Large Neoclassical Hand Carved White Marble Bas Relief / Plaque

A lovely 19th century Austrian hand painted porcelain plate depicting a young lady reclining on a cliff and being saved by a young man and cupids. Within a magnificent patinated and ...

This charming 19th century Italian carved white Carrara marble group depicts six children in a boat. Three children playing musical instruments (violin, flute and angel harp), one ch...

This enchanting museum quality Carrara marble group is the work of Edward Russell Thaxter (born Yarmouth, ME 1857-died Naples, Italy 1881). The sculpture depicts a young girl sternly scolds her cat, who has just attacked a bird's nest. She clutches the cat to her chest and looks at it disapprovingly, while waving her hand in discipline. Meanwhile, a dead bird lies at her feet and feathers hang limply from the cat’s mouth. This scene is a prelude to the responsibilities of motherhood: the young girl who is now reprimanding her cat will have to ensure that her own children are well behaved in the future. The sculpture rests on a dark green serpentine marble pedestal. Although Edward Thaxter's life was short, he excelled in creating detailed neoclassical sculpture. Signed: E. R. Thaxter Titled: Reproof Circa 1878-1880 Measures: Height with pedestal 76" (193 cm) Height of sculpture 40" (101 cm) Another example of this marble figure is in the Smithsonian National Museum in Washington DC. Artist biography: Edward Russell Thaxter was only twenty-four years old when he died, but in his brief career as a sculptor he garnered praise for his work and was deemed an artist with a promising future. Born in Yarmouth, Maine, he is believed to have chosen to study sculpture after seeing the work of John Rogers. At the age of sixteen, Thaxter moved to Boston and studied with the portrait sculptor John D. Perry. In 1878 Thaxter left for Florence, Italy, where he took a studio and began to create the neoclassical works that won him critical attention. In 1881 he contracted typhoid fever, which left him in a weakened condition, and within the year the young sculptor died in Naples. Thaxter's untimely death was noted with genuine regret in the American press. The critic James Jackson...

This elegant Italian hand carved marble figure was made on early 20th century, and is a copy of the famous Venus De Milo marble sculpture (Aphorid...

This antique French bas relief plaque features a stunning plaster sculpture of a female figure, circa early 20th century. The intricate details and exquisite craftsmanship make it a...

An antique Grand Tour style carved white statuary marble plaque. Dating to circa 1830, this elegant tablet depicts an expertly handcarved Neoclassical scene. A woman reclines on el...

A late 18th century neoclassical white statuary marble tablet depicting the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, after the study by Giovanni Battista Cipriani and further after the antique ...

An early 20th Century, vintage French Art Deco wall, bas relief of the Greek God Apollo and his muses made of hand crafted Plaster, in good condition. Not recommended for exterior us...