Dutch Figurative Sculptures

Great sculpture from Northern Europe, 19th century. Wooden work finely carved in pear wood depicting an angel, of good quality. Nicely sized object, for antique dealers and collector...

A pair of cast iron antique doorstops in the form of seated blue rabbits, reminiscent of Easter bunnies (bunny), produced around 1890. Dimensions:...

Originally part of a larger, carved presentation from Flanders (circa 1800), this pair of oak soldiers have been mounted to a two and a half tall block with a dark finish. The patina...

The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...

A small pair of antique Dutch carved wooden ladies' clogs from the 19th century, with black paint, square noses, wrinkled tops and small heels. Created in the Netherlands during the ...

A carved and painted wood 'TURKOMANIA' sculpture of an ottoman soldier French or Dutch Turkomania, early 19th century Depicted in standing position, with a sword in one hand and a club in the raised other, with a fur hat, long moustache and long coat, on a square base. Measures: H. 58 cm Note: During the Dutch War of Independence from 1568 till 1648, the Dutch and Turks were allies against Roman Catholic Spain and the slogan of the Dutch was “liever Turks dan Paaps” (rather Muslim than Roman Catholic). In 1612 the first Dutch ambassador arrived in Istanbul. Nevertheless, in Holland, there was also the image of the cruel and heretic Turk stemming from the frequent violent clashes between Dutch ships and the pirates from Algiers, usually called the “Turkish pirates”. When the Ottoman armies advanced against Vienna, in the eyes of many Europeans the Islam bent on destroying Christianity. Later in the early 19th century, although the Turkish threat to Europe was long gone, the image of the Turks deteriorated again because of the Greek uprising. The Sultan Mahmud II understood that Turkey had to modernize along West European lines and among other things in 1808 he replaced the “picturesque” oriental clothing...

Large marble sculpture of Silenus and his entourage by Paul Brou Dutch, late 19th century Measures: Height 52cm, width 120cm, depth 56cm Th...

Rare and remarkable sculpture of a famous Dutch figure of the House of Orange-Nassau. For the collectors of famous, Dutch historical figures, we are offering this extremely rare and highly decorative wall plaque depicting William I. or Prince of Orange (April 1533 - July 1584). His nickname 'William the Silent...