1860s Sculptures

Ferdinand Pautrot (1832-1874). A fine and highly detailed bronze of a grazing female goat by the well-regarded French animalier sculptor who exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1861-1870. The base bears the following inscription "Amis aux Beauz-Arts Medaille En 1869"; further stamped "F Pautrot...

A wonderful rare set of antique clock hands that have been mounted on custom stands to make a fascinating collection of 3 original found objects sc...

Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a spaniel, recumbent. Dull gilt collar and locket. Flatback, decorated mainly to the front. Vent hole to the reverse. Book reference ,'A-Z...

19th century Italian alabaster bust. Well sculpted antique Italian alabaster or marble bust of a classical female mounted on a plinth. This is a beautifully detailed antique alabaster bust...

These are impressive pair of 19th century gilt metal candelabra held by an exquisitely patinated bronze cherubs'. They are placed on...

Fine quality Seated Hermes/Mercury. French 19th century bronze seated Mercury / Hermes. "Rastender Merkur" by Pierre Marius Montagne (1828-1879). Fine quality patinated bronze on fau...

Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard signed Joseph Landais Circa 1860.

White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman 1860s - Attributed to Hiram Powers This refined marble bust depicts a young woman with an idealized, almost timeless beauty, in keeping with the...

This charming antique Staffordshire porcelain figurine, dating to around 1860, depicts a puff dog—most likely a poodle—crafted with exceptional attention to detail. The figurine feat...

This is a truly magnificent antique Victorian patinated bronze sculpture of the famous Greek God Apollo, modelled upon a shaped circular socle, inscribed monogram 'NF' and numbered 2...

Depiction of a seated, laughing female Buddha figure from a series of folk types. Full-figured body with the hair tied back tightly and the robe tightly fitting the body with wide sl...

A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...

Rare pair of bronze sculptures by Emile Hebért. Fine quality silvered and gilt bronze figures of a warrior woman and a poet women dressed accordingly with military attire and poetic words. Signed and foundry marked with the G. Servant mark. Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, French, (1828 - 1893). A native Parisian, Hébert apparently lived and worked in the capital until his death. He was born in 1828, and studied sculpture privately, with his father Pierre (1804-1869) and Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1807-1852), both of whom pursued modestly successful careers in the Salon and as public sculptors beginning in the 1830s. Hébert learned extensively from their very divergent paths. Whereas Pierre Hébert...

Sculpture - Height : 96 cm (37,8 in.) ; Width: 32 cm (15,6 in.) ; Depth: 36 cm (14,2 in.) Base – Height : 92 cm (36,2 in.) ; Diameter : 42,5 cm (16,7 in.) Important Carrara marble s...

Each with rocaille galleried shelf over a pair of phoenix birds over trailing icicles and C-scrolls.

A fine pair of 19th century antique French bronze cherub statues/sculptures on marble plinths, circa 1860. Each sculpture is very finely c...

19th Century Meissen porcelain figure modeled to show the young putti with a cheese press, sat on a naturalistic rocky outcrop raised on circular base. Un...

Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a King Charles spaniel, stood on a leaf embellished base. Dull gilt embellishment.

Elegant 19th-century French bronze sculpture titled Femme à l’Antique, created by French sculptor Victor Evrard (1807-1877), circa 1860. The sculpture depicts a standing female figu...

A fine mid-19th Century French bronze "Chien et Tortue", depicting a hound observing a tortoise with an inquisitive look. Bronze depictions of animals in the first part of the 19th...

Staffordshire spill vase with a hunting theme which features an otter hunter, his dogs and an otter impaled on his spear. Multi-coloured with ...

This captivating bronze sculpture depicting Hermes Leading Pandora to Epimetheus is a powerful and emotionally charged work inspired by classical mythology, attributed to Jean-Louis ...

CIVIL WAR M1840 AMES ARTILLERY SWORD SCABBARD 1862 Length: 37 Inches overall with a 32" blade that is 1 1/4" wide. The blade is excellent and shiny Marked: Ames Mfg. Co. Chicopee Ma...

Pair of Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous figures which feature a lion and a lioness with her cub, recumbent on a shaped base. Green ground. Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated 'in ...

Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculpture is a dolphin. The dolphin, made from clear crystal glass, is in motion on a sleek chrome standard. Fou...

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...

French bronze figure of a striding lion, circa 1860 Signed by Louis Vidal (1831-1892).

Hippolyte Heizler (1828–1871). Two dogs standing in front of a hare hiding under the leaves. Large bronze statuette with brown medal patina. Molded oval ...

Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape. It was part of the exhibition called ‘TIER’ at MOA in The Netherlands The story of a remarkable 19th century anatomical model created just four years after Darwin unleashed a political storm with his theories on human evolution. The publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species in 1859 caused debates to rage about human evolution, debates which witnessed the politicisation of a creature whose existence had only recently been confirmed by modern science. On one side of the argument was the Darwinian camp; on the other were those opposed to Darwin’s theory, such as Richard Owen, the famed Director of the Natural History Museum and a man who, interestingly, coined the word ‘dinosaur’. Tales of the creature in question had endured for centuries, but up until 1847 it remained a myth, an unknown. This all changed thanks to the missionary Thomas Savage and the anatomist Jeffries Wyman who wrote a paper for the journal of the Boston Society of Natural History in which they described a new species: Troglodytes gorilla. (Later, in 1929, Harvard zoologist Harold Coolidge would apply the synonym Gorilla gorilla...

Staffordshire Pottery Calico Cats, Pair of Sponged Seated Figures, Circa 1850–1870 This pair of Staffordshire pottery cats is modeled seated on the haunches, each with its tail curl...

Striking impressive large 19th century Running Horse weathervane made into a freestanding sculpture. The horse has copper body, zinc head and beautifully detailed teeth, ears and ey...

Signed Machauld et Eug. Cornu – G. Viot et Cie Fondeurs Bust of a Greek goddess, made entirely of silvered bronze and gilded bronze. The tiara and collar necklace ornating the bust are finely decorated with stylized floral motifs of polychrome champlevé enamel. It rests on a molded base and square plinth made in red griotte marble. The sculptor Eugène Cornu (1827-1899), installed in Paris at N.29 rue Popincourt, after having worked as a designer and then director for the renowned company Tahan, worked closely with the « Compagnie des Marbres Onyx...

Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) bronze horse Very pretty bronze horse signed by J Moigniez from the XIX century. It has a very nice patina that it has ...

Chain seal in silver and jet. The seal features a rectangular silver plate with a carved noble coat of arms representing a two-headed eagle. The matrix is crowned by a frame with a w...

Quality antique Victorian Staffordshire Greyhound inkwell, having a greyhound laying on a shaped blue coloured base, hand painted in wonderful blue and brown colours.

Very rare Meissen allegorical group of the 19th century: Ceres, the Roman goddess of the earth (Greek: Demeter), seated beneath a group of tr...

GRAND TOUR MARBLE BUST OF THE YOUNG CAESAR AUGUSTUS Italian, circa 1860 to 1880 22" H x 9" D x 12 1/2" W A finely carved white marble bust thought to represent the young Augustus ...

Inscribed "Rosa B" and stamped with the "Peyrol" foundry on the base.

The plaster cast of a herm with the head of Dionysos has a beautiful green patina and sits on a mahogany base France circa 1860-1870.

A finely cast Italian Grand Tour bronze model of the celebrated Dancing Faun of Florence, after the celebrated Hellenistic antique in the Uffizi Gallery, where the marble has remaine...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original antique Victorian circa 1860 merry go round horse...

A rare Edo period bronze vase with Mimikuchi flying handles, with quartered pear shaped body with spiral to the front and back, supported on a flared...

Grand Tour bronze of the god Ajax from Greek mythology. Very detailed with a beautiful patina.

Striking French 19th-century solid bronze figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, depicted standing in full military uniform and bicorne, with his hand resting across his chest. The finely det...

Austrian Majolica jardiniere rooster circa 1890. Height / 7.5 inches , 8 by 6 inches.

A pair of 19th century French bronze figures of a boy and girl, each figure seated and dressed in robes, supported on finely cast gilt bronze cylindrical plinths...

An Outstanding Pair 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Busts of Apollo & Artemis, One Bust is Signed on the Back, "F Vichi". This pair of stunning marble busts, hand-car...

A fine patinated bronze sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse Marengo. Set upon a sienna marble base.

Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus, circa 1860-1870, on circular waisted socle. Lucius Verus ruled Rome alongside Marcus Aureli...

Alpine roebuck head with beautiful roebuck horns out of carved wood and colored Skillfully elaborated carving, alpine, probably Bavaria original version.

A large Black Forest model of the Lion of Lucerne dated 1867, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, carved from stained linden wood, the dying lion depicted beside two c...

Depicting Hannah with draping robes holding Samuel in her left arm and placing a donation in a trunk with an engraved Menorah to its front, signed 'F. Andrei. Inv. E. Scolp. Roma 186...

After Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757–1822, Venice) Dancing Girl with her Finger on her Chin Italian, 19th century Marble, 83 cm. / 32 5/8 ins high PROVENANCE: Private collection, W...

With graphic detailing and chasing. On an ebony base.

German porcelain eagle, Meissen, circa 1860.

« Mouton debout », sculpture by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810 – 1879). Workshop plaster. Biography Pierre-Jules Mêne, France (1810 – 1879) French sculptor. Son of a copper turner, Pier...

his sophisticated bronze bust depicts the ancient Greek poetess Sappho (620 B.C. - 550 B.C.), known for her lyrical poetry. Crafted in dark green patinated bronze with plaster eyes, ...

Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century: Apollo clothed with a cloak embraces Daphne from behind, who is fleeing from him and has already frozen into a ...

A fine patinated bronze sculpture of Napoleon on horseback. Superb detail and definition on this sculpture and pleasing rubbing to the patination.

We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning antique circa 1860 Grand Tour bronze statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon on top in so...