"Honoring Svatopluk Čech", Art Nouveau Relief Plaque w/ Male & Female Nudes

A fine example of allegorical sculpture from the 1920s, this bronze plaque by a Swedish sculptor features a nude male figure radiating light, flanked by two other nudes representing ...

In the 1930s, when Italy was once again valorizing and idealizing the male nude -- witness the famous crescent of nude male athletes at the Foro Italico in Rome -- this silvered bron...

Entitled "Nondum" or "not yet," this remarkable and important bronze panel by Anna Ladd depicts a time in the future -- a mysterious, ecstatic world that seems to represent both para...

This rare and important relief sculpture honors Algernon Sydney Sullivan, one of the most admired and respected attorneys and civic leaders active in New York in the late 19th century. Born a Hoosier, he moved to New York by 1860, and though an ardent abolitionist, felt honor-bound to step forward to defend the sailors of the Confederate ship Savannah, captured by the Union early in the Civil War. He served in the public sector for a decade and fought the Tweed gang. Later, Sullivan created two of the more important and influential law firms in New York in his era -- one of them, Sullivan and Cromwell, continues today -- but he always remained supportive of the poor who could not afford to retain an attorney for legal assistance. In his honor, the Sullivan Fountain was erected in Van Cortlandt...

Ornate and beautifully patinated bronze relief plaque depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden by the archangel Jophiel. Its s...

Maternity bronze large plate or Madonna with Child high relief: beautiful sculpted bronze amid cascades of roses. May be the best gift for a mother: young ...

19th century Italian bronze plaque with Putti In bas-relief bronze plaque in oak wooden frame with scene of 3 reclining putti with fruit and ...

Rare antique carved wood reproduction of a clay relief sculpture by Harry Bates, depicting the Greek poet Homer, playing the lyre for two Muses. “The famed...