18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Color: Black
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century Jewel Etched an...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
18th Century Italian Gold Ribbon Fragment with a Baroque Pearl on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold ribbon fragment with a coordinating Baroque pearl on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass produced when lava flowing from a volcano cools rapidly with minimum crystal growth. The obsidian face is polished to host the fragment. The hand-carved fragment is from Tuscany and came from a Rococo style church artifact.
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of Venetian Sitting Mastiffs Dogs
By Venetian School
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pair of sitting Mastiffs dogs.
Venice, end of 15th century - first half of the 16th century.
Istrian stone.
Provenance:
- Important private collection of an architect and scenographer from Orvieto (Umbria)
A regular exportation licence delivered by the Italian Ministry of Culture accompanies the work.
The representation of the dog dates back to ancient times, when dogs were considered weapons of war and used to attack the enemy or stand guard to protect strategic locations. At the entrance to the Pompei’s villa, the presence of a "cave canem...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Clodian Terracotta Sculpture of Cherubs and Dog
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Terracotta sculpture of cherubs and dog by Clodian. On wood base, circa 1788. Plaque on base with artists name.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Purple Amethyst Decorative Object or Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful purple amethyst cluster decorative object, paperweight, or luxury display piece. A great piece for a bookshelf, cocktail table, on a desk as paperweight, etc. Dimensions:...
Category
Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Monumental dynamic split geode
Located in London, GB
A very large split geode, the interior graced with the finest quality deep purple Uruguayan amethyst. The amethyst-lined stalactite walls of the ge...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Genuine Large Canyon Diablo Iron Meteorite
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Canyon Diablo iron Meteorite in display box. This nickel-iron meteorite was found in the world famous Baringer crater (meteor crater) AZ, USA. Th...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other, Iron
Half Polished Amethyst Geode with Agate Border and Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A half polished geode with a thick agatised border. The inside covered by deep purple amethyst crystals and 2 beautiful calcite formations at the centre, one of them covered with a b...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large Amethyst Chapel
Located in London, GB
This large amethyst chapel, a complete half of the original geode, shows
deep purple amethyst crystals punctuated with small stalactites and overlaid
...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
High Quality Amethyst Goethite Inclusions Resembling Rosettes
Located in London, GB
An unusual piece of high quality deep purple amethyst with large peaked
crystals. Inside the amethyst multiple goethite crystals resembling rosettes
can be seen. Several of the cry...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Antique "Ecce Homo" in Carved Stone
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful carved stone sculpture depicting Christ, modeled by a master sculptor in the 15th century, carved entirely by hand. This sculpture is known as Ecce homo.
As tradition tell...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Spanish 18th Century Iron Dog Collar
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very interesting 18th century dog collar expertly crafted in iron. Collars such as this one were used to protect the dog from attack. An intriguing ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Venetian Porcelain Commedia Dell 'Arte Sculpture "Pantalone" 'Pantaloon'
Located in Doha, QA
Pantalone (Pantaloon) is one of the most important characters in Commedia dell’arte -Italian Comedy which was very popular form of a professional theatre, started in Italy and rotate...
Category
Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture, Uruguay
Located in London, GB
This Gem grade, Amethyst Geode crystal Sculpture, resembles in shape and silhouette that of a shrouded woman holding a swaddled baby. And would work well in a Boho Chic Styled Interior. The Geode originates from Uruguay where they are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across the border into southern Brazil, they are igneous (volcanic) in origin.
Differentiated from its Brazilian relatives by it’s typically smaller crystal size and darker, deeper colour the Uruguayan amethyst...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
Amethyst Geode Stalactites Cluster with Calcite from Uruguay ( 13"Tall, 25 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
This specimen from San Eugenio, Artigas Dept., Uruguay is a large museum quality cluster of several stalactitic formations of scintillating gem amethyst crystals with 2 isolated gold...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Wonderful Calcite with Epitaxial Goethite
Located in London, GB
This stunning formation consists of a large pyramidal calcite on a bed of
deep purple amethyst. The split calcite with unusual epitaxial goethite
and a second generation of amethys...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Sphalerite with Pyrite from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru
Located in New York, NY
From Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru.
Large lustrous striated cubic yellow-metallic pyrite crystals with black-metallic sphalerite crystals.
Weight: 15 lbs, Dimension...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Large Amethyst Formation with Calcite Towers
Located in London, GB
Two calcite “towers” grace the centre of this impressive piece, which also
has large peaked amethyst crystals and quartz and goethite covered calcites.
The exterior has been kept i...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Agate, Amethyst
Pyrite Cluster from Huanuco Province, Peru
Located in New York, NY
A classic and very attractive specimen of Pyrite from Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Province, Peru. Complex pyritohedron cluster with striated crystal faces and a metallic mirror luster wit...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite, Other
Egg Shaped Amethyst Geode with Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful mostly complete egg shaped geode with a prominent calcite
to the left, partially polished. The amethyst crystals with high peaks and
of intense purple. The thick amethy...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Geode Section with Rare Amethyst Formation and Intense Green Shell
Located in London, GB
This striking section cut from the centre of a geode, contains an unusual formation of calcite with a blanket of amethyst crystals. The borders are polished to reveal the beautiful c...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Crocoite From Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Located in New York, NY
From Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Colorful specimen of bright red-orange translucent crocoite crystals on brown gossan with minor yellowish-white gibbsite microcryst...
Category
Australian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
Large amethyst chapel with calcite and stalactites
Located in London, GB
Another large amethyst chapel, the corresponding half of the original geode,
showing deep purple amethyst crystals punctuated with small stalacti...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Carrara Marble Bas-Relief Depicting Apollo Italy, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A Carrara Marble Bas-Relief depicting Apollo
Italy, 18th Century
30,5 x 16,5 cm
very good condition.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure, Kangxi Period, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Su Sanci glazed figure of a horse and a boy. Sancai decoration uses glazes predominantly in three colors: brown or amber, green or creamy white with the more rare use of blue. While particularly associated with the Tang dynasty tomb figures...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Azurite Mineral Crystal with Malachite from Anhui, China
Located in New York, NY
Azurite with Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China.
Lustrous translucent vibrant royal blue crystals of azurite partially lining a gossan matrix with botryo...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Azurite Mineral Crystal on Malachite Calcite Matrix From , Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Azurite and Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Rich cluster of lustrous dark-blue azurite crystals on malachite-duftite-calcite matrix. All of th...
Category
Namibian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Amethyst Cluster Geode Calcite Crystal from Uruguay (11" Tall, 15 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
Natural Calcite on Amethyst cluster from San Eugenio, Artigas Dept., Uruguay.
Unusual 7'' elongated rhombic calcite crystal with modified terminations on gem amethyst crystal matrix...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Amethyst, Other
Dynamic Formation with Thick Agatised Borders
Located in London, GB
A dynamic formation with a thick blue-brown agatised border. The crystal
lined interior equally dynamic with shocks of electric amethyst contrasting
with darker colours on a bed of large stalactites...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Exceptional Heart Shaped Formation with Icy Calcites
Located in London, GB
A stunning heart-shaped amethyst formation with a central rocket-shaped
calcite covered with a blanket of amethystine quartz and black goethite.
To the left an icy calcite covered ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Exceptional Quality Amethyst in a Jaw like Formation
Located in London, GB
Amethyst of the deepest colour is shown here in a formation resembling
an open mouth. The crystals are of high peaks with red tints toward the
tips. the borders unpolished to revea...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Antique Carved Stone Female Bust
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Elegantly carved antique stone bust.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Lilac Half Geode with a Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A pleasing lilac amethyst formation of large crystals with a large honey
coloured calcite at the centre and a smaller calcite to the side.
Amethyst is predominantly light violet ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Deep Purple Amethyst with Calcite and Polished Agate
Located in London, GB
Stunning geode cluster of an intense deep purple colour amethyst crystals. A big calcite stand-out from the crystals, covered with a blanket of black hematite.
This piece was lega...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Set of Three Prehistoric Ammonite
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three prehistoric ammonite fossil, unmounted.
Measurements:
Big amonite: Depth *4.5in Width *5.5in Height *1.6in
Medium amonite: Depth *4.1in Width *5.1in Height *1.6in...
Category
Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Lilac Amethyst Formation with Central Rosette
Located in London, GB
A large bowl shaped piece formed of small lilac amethyst crystals with a
stunning central honey coloured calcite formation resembling a rosette.
At the base of the calcite pink...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large Deep Spherical Amethyst Geode
Located in London, GB
A wonderful and substantial spherical geode is shown here, with deep purple
amethyst crystals enveloping a central calcite. A quintessential geode and a
striking display piece.
...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Triangular Geode Section with Perched Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful triangular geode section in lilac amethyst with a gold coloured
calcite perched on a bed of red druzy quartz.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Ametrine and Finger like Calcites
Located in London, GB
A spectacular amethyst cluster with two sets of unusual finger-like calcite
crystals on a bed of druzy quartz. The formation is a pleasing dark purple
colour with large peaks and i...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Treasure Chest Borwn Druze, Polished Celadonite Border and Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A wonderful formation with abundant agatized exterior polished to reveal
the different mineral layers and the interior with a lining of brown drize
over various stalactites with a ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
A Coade Keystone of Minerva Dated 1794
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Coade Keystone of Minerva Dated 1794. Stamped Coade, London, and is dated 1794. Minerva is known as being the Roman goddess of wisdom. Eleanor Coade was a British businesswoman known for manufacturing Neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments made of Coade stone from 1769. Attached are some images of Coade Keystones taken from Alison Kellys...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Coade Stone
Deep Purple Amethyst with Goethite Inclusions Within
Located in London, GB
An unusual piece of high quality deep purple amethyst with large peaked crystals. Inside the amethyst multiple goethite crystals, resembling heart...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category
French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Black and Cream Tourmaline Stone Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian large black cut tourmaline stone on stand.
Black mixed with cream.
Black Tourmaline is a stone often used for protection.
It's a great stone for soaking up negative ene...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Tourmaline
Pair of Medium 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a genus of extinc...
Category
Swedish Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Shou Lau Figure
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Purple Half Geode Amethyst with Calcite Formations Shaped as Cathedral or Chapel
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning half geode with a shape often referred to by collectors as a “chapel” or “cathedral”, due to the elongated shape that occurred millions of years ago when trapped b...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Authentic Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Slab from Russia
Located in New York, NY
The pallasites are a class of stony–iron meteorite. It consists of centimeter-sized olivine crystals of peridot quality in an iron-nickel matrix. Coarser metal areas develop Widmanst...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Iron
17th Century Madonna with Child from the Impruneta Tondo Polychrome Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan school, 17th century
Madonna with Child - from the Impruneta Tondo
Measures: Polychrome terracotta, 65 x 46 x 10 cm
This polychrome terracotta relief, gently jutting...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Amethyst Cluster with White Quartz and Green Celadonite Crystals
Located in London, GB
A stunning rough amethyst cluster with white quartz and green celadonite on a metal stand.
The amethyst cluster has an exquisite deep purple colour com...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Dark Grey Thin Slice Agate Sculpture, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of dark grey agate mounted on a wood stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make this...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate
18th Century Cast Iron Door Knocker
Located in New York, NY
18th century cast iron door knocker
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Montoya is one of the most acclaimed and prolif...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Beautiful Intense Brown Druze Amethyst Cluster with Green Jasper
Located in London, GB
A stunning intense brown amethyst druze formation with stalactites.
The mineral sculpture is embellished by multiple stalactite formations, and gives the sensation of movement due ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large Sculptural Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and extremely sculptural specimen of the Seymchan meteorite, recovered in the Russian Far East. This rare and large end cut preserves the patinated and partially melted...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Boy, Kangxi Period, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Su Sanci glazed figure of a horse and a boy. Sancai decoration uses glazes predominantly in three colours: brown or amber, green or creamy white with the more rare use of blue. While particularly associated with the Tang dynasty tomb figures...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Christ Crucified in Silver 16th Century Italian School
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ crucified in silver
16th Century Italian school
Measure: height: 40cm.
very good condition.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Dark Grey Thick Slice of Agate Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Dark grey Brazilian thick slice of agate mounted on a steel stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely color patterns and banding make th...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate
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