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ORIGINAL SiGNED AMEDEO GENNARELLI 1881-1943 CARVED MARBLE STATUE / SCULPTURe
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Carrara marble, signed Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) Italian Art-déco sculpture of a nude lady circa 1920
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) was a famous Italian Art-déco-sculptor. He is known for his nude female figures. Gennarelli was born in 1881 in Naples, Italy. In 1909 he immigrated to France, where he met with the great sculptors and artists of the period. In 1913 he exhibited its beautiful Marble Female Nude at the "Salon des Artistes Francais", where he exhibited regularly until 1936.
Paris was the ideal starting point to pay attention to the avant-garde. A lot of painters, sculptors and graphic artists visited the city at the river Seine to take part in the development of the new arts. Amedeo increasingly dedicated himself to the Art déco and already exhibited his first works in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1913.
The Société was a professional association of French painters and sculptors and was founded in 1881 in Paris, presenting still today the works of its artist in an annual Salon. When the first president of the association, the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, suggested in 1890 to dedicate the Salon young and unknown artists, a disagreement with the established artists, such as Auguste Rodin and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes started. The older ones founded their own Salon, exhibiting their own works.
The aesthetic sculptures of Amedeo are designed in the style of Art deco. The distinguished marks of this epoch that arose at the beginning of the 20th century are varied and multi-form, because they were influenced by many different artistic trends. But especially geometric forms, pithy and extensive ornaments and floral motifs were used.
He made these themes into erotic and athletic sculptures, as we can see for example at the sculptures The Carrier Pigeon and Towards Destiny...
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1920s French Classical Greek Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Hagenauer Austria White Metal Fox Figurine
Located in Vienna, AT
This sweet little fox miniature sculpture was made in 1940 by the Austrian Werkstätte Hagenauer. Usually these figurines would be made from brass, ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Henry Munyaradzi Signed African Zimbabwean Shona Figurative Stone Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully executed sculpture by renowned African sculptor/artist Henry Munyaradzi (1931-1998). He was also known as Henry Mudzengerere/...
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20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
“Mormaço” Naturally Dyed Felted Wool Vase by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
“Mormaço” Naturally Dyed Felted Wool Vase by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of Slow Design, the artist takes a hol...
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2010s Brazilian Rustic Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Meissen Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer" with blue eyes, circa 1747
Located in Maidstone, GB
Mid 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rare blue eyed Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer". Model Number 864, by Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1747
Crossed swords mark and model n...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Fan Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, gray skirt with floral decoration and a pink...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
“Poeira ”, Naturally Dyed Felted Wool Vase by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
“Poeira ”, 2021, Naturally Dyed Felted Wool Vase by Inês Schertel, Brazil
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of Slow Design, the artist takes a ho...
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2010s Brazilian Rustic Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop by Walter Von Neesen for Chase, circa 1935
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant design by Walter Von Neesen for Chase circa 1935. Brass & copper stylized in the form of a arching cat. Rare find. In excellent vintage condition with min...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-Century Oversized Wine Whiskey Corkscrew Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern Wine Whiskey Black Metal Wall Corkscrew.
Substantial and unique hand-crafted oversized wall decoration. This highly decorative sculpture is suitable as a display at any home bar or kitchen as well as a restaurant, bistro, bar decor...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Biomorphic Pendant by Studio Chora, Organic Hanging Light Fixture, Made-to-order
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Hanging pendant light fixture by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series. Hardwired. Current production and made-to-order. 3-4 week lead time. Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
Dimensions (as shown):
diameter: 1'-0"
height: 0'-9-1/2"
The Biomorphic Pendant...
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2010s American Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large, excellently crafted allegories - Day & Night in the form of two slender female figures celebrating femininity:
The figure representing the Day dressed in fresh, spr...
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Early 2000s German Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine 'Helena', Allegory of Beauty, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine:
Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A fine 19th century large bronze " Allegory of the Arts by Henri Honore Ple
By H. Ple
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French large patinated bronze Entitled Allegory of the Arts By Henri Ple. Finely cast large important bronze . Pedestal i...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vladimir Kush "VOYEUR" Bronze Metaphorical Realism/Surrealist Figurative
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
"Voyeur" is a sculpture that sets out to provide one of the links in the love symbolism of the ‘key-lock’ sequence – the artifact of visualizing a love affair.
There are famous images by Degas of women taking a bath and drying themselves afterward and here is how he (Degas) explained the secret of such compositions:
“Naked figures are usually depicted posing for the viewer. I, however, paint the ordinary modest women, who are busy taking the usual care of their bodies… It is like watching them through a key-hole.”
In this sculpture the watcher, having previously been in the dark, turns into a certain link in the love chain and becomes an artifact. In the present triad of key, lock and keyhole, every symbol acquires its own meaning in time and shape. - per Vladimir Kush
"Vladimir Kush was born in Russia, in a one-story wooden house near the Moscow forest-park Sokolniki. At the age of seven, Vladimir began to attend art school until late evening where he became acquainted with the works of great artists of the Renaissance, famous Impressionists, and Modern Artists.
He entered the Moscow Higher Art and Craft School at age 17, but a year later he was conscripted. After six months of military training...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European
Glass Beads, Grasslands People, and Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
Worn by chiefs and other notables on cer...
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20th Century Cameroonian Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Biomorphic Standing Floor Lamp N.3, Studio Chora, White Plaster Stone, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
N.003 Floor Lamp from the Biomorphic Series by Studio Chora is inspired by the nature of human experience. This is a second-generation light sculpture that is hand crafted from a com...
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2010s American Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italian 19th Century Renaissance White Glazed Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This compelling Italian 19th century white glazed porcelain sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (1529-1608) th...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure.
La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities.
La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paper
French 19th Century Folk Art Iron Rooster or Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful iron weathervane representing a rooster or cockerel,
France, 1850-1900. The weathervane is placed on an oak pedestal of later date
Weathered and small losses. Measurement...
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Baroque Period European Antique Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period European antique hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure, 17th/18th century, the religious folk art sculpture depicting Ma...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Large Porcelain Group 'Joy of Life' by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Bronze Figure of a Miner, Early Moderne Look, ca 1915
Located in Petaluma, CA
This bronze figure of a miner with his tools is not your standard fare. Check out that masculine, almost square face. It has that look of a WPA worker, only this bronze is much earl...
Category
1920s German Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Contemporary Handcrafted brown ceramicFoisonnement n°2 by Julie Bergeron
Located in 1204, CH
I create sculptures inspired by any organic shapes that mimic a wide range of flora and fauna. The organic shapes in the natural world, whether it is mineral, vegetal, animal, micros...
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2010s French Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figurine 'Ball Break' by Claire Weiss, ca 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figurine:
Depiction of a seated dancer in a blue, strapless ball gown with lace flounces, the right leg folded over the left and the left arm on the knee, holding a ball mask...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Gears Frame" Lucite Sculpture
By Berd Vay'e
Located in New Orleans, LA
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Time Framed" Lucite sculpture.
A juxtaposition of classic art display and inventive process. This backless frame allows for the same exposure of watch co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Goebel Company Hummel Porcelain Figurine “Joyous News Angel Girl with Trumpet”
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hummel porcelain figurine of an angel. It’s named “Joyous News Angel Girl”. Its mark is TMK5 (1970s). The trademark of Goebel Company is below the base with the # 27/ II in...
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20th Century German Romantic Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure, Spanish Dancer, by Josef Lorenzl circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a dancer in Spanish costume: she wears a mantilla, a veil cloth that covers the head and neck down to the shoulders. Often, as here, a high comb is also tucked underneath, the peineta. The cloth is still worn today for festive costumes and is mostly made in lace technique. In addition, the dancer wears an elaborately decorated with floral patterns asymmetrical ruffled skirt.
On oval, black-beige marbled base in rare execution.
This figure also exists as a group 'Spanish Dance' with dance partner,
model number 7557, a more frequent version.
Designed by Josef LORENZL (1892 - 1950), an Austrian sculptor and ceramic modeler. His bronze statuettes often show graceful dancers with long...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
A larger than normal example of an early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign, in the form of a quirky pair of spectacles. M...
Category
1920s French Early Victorian Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mexican Handmade Ceramic Skull Sculpture Collection Made in Limited Editions
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
"As a Mexican and Oaxacan, but more as Omar, I see death as something present. It´s something that is a part of life and when you think about death, you begin to value a lot of things. Death is important to me because it’s a constant threat. If you think about dying now, you would probably do things that in another moment you would say, “I’ll do it later.” I see death as an opportunity to live a better life...a continuation of something," says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández.
Omar Hernandez is a Mexican ceramist born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, growing up in a family of potters he didn't have much interest in making pottery, but in his early 20's he realized he could do other things with clay that weren't necessarily utilitarian pieces. It was then that Omar started his skull...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
1980 Blown Murano Art Glass Set 5 Fruit and Vegetables Italy Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Set of 5 Murano hand blown Italian decorative art glass pieces in the shape of fruits and vegetables. A Mandarin, Pumpkin, Carrot, Chili Pepper and Sugar Beet.
Hues of or...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Decorative Nefertiti Egyptian Queen Bust Statue on Marble Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative bust statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a Marble base. Very decorative and nice to display in your library or any room.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Japan Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful pair of 1970s vintage bronze foo dogs by Neiman Marcus Japan. Guardian lions, also known as komainu, shishi, or foo dogs, are intimidating, mythical, lion-like c...
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1970s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charming Northern Swedish Handmade Folk Art Wooden Figurines
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming hand-carved wooden figurines in folk art from northern Sweden. The set of 6 figurines are made by hand in solid Swedish pine and painted by My...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Patinated Bronze Ballerina Sculpture - United States - Circa 1980's
Located in Chatham, ON
Modernist patinated bronze Ballerina sculpture on ebonized wood plinth - decorative quality - tabletop placement - unsigned - United States - circa 1980's.
Excellent vintage condi...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Carved Pedestal in Solid Oak, Antique Italian, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Impressive large Antique Italian pedestal in Oak. This sculptural piece was originally used for pressing grapes in the winery.
The pedest...
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19th Century Italian Brutalist Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Copeland FL Miller Princess of Wales Parian Bust, 1863
By Copeland
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Copeland parian bust of the Princess of Wales sculpted by F.L. Miller for the the Crystal Palace Art Union and dated 1863. Probabl...
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1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ray Fink Signed Brutalist Wood and Metal Sculpture
By Ray Fink
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An abstract Brutalist wood and metal sculpture by the American artist Ray Fink (1922-1998). The figural sculpture is comprised of two metal figures embraced below a tree. They rest upon a freeform wooden figure suspended by metal columns. The piece rests upon a round clothes pin-shaped wood base and is signed “R. Fink” to the underside.
Ray Fink earned his degree from the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Design. He served in the Navy and Army Air Corps...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
2 Hand Carved Antique Statuette & Sculpture of Saint Teresa of Avila / of Jesus
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of hand-carved works of devotional art with an amazing patina.
Saint Teresa of Ávila, born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582...
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Early 20th Century European Renaissance Revival Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Girl in a striped dress with polka dots and a white blouse holding a bouquet of flowers in both hands above her head and fending off a ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1860 Meissen Porcelain Figurine Waiter
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale in this ad you can find the prettiest little porcelain figurine. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain in the 1860s. The figurine depicts a water carrying a tray with foo...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
Copenhagen Dahl Jensen Porcelain Figurine "SIAMESE DANCER" #1125
By Dahl Jensen
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The creator of this piece is Dahl Jensen. The Siamese dancer depicted is no doubt in the Royal Court with her elaborate headdress and elegant robe of indigo blue. The figure has a lo...
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1930s Danish Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Lydia' Dancer in Green Dress, Claire Weiss, c1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figure of the 1930s:
Young pretty lady, chin-length hair fastened with a hair band, posing in a long green dress with a wide, high-slit skirt decorated with flowers, which she holds up with both arms stretched out to the side, her head turned to the side with a straight look.
On a cream-colored oval base shaded on the side.
Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Technique: handcrafted ceramics, finest hand painting, glossy finish
Designer: Claire Weiss /= Klára Herczeg (1906-1997)
Sculptor, childhood in Vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor at the Vienna Arsenal Foundry, studies at the Budapest Art...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Handcrafted Brown ceramic Caterpillar N°4 by Julie Bergeron
Located in 1204, CH
I create sculptures inspired by any organic shapes that mimic a wide range of flora and fauna. The organic shapes in the natural world, whether it is mineral, vegetal, animal, micros...
Category
2010s French Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Doulton Lambeth Dutch Woman Figure by Leslie Harradine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce large Doulton Lambeth early Art Deco figure of a Dutch Woman designed by renowned designer and modeler Leslie A Harradine and dating from around 1914. The figure modeled in ...
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1910s British Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
'Bucchero' Ceramic Bust Italian, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi. Mid 20th century, Italy.
This is a rare and marvelous little mid century ceramic head...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted by four-legged animal, over round face, with mouth ajar and incised jagged teeth exposed, protruding almond shaped eyes, scattered remnants of pigment, full raffia fiber fringe, mounted on wood stand.
A superb museum quality example, this remarkable tribal folk art sculpture is a wonderful way to add rustic warmth, rich historical depth, and fascinating cultural interest to any space!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 26" High, 9" Wide, 10.25" Deep;
Mask only: 15" Tall;
7 lbs total
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas.
Excellent Condition:
Nicely aged distressed patina over the whole. Highly desirable wear consistent with age and indicative of use, including scattered losses, antique character marks and typical signs of aging throughout. Retaining scattered remnants of original pigment. Overall a superb museum quality example
Primitive Arts Of Africa:
Among the Suku of the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, masks plays crucial role in protecting boys during initiation, the vulnerable period between boyhood and manhood. The power contained in Hemba masks...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Contemporary Handcrafted red ceramic Caterpillar N°4 by Julie Bergeron
Located in 1204, CH
I create sculptures inspired by any organic shapes that mimic a wide range of flora and fauna. The organic shapes in the natural world, whether it is mineral, vegetal, animal, micros...
Category
2010s French Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Group 'Twin Dancers in Phantasy Costume', Lorenzl ca 1926
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a female dancing couple, named Katta Sterna and Maria Solveg, in identical costumes with backless, fitted, black and white patterned top with black neck piece closed hig...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tang Dynasty Paited Terracotta Female Attendant
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa (618-907 AD) A pottery tomb attendant figure in the form of a woman who is wearing a lengthy robe with a red-painted skirt, her robes are painted ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Man
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bronze Sculpture of a Sitting Man.
Wonderful little sculpture in bronze depicting a sitting man. Great pose and very well proportioned. Interesting from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Whitefriars Indigo Mobile Phone Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter
Located in San Diego, CA
This beautiful glass vase by Geoffrey Baxter is sculptural and unique. The unique slab shape, with a textured front surface alludes to a variety of forms that are organic and modern....
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Handcrafted & Painted English Art Noveau Iron w Wood & Leather Door Stop, C1900
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous antique English Arts & Crafts doorstop. Painted wood scenes on 3 sides depicting a woman in nature. Some wear and paint loss. Otherwise in excelle...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Chinese Qing Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Seated Guanyin Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and attractive Chinese Qing Dynasty turquoise glazed figure of Guanyin dating from the 19th Century or possibly earlier. The hollow biscuit porcelain figurine...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Metal Horse Head Sculpture by G. Fössl, Hand Forged on Charred Oak Base, 2017
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely spectacular, collosal horse head sculpture, artfully handforged and designed by the well known Austrian art smith Gerald Fössl. The huge, incredible handcrafted metal hors...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Cubistic French Midcentury Sculpture in Brown-Red Stone, Signed M.Z. 1981
Located in Salzburg, AT
Cubist figurative French mid-century sculpture in brown-red stone, signed.
The round shaped object shows a figure like a sketch with one arm above the head and the other between the ...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
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