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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Belle Époque
18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Rare and Important Late 19th Century Over Life Size Bronze Torchere by J Coutan
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important Late 19th Century Over Life Size Bronze Torchere by J Coutan and Thiebaut Freres Jules-Félix Coutan Modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a “tu...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Sculpture of Maria with Baby Jesus Biscuit Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful biscuit porcelain sculpture, depicting Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The sculpture is marked on the bottom, but the sign is ...
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Gilt Bronze Figurine Young Lady with Love Letter at Fountain 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Step back in time with this stunning hand-chased cast bronze figurine, reminiscent of the beautiful Rococo era. Sculpture depicting a beautiful young lady in a garden by a fountain, ...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Plate, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Bouquetiere Figures
Located in Maidstone, GB
A pair of Meissen bouquetiere figures Circa 1765, both with 'Christie's East' dealer stamps. Modelled by J.J. Kändler holding oval two-handled baskets, the tops pierced for flowers, ...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), 20th century. A two piece grouping of porcelain figures depicting Mars & Venus. Modeled after the Meissen originals. "Samson began his career b...
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20th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Figure of Female Ranelagh Dancer, Rococo 1759-1769
Located in London, GB
This is a sublimely made porcelain figure of the female "Ranelagh Dancer", made by Derby between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. The figure would originally have had a male ...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Boy With Geese By Auguste Moreau
Located in Norwood, NJ
Auguste Moreau (1834 - 1917) Fine quality bronze sculpture of a young boy being confronted by a mother goose as he holds her baby. rich light brown patina. Signed and mounted on a ro...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Of Bronze Sculptures/Bookends By Emile Laporte
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century French bronze sculptures of young farm boys by Emile Laporte (1858 - 1907), France. One boy carrying a basket of flowers, the other a bundle of sticks. Signed, mounted o...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science' by Louis-Ernest Barrias
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science', A Large and Rare Gilt and Silvered Bronze and Marble Figure entitled ('Nature unveiling itself before science') By Louis-Ernest Barrias (...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of Derby Figures ' Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800
Located in Maidstone, GB
Pair of Derby Figures depicting 'Welch Tailor and his Wife on Goats' circa 1800. These Derby figures were originally copied from the Meissen originals ( sculptor J J Kaendler). Th...
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Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, 'Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman. circa 1755 Both designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Rare and early examples of both models.
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1750s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bronze Sculpture "Leda & The Swan" Wood Base, Etienne Maurice Falconet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Falconet was born to a poor family in Paris. He was at first apprenticed to a marble-cutter, but some of his clay and wood figures, with the making of which he occupied his leisure h...
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20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Silver and Gold Crucifix with Mica and Calcite Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver and gold leaf crucifix adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a mica cluster and a calcite crystal. The mica specimen is from the Great Smoky Mountain...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper. Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584. A couple of gardeners, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, with flowers and vegetable basket, sitting / s...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Holding Jugs Signed by Italian G. Borriello
Located in North Miami, FL
Patinated bronze sculpture of boy holding jugs signed by italian G. Borriello By: G. Borriello Material: copper, bronze, metal Technique: cast, molded, patinated, metalwork Dimensio...
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Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze, Copper

18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Druzy Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian brown and gilded cross adorned with smoky quartz crystals and druzy petrified wood. The smoky quartz crystals are from Madagascar and druzy petrified wood from t...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Quartz

Bronze Sculpture "Ariadne" Model by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker
By Johann Heinrich von Dannecker 1
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze sculpture model "Ariadne" by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker Beautiful sculpture that shows the goddess of hunting half-naked on a panther, in patinated bronze with a marble bas...
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19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

French Patinated Bronzed Spelter Sculpture Muse Champetre
Located in Barntrup, DE
French sculpture "Muse Champêtre", attributed to Louis Moreau. This is a stunning French patinated and bronzed spelter sculpture titled "Muse Champêtre" attributed to Louis Moreau. T...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

Wooden angel possible French Rococo
Located in Lugo, IT
Wooden angel should be French 1700/800s Not perfect condition, missing and broken Thank you
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Mid-17th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Early 20th Century French Bronze Sculpture with Marble Base of a Sitting Boy
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century french bronze sculpture with marble base of a sitting boy By: unknown Material: copper, bronze, metal, ...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper

Umberto Stiaccini Attributed Alabaster Sculpture of Courting Couple
Located in New York, NY
Fine alabaster sculpture of a young couple seated on a bench, attributed to the Italian master, Umberto Stiaccini, active in the late 19th to early 20th century. Apparently unsigned....
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Boy Walking into Water by Ruffino Besserdich
By Ruffino Besserdich
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Belle Époque bronze sculpture with greenish patina of a boy walking into water by sculptor Ruffino Besserdich By: Ruffino Besserdich Material: bronze, copper, metal Tec...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze, Copper

The ‘CAVALIER ARAB’, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
"Cavalier Arabe”, which is a collaboration by two French sculptors Alfred Barye and Emile-Coriolan-Hippolyte Guillemin. Signed by E Guillemin and Bary f...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

18th Century Italian Angel Mounted with Fossil Agate Coral Wings on Aragonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel with fossil agate coral wings and mounted aragonite. The hand-carved angel was once part of a decorative, angelic depiction in a ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action. From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Escultura de bronce "Ouverture de la Peche" firmada Víctor Rousseau
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze sculpture "Ouverture de la Peche" signed Victor Rousseau This beautiful gilt bronze sculpture shows a boy in period dress, holding a fishing rod with a fish hanging from it an...
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19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Patinated Bronze Lamp Modelled as a Putto
Located in London, GB
French patinated bronze lamp modelled as a putto French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 61cm, diameter 18cm Formed as a putto holding a wooden lamp, this Belle Époque piece is as m...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna cold painted bronze 'Carmen' attributed to Bergman, Brilliantly enameled, of a gypsy girl with tambourine standing on a oriental rug, mount...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

1900s French Barbotine Majolica Mourning Flowers, Rose Violet Peony Carnation
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of twenty four hand made and hand painted barbotine majolica ceramic early 1900s so called mourning flowers. In this set you find: Roses, violets,...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Majolica

Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with an 18th Century Italian Angel and a Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian gilded angel mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with a natural-forming baroque pearl.The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in Catholic art history which symbolizes God's unconditional love for mankind. Hematoid Quartz is a quartz crystal that contains Hematite inclusions. It is polished and sculpted into a heart and adorned with the Italian gilt putto and baroque pearl. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian putto...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Aragonite and Faden Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on white aragonite and adorned with faden crystals, crystal quartz, and baroque pearls. The hand-carved angel wing was ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Quartz

Greek Poseidon and Amphitrite Bronze Sculpture by Karl Gustav Rutz (1857-1949)
Located in New York, NY
Our bronze sculpture by Karl Gustav Rutz (German, 1857-1949) depicts the Greek god and goddess, Poseidon and Amphitrite. Signed Gust. Rutz Dusseldorf 1911. and Bronzeguss v. G. Schr...
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Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Italian Angel Wings on Iridescent Titanium Quartz Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved and painted angel wings on titanium plated quartz crystal clusters with natural-forming baroque pearls. The hand-carved multi-colored angel wings are originally from a historical church in Venice, Italy. These are particularly rare and exquisite due to their unique coloring. The ecclesiastical artifacts are mounted onto a base of titanium plated quartz and adorned with coordinating baroque pearls. The minerals display...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Calcite Cluster with Citrine Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a calcite crystal cluster and adorned with citrine points. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, a...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Roman Goddess Liberty Large Bronze Statue by Jules Bertin (1826-1892)
Located in New York, NY
Our very large (53.5 in, 136 cm) bronze statue by the French master, Jules Bertin (1826-1892), circa 1879, depicts the Roman goddess, Libertas (Liberty), standing upon a stylized glo...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Strawberry Girl Bronze Figure Emile Pinedo
Located in Newark, England
The unusual model bronze dating to the late 19th century cast as a patinated bronze cherub holding two large strawberries with the vine looping over the back of the cherubs neck as i...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Italian Gilt Angel Wing on a Hematoid Slab with Citrine and Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved brown and gilt angel wing adorned with citrine and quartz crystals and mounted on a polished hematoid slab. The hand-carved angel wing was...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Angel Wing on Aragonite with Tangerine Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on aragonite and adorned with tangerine quartz crystals and a baroque pearl. The hand-carved angel wing was once part...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal

19th Century White Carrara Marble Entitled “Tendresse” by Émile-André Boisseau
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century White Carrara Double Figure Marble Entitled “Tendresse” by Émile-André Boisseau Depicting an early Middle Eastern couple, the man with his arm around his wi...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Early Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Indulgence' by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group: Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy. The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides. Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage. This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806). Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788 started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794. Design of the model in 1788 Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made around 1840 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting Dimensions: height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in Marks: Blue Meissen crossed sword mark Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da.. Bibliography: Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
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Early 19th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Count Bruhl's Tailor, 19th C. Bisque Porcelain Goat And Rider By Vion Et Baury
Located in Free Union, VA
A very finely modeled French bisque porcelain figural group, incorporating a mix of glazed and natural bisque porcelain. Dating to the late 19th century, this is an excellent example of the work produced by modeler Charles Baury who worked in Paris for the firm of Jean Giles (founded in 1837) until Baury took over the manufactory in 1868 and a few years later moved it to Choisey-le-Roi. A periwinkle embossed maker’s seal cipher “VB” for Vion et Baury is found on the underside. The figures and costume are inspired by the whimsy, beauty and absurdity frequently found in earlier 18th and 19th century Meissen porcelain compositions, and the historical figure, Heinrich, Count von Brühl...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique German porcelain figurine of young man in fine clothes.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique German porcelain figurine of a young man in fine clothes. Hand-painted in polychrome colors. 19th century. Marked. In good ...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Auguste Rodin, Age of Bronze, Male Nude Patinated Bronze Statue Re-Cast, XX C.
Located in New York, NY
Auguste Rodin Age of Bronze Patinated Bronze Sculpture Re-Cast XX Century ABOUT THE ARTWORK Rodin's breakout sculpture, The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'airain) caused a critical scandal ...
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20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique German porcelain figurine. Young woman in elegant attire.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique German porcelain figurine. Young woman in elegant attire. Hand-painted in polychrome colors. 19th century. Marked. In excel...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of young man in elegant attire.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of a young man in elegant attire. Hand-painted in polychrome colors. 19th century. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensio...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Sunray Mounted on a Yellow Hematoid Quartz Heart
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural Sacred Heart - 18th century Italian sunray mounted on a yellow hematoid heart and adorned with yellow crystal quartz points. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Meissen Rococo Group 'The Good Father' by J.C. Schönheit, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain genre group: The father in domestic garb (housecoat over elaborate house clothes, slippers, high cap) sitting on a cushioned bench and busy supervising hi...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with an 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pear...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic Itali...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Gilt Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Sisters by Henri Pernot (1859-1937)
Located in New York, NY
Antique patinated bronze sculpture entitled La Grand Soueur (Big Sister) after Henri Pernot (1859-1937), cast in the early 20th century by Thiebaut Freres, Paris.
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Belle Époque Alabaster Sculpture by Emilio Fiaschi
Located in London, GB
A Carved Alabaster Figure By Emilio Fiaschi of Florence This Italian alabaster sculpture by Fiaschi displays his skillful mastery by accentuating the grace of the female form throug...
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19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

French Bronze, "The Looking Glass", Nude Looking into Cheval Mirror, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This bronze has all the ingredients needed to make it very special. The subject matter a sexy nude beauty looking into a Cheval mirror, the patina, detailed casting, and remarkable ...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.

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