Marble Sculptures

Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962) est un sculpteur français majeur du style Art déco. Formé à l’École des Beaux-Arts de Genève, il collabore avec des éditeurs comme Max Le Verrier, Susse...

Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting two lovers in embrace that also serves as a tealight or small candle holder making it the perfect centerpiece for a dining ta...

Exceptional, hand carved all the way around, 17th century, Carrara marble bust of Athena in a helmet surrounded by a laurel wreath. Fabulous expression,...

1970s Sculpture of Owl Carved in Italian Marble Veined

Gorgeous French Brown Marble Classical Obelisk. Beautiful details and Classical French Form. Add some French Chic and Hollywood Regency Glam to your Design Project

Elegant marble bust depicting Mercury, known in Greek mythology as Hermes, carved in Italy during the 1950s. Inspired by the celebrated sculptures of Classical Antiquity, this refine...

Marble bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964.

A fine quality, early twentieth century bronze model of a ‘Rabbit with Ear Raised’ by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1880-1971). This bronze was produced using the lost wax process at...

An elegant sculpture of a female figure carved in white marble, created in the Neoclassical style, likely dating from the late 19th century. The figure is depicted in a serene and ba...

American Post-War Design carved green marble stylized torso of a figure resting on a rectangular black base

Two elegant 19th century classical spelter figures on yellow fossilised marble bases, dating to circa 1850. This decorative pair of classical sculptures – one modelled as a seated f...

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935), Scotland. Bird of prey in solid bronze on a black marble base. Early 20th century. Measures: 32 x 16 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

Sculpture of Hebe, After Bertel Torvaldsen, in white Carrara marble, 20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMA...

"Ferdinando Vichi", Florence 1875-1945. Romantic figure of sitting woman. Made in marble, sitting on a chair made of bronze, original pedestal of green, Italian marble. Sign. Vichi. Ca. in 1900. (In two pieces) Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1945) was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...

An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a carved ‘Dragonfly’ Marble 16th / 17th Century England Size: 36cm high, 28cm w...

A Cretaceous period calcite septarian nodule, from Utah, resting on custom marble & brass plated stand. Exceptional crystaline interior shapes. Mid century modern stand...

This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...

Presenting an extraordinary early 20th-century Art Deco sculpture, masterfully carved entirely from premium Carrara white marble and Calacatta marble, known as the most expensive mar...

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...

Materials: Jasper onyx, pink onyx, blue sky marble, amber onyx. Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each sculpture has a different set of stones ...

This striking mid‑century marble sculpture of a lynx, created in Belgium in the 1960s, captures the raw vitality and alert tension of the animal with remarkable presence. Carved from...

A modernist sculpture by French artist Bertrand Créac’h, hand-carved in Carrara marble, c. 1990s. Tapered and monumental, its angular planes dissolve into softened curves, revealing ...

Stylized marble sculpture of a horse by the Italian sculptor, Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943), mounted on a wooden plinth with veneer.

Signed Carved white marble and green sculpture, abstract torso figure that swivels on black marble base by Luis R Cuevas. Contemporary. Born in Utuado, P...

A large bust of a noble man from the end of the 19th century in carrara marble signed by French sculptor, Joseph Vallet, who born in La Boisiére du Doré on August 6, 1841, and died i...

A pair of mid 18th century Italian marble busts depicting the Roman Emperors Augustus and Nero. Also known as Octavian, Augustus was the first Roman Emperor and founder of the Roman...

A magnificent half-scale 19th C. carved marble statue of Napoleon Bonaparte standing with one hand in his jacket. Signed Prof. A. Petrilli, Firenze by the Italian sculptor, Aristide ...

Magnificent vintage figural large hand carved marble embracing couple sculpture & slate tile covered plywood pedestal. This fabulous piece is signed but we have been unsuccessful in ...

Brutalized concrete and stone Nude female bust on a rectangle marble stand in the style of Chuck Dodson from the late 20th century. This striking repr...

Marble sculpture of a bathing woman, crafted in white marble after the renowned 'La Baigneuse' model by Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain. The piece depicts an elegant standing female fig...

20th Century unique one-of-a-kind pair of bejewelled vintage taxidermy fish 'dancing' under a miniature electric (working) Swarovski crystal chandelier....

Gloire, Art Deco sculpture designed by Pierre Le Faguays ca. 1930. Seated man holding a palm leaf. Patinated Art metal on a black marble base. Contemporary cast at the Max Le Verr...

Signed high-quality heavy Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an eating Big Cat, (Panther or Lioness) from France about 1930. Signed: "Grégoire" (on side of the leg). Material: Solid Bronz...

Impressive Neapolitan Grand Tour Bust of a Faun or Satyr. Pleasing verdigris surface. Naples, Italy. Circa 1780.

A white statuary marble sculpture of the bathing Venus after the antique, sourced from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known at the author John le Carré. Dating to circa...

Sculpture Inca 6 Marble made with carved and polished marble, pole in solid bronze.

PAIR of French (19th Cent) small bronze busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on square black marble base.  

A 17th century architectural fragment probably part of a sculpted colomn or doorway. With a spiraling bread between two straight angels carved out meticulous and skilfully. As a obje...

This is a mid century vintage, modern marble hand carved figural sculpture. The sculpture is a mother and children embracing. This mode...

A stunning and high-quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble bust, named Dorine and signed by Léopold Harzé. The bust is...

This impressive French Art Deco sculpture, created circa 1930, depicts a stylized huntress accompanied by a leaping antelope. With its dramatic movement, elongated forms, and strikin...

An original Art Deco Sculpture / Girl with flowing dress / hair running with two streamlined greyhounds on portoro Marble Base. Signed to the base by well known French Art Deco artis...

Very rare and superbly carved 19th century Italian grand tour Carrara marble profile plaque relief of a Roman Emperor engraved with "Titus Vespas...

A very nice figurative "Mother and Child" bronze sculpture on a rotating marble base by Sy (S.F.) Rosenwasser circa 1990s. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition with a grea...

Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only) The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...

Bronze sculpture by Godefroid Devrees (1861-1941) Nude female dancer Bronze placed on a marble terrace Bronze: 46 cm Terrace: 7 cm +/- 1920 signed on the base Godefroide Devree...

Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life-size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib...

A fine example of the early 20th century artist's fascination with the idealized male figure and virile athleticism, this lovely bronze by Ludwig Eisenberger...

Elegant pedestal carved from richly veined reddish marble, dating from the first half of the 20th century. Distinguished by its refined proportions and the natural beauty of its ston...

Original white Carrara marble sculpture. Sculpture of Head of Medusa type Rondanini placed on trapezoid with griffin and capital inspired by the model of Giustiniani collection, Torl...

This exquisite mid-nineteenth century sculpture features a nude woman in silvered bronze with parcel gilt accents. The female figure embodies grace and allure, reminiscent of the god...

Beautiful musicienne par flora sculpt of Female playing the violin. Bronze on marble base signed "musicienne par flora sculpt" having beautiful patina.

This astonishing early 20th century Orientalist sculpture is one of the finest of its kind, full of movement, sensuality and effortless charm. The work of celebrated Italian sculptor...

Offered is a beautifully unique, original signed Curtis Jerè sculpture. The piece is made with a removable brass top and marble or onyx base. It is in good condition, showing minor a...

Beautiful and interesting form in this Brutalist sculpture depicting a couple dancing. Classic modernist sculpture, well executed. This mid-century modern figurative sculpture will ...

An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962). An elegant female dancer in a playful pose holding a bunch of grapes between her hands, wearing a loose fitting dress. SIlvered bronze, set over a marble base with a silvered bronze decoration to the front. Signed P Laurel...

After Christophe Fratin (French 1801-1864), a majestic 12 point stag in brown patinated cast bronze, modeled with head turned to towards hind, inscribed "FRATIN", and mounted to a re...

A large (almost life-sized) antique Carrara marble statue of a Roman legionary. Dressed in typical Roman soldier costume and with sword and shield in ...

Carrara marble sculpture signed Luca Madrassi, Paris, circa 1890. Art Nouveau period.

Sculpture, Female torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Venus Gabii Female torso with toga carved on beautiful white Carra...