Late 18th Century Figurative Sculptures

The theme of the cherubic Cupid sleeping has prevailed throughout art history, emerging as a popular subject in Greco-Roman art and persisting through the 19th century, and this Italian marble work crafted in the manner of celebrated artisan François Duquesnoy...

English Pottery Tortoise-shell Creamware Figure of St. George Fighting the Dragon, Staffordshire, Possibly modelled by Enoch and Ralph Wood, Late 18th Century. The earthenware figure depicts St. George and the Dragon. St. George is on horseback with a spear in hand in green and yellow glazes as is the dragon. The base and horse in a mottled tortoise-shell brown glaze. The saint is wearing full armour and modelled seated astride his rearing horse, the dragon writhing on the ground beneath, on an oval rocky mound base. The figure is after a 17th century Francesco Fanelli (active 1608–1661) bronze, about 1635-see below. Provenance: Heisel Collection (Paper label) Dimensions: 11 1/4 inches high x 9 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches deep See: A Passion for Pottery: Further Selections from The Henry H. Weldon Collection, Peter Williams and Pat Halfpenny, Page 307, #209 for a pearlware example which is very similarly modelled attributed to Ralph Wood. Reference: The Holburne Museum has a very similar Fanelli figure The figure group is inspired by the bronze made by Fanelli c1580-1661, an artist who worked in England during King Charles 1 reign. Records show that small bronzes like these stood on the windowsills of important rooms in Whitehall Palace...

Chinese export immortals on the back of Exotic Beasts, Circa 1770-85 Rare & Important complete set of Chinese porcelain models of the Eight Immortals on the backs of mythical beasts with four facing left and four to the right. Zhang Guolao with double stalked bamboo on a black mule, Dongbin with a fly whisk on a green lion, Tieguai with a double gourd on a tiger, Zhongli Quan with a fan on a double-horned Kylin, Lan Caihe with a floral basket on a white elephant, Cao Guojiu with castanets on a white horse, Han Xaingzi with a flute on a single-horned "bixie", He Xiangu with a lotus flower on a deer grasping "lingzhi" fungus. Dimensions: 7 1/2 inches- 8 3/4 inches x 8 inches wide A pair of similar immortals were sold at Christe's NY, and sold for $20,000.0 with the Hammer. (2019 Live Auction...

18th century Italian serpentine, porphyry, and marble bust Italian, late 18th century Measures: Height 78cm, width 62cm, depth 30cm This fine sculptural bust takes as its inspir...

We are pleased to offer this naive and charming 18th century creamware figure of a woman personifying winter. Modeled standing on a plinth she wraps herself in a hooded cloak hand-pa...

This figure was hand-made in late 18th century England probably around 1780-1790 from clay found in either Dorset or Devonshire which was mixed with flint to create a creamy col...

Derby porcelain figures of a shepherd and a shepherdess English, circa 1775 Measures: Height 14cm, width 8cm, depth 6cm The figures in this pair are known as ‘bocage’, named so ...

A very attractive pair of French Louis XVI period patinated bronze sphinxes, each recumbent on a rectangular marble plinth. Most likely used as paper presses / paperweights. The bron...

Provenance: From the collection of William and Marilyn (Milton) Simpson. Marilyn Simpson was a grandchild of John D. Rockefeller Jr. The paper label on the underside of the figure st...

Staffordshire pearlware pair of large candlestick figure groups, Liberty & Matrimony & "The Flute Player", Probably by Enoch Wood or Ralph Wood Jr., circa 1790-1810 Each pearlware figural group depicts a young man and woman on a moss-covered rock with a stream cascading down between them. One group depicts a young man holding a large birdcage on his right knee with his female companion holding a bird from the cage on her left hand. In her other hand, she holds a posy of flowers. On the base, a lamb drinks from the stream, while a swan sits nearby. The other figure depicts a shepherd with a pipe to his mouth and his dog sitting by his legs while his female companion listens to his playing by his side. A sheep and a goat lie at their feet. Dimensions: Bird seller...

A pair of gilt allegorical plaster sculptures representing Spring and Autumn. Late 18th or early 19th century. Standing on a pair of painted Gustavian columns of later date. These sc...

18th Century Staffordshire Pearlware Pair of Large Figure Groups, "Liberty & Matrimony" & "The Flute Player", Probably By Enoch Wood or Ralph Wood Jr., Circa 1790-1800. Each pearlware figural group depicts a young man and woman on a moss-covered rock with a stream cascading down between them. One group depicts a young man holding a large bird cage on his right knee with his female companion holding a bird from the cage on her left hand. In her other hand she holds a posy of flowers. On the base, a lamb drinks from the stream, while a swan sits nearby. The other figure depicts a shepherd with a pipe to his mouth and his dog sitting by his legs while his female companion listens to his playing by his side. A sheep and a goat lie at their feet. Provenance: Frank Partridge Collection, no. 150. Illustrated "Ralph Wood Pottery...