Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Color: Black
Pair of 19th Century Bronzed Statues of a Dutch Lovers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century bronzed Spelter figures of young Dutch lovers, set of marbled bases. Measures: 13.5" (35cm) high.
Category
1890s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
‘The Finding of Moses’, a Marble Figural Group by Pietro Bazzanti, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘The Finding of Moses’ - An Important Florentine White Marble Figural Group, by Pietro Bazzanti on a carved Rosso Levanto Pedestal.
Italian, circa 1870.
Incised to the base ‘P. Bazzanti , Firenze’.
The sculpture depicts the Pharaoh’s daughter in classical dress and wearing the Egyptian...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique & Large Black Forest Gun / Rifle Rack w. Hand Carved Deer Head Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and impressive Black Forest rack for hunting guns, circa 1870-1890.
If you are looking for the perfect antique to decorate one of the walls in your hunting room, home office o...
Category
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Late 1800s Black Forest Pipe with Hand Carved Deer and Stag Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted gentleman's or hunter's pipe from circa 1890.
For the collectors of antique Black Forest carvings in general and of rare pipes in particular, we also have this Swi...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. (Wikipedia)
Provenance:
Collection of Brigadier General Alfred Douglas Miller...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Fifteen Antique Miniature Carved Black Forest Bears
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fifteen 19th century antique miniature carved black forest bears. Some standing, some sitting down, some with original glass eyes. In lovely original condition.
A charming collec...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Vintage 19th Century Plaster Wall Bust Of A Bearded Man With Inscription
Located in Sale, GB
- A 19th Century plaster wall bust of a bearded man with inscription, England circa 1890.
- The figure has a real presence encompassing the most remarkable craftsmanship, wonderful ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Sculpture "The Dying Gaul, " signed M Amadoi N 'Napoli
By M. Amadoi Napoli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This bronze was most likely acquired while on the "Grand Tour" of Europe. It is signed M Amadoi N (Napoli) on the backside of the base.
The Dying Gaul, also called The Dying Galatian[1] (in Italian: Galata Morente) or The Dying Gladiator...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Hellenistic Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Sandstone Carved Lions After Antonio Canova, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Pair of sandstone lions carved after the originals by Antonio Canova, England, circa 1850
A very fine pair of sandstone lions carved after the originals by Antonio Canova.
Suitable...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Adam Style Antique Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Japanese Articulated Iron Jizai Okimono of a Lobster by Myochin Muneharu
Located in Milano, IT
This articulated okimono represents a naturalistically rendered lobster, with fully articulated limbs, antennae, body, and tail and comes with an inscribed wood storage box.
Signed:...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
C.1890 Majolica Rooster Vase Choisy Le Roi by Carrier Belleuse
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875.
Very rare colors.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
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
Ranieri Signed Antique French Cast Metal Figural Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique patinated bronze cast spelter table lamp was designed by A. Renieri and made in France in circa 1890 in the Victorian style. The casting is quite detailed and is entitle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Unusual pair of antique Victorian spelter figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual pair of antique Victorian spelter figures depicting two males in traditional moorish robes and headdresses standing on ornate square ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Eagle Sculpture Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual antique mirror was crafted in the Alps region of France, circa 1880. The whimsical mirror features a large eagle sculpture with win...
Category
Late 19th Century French Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Mercury Glass, Oak
Stone Carved Anthropomorphic Sculptures Recuay Culture Ancash highlands, Peru
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
LOT OF TWO Stone Carved
Anthropomorphic Sculptures
Recuay Culture
Ancash highlands,
Peru age unknown.
Carved in round in high relief,
anthropomorphic representations
of seated male...
Category
19th Century Peruvian Primitive Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century French Silvered Metal Animal Knife Rests - Set of 8
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a dining table with elegance using this set of eight "Porte-Couteaux". Crafted in France circa 1960, each silvered piece is different and depicts an outdoor animal...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Gold Gilt Bronze and Marble Male Putti Sculpture, 19th c
Located in New York, NY
An antique French gold gilt bronze male 'putti' figure sculpture atop a marble column, Belle Epoque, circa late-19th century, France. A substantial patinated gold gilt bronze male 'p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Spelter Clock and Cow Composition Signed E. Picault
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office with this large, patinated white metal sculpture with clock titled "La Moisson" (the harvest). Crafted in France, the antique composition stands on a red marble ba...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Nathan the Wise Alabaster Sculpture by Adolf Jahn (1858-1941)
Located in New York, US
Our finely carved sculpture of the Jewish philosopher, Nathan the Wise, by Adolf Jahn (1858-1941) is mounted on a tall square pedestal cut from N...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
19th Century Lead Statues, Four Seasons
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the grand tradition of classical mythology, these four lead sculptures represent the original personifications of nature in all their seasonal aspects.
Each figure has been creat...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Lead
Pair of 19th Century Antique Silver on Bronze Busts on Marble Bases
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th century antique silver on bronze busts on marble bases.
Category
19th Century English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Five 19th Century Batik Printing Blocks
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Collection of five 19th Century Batik copper printing blocks.
With bespoke made metal display mounts.
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Patinated Bronze Bust of a Young Man by Aimé Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
The bust resting on a red marble waisted socle, inscibed to the reverse 'DALOU 1888'.
Aimé Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902) trained at the Petite E...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Cast Metal Horse Head
Located in New York, NY
Black enameled horse head originally used as a butcher's trade sign. With mounting hooks on back.
Category
19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Black Forest Bear holding a Gong, 19th Century.
By Black Forest
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting Swiss Black Forest carved bear, holding a gong and hammer, mounted on a carved rocky outcrop.
Batch 73 YZZZ 62138
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Cast Iron Horse Head
Located in Hellerup, DK
Large antique French cast iron horse head. Originally it was mounted on a gate pillar at the stables of a chateau in the South of France so the head has endured many years outdoors a...
Category
1880s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
A Carrara Marble Bust of the first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley
Located in Lincoln, GB
A CARRARA MARBLE BUST OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, DATED 1854
Signed on the back and dated 1854
13 deep x 22 wide x 29.5 high inches
Category
19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Two Decorative Wrought Iron Scrolling Brackets
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A brilliantly worked pair of decorative wrought iron scrolling bracket sculptures dating from the mid 19th century. Each is handcrafted, made by fire welding. A showcase of skilled craftsmanship, these timeless wrought iron objects...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
1892-1904 Chinese Elder Figure With Staff
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1892-1904 large Chinese mud man figure, an elder with staff in flowing green & yellow robe. Stamped "China". Apparent losses to feet, but possibly from kil...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of J. W. Fiske Greyhound Garden Statues
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A large recumbent cast iron greyhound attributed to J.W. Fiske Foundry, New York, circa late 19th century. Weathered black painted finish with underlayers showing through. Wear and ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Copper crosses called Handa, Katanga region, Republic of Congo, 19th century.
Cast copper in the shape of an equal-armed cross used as a form of curren...
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Sculptures
Materials
Copper
American cast iron strap work carriage door hinge in the Romanesque taste, 1885
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American cast iron strapwork style carriage door hinge in the Romanesque taste. Mounted on a custom iron stand.
American, circa 1885.
Condition: The hinge has a slight patina of rust and some surface marks are visible throughout. Wear commensurate with age and use.
Materials: Cast Iron
Dimensions: 27-3/4” W x 7” D (at base) x 36-3/4” H
SKU: 5090
Tear sheets are available on request.
SHIPPING & DELIVERY:
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Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Antique Copper-Electrotype Sculpture “Chien Braque”, Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Chien Braque Suet no. 1"
Patinated copper-electrotype signed "P.J. MÊNE 1842" in naturalistic base, handwritten in...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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
Wedgwood Black Basalt Hedgehog Bulb Planter
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A black basalt bulb pot molded as a hedgehog, made by Wedgwood in the middle of the 19th century.
Finely molded as a lively little hedgehog, this unique object would have been use...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Beautiful Iron Statue from a Small Boy, 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice iron statue from a small boy.
Recuperated from a mansion near Brussels.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Black Forest Linden Wood Carved Bear Tobacco Box, circa 1900
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Black Forest seated carved bear as a tobacco jar. Finely carved detail. Original glass eyes. Linden Wood.
Dimensions: H 25cm W 15cm D 20cm
Origin: Swiss
Date: circa 1900
...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear circa 1900
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Black Forest carved walking bear. Fine hand carved detail with original glass eyes. Linden wood.
Dimensions: H 22cm W 15cm D 11.5cm
Origin: Swiss
Date: Circa 1890
Item...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Cast Iron Unicorn
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large, cast iron unicorn, from 19th century England. Unicorns are a common motif used in British and Scottish works. A free unicorn, according to legend, is considered to be a wild and dangerous creature. This unicorn is tame, harmless and eager to guard your door, as it would make an impressive door...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Bear Match Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian Black Forest carved bear match stand having a well carved standing bear next to a match box holder and an ashtray.
In lovely original condition.
Measures: H 1...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Cast Iron Statue of Joan of Arc, Late 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Historic statue in cast iron representing Joan of Arc from the late 19th century. Unfortunately, a piece of his sword is missing (and also his standard)...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Borghese Gladiator
Located in New York, NY
Borghese Gladiator, after the antique
large patinated bronze sculpture
Italy, 19th Century
H 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Original marble sculpture was found in the early 1600's in the Anzio so...
Category
19th Century European Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Iron & Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting on a squared base, Mid 19th Century.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron Hand Painted Preening Ducks on Squared Base, C 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron hand painted preening ducks resting on squared bases. Late 19th Century.
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Paire De Carlins En Porcelaine Allemande Xixème Siècle
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Paire de carlins en porcelaine polychrome allemande .
Manufacture de Pössneck en Thuringe ( Conta et Boehme ) .
La femelle de couleur marron le mâle blanc et noir .
Grands modè...
Category
Late 19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Carved Patinated Leather Rhino Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique rhinoceros sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1880. The detailed leather figure standing on his four legs is in excellen...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An iron architectural building star anchor mounted on a steel base. The 19th Century star is originally part of a brick building and used to anchor in to...
Category
19th Century American Industrial Antique Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Black Forest 1880s Carved and Painted Wooden Bear's Head Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black forest carved wooden bear head from the late 19th century, with oak leaves and green, yellow and red accents. Created during the last quarter of the 19th century, this Black Forest wall...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Carved Wood Black Forest Chamois & Eagle
Located in Austin, TX
Antique fine 19th Black Forest carved wood chamois and eagle, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Black Forest Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
American Hanging Apothecary Show Globe with Gilded and Painted Eagle. Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American hanging Apothecary show globe with a mounted cast iron painted and gilded eagle. Globe was filled with a colorful green or red liquid to...
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century Large Majolica Rooster with Bamboo Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica colorful rooster signed Delphin Massier circa 1890.
On the back of the rooster, a rare brown bamboo vase, usually the vase is a trunk.
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Fish Jardiniere George Dreyfus Fontainebleau, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica fish jardiniere signed George Dreyfus Fontainebleau circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Boston Terrier Black Painted Door Stop, Hubley
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Boston Terrier door stop, cast iron with original black paint.
Beautiful patina.
Category
1890s North American American Classical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pietro Bazzanti a Carved Marble Figure Semi-Nude Young Bather Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890.
Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Medallion of the King of France Louis XVIII, in Sèvres Biscuit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Medallion of the king of France Louis XVIII, in sèvres biscuit".
Beautiful Medallion of Louis XVIII in sèvres biscuit and gilded brass, restoration ...
Category
19th Century French Restauration Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Natural Specimen, a Trophy of a Bufalo Skull, Africa 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A natural specimen of a trophy of an African bufalo skull with horns for Wunderkammer, bufalo Cafro, black bufalo from Cap, (Sincerus Caffer (Sparrman, 1779)). Sub-Saharian Africa, c...
Category
Late 19th Century Sub-Saharan African Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Horn
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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