European Figurative Sculptures

19th Century French bronze sculpture of children playing music 19th Century French bronze statue of a girl and a boy playing th...

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 ...

Vintage chalkware cherub statue by Borghese of Italy, circa 1950s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"W x 3"D x 8.5"H. Ret...

This vintage Viennese bronze & bone sculpture dates from the Art Deco period of the 20th century & is designed by the artist Lorenzl. It is an exceptional cabinet size sculpture...

The sculpture under consideration, created by Gianni Pisani in 1972, is a work that embodies the essence of contemporary Italian art in the 1970s. This multiple, specimen 44 of 100,...

This bronze sculpture representing a nymph with the Borghese shell of the 19th century and was made after the sculptor Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720). The nymph with the Borghese shell...

Large antique sculpted marble figure of Caesar Augustus Italian, early 20th century Measures: Height 186cm, width 118cm, depth 44cm Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the o...

Italian glazed and hand-painted terracotta figural bust of Diana raised on a two tiered circular faux painted plinth. Goddess of the moon, Mid-19th Century.

Beautiful porcelain statue of Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The statue is hand painted in beautiful colors. The statue is marked on the bottom with t...

"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated and cold painted bronze and ivory on onyx and marble base. Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus, Mas...

Inspired by planet-like shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection plays with both metal properties and a selection of patina finishes. The Regolith Pendant...

Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century: A breathtakingly beautiful young woman with her hair tied up and large butterfly wings on her back, naked excep...

Vintage Porcelain Bear Statue, Germany, ca 1950s Item e7269 An old porcelain bear statue, decorated with polychrome colors. Made in Germany ca. 1950s. Illegible maker's signature on ...

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 speci...

A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...

Goldscheider Ceramic statuette "The Captured Bird" design by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) and it was registered as the "Model 5230".The woman depicted h...

A set of 3 strong and spectacular plants in pots, contemporary brutalist sculptures, unique pieces by artist ESOJ, France 2020. These pieces allow to be presented independently, as well as together (recommended) allowing various esthetic compositions. They are made to be set up indoor as radical sculptures, as well as outdoor on a terrasse or in any garden or even wild nature to create a trouble illusion between wildness and modernity. We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event. Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive. For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...

The red and gold marine lady is inspired by many cultural reminiscence of Italy. Corals inspired by our mediterranean see, gold elements for luxury art. A gentle reinassance face emb...

Impeccably hand painted life-size barn owl figure by Zanolli, Italy from the 1980's Has incredible presence - a terrific piece Circa 1980's Signed Zanolli, Italy Height 11.5 inch, Wi...

A large 'Grand Tour' late 19th Century patinated bronze sculpture of the Ancient Roman hunter Narcissus by Michele Amodio. Created after the discovery of the original statue (1 Centu...

Important white marble sculpture by the Italian-born master, Luca Madrassi (1848-1919), depicting a standing nude beauty surrounded by three cherubs, two playing bronze flutes and on...

Seduction and grace exude from this superb female sculpture attributable to sculptor Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1941) and today part of the Romanelli's vast collection. Fashioned of fine...

A finely detailed and very impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Ariadne on its original Verde Mare marble pedestal, signed signed F. Vichi...

Enamel ceramic sculpture by Abele Jacopi (1882-1957) signed Lenci. Art Deco period, Italy, circa 1950.

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...

Antique 19th Century Italian carrara marble statue, "Venus D'Medici" By Antonio Frilli (1860-1920). Height with pedestal: 86 inches Height of statue alone: 64 inches (Pedestal is 2...

One of the most boldly and superbly carved nude male figures in carved marble we have seen outside a museum, this classic depiction of the figure shows the man with one arm up and on...

An impressive 34 cm tall this original 1930's Art Deco cold painted spelter table lamp is P. Sega , France and features a young lady holding aloft a foliage. Kneeling on an onyx base...

Sttunning, quality and meaningful work of religious art. This skillfully hand carved and large size Sacred Heart of Christ statue is another one of our ...

Vintage Cast Plaster Loaf of Bread Bookends, Circa 1970s. Very sturdy cast plaster sculptural loaf of bread, split down the middle to function as bookends. Underside of each is lined...

The red and gold lady is inspired by many cultural reminiscence of Italy. Corals inspired by our mediterranean see, gold elements for luxury art. A gentle r...

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Winged Putto Sculpture of Italian origin from the 1750s depicts the Face of Angel In Carved Wood from a liturgical ornament to which it was attached with two nails, holes can still ...

A wonderful 19th century life-size cold painted bronzed statue of a young Japanese girl dressed in a traditional Kimono, standing on a carved hardwood stand, after 'Louis Hottot' HO...

Au But, Antique bronze sculpture of 3 nude runners by Alfred Boucher with the Siot founders' signature. Patinated bronze on red marble base. France, circa...

teak plane representing the Concorde

Large bronze sculpture with a brown patina, representing the Greek playwright Sophocles: he is seated, holding a lyre in his right hand, next to which we can see the titles of the tr...

Large terracotta sculpture by Auguste Gilbert Privat (1892-1969), 1920s, France. Bather with a child. Measures: H 64.4 cm, 25.4 in, W 18.8 cm, 7.4 in, D 16.7 cm, 6.6 in. Signed on th...

Coral V1 is a 21st Century Travertino sculpture made by Italian artisans in white cream marble stone and black metal. The piece is manufactured in...

Art Deco Figurine of Young Dancer in Motion, Bronzed Metal and Marble, 1920-30s Showcasing the period's fascination with motion and the grace of youth, this piece of Art Deco statue...

A lovely and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble bust of a young maiden, signed R. Batelli. The wonderfully charming statue depicts a young maiden wearing a finely...

Charming alabaster bust of a young woman. Her head is covered with a small peasant bonnet. On this bonnet, a pretty bow is perfectly sculpted. A few strands of wavy hair are escaping...

A stylish porcelain statue made in Italy in the 1940s by Cia Manna small laboratory in Turin. It's in good conditions with normal signs of age. A super piece...

French 1930s Art Deco sculpture made of hand painted plaster with engraving on the pedestal "DEPOSE ARNOVA". The sculpture shows a representation of the Greek / Roman goddess of hunting called Artemis...

Modernist female torso hand made by sculptor Oskar Bottoli 1980 Austria. A beautiful and expressive female torso made from patinated bronze. Oskar Bottoli (16.11.1921 Vienna - 19.9.1995 Vienna) Oskar Bottoli studied from 1945-1953 as first pupil by Fritz Wotruba in Vienna at the academy of Fine Arts after them he opened his own atelier in Vienna. He reactivated ancient bronze casting processes. He won many awards as Premier des 2 Salon Bosio Monte Carlo 1961 or Theodor Körner award 1966 as to mention a few. most important exhibitions: 1957 Linz, Neue Galerie Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum 1962 Secession Vienna...

Vintage Display Cannon In Wood And Brass 1960s. In excellent conservative condition, no cosmetic or structural defects to report, only slight and obvious signs of time present. (Ple...

Pair 18th century hand-carved wooden angels were sculpted by a talented artist from solid blocks of hardwood, and feature exquisite features and d...

EUGÈNE MARIOTON French, 1857-1933 Diana, the Huntress Patinated and burnished bronze signed to base "Eug. Marioton" and cold-stamped by foundry "E. Colin et Cie Paris" Item # 305...

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

As found in France, this charming sandstone statue head captures the essence of a child. This cherub girl is likely of Italian origin. Hand carved, this impressive fiqure portrays a ...

Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger strapped securely on top of it, accompanied with one hunter and another at his side with ...

A bronze statue of a ballerina A beautiful abstract statue of a ballerina made in bronze on a rectangular base. The bronze ballerina in a beautiful pose of a dancing jump, mounted...

Steel sculpture presented at Burnex's exhibition at Galeria Tambien in Ibiza from October 2024 to January 2025. Charles Burnex is a French contemporary artist, former student of the...

This is a lovely Spanish Colonial antique Santo figure, beautifully gilded with tones of deep red underpainting showing through. The statue represents a...

Napoleone Martinuzzi CVM Venice 1930 Nude of woman with amphora Slightly iridescent glass with gold speck inclusion Very rare glass sculpture Has internal threads on the back of th...

The Alioth Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1983. The Venetian glass vase features blue fusions and black threads. Signed on the base. Ettore Sottsass was b...

A stunning museum quality French 19th century ormolu, patinated bronze, Rouge Griotte, Coquillier de Bilbao, and Sarrancolin marble statue and original pedestal named "Gloria Victus...

Magnificent and extremely rare Antoine-Louis Barye sculptural bronze titled "Peace". Beautiful and rich nuance of red and green patina on a representation of a resting shepherd and a...