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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Material: Ceramic
Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form.
The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost.
The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips.
The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tomb Attendants with Zodiac Animals
Located in Dallas, TX
Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty.
A fabulous set of two mould-made, glazed ceramic zodiac figures. Each wearing long draping gowns of rich green, yellow and orange hues. Each figure ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Meissen the Lucky Parents Model E 81 Michel Victor Acier Rococo made c. 1773
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: The Lucky Parents, created by Michel Victor Acier (c. 1770-72)
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (bottom not glazed)
First qu...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Official Statuette with Original Polychromy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A petite Chinese Ming dynasty green glazed terracotta court official figurine from the 15th or 16th century, with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its nice polychromy, th...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Han Dynasty Polychromed Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is dressed in orange and black on a black horse.
Measures: Height 14 inches (35 cm)
Width 12.5 inches (32 cm).
Condition: Excellent with tastefully undetectable repairs.
During the unification of China under the Han dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Georgian English Prattware pottery cradle containing a sleeping child dating from around 1800. The cradle sits raised on two rockers a...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Winter, from the Four Seasons, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A personification of Winter, from The Four Seasons.
Unusually fine condition for a figure of this period.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Court Lady 2, Terracotta, China, Han Period
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Court lady.
Terracotta.
China, Han period.
206 BC
H 25,5cm. W 9cm. D 7cm.
1200€.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Tile End Cap, Terracotta Ridge Cap, Han Period
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Tile end cap.
Terracotta ridge cap.
Han period.
Diameter 15 cm.
590€.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Court Lady, Terracotta, China, Han Period
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Court lady.
Terracotta.
China, Han period.
206 BC
H 28,5cm. W 11cm. D 7cm.
1200€.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rider 2, Polychrome Terracotta, Ming Period
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Rider.
Polychrome terracotta.
Ming period.
H 30cm. L 27cm. W 11cm.
1200€.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 18th Century Berlin Porcelain Handpainted Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German Berlin porcelain 18th century figures of Asian man with cymbals and lady with parrot. Female figure has painted signature and "U" impre...
Category
18th Century German Other Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Oliver Cromwell, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of Oliver Cromwell, MP: rebel, regicide, suppressor of Ireland, persecutor of Catholics, and Dictator. He was posthum...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Porcelain Figurine of Mother and Childrens, Hand Painted, 18th Century, Meissen
Located in Lantau, HK
A figurine of a mother and two children, the girl playing the flute
German, Meissen, mid-18th century, marked for Meissen,
porcelain, Germany with double crossed swords in under-glaz...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Classical Roman Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Fine German Meissen porcelain beveled wall mirror with a pair of figural cherubs. Finely modelled as an elegant 18th century piece of art, hand painted white porcelain china with cob...
Category
Early 18th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Tall Attendant Figure, 16th-17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A tall Chinese green and amber glazed figure of an attendant, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, China.
The figure stands upon an integral plinth, dressed in long robes...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Georgian English Prattware pottery cradle containing a sleeping child dating from around 1800. The cradle sits raised on two rockers a...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Terracotta Statue Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from East Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area of nowadays Sichuan. It depicts a horse groomer with tool and harness in hand. Dres...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Fur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Meissen Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Boy Playing Flute, 1774-1814
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen figure in hand-painted porcelain. Boy playing the flute. Marcolini period 1774-1814.
Measures: 20 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1770s German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Baroque Pity Pietà Sculpture by Piò Angelo Bolognese Circle
By Angelo Gabriello Piò
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning Italian Polychrome Earthenware Pietà Pity dating back to 18th century of Bolognese circle of the master Angelo Gabriello Piò, Bologna 1690-1770, dating back to the first quarter of 18th century, in good age related condition, with minor restorations, a terracotta group deposition with beautiful, original polychromy and spectacular anatomy of the body of Christ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Poplar
Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure, Kangxi Period, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Su Sanci glazed figure of a horse and a boy. Sancai decoration uses glazes predominantly in three colors: brown or amber, green or creamy white with the more rare use of blue. While particularly associated with the Tang dynasty tomb figures...
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Clodian Terracotta Sculpture of Cherubs and Dog
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Terracotta sculpture of cherubs and dog by Clodian. On wood base, circa 1788. Plaque on base with artists name.
Category
1780s Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Italian St Joseph with Infant Jesus Baroque Old Master Sculpture
By Angelo Gabriello Piò
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy a superlative Bolognese Baroque polychrome earthenware Saint Joseph with Infant Jesus sculpture, circle of old master Angelo Gabriello Piò, Bol...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ming Dynasty Songzi Guanyin with Child
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Fahua glazed pottery figure of Songzi Guanyin with child. A rare yellow, turquoise and green glazed statue of Guanyin with downward gaze h...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of French 18th Century Terracotta Statues of Children Playing with a Bird
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational true pair of French 18th century Terra Cotta statues of charming young children playing with a bird. Each statue is raised by a circular base with a ground like design,...
Category
18th Century French Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early Meissen Cupid Group Around 1750, Allegory of Spring, with Additional Base
Located in Vienna, AT
Four scantily clad cupids grouped on a rock, partly flowers, partly holding flower arrangements in their hands, the flowers as a typical attribute of the Meissen spring representatio...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Italian Early 18th Century Neoclassical Period Terracotta Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and complete set of three Italian early 18th century neo-classical period terra cotta statues of maidens signed C PIERI. Each wonderfully executed statue is raised by a c...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French 18th Century Terra Cotta Signed Statue of Mother and Child
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 18th century terra cotta signed statue of mother and child. The statue is raised on a circular terrain designed base. The woman is barefoot donned in a traditional...
Category
18th Century French Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Courtsman Statuette with Original Polychromy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty painted terracotta courtsman figure with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its weathered appearance and subtle polychromy, this Ming statuette featu...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Head of a Warrior
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Haniwa terracotta head of a warrior, Haniwa figures are Japanese terracotta funerary figures that accompanied the dead buried in early Japan, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Figure Columbine with her Hurdy Gurdy, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
From the Commedia dell’arte, shown seated on a tree stump and playing her favourite instrument. Probably after Kandler, who described the model as a Tyrolean maiden playing a lyre.
...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Viennese Figural Porcelain Greek Mythology Group of Europa and Zeus
Located in Haarlem, NL
Beautiful large Greek mythology white porcelain figural group with Europa en Zeus.
I never came across such a large model and think it's impressive by size, details and color.
...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
End of 16th Century Ecce Homo Sculpture Papier-mâché and Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
Late 16th - early 17th century Ecce Homo
Papier-mâché and terracotta, cm alt. 56 x depth 29 x width. (base) 43
The Christ, represented half-length while reaching forward with h...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture Of A Seated Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.
A pre Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream-coloured fabric featuring a beautiful depiction of a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French 18th Century Terra Cotta Statue from Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely charming French 18th century terra cotta statue from Paris. The high-quality statue is raised by a circular etched base. The base is decorated with a rocky t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Capodimonte White Glaze Porcelain Statue Male and Female Figurines
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of late 18th century Naples, real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, white porcelain figures of a lady and a man are hand modeled in the round. This lovely couple of statuettes in the white feature a fruit vendor and a peasant. The man, modelled in a theatrical pose against a tree stump, wears a hat and a scarf. His right hand in his breeches pocket, he is leaning on the tree with his left hand.
The woman wears a skirt and a low necked jacket and holds a basket of fruit in her arms, the hair gathered with a bow on her head.
This two little statues...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.
A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream-coloured fabric featuring a beautiful depict...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Mounted German Porcelain Figure of a Lady with Dog, Meissen, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Marked Meissen. With 18th century French gilt bronze mounts. Modeled by Friederich Elias Meyer.
Category
1750s German Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy or Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian 18th Century Terra Cotta Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of Italian 18th century terra cotta statues. Each statue is raised by a mottled circular base where the elegant and wonderfully executed ma...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Boy, Kangxi Period, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Su Sanci glazed figure of a horse and a boy. Sancai decoration uses glazes predominantly in three colours: brown or amber, green or creamy white with the more rare use of blue. While particularly associated with the Tang dynasty tomb figures...
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Shou Lau Figure
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...
Category
16th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN VERY LOVELY FIGURINE: MOTTO CHILD BY M.V.ACIER / JE LES METS A CALME
( = I'M CONCILIATING AND I'M SOOTHING )
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Terracotta Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from East Han dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area of nowadays Sichuan. It depicts a sitting male wit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Earthenware Guardians or Soldiers
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Chinese painted pottery guardian figures
Tang dynasty
Each molded in mirror image of the other, each with legs spread and firmly planted on a kidney shaped base, dressed in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
Chinese Northern Qi Equestrian Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This dignified equestrian is a soldier from the Northern Qi dynasty, and was sculpted in Shandong province over 1,500 years ago as a míngqì burial figure f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Han Dynasty Green Glazed Archers Watch Tower Oxford TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Pottery Watch Tower in Green Glaze; Han Dynasty (2016 BC -AD 220)
Earthenware three-storied pavilion from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Each of the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Republic of Mali Terracotta Figure of a Female Ancestral Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Republic of Mali terracotta figure of a female ancestral figure.
kneeling with her feet under her, arms to her shoulder,
circa AD 1100 - 1400
Measures: Height 9 1/2 in. 24.1 cm.
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Han Dynasty Terra-cotta Court Lady Figure TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Huge Han Dynasty Terracotta figure Of A Court Lady. TL Test conducted by Ralf Kotalla Laboratory in Germany. Report included.
Height: 29...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Royal Porcelain Manufactory/State’s Porcelain Manufactory 'KPM' Porcelain Group
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Large Rococo porcelain figure group depicting a scene of peasants, a young woman playing a guitar in the top of a rock accompanied by a young c...
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tang Dynasty Mingqi Earth Spirit Tomb Guardians
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese, Tang Dynasty (618 AD to 906 AD)
A pair of semi-human earth spirit figures seated on their haunches with cloven hooves planted firmly on the base...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Rare Danish Porcelain Group of Pig Farmer, Royal Copenhagen, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a well dressed farmer feeding two pigs at their trough.
Category
1780s Danish Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Court Maiden Candlesticks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain pair of maiden candlesticks,
circa 1760-1775
A pair of large Chinese Export figures of standing maidens holding ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ralph Wood Staffordshire Pearlware Medici Lion
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Ralph Wood Staffordshire pottery earthenware color glazed figure which features a Medici lion, stood on a plinth base. Decorated 'in the round', decoration...
Category
1780s British Georgian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pearlware
Pair Chinese Export Famille Rose Figures of Immortals, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A near pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of the Taoist immortal Li Tieguai, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century, China.
The Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai, on of the Eight Immortals...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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