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Oak Carving of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac, C 1600
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1600. Oak carving of excellent colour and patination depicting Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac with the angel holding back the sword.
size 32cms x 21
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Sculpture Antique Marble Indian Statue
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare antique important marble statue of Gopi, mounted on a plexiglass base, in modern taste.
Statue high 47 cm; with base cm. 71 - plexiglas base is cm. 20 x 20.
Unique item!
Sec...
Category
Indian Agra Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Early 16th Century English oak panel with applied carved head of a Tudor lady
Located in Bakewell, GB
Early 16c English oak panel with applied carved head of a Tudor lady
size 38 cms x 29cms deep and 3cms deep
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Figure Columbine with her Hurdy Gurdy, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
From the Commedia dell’arte, shown seated on a tree stump and playing her favourite instrument. Probably after Kandler, who described the model as a Tyrolean maiden playing a lyre.
...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Fortune Teller Figure. Bow Porcelain C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A young woman standing with the remains of a staff in her left hand, and in apparent apprehension as her future and fortune is being read by an exotic, enigmatic, bearded figure, app...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Cherub Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful pair of antique carved figurines on a mantel or a console. Crafted in Italy, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two chubby cherubs standing on carved gilt ba...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Marble Group of the Virgin and Child
Located in London, GB
A Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Marble Group of the Virgin
and Child
Attributed to Giovanni Di Balduccio (1317 - 1349)
Marble
Italy
Circa 1330 - 1340
SIZE: 65cm high, 28cm wide - 25½ ins high, 11 ins wide
PROVENANCE:
Possibly Trivolzio Collection, Milan
With Piero Tozzi Inc., New York
Acquired by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for The Los Angeles County Museum (A.5832.47-42), 1947
An auction of property de-accessioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to benefit new acquisitions...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Wood Sculpture of a Saint
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An 18th Century carved & polychromed Saint, various old repairs & losses, but truly great original surface! 42 1/2"h.
We are a family business that has been a major source for the s...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Telamon
Northern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century
Reemployed Roman marble
H 32 x L 18 x P 17 cm
« Sono coloro che hanno dimenticato che l’uomo é solo un bruco, destinato a dive...
Category
Italian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Christ Carrying His Cross, 17th Century, Carved Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian wood image of Christ carrying his cross to calvary mounted on a hand-painted black panel and framed with a modern gold gilded hand-finished wood frame.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN VERY LOVELY FIGURINE: MOTTO CHILD BY M.V.ACIER / JE LES METS A CALME
( = I'M CONCILIATING AND I'M SOOTHING )
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period White Carrara Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 17th century Louis XIV period, circa 1680 white carrara marble statue of a man and his dog. The striking statue, carved out of one solid marble block, is raised on a rectangular base. The extremely well sculpted statue...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century, Spanish Giltwood Baroque Altarpiece with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and complete unique early Baroque altarpiece with beautiful and very rich carved and gilded decor,
Spain, circa 1650
Weathered, small losses, old repairs and adjustments o...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver lid.
Decorated with Venus and Cupid, as allegories of Night - the one shedding poppies,...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Late 18th Century Neoclassical Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The circular white-enameled dial signed ”Detour Paris” with Roman hours and Arabic quarter marks, a further inner Arabic chapter ring for the day of month. Pierced gilt hands and a b...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Phantom Red Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved wood figure of Christ on an optical calcite crystal base. The original red bole shows through on the artifact and coordinates with the pha...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Quartz
Standing Buddha Thailand, Ayuthaya Period, Early 18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This bronze standing Buddha mounted on a turned wood base has his right palm held outward in the abhaya mudra position, a gesture of fearlessness and reassurance.
Category
Thai Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
CHILD JESUS SAVIOR OF THE WORLD 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CHILD JESUS SAVIOR OF THE WORLD 18th Century
portuguese sculpture
in polychrome and gilded wood with fabric cover. Mounted on a spherical base and golden plinth. Shine in silver, un...
Category
Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Calcite Crystal Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large 18th century Italian figure of Christ adorned with calcite and resting on a calcite crystal cluster in matrix. The figure of Christ was originally part of a crucifix from a chu...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures Louis XIV "Angels" late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures
from the Louis XIV era "Angels" late 17th Century
in carved and silver lacquered wood on contemporary bases lacquered with imitation red marb...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Angels Gilded Carved Wood Sculptures from Venise
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7283 - Wonderful Venetian antique angels in carved and gilded wood, with particularly expressive faces -
That's a very great quality and an interesting size, rare to find.. Wh...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper.
Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Christo Carved Stone Sculpture, France, 15th Century: Museum-Quality Masterpiece
Located in Madrid, ES
Immerse yourself in the majesty of 15th-century France with this significant Christo sculpture carved in stone and polychromed, a masterpiece capturing the artistic essence of the er...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China.
Guanyi...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th century Italian carved wood figures. Originally polychromed and now aged to a shabby chic look.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved Wood Panel – Polychrome Head Of Cherub – Putto
Located in Lincoln, GB
Description
18th Century Carved Wood Panel – Polychrome Head Of Cherub – Putto
Magnificent decorative panel from an altarpiece in carved polychrome w...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Cleopatra and Mark Antony, in enamelled creamware. After a model by Ralph and Enoch Wood, and quite likely made by this important partnership.
The figur...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Creamware
Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of co...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of mid-18th century Italian Baroque Putti beautifully crafted in polychromed wood - now resting on their iron stands. Charming position w...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Madonna with Christ Child and the Infant St. John the Baptist, Hand Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 16th century Italian school oil on a wood panel painting of The Madonna with Christ Child and the infant St. John the Baptist. Mount Vesuvius is erupting in the background. This painting was part of the collection of Fred B...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Meissen the Lucky Parents Model E 81 Michel Victor Acier Rococo made c. 1773
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: The Lucky Parents, created by Michel Victor Acier (c. 1770-72)
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (bottom not glazed)
First qu...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Eastern Indian Brass Figure of Venugopala, 17th-18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Standing with his legs crossed, his right foot resting on a naga hood, a gada supporting his right knee, two Nandi bulls on the square base, the god's two l...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ming Dynasty Horsemen Roof Tiles
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) sancai-glazed ridge tiles modelled as horse and rider. Both tiles are glazed in rich green and amber, the horses ...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Baroque Wax Plaque of Adoration of the Magi, Italian School 18th C. or Older
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baroque Wax Plaque/Carving of Adoration of the Magi
Italian School 18th Century or Older
Pigmented Wax, Wood, Carved and Inlaid Ebony, Glass
A remarkable Baroque wax relief of The A...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ebony, Wood
French Late 18th Century Solid Walnut of David Having Slain Goliath
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive French late 18th early 19th century solid walnut of David having slain Goliath signed A. Mercié. The statue is raised by a finely carved wrap-around be...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English porcelain figure of a Putto holding a basket of flowers by the renowned Staffordshire factory Bow and dating from aro...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1800, Antique French Hand Carved Nutwood Putti Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Lovely putti sculpture in typical Baroque Style.
This beautiful and chubby putto sculpture was probably part of a larger Church ornament / sculpture o...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
17th Century Oak Sculptures Cariatides
Located in Esbeek, NL
2 Cariatides sculptures, France 17th century
Oak wood.
Very good condition.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally gilded. as notice some traces of gilt residue. From the collection of Verna Harrah. Harra's Casinos.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Jesus Of Mechelen Flemish Religious Sculpture, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This 17th-century Flemish Baroque sculpture from Mechelen represents the Infant Jesus, arms outstretched in divine grace, blessing the viewer with serene charm.
A remarkable piece o...
Category
Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Meissen Figure 'Street Trader Selling Grapes'
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Figure 'Street Trader Figure Selling Grapes'
Modelled by Peter Reinicke as part of the 'Cris of Paris' group of fi...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Capodimonte Traveling Couple Figurine, 1771-1834
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
This late 18th-century Capodimonte figurine, depicting a traveling couple with suitcases, crafted from fine translucent soft-paste porcelain.
The man and woman are elegantly dresse...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Immaculate Madonna Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
18th century
Immaculate Madonna
Terracotta, 53 x 22 x 20 cm
The work examined depicts the Virgin Mary treated according to the iconography of the Immaculate Virgin
The theme of the Immaculate Conception began to appear in artistic works ever since the debate began, which saw the Franciscans and the ramifications of the Benedictine Order lined up on one side, linked to the thought of Anselmo d'Aosta and Bonaventura da Bagnoregio, and on the other the Dominicans, linked to the discussion offered by Thomas Aquinas...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian 17th Century Patinated Wood Carved Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and charming Italian 17th century patinated wood carved statue of an angel. The captivating angel is raised by a circular base and dress...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver cap with chain, surmounted by a wonderfully wrought squirrel.
Note the way the beads hav...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Original French Etagere 'Shelf' 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
French etagere ( shelf )
18th century
Original condition
Measures: 19cm x 40cm.
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Justice and Peace" Undglazed Group of Terre de Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Justice and Peace" Undglazed group of Terre de Lorraine
Perhaps a work of Paul Louis Cyfflé since it has the same typology of those manufactured in the Luneville factory by this cr...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Peace Depicting the Crucifixion in Dark Patina Bronze 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
18th Century. Peace depicting the Crucifixion
Dark patina bronze, 21 x 14.5 cm
The bronze examined is an ancient peace (in Latin osculum pacis or table pacis), the object of th...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Marble Statue of a Robed Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine, hand-carved, Carrara marble, robed figure from central Italy modeled in the Classical, contrapposto pose. The inscription fragment on the base reads "..under the auspices of...".
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Figures from a Crucifixion Group: Mary and John, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian figures from a crucifixion group: Mary and John, 17th century.
Italy
Wood, fully carved, colored. Measure: H. 48 / 49 cm.
Version partially rest. (old retouching)...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Teotihuacan Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing redware figure was crafted in 400 A.D. from the ancient Teotihuacan region of Mexico. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of 18th C. Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Leather Figures of Merchants
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 18th-Century Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Figures of Merchant Men in Leather
A rare and expressive pair of 18th-century Italian Baroque crèche figures, likely originati...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine Pair of Venetian Figures in Giltwood, circa 1700
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Used to support chandeliers or flowers.
They represent personages of de New World, very in vogue in that time.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
17th Century German Carved Oak Religious Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century German hand-carved oak religious sculpture. Possibly a saint or a bishop. The bearded man is cloaked in draped fabric with only left ...
Category
German Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair 18thc French Antique Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 18thc Antique French Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures. Weighty and very expressive crisp detail. These are gorgeous and very high quality. Parisian Estate.
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
