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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Pair of 18th Century Stone Ball Plinths Noto
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A pair of reclaimed 18th Century sandstone plinths found in a palazzo in Noto, Sicily. Each plinth bears 15 stone balls. Alas, I am not aware of the s...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Set of 4 Antique Carved and Gilded Wooden Friezes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
set of 4 antique carved wooden friezes, partially gilded.
Originally they were solid and whole, but I found them like these: already cut in half to be able to use them more comfortab...
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Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Neolithic Chinese Red Soapstone Bi Disc Carving on Iron Base
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite red soapstone Bi disc is a remarkable artifact from Neolithic China, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. Set on a modern iron base, the disc reflects the timeless be...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone, Iron
18th Century Large Decorative Stone Shelf Noto
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A large decorative sandstone plinth or shelf from the 18th century reclaimed from a palazzo in Noto. It could be used to support a shelf, as the leg ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Late Bronze Age Sword
Located in London, GB
Saint Nazaire Sword, Late Bronze Age, circa 800-900 B.C.
An exceptionally well preserved Bronze Age sword, with elegant, finely incised decorations,...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16th - 17th Century Italian Antique Mounted Metal Door Knocker - Venetian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Venetian hardware door knocker mounted on a wooden stand, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 16th - 17th Century, Venice, Italy.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ancient Roman Marble Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Ancient Roman marble sculpture. Includes custom iron stand. This is the real thing!
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Ancient French Stone Mortar from 17th Century or Earlier
Located in Houston, TX
This is really very early and has incredible presence in person. Looks like many of the artifacts I've seen in the museums. It originated from the countryside of France and is a grea...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Extremely Rare Roman Glass Fragment with Iridescent Patina – 1st–4th Century AD
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A remarkable and rare fragment of ancient Roman glass, dating from the 1st to 4th century AD. The glass is preserved in excellent condition and displays a stunning natural iridescent...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Bronze Age Cypriot Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
Cypriot Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I, c. 2100 - 1850 BC.
Low fired burnished earthenware pottery with lime-filled incisions
A Cypriot plank idol, an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus...
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Cypriot Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Neanderthal Flint Core from Prehistoric Northern France
Located in London, GB
A Levallois Flint Core, from Fransu, Somme, Northern France
Middle Palaeolithic, Mousterian, circa 100,000–40,000 years ago
A wonderfully tactile artefact, offering a glimpse into t...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom. The marble is a breccia type with striking vains i...
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Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
16th - 17th Century Italian Collection of Mounted Door Knockers - Venetian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian collection of four Venetian hardware door knockers mounted on plexiglass stands, in good condition. Wear consistent with age ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category
Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
18th Century French Pot Feu Finial in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Hand-carved in oak during the 1700s, this French pot feu finial has immense character. The wood has been bleached more recently, leaving the wood gray...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Trio of Pre-Columbian Foot Vessels, West Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trio of Pre-Columbian Foot Vessels, West Mexico
The first is a reddish brown pottery shoe vessel from the Chipicuaro culture (ca. 500 BC – 300 AD) with a burnished surface and a wid...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Decorative Circa 1750 Italian Giltwood Finials
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Dating to circa 1750, these decorative giltwood finials are from Italy. Each finial has a shaped console background, surrounded by volutes, curled lea...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Alabaster Chalice
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian alabaster chalice, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering formed base with a undeep rimmed cup. The alabaster is strikingly vained. ...
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Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Carved and Mounted Marble Stemma Cartouche from Tuscany, Italy, 16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The carvings of this marble stemma cartouche dates to the 1500’s. Hand-carved in Tuscany, Italy, the marble was mounted onto a geometrically shaped iron stand within the last century...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
17th Century Madonna with Child from the Impruneta Tondo Polychrome Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan school, 17th century
Madonna with Child - from the Impruneta Tondo
Measures: Polychrome terracotta, 65 x 46 x 10 cm
This polychrome terracotta relief, gently jutting...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
526.38 Gram Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx with Clock from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx With Clock
Weight: 526.38 gram
Dim: 13.8 x 15.1 x 4.7 Cm
Shape : Boat
Origin: Pakistan
Green onyx is a mesmerizing gemstone that captivates ...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Southern Costa Rica or Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. A very fine example of the goldwork of the Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis region. A pendant in Carbonera style of a supernatural being, a composite monster with human torso and feline (probably jaguar) head. The figure is set in a frame decorated with little animal heads, one at each corner. The hands have also turned into animal heads. In place of genitalia is a stylized serpent head suspended by a twisted cord that was supposed to continue across the frame. A minor casting accident prevented it form being attached to the frame. A modern goldsmith would solder in two short lengths of twisted wire, but the ancient goldsmith did not have the equipment to make such repair. A double thread ending in spirals goes across the frame behind the neck of the figure, helping to fill up the frame and avoiding a large empty space. The word "thread" reminds us that the twisted and straight cords were, in the original wax model of the pendant really extruded wax threads, turned into metal by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The braid pattern on the frame is illusory, just two twisted threads of extruded wax laid side by side. The goldsmith made the toes out of extruded wax thread too, very decorative as well. The piece comes with a certificate of authenticity by Mr. Robert Sonin, 5 May 2006. ref. photo roll 3301. A world renowned expert on Pre-Columbian Artifacts...
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Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Column Base Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Column Base Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element .Nicely Hand Carved 18th Century Stone base pedestal door stopper,...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Pair of Spanish Spiral Columns of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Spanish spiral columns
of the 17th century
in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant elements, vines, bunches of grapes and birds.
Small flaws in polychrome
Dimension. ...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Bases with Polished Fossil Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Puglia) painted and bronzed bases decorated with a matching pair of polished fossil coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in a matrix...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica & Smoky Quartz on a Phantom Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian painted fragment decorated with mica in matrix and a Smokey lemon quartz crystal on a phantom optical calcite base.
The 18th century fragment is hand carved a...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca hand carved tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
This tassel was originally hung from an 18th century Italian chandelier. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18th-19th century French and...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Chinese Stone Artefact
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This double sided hitching post was used to stall horses for short period of times. They are found throughout China and made during centuries. This hardstone example dates from the 1...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Massive 18th Century Limestone Grinding Stone on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental in scale and presence, this 18th-century French carved limestone grinding stone has been reimagined as a sculptural object of striking simplicity. Mounted vertically on a ...
Category
French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Archaic Jade Bi, Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Translucent green and brown jade Bi from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C. to 256 B.C.). The organic shapes created by the blending of these two main colors evoke a flame-like beauty, whil...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a gui...
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Swedish Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Southern Costa Rica/Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. Gold Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis twin figure pendant cast by the lost-wax (cire perdu) grasping an imaginary club with their claws, with bat ears and pop out eyes and each figure ending in the shape of a jaguar tooth, symbolizing the power of the jaguar and the ability to see in the dark; The casting process did not go entirely smoothly. Part of his mold, on the side of the proper right figure (viewer's left side), did not fill with metal. The Pre-Columbian goldsmith carried out a superb repair, probably making a wax patch and pouring gate on the gold pendant, then enclosing it in a new mold and pouring in more metal. The patch is hardly visible on the outside. A modern goldsmith, who cannot do it as well, would use his gas torch to solder on a patch. The gold is of such high grade or karat, possibly unalloyed native gold...
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Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
James Nani Madonna 80 Mid-Century Modern Wood Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a sensuous wood carved sculpture titled "Madonna 80" signed Nani (29x6). James Nani (1926-2016) was a Detroit artist for over 50 years and is known internat...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture of Petrified Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polished & shaped petrified & mineralized wood created using diamond abrasives to achieve a “Scholar’s Stone”, an alluring Form.
A rare coloration greatly...
Category
Indonesian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Petrified Wood
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Baroque Giltwood Reliquary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
18th century reliquary from northern Italy. Giltwood, polychromed and looks to be hand carved from one piece of wood. Mortised thru the base.
A reliquary was used to house a religio...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Carved Fragment on Stands
Located in Vista, CA
Pair of 18th century carved fragment on stands
Wood Carved Gilt scroll acanthus leaf architectural ornamentation mounted on wood and granite stone stands.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Monumental XL Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte" Ornament
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Super Large Antique Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte'. This monumental 18th Century ornament is 2 meters wide! Beautiful A-symmetrically carved Pinewood and Basswood with C-Sc...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Modern Sculpture with a Primitive Borneo Door
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive Borneo Granary old Door, with residue of color on a facade: suitable as a modern wood sculpture on support -
I can darken the wood with simple wax on request.
M/251.
Inte...
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Malaysian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top. The colomn has incrustation on the side where it laid on the...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
17th Century Portuguese Pair of Antique Baroque Gilded Pinewood Table Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Portuguese Baroque architectural table bases made of hand carved Pinewood, in good condition. The partly gilded pieces are particularized by floral décor. Authenti...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
Pair of 17th Century Italian Travertine Mantles
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A pair of 300 year old travertine mantles salvaged from a 17th century church in Le Marche. The stone is absolutely beautiful and the pieces have aged allowing for us still to see th...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Rare Yellow Fluorite Cube Formation from China
Located in London, GB
Large rare cubed yellow fluorite formation from China mounted on a mirrored steel base.
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crystals and minerals from a...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment decorated with natural forming copper, garnets, and gold mica on an optical calcite base.
The Italian fragment originally came from a piece in a church...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf
17th Century English Carved Stone Horse & Unicorn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the 17th century, these English carved stone horse and unicorn statues are architectural fragments from history. Over 350 years old, they li...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved Arms of Christ with Crystal on Tourmaline
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian (Venetian) carved arms of Christ decorated with crystal and tourmaline on tourmaline in matrix. These hand carved arm...
Category
Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
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 Florence Flood of 1966. This piece is available for purchase but will be premiering in The Florence Fragment Collection with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy on October 12th and can be shipped following the end of the exhibition on November 10th. This is a collection of historical fragment...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Black Irradiated Crystals on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a black irradiated crystals on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face.
Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
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Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Quartz Crystals and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century gilded Italian fragments adorned with golden quartz crystals and baroque pearls. The pair are free-standing or can be modified to be hung on a wall upon reques...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with a Faceted Black Crystal on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a faceted cut black crystal on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face.
Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf
9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru
Located in Point Richmond, CA
9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru.
These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...
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Peruvian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large Bactrian marble staff circa late 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. The Bactrian culture was discovered by Soviet archeologists in the 1970s in Afghanistan. Also called the Oxus culture...
Category
Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base.
The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Agate
Indian, Padouka toe knob shoe
Located in London, GB
c. 16th/17th century or earlier
L24 x W10 cm
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Ox Wheel Mounted On Stand
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An 18th-century ox wheel mounted on a bespoke stand. Originating from Southeast Asia, A sculpture had a once functional history but now offers itself as an in...
Category
Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls.
This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Antique 17th-Century Oak Church Pew Finals—Exquisite Hand-Carved Flowers
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Exquisite flowers in hearty oak
This is a pair of antique finials or decorative finishing elements. Dating circa 1680 and nearly 350 years old, they are remarkable ...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, Modernist, Brutalist, c 1969
Located in Buffalo, NY
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, modernist, brutalist. c 1969, Wonderful form and artistry.
Category
Brutalist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Belgian Bluestone Cone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These 18th-century cone sculptures are made from premium Belgium bluestone and are ideal for enhancing any indoor or outdoor design project. Their unique shape provides a striking vi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
