Allegory of the Air, Glazed Porcelain, Hispania Porcelain, Spain, 20th Century

Cupid. Glazed porcelain, etc. Possibly Meissen, 19th century. With sticker on the base. It presents restorations. Porcelain figurine that presents an oval and golden base on which Cupid is reclining, characterized as usual by his wings, his bow and his quiver with arrows. In addition, he carries a torch and appears with a garland of leaves. The piece presents strong similarities with figures found in clocks from Meissen, dating from the 19th century. VL Veneziani was a shop headquartered on Rome's Via Frattina (and another store on Via Gregoriana) specializing in selling antique...

Centerpiece. Volkstedt, Rudolstadt, Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century. Glazed porcelain. Centerpiece with a circular base raised on simple legs that shows a delicate comp...

Poseidon or Neptune with hippocampus. Glazed porcelain. Europe, 19th century. Enamelled porcelain figurine with a circular base, decorated with openwork elements and rococo-inspired motifs enhanced with golden touches, which presents a semi-nude, bearded male figure, standing, with a purple and white cloak...

The fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models of CARRIER-BELLEUSE, AlbertErnest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a boy, lying down and almost totally naked, with his head enhanced by a golden leaf crown. It is shown with a shell (with touches in gold), taking water from a pitcher next to it, thus recalling the allegories of the rivers or of the birth of the same of Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare the present work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, at the Art Institute of Chicago or the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draftsman trained with David d'Angers and at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition from his participation in the Salon of the French Artists of 1861 (Third Medal), reaching outstanding works such as various busts of...

Large putto floating above the earth's atmosphere: Day, in a bright pink robe, holding a rose blossom in his left arm, stretching upwards full of morning energy, in his right hand a ...

Large Meissen group of figurines which are Allegory of Earth assembled around a Lion's Figurine. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword M...

This rare porcelain group sculpture depicts a pair of winged warriors cherub figurines. They are without their helmet, armor, and swords. One is in a victorious posture and the other...

This exquisite porcelain figure, titled "Winter," is produced after with the influence of the artistry of Friedrich Elias Meyer (circa 1723–1785), a distinguished sculptor for the Me...