition to your blue and white collection. This lovely piece depicts a peasant woman carrying her wares. Her hair is styled in a swept-up style, with a blue glazed hat. Her features are hand-painted in black, with bright red lips. A blue corset...
Category
20th Century American Georgian Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tibetan Silver Repoussé Needle Case, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lavishly decorated with repoussé, auspicious Buddhist symbols, and a bit of coral, this 19th century silver needle case was once filled with the nee...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrantly colored and intricately decorated, this small two-headed drum is a 19th-century Tibetan damaru, a hand-held instrument used in tantric practi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Georgian Marble Bust of Baronet Montagu Roger Burgoyne
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian marble bust of Major General Montagu-Roger Burgoyne, the 8th baronet of Sutton, Signed G. Garrard. Sculp, 1818.
Sir Montagu-Roger Burgoyne, eighth baronet (d. 1817), army officer, was, like his father, a cavalry officer who rose to the rank of major-general. He entered the army as cornet in the Scots Greys in 1789, and in 1795 became lieutenant-colonel ofthe 32nd light dragoon guards. He was afterwards an inspecting field officer of yeomanry and volunteer corps. On 1 November 1791 he married Catherine (1772/3?1855), daughter of John Burton of Owlerton, Yorkshire; they had three sons and three daughters. Burgoyne died at his mother's house on Oxford Street, London, on 11 August 1817, whereupon the baronetcy passed to his eldest son, John-Montagu Burgoyne
George Garrard ARA (31 May 1760 – 8 October 1826) was an English animal, landscape and portrait painter, modeller, sculptor, engraver and printmaker. He played a major role in lobbying Parliament to introduce legislation to protect the copyright of works by modellers of animal and human figures.
Garrard came from a family of artists, tracing his descent back to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c. 1561/62–1636) who was a painter to Queen Elizabeth I of England. He studied art first under a well-known drawing-master called Joseph Simpson,[3] then with Sawrey Gilpin, and in 1778 became a student of the Royal Academy, where, in 1781, he first exhibited some pictures of horses...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow,
circa 1765.
The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th century Tibet, many men would have carried a flint striker along with several other tools that could help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. K...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Steel
Ralph Wood Staffordshire Pearlware Medici Lion
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Ralph Wood Staffordshire pottery earthenware color glazed figure which features a Medici lion, stood on a plinth base. Decorated 'in the round', decoration...
Category
1780s British Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pearlware
Antique Carrara Marble Bust
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique statuary Carrara marble bust depicting a male in the classical Roman portrait style. Life-sized and beautifully carved in the purest of white statuary marble.
The bust is o...
Category
1820s Irish Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Antique Chamberlain Worcester English Porcelain Pug Mother Dog & Puppy Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, early 19th century English hard-paste porcelain pug & puppy figurine.
These early English figurines are all modeled after the Meissen facto...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carved 19th Century English Ship's Figurehead of a Classical Male
Located in Essex, MA
Life-size draped classical male ship's figurehead of English 19th century origin. The carving is quite similar to that of the figurehead rescued from the HMS...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of the Buddha, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunningly graceful life-sized arm and hand of the Buddha, Tibet, late 18th or early 19th century. The hand is beautifully cast, with long, elega...
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Double Gourd Flask on Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Due to their many seeds, gourds are appreciated in China and Tibet as auspicious symbols of fertility. When dried, gourds became durable natural vessels used as ladles, flasks, or ev...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Other
Impressive Bronze Head of Buddha on Pedestal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large and imposing cast bronze Buddha head, beautifully mounted on a black base and raised on a Chinese hardwood pedestal.
The style of the Buddha is typical of Northern Thailand.
Buddha head with eyes lowered in meditation, serene and calm, representing the enlightened Buddha.
Finely modeled with incised chin, bow-shaped mouth, elongated eyes and gently arching brows, flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha the symbol of his ultimate wisdom.
A large flame as symbol of his spirituality is placed on top of his head. The elongated earlobes caused by wearing heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scottish Brass Highlander Royalty Guard Doorstop, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Scottish brass Highlander Royalty Guard doorstop dressed in full military attire standing on a step back rectangular base with lions paw feet, Mid-19th ...
Category
1840s Scottish George IV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
English Cast Brass Woodsman & Canine Doorstop, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English cast brass woodsman doorstop leaning against tree with axe, hatchet under belt , and his canine companion . Mid-19th Century.
Category
1840s English George IV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Lead
Pair of Early 18th Century English Giltwood Lions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent pair of giltwood lions. The two animals call to mind England's Coronation chair, commissioned by King Edward I to contain the Stone of Scon...
Category
1710s English George I Antique Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Giltwood
Wax Portrait of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Attributed to John Flaxman
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wax portrait of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain,
Attributed to John Flaxman,
Late 18th century.
A large and rare portrait of Queen Charlotte, i...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Other
English School 19th Century a Bust Portrait of George IV
Located in Firenze, IT
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Profile to the right, wearing clas...
Category
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Museum Quality Carved Wood Antique British Ship's Figurehead
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine massive and elaborate 18th/19th century English
hand carved, geso and paint decorated
ship's masthead of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Traditionally carved in Maritime trad...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Bronze Figural Sculptures
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of bronze figural sculptures in the manner of Franz Xavier Messerschmidt (1736 – 1793), two character heads depictin...
Category
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Full Size Wooden Sculpture of a Horse
Located in London, GB
A late 18th-early 19th century full size wooden sculpture of a horse, with tail made from horse hair, resting on a rectangular wooden base mounted on four castors.
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pearlware Figure of Aphrodite & Eros, 'Venus and Cupid' Figure, circa 1790
By Neale & Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
Great Pearlware Figure of Aphrodite & Eros, 'Venus and Cupid' Figure attributed to Neale & Co,
circa 1790.
The large pearlware early English pearl...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Pearlware
Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Nepalese tantric gilt bronze figure of the dikpala Yama and his sister, Yami, early to mid-20th century (1920s-1940s).
Well cast and richly gilt, the buffalo headed dikpala (directional guardian) of the South stands upon the back of a bull trampling a prostate figure. Yama is portrayed here in his four armed form. His primary arms hold a flaming kapala (skull cup...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Bronze
19th Century Georgian Marble Profile of a Gentleman
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A Georgian profile portrait of a gentleman carved from Pentalic marble. Possibly
'The Old Pretender', cousin of the Duke of Cumberland, House of Stewart.
Category
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
BURMESE STANDING FIGURE - Bronze/Gilt JEWELLED Inlaid Base
Located in Hawthorne, CA
A two-part tall standing cast bronze Buddha figure with jewelled, gilt-inlaid base. Original red lacquer painting in this figure and fully robed design shows throughout this figure. Gorgeous intact expression in the face and body of this female Buddhist figure with every part of her body in wonderful condition. Gilt and jewelled inlays throughout the base make this an exceptional piece in any Central Asian art collection. Circa 1900, BURMESE ART...
Category
Late 19th Century Central Asian Tibetan Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Diminutive Cast Iron Powder Coated Whippets, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English diminutive solid cast iron whippets laying in resting position. Pair have been powder coated in the color of Charleston green , Earl...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Bronze Figural Novelty Wax Stamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century bronze figural novelty wax stamp.
Shipping within the United States and Canada is free.
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sculptures
George III Painted and Carved Wood Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Located in Essex, MA
Painted in a light blue and light maroon red.
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Other
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?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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