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Style: American Empire
American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah"
Located in Queens, NY
Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah"
A rare and important marble bust head relief portrait on The Prophet Zepha...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
American Cast Iron Napoleon Doorstop Standing on a Step Back Plinth, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.
Category
1880s English Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
American Painted & Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American painted and carved wood figural statue of General Santa Anna in full military dress attire. General during the time of Mexican-American War and later became President of Mex...
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1840s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American bronze figural sea mariner bracing in wind against a rope piling and mounted to an oval molded edge base. Late 19th century.
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1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Cherub Holding a Dolphin Pompeii Bronze Fountain
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A French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children
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A very fine large, rare and charming, French, 19th century. Belle Époque carved white marble whimsical figural urn fountain depicting children climbing on an urn with flowers and garlands, influenced in the Louis XV style, by Joseph Reynés I Gurgui (Barcelona, 1850-1926). Signed: Reynes. Barcelona, circa 1890.
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American Marble Bust of President John Quincy Adams on Circular Plinth, C. 1850
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American Cast Iron Hitching Post with Negro Boy on Bail of Cotton, NY Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and hand-painted hitching post depicting a Negro boy standing on a bail of cotton, Mid-19th Century. J.W. Fiske & Co. N.Y.
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American Figural Cast Iron Shoe Shiner Boot Scraper, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
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American Cast Iron Figural Hitching Post on Bale of Cotton, Circa 1830
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1830s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures
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Iron
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