19th Century Cast Iron Painted Hitching Post, "The Faithful Groomsman"

A fine Mid 19th century cast painted iron sculpture of a Classical form female water carrier on pedestal, with oval foundry stamp “Barbezat et Cie” at her feet, on a round scroll, sh...

A fine cast iron garden statue of Lady Liberty with great verdigris and patina, with some rust in spots, light soiling, minor paint loss and wear commen...

Column with effigy of Kubhla Khan on top of turnstile from Pioneer Point Farm, the John J. Raskob Estate. This column originally supported directionals as seen in the photograph from...

A fine large pair of Italian silvered metal over wood reliquaries with putti, grape, shell, and scrollwork design. Each have memorial pendant displays with names (The left reads S. Innocentii M & S Clementiani M,” while the other is illegible. The pair is in very good condition, with great overall patina, some metal lifting...

A nicely carved wooden Spanish Colonial bishop religious figure with mitre, robe, and metal crucifix hanging around his neck, dating to the 19th century...

A fabulous large wood, possibly oak, and iron ship’s wheel in old green paint, in very good condition, with some shrinkage cracks, paint losses, bolt losses, some paint touchups, an...

A very rare 19th century cast iron equine hitching post in the form of a jock-ey. The jockey is classically dressed in the 19th century riding attire, com-prising of a black riding hat, red jacket and cream jodhpurs. The jockey is poised on a moulded blue plinth...

J.W. Fiske foundry attributed cast iron Whippet dog. Incredible white paint surface with many different layers of white paint.

A superb quality and palatial pair of French 19th century lifesize cast-iron sculptures - torcheres of Native American Indians titled "L’ Indienne" designed by Jules Salmson (French, 1823-1902) and Cast by Le Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne, each standing figure representing a Native American Indian male and a female scantily dressed in their native robes, one arm raised holding a light-torch with an opaline glass globe, both wearing earrings, seashell necklaces and arm-braces, raised on cylindrical cast-iron stand. Signed/cast on each pedestal: “VAL D’OSNE”. (Electrified). Paris, circa 1870-1880. Overall hHeight: 127 inches (322.6 cm) Pedestal height: 39 inches (99.1 cm) Indian man's width: 22 inches (55.9 cm) Indian man's depth: 26 3/4 inches (68 cm) Indian woman's width: 28 inches (71.1 cm) Indian woman's depth: 25 inches (63.5 cm) These fantastic and impressive pair of cast-iron sculptures, most likely representing Hiawatha and Minnehaha, were probably comissioned to Le Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne for export to the America's to decorate governmental buildings and parks which makes these pair a rare find and now available for a private collection. Iron sculptures were preferred over bronze for outdoor park and building decorations for their long lasting resistance to all types of weather conditions. An identical pair of sculptures, also by Val d' Osne, are currently exhibited at the National Garden of Congress in Santiago, Chile. View Pages No. 87, 88, 89. Another identical pair are also currently exhibited at The Musée de la Ville - Indian Museum "O Indio do Museo da Cidade" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Another identical pair decorate the front of the Ópera Teatro Amazonas, Manaús, Brazil. A single figure of the female Indian...

Beautiful, glazed and painted porcelain, early 19th century, life-sized, Naples Santos figure with glass eyes, sterling silver thread sandals, a...

Stunning pair of cast lead cupids, originally part of a grand public fountain, now destroyed. The seated cupids hold a wine goblet in one hand, and a cluster of grapes on the other. ...

Set of statues from cast iron lions from the 19th Century. Came from a mansion near Bruxelles, Belgium.