Antique Decorative Elephant and Rider, Indian, Hand Painted, Figure, Victorian

This is an antique decorative bull figure. An English, brass desk or display statue, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming Herefordshire Bull...

This is an antique Great Dane figure. An English, bronze decorative dog statue, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Appealing weight to th...

This is an antique farm girl figure. A French, reconstituted stone decorative statue with provincial appeal, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900....

This is an antique portrait bust. A French, plaster decorative female figure, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. A fin de siècle Parisian young woman in the Art Nouv...

Naive-style deer sculpture made of hand-carved and painted wood. With an ochre finish and black stains that evoke a playful, handcrafted style, this piece combines rustic charm with ...

Hand painted and carved wooden Indian elephant from Goa. Intricate detailing.

Dating from the 1870s, this decorative antique corbel figure was once used to embellish a ceiling, perhaps of a prestigious Victorian banqueting hall...

Stunning and unique pair of matching horse sculptures. With a combined experience of almost 30 years in the antiques trade, we were thrilled to once again find beautifully hand-crafted and decorative antiques that we had never seen before. From the density and the weight we can see and feel that these highly decorative horse sculptures are made of a tropical hardwood. Like, for example, with antique mirror frames or church sculptures these horses too were first covered with a mixture of chalk and glue so that the paint would hold longer. And, as so often is the case with antiques, the colors that were used for painting these horses are so much more beautiful than anything you find in this day and age that they truly are an absolute joy to look at. From the colors, the wear, the materials and the techniques that were used to create these horses we can see that these are 19th century antiques. However and unfortunately we lack the knowledge to be able to tell you from which country these highly decorative and sizeable works of art originate. We just can't find matching style horse sculptures anywhere on the worldwide web. They could be Chinese or Nepalese, but they could also be Persian or Arabian. We just have not been able to find out. What we do know is that they are definitely antique, they are in beautiful condition (with some wear, consistent with their age), they are highly decorative, probably unique and they have a look and feel that will instantly change the atmosphere of the room they are in. Mind you, our sharp price for this wonderful pair of horse sculptures...