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Technique: Hand-Carved
Abstract modernist freeform wooden sculpture, hand carved, 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
An intruding wooden sculpture in an abstract shape. A playful interpretation of an open & closed volume. Although not huge in size, the sculpture as a strong spatial presence. Handca...
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$351 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Large Floor Figurative Sculpture by Robert Cremean, 1960
Located in Pasadena, CA
Very fine large sculpture by Robert Cremean
Item is unsigned, but was purchased directly from Esther Robles gallery. The famous gallery that represented this artist on the 1960s. Th...
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1960s American Other Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Exceptional Marble Statue of Nude Female with Cherubs by Luca Madrassi
Located in New York, NY
Important white marble sculpture by the Italian-born master, Luca Madrassi (1848-1919), depicting a standing nude beauty surrounded by three cherubs, two playing bronze flutes and on...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Glass Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture by Murano
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful art glass rhino / rhinoceros sculpture by Murano, circa 1980s. The sculpture has a light gold finish and is in very good condition; it measures 6.5"W x 2.75"D x 4.5"H. #2068.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Sizable Mid-20th Century Carved Oak Owl, Rare and Symbol of Learning and Wisdom
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully carved owl.
This hand-carved owl is well loved by its previous owners and therefor it is still in magnificent condition. Owl sculptures of this period are rare...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Oak
20th Century German Pair of Antique Baroque Style Marble Reliefs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German hand carved marble relief in Baroque style representing St. George slaying the Dragon (right), in good condition. The lance is made of iron. Hand carved marble reli...
Category
20th Century German Baroque Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) A fine and lifesize Italian white Carrara marble Greco-Roman figure of the Belvedere Apollo, after the original, now in the Vatican Museum, the Belvedere Apollo has defined the Greek aesthetic ideals of harmony, noble simplicity and quiet grandeur. Apollo is depicted as an archer, having just killed the Python of Delphi. The carved figure displays the tension lingering as if the arrow has just left his bow. Standing on an oval base inscribed: F. Vichi, Firenze, Made in Italy. Florence, circa 1895-1900.
Measures: Height 68 inches (192 cm)
Width 47 1/4 inches (120 cm)
Depth 38 1/2 inches (97.8 cm)
Width of base 25 inches (63.5 cm)
Former Property of Adolph Henrich Joseph Sutro's famous Cliff House and indoor public swimming establishment, The Sutro Baths...
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$92,850 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian 19th Century Carved Wooden Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice saint figure. Hand carved wood with glass eyes
Italy, circa 1800-1850. Weathered, small losses.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$791 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare Signed Dante Zoi Alabaster Sculpture of Two Children, Italian, Circa 1920s
By Dante Zoi
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcarved, endearing and remarkable Classical Realism / Figurative work of art, weighing 23.15 pounds.
A tender and exquisitely hand-carved alabaster sculpture by Italian artist Da...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
A small hand-carved malachite sculpture of an indigenous tribesman, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A hand-carved malachite sculpture depicting an indigenous tribesman - possibly Mayan or Aztec - , probably 20th century. A hole is carved on verso bottom of sculpture so he can be fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Antique Hand Carved and Mint Condition Black Forest Gnome Sculpture Nutcracker
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality carved, early 20th century, wooden Black Forest nut cracker.
If you are a collector of only the best quality and condition Black...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Danish Mid-Century Carved Teakwood Bison, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning Danish mid-century carved teakwood bison.
Reportedly purchased from Den Permanente, Copenhagen, in the early 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Den Permanente was a Co-operativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, practical size antique circular chandelier.
Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ceramic Link Chain Wall Sculpture
Located in Attleboro, MA
The Hamsa hand or hand of Fatima is known across many cultures to protect its wearer and ward off bad energy. It is also a symbol of patience and claire voyance. The Artist often use...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$275 / item
Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art
Located in London, GB
Antique Indonesian Buffalo Racing Cowbell Painted Wood with Rope Handle
Discover this antique Indonesian buffalo racing cowbell, traditionally strapped around the necks of water bu...
Category
1910s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Carved Limestone Garden Statue from a Property in Nice, France, Circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Roger Francois ( Haitian, 1928-2013) Wood Figural Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall and arresting Hand-Carved wood Sculpture of of an inverted woman. Strongly carved with only acceptable age-related wear including some stable checking to the wood. Signed on b...
Category
20th Century Haitian Tribal Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Newspaper Storage Tribal Style Magazinrack
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Newspaper storage
Sculpture. Also it can be used as magazine or newspaper rack.
Material: Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used ...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Desert Samuraï Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Desert Samuraï entirely made of rubber
from new tires, hand-sculpted, hand-assembled tires.
Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
$76,770
Antique 19th Century Italian Carved Cameo Conch Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite and unique, this Italian intricately hand-carved conch shell depicting the Roman goddess of Day and Night dates back to the 19th century and showcases the exceptional craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
Pair of 20th Century Life Size Pink Striated Marble Baby Giraffes
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary pair of life-size striated salmon pink marble baby giraffe calves have been hand-carved. Both sculptures were diligently carved from a single slab of marble. The s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Chinese Serpentine Sculpture, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Chinese serpentine sculpture is a traditional decorative object realized in china in the early 20th century.
Serpentine m...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Serpentine
$880 Sale Price
50% Off
Unique Pair of Decorative Foo Dogs Temple Lion Bookends Sculptures
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a pair of Foo Dog sculptures on a black base. These are a classic Asian decorative piece, they are made from soapstone. This type of sculpture typically depicts two guardi...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Carved Green Marble Hippo Sculpture
Located in Norwood, NJ
Mid century carved marble hippo sculpture. Modern sculpture of a hippopotamus carved from green granite.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Ornament With Birds
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwoodornament depicting two birds.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses
Measurements individual and include the wooden base.
H:28,5cm W:56cm D...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$580 Sale Price
49% Off
Vintage White Marble Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage jeweled elephant sculpture paper weight wearing traditional ceremonial costume.
Finely hand painted animal sculpture of an elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique wooden apple-shaped figurine/Fruit object/Late 20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a unique wooden sculpture carved from a natural burl, making full use of the organic form of the wood. The artist is unknown, but as it was sourced within Japan, we have desc...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Other Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Spelter Clock and Cow Composition Signed E. Picault
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office with this large, patinated white metal sculpture with clock titled "La Moisson" (the harvest). Crafted in France, the antique composition stands on a red marble ba...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Vermeil and Gemstone Carriage with Enameled Silver Horses and Mounted Coachman
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible Austro-Hungarian Vermeil (Gilt Silver) and Gemstone-Set Carriage with Enameled Silver Horses and Mounted Coachman. The composition features a vermeil carriage mounted ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Vermeil, Silver
A 17th Century Mounted French Limestone Carving of a Winged Angel
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally part of a larger architectural from a French building in the 1600s, this hand-carved limestone fragment of a winged angel has been mounted more recently to a painted black...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal
19th Century French Patinated Spelter Figure of Joan of Arc on Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office of a study with this elegant statue of Joan of Arc, the iconic French heroine and saint. Crafted in France circa 1870, the antique figure sits on a rectangular bas...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
72" Tall Articulated Wood Pinocchio Store Display Folk Art Toy Sculpture - Italy
By Walt Disney
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage oversized or lifesize fully articulated Pinocchio store display or prop, Italian made wooden sculpture, that later became the famous and popular Disney character. Hand paint...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Crouching Venus Italian White Marble Sculpture by Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
Italian white marble sculpture of the crouching Venus after the ancient Greek Hellenist period work, finely carved by the Italian master, Pietro Bazzanti. Signed P Bazzanti Florence.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with an Ammonite and Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted and adorned with quartz crystals and topped with an ammonite.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
Monumental 80" Figurative Hand Carved Sculpture by Robert Brady
By Robert Brady 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Brady was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. Upon graduation from high school he attended the California College of The Arts in Oakland, Ca. receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1969. Later he attended University of California, Davis, receiving a Masters of Fine art in 1975. Recently retired Emeritus, he served as Professor of Art from 1975-2013 at California State University, Sacramento.
Trained as a potter, Brady’s interest quickly steered toward a path of ceramic object making and sculpture, ultimately gaining national and international recognition. Approximately 24 years later, Brady, fortuitously discovered the beauty and merits of wood as a sculptural medium. Since then, Robert has produced work in both clay and wood, with an emphasis on wood. Mixed media, bronzes, works on paper and functional pottery are also part of his output.
Brady has had over 50 solo exhibits and participated in many group exhibitions throughout the United States, and Europe, both in private galleries and public Museums. His works can be found in permanent collections in galleries and museums such as The Smithsonian (Renwick), The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, and the Stedelijik Museum in Amsterdam, Holland, as well as others. Lastly, his work is found in private collections too numerous to mention.
He has received three National Endowment Individual Artist...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Coral on a Fossil Coral Cluster
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" with a fossil coral head on a fossil coral cluster base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Coral
1960's J.G Casas Modernist Abstract Figural Wood Carved Sculpture Mexican Artist
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a wonderful hand carved wood figural sculpture by Mexican artist, J.G. Casas, circa 1960's. The sculpture has the original JOM Calidad, Mexico tag on the bottom. Grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
Located in Skokie, IL
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
This striking sculpture is a primitive piece of unknown age and origin, but likely from Africa. It has been hand-carved of polished marble ...
Category
20th Century African Primitive Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Zushi Traveling Shrine of Bishamonten, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior. A fearsome protector, he is thought to defend sacred places, punish evil-doers, expel demons and bestow wealth. In this example, Bishamonten stands atop a crouching demon, dressed in finely painted armor...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Original Antique Swiss Carved Black Forest “Walking Bear” ca. 1920
Located in Shippensburg, PA
RARE ORIGINAL CARVED BLACK FOREST "WALKING BEAR"
Probably Swiss, circa 1920
Retaining original glass black eyes
9 3/8" H x 5 1/8" D x 16 1/8" W
A finely carved Black Forest bear, ...
Category
20th Century Swiss Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gemstone Happy Buddha Labradorite
Located in Somis, CA
A fantastic labradorite Happy Buddha statue. The Buddha with round face, long earlobes and broad smile, wearing a loose robe that exposes the front of his...
Category
2010s Chinese Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,200 Sale Price
65% Off
circa 1900 Miniature Model of a Black Forest Bear Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1900 Miniature Model of Black Forest Bear Bench. "Black Forest" is a term to describe elaborate, realistic wood carvings from an area in ...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
By Nils Olsson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Onyx Marble Waterfall Fountain – One-of-a-Kind Stone Water Sculpture By HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Casa del Silenzio
Crafted from semi-precious honey onyx, Casa del Silenzio is not just a water fountain — it's a sculptural experience. Inspired by timeless architecture and hand-ca...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
1960s Carved Wood Sculpture of Monk or Friar Wearing Robe
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Carved Wood Monk or Friar Wearing Robe
Smooth Wood
Robe's Mantel/Hood covers head
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Antique Carved Wooden Folk Art Horse, c.1940
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully carved hardwood statue of a jumping horse. c.1940
Slightly naïve but full of charm whittled from hardwood. Beautiful detail throughout. Obvious loss of one rear leg. M...
Category
Early 20th Century English Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Hardstone Carved Mythical Beast Rhyton Vessel, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An early 20th century Chinese Republic period carved hardstone drinking vessel, called a rhyton, in the form of a mythical pixiu.
The archaistic vessel carved in the Han Dynasty style from a single block of lavender gray nephrite and featuring a large horn-shaped cup being supported by a mythical pixiu. The pixiu carved with a nice sense of motion, head reared back, mouth open, and claws bared. The cup bearing a design of large horned taotie ogre masks on either side. The stone with areas of artificial "calcified" patination.
The pixiu is an ancient beast from...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Han Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Jade
17th Century Spanish Wooden Crucifix Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish wooden crucifix figure sculpture.
Category
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1950s Carved Horns with Dragon Motif on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved horns with dragon motif on wood base.
They are a definite statement piece.
Category
1950s Vintage Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Horn, Wood
Rare American Folk Art Painted Carved Giraffe Sculpture, Pennsylvania ca. 1850
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY RARE CARVED AND POLYCHROMED WOOD GIRAFFE PULL TOY
Probably Pennsylvania, circa 1850-80
36 5/8" H x 10 1/4" D x 12 1/2" W
A rare American folk art pull-toy in the stylized form...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rose Quartz Chinese Guardian Foo Dogs, Fu Lions
Located in Lomita, CA
These noble beasts are often placed near the entrance of a home for fierce protection. The pair of hand-carved rose quartz foo dogs (also known as guardian lions) exudes protective s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
One of a Kind Antique Carved Wood Group Statue Sculpture by Emile Boisseau
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique 19th century French wooden sculpture.
This large and figural group is titled 'La Defense Du Foyer' which translates as 'the protection of the spous.' This impressive sculpture is in good and original condition and this ripped hunter defenitely looks ready to fight off anyone or anything threatening his spous.
This sculpture is attributed to Emile Andre...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Prehistoric Artefact Palaeolithic Acheulean Surmounted Hand Axe
Located in Scorton, GB
Type: Paleolithic Acheulean Hand Axe
Age: Lower & Middle Paleolithic, 1.7 million to 300,000 years
Origin: Northern Sahara Desert, Morocco, North West Africa
Axe: 22.5 x 11 x 4.5 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Algerian Prehistoric Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Swiss Black Forest Hand Carved Wall Clock Plaque with Pheasant Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
This large Swiss masterpiece wall plaque with clock is in perfect condition.
The realistic and detailed carving consists of a pair of pheasant, a bird's nest, fine leafs and branche...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Natural Lapis Lazuli Dragon Multi-Dimensional Hand Carved
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, substantial statue of Lapis Lazuli, hand carved by a master artisan on both sides. The sculpture depicts a dragon flying in the clouds above mountains while spraying wat...
Category
2010s Afghan Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$2,750 Sale Price
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Antique Stone Amitabha Buddha Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful hand carved stone statue of Buddha Amitabha. Seated in dhyanasana, Buddha wears a robe elegantly draped over his body and gathered around his ankles. Finely depicted face...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$5,250 Sale Price
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18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Completely hand-crafted in 18th century Spain, this sculpture of the Virgin stands 1.5 meters / 5 feet tall and was most certainly created for devotional purposes, to be displayed in a church or chapel.
Besides its impressive size this sculpture is an excellent, museum-quality example of the Spanish “Estofado” polychrome technique, developed during the Gothic period to imitate rich brocade fabrics. The finely carved “fabric” areas of the sculpture would be first covered in gesso, and then a layer of gold leaf would be applied. The gold leaf would then be painted over with various colors of tempera paints. Once dry, the painted surface would be incised or scratched away in patterns, revealing the gold beneath.
The sculpture was professionally restored in 2022 by a firm that is often hired by the Spanish government to work on historic building interiors and museum pieces. The virgin was carefully cleaned, repaired and its condition stabilized. A complete and fully-illustrated restoration report will be included with purchase.
Often confused with the virgin birth of Jesus, the belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary herself was conceived “immaculately” without original sin has been variously defended and debated within the Catholic Church since the pre-Middle Ages. For centuries, artists struggled to create an acceptable visual representation of this highly abstract concept, in part taking inspiration from the Book of Revelation and other scriptural sources.
We see the Virgin standing on a half moon (biblically inspired, though also an ancient symbol of chastity) with her long natural hair loose down her back, another indication of purity. Both her white tunic and flowing blue mantle...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Goddess Circe Italian Neoclassical Sculpture Early 1800s Carved Ebonized Re-gilded
Located in Milano, MI
Circe Italian Neoclassical Sculpture of Early 1800s the figure is a fascinating depiction of the Goddess Circe, made in Italy in the early 19th century. The pine wood carving and ebo...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Pr. 19th C. Italian Carrara Marble Children Reading & Writing, Signed A. Piazza
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Models of Children Reading and Writing, Signed A. Piazza, After Antonio Canova. Antonio Canova (1757–1822...
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1890s Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
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