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Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English porcelain figure of a Putto holding a basket of flowers by the renowned Staffordshire factory Bow and dating from aro...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Han Dynasty Pottery Horses and Equestrian Riders
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful pair of Ex Sotheby’s painted Polychrome Equestrian Horse and Riders made from gray pottery, Presents beautifully and guaranteed authentic with provenance and COA.
Measures: Height 11.5 inches and width 11 inches
Condition: Possible professional restorations but not detectable.
Provenance: Sotheby’s London. 16th November, 1999. Lot 12 (2 of 4 horses in that lot).
Sotheby’s New York, NY September 14, 2019.
The importance of the horse in the history and culture of China can be viewed, in part, through the artistic legacy of this great civilization. In sculpture, painting, and literature, horses were glorified and revered. Horses were believed to be related to mythological dragons, reflecting their sacred status within society. During the unification of China under the Han Dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the Empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Calcite Crystal Cluster on Bobeche
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with a calcite crystal cluster in matrix mounted on a Italian glass bobeche base.
The fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved f...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Huge Desert Crystal Rose Formation on Steel
Located in Scorton, GB
Desert Rosette Crystal, a desert rose, crystal formation of the Western desert of the northern Sahara, naturally formed approximately 2 million to 500 thousand years ago.
Desert Ro...
Category
Algerian Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Neanderthal Flint Core from Prehistoric Northern France
Located in London, GB
A Levallois Flint Core, from Fransu, Somme, Northern France
Middle Palaeolithic, Mousterian, circa 100,000–40,000 years ago
A wonderfully tactile artefact, offering a glimpse into t...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Natural Fossilised Ammonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale natural fossilised ammonite specimen. Sourced from South Ferriby Quarry, Lincolnshire, this striking fossil is of impressive scale, prominent structure, and museum qual...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal cluster sculpture with brass stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
By Vinovo Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Vinovo white soft-paste figure of a recumbent lion on a canted rectangular plinth, Italy, circa 1780. Incised cross and V mark. See similar example in the collection of Palazzo Madam...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cluster Trilobite Fossil on Matrix with Acrylic Display Stand (18.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Natural Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix with acrylic display stand (18.5 lbs)).
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the ...
Category
Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Schorl Tourmaline with Aquamarine, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
SCHORL TOURMALINE WITH AQUAMARINE
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
19.2 cm tall x 6.2 cm wide
Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as...
Category
Pakistani Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Dutch Architectural Fragment limestone Coat of Arms
Located in MILL, NL
Extraordinary hand-carved Coat of Arms. Architectural fragment which was probably located above a doorframe. Material: Limestone
Dutch / Flemish, probably 18th century.
Dimensions:...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Genuine Hybodus Shark Dorsal Spine (77.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Hybodus Shark Dorsal Spine
This A complete fossil of Hybodus from Germany showing placement of spine. These large spines helped to support the dorsal fins of the shark. Hybo...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Figure of Christ on a Calcite Cluster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gold leaf wood fragment figure of Christ (Florence) on calcite crystal cluster in matrix.
The calcite crystal cluster is from Elmwood Mine, Tennesse...
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent)
Replacement finger
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Standing Carved Wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Guanyin, China, 1368-1644
Located in Torino, IT
Early Ming standing carved wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), China 1368-1644. This massive Bodhisattva Guanyin is depicted here in the...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
526.38 Gram Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx with Clock from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx With Clock
Weight: 526.38 gram
Dim: 13.8 x 15.1 x 4.7 Cm
Shape : Boat
Origin: Pakistan
Green onyx is a mesmerizing gemstone that captivates ...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Processional Finial with Polished Agate Coral on an Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian processional finial with polished agate coral on a coordinating agatized coral base.
The finial originally came from a church in Tuscany. Polished agate cora...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Natural Amethyst Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
Late 18th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Eagle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A antique bronze sculpture of an eagle, on a marble plint. Refined casting and chiseling, with ormolu gilt bronze patina. Made in the French Louis XVI period, 1780-1790.
The sculptu...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Natural Amethyst Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst sculpture with stand.
Measures: 10.5”/L x 8.5”/D x 4”/H without stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
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
Large Terracotta Relief - Lombardy, First Half of 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Terracotta relief of the flight into Egypt
Lombardy, first half of 17th century
Painted terracotta
91 x 85 x 11,5 cm
This event in the early life of Christ is recounted i...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
massive rare south German lion bronze Door Knocker, 17th Century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
very big and massive bronze door knocker, German or maybe Italian in origin, 16-17th century, amazing green original patina to the face, some scares and dings to the face which gives...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Natural Golden Barite Mineral with Marcasite Crystals From Guangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
Golden Barite with Marcasite Crystals from Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China.
Complex intersecting formation of lustrous gem translucent golden bar...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
Pair of Oak Ceroferarius Angels , Flanders , 17th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of cerulean angels sculpted in the round in a very lively position (the movement in the hair is remarkable), almost baroque.
Very nice execution of the armour in the ...
Category
Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Thai Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Late 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and beautiful Thai cast and gilt bronze seated Buddha with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, Northern Thailand, region of Chiang Mai, late 15th cent...
Category
Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments.
Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
In Medieval Europe and even more during the early 16th century fantastic beasts could be found in Bestiaries, a literary genre close to poetry. A bestiary used the characteristics of...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain group from the time of origin:
Four children in festive, rural rococo clothing on a three-part rocaille base: on the central raised pedestal a girl with a basket o...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 18th Century Lead Fountain Elements
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding and stunning pair of 18th century Lead Fountain Elements from the South of France. Beautifully crafted from lead ornamented with beaut...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Lead
Large Natural Blacknite Quartz Cluster Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural blacknite quartz cluster specimen with covelline and bornite from Ambositra, Madagascar.
Blacknite is a beautiful mineral of the goethite/hematite variety, displayin...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Pair of Outstanding 17th Century Italian Polychromed Musician Statues
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding pair of 17th century musician statues from the Siena region of Italy. These grand scale figures are masterly crafted in wood with their...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Grayish Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare grayish rock crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Fossil Knightia Alta Fish Shoal Lithographic Limestone Plate
Located in Scorton, GB
This visually stunning statement piece, designed for placement, captures a shoal of Knightia Alta fish for vertical wa authentically fossilised within the original silt beds of a once tropical lagoon from the Green River, Wyoming.
The unique sub-lithographic limestone plate presents a remarkable opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to own a piece of natural history. This extraordinary find features a considerable slab of specimen fish...
Category
American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Hematite Mineral with Calcite From Hubei, China
Located in New York, NY
Hematite included Calcite from Fengjiashan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Hubei Province, China.
Large cluster of sharp scalenohedral crystals of calcite with red hematite...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Christ - Umbria, second half of the 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Christ
Umbria, Orvieto?
Second half of the 15th century
77 x 16.5 cm
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Genuine Asaphus intermedius Trilobite in Matrix from Morocco (341 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Large, natural trilobite in its original fossil matrix. The Asaphid trilobites include some of the most extreme trilobite adaptations known, and the group produced some of the larges...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Other
Architectural Wooden Sculpture original Green-Turquoise Paint India 18th Century
Located in Salzburg, AT
Architectural portal sculpture made of solid teak with original green-turquoise coloring, India, last third of the 18th century.
As the name suggests, the object originates from an ...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Edo Period Carved Seated Fasting Buddha, 18th C./Early 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Carved Seated Fasting Buddha, 18th C./Early 19th C.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 9.5 inches (24 cm)
Width: 7 inches (18 cm)
Depth: 5 inches (12.8 cm)
ABOUT
This early Edo...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Natural Quartz Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural Quartz, multicolored and white clusters of salt-like crystals growing out. Measures: 11” L x 9” D x 7.5” H without stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
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
Set of 4 Antique Carved and Gilded Wooden Friezes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
set of 4 antique carved wooden friezes, partially gilded.
Originally they were solid and whole, but I found them like these: already cut in half to be able to use them more comfortab...
Category
Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Spanish Boxwood Christ on the Cross
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish boxwood Christ on the cross.
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Wooden Carving of a Gothic Lady with Elegant Headwear, Dutch, 17th century
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wooden Carving of a Gothic Lady with Elegant Headwear and Necklace, Dutch, 17th Century
This exquisite wooden carving, depicting a Gothic lady adorned with an elegant headpiece and ...
Category
Dutch Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines of the Sense
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 18th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical figurines of smell and hearing from a set of the senses probably modeled by J....
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.
A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream-coloured fabric featuring a beautiful depict...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Child Jesus", Wood, Spanish School, 17th Century, pedestal made later.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Child Jesus". Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base or pedestal made later.
Christ is presented naked, with a slight contrapposto on the legs and hips that...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
Collection of 3 Large Natural Cabinet Minerals
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 3 large natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive medium neoclassical style plaster plinth.
Each impressive cabinet specimen, including a Chalcedony,...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Optical Calcite Crystals from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
From Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Internally flawless crystal cluster of optical-grade colorless calcite on gossan matrix. The calcite crystal are fully terminated with hex...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
18th Century French Rococo Gilded Bronze Frame Mounted on Green Velvet
Located in New York, NY
!8th century French Rococo bronze frame mounted on a velvet covered wood back. Very rare in its rich detail of winged cherubs. This piece was once most certainly a frame for an impor...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Genuine Polished Petrified Wood Stump from Arizona
Located in New York, NY
This large and beautiful hand-polished petrified wood stump is sourced from Arizona and polished to a mirrored finish. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, a...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
1950s Large Naturally Formed Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Large Naturally Formed Rock Crystal Sculpture
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual 18th century fish sculpture made of antique giltwood fragments. A very interesting and unique piece of art!
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Northern Qi Dynasty Pottery Model of an Ox and Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pottery model of an ox and cart, Northern Qi Dynasty (550 - 577 AD), China.
Realistically molded, the ox displays wonderful musculature and elemen...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Acrylic
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl.
The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Stone Head Sculpture, United Kingdom, XVIIth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted stone head on a modern base, of a mustachioed man
According to the 1983 sales certificate, it would be a 17th century sculpture, even before, of United Kingdom or Ireland o...
Category
British Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
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