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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Small Angel with Birds in Biscuit, End of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small angel with birds in biscuit, end of the 19th century
Small biscuit group on a gilded brass base, mark "R". Small angel with birds, late 19th century or early 20th century.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid, Attributed to Auguste Moreau
France, circa 1890 Unsigned
A captivating 19th-century French bronze figure of Cupid, attributed to the reno...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Large Brass Good Luck Elephant Sculpture Figures Over 2ft Tall
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptional pair of vintage large scale brass elephant sculptures. One is larger, one is slightly smaller but they both stand over 2 feet tall! Each elephant’s trunk reaching upward, a symbol of good luck. These are beautifully crafted with detail in the modeling. The artist took care to represent the folds in the ears, creases in the skin, and spine on the backs. Elephants are revered by many, but are considered sacred in Hindu and Buddhist religious. The raised trunks are said to bring prosperity and protection to those in their presence.
Smaller brass elephant 20.6lbs
13.5” Wide x 21” Deep x 25.75” High
Larger Brass elephant...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of green, brown, cream and blue; the pair measure 12" W x 8....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sleek Rose Quartz Obelisk from Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Originating from Brazil, this tall and slender Rose Quartz obelisk showcases the soft pink tones that make this mineral so admired. Known as the st...
Category
2010s Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rose Quartz
Bronze Patinated Figurine Little Dancer of Fourteen Years by Degas 20th century
Located in Sweden, SE
This stunning cast bronze figurine is made in a rare and original interpretation of Degas' famous work - "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years" (French: La Petite Danseuse...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Pas de Deux," Superb Satyr and nude women pairing inspired by Ballets Russes. Glazed Ceramic Sculpture - Figure By Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
Sculpted by Pierre Le Faguays, one of France's most important artists...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Legame Lecce Stone Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
An intricately twisting silhouette elegantly actualizing the concept of bond - as eloquently suggested by its Italian name - this sculpture is imbued with poetry. Celebration of the ...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Art Deco sculpture Ecstasy by Amadeo Gennarelli
Located in Miami, FL
The Ecstasy Art Deco sculpture is one of the Italian sculptor, Amedeo Gennarelli, nude female figures. This is sculpture is made in Patinated Bronz...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Melograno", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
"Unicorns Are Real", 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin, Ltd. Handmade
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Vintage set of Three Art Glass Palm Tree Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of three green and clear glass Palm Tree Sculptures. Largest is 12" in diameter & 23" in height. The middle one is 9.50" in diameter & 18" in height.
The smallest is 8.50" in di...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Italian 17th/ 18th Century Giltwood Baroque Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful carved giltwood baroque ornament.
Italy, 17/18th century. Weathered and small losses.
Measurement includes the wooden base.
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Arabesque Style Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Pugi
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century Italian Arabesque Style Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Pugi.
Offered is a beautifully executed late 19th century carved Carrara marble seated Arab male on a thick ...
Category
1890s Italian Islamic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expr...
Category
Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Ugo Cipriani The Rudder, Terracotta, 1920
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960), France, 1920s. A man operating a rudder. Measurements : Width : 31"(79cm), Height : 16.7"(42.5cm), Depth : 8.7"(22cm...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Porcelain Group, "The noble rococo game of chess", German Manufacturer
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, decorative porcelain group, "The noble game of chess". German porcelain manufacturer.
Undamaged.
Category
20th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved Soap Stone Sculpture of a Wise Ancient with Dragon
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A finely carved soap stone sculpture of a wise ancient with a dragon on his shoulder standing on a braun soap stone base. In fine original conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Auguste Rodin Replica L'eternal Printemps 'Eternal Springtime', 1884
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a bronze statue Auguste Rodin Eternal Springtime reproduction. It is based on the couple, Paolo and Francesca, the passionate lovers from the fifth canto of Dante's Inferno. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Gilt Seated Kannon Figure, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricately carved and finished with gilt black lacquer, this seated figure depicts the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Kannon. Described as the "Buddha of Infinite Compassion," Kannon is the embodiment of mercy and makes himself available to all who call upon him with all their mind.
Kannon is depicted here seated in diamond position upon a double lotus plinth, set above a stepped base. He is dressed in gracefully draped robes and wears a tall crown bearing a minuscule figure of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light. He has a serene expression of calm and holds his right hand in the abhaya mudra, a gesture of comfort, blessing, and protection. Backed by a magnificent leaf-form nimbus, this Kannon figure...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
"Rainbow", Murano Glass centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Alabaster Bust of Apollo, Italian 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian Sculpted Alabaster Bust Of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine and music. White alabaster bust is intricately sculpted with the Greek god peering to his left,...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Archimede Seguso Artist Signed Murano Art Glass Nude Female Sculpture on Base
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Archimede Seguso Artist Signed Murano Art Glass Nude Female Sculpture on hand blown original glass base. Signature on bottom of base as ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Tiny Gods Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Tiny Gods Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 35 x D 5 x H 50 cm
Materials: Onyx.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans painting, sculpture, ceramics, and textile, while her...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
'Olimpia': Art Déco Spelter Sculpture with Stone Base by Le Faguays (Fayral)
Located in North Miami, FL
'Olimpia': Art Déco french spelter sculpture with stone base by Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral) for Max Le Verrier
By: Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral), ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Spelter, Zinc, Lead
Roman Marble Foot
Located in London, GB
Roman marble Fragment of a Right Foot with Sandal
Circa 1st - 2nd Century A.D.
An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesized sandalled foot. The toes, nails, and bridge of the foot have been sensitively carved. The outer sole of the sandal remains, with delicate, pointed straps joining between the first two toes in a diamond shape.
This fragment once belonged to Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen statue, France, 1920s. Oak. Hand carved statue from what appears to be a single piece of oak. The size is important and the silhouette fine. It sh...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Cold Painted Orientalist Vienna Bronze by Franz Bergman
Located in Denton, TX
Cold painted orientalist Vienna bronze of a middle eastern man with a women by Franz Bergman.
On the back of her robe is the B inside of a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Patinated Terra Cotta of Bacchanalian Putti Playing with Goat
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely depiction of the neoclassical taste, three putti can be seen playing with a goat. The terra cotta sculpture from the 1800s has a variegated patination, with hues of dark och...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1950s by Francesco Messina Italian Sculpture Earthenware Angel
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare angel by Francesco Messina
Perfect Condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Sitting Kewpie" or "The Thinker", Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s.
Made of silvered bronze, mounted over a green and white mrble base.
Can de used as a desk paperweight.
Originally appearing in the form of magazine illustrations between 1905 and 1909, Kewpie dolls...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Eliseo Fattorini Lifesize Italian 19th C. Marble Sculpture An Assyrian Princess
By Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini (Italian, 1830-1887). A very fine and life-size Italian, 19th century marble Life-size Orientalist Marble Sculpture...
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th-20th Century Marble Group "Allegory to Music" Children's Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Young Female Table Lamp with an Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This table lamp is completely unmarked but is presumed to have been made in Europe in approximately 1910 in the Art Nouveau period and style. The figural base of the lamp is a young ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Indian Bronze Figure of Yoga Narasimha, 17th-18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This beautifully patinated bronze figure of Yoga Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu as a man-lion is from Kashmir in North India. Nara means man and simha means lion. He is ...
Category
Early 18th Century Indian Tribal Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"In the Deep Blue" Fluorescent Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Woman Figure by Cia Manna Mod "Samara", Turin, Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Incredibly stunning large Art Deco woman figure signed by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy, 1950s.
Semi nude form of a young woman.
It is made in painted and glazed ...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Stoneware Sculpture of a Man' by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s)
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Vintage French earthenware sculpture of a man, by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s). Not one of his usual subjects, ceramicist Thiry created this figure wearing the garb and cap of a mediev...
Category
1990s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila.
circa late 1600s
A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque.
The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog.
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep.
Figure: 14" High
1.5lbs
Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time.
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques, from an antique altar, church architectural salvaged building and ornamental elements, reliquary, tabernacle cabinet...
Category
17th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Antique 19th century Bronze sculpture of Mercury
Located in London, GB
A large bronze classical Roman figure of Mercury, after Giambologna (1529 1608), holding the caduceus & wearing his winged helmet, standing on one foot above the mask of Boreus, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century, Elegant Jugendstil Bronze Lady Sculpture on Marble Tray Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Marked and highly decorative antique Jugendstil sculpture.
This fine work of Jugendstil art radiates pure elegance and innocence. The natural posture of this flowing lady sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.
The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation.
The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Jitro Porcelain Statue by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux Bohemia Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Jitro Porcelain Hand-Painted Statue by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux Bohemia Sculpture made in the Czech Republic circa 1966.
Depicting a Nude Woman riding on a horse. A white h...
Category
1960s Czech Bohemian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Tiled Wall Panels Plaques of Bacchus by Bertoni
Located in Antwerp, BE
A terrific ceramic wall piece of Bacchus by the Italian ceramic artist H Bertoni.
This piece features a roman male figure with an harp resting on a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Capodimonte Porcelain Decorative Item by Carlo Mollica, Rococo Style, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This scene sculpted by Carlo Mollica recalls the mythological figures of Leda and the Swan (Zeus).
It is made in polychromed porcel...
Category
1950s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Neapolitan Italian Carved Wood Sculpture "The Finger" 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1537 Neapolitan hand carved wood sculpture "the Finger"
Beautiful detailed carving
Category
1960s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Male Écorché Sculptures by Brenda Putnam, c. 1939
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare pair of écorché sculptures by renowned American sculptor Brenda Putnam (1890–1975) offers a fascinating glimpse into both artistic process and anatomical study. Dating to 1...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Figurine, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful porcelain figurine of a romantic love couple, the lustrous colors of verdant green, pinks and a wide range of patinas accentuating their figures and movement.
Height 10.6...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large 19th Century North-Western Indian Carved Wood Totem Pole
Located in Germantown, MD
A very large 19th century North-Western Indian figural Carved Wood Totem Pole.
This very rare Pole measures 8" in diameter and stands 7.5 feet tall. This is one of the rare historic Totem pole that survived the late 19th century ban of Totem poles. Nearly all Totem-pole-making had ceased by 1901. Carving of monumental and mortuary poles continued in some, more remote villages as late as 1905; however, as the original sites were abandoned, the poles and timber homes were left to decay and vandalism. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, before the passage of the American Indian Religious...
Category
Mid-19th Century Native American Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
George Tate Abstract Brutalist Hand Welded Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Hand welded sculpture by George Tate. Masterfully done with virtuoso technique. On its original stand.
Category
1970s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
African Women Figurine by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exotic African women sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s.
Terracotta, mate black finish. Original necklace and skirt. Numbered unde...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Gulkroken Hjöm Sweden
Monogram artist's signature.
Height 18.5 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Elephant Sculpture by Bruno Gambone, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Ceramic Indian motif white elephant by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). This is an absolutely charming ceramic white elephant with an Indian-style blanket and headdress, large whimsical ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Head sculpture Franz Hagenauer Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien late 1970s
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Head sculpture, Franz Hagenauer, Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, late 1970s, marked
Beginning in the 1970s, and inspired by his contact with students at the University of Applied Arts in...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Pablo Picasso, Petite chouette, 1949, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Petite chiuette
1949
Pichet tourné
H. 14 cm Larg. 13 cm
R.A Terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes,
intérieur couverte
Beige, vert, noir,bleu
Tiré à 200 exemplair...
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Large Alabaster Sculpture P. Emilio Fiaschi 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid antique Italian carved alabaster sculpture of a figural group titled 'The Artist's Muse' by P. Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941), circa 1890 in date.
This finely carved sculpture depicts a beautiful young couple modelled as a young artist in Renaissance dress holding a palette and leaning over a maiden seated in a Savonarola chair with paw...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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