Neoclassical Sculptures

Very fine quality antique (19th century) putto with spilling water from a jug with swan beside in an allegory to spring and in the manner of Clodion. 19 by 21 by 9 inches. Unsigned.

Here is a great looking set of 7 pieces of carved stone fruit with a wonderful realistic look that would make any décor colorful and classy. There are some imperfections on these pie...

A striking polished solid malachite egg, notable for its substantial weight, deep emerald-green color, and richly figured natural banding. The stone displays dramatic concentric form...

A red patina metal bust of a woman manufatured in Italy in early 19th century, good conditions overall, metal it has this brick red patina probably due to exposure to the natural ele...

Neoclassical French bronze bust of Napoleon mounted on marble base.

1980's Decorative Ostrich Egg Sculpture with African Cheetah Signed made by Haus design, African scenery

A rare finely cast Grand Tour patinated bronze statue of the Roman God Mercury ( Hermes in Greek Mythology) dressed in flowing classical robes standing with his right foot raised ...

A Monumental Patinated Bronze Bust of George Washington, after William Rush This commanding bronze bust of George Washington is modeled after the cele...

An impressive pair of large Ashford black marble "pietra dura" obelisks from the early C19th when there was great interest in the Grand Tour' decorative art style and keen tourists o...

Measuring over six feet tall, this life-sized statue is a wonderful depiction of the Roman goddess, Flora. Supported by a circular pedestal with a diameter of 22 ½ inches and a thick...

Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress, F. Barbedienne, 19th Century. A sensational French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze statue of Diana the Huntress, signed by Ba...

This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...

An exceptional and very high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and white Carrara marble statue of Cupid offering a rose to Psyche. The statue is raised on a rectan...

A handsome and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century neo-classical st. white Carrara marble and a faux painted marble bust of Napoleon. The bust is raised by an exceptional and m...

A tall ceramic dog statue in white with a red and black tassel collar. This handsome Greyhound will be fabulous on a mantle or bookshelf. It is created from ceramic and painted in wh...

A beautifully proportioned pair of malachite obelisks in richly veined shades of green and black. The sculptural silhouettes and naturally dramatic stone movement give the pair a qui...

Napoleon as Caesar Weathered Terracotta Bust, 20th Century.

A Late 19th french verdigris bronze group of Arab Hunter on Horseback. Cast from the model by Alfred Barye and Emile Guillemin, Late 19th Century, wearing elaborate costume and with ...

Neoclassic French large and very heavy solid bronze lion on a marble base. No markings. Very detailed and lovely made. O-636-335

A wonderful and richly detailed French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Bronze, Silvered Bronze, Ormolu and marble bust of Napoleon, signed by Émile Pinedo. This handsome bust is raise...

This statue represents the Sacred Heart with halo, faithful to 19th-century religious models popular from Rome to Lourdes and Paris. During this period, the renowned Maison Raffl dev...

Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Iron Mounted Applique/Trophy of Music Museum mounted as a table top sculpture Italy, 1960s The exquisite beaut...

Cover hollow-ware sculptural angel figurines or bookends. Each boy is seated on a plinth with a tablet in hand and outstretched wings at the backside. A fun addition to any setting...

A Bronze Sculpture of A Stalking Tiger with Brown Patina on a Mottled Marble Plinth. Amazing details and realistic. Measures 18" in width, 4.5" in depth and 9" tall overall. 17" W x ...

The circular white-enameled dial signed ”Detour Paris” with Roman hours and Arabic quarter marks, a further inner Arabic chapter ring for the day of month. Pierced gilt hands and a b...

An evocative antique French carved marble female bust fragment, executed in the Neoclassical tradition and distinguished by its beautifully rendered drapery. The absent head transfor...

This large limestone garden statue faithfully interprets an original marble statue from 1802 depicting the goddess Venus stepping out of a bath. Our statue was hand-carved circa 1860...

Extremely refined neoclassical Grand Tour bronze sculpture, lost wax process, depicting a warrior Protesilao. Oval base made out of yellow marble from Siena. Rome, Italy 1st half od ...

Pair Neoclassical Style Tole Palm Tree Topiaries, Attributed to Maitland-Smith This striking pair of Neoclassical-style tole palm tree topiaries exemplifies the enduring appeal of c...

The neoclassical bust of a masculine Greek youth, late 20th century. Translucent resin - not dissimilar from alexandrite glass, which changes color depending on the light exposure - ...

This tall duck finely chiseled is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1970 (Part of a set of 3 ducks that can be sold separately)

Jonathan Adler Massive 'Grand Tour' XL Goddess Bust Acrylic Sculpture, circa 2000s. A monumentally scaled, show-stopping statement piece by iconic American designer Jonathan Adler, ...

The image shows a Neoclassical ceramic bust of Antinoo (Antinous), a celebrated figure from classical antiquity. This particular bust, dating from the 1950s, is crafted in a white ce...

A refined 19th century Italian white porcelain sculpture by Capodimonte, depicting Prudence, one of the classical virtues. Executed in Italy during the 19th century, this sculpture r...

An excellent pair of mid 19th Century French bronze ‘Marly Horses’ after Guillaume Coustou – the bronzes with fine rich brown vaiegated patination lightly rubbed to a golden brown ...

This unique Hollywood Regency style lamp base features a bold artichoke/acanthus leaf design with rich brown tones and an antique gold glaze, giving it a luxe, sculptural look. It's ...

Austrian bronze dog (ashtray and phosphor) Artist: F. Gornik sealed at its base circa 1900 perfect condition.

A pair of Russian neoclassical style obelisks of malachite. Square, tapered shafts on a raised panel stepped base. Great color to malachite. One obelisk has a slight 'lean' to the up...

Lovely lifesize terracotta figure of Venus in her bath set upon a rectangular pedestal.

An elegant, classically inspired sculptural bust carved from two-tone marble, highlighting the refined contrast between the polished black marble of the face and the veined beige mar...

A pair of magnificent shell sculptures representing two ladies or princesses from the grand siècle, with subtle details, a hippie creation from the 1970s, anonymous artist, France 1970.

Pair 19th Century French Monumental Obelisks. Exquisite design, must see photos.

Lovely vintage mid 20 th c life size sculpture of an orange cat reclining, ceramic signed Dottie.

A beautifully proportioned marble obelisk in richly veined shades of green and grey. The sculptural silhouette and naturally dramatic stone movement give the piece a quietly architec...

This finely executed bust of a Naiad is attributed to the neoclassical sculptor John Gibson (1790 – 1866). A Naiad was a type of mythological water nymph and is depicted here with her head bowed and cocked slightly to the side, displaying her strong neo-Hellenistic profile. In her hair, the nymph wears a headdress that is comprised of long and slender reed leaves, which not only identifies her iconographically as a water spirit, but draws a close comparison with those worn by the female figures in John Gibson’s Hylas Surprised by the Naiades (1827 - 1837) (fig.1). The downwards and off-centre orientation of our Naiad bust mirrors that of the taller figure on the left of the group, who rests her cheek on the head young Hylas (fig.2) Her facial physiognomy follows the neo-Hellenistic archetype established by Gibson and can be closely compared with his Tinted Venus – one of the most important statues of the Victorian era (1851–56, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) (fig.3). While Gibson’s Tinted Venus is known best for its controversial polychrome ‘tinting’, the essential structure of the face—broad brow, finely drawn nose, wide (and slightly drooping) almond-shaped eyes - provided a template that Gibson returned to repeatedly in his depiction of mythological maidens. Critics of the time noted the consistency of his female types, with some seeing their idealised severity as an antidote to the sentimentality of much mid-Victorian sculpture (fig.4 – 6). The facial physiognomy is also very similar to a drawing by Gibson at the Royal Academy that depicts Hero weeping over the dead body of Leander (fig.7). The socle style of the present work also finds comparisons with Gibsons busts of Cupid and Aurora. This was of course somewhat standardised, but it is interesting to note the extent of their similarity with our bust. John Gibson RA is considered by many to be the greatest British sculptor of the nineteenth century working in the Neoclassical style. It is hard to overestimate the impact Rome had on the life and art of the artist. He first arrived in the city around 1817, when he was just twenty-six, and remained a resident there until his death. Not only did Rome’s ancient sculptural treasures and architectural fragments offer Gibson a lifetime of inspiration, but the Grand Tourists who poured into Rome in the first half of the nineteenth century provided him with many commercial opportunities. These rich or aristocratic travellers sought out mythological sculptures for their grand, palatial residences. However, since the papal decrees of Doria Pamphilj and Pacca of 1803 banned the export of ancient Greek and Roman works of art from Rome, there was a large demand for modern idealised sculpture in the Neoclassical style (Frasca-Rath 2016, p. 10). During his early days in the city he had the great fortune to train under both Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen (Roscoe and Hardy 2009, p. 522). He referred continuously to Canova as his “master”, particularly in his memoirs, which he dictated to Margarete Sandbach at the beginning of the 1850s; these were subsequently published by Lady Eastlake in 1870. Moreover, he claimed to be Canova’s last pupil in a letter to Antonio Gacini, Secretary of the Royal Academy in Milan in 1861, written to thank the Academy for accepting him as an Honorary Member: “The first instruction which I received in my art was from an Italian. It was Canova whose pupil I became in the year 1817 and studied under him for five years when he died. I was his last pupil” (Royal Academy Archive GI/1376). By 1821, Gibson had established his own studio in the via Fontanella, off the via Babuino. From here he aimed to produce sculpture of “the sublime and the purest beauty”, believing that the sculptor’s role was to select and combine the most beautiful parts of nature to create a harmonious whole, which would delight and elevate the viewer. By the mid nineteenth century he was one of the few remaining exponents of the so-called ‘pure’ and ‘neo Hellenistic’ style of sculpture, resolutely upholding the Neoclassical ideals established by Wincklemann, in a period when naturalism and modern subjects preoccupied the majority of artists in Europe (Turner, ed., 1996, p. 598). Gibson was convinced of the importance of disseminating artistic ideas through the younger generations, an ideal no doubt impressed upon him by Canova, and established ‘the British Academy of Arts in Rome’. His students included William Theed (1804–1891), Benjamin Spence (1822–1866), Harriet Hosmer...

This set of three ducks finely chiseled is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1970 (Each duck can be sold separately) Additional Information: Material: Bronze Per...

A pair of beautiful gilt bronze maidens representing Music and the Art.s Music holds a lyre, known for its use in Greek classical antiquity, in her left hand and is bringing her rig...

An elegant, neoclassical-inspired female bust, hand-carved from white marble combined with veined marble in dark and ochre tones. The figure features a delicate, serene face, with he...

Pretty alabaster sculpture of a young man removing a thorn from his foot. Theme taken up many times in the sculpture, the oldest known example of the boy with thorn...

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Faux Marble Cast Resin Composition Winged Cherub Putti Sculpture after Auguste Moreau. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25" H x 9" W x 10" D.

A D. Brucciani (1815 – 1880) antique 19th century plaster horse. This cast figure is signed ‘D. Brucciani & Co, London’ along the side of the base. Brucciani’s firm was influent...

A fine casting of the Abduction of the Sabine Woman after Giambologna (1529-1608), mounted on marble pedestal with bronze relief of the same subject matter, placed on wooden pedestal...

This fine and exceptionally cast patinated bronze sculpture is the work of two masters of the decorative arts, Henri Chapu (French, 1833-1891) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892). Chapu was responsible for the design of the sculpture which is titled 'La Jeunesse' and depicts a young girl swathed in Classical style clothing reaching up to place a laurel branch on top of a wall. The original work was crafted in white marble as part of a monument to Henri Regnault...

A beautifully proportioned black and grey faux-marbled patterned obelisk with brass mounts. The sculptural silhouette and marbling detail give the piece a quietly architectural prese...

A beautiful and very high quality Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Venus de Milo, signed G. Pettini & Figli Pisa. The statue is raised by a wonde...

A magnificent half-scale 19th C. carved marble statue of Napoleon Bonaparte standing with one hand in his jacket. Signed Prof. A. Petrilli, Firenze by the Italian sculptor, Aristide ...

Pair of very fine silver plate substantial & decorative Ram's Heads. Perfect for bookends.

A refined bisque porcelain sculpture of a reclining ram by Mottahedeh, produced in Italy. The figure is rendered in a matte black finish, emphasizing the flowing texture of the anima...

Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Comana. This beautifully executed Italian Carrara marble sculpture is mounted on a green marble plinth. Gorgeous!

French Terracotta Academic Sculpture Of A Foot. This stunning antique French terracotta sculpture of a foot is beautifully executed and makes the perfect coffee table accessory or bo...