18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Period: 18th Century and Earlier

Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti

Located in Round Top, TX

A stunning pair of mid-18th century Italian Baroque Putti beautifully crafted in polychromed wood - now resting on their iron stands. Charming position w...

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti

$17,500 / set

Sculpture in Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Sculpture In Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit Origin : East of France Period : End of the 15th century Measures: Height : 97 cm Width : 32 cm Depth : 26 cm Polychrome wood The saint is represented by an old, bearded man, dressed in a hooded monk’s habit over the tunic of his religious order. He is stood upright, holding an open book, La Règle des Antonnites, in his right hand. In the other hand, he is holding a staff in the form of the Greek letter tau with a rosary hanging down over it. At his feet lies a pig wearing a small bell around its neck. He rests on his right leg, whilst the left advances forward as if he were about to start walking. His belted tunic, forming several rectilinear pleats, is covered by a habit which is open only at the waist, therefore revealing these pleats. He is also wearing a hooded scapular over his shoulders. His thick hair escapes from under a distinctive hat, forming a collection of finely sculpted ringlets. This fine detail is also applied to the four long ringlets of his superb beard, which sit just below the shorter ones of his moustache. His face is a picture of harmony, with lowered eyes and his small mouth lost amongst the abundance of hair. At his feet on a pedestal of flames, hinting to the fire of Saint Anthony no doubt, a pig trying to scratch its ear. Born in 251 in Upper Egypt, he withdrew into solitude at a very young age. He would have been plagued in the desert with extremely diabolical temptations. He payed a visit to Saint Paul the hermit towards the end of his life. He was the dean of the Thébaïde anchorites, who was miraculously fed by a crow. On the day that Saint Anthony visited, the crow brought two portions of bread in its beak instead of one. Some time after, having learnt of the death of his venerable brother, Saint Anthony went to bury him with the help of two lions. The King of Catalonia pleaded to come and exorcise his posessed wife and children. He left Thébaïde for Barcelona. He appeared at the house of the provost André, bringing him a sow in his mouth, a monstrous piglet born without eyes. André wanted to kill it but Anthony stopped him, telling him that the poor beast wanted to ask for healing, as the King had done for his offspring. He made a sign of the cross on the piglet and it suddenly acquired its sight and the members which it did not have at birth. After which, André, guided by Saint Anthony, exorcised the Queen of Catalonia in the same way whilst she knelt at his feet. Théophile discovered the body of Saint Anthony wrapped in a palm fibre tunic which he had been given by Saint Paul the Hermit. In the Red Sea Desert there are two Coptic, IV century, monasteries which stand next to each other, one dedicated to Saint Anthony, the other to Saint Paul the Hermit. They are the oldest monasteries in the Christian world. The body of the famous hermit was transported to Constantinople and would have been transferred into the abbaye, Saint Antoine-en-Viennois, Dauphine. The Antonnite Order was a charitable order which specialised in treating contagious diseases. The fire of Saint Anthony, was identified by doctors as a grangrenous ergotism, caused by a diet of rye bread contaminated with the parasite ergot. The effect of this is the drying out of hands and feet which then need amputation, the plague and then later syphilis. All the skin diseases came from Saint Anthony. Saint Anthony’s pilgrimage to Dauphine rivaled that of Saint Jacques to Compostela. Thanks to the various commanderies created by the mother house, Saint Anthony’s cult spread throughout Christianity. In order to maintain commanderies and their hospitals, the Antonnites resorted to pig farming. They enjoyed having the benefit of letting their pigs roam freely through the streets of the villages, with little bells round their necks that had a recognisable chime so that they were able to find them. This privilege was very envied by other monastic Orders. Saint Anthony was the patron saint of several crafts such as basket makers and gravediggers. However it is to the pig that he owes the majority of his patronages; pigkeepers, pig sellers, butchers, porc butchers, brush makers who use pig bristle and bell-ringers because of the pig bells...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Sculpture in Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit

$41,717

Pair of French 18th Century Figural Sculptures

Located in Doylestown, PA

A charming pair of 18th century bronze figures depicting a peasant couple, the female playing a lute and the male with a monkey on his shoulder and holding his hat, mounted on gilt-b...

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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of French 18th Century Figural Sculptures

$1,650

A Pair of 18th Century English Chinoiserie Carved Wood Ring Holders

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 18th Century English Chinoiserie carved wood ring holders modeled after Asian men. The pieces are polychromed and gold gilded. Both are holding tra...

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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

A Pair of 18th Century English Chinoiserie Carved Wood Ring Holders

$7,950 / set

Pair of 18th Century Berlin Porcelain Handpainted Figures

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of German Berlin porcelain 18th century figures of Asian man with cymbals and lady with parrot. Female figure has painted signature and "U" impre...

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German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th Century Berlin Porcelain Handpainted Figures

$16,000 / set

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)...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Figures from a Crucifixion Group: Mary and John, 17th Century

$3,337 Sale Price

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18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint

Located in Stamford, CT

A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...

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Russian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint

$3,800

Japanese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Buddhism Statue from Edo Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

An exceptional and wood statue of Buddhism Guardian Seitaka Doji from Japan circa Edo period (1603-1868), likely the earlier part of 17th century. One of two chief attendants of Fudou Myouou (the other being Kongara Doji), the name of Seitaka Doji is a transliteration of Sanskrit "Cetaka", meaning servant, slave, and he is said to personify expedient action. He is most commonly found on the right side of Fudou, together with Kongara Doji on the left, forming the Immovable triad, Fudou Sanzon, the terror of evil doers. Seitaka largely adheres to the iconography of a wrathful youth with fleshy body and face, skin in the color of a red lotus, has his hair tied in five knots, and holds a vajra in his left hand and a vajra-club in his right hand, but the actual artistic representations of him in Japan do...

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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Japanese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Buddhism Statue from Edo Period

$18,500

17th Century Processional Figur Mannequins Jesus Christus Carved Painted Wood

Located in Epfach, DE

An unusual and rare processional or lecturer figure from the 17th century, also called Mannequins. Carved from wood and of very good quality. A detailed and particular elaboration of...

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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

17th Century Processional Figur Mannequins Jesus Christus Carved Painted Wood

$8,939

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary

Located in Miami, FL

This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge.

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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary

$12,480 Sale Price

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17th Century Oak Sculptures Cariatides

Located in Esbeek, NL

2 Cariatides sculptures, France 17th century Oak wood. Very good condition.

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

17th Century Oak Sculptures Cariatides

$10,727 / set

Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century. The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation. The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...

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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century

$6,500

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.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

Fine Pair of Venetian Figures in Giltwood, circa 1700

$29,678 / set

Published Pre-Columbian Nicoya Ceremonial Stone Seat, Ex Arizona Museum

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Nicoya Ceremonial Basalt Stone Seat in Shape of a Jaguar. Published in the Arizona Museum. This large and finely carved example of Costa Rican skill and craftsmanship is in the form of a jaguar which may have been a lineage or clan symbol - as also was the crocodile - according to 16th-century Spanish conquistadors. There are so many features that make this masterpiece so unique. The most realistic depiction is the face with its head captured in a pose that is threatening and fierce. Sculptors in ancient Central America developed elaborate metate forms that were associated with high status and wealth. They were commonly placed within graves of prominent individuals. Certain ancient rituals must have incorporated this activity and required special metates to be created for this purpose. It may have also served as a throne for the ruler, for whom the assurance of the fertility of his land and people would have been paramount. Even today, stone metates...

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Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Published Pre-Columbian Nicoya Ceremonial Stone Seat, Ex Arizona Museum

$25,000

Circa 1717–1780, Hand-carved Wood and Polychrome Saints Cosmas and Damian

Located in North Miami, FL

Behold a captivating pair of 18th-century hand-carved wooden treasures, dating from the remarkable span of 1717 to 1780. These exquisite pieces stand as a testament to the artistic mastery of their era, adorned with original polychrome and resplendent gold gilding that portrays the venerated Saints Cosmas and Damian...

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Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Velvet, Wood

Circa 1717–1780, Hand-carved Wood and Polychrome Saints Cosmas and Damian

$12,968 Sale Price / set

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French Late 18th Century Solid Walnut of David Having Slain Goliath

By Antonin Mercie

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...

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

French Late 18th Century Solid Walnut of David Having Slain Goliath

$59,800

Late 17th Century White Marble Carved Child Nude Cupid Sculpture on Gilded Base

Located in Brescia, IT

This exceptional white marble of the Sleeping Cupid sculpture, lying on a finely carved giltwood base, was created by the well known Florence artist Gioacchino Fortini, living in Flo...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Late 17th Century White Marble Carved Child Nude Cupid Sculpture on Gilded Base

$101,313

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...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Leather, Wood

Pair of 18th C. Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Leather Figures of Merchants

$3,760 / set

Late 18th Century Dancing Couple Figurine by Volksted

By Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur

Located in Lisbon, PT

A charming translucent soft-paste german porcelain figurine of a dancing couple of the Volkstedt, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century, mark on the base

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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late 18th Century Dancing Couple Figurine by Volksted

$641 Sale Price

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15th Polychrome Wooden Sculpture of Saint Barbara. Mechelen.

Located in Marbella, ES

This sculpture represents the maiden of Nicomedia kept in a tower with three windows where her father locked her away. In her right hand she holds an open book that records her medit...

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Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

15th Polychrome Wooden Sculpture of Saint Barbara. Mechelen.

$34,565

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...

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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Wood Sculpture of a Saint

$1,200

Romanesque Antique Carved Stone Head

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Engaging Romanesque Antique Carved Stone Head, intriguing linear incised hair, tightly curled beard and moustache, wide eyes and pronounced e...

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Romanesque Antique Carved Stone Head

$7,163

Antique Post Medieval Carved Stone Saint Statue

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique post medieval carved grit stone statue depicting a figure of a saint. Dating the 16th/17th century, this English sculpture is of a small scale with a characterful time wo...

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English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Antique Post Medieval Carved Stone Saint Statue

$8,643

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Figures

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Not sure if paint is original. Finely carved and unusual. From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara.

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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Figures

$7,500 / set

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.

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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair 18thc French Antique Gilt Bronze Full Figural Cherub/ Putti Sculptures

$2,390 / set

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...

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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Nutwood

Circa 1800, Antique French Hand Carved Nutwood Putti Sculpture

$2,081

A Baroque Hand-Carved Polychrome Italian Cherub

Located in Catania, Sicilia

A lacquered wood sculpture of a sitting Cherub hand carved and painted in Italy in the early 18th century. The cherub has been mounted on late 19th century on a wood base. It's in or...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Baroque Hand-Carved Polychrome Italian Cherub

$2,145

17th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Terracotta Jesus Child Putto Figure

Located in Lincoln, GB

Exquisite product is a polychromed, hand painted terracotta figure that beautifully depicts Baby Jesus. The attention to detail is evident in the figure's glass eyes, which add a lif...

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

17th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Terracotta Jesus Child Putto Figure

$1,232

17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI . Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20 "La Pietà" was a very popu...

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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi

$5,959

18th Century Carved Limestone 6ft Tall Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan

Located in Dublin 8, IE

18th Century Carved Limestone Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan. In ancient Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, protector o...

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Irish Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

18th Century Carved Limestone 6ft Tall Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan

$54,232

Virgin and Child "Sedes Sapientiae", Seat of Holy Wisdom

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Virgin and child sedes sapientiae, seat of holy wisdom Origin : Northern Spain, castile, navarre or galicia. Period : early 13th century. Heigh...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Virgin and Child "Sedes Sapientiae", Seat of Holy Wisdom

$65,555

Head of Woman, Italy, 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Head of woman man is a splendid sculpture realized in polychrome ceramic with glass eyes. Neaples, 18th Century. Very rare to find un such good condition.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Head of Woman, Italy, 18th Century

$1,430

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.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures

$3,850 / set

Carved Polychrome Wood Depicting Saint Florian

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

CARVED POLYCHROME WOOD DEPICTING SAINT FLORIAN ORIGIN : SWABIA, SOUTHERN GERMANY PERIOD : LATE 15th CENTURY Height : 98 cm Length : 29 cm Depth : 24 cm Polychrome limewood Very fine condition Provenance - Swiss collection STAEHELIN-PARAVICINI - March 1939 - Auction Jacob Hecht -18 April 1929, Berlin - Sammlung Prof Q.A. LEIMHAAS Munich, Helbing - 26 May 1908 (Research by Thierry Fraslin) During the Middle-Age Saint Florian was particularly popular, subject to worship in Austria -Tyrol- Bavaria and Bohemia. Embodying courage and commitment Saint Florian was invoked to protect the soul of the living against sins and to keep the soul of the deads from the purgatory. From the mid-15th century he safeguards from water and fire. The legend has it that when he was young the saint had contained the fire of a burning...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Polychrome Wood Depicting Saint Florian

$35,757

Pair Antique Dutch Delft Cows Painted in Polychrome Petit Feu Colors Circa 1780

Located in Katonah, NY

This pair of small polychrome figures of recumbent cows was made in Delft, Holland, circa 1780. Each cow shows a spotted hide and brown forelock, eyes, horns, and tail. Each is deco...

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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Delft

Pair Antique Dutch Delft Cows Painted in Polychrome Petit Feu Colors Circa 1780

$2,100 / set

Japanese Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of a Seated Temple Monk, Edo Period

Located in Studio City, CA

This is truly a wonderful piece with clear age and a nice patina to it. Very unique. We have not seen another quite like it. The monk appears to have glass eyes which gives his expression a very humanistic feel. The head is removable (please see the last image). From a collection of Japanese arts and artifacts. Most likely dates back to the Edo period. Would make for a nice addition to any Japanese or Asian artifacts...

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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of a Seated Temple Monk, Edo Period

$3,250

Late 18th or Early 19th Century Bronze Bust of a Faun or Satyr

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Impressive Neapolitan Grand Tour Bust of a Faun or Satyr. Pleasing verdigris surface. Naples, Italy. Circa 1780.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Late 18th or Early 19th Century Bronze Bust of a Faun or Satyr

$5,785

15th-16th Century Burmese Sandstone Pagoda Guardian Sculpture

Located in Kastrup, DK

Sculpture of a pagoda guardian carved from sandstone, Originating from a Buddhist pagoda or temple in Burma, dating back to the 15th-16th century. This piece was unearthed following ...

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Burmese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

15th-16th Century Burmese Sandstone Pagoda Guardian Sculpture

$2,410

Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine antique Georgian English Prattware pottery cradle containing a sleeping child dating from around 1800. The cradle sits raised on two rockers a...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Prattware English Pottery Cradle with a Sleeping Child

$674

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

18th century English wood carved standing Chinese attendant with lotus bowl, The well carved and decorated figure with glass eyes, holding a 10 inch...

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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl

$4,400

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...

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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785

$1,300

Gold Ornaments of Antique Chinese Buddha Statues / 17th-19th Centuries

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is thought to be part of the decoration of a gilt-bronze Buddha made in ancient China, from the late Ming to the Qing dynasties. It is thought that it is probably an ornament t...

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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Gold Ornaments of Antique Chinese Buddha Statues / 17th-19th Centuries

$500

Rare 18th Century Limewood Sculpture of a Royal Figure, Probably Roi Louis XV

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A rare and captivating 18th-century hand carved sculpture in limewood, depicting a noble or royal figure — probably King Louis XV — shown in heroic posture with one hand clasped to h...

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Rare 18th Century Limewood Sculpture of a Royal Figure, Probably Roi Louis XV

$2,580

Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child

Located in Doha, QA

This extraordinary museum piece Enthroned Virgin Mary/Madonna with child on her lap comes from the Rhone region in France. The saint symbol and protec...

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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child

$32,500

Large rare antique statue of Saint Eligius, France ca. 1550

Located in Meulebeke, BE

France / 1550 / statue Saint Eligius / Antique / reliques Religious statue of Saint Eligius from the 16th century in full wood found in France. This very rare find has a beautiful patina due to its old age. The hand and staff are missing. A true treasure and historical piece. The intricate carvings on the robe showcase the artisan's talent, with every fold. The natural wood grain adds a touch of warmth and authenticity to this unique piece of relic art...

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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large rare antique statue of Saint Eligius, France ca. 1550

$9,535

The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed

Located in North Miami, FL

Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.

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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed

$42,950

Pair of Angels on Carved Base from the 1700s

Located in Milano, MI

Pair of Carved Wood Putti on Carved Base from the 1700s are two naked cherubs covered only by their golden loincloths; apparently two heralding angels without wings, they stand on ti...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Pair of Angels on Carved Base from the 1700s

$5,363 / set

Mid-18th Century French Alabaster Sculpture Depicting a Female Nude with Anchor

Located in Milan, IT

Alabaster sculpture depicting a female nude with cloak and hat, with clasped hands and resting her foot on an anchor, as if to invoke protection for the sailors; French manufacture o...

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Mid-18th Century French Alabaster Sculpture Depicting a Female Nude with Anchor

$1,787

Large Antique Transitional Dehua Blanc de Chine Figure of Guandi, 17th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Transitional or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Guandi, from Dehua Kilns, 17th century. Blanc de Chine Porcelain : The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 3...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Transitional Dehua Blanc de Chine Figure of Guandi, 17th C

$6,678

Sculpture of John The Baptist, 16th Century

Located in North Miami, FL

Early 16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed carved wood sculpture of John The Baptist.

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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sculpture of John The Baptist, 16th Century

$10,000 Sale Price

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Pair of Classical Figurines, 18th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A pair of classical style figurines in painted terra cotta, French late 18th century. From the personal collection of Pierre Moulin, author of French Cou...

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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Classical Figurines, 18th Century

$1,250 Sale Price / set

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A Carved Polychrome Painted Figure of the Virgin and Christ, 18th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Carved and Polychrome-Painted Group of the Virgin and Christ, 18th Century The modelled standing in robes holding the Christ child, on a rockwork base with a seraphim mask to the ...

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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

A Carved Polychrome Painted Figure of the Virgin and Christ, 18th Century

$8,950

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760

By Derby

Located in London, GB

This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...

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English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760

$1,045

16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...

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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk

$15,494

Impressive Antique Carved Santo

Located in Atlanta, GA

Lividly carved in solid oak, this continental religious figure depicts a saint or santo with his hands extending out. The carving is of very high quality and extremely detailed in th...

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French Renaissance Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Impressive Antique Carved Santo

$7,000 Sale Price

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18th Century White-Grey French Pair of Walnut Putti aux Vases, Antique Cherubs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A white-grey pair of Louis XVI Epoque Putti or Cherubs statuettes. Hand sculpted and patinated in Walnut in their original antique condition. This Parisian pair of putti are facing e...

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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

18th Century White-Grey French Pair of Walnut Putti aux Vases, Antique Cherubs

$32,500

18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Lacquer, Giltwood, Wood

18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon

$3,000 Sale Price

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15th Virgin and Child in Polychrome and Gilt Wood. On a pedestal. Mechelen.

Located in Marbella, ES

The poupées de Malines —Mechelen dolls— are small sculptures, generally of medium bulk (with minimally worked backs), produced in the small Belgian city, situated north of Flanders b...

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Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

15th Virgin and Child in Polychrome and Gilt Wood. On a pedestal. Mechelen.

$34,565

17th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures Pair of Angels with Cornucopia

Located in Milano, MI

A pair of antique Italian angels carrying a cornucopia, two exclusive Baroque polychrome hand painted and hand carved giltwood armorial sculptures dating back to late 17th century and coming from an private villa of Siena, a Tuscan city in Central Italy. This pair of hand carved, painted and gilded Cembran pinewood figurative sculptures represent two standing angels...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Pine

17th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures Pair of Angels with Cornucopia

$5,721 Sale Price / set

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Rare Nursing Virgin from the 14th century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

RARE NURSING VIRGIN FROM THE 14TH CENTURY ORIGIN : ITALY PERIOD : 14TH CENTURY Height : 60 cm Width : 20,5 cm Depth : 11 cm Wood Seated and in a very maternal position, Mary is wearing a red dress with a long, flowing cloak covering her narrow shoulders and falling down her body, with one side hugging her bust. Her hair, half hidden under a veil, frames an oval face featuring a high forehead, a long and thin nose, a small mouth with thin lips and half-closed eyes. Mary is carrying her son, the infant Jesus, who is wrapped in a cloak, in her lap. Jesus is being nursed by his mother, held by her left hand. This remarkable depiction, imbued with such gentleness, is directly inspired by the iconographic theme of the Virgin and Child in Majesty. It breaks with the hieratic, impassive style of the models from the 12th and 13th centuries, adding a touch of realism. From Virgin Queen, Mary became Virgin Mother. Linked to the development of the Marian cult, this type of representation, sometimes known as Virgo lactans, Virgin of Milk or Nurturing Virgin, remains extremely rare. This image of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus is an extremely delicate representation of the intimate bond formed...

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