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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. The piece has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Wall Hanging Cherubs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage pair of Italian wall hanging Cherubs carved from wood. These items preserve their original gold paint.
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Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of 18th century Archangels
Located in Brussel, BE
A pair of Italian 18th Century Candle-holding Archangels, sculpted wood with its original wings.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Baroque Period European Antique Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period European antique hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure, 17th/18th century, the religious folk art sculpture depicting Ma...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Bow Porcelain Figure - Seated Rustic Seasons - the Autumn Vendangeur, c1765
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Bow Porcelain Figure - Seated Rustic Seasons - the Autumn Vendangeur, c1765 Additional information: Date : c1765 Period : George III Marks : none...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Seated Rustic Seasons Figure of Winter, c1765
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Bow Porcelain Seated Rustic Seasons Figure of Winter, c1765 Additional information: Date : c1765 Period : George III Marks : None Origin : New Canton factory...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Large Carved Oak Grotesque Corbel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large heavy 18th century or earlier carved oak corbel. The corbel depicts a large male open-eyed smiling face with broad features. Finly carved details with wonderful old patina.
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Stone Head Sculpture, United Kingdom, XVIIth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted stone head on a modern base, of a mustachioed man According to the 1983 sales certificate, it would be a 17th century sculpture, even before, of United Kingdom or Ireland o...
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British Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Stone Carved Anthropomorphic Sculpture From The Recuay Culture Peru 400bc-400ac
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTHROPOMORPHIC SCULPTURE CARVED IN STONE OF THE RECUAY CULTURE PERU 400BC-400AC Recuay is an archaeological culture of Ancient Peru that developed in the Sierra of the current Peruvian department of Áncash between 200 AD. C. until 600 d. C. It corresponds to the stage called Regional Developments, it has also been called the Huaylas or Santa culture. Like the other Early Intermediate cultures, little is known about this culture. The most accepted position is that it was an extension of the Chavin culture, after the influence of the "White on Red" style in the region. Regarding the political aspect of the recuay, there is a hypothesis that questions their autonomy and maintains that Recuay would be part of one of the many political units that made up the Moche state. The recuay style, characterized by its ceramics and stone sculpture, was initially described by Eduard Seler in 1893, based on ceramic specimens brought to the Ethnographic Museum in Berlin by Mariano M. Macedo. Seler named this style of pottery Recuay, based on the report that these pieces had been found in the town of Recuay. Later studies showed that this characteristic pottery was not originally from Recuay but from Copa, near Carhuaz, for which reason the name change to that of this town was proposed. Eventually the name of Huaylas was used for this culture. In 1919 Julio C. Tello explored the area and recovered lithic sculptures and Recuay-type ceramics. In the 1960s Rafael Larco Hoyle proposed changing the names of Recuay and Copa to Santa, arguing that the Recuay style had originated in the coastal regions of the Santa Valley. However, the name Recuay has persisted. Its chronology is also highly debatable. The time of its origin between 0 and 200 AD is discussed. C. and its end or collapse is commonly set to 600 d. C. probably caused by the invasion of the Huari conquerors. It encompassed almost the entire Callejón de Huaylas, a narrow valley fed by the Santa River and enclosed between two mountain ranges, the Cordillera Blanca to the west and the Cordillera Negra to the east. Its influence extended to the east to the Marañón river basin and to the west to the upper parts of the Santa, Casma and Huarmey valleys. To the north it reached the town of Pashash, in the province of Pallasca. The Copa area, Marca district, Recuay province, Ancash department seems to have been the center or main nucleus of cohesion of this culture. The name of the culture would then be justified, derived from the province of the same name. Other important settlements were those of Huilcahuaín (near the current city of Ancash), Cátac, Araucay, Tambo, Jancu, Upayacu and Pashash (near the current city of Cabana). Its main form of expression of art was through stone work (carving and masonry), inherited from its predecessor, the Chavín culture. In addition, they made sculptures in lumps that represent warriors with shields or trophy heads, with which they decorated their complex architectural constructions. They also made white clay pottery...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. This beautiful gem has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC) Important Olmec figure of dignitary of the Olmec ethnic group of...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. The piece has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

16th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Group Carving – 'God and Mary'
Located in Maidstone, GB
A 16th Century Giltwood and Polychromed Carved Group depicting God and Mary seated on a plinth.
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD The sculpture is nude except for the draped Nemean lion skin. Provenance: Sotheby's London, December 14, 1981, lot ...
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European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Classic Maya Stone Goddess Figure - Jan., 1971 Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A superb basalt sculpture of an early Maya Goddess, wearing a splendid and oversize headdress, large earflares, and a beaded necklace with a pendant(surely jade). Her shoulders are ...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Antique Oak Sculpture – 'The Grief of Mary' , circa 1500
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Late 15th/Early 16th Century Oak Sculpture depicting ‘The Grief of Mary’, carved almost in the round with Mary wearing a head scarf, neckerchief and...
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

18th c Spanish Colonial Guatemalan Carved Wooden Santos, San Miguel
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved Spanish Colonial carved wooden santos of San Miguel, Guatemalan in origin, dating to the 18th century. This wooden sculpture is mo...
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Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Leather, Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Cloud Sculpture/Wall Hanging Decoration/1700-1860
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a cloud-shaped wooden sculpture made around the Edo period in Japan. It is an ornament attached to the central part of the roof of shrines and temples. It is likely that ...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

An important almoner sculpture from the Lombardy-Veneto area, around 1730.
Located in Milan, IT
The base is circular, with a wavy profile, prepared with pastiglia (refined plaster) and finished with gilding in the upper band. The median band has a pale celadon green covering th...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of angels in gilded wood Rome 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Rome, 17th century Pair of angels Gilded wood, cm h 92 - Base, cm 25 x 40 The pair of putti examined is a masterpiece of the Roman Baroque period, a period of pomp and opulence w...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Four angels, Provence or Italy, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Four candle light angels, Provence or Italy 17th century Rare set of four angels, bearers of the light brought by Christ. Two stand on cherub-headed supports, one arm on the hip. T...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Oak Wood Skull Polychromed 18th Century
Located in Esbeek, NL
18th Century polychromed skull
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

17th-18th Century Dutch Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered. The Netherlands circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden ped...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

15th Century Gothic Carved Oak Statue – Virgin of the Annunciation
Located in Maidstone, GB
15th Century Oak Wood Sculpture of the Virgin of the Annunciation beside a lectern supporting an opened book, the Virgin with both hands upraised ( one repaired) turning slightly to the left, her demeanour redolent of strength, compassion and benignity. Franco Flemish origin, circa 1480, 56 inches in height x 26 inches wide. Provenance : Lot 347, The Notable Art Collection, New York, April 1949, Joseph Brummer Collection Part 1
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Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Pair of 16th Century Carved Oak Saints
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Pair of 16th Century Oak Saints: One being a male depicted wearing a long hooded cloak held together with a brooch over a flowing tunic tied at the ...
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
Located in London, GB
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection A rare collection of five museum quality late 18th / early 19th Century hand carved Neapolitan crib figures...
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Italian Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Pine

Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti Candles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of Italian carved wood Putti that hold candles. The base is 7" x 7". The wing spread is 12". From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes, Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship. Weathered Measurement ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Ancient Olmec Greenstone Portrait Mask with Pre-1970 Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A large and powerful portrait mask depicting an important Olmec ruler, with a broad face, furrowed brow, rectangular ear flanges, full lips, and a large nose, carved from a variegate...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Rare Antique Pre-Columbian Bronze Sculpture Worshiping Inti (God of Sun)
Located in Doha, QA
This is a very rare and extremely unusual figurative solid bronze handcrafted sculpture. The figure is most likely Inca-Mayan and worshiping Inti, also called Apu-punchau,-in Inca religion the sun of God. The work is incredibly detailed, starting with the man’s feet...
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Unknown Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Granite, Bronze

''Ho Ho boy'' Chinese Porcelaine Period Kang-Hsi Second Half of the 17th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Ho Ho boy" Chinese porcelain. Period Kang-Hsi Second half of the 17th century.  
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Wood base or pedestal. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Base. Carved and gilded wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base for sculpture made of carved and gilded wood with a rectangular and flat shape, slightly raised on circular legs and...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Other

Thai Sukhothai Cast Bronze Buddha Head, 15th/16th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Thai cast bronze Buddha head, Sukhothai kingdom, circa 15th century, Thailand. The Buddha's pleasing face, with its narrow, oval ...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Rutilated Quartz on an Aragonite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing with rutilated quartz crystals on natural-forming aragonite crystal cluster. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Italy. The aragonite is from Morocco and is known for this particular type of crystalized formations. The mineral emulates a cloud which is compliments the 18th century Italian gilded angel wing. The rutile quartz crystals are adorned on the base and aspects of the wing and the gold of the rutile perfectly matches the original gilded 18th century Italian artifact...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Virgin and the Child, Mosan Region, Second Half of 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A polychrome sculpture depicting the Virgin and the Child Mosan region, second half of 13th century Polychrome wood 73 x 29 X 12 cm Provenance : Former Belgian private collection from the beginning of the 20th century This remarkable early artwork portrays the Enthroned Virgin and Child, also known as Sedes Sapientiae, which translates to the 'Seat of Wisdom...
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Belgian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Polychromed wood base or pedestal. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Base. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Rectangular base base, made of carved and polychrome wood in gray tones, which has been decorated with a series of mo...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

18th Century Italian Gilded Angels on Amethyst and Calcite in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angels mounted on amethyst and calcite in matrix. The hand-carved angels were once part of a he...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Gold Leaf

Christopher Circa 1600 Alabaster
Located in Esbeek, NL
This Albast statue depicting Saint Christopher, beautiful polychrome Circa 1600 Alabaster
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

18th Century Italian Carved Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara. Not sure if paint is original, but it is definitely old. Finely carved with a lot of character.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

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

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara. Slight chipping in silver leaf on back side. Beautifully detailed.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Silver Leaf

Large Terracotta Relief - Lombardy, First Half of 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Terracotta relief of the flight into Egypt Lombardy, first half of 17th century Painted terracotta 91 x 85 x 11,5 cm This event in the early life of Christ is recounted i...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

18th Century Italian Cross Mounted on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca processional cross on a calcite crystal base in matrix with coordinating baroque pearls. The calcite crystal cluster in matrix is from Elmwood Mine in T...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Candle Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved and painted. Nice patina. From a beautiful house in Santa Barbara. They do hold candles on a spike.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528) Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Around 1510-1520 Painted and gilded terracotta 55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

18th Century Italian Giltwood and Polychrome Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition considering age. Some losses and chips as expected with the age. From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

French Antique Oak Statues
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French church sculptures made of solid oak. These two antique figures are from a church in a private village in Luceram, in the south of France.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

18th Century Italian Carved Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition considering his age. She is very beautiful. From a significant home in Santa Barbara. Base is 9.5" x 10".
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Buddha Wooden Statue
Located in New York, NY
18th century Carved Wood Buddha. Chinese antique Buddha Statue of carved wood. Gesso like coating to wooden surface, with pigments and gilding. ...
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Asian Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

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

Gothic Canopy, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic canopy France, 15th century Alabaster, some traces of polychromy 33 x 23 x 20 cm Provenance: - Private collection Genève, Switzerland ...
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Carlo Marcellini 'Florence 1644 – 1713', Florentine Baroque Putto
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Carlo Marcellini (Florence 1644 – 1713) Putto White and green marble 41.5 x 73.5 cm This marble putto carved in high relief, almost a tutto tondo, and set on an elegant green marble background, appears almost naked, sitting on a cloud. His peculiar pose, in adoration, suggests that the work was a part of a larger composition including other figures in devotion. Published in 2007 by Sandro Bellesi in the monograph dedicated to Gioacchino Fortini (pg.155), this beautiful marble putto was included in the catalog of Carlo Marcellini, a prominent figure in the baroque renewal of Florentine art. Born in Florence in 1644, Carlo Marcellini received his artistic education in the city of the lily, specializing in stone sculpture and stucco modeling under the guidance of Bartolomeo Cennini before continuing his studies in Rome in the Accademia Medicea founded by the Grand Duke Cosimo III in order to familiarize some more promising artists with the essential “ taste of Rome ”. Under the guidance of Ercole Ferrata and Ciro Ferri, Giovan Battista Foggini...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Baroque Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Patinated baroque sculpture on a stylised landscape base in the form of a female figure with a flowing cloak and an expansive gesture. Provenance: Wittelsbach estate.
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Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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