19th Century Figurative Sculptures
to
566
3,719
1,125
3,719
8,908
2,738
2,208
3,170
1,988
306
144
548
536
264
447
578
670
373
252
265
233
146
133
79
74
40
30
30
18
14
13
6
5
4
3
2
1
2,017
1,675
979
810
682
1,838
1,603
3,017
1,564
690
265
244
Height
to
Width
to
3,719
3,719
3,719
72
29
27
24
21
Period: 19th Century
Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Wales by Count Gleichen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
These bronze figures show Edward, Prince of Wales, standing in a nonchalant pose with one leg crossed over the other, a cigar in his left hand, his hat at his feet and a shotgun slung over his right arm. The elegant Princess of Wales is depicted skating, with feathers in her hat, and wearing a fur-trimmed coat and muff as the wind catches her three-quarter length skirt. Each stamped Elkington & Co Founders and G 1870. English, dated 1870.
Provenance: Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen, was the son of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodore of Leiningen, half-sister to Queen Victoria. He ran away from school to England in 1848 and was sponsored to enter the Royal Navy by Queen Victoria. In 1854 he attained the rank of Lieutenant after serving as mate on the flagship Cumberland, where his future brother-in-law was captain and his future father-in-law was admiral. In 1866 he retired from the navy and trained with the British sculptor William Theed. As a sculptor, he carried out several portrait commissions for Queen Victoria including a statuette of Prince Alfred, her second son, and another of Prince Albert Victor...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze figures after Giambologna
French, late 19th Century
Mercury: Height 84cm, width 17cm, depth 31cm
Fortuna: Height 84.5cm, width 17cm, depth 29cm
The patinated bronze figures are pictured in the nude, adopting active poses. Both stand on their tiptoes on one foot — Fortuna resting on a scrolling base, and Mercury on a gust of wind, produced by Zephyrus, the god of the western wind — and their other leg is flicked back. In both, one arm is raised, and the other rests at their side.
The figures stand on cylindrical yellow marble bases, which are ringed with continuous relief panels, depicting cherubs at the helm of sailing ships, and navigating using globes...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Patinated Bronze Statue of a Seated Greek Scholar signed Moreau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A patinated cast bronze statue of a classically draped Greek scholar sitting sideways on a Klismos chair with the trademark griphons as front leg supports, the subject holding a pen in his right hand and an open scroll on the other left signed "Moreau" inscribed on one side of the chair. There are no visible foundry marks.
Presumably the signature stands for Mathurin Moreau, a 19 Century French sculptor born 1822, and son of noted sculptor Jean Baptiste Moreau. In 1841, the 19 year old Mathirin entered the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and, the following year, won the Second Grand Prix de Rome with his sculpture Diodemus removing the Palladium. Several of his works remain on public display in Paris, among them on the facade of the Gare du Nord...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th century Terracotta Chinoiserie Sculptural Group after François Boucher
Located in London, GB
A Chinoiserie Sculptural Group
After François Boucher
This refined terracotta sculpture of a lady at her toilette was a popular motif first depicted in a painting by François Bouche...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hand Painted Porcelain, 2 Valets and a Couple, 19th Century, Vienna, Austria
Located in Lantau, HK
Hand painted porcelain, 2 valets and a couple, 19th century, Vienna, Austria.
Seduction scene with captured moment of emotions, beautifully detailed and hand painted porcelain
Mark...
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Marble Sculpture Statue of a Girl Reading
Located in New York, NY
A signed finely carved Italian Carrara marble sculpture of a girl reading to her doll siting on a chair.
Title: La Lezione Di Lett...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Gustave Doré Signed Cupid Cherub Bronze Sculpture, Paris, France, c. 1876
Located in London, GB
A superb quality bronze sculpture of Cupid with his bow by the renowned French artist Gustave Doré, made in Paris, France, c. 1876.
Entitled ‘Amour lançant une flèche’ in French, th...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Pair of French Victorian Bronze Cupids
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian bronze seated cupid figures holding gilt leaves with gilt trim on round shaped white marble base.
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Putti
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century classical bronze seated putti, reading and writing, mounted on square rouge marble plinths and engraved gilded ormolu bases.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze marble statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze, and Rouge Griotte marble statue, signed Deniére. This beautiful statue of Erato and Callio...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Bronze Statue of a Female Water Carrier, by Hans Schork
By Hans Schörk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A enchanting late 19th century patinated bronze statue of a pretty young maiden carrying a water jug and sack.
Signed; Hans Schork, Austrian, 1849.
Category
Romantic Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charming Italian 19th Century Carved Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming Italian 19th century carved Carrara Marble Group "Playful Putti with Goat" depicting two young children, one riding the goat whose two front legs are in the ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Clown
Located in Lantau, HK
Italian
circa 1901-1920
Porcelain
Mark for Napoli (Italy)
Measures: Height 52 cm
Width 22 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Ceramic Figurines Rstk Amphora Austria Turn Teplitz
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Nouveau ceramic figurines Rstk Amphora Austria Turn Teplitz - a pair
Attributed to Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel for Amphora, Turn Teplitz Austria...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
French 19th Century Life-Size Bronze "La Danse des Oeufs" by Gustave-Louis Nast
By Gustave-Louis Nast 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Orientalist style life-size patinated and parcel-gilt bronze sculpture of "La Danse des Oeufs" (The Dance of Golden Eggs) also known as "La Danse...
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Marble Bust of a Young Girl, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is in very good condition and the expression of the girl is attractive from
all angles.
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Folk Art Yew Burr Sculpture Carved Human Form Life Size
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Exceptional folk art sculpture depicting a human head and body dressed in a waving organic form cloak with a bone eyepiece.
Exceptional patina with strong carved flowing lines produ...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Yew
A.Carrier French bronze 19th Neapolitan musician playing a tambourine.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.CARRIER bronze 19th Neapolitan musician playing a tambourine.
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Sculpture of a Nude Boy on Malachite Base, Benjamin Schlick Mid-19th Cent
By Benjamin Schlick
Located in New York City, NY
A fine quality mid-19th century silver electroplate sculpture of a nude male figure after the antique, on original malachite base.
A classica...
Category
European Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Antique French Gilt Bronze, Marble and Tole Revolving Dial Clock
By Francois Vion
Located in London, GB
This exquisite mantel clock was designed in the 19th century in France, inspired by an earlier model by François Vion, a famous Parisian metalworker of the 18th century. In this design, as in Vion’s, the Three Graces are depicted holding up a spherical clock...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu, Tôle, Bronze
Original Empire Sculpture, Wood, Polychrome, Gold, Austria, 1800s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
In pristine original condition, the item has been professionally cleaned, and its polish has been revived by our refurbishing team in Czechia.
Polychrome and gilded wood carving
T...
Category
Austrian Empire Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Italian Marble Statue Sculpture by Romanelli
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved Italian Carrara marble
Title: Amore E Psiche
Artist: Pasquale Romanelli (1812-1887)
Origin: Italian
Date: 19th century
Signature: Signed Prof. P. Romanelli/Fire...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Chinese Emperor and Empress Wooden Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
This pair of Antique Chinese Emperor and Empress Statues are 100% hand made and hand carved with paint and gilt on them. Some of the paint and gilt has been worn off but overall they are in good condition. Look at the pictures, you can see that they are in many years history with some age wear. Now you can have them on your collection shelf.
Size: 6in H x 2 3/4in W x 2in D each
Origin: China
Circa: Late Qing era
Material: Wood
Condition: Hand made, hand painted, normal age wear.
Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Grand French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Constructed in bronze, patinated and gilt; the rectangular form case supported on engraved oblate spherical feet, the frieze dressed with a row of female masks capping pillars, linke...
Category
English Empire Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Porcelain Cherub Sculptures
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fine pair of antique French porcelain cherub sculptures attributed to E. Quinter.
Likely created in the Société Céramique de Charenton workshop, n...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Antique Standing Bronze Buddha 24 Carat Gold Rattanakosin 63cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful and rare authentic and antique bronze standing Buddha from Thailand from the Rattanakosin period, a large specimen gilded with 24 carat gold leaf, circa mid 19th century, t...
Category
Thai Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Marbleized Painted Crucifix with Green Mica
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century French marbleized painted crucifix with green mica.
The crucifix originally came from a collector in France. The crucifix is painted ...
Category
French Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
Rare Large Meiji Period Bronze of a Reclining Female
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An very impressive large Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze statue of a reclining female.
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
antique Bronze Door Knocker with Sphinx
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5517 - Antique bronze door knocker with sphinx - From the early 19th century, after the great Egyptian discoveries with great interest for the whole world.
Beautiful on the door, ...
Category
French Egyptian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wabi Sabi Perfect Imperfect 19th Century French Horse Real Horseskin
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Exactly perfect imperfect, Wabi Sabi, large horse covered in real horseskin.
Probably made in French around the year 1880 or even older.
A wonderful decorative object.
Measures:...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fine Pair of French 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural four-light candelabra, each modeled as a baby Bacchus, in the form of a child faun, seated on tree trunk a...
Category
French Baroque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vienna Bergman Bronze Arab Man on Carpet Selling Egypt Antiquities, circa 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
Stunning bronze figurine group: Arab man clad in mantel (fireplace) selling Egypt antiquities.
An Arab man with turban is busy with presenting Egypt f...
Category
Austrian Other Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Metal Figures, Pierrot and Pantaleon, 19th Century France
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of metal figures. Pierrot and Pantaleon. 19th century France.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Marble Sculpture of a Nymph by E. DeCori
Located in New York, NY
A fine Italian white marble sculpture of a Winged Nymph by E. DeCori
Artist: E. DeCori
Date: circa 19th century
Origin: Italian
Dimension: 23 1/2 in x 11 in x 14 in.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Luca Madrassi
Located in New York, NY
Luca Madrassi (1848-1919)
Maternal joys
Marble and multicolor H 34 inches
Luca Madrassi, although born in Italy, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and assumed Frenc...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Monumental Figures of a Duke & Duchess
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Cent) white painted monumental figures of a Duke & Duchess on square bases. (att. to be patron saints of a provincial French town & used in an annual parade)
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Scottish Brass and Nickel Silver Horse Hobble, Bide A Blink, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish brass and nickel silver horse hobble with an eagle heads horse shoe handle and resting on the faithful servant creature Bide a Blink. Signature...
Category
Scottish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Gilt Bronze and White Marble Bust of a Woman by Gory
Located in London, GB
This charming sculpture of a young woman is the work of the accomplished Italian-born sculptor, Affortunato Gory (1895-1925). Gory is best-known for his sculptures of women and child...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young Fisher Boy by Carpeaux
Located in London, GB
This beautiful patinated bronze sculpture was designed by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and cast by the Susse Frères foundry. The work portrays a young Neapolitan fisherboy, who sits on a naturalistic base, crouched holding a shell to his ear. The work is signed 'J. B. Carpeaux' and has Susse Frères foundry marks, and is set on a veined green marble plinth.
This stunning antique French bronze sculpture presents a unique opportunity to collect one of the original models of the young Neapolitan fisherboy by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The original model for this delicate antique bronze sculpture of a fisher boy...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture of Antinous of Belvedere, 19th Century, Italian
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique bronze statue of Antinous of Belvedere who was a close friend or lover of Emperor Hadrian. After his untimely death Hadrian deified him. A striking figure, standing in the nu...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exposition Pair of Monumental Patinated Bronze Figural Torchères, 1867
Located in New York, NY
A fine 1867 exposition pair of patinated bronze figural torchères on pedestal
Maker: A. Lacarrière Père, Fils et Cie. (Mid 19th century)
Ori...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Boulle statue of King Louis XIV. This wonderful statue is modeled after the statue of Louis XIV in the middle of the Place des Victoires, Paris. The statue is raised on a rectangular stepped Boulle pedestal with its Brass inlays atop a Tortoiseshell background within an ebony frame. This wonderfully detailed pedestal is also decorated with an upped and lower Ormolu Coeur-de-Rai band that serves as the plinth and capital. Atop the Boulle designed pedestal is a patinated Bronze rearing horse...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Marble Putto Sculpture, Signed 'D'angelis'
Located in London, GB
A 19th century marble putto sculpture, signed 'D'Angelis'
French, Late 19th Century
Height 54cm, width 41m, depth 31cm
Executed with great artisti...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Venetian Polychromed Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian painted figures with polychromed blue shirts & red shorts and feathered headdress candle stand and supported on an 8 sided ebonized...
Category
Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Marble Sculpture "Menacing Love" after Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791)
Located in Madrid, ES
Marble Sculpture "Menacing Love"
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791)
France, 19th Century
Dimensions: 40 x 25 x 20 cm
Elegant white marble sculpture, finely carved after the ...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
By Giambologna, Louis-Guillaume Fulconis
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
French, late 19th century
Measures: Mercury: Height 64cm, width 11cm, depth 27cm
Fortuna: Heigh...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Da Vinci and Cellini Sculptures by Carrier-Belleuse
Located in 263-0031, JP
This couple of sculptures was made by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a French artist and one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, who lived in the 19th c...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
Each figure beautifully cast and chased bronze on a Rosso Antico base.
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th C Tobacco Shop Publicity Statue smoking a pipe - polychromed wood.
Located in Leuven , BE
19th C Tobacco Shop Publicity Statue smoking a pipe -polychromed wood.In perfect state -stands tall on its own.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Notre Dame marble statue signed Clodion. The statue is raised on an elegant Notre Dam...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A White Marble Figure of a Kneeling Cherub, By Pio Fedi
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine White Marble Figure of a Kneeling Cherub, By Pio Fedi.
Signed to the base 'Pio Fedi Faceva'.
Italian, Circa 1860.
Pio Fedi (1815-1892) was an Italia...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large 19th Century French Bronze "Prince Hamlet & the Gravedigger, Shakespeare"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 19th Century French Bronze Depicting Prince Hamlet & the Gravedigger, from Act V, scene i. of shakespeare's tragedy.
Cast by Victor Thiebaut, Paris.
Signed on base: Par Vor Thiebaut 1865. and Costa de B.
Height: 51" (129.5 cm)
Width: 33" (83.8 cm)
Depth: 23" 58.4 cm)
Victor Adolphe Thiébaut , born in 1828 and died in 1888 was one of the most illustrious founders of French art. He was the creator of the Art Foundry Thiebaut Brothers ,one of the largest and most prestigious art foundries in France during the 19th and 20th centuries. His achievements are visible throughout the world and especially in Paris. In 1849, after being associated with him, his father Charles Antoine Floréal left him the reins of the family foundry " Thiébaut & Fils ", a company manufacturing loops and medals, cylinders for printing canvas and paper, machine parts steam and other industrial objects made of bronze and copper. Two years later, in 1851, Victor Thiébaut decided to start a new activity of art foundry. He created the "Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry". It is from this time that the house will experience great prosperity and international artistic renown.
Victor Thiébaut was a perfectionist. He believed that the perfection of cast iron was the main point of making a work. This way of thinking earned him the trust, the friendship and the advice of the sculptors of the time. The first works of Victor Thiébaut are exhibited throughout Europe. The London Exhibition in 1862 gave him the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor . That same year, he was elected mayor of the 10th arrondissement of Paris . Over the years, the fame of the Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry enabled the company to produce more and more important works in collaboration with prestigious artists. In 1860, Victor Thiébaut realized his first Parisian work: the fonts of "Agriculture" and the "Work" of Gumery. These works are visible on one of the fountains of the square-Émile Chautemps. In 1861, he produced a monumental work for the city of Paris: the bronze group "Saint Michael slaying the devil" by Duret, installed on the fountain Saint Michel. In 1863, another monumental work installed in the heart of the capital. Victor Thiebaut performs the statue of Napoleon I er , installed at the top of the Vendôme column . The statue was shot down in 1871 and repaired in 1875 by the Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry. Between 1864 and 1899, Victor Thiébaut realized many monumental works, still today, throughout the capital, including " The Triumph of the Republic ", place de la Nation , the "monument to Joan of Arc", place the Pyramids , the "Lioness of the Sahara", the Louvre palace , many works present in the Luxembourg gardens , the Tuileries gardens , the Jardin des Plantes , and in many other places. In 1878, the "Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry" cast the work " Charlemagne and its Leudes ", installed on parvis Notre-Dame . Victor Thiébaut died in 1888, leaving his sons Victor and Jules with orders for the family business. Until his last days, Victor Thiébaut worked on two monumental orders that will be completed and installed after his death. One of the most visible works made by the "Fonderie Thiébaut Frères" was undoubtedly the replica of the "Statue of Liberty", installed on the bridge of Grenelle ( Swan...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
True Pair of French 19th Century Cast Iron Statues of Two Young Boys
By A. Durenne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality true pair of French 19th century cast iron statues of two young boys playing flutes signed A. Durenne sommevoire. Each statue is raised by a circula...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue Titled ‘Economista Precoce’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely charming Italian mid 19th century white Carrara marble statue titled 'Economista Precoce', signed G.F. Lapini. The sculpture is of a young child seated on a chair made o...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Carved Marble Group of a Roman Caesar and His Lover by Battelli
By Rafaello Battelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning 19th century Neo-Classical style hand carved white Carrara marble figural group depicting a semi nude lady reclining by a Roman caesar seated o...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Bust of "Psyche" in Patinated Bronze, by Boyer and Rolland
Located in Paris, FR
This is a bust of Psyche in patinated bronze by the founders Boyer and Rolland. It represents a young woman wearing butterfly wings in her hair with her head turned towards an insect placed on her shoulder. The little butterfly probably represents Cupid. It is an evocation of the myth Cupid and Psyche. The sculpture rests on a red marble base placed on a rectangular stand.
It is a sand casting made in the foundry of Boyer and Rolland whose mark is on the back of the bust. On the side, it is annotated Mm Léon Bertaux...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pastoral Group/Handkuss 'The Hand-kiss'
Located in Lantau, HK
Meissen, hard-paste porcelain, circa 1738-1740.
The Artist
The Meissen manufactory near the city of Dresden was founded by Augustus II (1670-1733), King of Poland and Electoral of Saxony, in 1710. It was the first factory in Europe to succeed in making white hard-paste porcelain. The early years of the Meissen production were focused on creating copies of Chinese porcelain. It was only when Kaendler began to work at Meissen in 1731 that the manufactory would break free from the influence of Asia and produce porcelain of true European character.
The Painting
A sculptor by training, Kaendler took over the direction of the manufactory in 1733. He is considered the key figure in the development of Meissen and the individual behind the transformation of the factory’s porcelain during the 18th century. Kaendler demonstrated his artistic ability by creating a variety of porcelain groups including the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, Pastoral and Crinoline groups, and Cris de Paris, which were met with widespread acclaim and made Meissen famous throughout all of Europe. Soon these porcelain figures would be used extensively alongside vases and other ornaments to decorate interiors.
Provenance
The themes of fête galante, pastoral idylls and masquerade themes, created by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), and then developed further by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), depicting amorous scenes with dancers, women and shepherds engaged in frivolous pursuits, spread all over Europe during the first half of the 18th century. This is due to the French engraver Gabriel Huquier (1695-1747), who dedicated himself to images and engravings after Francois Boucher and Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), who fostered the concept of Rococo style, that brought about the new trend in decorative arts.
In 1738, Kaendler introduced one of his figures in pastoral costume with the Handkuss (Hand-kiss) scene under a tree. For the shepherd lovers’ scene, the German sculptor drew his inspiration from Boucher and Watteau. Since the 1730s, the Meissen manufactory has been providing Watteau’s engravings...
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Flaxman Ewers in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1830.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the iconic early wedgwood pieces, the pair of ewers Sacred to Neptune & Sacred to Bacchus was designed by Flaxman in the 1780s for Josiah Wedgwood. They have remained popular ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
