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1970s Original Travertine Elephant Sculpture by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original travertine elephant sculpture by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
4,33 x 1,18 x 3,93 H inches
L 11 cm x P...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Crotacephalina Trilobite From Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Add a dramatic piece of natural history to your collection with this beautifully preserved Crotalocephalina gibba trilobite from the Lower Devonian period, approximately 400 million ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Other
20th Century Stone Carving of a Hand
Located in New York, NY
Continental School, mid-20th century – Cupped Hand — Carved Limestone Sculpture
Skillfully hewn from a single block of pale, fine-grained limestone, t...
Category
20th Century French Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Rustic Travertine Stone Sculpture, Roman Empire - 130 AD, Gallery Display, HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Inspired by the grandeur of the ancient Hadrian's Gate, this handcrafted travertine sculpture captures the essence of history and craftsmanship.
Commissioned in the year 130 AD to h...
Category
2010s European Classical Roman Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Ancient Egyptian Limestone Relief with Hieroglyphs
Located in London, GB
Egyptian New Kingdom Relief Fragment
Carved limestone
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1069 BC
12 x 16.5 cm
This beautiful fragment preserves three columns of neat hieroglyphs deeply carved ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Ivo De Santis Glazed Pottery Fish Sculpture on Travertine Base for Gli Estruschi
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century studio quality Italian pottery ceramic fish sculpture on a travertine base by ceramics artist Ivo De Santis for his Gli Estruschi pottery studio in Florence.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Midcentury Fratelli Manelli Travertine Elephants Family Sculptures, Italy, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
Presenting a gorgeous family of three Fratelli Manelli travertine elephant sculptures, hand-produced in Italy during the 1970s. Each piece is a test...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
$485 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Set of 52 Animal Sculpture in Travertine Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing set of 52 animal sculptures paperweights in travertine marble attributed to Fratelli Mannelli.
Comprising different types of animals in different sizes , including giraff...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serapeum have captivated travellers since Roman times. However, despite their significance, they are conspicuously absent from the collections of most major museums. Indeed, their existence in private hands is so improbable, and their imitations so numerous, that the present sphinxes were assumed to be modern copies throughout their recent ownership history. Finally recognised and conserved after an extraordinary chance discovery at a garden furniture sale...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Two Carved Mayan Deity Limestone Architectural Carvings or Elements
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two carved Mayan deity limestone architectural carvings or / elements, 19th century or older
The larger measures 7" W x 5.5" H x 4.5" D with a 2.5" protrusion
The smaller measures ...
Category
19th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian travertine Rhino by G. Ulivieri 1970s
By Ulivieri
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Handcarved rhino from solid travertine stone by G. Ulivieri 1970s. This minimalist playful animal is designed with geometric lines, capturing the animal’s architectural silhouette. ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
This sculpture of great quality presents obvious similarities with Virgins from Lorraine, designated by William Forsythe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Maitland Smith Tessellated Travertine Stone Sphere Sculpture, Philippines, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Modern sculptural sphere, great as an objet d'art on a bookshelf or coffee table. Rendered in tessellated inlayed travertine stone, by Maitland Smith. Philippines, 1980s
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Modern Monique Pedestal Sculpture Calacatta Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Monique Pedestal Stand, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Monique is the perfect standing piece of art to enhance any interior. Monique is a unique design in Calacatta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble
$5,997 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Life Size Elephant Tusk Tessellated Stone & Brass by Maitland Smith
Located in Hanover, MA
This dramatic tusk was realized by the esteemed Mid Century American design firm Maitland Smith, circa 1975. It features an elegant tusk in cream hued tessellated stone whose organic...
Category
1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Brass
Biomorphic XL by Studio Chora, Pair of Table Lamps, Black Resin, Handcrafted
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, 2024.
Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
Sold as a pair. The Biomorphic series of organic light sculptures are one-of-a-kind a...
Category
2010s American Expressionist Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Limestone
Madrepora Lecce Stone Vertical Light Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Part sculpture, part lamp, this wonderful artwork pays tribute to the beauty of nature using a material of emotional significance for the artist. The Lecce stone is a prized fossilif...
Category
2010s Italian Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$1,288 / item
Large Italian Carved Stone Relief of the Lion of Piazza San Marco
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this large limestone relief depicts the winged lion of St Mark, which is a symbol of the city of Venice and the region of Veneto as a whole. Hundreds, if not th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Rhino Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A charming and iconic sculptural piece designed by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s, hand-carved from solid travertine stone. This minimalist rhino showcases Mari’s signa...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Tessilated Travertine Marble Female Nude Sculpture, Maitland Smith
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large female nude sculpture covered in tessilated travertine marble tiles by Maitland Smith, 1970's/1980's. Classic, yet modern design. Very good vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized limestone s...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
50 Million Year Old Fossil Palm Flower from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This is an elegant palm flower specimen which was quarried from our private fossil quarry in the renowned Green River Formation in Wyoming. Fine quality fossil plant specimens from the Green River Formation are rare in general, and as each palm tree produces only a single palm flower per year, palm flowers are among our rarest finds. This exquisitely preserved fossil palm...
Category
2010s American Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized limestone statues.
In this specific ...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Fossil Marine Mosasaur of The Cretaceous Period
Located in Scorton, GB
A wonderful example of a Cretaceous mosasaur. The original Halisaurus arambourgi mosasaur mandibles and vertebrae, measuring 2.9ft, include a well-preserved, near-complete skull, low...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
CONDITION REPORT
Specimen: Mantelliceras Ammonite
Provenance: Anti-Atlas Mountain Range, Agadir Region, Morocco, NWA
Chronostratigraphy: Upper Cretaceous, ~135 Ma
Specimen Dimension...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized limestone s...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, White Limestone, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, 2024.
Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
The Biomorphic series of organic light sculptures are one-of-a-kind and crafted by ha...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Limestone
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This richly textured fossil mural showcases a dynamic assemblage of prehistoric life from the Early Eocene. Three Diplomystus dentatus, one Priscacara serrata, and six Knightia eocae...
Category
2010s American Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique life sized statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized ...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
An Outstanding, Highly Important Fossilised Tree
Located in Scorton, GB
A masterpiece of nature that will transform your space into a sanctuary of palaeontological expression. This remarkable piece of natural history that began its journey millions of ye...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Manticoceras Goniatite on Bronze Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mounts. The ammonites are exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas Moun...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Modernist Travertine Sphere Sculpture, 1980's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Travertine Sphere Sculpture, 1980's.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Add a touch of timeless Italian design to your space with this exquisite travertine Giraffe sculpture by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli. Handcrafted from natural travertine stone, t...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
French Gothic Stone Sculpture – 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly a Noblewoman
Elegant stone sculpture from 14th-century Gothic France, possibly representing a noble lady. The bust features finely carved details in the attire, with attent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish & Kinstugi Mural, Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This fossil fish mural features a large Diplomystus dentatus, three Knightia eocaena, and two Cockerellites liops in natural, fossil-bearing limestone. This stone’s soft, warm colors are a perfect contrast for the deep color of the fossils. The 50-million-year-old fossils are from the Early Eocene and were discovered in our private quarry in southwestern Wyoming, part of the Green River Formation.
This mural is part of a limited series in which we are exploring the use of Kinstugi to highlight various features within our fossil stone. The ancient art of Kinstugi originates from 15th century Japan...
Category
2010s American Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Egyptian Fragment of a Seated Man - Ancient Egypt, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Egyptian Fragment of a Seated Man
Limestone - polychromy
Ancient Egypt, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Most likely from the tomb of Montw-m-H3t
Provenanc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Column Base Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Column Base Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element .Nicely Hand Carved 18th Century Stone base pedestal door stopper,...
Category
18th Century French Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
CONDITION REPORT
Specimen: Mantelliceras Ammonite
Provenance: Anti-Atlas Mountain Range, Agadir Region, Morocco, NWA
Chronostratigraphy: Upper Cretaceous, ~135 Ma
Mount: THE FOSSIL ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
Travertine Elephant Sculpture / Bookend by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture / bookend in travertine marble in the shape of elephant by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
The Lions of Florence, Monumental Pair of Italian Carved Limestone Medici Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
The monumental size of this pair of hand-carved limestone lions is quite impressive, and their stature has been embellished by positioning them on classic, rectangular pedestals. Florence, Italy, is known for its artistic depictions of lions, ranging from the city’s coat of arms to the famous Marzocco lion that is currently part of Piazza della Signoria, and of course, the Medici lions, which inspired this pair.
Just like the original Medici, these lions mirror...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Brutalist travertine sculpture of cat, Enzo Mari F.lli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century travertine sculpture of stylised cat
attributed to Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
H 23.5 cm 5 × 14 cm
Conditions: very good consistent with age and use,...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
A dynamic array of fossil fish flow through this superlative stone mural. A large Phareodus testis, three Diplomystus dentatus, a Cockerellites liops, and nine Knightia eocaena are f...
Category
2010s American Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Monumental Sculpture by A. d. S.P
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Monumental abstract sculpture in patinated metal with a travertine stone base.
Creation signed by the french artist A.d.S.P.
France, 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Exquisite Pair of Decorative Angel Head Busts, Mixed Media, 1930s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Embrace timeless elegance with this stunning pair of angel heads, originating from a majestic Liberty villa of the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous detail and employing a captivating b...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Modernist Abstract Sculpture Entitled "Sequeze Flurine" by Giorgio Zennaro
Located in San Diego, CA
A stunning modernist abstract sculpture entitled "Sequeze Flurine" in copper by Italian artist and sculptor Giorgio Zennaro, circa 1974. The piece sits on a 10" x 10" x 26.5" travert...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Copper
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Large Travertine Giraffe Sculpture by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original large travertine giraffe sculpture by Enzo mari for F.lli Mannelli. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
2,75 w x 1,18 D x 7,87 H inches
L 7 ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This carved stone head bust sculpture was reputedly carved by a student of 20th century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It depicts the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
Located in Scorton, GB
A genuinely extraordinary fossil shell mortality bedrock plate, expertly prepared. This remarkable specimen showcases a breathtaking array of uniquely detailed specimens.
Conserved,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Group of fossil shell scallops, France, Burdigalien era, -20millions Years
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This unique fossil piece of scallops (also called Saint Jacques shells, or scientifically : gigantopecten restitutensis) is from around 20 millions years ago. It was found in the sou...
Category
2010s French Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Set of Four Italian Travertine Animal Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Italian travertine animal sculptures. Set of four soft line travertine animals in brutalist style consisting of a giraffe, a rhino and two camels, handmade by Fratelli Ma...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Cosmic Relics 4 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Materials: Lava stone, jade onyx, blue and golden onyx, pink onyx, blue calcite
Indoors and outdoors
Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each scul...
Category
2010s Mexican Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 9 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Materials: Lava stone, pink onyx, brown onyx, red travertine, green
olive onyx, fluorite, pineapple onyx, botanical onyx.
Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique ...
Category
2010s Mexican Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Huge Carved Stone Garden Statue Sculpture of Regal Big Cat Lion Center Piece
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Huge Carved Stone Garden Statue Sculpture of Regal Big Cat Lion Center Piece . Exquisite monumental Hand carved Stone Figure of a regal lion Garden Statue Sculpture , as a fountain C...
Category
19th Century European Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180, base cm 80.
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Gr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
2nd Century Italian Stone Sculpture Roman Relief Aristocrat Mounted Antiques LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
2nd Century Italian Stone Sculpture Roman Relief Aristocrat Mounted Antiques LA . Hand Carved Stone relief Aristocrat mounted on marble Private collector . ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Bronze Bust of the Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture is in two parts.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Bronze
$1,000
Pair of Chinese Kneeling Stone Rams, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These impressive stone garden statues are hand-carved of solid limestone to the form of two reclining rams. As motifs in Chinese art, rams and sheep represent the breath of light and...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Limestone Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$6,880 / set
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