1870s Sculptures

Bing & Grondahl after Thorvaldsen. Figure of Pharisee in biscuit. 1870/1880s First factory quality. In excellent condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 30.0 x D 10.0 cm.

Wonderful pair of Italian Baroque paperweights from the 1800s. The pair is made with a truly binding Onyx base. The onyx stone has been carved to make the paperweights semi-equal. Ab...

Antique and rare Royal Copenhagen sculpture in biscuit. Sculpture after Thorvaldsen, circa 1870. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 31.5 x 12 cm. 1st factory quality.

Antique and rare Bing & Grondahl sculpture in biscuit. Sculpture of pharisee after Thorvaldsen, circa 1870. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 29.5 x 14 cm. 1st factory q...

A charming English 19th century leather baby bear with glass eyes.

Delightful mid 19th Century French Animaliers bronze study of a playful Greyhound and King Charles Spaniel, with rich brown rubbed to a golden colour and fine hand chased surface det...

Bronze sculpture of a child blowing a kiss, signed A. Lefebvre, entitled "Bonjour."

American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.

Pair of large and unusual continental porcelain eagles, circa 1875.

An English classical plaster library bust of a gentleman in Roman clothing, with a wall bracket depicting a Roman eagle. Sir Walter Scott after Chantrey.

Almost life-size depiction of Venus with dolphin by Robert I Cauer (1831-1893). Full sculptural execution in marble. Inscription on the base "R. Cauer" as well as date 1874 and place...

Beautiful bronze bust depicting Jacob van Campen unique piece one off the most in-portent architects from Holland 1595 - 1675. Paleis op de Dam, Mauritshuis Nieuwe Kerk Haarlem stand...

Georges GARDET (1863-1939)., Hunting bronze. Naturalia., Group of deer and trots in the forest. Bronze proof with dark patina., Founder: Ferdinand Barbedienne., Height: 60 cm.

Little angels playing drum and cymbal, by Hippolyte Francois Moreau signed. Patinated bronze hand. Sculpture worked and hot casting foundry art, ...

19th century Italian hand-carved and painted cherub presents a charming, colorful and adorable rendering of a young winged cherub, holding a spiral torchere in one hand that can be u...

Pair of French bronze Figural Groups of the grape eaters and the flute lesson, circa 1875 Based on the engraved designs by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), "Les Mangeurs de Raisins" ...

Double patina bronze buste on marble base.

Esa Fedrigolli design vintage sculpture center bronze pocket emptier enameled in refined green, red and bleu by Esart Italy production in years 1970, signe...

English Staffordshire figure of Napoleon, circa 1875. With a traditional pose.

Large bust of Adolphe Burggraeve (1806-1902), great humanist, surgeon and professor of medicine at the University of Ghent, inventor of dosimetric medicine,...

Two bronze proofs with golden patina by Auguste Louis Lalouette (1826-1883), depicting "Le Défi" on a marble base. The duelists, dressed in 16th-century fashion, are dressed with gre...

Behold this magnificent bronze sculpture depicting a possibly Greek lady seated, delicately holding a pencil. Crafted with exquisite detail, the sculpture boasts a silver finish that...

Antique 19th Century French pair of life-sized bronze, depicting partially nude maidens elevating a torch. These statues, boasting a commanding stature and large presence, are elegan...

In the form of a man in a barrel.

This enchanting museum quality Carrara marble group is the work of Edward Russell Thaxter (born Yarmouth, ME 1857-died Naples, Italy 1881). The sculpture depicts a young girl sternly scolds her cat, who has just attacked a bird's nest. She clutches the cat to her chest and looks at it disapprovingly, while waving her hand in discipline. Meanwhile, a dead bird lies at her feet and feathers hang limply from the cat’s mouth. This scene is a prelude to the responsibilities of motherhood: the young girl who is now reprimanding her cat will have to ensure that her own children are well behaved in the future. The sculpture rests on a dark green serpentine marble pedestal. Although Edward Thaxter's life was short, he excelled in creating detailed neoclassical sculpture. Signed: E. R. Thaxter Titled: Reproof Circa 1878-1880 Measures: Height with pedestal 76" (193 cm) Height of sculpture 40" (101 cm) Another example of this marble figure is in the Smithsonian National Museum in Washington DC. Artist biography: Edward Russell Thaxter was only twenty-four years old when he died, but in his brief career as a sculptor he garnered praise for his work and was deemed an artist with a promising future. Born in Yarmouth, Maine, he is believed to have chosen to study sculpture after seeing the work of John Rogers. At the age of sixteen, Thaxter moved to Boston and studied with the portrait sculptor John D. Perry. In 1878 Thaxter left for Florence, Italy, where he took a studio and began to create the neoclassical works that won him critical attention. In 1881 he contracted typhoid fever, which left him in a weakened condition, and within the year the young sculptor died in Naples. Thaxter's untimely death was noted with genuine regret in the American press. The critic James Jackson...

A Fabulous Pair of Antique French mid 1800s Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Putti Seated on Fluted Plinths. Each putti is seen seated with their arms an...

A fine Victorian alabaster figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, powerfully modelled with his arms folded across his chest, dressed in full military attire with orders, En...

A 19th century orchestral double base case constructed from pine timber, with iron hardware and its original floral lining to the interior. A spectacular and historic piece of sculpt...

A pair of sphinxes in black glass. Little is known of this Manchester glassworks, but they had a very successful line in neoclassical pieces of which these are a fine example.  

A fine Victorian alabaster figure of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, powerfully modelled with one arm across his chest holding a scroll and the ...

Pair of expressive, 19th century, French, left and right, gilt bronze dogs mounted on octagonal, solid marble bases.

"Le Marchand d'armes turc" (The Turkish arms merchant) This magnificent 19th century French patinated bronze figure depicts a standing man wearing headscarf (Ghutra or keffiyeh) holding a flintlock...

A pair of patinated bronze busts. French, circa 1870.