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Mid-20th Century Carved Wooden Santo, circa 1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A hand painted carved wooden Mexican or Central American Santo (saint) with articulating arms.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture circa 1...
Category
19th Century Mexican Industrial Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$175 Sale Price
32% Off
Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a dark lush finish.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$3,600 / set
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Bleached Walnut Foot Sculpture - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian foot sculpture made of hand crafted bleached Walnut, in good condition. The detailed décor pie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
2 Khmer Stone Mudra Hands
Located in Vosselaar, BE
These stone sculpture fragments can be dated between the 12th and 13th century. They were finely sculpted by the Khmer people. The Khmer culture flourished between the 8th and 15th c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Other Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,927 / set
15th Century Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare late 15th century or early 16th century Gothic Corpus Christi wood sculpture. Probably North German or South Sweden. This large Christ sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Monumental Yellow Baby Bottle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic baby bottle made in the 1970s. Hard plastic bottle with removable top and rubber nipple. Yellow bottle with ounces on one side and milliliters on ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Italian Figural Standing Candelabra Floor Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transform your space with this breathtaking Italian figural standing candelabra floor lamp, a masterpiece of early 20th-century European craftsmanship. Exuding elegance and sophistic...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$7,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Christ Crucified in Silver 16th Century Italian School
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ crucified in silver
16th Century Italian school
Measure: height: 40cm.
very good condition.
Category
16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Hand-carved Napoleon Bonaparte in nut-wood
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Hand-carved Napoleon Bonaparte in walnut on a colorful marble base.
You often see sculptures of Napoleon Bonaparte in bronze, rarely in wood.
Category
1920s French Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Young woman with jug, Carrara marble, signed Bonnal, early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Charming sculpture of a young woman carrying a jug, signed by Bonnal on the back and inspired by “Rebecca at the Well” by 19th-century Italian School artist Guglielmo Pugi.
The sculpture in fine white Carrara marble, created between the end of the 19ᵉ century and the beginning of the 20ᵉ century, depicts a pensive, lascivious young woman dressed in the fashion of the turn of the century: she wears a turban from which escapes curls of hair and a bracelet characteristic of the period; the cut of her dress is also very elaborate for a simple peasant woman. The finely embroidered motifs on the dress and turban are further evidence of the sculptor's mastery.
A delicate, feminine piece that will look great in a hallway or on a dressing table, and will make a lovely gift for an aesthete woman.
Guglielmo Pugi lived in Florence, where he ran a sculpture workshop with his two sons. Their workshop, “Guglielmo Pugi e Figli”, was mainly dedicated to exports, particularly to the United States. Guglielmo Pugi's work, emblematic of the Art Nouveau style, is characterized by direct carving in alabaster and Carrara marble (often white or veined).
Some of his sculptures are now housed in Volterra's Historical Alabaster Museum. Many of his works were shown at major international exhibitions, such as the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo and the 1904 Exposition...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal
Romanesque Sculpture of the Virgin – 15th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Romanesque Sculpture of the Virgin – 15th Century"
Period: 15th century
Romanesque
Technique: Carved and polychromed solid wood
Dimensions: 124 x 36 x 17 cm
Impressive Romanesque s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Greco Roman Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Mermaid
Located in Norwell, MA
Mermaid in upright position with the upswept tail. Distressed painted finish. Circa 2010.
Category
Early 2000s Asian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$822 Sale Price
44% Off
18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Polychrome Wood Warrior Statue on Horse - Striking Decorative Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Burmese polychrome wooden statue from the mid-20th century, depicting a warrior on a horse. This vintage Burmese polychrome wooden statue captures the commanding presence o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Adoration of the shepherds - Large high-relief, Northern Italy Circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
Large high relief in carved and gilt wood, with many traces of polychromy, representing the Adoration of the Shepherds.
The evangelist Luke first mentions that the scene takes place at night. A sudden light, which frightens the shepherds, signals the arrival of an angel who announces "great joy". He gives them a sign: they will find "a newborn baby wrapped...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Figure of Christ with Smoky Quartz Crystals in Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian figure of Christ on brown, aged coral, adorned with smoky quartz crystals, mounted on a polished agate base. The figure of Christ was originally part ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Coral
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Italian Crown Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Titled "Courage at Calvary"
18th century Italian figure of Christ mounted on an 18th century corona (crown) fragment with antique hand-forged nails and citrine points. The missing l...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Iron
Damo Bodhidharma Monk Carved Camphor Wood Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful solid camphor wood statue of the legendary Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Damo), who is believed to be the saint who introduced Buddhism to China, Damo represents "dharma of ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$120 Sale Price
59% Off
19th Century Orientalist Italian White Marble Bust of Sulamitide
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved antique (late 19th century) bust of Sulamitide, of a scale and quality equal to the works of the finest 19th century Italian masters such as Pasquale Romanelli (1812-1887) and Pietro Bazzanti (1825-1895).
A familiar and beloved subject, she is depicted wearing a jeweled head...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Other Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Religious Statue Saint Anthony Church Sculpture
Located in Buxton, GB
This life-sized sculpture from the early 20th century depicts Saint Anthony of Padua in fantastic realism. The piece is hand-carved from plaster with intricate details that capture t...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
A Pair of Linden Wood Austrian Angels
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely carved in linden wood, this pair of Austrian Baroque angels epitomizes the dynamic movement and dramatic expression characteristic of the period. Each figure is rendered ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$45,000 / set
French 19th Century Carrara Marble Sculpture Portrait of Woman, Signed LeBrun
By Le Brun
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful marble statue, a portrait of a young woman, cut from Carrara marble. The statue has a beautiful artistic look. The woman's refined, serene face contrasts beautifully with t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$2,698 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Carved White Marble Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved marble angel. Made out of one piece, France, circa 1850. Weathered and small losses. More pictures are available on request.
Category
19th Century French Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$2,951 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Marble Sculpture of Venus by Cesare Lapini
Located in New York, NY
Carrara white marble sculpture of Venus by the Italian master, Cesare Lapini (1848-c1890), measuring 28 1/2 inches tall. Signed in script and dated C Lapini Firenze 1885.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$6,500 / item
Pair of 19th Century Italian Gilded Angel Wings on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 19th century Italian hand-carved and gilded angel wings on calcite crystal points in matrix.
The pair hand-carved gilded and gilded angel wings are originally from a histor...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Fragment Horse Head Sculptures
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragment horse head sculptures.
The pair is made of 18th century Italian water-gilt fragments mounted on scroll wood bases. The fragments come...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Carved Stone Buddha Head Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Carved Stone Buddha Head. It was dated back to 1920s and shows very detailed hand carving works on it. You can see from the pictures that It ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Solid Limewood Statue of St. Christopher, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from limewood in Germany, circa 1930, this four-and-a-half-foot tall statue depicts St Christopher carrying a young Jesus across a river. The legend states that Christopher (who was considered to have size and strength), was instructed to serve Jesus by assisting travelers with crossing a perilous river. One day a young child asked for help, and after safely reaching the far shore, Christopher complained about the child being heavier than the whole world. It was at this point that the child revealed he was Jesus before...
Category
1930s German Vintage Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stone Sculpture In Inuit Style By Richard Rabson
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well finished Inuit style deep olive colored stone sculpture depicting a Shamanic sequence of a human and animal spirit engaged in a ritual power exchange. Signed on base.
Dimen...
Category
20th Century Unknown Native American Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes.
Female figure with one hand on her breast, representing p...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
17th C Polychromed Fruitwood Carved Statue Depicting Madonna, France
Located in Leuven , BE
An exceptionally beautiful antique French wood carving, made in the 17th century. It depicts Madonna standing with open offering arms .The...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...
Category
20th Century Swiss Tribal Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Wood
An Exhibition Lifesize Statuary Marble Figural Group
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Lifesize Statuary Marble Figural Group of a Mother and Her Two Children, Entitled 'Mamma ce n'è una sola' (You only have one mother), By Silverio Martinoli (Italain, 183...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Edison Lufaac Figurative Carved Wood Wall Art / Sculpture
By Edison Lufaac
Located in Fulton, CA
High relief, stylized figurative wall art panel in solid mahogany. Hand carved and crafted by Edison Luiz Fagundes de Castro AKA "Edison Lufaac". Born 1952, Brazil. Signed and dated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high
The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Carved and polished stylized rosewood desktop sculpture of fish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid piece of nicely grained rosewood arved and polished into a fine desktop sculpture of a stylized exotic fish .
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Wooden Carving Human Sculptures, Formal Dressed Antique Decorative Man Figurine
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized formally dressed male figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the beauty of the inner world through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior an artistic characteristic.
He was signed by EF in 1934, one of the recognized Swedish masters of 20th-century woodcarving, most famous for the Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving.
EF generally carved solo figures from basswood or pine and mounted them on a base. He had a stylized execution with clean cuts, working from a single piece of wood. A highlight of Trygg's carvings is his use of vibrant paint. He often painted his character's clothing in plaid.
Wooden Carving...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
$944 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Antique Italian Carved Alabaster Figural Lamps Venus & Cupid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of antique Italian hand carved alabaster lamps / torcheres depicting Venus and a cupid. One is a classic allegory to Titian's painting "Venus with a Mirror". Much li...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Contemporary Bronze and Gold Bonsai Mayflor Sculpture by Pierre Salagnac, France
Located in London, GB
Bonsai Tree by Pierre Salagnac
Material: Bronze, 24K gold, brass
Dimensions: H 100 x 70 x 70 cm
Type: one-of-the-kind
Year: 2023
Revealing the organic curves of nature in the metal block with great talent, Pierre Salagnac has made a name for himself in the world of interior design thanks to his Bonsai Trees that he has “planted” all over the world.
The artist creates the trunk by sculpting the shape and texture directly into the bronze material. The 265 different models of leaves are molded, casted and chiseled one by one then finished with 24k gold. The floor part is sculpted from brass and also finished in 24k gold, before being embedded in a traditional Japanese ceramic pot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass, Bronze
18th Century Pair of French Gilt Bronze Sculptures on Marble Base
Located in IT
18th century pair of french gilt bronze sculptures on marble base representing Chinese figures
This particular and lovely pair of sculp...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Arts & Crafts Hand Carved Bookends with Strong Semi Nude Muscular Males
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends.
If you or your friends have a house from the Arts & Crafts period than this unique pair could be the perfect gift. These hand carved, hard working men sculptures...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Asian Gilt Guan Yin Buddha
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese Asian style gilt carved figure of seated Guan Yin Buddha on a lotus base (20th Cent)
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Egyptian Carved Ebonized Kneeling Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Egyptian style (19/20th Cent) carved ebonized kneeling figures
Category
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Orientalist Bronze & Carved Alabaster Seated Snake Charmer, ca. 1900, German
By Rudolf Franke-Nautschütz
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Orientalist figure is about as lifelike as you will ever see in bronze. The expression on his face, his detailed hands and beard are all cast with an incredible attention to det...
Category
Early 20th Century German Other Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$6,875 Sale Price
44% Off
Italian, 1858–1941 Carrara Marble Sculpture "Un Angelo" by Emilio Fiaschi
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A very fine 19th century Italian Carrara marble sculpture depicting a wonderful angel, original carved marble, by Emilio ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hand Carved Indian Temple Carving Statue from Gujarat Depicting a Hindu Deity
Located in Yonkers, NY
A hand carved Indian temple carving from Gujarat from the early 20th century, depicting a Hindu deity. Born in the Western portion of India in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco Hand-Carved Italian Bust or Sculpture of a Young Female & Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bust or figurative sculpture is unsigned by the artist, but is identified as originating from Italy and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Italian Carved Stone Fruits, Set of Ten
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of timeless charm to your home with this set of ten carved stone fruits, perfect for styling an entryway console, dining room table, or kitchen counter. Crafted in Italy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Alabaster, Marble
18th Century Italian Sunray on a Blue Celestite Sphere with Blue Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray mounted on a blue celestite sphere and wrapped in perfectly coordinating blue preserved coral.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a par...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Wooden Sculpture of a Monk, Probably 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Expressive wooden sculpture of a Franciscan monk, likely from the 19th century. The figure depicts the monk with a lowered gaze, wearing a traditional robe with a rope belt. He holds...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Sculpture Giant Amphora Vase Majolica Hand Painted Four Seasons Art Nouveau
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic amphora in glazed majolica, handmade and hand painted in central Italy. On the amphora are represented, in great detail, the four seasons personified by graceful women surro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child
Located in Doha, QA
This extraordinary museum piece Enthroned Virgin Mary/Madonna with child on her lap comes from the Rhone region in France. The saint symbol and protec...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Thai Sandstone Carving
Located in New York, NY
A stone relief of a dancing goddess, crafted in Thailand, late 20th Century.
Hand-carved from a solid piece of amber-colored sandstone. 26.5 inches high, 3 inches deep, 12 inches w...
Category
1990s Thai Other Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
$2,875
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment on a Hematoid Slab with Tangerine Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with tangerine quartz crystals.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
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