Statuary Marble Bust of the Albani Faun

Portrait bust in statuary marble. Ex Browne-Swinburne, Capheaton Hall, Northumberland.

Signed and dated, 1830

William Theed, t...

An early 19th century continental carved marble bust of a scholar. The bearded gentleman gazing forward, traces of old inscription to base.

Each jamb bears carved figures of classical Bacchic maidens, one carrying the wine cup, symbolizing revelry and intoxication, the other is accompanied by a burning torch, symbolizing...

Probably made for the emerging and prosperous American market with a bald headed eagle attacking a snake, circa 1880. With serpentine shelf and frieze which is centered with an eagl...

A 19th century Palladian revival Statuary marble chimneypiece. Venus, the Roman Goddess of love and wife to Vulcan (God of fire), presides over the fire from her central position in ...

A magnificent early 19th Century statuary marble Irish chimneypiece carved by the Darley Brothers. The subject of this piece celebr...

A fine pair of George III statuary marble busts of a boy and a girl by John de Vaere (1755 – 1830), 1798. Signed J DE-VAERE Sculpr. 1798. Considering what a sensitive and accomplished sculptor he was, surprisingly little is known about John de Vaere. Born in France in 1755, he settled in England some time before 1786 when he enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1787 he left to study in Rome, with the financial assistance of Josiah Wedgwood. In Rome he won a Silver Medal for Sculpture from the Pope and became an assistant to John Flaxman. On his return to England in 1790, he worked as a modeler for Wedgwood until the latter’s death in 1795, after which he worked with Eleanor Coade, probably replacing John Bacon...

A finely carved statuary white marble bust of a young Augustus Caesar attributed to the workshops of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust of a young Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is after a sculpture found in the Pio Clementino Museums of the Vatican. Carved with exceptional detail, the bust is elevated on a turned socle and bears the name ‘TENERANI’ to the front. Other busts like this one after the Vatican original of the former Emperor Augustus were sculpted in the Mid-18th Century. Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) was a notable Italian sculptor of the early 19th century. In his early career, he trained under Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, before moving to Rome where he won a scholarship as a pupil of Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvalsden. Having honed his skills, Tenerani worked from a studio of his own in later years. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Queen Victoria and Pope Pius IX...

Statuary marble bust of Greek Philosopher Thales of Miletus The width is of the base. Bust doesn't include the wooden pedestal.

A Classical bust of female form with naked shoulders, draped robe exposing one breast, her hair tied back. Mounted on Socle pedestal By William Behne...

A detailed and beautifully carved marble bust of the Roman God Janus. The God of beginnings, endings, time, duality and boundaries, the openings of doorways, gates and passages. The two faces portray this duality. They are both expressively carved with different detail to the curled horns. The features are clearly carved in a expression of contemplation framed...

A MASSIVE STATUARY AND POLYCHROME MARBLE BUST OF AN EMPEROR, PROBABLY ROME, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY. Incorporating Verde Antico, Nero Belgio and Marmo Africano from ancient s...