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Reproduction of Persian Armor 7th century BC in 800 silver
Located in VALENZA, IT
Reproduction of Persian Armor VII century BC in 800 silver
The Persian armor, produced exclusively by Etruria, Arte in Argento, of Florence (Italy), is ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Silver
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell.
The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Relief Plaques With Children
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality pair of French 19th century gilt bronze (electrotype technique) relief plaques. Children in backyard farm, garden scene.
Category
Late 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Copper
19th Century Henri Picard Children Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Henri Picard
Located in CABA, AR
Henri Picard, a master of artistic metalwork during the opulent Second Empire period in France, remains a figure of enduring fascination and admiration in the realms of antique art a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,400 Sale Price
65% Off
Biloba Medium Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Biloba Medium with metal structure
in gold finish and with grey marble base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
$524 / item
Large Antique Carved Giltwood Eagle Head from Italy, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, circa 1750, this large carved giltwood eagle head has been mounted to a painted black stand with a thin metal arm more recently. The bird has a large foliate ma...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
A pair of Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Marble Base Sphinxes Bookends
Located in CABA, AR
These art deco bronze gilt and marble base sphinxes bookends are a stunning example of the elegance and sophistication of the art deco era. Crafted wit...
Category
Early 19th Century European Art Deco Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Decorative Bronze Figure of a Bull, Home Decor Objects After Jules Moigniez
Located in Wembley, GB
An artistically created sculpture table decorative objects, After Jules Moigniez (French 1835-1894), bronze figure group modelled as a bull, cow and calf on the naturalistically modelled ground before a fence, upon an oval base, signed J Moigniez.
This bronze with a brown patina, entitled “Bovine family...
Category
Early 1800s French Art Deco Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,585 Sale Price
48% Off
A 19th Century French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock by Raingo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting mother and child, by Raingo Frères, Paris.
The dial marked: Raingo Fres, A Paris.
Circa ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure, Pug Mother & Child w/ Gilt Bell Collar
Located in New York, NY
A Large 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a White Pug Mother and Child with Gilt Bells on a Blue Collar. This large model is very rare to find in this quality, condition, and...
Category
19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Gilded Metal Sculpture, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary gilded metal sculpture, 20th Century.
Modern sculpture in gilded metal, contemporary work from the 20th century.
h: 108cm , w: 35cm, d: 35cm
Category
20th Century European Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Silver, Amethyst and Quartz Model of an Eagle Attributed to Asprey
Located in London, GB
Large silver, amethyst and quartz model of an eagle attributed to Asprey
Swiss, c. 1970
Height 42cm, width 50cm, depth 35cm
This stunning sculpture, attributed to Asprey, the renown...
Category
20th Century Swiss Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Vermeil, Silver
20th Century Bronze Bull with Gilt Horns by Ignacio GALLO
Located in New York, NY
Ignacio Gallo, a renowned Spanish sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, left an indelible mark on the art world with his exquisite creations. Known for his mastery in s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allegorical French Art Nouveau Gilt & Patinated Bronze Lamp w/ Bust of Maiden
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lovely little lamp depicting a gilt bronze bust of a maiden looking into a stone room with bars certainly is an allegorical tale. Her distinct rich free flowing hair commands your attention. The room does light...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French in Enameled Sterling Silver Armor on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in sterling silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 19.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century French soldier with Jousting Lance and shield
The wood square base is 7 cm high where there is an engraved label
"Armatura Francese XV° Secolo" - "French Armour...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
$571 Sale Price / item
20% Off
"Pleasure of the Courtesan"Bronze Sculpture by Erté, '1988'
By Erté
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition "Pleasure of the Courtesan" sculpture by Erté made with cold-painted and gilt bronze depicting a beautiful woman with a chain surroun...
Category
1980s French Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Over Life-Size Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of a Bodhisattva, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive larger than life-size cast and gilt bronze left hand and arm of a bodhisattva, late 19th century or earlier, Tibet.
The over-sized arm and hand of graceful proportions. The arm tapering down to a slender wrist embellished with a simple bracelet hiding the join between the hand and arm. The hand and arm richly gilt. The join to the elbow visible and exposed.
The hand heavily cast, with nice detail to the fingernails and cuticles. The palm with simple incised lines. The hand, with the pointer and pinky fingers raised, and the middle and ring finger folded down touching the thumb, performs the gesture known as karana mudra, the gesture of dispelling evil. (Here in Texas we refer to this gesture as "Hook'em Horns!")
Karana mudra is often associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, known in Tibet as Chenrezig, and in China as Guanyin.
The hand and arm would originally have been part of a much larger sculpture. Unfortunately many Tibetan Buddhist sculptures...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Gilded Angel Wings on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 19th century Italian hand-carved and gilded angel wings on calcite crystal points in matrix.
The pair hand-carved gilded and gilded angel wings are originally from a histor...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Plaster Portrait Bust Sculpture of Woman, C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau sculpture offers plaster construction depicting portrait bust of a woman on plinth, c1910
Measures: 23.5" H x 11" W x 1...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Seated BURMESE Mountain BUDDHA
Located in Hawthorne, CA
BASE: 44"W X 30"D X 31"H BUDDHA: 62"H X 36"L X 22"D
Seated Mountain Burmese buddha from a monastery in Northern Burma finished with papier mâché, lacquer and gilt accents. This uni...
Category
Mid-18th Century Burmese Raj Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Bentwood
$15,000 Sale Price / set
64% Off
Pair of carved and lacquered angels from 1700s Italy
Located in Cesena, FC
Carved and lacquered angels from the 1700s.
Angels all original, never restored.
Wood carvings in the round, carved, lacquered and gilded with "Mecca" technique.
The lacquered com...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arm of the Buddha, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunningly graceful life-sized arm and hand of the Buddha, Tibet, late 18th or early 19th century. The hand is beautifully cast, with long, elega...
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Roman Rococo Carved Giltwood Putti Harvesting Grapes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Purchased in Rome in the 1980's, the well-carved chubby winged putti in opposing stances and poised on one foot over a rock-work base; depicting the grape harvest also known as the a...
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$10,280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Gilt Bronze Boy On Carved Marble Shell With Crab
Located in Norwood, NJ
French 19th Century carved white Carrara marble carved sea shell with gilt bronze child reaching for a patinated bronze crab. Wonderful ring tray for bedside or even a soap dish. Or ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Miniature Reproducing D'artagnan
Located in VALENZA, IT
Miniature in solid 800 silver reproducing D'Artagnan
The miniature was made of solid silver with the fusion technique and subsequently finished with a chisel.
The final finish was in natural, burnished silver and with 24kt gold details.
Marble base
By Geca Silversmith - MIlan - Italy
for ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA
Silver statuette representing Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d'Artagnan.
In 1630, aged about 20, he went to Paris to join the French Guards on the recommendation of a relative of his mother, the lord of Tréville, who also appears in Dumas' novels as his protector . It was at this time that the young Charles decided to adopt the surname d'Artagnan, that of his mother's family. The paternal branch in fact belonged to the bourgeoisie, and Charles preferred to use the surname that would have given him more prestige.
Thus it was that the royal d'Artagnan did 15 years of military service until Cardinal Mazarin...
Category
1990s Other Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$605 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Theatre Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese theatre headdress:
Measures: 8" x 7.5" x 13".
Category
20th Century Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th C Gold Carved Wood and Gilt Gesso Display Stands
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of hand crafted wood and gilt gesso overlay baroque display stands (ideal for clocks or small statues and busts), each with applied harleq...
Category
1830s French Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
20th Century Italian Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Capodimonte Figurine Statue
By Capodimonte
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful majolica figurine would elevate any living room, kitchen, or entry way. Created in Italy circa 1950 and done in the Capodimonte style, the barbotine statue portrays a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
9'2 "High Roller Gun" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard feat 24 Carat Gold
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck incorporating 24 carat gold leaf, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in marquetry an...
Category
2010s British Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$15,619 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Antique Israel Freeman German Parcel Gilt Silver Roosters
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German parcel gilt silver rooster figures, ca 1930. Tensions run high with cawing beaks, flapping wings, and raised talons. Shaggy neck and flouncy, quivering tail plumes. A ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Edwardian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Silver
E Picault Gilt Bronze Statue Titled "Gratus Animus " or "Gratitiude"
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast late 19 century French bronze statue by Emile Picault of a classically draped winged maiden on clouds holding a tablet inscribed "La Reconnaissance est La Memoire ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"The Mourning of Orpheus, " Rare Gilded Bronze by Strindberg w/ Nude Male & Lyre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted by Tore Strindberg, one of Sweden's leading sculptors in the early 20th century, and sensitively cast and gilded by the Otto Meyers fou...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Henri Alfred Jacquemart Bronze Dogs Sculpture
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century Alfred Jacquemart (French, 1824-1896) bronze figural seated group of a dog and his puppy. Golden patina. Signed a Jacquemart on base.
Category
1890s French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,472 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Silver, Quartz and Glass Model of an Owl Attributed to Asprey
Located in London, GB
Large silver, quartz and glass model of an owl attributed to Asprey
Swiss, c. 1975
Height 71cm, width 28cm, depth 30cm
This exceptional owl sculpture, crafted around 1975, is attrib...
Category
20th Century Swiss Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Vermeil, Silver
French Belle Époque Patinated and Gilt Bronze & Metal Hovering Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Belle Époque three light patinated, gilt bronze and gilt-metal figural chandelier pendant. The dark patinated bronze figure of a hovering cherub enwra...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Art Déco Gilt Brass Sculpture of a Galloping Camel, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco gilt brass sculpture of a galloping camel, France
By: unknown
Material: brass, copper, metal, zinc
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, patinated, polishe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
19th Century Gilded Wood Mandalay Standing Buddha, Burmese
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century Gilded Wood Mandalay Standing Buddha, Myanmar
Gilded and jeweled robe with a serene expression standing in a lotus shaped pedestal. The gilt and the jewels show some m...
Category
19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century German Enamelled Sterling Silver Armour on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in Sterling Silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 17.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century German soldier with sword ...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
$571 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Study entitled "Woman and Deer" by Perrot
Located in London, GB
An endearing early 20th Century gilt and patinated bronze study of a naked beauty stood beside a deer with excellent colour and hand finished details, raised on a marble base and sig...
Category
20th Century French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Bronze
19TH CENTURY GOLD GILT BRONZE DEMETRE H CHIPARUS SiGNED NEWSPAPER BOY STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Paris France made by the genius that was Demetre H Chiparus gold gilt bronze...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Forest Swiss 1900s Carved Wooden Fragment with Bear Motif and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest period carved wooden fragment from the early 20th century, with bear motif. hand carved in Switzerland during the turn of the century, this wooden fragment features a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Henri Levasseur "Loie Fuller" Gilt Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This gilt bronze French Art Nouveau figural sculpture of Loïe Fuller by Henri Levasseur features the dancer performing her famous dance of veils. Fuller stands nude, one foot in fron...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Japanese Miyao Bronze Statue of a Falconer, Meiji period.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century Japanese Miyao bronze statue of a Falconer in patinated bronze with gold leaf highlights. Mounted on carved hardwood stands al...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Late 18th Century Neoclassical Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
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...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Hand-Carved Gilded Seated Woman Statue in Traditional Costume
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Asian hand carved and gilded seated woman statue from the 19th century, in traditional costume. This 19th-century hand-carved and gilded statue depicts a seated woman wearing a tr...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chelsea Porcelain Figures of Seated Poodles & Pups
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th century Chelsea Porcelain figures of seated poodles & pups
England, Circa 1850s
A rare find, a true pair of Chelsea Porcelain (Attributed) poodles and pups.
Both fig...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Wall Carving with Floral Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or dress a over-door with this elegant antique sculpture. Crafted in southern France circa 1860, the element depicts an ornate, gilt decorative wood wall mounted carv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Gilt Burmese Musician Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This seated Burmese figure captures a musician in eternal song. The wooden figure is hand-carved with a seated posture, legs crossed and arms outstretch...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of French Early 19th C. Patinated and Dore Bronze Egyptian Revival Chenets
Located in New York, NY
This pair of French chenets from the Early 1800s is a stunning example of Egyptian Revival design. The chenets feature a stately dark patina bronze sphynx...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Figural Maiden and Poppy Blossom Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This heavy centerpiece bowl dates to the late 19th century and is composed of cast iron with a gilt finish. The bowl has a shallow basin made up of a series of detailed open poppy blossoms and features a sleeping maiden curled up at one side. The bowl rests on an ornate dimensional foliate base.
A lovely example of Art Nouveau metal ware...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Gilt Bronze Scholar Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
A late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze scholar sculpture.
Category
1890s Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Carved Wood & Gesso Foliage Gadrooned Wall Brackets, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt wood and gesso decorative carved foliage and gadrooned hanging wall brackets, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Chinese Jade, Cloisonné, & Gilt Metal Desk Accessory/Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and quite decorative Chinese jade, cloisonné, gilt metal, and stone desk accessory. This piece is highly decorative and of very high quality. The hand-carved wood base is mounted with gilt stone which resembles rocks in a field or forest, Flowing out of the stones are gilt metal trees with jade leaves and flowers at the ends of them. There is also a cloisonné planter on one of the stones with gilt metal branches and jade arms growing out of it. In the pasture are two hand-carved and hand-polished green jade Guanyin figures which are each wearing beautiful clothes and are decorated with a jade wreath around their heads. Further adorned with jade, jadeite, and amethyst cabochons...
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Jade, Metal, Bronze
Patinated Bronze Torchère with Classical Female Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful piece consists of a patinated bronze female figure holding an urn with a glass flame, which serves as a lamp, all standing on a tall and finely decorated wooden plinth...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of Malabar musicians
German, Late 19th Century
Woman: Height 33cm, width 13cm, depth 11cm
Man: Height 32cm, width 20cm, depth 11cm
Expertly crafted in the late 19th century by the artists at Meissen, the figures depict a charming pair of Malabar musicians. The design of this pair is after models by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German 1723–1785), an artist at Meissen.
The figure of a lady is playing the hurdy-gurdy and the moustached man the guitar. Both figures are wearing a pale straw hat, their bodies covered by a maroon-coloured and fur lined jacket...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century, Italian Bronze Sculpture with Venus Removing Her Sandal
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Bronze Sculpture with Venus Removing Her Sandal
This bronze sculpture represents Venus as she takes off her sandal. Made in the neoclassical era in Italy, it consists of the bronze sculpture of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, Venus for the Romans. The naked goddess, getting ready for the bath, makes the very human gesture of loosing a sandal.
The left arm is raised, as if to compensate the position while maintaining the balance. Next to her, wrapped around a rocky spur, is a dolphin, an animal iconographically linked to the goddess because of his birth from the foam of the sea. The figure rests on a cylindrical and concave bronze base, with finely chiselled reserves. The bronze element is in turn resting on a africano marble cylinder with black of Belgium marble base.
Venus is one of the major Roman goddesses primarily associated with eros and beauty. It is traditionally understood as the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, physical and passionate love, among the major deities of Olympus. His birth is due to a dramatic event: Uranus, Heaven, is mutilated by his son Cronus, who punishes him for the wrongs inflicted on his mother. The torn limbs of Uranus fall into the sea and fertilize the foam of the waves of the island of Cyprus. From the waves emerges in all its splendor Aphrodite. Since the 4th century, Aphrodite begins to be represented with characters more human and less heroic. Praxiteles with the 'Aphrodite Cnidia,' for the first time in the history of sculpture, depicts her naked, as she prepares to take a ritual bath.
From the Pressitele’s model descend the Capitoline Venus (Capitoline Museums of Rome) and the Venus de’ Medici (Uffizi Museum of Florence) accompanied by Eros on the back of a dolphin.
This vein also includes a subject frequently attested in the Hellenistic and then Roman Ages, with examples in bronze, marble and terracotta: the Aphrodite who fastens the sandal.
The luck that this type of representation had in the following centuries is demonstrated by the vast number of sculptures that represent it. In this bronze work the goddess resumes the position of Oplontis’s Naked Venus: here Venus holds an apple in her left hand, a reminder of her victory in the beauty contest in which she prevailed over Minerva and Juno by judgment of Paris. In our bronze instead, the hand seems to want to shake the apple, which however has not been molded. Perhaps the bronze is inspired by another work, such as the bronzes kept in the archaeological museum of Padua. Another example is the famous 'Venus in bikini" found in Pompeii, so-called because it depicts the goddess in the same pose, but with the breasts and hips covered by bands painted in gold.
The dolphin depicted next to it could be inspired instead to the Medici Venus...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Marble and Gilt Bronze Orientalist Sculpture by Hautot
By Rachel Hautot
Located in London, GB
Marble and gilt bronze Orientalist sculpture by Hautot
French, Early 20th Century
Figure: Height 60cm, width 20cm, depth 18cm
Base: Height 12.5cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm
Overall: Hei...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Angels on Carved Base from the 1700s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Carved Wood Putti on Carved Base from the 1700s are two naked cherubs covered only by their golden loincloths; apparently two heralding angels without wings, they stand on ti...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$5,241 / set
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nude Figure Bud Vase by Charle Korschann.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated bronze figural bud vase by well listed
sculptor Charles Korschann. Signed at base.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Large Brass Dog
Large Lladro
Madame Recamier
Marble Jesus
Marble Sculpture Male Nude
Meiji Bronze Elephant
Mene Bronze Horse
Mexican Terracotta Sculpture
Miniature Vintage Ornaments
Murano Glass Nude
Murano Hand Blown Fish Blue
Murano Nude