Sculptures

An unusual French Restauration period ormolu mantel clock. The elaborately pierced gilt bronze case in the form of a lyre, with an Apollo mask cresting, on a white marble stepped bas...

The Shiva flower vase by Ettore Sottsass was designed in 1973 following the inspiration garnered from his love for Catalan women w...

Contemporary bronze centrepiece by Hervé van der Straeten.

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Contemporary Modernist style sculpture of a head made of composite materials resting on a black base (style of Modigiani "Tete") (signed and made by Austin Productions 1985)

A fine patinated terracotta sculpture from around ca.1900 of a lion signed A. Fagotto. Armand Fagotto was a Italian sculptor working during the end of the 19th century and early 20th...

Luccio Del Pezzo ( Italian 1933-2020 ) A commissioned work, offered as an award to exhibitors of 25 years standing at the legendary Milan Salone del Mobile Italiano. Bronze, copper,...

VANADINITE ON BARITE Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco 12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...

LIDDICOATITE TOURMALINE WITH QUARTZ Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar 7.1 cm tall x 6.8 cm wide Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in ...

Pair of French XVI-style (20th CentURY) bronze-dore monkey candlesticks (PRICED AS Pair).  

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Egyptian carved and painted life size sarcophagus figure (19/20th Cent)

Antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of a pheasant with colorful, gold-outlined plumes perched on a rocky formation of green and brown. (Smaller version availab...

South Arabian Alabaster Inscription Calcite Alabaster circa 1st century A.D. ‘’Consequently, neither white marble of Paros nor any other stone which men admire can be compared with the precious stones of Arabia, since their whiteness is most brilliant, their weight the heaviest, and their smoothness leaves no room for other stones to surpass them.’’ - Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, Book II, 52.9 This inscription, finely worked on an alabaster tablet, is a remarkably well preserved example of Ancient South Arabian script, with its distinct bold, angular forms, written in the Qatabanic dialect - that is, the dialect spoken by the people of the kingdom of Qataban, which ruled much of modern day Yemen from the 7th Century B.C. to the 2nd Century A.D. The text, which reads: ‘[... ...]sa?d and Ma?add?i- / (of the lineage) of Hawfa- / She entrusted Anb- / against any malfeasance (which would remove it) from its place’ - indicates that it likely served to commemorate a temple offering. The quality of the script, incised so neatly into the surface of the alabaster, tells us that this piece was commissioned by somebody of considerable wealth and prestige, employing a scribe of equally considerable expertise. South Arabia was known throughout the ancient world for its incredible wealth - so much so that the Romans termed the region ‘Arabia Felix’ - literally, ‘Happy, or Fortunate, Arabia.’ That wealth was built largely on the trade of spices and incense, in which the Kingdom of Qataban played a major part. According to Pliny the Elder, this was the sole country through which frankincense could be exported, first being collected in the city of Shabwa, on the South Arabian coast, and from there travelling by camel up to Gaza, to be shipped all across the Mediterranean - not only that, but all growers of myrrh across Arabia were required to give a quarter of their yield to the king of the Qatabanians. As such, the kingdom became exceedingly rich and powerful, and Pliny goes on to tell us that ‘The nations of the Larendani and the Catabani, and the Gebanitæ [...] occupy a great number of towns, the largest of which are Nagia, and Thomna (the capital of Qataban) with sixty-five temples, a number which fully bespeaks its size.’ Because of the nature of its exports, frankincense in particular - the ‘sweat of of the gods’ according to the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and perhaps most famous as one of the three gifts brought to the newborn Christ - being closely associated with the divine, South Arabia’s reputation in antiquity was as a mysterious, almost sacred, and - crucially - extraordinarily wealthy region, at the very edge of the known world; in the words of Herodotus: ‘’Enough of marvels, and yet the land of Arabia gives off a scent as sweet as if divine.’’ This inscription invokes the protection of god Anbay, the judge-oracle of the chief god ‘Amm, who he served as an attendant. Much of what we know of the religious life of the ancient South Arabians comes to us from early Islamic texts, describing what is known in Islamic scholarship as ‘Jahiliyyah’ - the age before the advent of Islam in Arabia. What comes across in much of these texts is that these religious practices placed a great deal of emphasis on sacred stones, perhaps linked to the brilliance of the alabaster which is local to the region, and which a great many of the cult-objects produced in this time are made from. Hisham ibn-Al-Kalbi’s Book of Idols records: ‘’The Arabs were passionately fond of worshipping idols [...] Whenever a traveller stopped at a place or station in order to rest or spend the night, he would select for himself four stones, pick out the finest among them and adopt it as his god, and use the remaining three as supports for his cooking-pot.’’ This inscription was once in the collection of the intrepid British-Australian travel...

Italian Baroque painted and lacquered wooden sculpture of a kneeling figure. Circa 1650.  

Pandora By Ferdinando Andreini Carved from statuary marble with great virtuosity, representing the mythological figure of Pandora, draped in a single flowing garb as she gazes at th...

Typical of the sculptural output of Dal Fabbro, the lines of this piece shift rhythmically depending on the viewer's position. The artist plays with the relationship between space an...

Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada 7.5 cm tall x 6 cm wide "The Jeffrey mine, once the largest producer of chrysotile asbestos in th...

Rare terracotta figurative sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1960. Elegant composition of several panels that creates an important panel.

Charming figure of a spaniel cast from Staffordshire ceramic molds and handpainted in water-based pigments. Chalkware is made from plaster of Paris and was used to create inexpensive...

Sculpture “Mermaid” by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden, 1950s. Pine with teak base. Dimensions: H: 28 cm/ 11" D: 7 cm/ 2 3/4" Johnny Mattsson was one of Sweden’s leading wood artists in t...

Dagmar Norell Sculpture by Dagmar Norell, Sweden, 1950s Signed. Stoneware and cork. H: 9 cm W: 7 cm D: 6.5 cm Base diameter: 5 cm

Unique piece. Composed of walnut, this piece is an arrangement of walnut parts that move on a set of bronze hinges, the effect of which is that of a bird in flight.

Originally used as a butcher's trade sign. With mounting hooks on back. This head was previously mounted on the carriage house of Buatta's country house in Connecticut.

American Mid-Century Carousel hand painted motorcycle design with purple upholstered seat and handles bars

FOLK ART PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD HORSE 20th century, unsigned, designed to be entirely disassembled Item # 305FEB10P An incredibly fun and playful carved and painted folk art horse...

A late 17th-century Spanish wood sculpture of a penitent Saint Jerome, possibly Seville, circa 1680.

Glazed stoneware. Unique, wood-fired sculpture.

A rare vintage monumentally sized 80 inch long 'Superking' rhinoceros footstool by Valenti, Spain, circa 1970s. This example is signed with the 'Valenti Made in Spain' stamp on its underside. Similar to leather animal designs by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch. Some creative ways to use this Omersa style leather rhino is as a floor or table / credenza sculpture or as a footstool or armrest next to your favorite lounge chair or reading armchair. Due to internal structural issues, not advised to use as a bench or other type of seating without first repairing the internal structure. As you can see in our photos, we have a large collection of Omersa leather animals...

Fluorite on Hedenbergite Quartz Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng Co., Inner Mongolia 17 cm tall x 17 cm wide The discovery of pink and red fluorite in Mongolia is now legendary. It...

This organic sculpture by contemporary artist Domingos Tótora is a visual expression of the artist’s view of design. Tótora creates objects and sculptures where beauty is inseparable...

This organic sculpture by contemporary artist Domingos Tótora is a visual expression of the artist’s view of design. Tótora creates objects and sculptures where beauty is inseparable...

This one-off sculpture by Swedish designer, Roland Wilhelmsson, is a unique testament to his approach to, and philosophy of design. The design language of this sculpture is stylistic...

Fossilised Skin of a Brachylophosaurus Approx. 80 Million y/o An exceptional specimen of fossilised dinosaur skin, preserving the hexagonal scales of...

A Black Forest coat hook Carved from solid Lindenwood, the cross-legged fox with glass-inset eyes brushing a horn, the second horn extending out f...

'Flow Petit No 7' is a unique artwork by the Danish artists, Egeværk. It is created from Wengé sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with an inlay of 24ct...

This organic sculpture by contemporary artist Domingos Tótora is a visual expression of the artist’s view of design. Tótora creates objects and sculptures where beauty is inseparable...

Rhodonite Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5.8 cm tall x 7.3 cm wide The most exceptional rhodonites in the world are now found in Brazil. The...

Designed by Adolph Amberg, modelled as a Japanese lady in traditional dress, a parrot perched on her left arm, above an oval base. The sculptor Adolph Amberg designed the Hochzeitszu...

Imilac Meteorite End-Cut circa 4.5 Billion y/o Measures: 10 x 13 x 1 cm “This interior section of the Imilac pallasite shows a large range of olivine grain sizes there are coarse grains, grain clusters and fine-grained, crushed olivine debris. All of the olivine grains are surrounded by a matrix of metallic iron-nickel derived from the top of a molten core of a differentiated asteroid”. Dr Alan E. Rubin, PhD Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences...

Glazed stoneware sculpture. Hand built & artist-signed on underside.

ARMAND GODARD French, fl. 1920s Seated Woman Holding a Bird Silver patinated bronze situated over prehistoric petrified wood base engraved on the base GODARD Item # 303XAF30W A...

Miniature toy elephant accessory designed by Alfredo Ha¨berli for De Sede.

Glazed stoneware. Hand built & artist signed on underside.

Midcentury American Modern brass sculpture depicting a unicorn in realistic style standing on its hind legs, supported on a flattened square base.

Colorful Shadows III, 2022 (Glass, blown, hand-formed, C. 7.9 in. h x 9.8 in. w x 9.4 in. d, Object No.: 4139) Barbara Nanning’s mesmerizing sculptures u...

French Porcelain Figure of a Pug Dog on a Pillow, Jacob Petit, circa 1840.

Royal Crown Derby mark underneath.

“This jagged exterior endcut of the Seymchan pallasite has patches of olivine-free metallic iron-nickel as well as regions where olivine and metal are more uniformly distributed. The...

Midcentury Italian (1970s) wall sculpture of a rhinoceros\' head, rendered in papier-mache,painted and lacquered. (Sergio Bustamante).

Polychrome Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Athena.

This abstract bronze figure is by California artist Robert Stoller (1936-). Striking from a distance, the position and the texture of the figure stand o...

These two refined Orientalist figures represent a male and female in Eastern dress, each holding a ceramic water jug. The pair was modelled by British ceramic designer James Hadley, ...

Italian Modern abstract polished steel sculpture. (VIRGINIO FERRARI).

Object / Stool in laminated hardwood, a style seen in the work of Teinreiro and Cospen, a fascinating shape that can be both an object and a seat.

'Sommarial in gold brown' is a unique handblown sculptural glass vessel by the British artist, Vic Bamforth. Bamforth is an artist who has helped to bring the highly demanding gra...

Contemporary American Modern circular / disc wood sculpture on and ebonized stand.

Round Sculpture in Brass with Rectangular Base.