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Place of Origin: European
1950s by Francesco Messina Italian Sculpture Earthenware Angel
By Francesco Messina
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare angel by Francesco Messina
Perfect Condition.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
JP Morante 'High Kick' An Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Sculpture
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco cold painted bronze sculpture by JP Morante.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Bronze Dore Peacock Sculpture Centerpiece Signed by LeSoudier
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze doré figure of peacock sculpture signed (LeSoudier).
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Marble Dumbbell Set
Located in New York, NY
A pair of exercise dumbbells, handcrafted in smooth, polished black marble.
Small white inclusions throughout the stone. At approximately 5 lbs. each, they can actually be used for exercising, in a very elegant way to workout. They also make excellent decor items...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$413 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Art Deco Style Lamp Clarté Standing Nude Sculpture Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass shade, CLarté, Lumina.
Measures: H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall.
Des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture of Icarus winged male nude.
Signed by Max Le Verrier Art metal with lovely patina mounted on a Black marble base.
With foundry seal.
Designed circa 1930.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th century grand tour bronze classical male figurative sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a 19th century classical male sculpture in bronze. This is a sculpture that would have been purchased on your grand tour of Europe. This male figure has a classical pose with...
Category
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Umberto Stiaccini Carved Alabaster 'La Perla' Lighted Sculpture or Lamp
By Umberto Stiaccini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved alabaster sculpture of lamp is unsigned, but being attributed to Umberto Stiaccini of Italy and dates to approximately 1890 and done in a Neoclassical Reviva...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
French 19th Century Folk Art Metal Rooster or Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful metal weathervane representing a rooster or cockerel,
France, 1850-1900.
Weathered and small losses. Measurement here below is inclusive the wooden base.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron
$1,163 Sale Price
57% Off
Eliseo Fattorini Lifesize Italian 19th C. Marble Sculpture An Assyrian Princess
By Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini (Italian, 1830-1887). A very fine and life-size Italian, 19th century marble Life-size Orientalist Marble Sculpture...
Category
19th Century Greco Roman Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Horned Mask" Gio Ponti by Sabattini Silver Plated 1970s Italian Design
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Horned Mask"
Gio Ponti
by Sabattini, 1978
Openwork metal sheet.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Young Girl By Hippolyte Francois Moreau "Mignon"
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Norwood, NJ
Hippolyte Francois Moreau (1832 - 1927) French. "Mignon" young girl with mandolin. Rich brown patina. Signed original 19th century Bronze. Br...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Georges Art Deco BASTARD Golfer Porcelain Bottle Ca.1924, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Golfer Porcelain Bottle by Georges Bastard, Paris, France, ca. 1924. This elegant French Art Deco porcelain bottle, designed by Margerie and produced by Georges Basta...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Sculpture Omaggio Ad Arcimboldo 827/1000, 1976-1979
By Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Sculpture Omaggio Ad Arcimboldo 827/1000, 1976-1979
Offered for sale is a puzzle sculpture by Spanish artist Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006). This three-dim...
Category
Late 20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$9,750 Sale Price
32% Off
"Melograno", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$8,559 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Contemporary Sculpture Miraculous Catch Hand Blown Glass Octopus Squid Lobster
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
The Miraculous Catch - (Pesca Miracolosa)
Contemporary Glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani
Unique Piece
Pesca Miracolosa captures a moment of rare grace—a fisherman’s dream made real...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Athena Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain sculpture inspired by Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, tactics, and good counsel. The daughter of Zeus and Metis, Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, tactics and go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$5,600 / item
Agathon Léonard Bronze Sculpture, series Jeu de l’echarpe
By Agathon Léonard
Located in New York, NY
Agathon Leonard's Jeu de l’echarpe recalls the poses of the legendary eighteenth-century muse, Emma Hamilton. Beloved by society artists George Romney and Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, pai...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurine of a Blacksmith Designed by Auguste Moreau from the 1930s
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a big figurine of bronzed Zamak depicting a blacksmith. This piece of art is based on a draft by Auguste Moreau (casting workshop unknown).
The figurine was created i...
Category
1930s Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
$526 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Large Teak Polar Bear Sculpture Norway Mid-Century Scandinavian Tjomsland
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare large version (full grown) Polar Bear Sculpture by Arne Tjomsland, who was a Norwegian sculptor in the Scandinavian modern golden age, or Mid-Century Modern Era. This was p...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$5,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Figurine
Located in Queens, NY
A vintage hand-crafted Italian Murano glass figurine or paperweight representing a mushroom. Clear, red and brown glass. The label is preserved. Murano glass is a traditional glasswa...
Category
20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix Marble Sculpture After Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
Very finely carved 19 century Italian Marble Sculpture of Pauline Bonaparte / Borghese as Venus Victrix After Antonio Canova.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Seldom seen Paper Mache NaNa Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle
By Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Paper Mache , polychromed "NaNa" Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle,,
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Wood Sculpture, by French Designer 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's
It is signed P.Leclerc.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Bla...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
"Mars" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Contemporary Design 2020
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The spe...
Category
2010s Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$8,129 Sale Price / item
20% Off
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$28,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Roman torso in stone
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Muscular torso in stoneware, after the classical greek and Roman sculptures.
with a good patina. Signed but not readable (see last picture).
Probably circa 1930.
Category
1930s Classical Roman Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$1,016
Space Age Red Black Vintage Plastic Television Discoverer by Philips Netherlands
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage red and plastic television named discoverer, which was manufactured by Philips, Netherlands, 1980s.
Its outstanding shape makes this design piece so fascinating.
T...
Category
1980s Space Age Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Bronze Neo-Classical Standing Nude Lady, by Felix Görling
By Hermann Gladenbeck
Located in Delft, NL
A bronze Neo-Classical standing nude lady, by Felix Görling (1860- 1932)
A late 19th century elegance bronze standing nude Lady, holding a goblet in her left hand by Felix Görling (1860- 1932). A bronze on a Burgundy and grey color marmer base. (corner slightly damaged) Felix Görling was a German sculptor and a painter.
This sculptor is made by Hermann Gladenbeck & Sohn, Berlin Germany
Since 1897 Felix Görling was at the Berlin bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Red Blue Yellow Murano Glass Clown, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Murano glass clown in the colors blue, red, yellow white and orange.
Amazing glass clown sculpture designed and manufactured in the Mid-Century Modern era in Murano, Italy.
Very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Bronze Sculpture of Frère Et Soeur Brother & Sister by Auguste Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in New York City, NY
An important original bronze sculpture of Brother and Sister- Frère et Soeur ,
by A. Rodin (1840-1917)
signed 'A. Rodin' on the right of the base, inscribed with the foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alfredo Barbini Green and Clear Murano Glass "Bull" Table Sculpture, 1969
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Alfredo Barbini Venetian Murano Green & Clear Glass "Bull" Sculpture. Featuring hand made clear, green with dark interior Murano Art Glass Bull, with cl...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Italian Hand Carved Nude Sculpture/ Lamp Signed Umberto Stiaccini
By Umberto Stiaccini
Located in New York City, NY
Hand carved white alabaster sculpture of a nude woman reclining inside a clam shell with three winged putti carrying her
aloft from shell laden waters.
Signed to verso by the Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Tall and Large Woman Bronze Statue by French Sculptor Adrien Gaudez
By Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
'L'Etoile du Matin', an Art Nouveau patinated bronze sculpture by renowned French sculptor Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845 – 1902). This evocative piece depicts a mythological lady in fl...
Category
19th Century Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Ceramic Camel with Bedouin by Friedrich Goldscheider, Wien, 1920s
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Roma, IT
Camel with Bedouin is an original decorative object produced in the 1920s by Goldscheider.
Original ceramics.
Very good conditions.
Beautiful sculpture realized by the renow...
Category
1920s Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,869 Sale Price
25% Off
Kosta Boda Earth My Universe
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
With Earth My Universe, the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien has created a miniature world inspired by our place on the planet. The object has a merge of color variations, resemb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$275 / item
Art Deco Robin Hood Sculpture, 1920
By D'arsenes
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by J.d'Arsenes, France, 1920s. Robin Hood. Spelter, bakelite and marble. Height : 26"(66cm), Width : 19"(48.4cm), Depth : 7.1"(18cm). Fashionable theme at ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of details. The wood was covered with a thin layer of pellet and finished in color.
Immediately above the forehead, in correspondence with the anterior neonatal fontanel, the CHRISMON is painted in purple red. The monogram of Christ or Chi Rho (or CHRISMON) is a combination of letters from the Greek alphabet, which form an abbreviation of the name of Christ. Solar in nature, often inscribed in a circle with multiple rays reminiscent of the cosmic wheel deriving from the ancient solar emblems of Egypt. The symbol consists of two large overlapping letters, the 'X' and the 'P'. They correspond, respectively, to the Greek letter '?' ('chi', which reads kh, aspirated) and '?' ('rho', which reads r). These two letters are the initials of the word '???st??' (Khristòs ), the name of Jesus, which in Greek means "anointed" and translates the Hebrew "messiah". On the sides of these two letters, there are very often two others: one 'a' and one '?', alpha and omega...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
giant cupcake, publicity sign from bakery shop
Located in Brecht, BE
a unique fun object for your kitchen ! this publicity sign from a French bakery shop ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Desk Statue Sculpture Napoleon Column Vendome
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French bronze & marble Grand Tour model of the Column de Vendome, Paris, circa 1860.
A fine cast bronze model of the fa...
Category
1860s Grand Tour Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze of Seated Hermes
Located in London, GB
Nineteenth century Italian bronze model of Seated Hermes, stamped 'GIORGIO SOMMER FOUNDRY, NAPLES', set on marble plinth base.
Dimensions: 44cm (17¼") High, 42cm (16½") Wide, Base 2...
Category
19th Century Classical Roman Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Giraud Nude Ceramic Sculpture Vallauris 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Louis Giraud to Vallauris France sculpture
' Swimmer ' in grey ceramic original base in wallnut signed Giraud Vallauris
20th century circa 1940
Dimensions
62 cm x 28cm x 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$2,133 Sale Price
30% Off
Spanish 17th/ 18th Century Hand Carved Wooden Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand carved standing Baroque angel figure. Unique period piece with its original paint .
Spain, circa 1650-1750
Weathered. .
Measurement here below includes the wooden ba...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$890 Sale Price
44% Off
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Gulkroken Hjöm Sweden
Monogram artist's signature.
Height 18.5 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$373 Sale Price
36% Off
Capodimonte Porcelain Sculpture Tramp and a Nanny on a Bench, De Palmas, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid porcelain sculpture representing a tramp and a nanny feeding a child far from each other on a bench. Signed on the bottom with its original stamp "De Palmas, Capodimonte". I...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Wood Monk Table Lamp Attibuted to Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture table lamp in wood and metal attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
It depicts a bearded monk holding a stick (removable) in ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Woman with Greyhounds in Patinated Metal, sculpture Art Deco – 1930
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This work depicts a woman accompanied by two greyhounds, made of metal with a patinated black and gold finish.
The young woman is walking her dogs on a leash, as suggested by the gol...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
MIGUEL FERNANDO LOPEZ (MILO) - Bronze Rugby Player - Portugal - 20th Century
By Miguel Fernando Lopez 1
Located in Chatham, ON
MIGUEL FERNANDO LOPEZ (MILO) - Vintage rugby player bronze sculpture on marble base - signed - Portugal - late 20th century.
Good vintage condition - no ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,295 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Female Dancer Sculpture - Josephine Baker - 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Female Dancer Sculpture - Josephine Baker - 1920´s.
Polychromed Bronze mounted over a black and gold italian portoro base.
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Olimpia': Art Déco Spelter Sculpture with Stone Base by Le Faguays (Fayral)
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in North Miami, FL
'Olimpia': Art Déco french spelter sculpture with stone base by Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral) for Max Le Verrier
By: Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral), ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Spelter, Zinc, Lead
Reverie Sculpture Lamp in Art Deco Style by Raymonde Guerbe for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Table lamp “Reverie”
Reverie is French for musing.
Sculpture / Figure.
Nude lady holding a lighted glass ball.
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Raymonde Guerbe” (1894-1995)
She was married with the famous sculptor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique French Romanesque 11th Century Pair of St.Peter and St.Paul Limestone
Located in Doha, QA
An extremely rare pair of original 11th century French Romanesque limestone hand carved sculptures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Each figure is represented on a marble block, withou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Important Bronze sculpture “Cupid” by Charles B. – 19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Beautiful and large bronze sculpture with brown and gold patina, signed Charles B., featuring a black sandblasted marble base and depicting Cupid with outstretched wings.
The god of ...
Category
19th Century Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signed Cesare Lapini of Florence Italy Carved Alabaster Sculpture Kissing Lovers
By Cesare Lapini
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Alabaster. Signed Lapini Firenez on base. 36 7/8" h x 18" w x 13 3/4" d.
Cesare Lapini (1848 – after 1890) was an Italian sculptor, mainly active in Florence.
Lapini sculpted both ...
Category
1890s Neoclassical Revival Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very stunning large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy.
C.I.A. Manna Torino Lenci Nel Palmeto ceramic sculpture. Semi nude form of young woman. Work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lifesize Plaster Sculpture Representing Jeanne d'Arc
By Andre Besqueut
Located in Antwerp, BE
A life size plaster sculpture representing Jeanne of d'Arc as an androgynous girl dressed as a knight and wearing a fleur-de-lys covered cl...
Category
20th Century Art Deco European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Antique European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by Giuseppe Armani
Located in Cincinnati, OH
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by G. Armani
The piece is mounted on a wood base with a brass plate "G. Armani"
The back is marked 1983 Florence and also an "N" with a crown ...
Category
1980s Vintage European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off