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END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA
Located in Firenze, FI
This beautiful life-size plaster cast of the singing angels by Luca della Robbia and part of a collection of plaster casts from a Florentine collector, faithfully represents the orig...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA
END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA

END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA

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18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus

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Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Shell, Wood

Chinoiserie Pagoda
Chinoiserie Pagoda

Chinoiserie Pagoda

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Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian set of Five death mask Italian death mask cast, circa 1930s. Showing in the 19th century glass country cabinet.The price is only for the mask t...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five
Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five

Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five

END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA
Located in Firenze, FI
This beautiful life-size plaster cast of the singing angels by Luca della Robbia and part of a collection of plaster casts from a Florentine collector, faithfully represents the orig...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA
END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA

END OF THE 19th CENTURY SINGING ANGELS PLASTER BAS-RELIEF BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA

Pair Serge Roche Gesso & Painted Plaster Exotic Fruit & Flower Topiaries, 1950s
By Serge Roche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Serge Roche Gesso & Painted Plaster Exotic Fruit & Flower Topiaries France, Circa 1950s This rare pair of French Modern sculptural masterworks, attributed to the workshop ...
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20th Century French Modern Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair Serge Roche Gesso & Painted Plaster Exotic Fruit & Flower Topiaries, 1950s
Pair Serge Roche Gesso & Painted Plaster Exotic Fruit & Flower Topiaries, 1950s

Pair Serge Roche Gesso & Painted Plaster Exotic Fruit & Flower Topiaries, 1950s

17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila. circa late 1600s A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque. The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others. Provenance / Acquisition: Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number. Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog. Dimensions: (approx) Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep. Figure: 14" High 1.5lbs Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time. We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques, from an antique altar, church architectural salvaged building and ornamental elements, reliquary, tabernacle cabinet...
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17th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Hardwood

17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo

17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo

18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Completely hand-crafted in 18th century Spain, this sculpture of the Virgin stands 1.5 meters / 5 feet tall and was most certainly created for devotional purposes, to be displayed in a church or chapel. Besides its impressive size this sculpture is an excellent, museum-quality example of the Spanish “Estofado” polychrome technique, developed during the Gothic period to imitate rich brocade fabrics. The finely carved “fabric” areas of the sculpture would be first covered in gesso, and then a layer of gold leaf would be applied. The gold leaf would then be painted over with various colors of tempera paints. Once dry, the painted surface would be incised or scratched away in patterns, revealing the gold beneath. The sculpture was professionally restored in 2022 by a firm that is often hired by the Spanish government to work on historic building interiors and museum pieces. The virgin was carefully cleaned, repaired and its condition stabilized. A complete and fully-illustrated restoration report will be included with purchase. Often confused with the virgin birth of Jesus, the belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary herself was conceived “immaculately” without original sin has been variously defended and debated within the Catholic Church since the pre-Middle Ages. For centuries, artists struggled to create an acceptable visual representation of this highly abstract concept, in part taking inspiration from the Book of Revelation and other scriptural sources. We see the Virgin standing on a half moon (biblically inspired, though also an ancient symbol of chastity) with her long natural hair loose down her back, another indication of purity. Both her white tunic and flowing blue mantle...
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture

18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture

Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx
Located in Chicago, IL
From the 1700s through the early 1800s, European aristocrats developed a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and design that culminated in a full Egyptian Revival. Prominent figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned rooms decorated with Egyptian motifs. This cultural moment reflects a fascination with a sophisticated civilization of great artists and pharaohs. The Regency era possessed very little knowledge of the Great Pyramids or hieroglyphics, a quality that lent Egyptian art interpretation a compelling air of mystique. This English Regency period gilt carving depicts a popular figure of borrowed Egyptian motif: the Sphinx. Recognized among educated circles as a symbol of brilliance in the ancient past, the Sphinx was well-known as a mythological creature who destroys those who failed to answer her riddle. Such a piece as this, excellent in detail and craftsmanship, may have once graced the mantle of a gentleman’s study or been exchanged as a gift between British scholars. The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and tail as well as the delicate detailing of the saddle. Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and attributed the riddles, which she proposed, as having been taught to her by the Muses. Crowned with a Grecian diadem and having a refined expression, she evokes an ancient yet reserved intellect. For the modern-day enthusiast of classical Greek art...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx
Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx

Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx

Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Shell, Wood

Chinoiserie Pagoda
Chinoiserie Pagoda

Chinoiserie Pagoda

Spanish Colonial Column Base Depicting Putti Holding Corbel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pre 1825, Spanish Colonial, wooden polychrome column base depicting a putti holding up a corbel where a pillar would have been sat. The pillar is long gone but the intricate carvings...
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19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Spanish Colonial Column Base Depicting Putti Holding Corbel
Spanish Colonial Column Base Depicting Putti Holding Corbel

Spanish Colonial Column Base Depicting Putti Holding Corbel

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus

Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair antique bronze patinated angel putti sconces. Italian late 17th century bronze putti with exceptional modeling seated on scrolled arms each ex...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces
Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces

Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces

Lifesize Bronze Finish Atlas Sculpture Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Expertly cast and lacquered bronze finished sculpture of an atlas type figure supporting a bevelled 1" thick glass top. The base is a stepped and black lacquered rectangular plinth.
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1980s American Vintage Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Lacquer, Resin

Lifesize Bronze Finish Atlas Sculpture Console Table
Lifesize Bronze Finish Atlas Sculpture Console Table

Lifesize Bronze Finish Atlas Sculpture Console Table

Pair of 19th C Gold Carved Wood and Gilt Gesso Display Stands
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of hand crafted wood and gilt gesso overlay baroque display stands (ideal for clocks or small statues and busts), each with applied harleq...
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1830s French Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Pair of 19th C Gold Carved Wood and Gilt Gesso Display Stands
Pair of 19th C Gold Carved Wood and Gilt Gesso Display Stands

Pair of 19th C Gold Carved Wood and Gilt Gesso Display Stands

Group of Four Carved Wood / Gesso Winged Angels
Located in Round Top, TX
Group of four carved wood and gesso angels. Exceptional quality. Extremely rare. The best of the best.
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1860s Italian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Group of Four Carved Wood / Gesso Winged Angels
Group of Four Carved Wood / Gesso Winged Angels

Group of Four Carved Wood / Gesso Winged Angels

French Giltwood Eagle Sculpture
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare French, 19th century, Empire. Large size carved wood and gesso gilt eagle, with its full body, swept back wings, pronounced talons, perched on a ball. Important size. Conditi...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood

French Giltwood Eagle Sculpture
French Giltwood Eagle Sculpture

French Giltwood Eagle Sculpture

Large 19th-Century Plaster Sculpture of a Greek Figure 180 CM
Located in Madrid, ES
This impressive 19th-century plaster sculpture depicts a classical Greek figure and was crafted in a French atelier. Standing at 180 cm tall, the sculpture is in very good condition,...
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19th Century Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

Large 19th-Century Plaster Sculpture of a Greek Figure 180 CM
Large 19th-Century Plaster Sculpture of a Greek Figure 180 CM

Large 19th-Century Plaster Sculpture of a Greek Figure 180 CM

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-950 Oversized impressive gesso male figural library sculpture.
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1960s Vintage Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture
Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture

Corpus Wood Polychrome Antique Christi 18th Century Sculpture Image 33cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique wooden Corpus Christi (body of Christ) statue, sculpture, from around the beginning of the 18th century probably Flemish Beautiful wood carving and polychrome (pai...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Fruitwood

Corpus Wood Polychrome Antique Christi 18th Century Sculpture Image 33cm
Corpus Wood Polychrome Antique Christi 18th Century Sculpture Image 33cm

Corpus Wood Polychrome Antique Christi 18th Century Sculpture Image 33cm

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-681 Oversized impressive gesso male figural library sculpture.
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1960s Vintage Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture
Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture

Oversized Classical Male Figure Library Sculpture

Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Italian 18th century hand-carved Corpus Christi, in original paint, or in some small areas early paint. Note: Original/early finish on antique a...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint
Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint

Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint

Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century Japanese wood noh mask, This mask comes in its original kiri wood storage box, which is signed and dated: Koran, 1811 (Edo period). The box...
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1810s Japanese Edo Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask
Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask

Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century English wood carved standing Chinese attendant with lotus bowl, The well carved and decorated figure with glass eyes, holding a 10 inch...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl
18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl

Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China. Guanyi...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood

Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century

Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century

MANICHINO Year 1950
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
BEAUTIFUL HANDBAG, Year 1950. Fantastic paper-covered plaster mannequin, all original. Complete with wooden arms without hands and fixed on an iron base. The price of shipping is ...
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Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

MANICHINO Year 1950
MANICHINO Year 1950

MANICHINO Year 1950

16th Century French Oak Polychrome Statue of Saint Maudez
Located in San Francisco, CA
16th century French oak polychrome statue of Saint Maudez. A Breton saint from the 5th-6th century who founded a monastery off the coast of Brittany. Saint Maudez was said to have ba...
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16th Century French Gothic Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Oak

16th Century French Oak Polychrome Statue of Saint Maudez
16th Century French Oak Polychrome Statue of Saint Maudez

16th Century French Oak Polychrome Statue of Saint Maudez

19th Century Country House Dinner Gong Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century country house dinner gong figure We are proud to offer an exceptional 55-inch-tall fine figural country house dinner gong figure in the form of an oriental man which is hand carved pine with gesso detail. All section carved body, shaped bamboo legs and midsection detail with glass eyes. With long ponytail real hair detail. Wearing its original 19th century Chinese court official's winter hat made of soft black velvet and is covered with red silk fringe and hand-crafted brass and wood knob. The green colour knob on the top of the hat indicates that this hat was a Qing official's hat, and the knob is an imperial court cap knob button antique...
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1880s Chinese Victorian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Silk, Velvet, Bamboo, Glass, Pine, Gesso

19th Century Country House Dinner Gong Figure
19th Century Country House Dinner Gong Figure

19th Century Country House Dinner Gong Figure

19th Century St Francis Xavier Sculpture, SJ
Located in Pomona, CA
19th century St Francis wearing a rob with rope tied around his waist. Holding with two-arm a child.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

19th Century St Francis Xavier Sculpture, SJ
19th Century St Francis Xavier Sculpture, SJ

19th Century St Francis Xavier Sculpture, SJ

Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...
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Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint

Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin

Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin

Antique Carved and Painted Statue of St. Florian, Austria, circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
St. Florian (250 A.D. – 304 A.D.), was a the patron saint of firefighters, brewers, chimney sweeps, and the town of Linz, Austria. He served in the Roman army and part of his duties included organizing fire fighting brigades. He was secretly a Christian and became famous for miraculously saving a town from being destroyed by fire; after he prayed and threw a single bucket of water on the blaze, it was extinguished. This beautifully carved and painted statue dates to approximately the end of the 1600s or early 1700s. It clearly depicts St. Florian with a bucket in hand and a flag in the other. At his feet, is a miniature building...
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Early 18th Century Austrian Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Giltwood, Wood

Antique Carved and Painted Statue of St. Florian, Austria, circa 1700
Antique Carved and Painted Statue of St. Florian, Austria, circa 1700

Antique Carved and Painted Statue of St. Florian, Austria, circa 1700

Bust of Manly Man in High Quality 800 Plaster
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Bust of Manly Man in High Quality 800 Plaster: Sculptural Strength and Elegance A work of art that tells of the power of the classic This plaster bust of a manly man from the 1800s...
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

Bust of Manly Man in High Quality 800 Plaster
Bust of Manly Man in High Quality 800 Plaster

Bust of Manly Man in High Quality 800 Plaster

Rothschild Hermes
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine pair of carved pine and specialist aged gesso decorated floor standing columnar Hermes in the manner of William Kent.
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2010s English Gesso Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

Rothschild Hermes
Rothschild Hermes

Rothschild Hermes

Signed plaster sculpture, 1970s
Located in Manzano, IT
Signed plaster sculpture, 1970s Chipboard base and plasterboard lower platform H58 x L70 x P100 - Kg40 Style Vintage Periodo del design 1970 - 1979 Production Period 1970 - 1979 Yea...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gesso Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

Signed plaster sculpture, 1970s
Signed plaster sculpture, 1970s

Signed plaster sculpture, 1970s

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