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Item Ships From: Europe
Period: 19th Century
Pair 19th Century Meissen Parrots.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting pair of fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrots, perched on tree trunks feasting.
Blue crossed swords signed to the base.
Batch 62747 DHKZ
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Amazing Italian Relief in Carrara marble late 19th Century with Video
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Relief in Carrara marble late 19th Century
Original condition
90cm x 29.5cm x 5cm
With hook to hang on the wall
Category
Italian Art Deco Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair Meissen parrots, late 19th century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Small pair of enchanting late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrots, each with wonderful bold colouring and signed with the blue crossed swords to the base.
Batch 76 G9490/21 CEKZ
Category
German Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Set of Two Antique French Old Paris Porcelain 'Porte Plume" Statues
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Beautiful set of two antique French Old Paris Porcelain "Porte Plume" - Statues for ink pens.
These 2 antique French Porcelain Porte Plume from around 1820-1850 are beautiful hand decorated with a man and woman in oriental Arabic traditional style. This style is characteristic and popular from that time with oriental scenes atmospheres.
The "Porte Plume" was used at the secretary desk for inserting the feather ink...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Capodimonte late 19th Century White Porcelain Group of Male and Female Figurines
By Capodimonte
Located in Firenze, IT
A lovely antique Italian Capodimonte white porcelain biscuit male and female figurines sculptured in the round depicting in a very romantic moment. This centrepiece group features tw...
Category
Italian Romantic Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED European, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
European, Germany ? 19th century
Christ and font in bronze, wooden cross, covered with enamel.
Slight wear.
Dim.: (cross) 50 x 30 cm;
Height: (christ) 16 cm...
Category
German Baroque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Egyptian Figures by Emile Louis Picault
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures Of The Egyptian High Priest 'Pastophore' and The Egyptian Scribe 'Hierogrammate' By Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915).
Each signed 'Picau...
Category
French Egyptian Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Creil et Montereau Baroque Faience Statues, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of polychrome earthenware statues of a Baroque styled couple (man and woman) not common in Creil Montereau and signed 'CREIL LM C'.
Dimensions: 53.5 cm height 25 cm diameter
Category
French Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
The ‘CAVALIER ARAB’, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
"Cavalier Arabe”, which is a collaboration by two French sculptors Alfred Barye and Emile-Coriolan-Hippolyte Guillemin. Signed by E Guillemin and Bary f...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Antique statuary Carrara sculpture “Venus Italica” after Antonio Canova
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique Carrara marble sculpture “Venus Italica” after Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
Made in Italy during the 19th century.
When the Medici Venus was forcibly removed from the Tribu...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Early Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Indulgence' by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy.
The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides.
Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage.
This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806).
Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788
started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.
Design of the model in 1788
Manufactory: Meissen Germany
Dating: made around 1840
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting
Dimensions:
height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in
width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in
depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in
Marks:
Blue Meissen crossed sword mark
Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da..
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
Category
German Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of Malabar musicians
German, Late 19th Century
Woman: Height 33cm, width 13cm, depth 11cm
Man: Height 32cm, width 20cm, depth 11cm
Expertly crafted in the late 19th century by the artists at Meissen, the figures depict a charming pair of Malabar musicians. The design of this pair is after models by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German 1723–1785), an artist at Meissen.
The figure of a lady is playing the hurdy-gurdy and the moustached man the guitar. Both figures are wearing a pale straw hat, their bodies covered by a maroon-coloured and fur lined jacket...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MARBLE SINK 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MARBLE SINK 19th Century
Interesting sink from the end of the 19th century, made by copying the Kaolin sinks that appeared between ...
Category
Italian Modern Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Orientalist Sculptures, Forming a Jardinière, Ottoman Art.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Orientalist sculptures, forming a jardinière, Ottoman Art.
Pair of jardinières decorated with Orientalist sculptures in regula, The Sultan and the Sultana at a dance, Ottoma...
Category
Turkish Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
F. Barbedienne Large Bronze Sculpture of Euterpe
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A bronze sculpture of Euterpe attributed to French metalworker Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892). Embellished to the reverse with the official stamp of the Collas et Barbedienne foun...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German Meissen Porcelain Couple Figurines, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of Meissen polychrome porcelain figurine in Baroque style costumes with flowers and a Meissen Deer Head mark.
Broken finger in the girl`s hand.
M...
Category
German Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A Grand Tour Regency bronze figure of Mercury (Hermes) on a marble column
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Grand Tour Regency bronze figure of Mercury (Hermes) on a composite marble column, the messenger of the gods is shown running on winged feet supported on a puff of wind with a torc...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Meiji period bronze of a seated man smoking
By Akasofu Gyôkkô
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze of a seated man smoking, shown with his pipe in his right hand resting on a rootwood base, wearing workman’s clothing with bare feet, the face expressively carv...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Of A Running Youth
Located in London, GB
An English Grand Tour bronze figure of a running youth with fine detailing and good patina.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture, by Paul Duboy (1830-1887) France, 19th century
By Paul Duboy
Located in Paris, FR
Gilted bronze sculpture of a young woman by Paul Duboy (1830-1887)
France, 19th century
Signed on the side PAUL DUBOY
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alpinien Margaine Blue Limoges Porcelain Figurines, 19th Century
By Alpinien Margaine, Pierre-Justin Gibus
Located in Lisbon, PT
A noble baroque style porcelain figurine couple designed by Alpinien Margaine (French, active after 1854) by the foundry Gibus et Cie (1853–1972) in Limoges, France in a baby blue mo...
Category
French Baroque Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Laughing Buddha Statue - Green Hard Stone - China - Period: Art Nouveau
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Very nice realization in green hard stone made in China.
This large statue depicts the standing "Laughing Buddha" wearing a necklace of pearls of wisdom in his left hand and a ball in his right hand known as the ball of wealth.
A large solar disc, symbolizing light, illuminates the Buddha's smile.
The meaning of the laughing Buddha with beads and/or a ball of wealth is that of meditation.
The representation of the wealth ball is a sign of wealth and prosperity.
Period: Late 19th century - Early 20th century - Art Nouveau
Dimensions: Height: 103,5cm x Width: 30cm x Depth: 18cm
The image of the Laughing Buddha is inspired by a wandering Chinese monk, Budai (Hotei, in Japanese), who lived there centuries ago and believed to be Maitreya, or the Buddha to come.
The plump figure and the benevolent attitude of the statue suggest contentment, magnanimity and plenitude. Often referred to as the Laughing Buddha, his signature smile symbolizes contentment and pure joy.
The Laughing Buddha is considered a symbol of good luck, and rubbing its big head or belly is believed to bring good fortune and wealth.
The fat belly of the Laughing Buddha is a symbol of tolerance, it also shows that prosperity and wealth can go hand in hand with enlightened consciousness.
If we talk about Hinduism, Lord Kuber is considered as the Lord of Wealth and Fortune. However, in China, people used to keep a Laughing Buddha statue...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
A rare Anglo-Chinese Regency polychrome painted wax and wood group of two Chines
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare Anglo-Chinese Regency polychrome painted wax and wood group of two Chinese card players, both with nodding heads with horsetail top-knots, wearing jackets with large collars, ...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Terracotta sculpture with children and clock, late 19th century
Located in Catania, IT
Terracotta sculpture with children and clock, late 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of bronze standing figures of Spanish explorer & Conquistador Hernan Cortes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of bronze standing figures of Spanish explorer and Conquistador, Hernan Cortes, by CharlesCumberworth, shown wearing different suits of armour, each with a shaped breastplate,...
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Ca 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Gardener couple consisting of two individual figures.
The female gardener wears rural rococo clothing: a dress with elaborate floral decoration and pinne...
Category
German Baroque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1890s Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Sicilian Fragment of an Angel
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This art nouveau sicilian carving it was part of a larger composition from a piece of furniture, it's in original very good conditions. The walnut wood has been a suitable choice for...
Category
Sicilian Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
German Porcelain Figurine Of Loving Couple, Volkstedt, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A porcelain figure of a kissing couple, a very fine soft piece from Volkstedt with a mark on the base and the date "1762" of the maker's foundation.
Marked by Volkstedt foundation 17...
Category
German Baroque Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Rare French Iron & Bronze Duck Press 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine substantial antique French iron and bronze Duck Press, stamped in relief "Depose" and dating from the late 19th Century.
The main frame of the duck press is decorate...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Porcelain Figure Woman In Armchair By Capodimonte, 1834
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Capodimonte porcelain painting from 1820 shows a woman in a swinging armchair. Mark near Capodimonte - 1771 to 1834. The first use of the Neapolitan "N" covered with a 5-pointed cr...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German porcelain figurine of young man in fine clothes.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique German porcelain figurine of a young man in fine clothes.
Hand-painted in polychrome colors.
19th century.
Marked.
In good ...
Category
German Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Female Sculpture In Alabaster, Giuseppe Gambogi Italian Sculptor, 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Alabaster Sculptures, features a refined Female Sculpture, a
Young Woman leaning against a classical column and peering expectantly,
the work created is made of alabaster, a lustrous and elegant material used by the
artists to sculpt their works of art.
The age of the ancient sculpture is from the late 1800s, 19th century.
The ancient female Statue in alabaster, bears a signature G. Gambogi, Italian sculptor.
Giuseppe Gambogi (1862-1938), was born in Pisa but worked in Florence where he had his studio-atelier together with his children.
He uses various materials in marble, alabaster and bronze for his works. Sculptor with Romantic and Orientalist taste.
Many works created by the sculptor were made for the foreign market and
some of them are preserved in the Dantesco Museum in Ravenna.
The sculpture is in excellent condition although it has undergone minor restoration.
Sculture...
Category
European Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Queen and Angels sculpture in golden terracotta
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful sculpture made of gold-patinated terracotta representing a Queen praying accompanied by two cherubs at her feet and an Angel behind her. A piece with a lot of symbolism tha...
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Sculpture by Karl Hultström, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful sculpture by Karl Hultström, Sweden, early 19th century.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Glue residue on cheek and neck, see last 3 pictures.
Engraved on the b...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique German porcelain figurine. Young woman in elegant attire.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique German porcelain figurine.
Young woman in elegant attire. Hand-painted in polychrome colors.
19th century.
Marked.
In excel...
Category
German Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Narcissus, Bronze Excavated Black Patina
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Narcissus, bronze with black patina, based on the antique, signature on the base Michele Amodio Napoli, 19th century.
After the original statue from antiquity discovered in Pompeii ...
Category
Italian Greco Roman Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Wooden Dutch Cherub Antique Sculpture, 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great sculpture from Northern Europe, 19th century. Wooden work finely carved in pear wood depicting an angel, of good quality. Nicely sized object, for antique dealers and collector...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th CENTURY AUGUSTE MOREAU'S BRONZE STATUETTE DIONYSUS CHILD
Located in Firenze, FI
Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cavalier Terracotta Turquoise Glaze - Chinese Enamels - Period: 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A delightful statuette depicting a rider riding his mount, in terracotta with a turquoise, brown and white glaze known as three colours (sancai).
The horse is standing on an oblong ...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hermès At Rest, Bronze With Black Patina
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Hermès At Rest
Bronze With Black Patina
Very Beautiful Quality Of 19th Century Carving
Category
European Greco Roman Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Ceramic Cherub Gold Gilt Cold Painted Baroque Putto Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
19th century tall Italian Ceramic Figure depicting a putto or Cherub
Design - Capodimonte, Cantagalli, Derutta, Italian Design
Style: Baroque, antique, Italian, Rococo
Origin: Italy,...
Category
Italian Baroque Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze sculpture “Harmony”. RANCOULET, Ernest (France, 1870-1915).
By Rancoulet
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture “Harmony”. RANCOULET, Ernest (France, 1870-1915).
It has small flaws.
On a square base, there is a circular shape with a string of pearls and a rocky finish at the...
Category
French Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Other
19th Century Bronze French Antique Farmer Sculpture, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French sculpture from the late 19th century. Chiseled and patinated bronze work depicting a farmer posing with a plow and wheat. Nicely sized sculpture, ideal for inclusion in a coll...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Young Napoleon, "Manneken Pis", Vide-Poche, Circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze figure, France, around 1900.
The well-known motif, which also adorns many fountains, is also known as "Manneken Pis".
The little boy with Napoleon's hat tempts us to s...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of young man in elegant attire.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of a young man in elegant attire.
Hand-painted in polychrome colors.
19th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensio...
Category
German Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Belle Époque Alabaster Sculpture by Emilio Fiaschi
Located in London, GB
A Carved Alabaster Figure
By Emilio Fiaschi of Florence
This Italian alabaster sculpture by Fiaschi displays his skillful mastery by accentuating the grace of the female form throug...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Anatomical Model an External and Inner Ear, France 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for class, depicting an external and inner ear, made out of painted papier mache’ mounted on black painted wood. France circa 1890.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Fruitwood
19th Century French Plaster Relief Plaque of Four Putti Cherubs
Located in Antwerp, BE
A round colorful plaster wall relief of four putti.
This beautiful religious artwork comes from an old monastery.
Diameter 20.8" - 53 cm.
Depth 4.3" - 11 cm.
Category
French Hollywood Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Muse Calliope Statue by François Moreau Statue, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A statue of thr Muse Calliope, the first of the nine muses of Greek mythology, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, in metal letterhead.
Signed.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Zinc
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Sicilian Marionette head depicting a Saracene, it's a part of " Opera dei Pupi " inspired by The French poem " La Chanson de Roland ". This one it's in original condition with consistent signs of use and age, original fabric and natural hair.
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head...
Category
Sicilian Medieval Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronze After The Antique, The Discobolus, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bronze After the antique, Le Discobole, green patina
Category
Greco Roman Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture 12th Century Soldier In Armor Late 19th Century
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Chiseled bronze sculpture with gold and black patina. Crusades soldier in armor. The time of the Crusades is between the 1095-1291 centuries. the sculpture dates from the end of the ...
Category
French Medieval Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Grand Tour souvenir, Rome stage. Trajan's column, Italy early 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A souvenir of the Grand Tour, Rome stage. Trajan's column.
The famous monument is representative of Rome, Caput Mundi, and the greatest empire of its time in its maximum splendor. He...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Orientalist Lifesize Figural Bronze Statue, Attributed to Louis Hottot
By Louis Hottot
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Orientalist Lifesize Figural Bronze Statue, Attributed to Louis Hottot (French, 1834-1906).
Modelled as a lady in Ottoman dress standing beneath an Eastern style pagoda with mina...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figure of Jeanne d'Arc From The Model By Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Patinated Bronze Figure of ‘Jeanne d'Arc Prisonnière’ (‘Prisoner Joan of Arc’), By Louis-Ernest Barrias (French, 1841–1905).
Joan of Arc modelled standing, in handcuffs and armour and wearing a Bascinet helmet.
Signed ‘E. Barrias’ and with foundry mark ‘Susse Fres Edit Paris', Stamped 'PS'.
Titled on the base: ‘Vous avez pu m'enchainer/vous n'enchainerez jamais la Fortune de la France/Jeanne d'Arc’ ('You were able to chain me but you will never chain the will of France. Joan of Arc’).
Cast as part of a limited edition by the Susse Frères foundry, Paris, from the model by Louis-Ernest Barrias (French, 1841 – 1905). The model conceived Circa 1891 and Cast Circa 1910.
In 1891 Barrias completed his touching life-size portrait of 'Jeanne d'Arc devant ses judges' ('Joan of Arc before the judges') in marble for her monument at the Church...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
EARLY 19th CENTURY ALLEGORY OF SPRING BRONZE STATUES
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant lost wax cast bronze statuettes, made in Italy in the early 19th century. The statuettes, one male and one female, have classic references and depict the allegory of spring. ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Laughing Buddha Statue - Green Hard Stone - China - Period: Art Nouveau
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Very nice realization in green hard stone made in China.
This large statue depicts the standing "Laughing Buddha" wearing a necklace of pearls of wisdom in his left hand and a ball in his right hand known as the ball of wealth.
A large solar disc, symbolizing light, illuminates the Buddha's smile.
The meaning of the laughing Buddha with beads and/or a ball of wealth is that of meditation.
The representation of the wealth ball is a sign of wealth and prosperity.
Period: Late 19th century - Early 20th century - Art Nouveau
Dimensions: Height: 103,5cm x Width: 30cm x Depth: 18cm
The image of the Laughing Buddha is inspired by a wandering Chinese monk, Budai (Hotei, in Japanese), who lived there centuries ago and believed to be Maitreya, or the Buddha to come.
The plump figure and the benevolent attitude of the statue suggest contentment, magnanimity and plenitude. Often referred to as the Laughing Buddha, his signature smile symbolizes contentment and pure joy.
The Laughing Buddha is considered a symbol of good luck, and rubbing its big head or belly is believed to bring good fortune and wealth.
The fat belly of the Laughing Buddha is a symbol of tolerance, it also shows that prosperity and wealth can go hand in hand with enlightened consciousness.
If we talk about Hinduism, Lord Kuber is considered as the Lord of Wealth and Fortune. However, in China, people used to keep a Laughing Buddha statue...
Category
Chinese Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
ORIGINAL EMPIRE BATHTUB IN RED VERONA MARBLE WITH RINGS began 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ORIGINAL EMPIRE BATHTUB IN RED VERONA MARBLE WITH RINGS began 19th Century
Impressive and rare Empire bathtub in red Verona marble with rings.
early 19...
Category
Italian Empire Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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