Italian Sculptures

The Smoke incense holder is made of blown borosilicate glass. The design of its shape, soft and light, seems to be defined by the swirls of smoke that rise slowly. The internal void ...

Signed By Thomas Mtasa with stylized Of A Hippopotamus with Infant Vintage Inuit Malachite Carving Of A Hippopotamus with Infant Kg 14 The piece is in Very Good and original condit...

Mid-century Murano Art Glass Pheasant Figurine Attributed to Barovier & Toso, this exquisite mid-century sculpture features a striking deep blue hue enhanced by controlled bubbles an...

Heavy vintage devil wall mask in conrete, 1960s. Beatiful Patina, little.

Column-shaped plinth and rectangular cartouche engraved with the name in Greek of the depicted subject. A plaster cast of the head of Alexander the Great is set on the base. A cast f...

The Set of 2 Italian Classic Riven Travertine Venice Pear Sculptures, Bookends or Objects of Art attributed to Fratelli Manelli for Raymor are a versatile element with particular des...

This intense artwork was created by the Italian artist Mirella Forlivesi. Title "Stupore" traslated in "Astonishment". The piece is a multiple of 1...

Standout mid century Italian life size great dane sculpture crafted in terra cotta and hand decorated in black and white with a yellow collar, all under glaze.

The Deneb vase in multicolored glass was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 for Memphis. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis Milano”. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in...

18th century Italian sliver leaf and mecca cross adorned with gold and silver plated crystal points and mica mounted on a mica and tourmaline in calcite matrix base. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The gold and silver plated crystal points replicate the original sunrays or halo around the cross. The piece is mounted on a mica and tourmaline cluster that is in a matrix of calcite. The mica holds a shimmery appearance that can reflect light - like nature's disco ball. It perfectly coordinates with the silver leaf and mecca painted cross...

This Italian Neoclassical white marble sculpture is signed by the Neopolitan artist Giacomo Cali. The sculpture is of Aristedes (530–468 BC), the ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Greco-Persian Wars...

Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...

A pair of Italian 19th century painted wood angel plaques. This pair of antique Italian plaques, perhaps originally used to decorate a chapel, feature a ...

A small vintage Italian hand painted terracotta animal sculpture depicting a zebra lying on the ground, with brown eyes. Created in Italy during the 20th century, this painted terrac...

18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with a rock coral head and coordinating elestial quartz crystals crafted to the coral and the feet of the candlestick. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...

Pair of 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' bases from Tuscany topped with polished ammonites and adorned with citron crystal quartz points. These fragments are from a church in...

Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 19 x D 14 x H 23 cm Materials: Red clay, Brown semi-refractorie clay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, ...

Pair of Horse head sculpture on white Carrara marble horse in classic style placed on a turned base in Carrara marble. 20th century. Dimension: including base: H 40 x 30 x 13 cm. ...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over orange Italian art glass kangaroo sculpture. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. Hi...

We are offering a solid bronze statue/sculpture of "The Dancing Faun of Pompeii" that was made in Italy. This would have been bought probably a...

DINO GAVINA Periplo - omaggio a Lucio Fontana Produced by Simon Gavina Italy, 1995 ca. Wall panel in lacquered MDF and metal h 170 x 63 x 3 cm h 66.3 x 24.57 x 1.17 in Bibliography...

A late vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian abstract sculpture made of hand blown clear Murano glass, designed by Pino Signoretto in good con...

Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass clear glass sail with topaz gray boat sculpture. The sailboat is fully signed underneath, "Archimede Seguso Murano (Italy)". The piece has done in the Minimalism style. Very clean lines and design. The signature is acid etched on the bottom of the boat. Would make a great display piece on any coffee table or credenza. As you can see from the photos in the sun, it created a beautiful shadow. The topaz boat really picks up in color intensity. A must for collectors of Archimede Seguso pieces and Nautical / Sailing objects...

A wonderful vintage ceramiche / pottery lion sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a brown rustic terra cota like ...

MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy. Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm. H (without base) 81 c...

A carved architectural marble fragment depicting a boars head, reclaimed from Pentney Abbey, Norfolk. Dating to circa 1680, this freestanding animal sculpture displays a striking st...

Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...

A mid-century miniature sculpture depicting a Camel. This miniature was made in Italy in the 70s and combines two Italian peculiarities, the great skill of Italian craftsmen in worki...

Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 14 dragonflies. Modern...

Gorgeous palm tree table lamp in white color by Hans Kögl (Koegl) with three small light sockets. Made in Italy. Wonderful eye-catcher in any Boho and Hollywood Regency style inter...

Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist. 20th century sofa from the De Curtis home in Lugano. Decorations and velvet in Pontoglio silk, exclusive design by the Author. Gold,...

2023 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan). The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embe...

Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown iridescent clear, black, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Wiseman nativity figure, sculpture. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is very intricate with lots of decoration. Gold crown on his head, gold container...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass sculptural seashell bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece has ...

This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alfredo Cifani. Title "EOS" Alfredo Cifani was born in 1939 in Fermo, the Southern part of Italy, lives and works in Milan. He is a pai...

Italian Minimalist Roman Travertine Obelisk, Italy, 1970.

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...

L'elmo corinzio era la tipologia di elmo greco che offriva la miglior protezione in battaglia per la testa nell'antica Grecia. Nell'antica Roma venne introdotto o dagli Etruschi o da...

1950s Italian modernist hand formed terra-cottarooster sculpture.

Beautiful Murano glass sculpture representing an elephant, with a rigorous trunk facing upwards. The Murano glass sculpture has the same workmanship as a "sommerso". The "submerged"...

A beautifully detailed Italian brass sculpture of a stallion in motion.  

Italian ceramic goose with metal legs, two available.

Italian giltwood fragments affixed to natural calcite and quartz crystal base.

18th Century Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus. His draped robe is hand-carved in red rosso levanto marble with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marble. The piece ...

A bronze sculpture on a natural stone base made by Italian artist Franco Ciuti in the 1970’s. Conveys the spirit of brutalist and modernist works of the period. A very decorative pie...

Black Glazen column krater, mid-4th century BC, Apulia. With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth. The two handles form loops around t...

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...

Pair of glass sculptures of a fish, Murano, 20th century. Pair of Murano glass sculptures of a fish, Italian work, 20th century, modern art. H: 17cm, W: 16cm, D: 7cm

Cute vintage Murano hand blown red and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Glass...

Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Passer domesticus) House sparrow mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brog...

Large finial, of walnut, carved as flame-topped urn on square plinth. By Chapman.

(Keywords: Carving, Flame, Architectural, Fragment)

Large decorative pottery goat, made in Italy, ceramic with majolica glaze.

Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Sturnus vulgaris) European starling mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and N...

18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a fossil coral cluster base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...

Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah" A rare and important marble bust head relief portrait on The Prophet Zepha...

Beautiful and unique, vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass dancing ballerina sculpture with gold flecks accents and white Zanfirico ribbons skirt. Created in the manner of the...

A striking and very high quality Italian 19th century alabaster statue of the Greek goddess Ariadne seated on her panther signed P. Bazzanti Florence. The statue is raised by a rectangular base with a fine wrap around mottled border and wonderfully executed ground like design. Above is the beautiful Ariadne seated on her panther with her hair tied in a richly sculpted updo while holding an exceptional flowing garment. In Greek mythology, Ariadne was daughter to Minos, the son of Zeus. Associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Shown here riding on one of her husband's, Dionysius God of wine and festivities, panthers. Wonderful attention to detail throughout. Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881), Son of the renowned sculptor Nicolò Bazzanti, was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...

This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...

Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work. Drite is said when the kanne are pos...

Fantastic silver bird (toucan) by Gabriele De Vecchi, Milano (IT). The body formed by a pebble flanked by a silver beak and fitted with a tail and legs decoration. Eyes made of hard ...