19th Century impressive bronze slave of Two fighting bisons , P. Jensen

Pair of (2) monumental Empire bronze sculptures, Paris. Gilded bronze sculptures standing on multi-tiered rectangular bases. Very elegant and decorative, it is a guaranteed eye-ca...

Great bronze sculpture from the artist Moreau depicting a young lady in summer dress. Free-hailed lady with open hair and slightly smiling facial expression looking into the distance...

A heavily armed Cavalier with a bowed head looking down on the ground. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Centre engraved on the base: GIL BLAS. LEVEQUE is al...

19th Century Seated little Boy/Child, solid Bronze Sculpture/Figure Germany - solid Bronze Sculpture. The condition can be seen in the pictures.

Great Thorwaldsen bust. Marble figure of the sculptor Thorwaldsen Extremely expressive characterization, which, in an extraordinary detail, also reflects the facial expressions of hi...

20th century Impressive marble sculpture "The Thorn Extractor Spinario" Italy Rome The Extractor of Thorns (in Italian: Spinario) is an ancient motif of f...

Important pair of sculptures depicting Achello and Helena (mythological famous figures) in bronze, made with the lost-wax technique, dating from the 19th century (second half of the 1800s but made in the Empire style). Standing on a quadrangular column base in golden robes, they hold magnificent cornucopias (a symbol of prosperity and wealth). The heads are adorned with laurel wreaths. Of great aesthetic impact given both by the impressiveness of the figures and the measures (245 centimeters high) as well as the bases that support and complement the bodies, richly decorated with floral festoons and anthropomorphic friezes that stylistically recall the eclectic style typical of the second half of the 19th century. Prominent in the decorations are large acanthus leaves, feet and lion masks. This large pair...

The Late 19th Century bronze sculpture by Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) captures a riveting moment in the natural world, portraying two majestic elks engaged in a fierce and ...

This large heavily cast bronze Jewelry box was made in France in the mid 19th century and is made in the form of a medieval coffer. It is superbly det...

Impressive Collection of 19th century English Staffordshire Dogs. Instant collection including some rare examples. Eleven total. Note: Measu...

A french 19th century bronze of Diana de Gabii after the Antique. This nice quality bronze has some gilded highlights to the candles and hair ribbon. Circ...

Scipione Tadolini was a skilled sculptor whose broad talent covered the neoclassic to the romantic movements. His ancestors from a dynasty of Roman sculptors exerted a profound and lasting influence on the artistic production of the Eternal City. The Greek Slave fully demonstrates his masterly talent and serves as a reminder of antique models and the orientalist influences characterising the second half of the 19th century. Scipione Tadolini graduated from the Roman Academy and worked with his father on a series of celebrated portraits and ecclesiastical sculptures for Roman churches including a bust of Cardinal Giuseppe Alberghini for the Gesù (1847) and portraits of various members of the Cini family for the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle (1844, 1846). Tadolini is also known as the author of a number of large-scale monuments for patrons around the world including an equestrian group of Simon Bolivar for the city of Lima, Peru. One of his best known sculptures is The Greek Slave which appears in his work from the late 1850s forward.The Greek Slave was created in several sizes in two variations: with the figure’s hand either raised to her chest or to her chin. The small number of versions all indicate the sculptor’s careful attention to the human form and passion with exoticism, which can be noticed through the tumbling folds of the present figure's headdress and the finely articulated jewellery...