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Style: Regency
Period: 19th Century
A large English Antique Plaster " Fidelity" Statue
Located in London, GB
An almost 4.5ft tall Plaster Fidelity Statue from the English Regency/ Victorian period. Good form and scale with some Historic restoration over the years, however as seen in the ima...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Antique Regency period bronze figure of Crouching Venus
Located in London, GB
A well-cast early 19th Century bronze Model of crouching Venus kneeling on shell supported on Sienna marble base.
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx
Located in Chicago, IL
From the 1700s through the early 1800s, European aristocrats developed a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and design that culminated in a full Egyptian Revival. Prominent figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned rooms decorated with Egyptian motifs. This cultural moment reflects a fascination with a sophisticated civilization of great artists and pharaohs. The Regency era possessed very little knowledge of the Great Pyramids or hieroglyphics, a quality that lent Egyptian art interpretation a compelling air of mystique.
This English Regency period gilt carving depicts a popular figure of borrowed Egyptian motif: the Sphinx. Recognized among educated circles as a symbol of brilliance in the ancient past, the Sphinx was well-known as a mythological creature who destroys those who failed to answer her riddle. Such a piece as this, excellent in detail and craftsmanship, may have once graced the mantle of a gentleman’s study or been exchanged as a gift between British scholars. The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and tail as well as the delicate detailing of the saddle.
Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and attributed the riddles, which she proposed, as having been taught to her by the Muses. Crowned with a Grecian diadem and having a refined expression, she evokes an ancient yet reserved intellect.
For the modern-day enthusiast of classical Greek art...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Gold Leaf
Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305
By Derby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain figurine.
By Derby.
In the form of William Shakespeare.
Depicting a Shakespeare that leans onto ...
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Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Figure of Ceres or Plenty, circa 1815
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Figure of Venus,
circa 1810
The extremely large figure depicts Venus, Aphrodite of the Classical Greek legend. This model is of great rarity. Venus, is superbly painted, depicted in purple robes with green edging as she rise from the foam of the sea The condition is excellent. Only one other example is known- see below.
Dimensions: 24 1/4 inches high x 8 1/2 inches wide x 8 inches deep
See: Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840, Family, Friendship, Play, & Classical Subjects, Vol 4, Page 186, Figure 194.37 from the Collection of Arnold and Barbara Berlin, although this example is plainly decorated with a white dress with scattered flowers and a Greek Key border to the plain base.
History of Venus
Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Venus was born from the foam of the sea after Uranus, the sky god, was castrated by his son Cronus. She was carried to the island of Cythera by seashells and then to Mount Olympus, where she became the wife of Vulcan, the god of fire.
Venus in Art
Venus has been a popular subject for artists since ancient times. She is often depicted as a beautiful woman, nude or partially clothed, and is often accompanied by symbols of love and beauty, such as doves, roses, and apples. Some of the most famous depictions of Venus include the Venus de Milo, a marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE, and the Venus of Urbino...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835
By Thomas Messenger
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Silvered Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835.
English William IV period, bronze table lamp by the Birmin...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Swan Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills
Pair of Unique Swan Sculptures
Featuring Aluminum Beaks
Black Lacquer body with tan & black Lacquer Accents
...
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North American Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Antique French Bronze Figure Male Ice Skater Sienna Marble, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality well cast dark olive green patinated bronze of a young male Skater of generous size, complete with its original well grained Sienna Marble Circular Stepped Base.
Thi...
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French Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Siena Marble, Bronze
19th Century Brass and Iron Lion Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Luxurious and regal pair of 19th century iron and brass lion andirons. Beautifully sculpted, the brass lions, a symbol of regal strength, rest a top the a...
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European Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Brass, Iron
Staffordshire Figure of Male Triton John Flaxman by Wood Caldwell 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Rare Bronze Glazed Staffordshire Pottery Male Nude Figure of a Triton made by Wood and Caldwell after a bronze by John Flaxman 1755-1826, first quarter of the Nineteenth Century....
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
English Regency Framed, Fine Gilt, Repousse, Copper Figure of an Exotic Actor
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Regency framed, fine gilt, repousse, copper figure of an exotic actor. Circa 1820.
In the manner of a carriage decoration. Finely chiseled repo...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Copper, Gold Leaf
Pair of English Regency Neoclassical Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
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Period 19th Century Regency Plaster Bust of a Man by Samuel Joseph
Located in Essex, MA
Period Regency Neoclassical Bust of a Man by the Sculptor, Samuel Joseph. In very good condition with a loss to patination which creates a wonderful look and presence. Hand scribed "Published by S. Joseph August 1st 1823". Cast and hand worked.
Joseph Barry...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Early 19th Century English Coade Stone Statue Torso of a "Soane" Caryatid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coade stone otherwise known as "Lithodipyra," was used for Fine architectural detailing and garden ornaments in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and produced by appointment to ...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
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Coade Stone
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