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Baroque Figurative Sculptures

BAROQUE STYLE

The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.

Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.

Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.

Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.

Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Baroque
Gilded Carved Wood Angels Sculptures from Venise
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7283 - Wonderful Venetian antique angels in carved and gilded wood, with particularly expressive faces - That's a very great quality and an interesting size, rare to find.. Wh...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Bronze from Moulin
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century bronze from Moulin Elegant 19th century bronze signed by the author. In Patinated bronze and simulation of porphyry. Measures: 50 x 35 x 16 cm Good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Polychromed wood base or pedestal. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Base. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Rectangular base base, made of carved and polychrome wood in gray tones, which has been decorated with a series of mo...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Huge 18th century black Virgin with the Child, Rousillon , France or Spain
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Black Virgin and Child, known as "Our Lady of Font-Romeu", in carved wood in two-part applique, polychromed and gilded. The Virgin wearing a high tiara carries the Child on her...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Winged angels, very large pair of paneled panels, Flanders 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of very large pieces of woodwork (2.22 meter high) featuring winged angels at the top, surmounted by scrolling motifs and descending garlands of flowers. Probably once part of a...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Old Weathered Classical Flower Children Statues
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Old Weathered Classical Flower Children Statues These are lovely old statues, they are a boy and girl, he is holding a basket of Fruit an...
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

Hand Carved "Saint Francis" Wooden Sculpture, Spain, 17th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture of Saint Francis made of hand-carved and polychrome wood with gold leaf embellishments. Valladolid, Spain, 17th century. Circa 1650
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Antique 17th Century Wood Carving Fragment Angel Original Paint
Located in Munich, DE
This beautiful 17th century carved angel has retained its original paint.
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

OUR LADY WITH THE BOY JESUS Indo-Portuguese sculpture, !7th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
OUR LADY WITH THE BOY JESUS Indo-Portuguese sculpture, !7th Century in polychrome, upholstered and gilded wood. The figure is represented standing, holding the Baby Jesus with his l...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

An 18th Century Baroque Period Carved Cherub, Continental Circa 1750
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very charming example of Baroque carving, depicting a hand carved cherub in what appears to be butternut. Most likely a segment of a larger religious work.
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

17th Century 'Baroque' Pair of Italian Carved and Polychromed Sculptures
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century (Baroque) pair of Italian carved and polychromed figures. Each statue is holding a torchere and are mounted on their original turned wooden faux marble column.  
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Very Large Bronze "Abduction of a Sabine Woman" After Giambologna, 19th Cent
By Ferdinando de Luca, Giambologna
Located in Paris, FR
Very large bronze sculpture with brown patina, based on the group "The Rape of the Sabine Women" by John of Bologna (Giambologna). This pivoting composition shows three figures in motion: a man on the ground defeated with his shield turned upside down, a second one arched clutching a woman launched towards the sky trying to escape, all on a naturalistic base. The Sabine man, the Roman and the Sabine woman are all depicted naked. This staging plays on serpentine lines known as "figura serpentinata" and diagonals giving a beautiful variety of volumes and a multiplicity of angles of view. The bronze is signed F. De Luca...
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1880s French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

White ceramic figurine sculpture by Andrea Salvatori Italy Contemporary Unique
Located in London, GB
"Invasata" - unique piece, 2020, glazed earthenware. Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is a visual artist working in ceramics to realize ironic and witty sculptures, sometimes involv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Italian Carved or Cast Stone Fruits: Final Price
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Italian carved stone fruits triumph for Garden or for the top of the staircase, ref. M/108.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge.    
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16th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Madonna with Child Wall Sculpture Beautiful Woodwork, 20th Century
Located in DE
Madonna with child wall sculpture beautiful woodwork, 20th century. Linden wood with attention to detail.
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20th Century European Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Magnificent "Dorso Masculino" Sculpture in Carrara Marble the, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent "Dorso Masculino" sculpture in Carrara marble from the late 19th century. Italy Measures: H. 108cm x 37cm Perfect conditions.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Exquisite Polychrome Spanish santo wood sculpture of St. Dominic
Located in Leesburg, VA
Exquisite Polychrome Spanish santo wood sculpture of St. Dominic Anonymous ca. 1700; Spain or the Spanish Americas Polychrome wood Approximate ...
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Early 1700s Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

20th Century German Pair of Antique Baroque Style Marble Reliefs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German hand carved marble relief in Baroque style representing St. George slaying the Dragon (right), in good condition. The lance is made of iron. Hand carved marble reli...
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20th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Baroque Wax Plaque of Adoration of the Magi, Italian School 18th C. or Older
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baroque Wax Plaque/Carving of Adoration of the Magi Italian School 18th Century or Older Pigmented Wax, Wood, Carved and Inlaid Ebony, Glass A remarkable Baroque wax relief of The A...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Ebony, Wood

Later 17th Century Spanish Wood Sculpture of St. Sebastian
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 17th century wood sculpture of St. Sebastian, Spanish. An extraordinarily moving piece of Spanish Baroque sculpture. Only the gesso traces remain of the original highly painted...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque period giltwood statues. Each statue is raised by a rectangular ground like designed base where the char...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

Bronze Sculpture depicting ''DAVID''. Green Marble Base Late 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Bronze sculpture depicting ''DAVID''. Green marble base. Late 19th century. Dimensions Height approx. 108 cm good condition
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Victorian Gilt Bronze figure of a child playing the Cymbals
By E. Peynot
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Gilt Bronze figure of a Child playing the Cymbals Sitting Cross leg on a rock, fine detailed casting, on the face, Hands with the cymbal band wrapped around, Stripes on...
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1860s French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Lacquer, Giltwood, Wood

An Articulating Santos, c.1820
Located in Savannah, GA
An articulating santo or saint mannequin vested in a period continental bullion embroidered silk chasuble, circa 1820. Articulating arms and glass eyes; mounted on later base. 18...
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1820s European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Circa 1800, Antique French Hand Carved Nutwood Putti Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Lovely putti sculpture in typical Baroque Style. This beautiful and chubby putto sculpture was probably part of a larger Church ornament / sculpture o...
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1790s French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Nutwood

Mid-19th Century Baroque Style Hand-Painted Ceramic Italian Angel
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This ceramic angel is a captivating piece of art, reflecting the ornate and dramatic characteristics typical of the Baroque period. The piece exudes a sense of opulence and drama, ch...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair, 19th Century Italian Renaissance Figural Spanish Soldiers or Landsknecht
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian, but possibly German origin - 19th century A pair of finely carved wood figures of Spanish Conquistadors or German Landsknecht. Each modeled in the Renaissance attire...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

17th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut Carving of Christ
Located in Stamford, CT
A large-scale 17th century Spanish carving of Christ on the cross. Possibly of a much earlier date, the features and posture owing much to Byzantine depictions of Christ, especially ...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Chestnut

A Baroque Hand-Carved Polychrome Italian Cherub
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A lacquered wood sculpture of a sitting Cherub hand carved and painted in Italy in the early 18th century. The cherub has been mounted on late 19th century on a wood base. It's in or...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Angel Sculptures with Torch Shaped Candleholders, 17th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 17th Century Baroque polychromed carved wood Angel sculptures with torch shaped candleholders.
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
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18th Century English Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Walnut

Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare and very charming door knocker, Venice, 17th century in bronze with special patina.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century French Painted and Gilt Statue of Jesus Christ, Sacred Heart
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful statue of Christ was crafted in Spain, circa 1900. The statue features the religious figure standing in a traditional seating pose a...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures

17th Century, Spanish Giltwood Baroque Altarpiece with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and complete unique early Baroque altarpiece with beautiful and very rich carved and gilded decor, Spain, circa 1650 Weathered, small losses, old repairs and adjustments o...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a large installation. Appears all original with he...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Two 1930s Baroque Style Stone Sicilian Angels
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Two sculptures of angels heads in stone mixture made in 1930s in Sicily, they were used as decorations in a villa, they are in original conditions and patina with signs of use and ag...
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Mid-20th Century Sicilian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Composition

19th Century Terracotta Putto Sculpture, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This 19th century terracotta sculpture of a putto feeding a bird is by Albert - Ernest Carrier - Belleuse (1824 - 1887). The terracot...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Bronze Sculpture of Diana After Pierre Roche (French 1855 - 1922)
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
A bronze cast of Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, after Pierre Roche (French 1955 - 1922). The sculpture stands on a square green marble base. Dimensions: Base: 8" x 8" Overall: 10.5" ...
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1980s Vintage Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Italy Sicily Late 19th Century Set of 4 Kitchen Wooden Tiles with Rural Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
This particular set of wooden tiles, was handmade with colorful rural scenes, to decorate the sides of the Sicilian carts used during popular folks. Thes...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Baroque Bronze Mermaid Door Knocker Mounted on Lucite Stand, German 1680-1700
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early German baroque bronze mermaid door knocker on frosted lucite stand. This door knocker is a work of art; heavy bronze with original patina, ...
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Early 1700s German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Porcelain dancing couple figurine by Volkstedt
Located in Lisbon, PT
A charming Baroque translucent soft-paste porcelain figurine of a dancing couple of the Volkstedt, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century. Marked on the base.
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Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Grand Baroque Composition Made in Naples in the Mid-17th Century
Located in Budapest, HU
Grand Baroque composition made in Naples in the mid-17th century intended for the private chapel of a noble Neapolitan family. In the early nineteenth century on the finely executed ...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Carved Baroque Angel 18th Century
Located in Kiel, SH
Polychrome Angel Head with Gilded Wings 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Vintage "Anatomy Of Man" Sculpture
By Pierre Puget
Located in San Carlos, CA
Wonderful little reproduction statue in plaster after Pierre Puget's sculpture "Anatomy of Man" depicting a muscled man in all his flayed glory. Or...
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1990s French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Important German Sculpture "CHILD JESUS" 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important German Sculpture "CHILD JESUS" 17th Century in silver metal. Sitting on a wooden base. Height (sculpture) 52 cm. Height: (total) 60 cm good original conditions
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Monumental 17th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wood Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 17th century Italian Baroque carved wood bust. Expertly carved Italian Baroque walnut bust /torso from the 17th century. This gorgeous...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

2 Baroque 18th Century Carved Polychrome Decorated Wooden Continental Figurines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of 18th century carved wooden figurines Likely Central European originating somewhere in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or Northern Italy. Both figurines depict a gallant gentleman in period dress holding a basket replete with fruit or flowers. Each is mounted on an integral wooden base with a rocaille base. These figures are rare and are a fine addition to any period room...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Beautiful Venetian Lady and Gentleman in Ruby-Red and Black, with Gold Finishes
Located in Villaverla, IT
Beautiful Venetian lady and gentleman in ruby-red and black, with gold finishes. This amazing Venetian set is composed of a lady and a gentleman in ruby-...
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1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge
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16th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Early 17th Century Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, K
Amazing Baroque sculpture of a woman wearing a crown in original paint. Her hands are missing. Colors are untouched, recently cleaned off from a thick dark coating, I have images fro...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Italian Sculpture: "Greek Warrior with Spear and Shield" Bronze 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptor of the 19th century, Sculpture: "Greek warrior with spear and shield", bronze, light brown patina with dark accents. Measure: H. 38.5 cm. Good condition.
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Late 17th Century White Marble Carved Child Nude Cupid Sculpture on Gilded Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This exceptional white marble of the Sleeping Cupid sculpture, lying on a finely carved giltwood base, was created by the well known Florence artist Gioacchino Fortini, living in Flo...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Italy Sicily Late 19th Century Set 7 Kitchen Wooden Tiles with Rural Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
This particular set of wooden tiles, was handmade with colorful rural scenes, to decorate the sides of the Sicilian carts used during popular folks. Thes...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Of Couple Playing Lute, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Neapolitan Capodimonte porcelain in the Baroque style depicting a french salon scene, a woman seated in an armchair playing the lute and a male admirer trying to impress her, marke...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

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