18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Period: 18th Century and Earlier

Color: Black

Wax Portrait of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Attributed to John Flaxman

Located in Downingtown, PA

Wax portrait of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Attributed to John Flaxman, Late 18th century. A large and rare portrait of Queen Charlotte, i...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Other

Wax Portrait of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Attributed to John Flaxman

Pair of Early 18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post Figures

Located in Greenwich, CT

Rare pair of carved oak newel post figures probably depicting Sir Robert and Lady Brown, circa 1735, removed from the ballroom staircase of Wiggenha...

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English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Oak

Pair of Early 18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post Figures

Expressive Sandstone Sculpture of Apsara Playing Sitar, 18th Century India

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Sandstone sculpture of Apsara playing sitar with dancing pose in front of a garland arch. Covered with rests of stucco and old painting with beautiful face expression and flower lotu...

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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Sandstone

Expressive Sandstone Sculpture of Apsara Playing Sitar, 18th Century India

Song to Ming Dynasty Cast Iron Daoist Buddhist Head

Located in Dallas, TX

Daoist sage, official, or possibly a Buddhist acolyte. A large, thick and heavy cast iron statue of a head. Custom vintage carved hardwood stand finishes off this outstanding and de...

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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Iron

Song to Ming Dynasty Cast Iron Daoist Buddhist Head

Pair of Bronze Cherubs on Marble Bases

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine pair of mid-18th century French bronze cherubs standing contrapposto, one playing an instrument and the other holding a knife opening a oyster shell. Both standing besides tre...

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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Pair of Bronze Cherubs on Marble Bases

Pair of Italian Patinated Bronze Putti on Gilt Bronze-Mounted Porphyry Bases

Located in Kittery Point, ME

The 17th century putti raised on gilt bronze-mounted neoclassical porphyry bases from the late 18th century.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Italian Patinated Bronze Putti on Gilt Bronze-Mounted Porphyry Bases

17th Century Asian Hand-Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Female Divinity

Located in Yonkers, NY

A 17th century Asia hand-carved stone temple sculpture possibly from India, depicting a divinity. Featuring a strong patina revealing its age, this high-relief hand-carved stone scul...

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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Stone

17th Century Asian Hand-Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Female Divinity

Italian Bronze Figure of the Dancing Faun, After the Antique

Located in Kittery Point, ME

With right foot resting on a set of bellows and hands holding cymbals, on integrally cast circular plinth. The Hellenistic marble on which this bronze is based was moved from Rome to...

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Bronze Figure of the Dancing Faun, After the Antique

Bronze Buddha Head on Stand

Located in New York, NY

Unique bronze Buddha head on walnut stand.

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Asian Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Buddha Head on Stand

Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda

Located in Austin, TX

Ananda is portrayed in a typical fashion, as a youthful monk with a shaved head and dressed in simple robes. He stands upon a double lotus pedestal with hands clasped in front of him...

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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Iron

Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda

9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru

Located in Point Richmond, CA

9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru. These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...

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Peruvian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Silver

9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru

Northern Qi Dynasty Pottery Model of an Ox and Cart

Located in Austin, TX

A fine pottery model of an ox and cart. Realistically molded, the ox displays Fine musculature and elements of a harness system. With one fore and one rear...

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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Northern Qi Dynasty Pottery Model of an Ox and Cart

French Bronze Ecorche Figure of a Man, after the model by Pietro Francavilla

By Pietro Francavilla

Located in Kensington, MD

After the model by Pierre (Pietro Francavilla) de Francheville) (1548-1615) This energetic model of an athlete in motion has finely detailed musculature. The patina is a rich brown...

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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

French Bronze Ecorche Figure of a Man, after the model by Pietro Francavilla

Bronze Figures of Apollo and Vulcan

Located in Hudson, NY

Highly animated bronzes of Apollo (left) and Vulcan (right). 17th century bronze copies of 16th century Venetian marbles by Alessandro Vittoria. Patina is a rich nut brown. Apollo...

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Figures of Apollo and Vulcan

A Fine French Walnut Figure of Troubadour Holding a Staff

Located in Sheffield, MA

The figure is highly detailed on a pedestal with carved details throughout including three figural carvings on the tripod form base.

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

A Fine French Walnut Figure of Troubadour Holding a Staff

Amethyst Purple Druze Quartz with Calcite Formation

Located in London, GB

This delightful mineral sculpture has an unusual shape, formed of an almost complete geode, whose frontal portion wraps around like an arm, protecting the attractive “calcite” formation at its centre. The calcite is very clear and allows us to see the beautiful combination of colours behind. The edges are polished, revealing a vibrant combination of grey-blue agate, green celadonite, red-pink jasper...

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Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Amethyst Purple Druze Quartz with Calcite Formation

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Agate Slice on Metal Base

Located in BAARN, UT

The slice is 2cm thick. Agate is a largely translucent and variety of quartz and subvariety of chalcedony. Agate consists mainly of chalcedony and sometimes in combination with v...

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Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Other

Agate Slice on Metal Base

Grey Concentric Circles Agate Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric

Located in New York, NY

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 this tr...

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Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Agate

Grey Concentric Circles Agate Sculpture on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric

Monumental Burmese Ava Style Marble Head of the Buddha, 17th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A large carved, lacquered and gilt Ava style marble head of the Buddha, Burma (now Myanmar), 17th century. Originally part of what must have been a monumental Buddha...

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Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Marble

Monumental Burmese Ava Style Marble Head of the Buddha, 17th Century

Italian 17th Century Santos Sculpture in Wood

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian 17h century sculpture of a Santos in carved wood - resting on his steel display stand, circa 1680.

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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Wood

Italian 17th Century Santos Sculpture in Wood

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Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

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Christopher Norman Is Turning the Cast-Off Urban Trees of Los Angeles into Art

With a World War II–era milling machine, the California artist crafts poetic, sculptural furniture pieces.

These Human-Size Ceramic Hares Evoke Serious Emotions

Swedish artist Margit Brundin's large anthropomorphic animal sculptures are on view for the first time in the United States at Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, in New York.

Tour the Wabi-Sabi New York Apartment of Andrianna Shamaris

As her sun-filled home reveals, the furniture maker and dealer puts a contemporary spin on antiques from around the globe.

Vicente Wolf’s Tips for Finding — and Living with — Eastern Treasures

The A-list designer shares his expertise on choosing authentic objects and displaying them with style.

Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques

The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.