Marble Figurative Sculptures

This is beautiful antique French marble shoulder length bust of a beautiful maiden, signed Auguste Moreau, circa 1890 in date. The face and body has been sensitively modelled in Carrara marble with her head tilted to the right, her loose hair falling on her bare shoulders. There is no mistaking its unique design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention and make it a talking point in any room of your home. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 53 x Width 33 x Depth 23 Dimensions in inches: Height 20.9 x Width 13.0 x Depth 9.1 Louis Auguste Moreau, 1855-1919, was a French sculptor best known for his bronze-cast figurines. His allegorical Art Nouveau works often depicted women, children, cherubs, and historical figures adorned with floral motifs and ornaments, and were influential to other artists working at the time. Born in Dijon, France in 1855 to a celebrated family of sculptors, including his father Auguste Moreau, he went on to regularly exhibit his work at the Paris Salon from 1861 on. The artist died in 1919 in France. Carrara marble - is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried at the city of Carrara in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy). Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble. For Michelangelo at least, Carrara marble was valued above all other stone, except perhaps that of his own quarry in Pietrasanta. The Marble Arch in London and the Duomo di Siena are also made from this stone, as are the interiors of Manila Cathedral, the cold-white marbles of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the campus of Harvard Medical...

Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...

This wonderful and sexy boudoir piece by Austrian sculptor. S. Bauer. Executed in brown patinated bronze with gold details represents this rather inquisitive carefree dancer. Her bod...

This decorative sculpture rests on a metal pedestal, representing the face of the Borghese Gladiator, a Greek statue dating back to the 1st century BC and preserved today in the Louvre Museum. This piece's irregular cut and antiqued patina recreate the corrosive bronze surfaces of Ancient sculptures found in the seabed, such as the Riace bronzes.

A circular base slightly elevates the bronze figure. The man, already of a certain age (as can be deduced from his bushy beard), is standing, dressed in a cloth around his waist, wea...

Lost wax bronze. Model of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917). marble base Patinated bronze with two children together, the boy holding some flowers. The piece that makes up this lot follows...

Pair of Japanese bronze bookends, circa 1880.

Grand Tour Carved Marble Statue of the Empress Livia Drusilla After the Antique. A true depiction of the Classical Statue of Rome's First Empress. Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was Roman empress...

A large-scale and very finely modeled Grand Tour bronze sculpture after the Greco-Roman model of "Spinario" or the "Boy with Thorn" by Benedetto Boschetti...

Classic early-20th century hand blown Peacock Figurine, made probably in the Lauscha Thuringia Area in Germany. Peacock with Spun Glass "Feathers" and...

Constantino Barbella (1852-1925) La Bagneuse, White Carrera marble. depicting a nude woman kneeling on a cushion and languidly arranging her hair; signed C. Barbella In its day t...

A large electrotype and bronzed metal model of a Gladiator after Emile Louis Picault, French, 1833-1915 'Honor Patria'.