Italian Terracotta Bust of John the Baptist, ca 1900

An Austrian Viennese bronze pheasant This sculpture in bronze of a pheasant is cold painted on bronze A pheasant figurine standing with long tai...

Pineider, Italian miniature sliding bookend, ca 1900 A sliding bookend made by Cartolerie F. Pineider, Italy. A small size of 7.5 cm high, 13-20 cm w...

Stone sculpture by Chantalle Smeets, ca 2010 A polished stoneware sculpture, abstract made by Chantalle Smeets ca 2010. Confirmed by the artist herself. Chantalle Smeets (1967-) Heerlen (The Netherlands), was inspired by a ballet dancer who died of a brain tumor...

Small antique gilded French bronze bust by Rene de Saint-Marceaux Named and marked E. Polo and dated 1897 This small gilded bronze is a bust of a child signed D. St. Rene for Ren...

A Spanish (Catalan) tin glazed Majolica statue of St. John the Baptist.

A unique hand modeled terracotta sculpture by John Sebastian Marchese. Wood base.

Early 16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed carved wood sculpture of John The Baptist.

This wood scultpure showing fine traces of polychromy depicts John the Baptist, one the Old Testament’s last prophets and the first martyr of the New Testament. He is easily recognizable with the lamb he is carrying in his left hand. The way the artist has carved the face exudes a spiritual strenght inherited from previous centuries. Description Saint John the Baptist is depicted bare feet, seated in a hieratic manner. His elongated face is marked by a beard and a moustache. The straight nose and wide eyes indicate a Spanish origin. This asumption is reaffirmed by the Saint’s resigned expression. His parted hair frames his face while uncovering his ears. He wears a round collar red-orange tunic, draped onto the body and belted at the waist. A flap of his green coat covers his knees and falls down in stylized pleats. Following iconographic rules Saint John the Baptist is pointing with his right hand the lamb seated...