Pair Italian Chinoiseries Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mottahedeh, Italy.

Italian Early 20th century Naples Polychrome Porcelain Sculptural Group. Charming antique Italian Naples polychrome hand painted joyfully playing children in porcelain. The miniature sculpture is beautifully modeled with superb detail and exquisite workmanship. The very rare subject depicting two young children playfully enacting the red riding hood and the wolf fairy tale. The pair are mounted on a plinth with molded accents enhanced with gilding. Marked under the base with a crowned “N...

Pair of Historical Porcelain Vases from the Italian Nicasio Collection. Pair of splendid porcelain vases from the limited edition of the 3000 from the well-known Nicasio Catanese ...

This is a superb portrait of Christ. It is hand painted in extraordinary quality with polychrome enamel on an oval porcelain plaque after the original painting -Head of Christ...

Large Saint John the Evangelist figure created in the workshop of Franz Matthias Hiernle in Mainz, Germany. The superbly carved and highly decorated slender figure, in an elegant and...

This 19th century terracotta sculpture of two putti is by Albert - Ernest Carrier - Belleuse (1824 - 1887). The sculpture is known as...

12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest. It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...

A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple, made for the Marbo Lamp Company, circa 1960's, Inl...

Called ‘pagode’ (or pagoda) figures, these Meissen Porcelain models are based on the sculptures of deities found in pagoda temples in the Far East. Meissen began to produce these kinds of porcelain figures in the early 18th century, prompted by the demand for the Far Eastern ‘pagodes’ being imported into Europe at this time. The Meissen factory in Germany was founded in 1709 and was the first producer of true porcelain wares in Europe. The company’s main patron was Augustus II the Strong, the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Meissen was, and continues to be, famous for its tableware, vases, candelabra, animal sculptures and figures, like this pair, which were often graceful and light-hearted in character. These models feature the Meissen mark of the two blue crossed swords on their undersides. These porcelain models take the form of a Chinese couple...

A table top sculpture by Mottahedeh. Hand carved from black basalt depicting an elegantly dressed woman reclining on pillows atop a round ottoman with her feet resting on a pillow. S...

A Meissen Porcelain articulated nodding head pagoda figure. 20th century, blue crossed swords mark on the neck, numbered 67827, painter 126D, body mark...

Offered is a gorgeous, Hollywood Regency, 1970s Italian Mottahedeh ceramic swan. This piece is truly a show-stopper! Marked 'Italy' on underside, in...

A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual...