Monumental Modern Sculpture Assembled From Ancient Wooden Wheels and Pulleys

Thai temples often had outdoor arcades featuring long rows of gongs of various sizes and designs. The gongs were traditionally given as an act of ‘merit-making’ to the temple and som...

This is an exquisitely carved pair of Indian marble elephants. Standing foursquare, these magnificent creatures embody elegance and power. Sculpted ...

Still one of the world’s most isolated societies, the The Naga of mountainous northeastern India are talented artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of ...

Bamana tribe art is known for masks, textiles and architectural elements. This Y-shaped post supported a heavy roof timber and acted as a welcoming symbol...

This impressive (and heavy) polished stone resembles a scholar's mountain as depicted in Chinese traditional paintings. Though it has gr...

This exceptionally life-like antique sculpture is carved from linden wood and once decorated a French church or cathedral. The figure stands authoritatively, with right arm raised and index finger extended toward heaven. It probably stood on a base in a side chapel. According to Christian iconography of the period, this gesture signifies that salvation comes only through baptism. The figure wears a girdle of animal fir, probably from a bear, making symbolic reference to St. John the Baptist's life in the wilderness of Judea, between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The elegantly carved robe is a baroque element that adds a sense of motion and energy to the artwork. Originally, the sculpture was polychromed, but the original pigments have weathered away and been replaced with whitewash. Repairs, losses, and insect damage are minor and expected due to great age. many vintage and antique religious sculptures...

This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...

This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...

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...

A very large sculpture. Suitable for indoors as well as outdoors. A very clean abstract design, round in shape, it is wider on one side becomes t...

Organic Modern wooden abstract sculpture from a Bay Area estate, artist unknown, a chunky form with large dowels along the sides to create form, texture and the structural architectu...

Monumental sculpture in double-patinated metal, wooden base. From the 1980s. In very good condition with minor signs of use. Dimensions: H 82.0 cm x W 38.0 cm x D 19.0 cm.