Lifesize Italian majolica terracotta figure greyhound signed

A lovely Majolica Giraffe. Large glazed terracotta sculpture of a sitting Giraffe stamped on the base Italy three times in a seal. In good condition with some minor glaze imperfectio...

A truly whimsical and wonderful piece of Italian Majolica that is incredibly well crafted. It is incised and appears almost enameled. It is signed or inscribed by the artist on the b...

A great whimsical colorfully painted lifesize wood sculpture of a nude. The base has been re-painted black. It is signed on the leg Schumm, 1995. The artist's statement from a 2007 article follows; Fred Schumm does not view life through rose-colored glasses. He doesn't have to. Schumm, Rowan University's artist-in-residence, is a former U.S. Marine who lived through some of the most horrific battles of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny Pacific atoll where 12,000 perished - and then four long months on the bloodied isle of Okinawa. Since then, Schumm, 82, has mostly tried to see life's beauty. It's sort of like how sunlight, warm but ordinary to the naked eye, is refracted into myriad, impossibly beautiful combinations of color when viewed through a kaleidoscope. And, like sunlight, he finds art everywhere. "Inspiration is all around but mostly I'm inspired by the ancients," Schumm said recently. "I love Prehistoric African carvings, the works of ancient Greeks, Japanese and Chinese. I especially love Eskimo work." The celebrated sculptor loves Eskimo work so much he once hitchhiked from his home state of Colorado to Alaska just to see native carvings. "I wanted to see the TOTEM poles," he said. "The Alaskan Indians were fantastic artists." Schumm, artist-in-residence since 2003, works with various hardwoods, stone, even metals. A studio in which he works at Westby Hall has pieces in various stages of completion, from an eight-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture he calls "Aviary" to a solid, six-foot log of black locust...

A fertility figure from Teotihuacan in Mexico. Depicting a pregnant woman decorated in red triangles. In good condition with minor flaws. Approximately 14 1/2 inches tall.

Royal Worcester Majolica figure which features a greyhound sitting on a cushion, with a blanket on it's back. Colouration: pink, brown, white, are p...

Lovely lifesize terracotta figure of Venus in her bath set upon a rectangular pedestal.

A fine original lifesize signed Goldscheider hand painted terracotta figure of a young Black child wearing knickers, a jacket and a cap. Vienna 1890's The young African American boy is seated with hands folded in his lap on an antique wicker chair...

Beautifully Decorated Majolica Urn