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Style: American Empire
American Cast Iron & Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850
American Cast Iron & Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850

American Cast Iron & Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850

Located in Charleston, SC

American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting on a squared base, Mid 19th Century.

Category

1850s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century American Cast Iron Eagle Sculpture, Circa 1825
19th Century American Cast Iron Eagle Sculpture, Circa 1825

19th Century American Cast Iron Eagle Sculpture, Circa 1825

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century American cast iron eagle on oval shaped base with raised decorative motifs. The magnificent bird shown with wings spread ready for take off, or just coming in for a land...

Category

Early 19th Century American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Iron

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Perched Eagle, Circa 1830
American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Perched Eagle, Circa 1830

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Perched Eagle, Circa 1830

Located in Charleston, SC

American gilt carved wood and gesso Eagle with extended wings perched on decorative acanthus floral motif, Early 19th century.  

Category

1830s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870

American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.

Category

1870s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper

American Painted & Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840
American Painted & Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840

American Painted & Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840

Located in Charleston, SC

American painted and carved wood figural statue of General Santa Anna in full military dress attire. General during the time of Mexican-American War and later became President of Mex...

Category

1840s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Walnut Carved Spread Wing Eagle Perched to Flee on Rocky Plinth C. 1830
American Walnut Carved Spread Wing Eagle Perched to Flee on Rocky Plinth C. 1830

American Walnut Carved Spread Wing Eagle Perched to Flee on Rocky Plinth C. 1830

Located in Charleston, SC

American walnut carved spread wing eagle perched to Flee on rectangular rocky pine plinth, Early 19th century. Eagle is 27 wide and 17 deep at base.

Category

1830s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Walnut, Pine

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Spread Winged Eagle, Circa 1820
American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Spread Winged Eagle, Circa 1820

American Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Spread Winged Eagle, Circa 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

American gilt carved wood and gesso eagle with extended wings grasping gilt rounded bar. Eagle was used for center decoration on drapery rod. Early 19th c...

Category

1820s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880

Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.

Category

1880s English Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Iron

American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870
American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870

American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

American bronze figural sea mariner bracing in wind against a rope piling and mounted to an oval molded edge base. Late 19th century.

Category

1870s American Antique American Empire Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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French Turn of the Century 1900s Zinc Pinecone Fragment with Acanthus Leaves
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Vintage Cast Stone Garden Fountain with Fluted Pedestal & Scalloped Basin
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Vintage American Cast Iron Garden Urn
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Chinese Journey to the West Hitching Post, c. 1850
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Chinese Journey to the West Hitching Post, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Created in the mid-19th century, this charming limestone post likely once stood outside a building in China's Shanxi province as a spot to hitch livestock. Carved in reference to the Ming dynasty novel "Journey to the West," the monkey atop the post depicts Sun Wukong, the Monkey King...

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Pair Of Antique Figural Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Posts c1900
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Located in Big Flats, NY

This distinguished pair of antique figural cast iron hitching posts dates to circa 1900, embodying the craftsmanship and decorative aesthetic prevalent in the late 19th and early 20t...

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Three Mast Sailboat Model, Denmark circa 1920
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Located in Round Top, TX

The craftsmanship and attention to detail in this Danish three-masted sailboat is impressive. Rests firmly in black stand. Solid and stable, all scratches, cracks, dings, missing par...

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American Empire sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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