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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Laur Large Contemporary LED Chandelier, Brass, Handmade/Finished, Art, Sculpture
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
Inspired by the three states of matter, Laur combines semi-precious elements of brass, onyx, and hand blown white glass in playful interconnecting arrangements, some with functional ...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Lips Rigel Sculpture
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
Entirely handmade sculpture with a mixture of cements and red volcanic sands from Etna. The deliberately-made porous texture and uneven colour is the result of a pigmentation obtaine...
Category
2010s Italian Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Travertine Animal Sculptures from Fratelli Mannelli, 1970, Set of 3
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in KUTNO, PL
A set of three animal sculptures designed by Fratelli Mannelli in Italy in the early 1970s, each sculpture is handcrafted by carving blocks of travertine.
Preserved in original cond...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Terracotta sculpture depicting a ox, Italy, second half of the 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Terracotta nativity sculptures depicting the neck and head of an ox.
The sculpture is made of terracotta entirely by hand, finished in stick and color. In the nativity scene, the ox ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Midcentury Italian Alabaster Grapes
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Original midcentury decorative large cluster of grapes in painted alabaster with an olive branch for stem.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Cent Pug Dog Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure on Marble Base
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s or older Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for example this pure 990 silver fruit set...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brass and Iron English Fox-Head Door Stop by Peerage, 1920s
By Peerage
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Art Deco Fox-Head door stop.
Design by Peerage.
Striking English design from the 1920s.
Solid brass and solid iron.
With impressed makers stamp.
In very good condition ...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
BACCARAT Be@rbrick Set of 6 Figurines
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BACCARAT Bearbrick set of 6 glass crystal figurines from collaboration with the Japanese brand Medicom Toy / Made in France
Original mark on the base / comes in original box
Width: 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dogs Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fine pair of Staffordshire porcelain figurines represents Cavalier King Charles spaniel dogs. Thi is an English work. 19th Century.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Black Loon Porcelain Figure by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 1970s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Stockholm, SE
Black Loon Porcelain Figure by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 1970s. Wirkkala, the Finnish designer and artist, created an iconic figure of a loon for the German porcelain company Ros...
Category
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco style Sculpture Nude Hoop Dancer ILLUSION by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture dancer Illusion signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base.
With the Le Verrier foundry mark.
Design 1930...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture Love Message by Pierre Le Faguays and Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
Love letters are out ? Send a love message via a carrier pigeon.
Sculpture named MESSAGE
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century Pug Dog Musician Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maximilien FIOT, The Flight of the Ducks Sculpture, 1910s
By Maximilien Louis Fiot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Couple of ducks flying on ocean waves by Maximilien FIOT (1886-1953), France, 1910s. Lost wax bronze - Double Rodin patina (black tinged with green). Here is the famous and rare scul...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary "Picture White & Red", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Light sculpture to suspend contemporary creation unique piece by a french artist
By Véra Rybaltchenko
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
A ceiling-hung light sculpture by French artist Véra Rybaltchenko. This unique piece is made entirely by hand using hundreds of wooden rods glued together. The generic title of thes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Vintage Leather Boxer Dog, Germany, 1960s
By Deru
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful handmade leather boxer dog figurine, preserving its beautiful original patina from the 1960s. Upon further investigation, we discovered that this type of animal was manufac...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Unique Abstract Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sculpture
Located in Weesp, NL
Unique 1978 Abstract Wooden Sculpture by Bert van Beek – A Masterpiece of Organic Form
This striking 55 cm tall abstract wooden sculpture, crafted in 1978 by the renowned Dutch arti...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Young Girl & Dog Sculpture by P.Sega, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by P.Sega, France, 1920s. Young girl playing with a dog. Cold painted spelter and marble. Measures: Width : 13.1"(33.2cm), Height : 10.2"(26cm), Depth : 3.9...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Italian Pug Dog Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painted. ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Abstract Serpentine / Leopard Stone Sculpture by Shona artist Peter Chidzonga
By Peter Chidzonga
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking abstract stone sculpture from the late 1990s to early 2000s, created by Zimbabwean artist Peter Chidzonga, a prominent figure in the Shona Art Sculpture movement.
This la...
Category
Early 2000s Zimbabwean Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Serpentine
Murano glass transparent horse sculpture by Zanella Arnaldo 1980
By Zanella Arnaldo
Located in Palermo, IT
Clear Murano glass sculpture depicting a rearing horse, Arnaldo Arnaldo 1980.
Murano Glass Sculpture: Horse by Arnaldo Zanella
This fascinating Murano...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, horse sculpture, marble horse, carrara marble sculpture, sculpture made in Italy.
Sculpture of a fragment of an incedent horse in the march
Resting on a basalt and iron b...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1930 Bruno Tornati Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Sculpture Greyhound
Located in Brescia, IT
"Greyhounds"
Bruno Tornati
Italy, 1930
Silvered Earthenware
Black tinted wood base
"Returned" signed
Excellent condiction
Sculpture in perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Murano Glass Parrot Sculpture, Paperweight
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful Murano glass parrot sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The bright red glass beak applied over a light and dark gre...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Modern Sculptural Wood Totem Geometric Blocks Black & White Tribal Print
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
The Madame Totem is a one-of-a-kind design piece featuring an expressive black and white tribal pattern crafted in exquisite wood marquetry. A juxtaposition of geometric elements unv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ash, Lacquer, Walnut, Maple, Birdseye Maple
Rocking Horse by Walter Bosse
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Rocking horse by Walter Bosse
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Black Clear Duck Sculpture Art Glass Paperweight with Silver Flecks
By Formia Murano
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass duck figure / paperweight / sculpture. Manufactured by Formia Murano, Italy, 1960s.
Black glass and clear glass richly decorated by silver flecks thorough.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vintage Double Side Two Fish Aquarium Sculpture, Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass sculpture. Showing two fish in a reef. Colors are different shades of blue, red, green and clear. Created in the manner of desi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Set of 6 'Kamyki' Mirrors by Zieta, Emerald
By Oskar Zieta, Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
Set of 6 Kamyki mirrors by Zieta.
Mounted sculpture.
Color : emerald
Dimensions [cm]:
Ø 7- 20 cm.
6 different forms.
The Gradient collection
KAMYKI wall decor from Gradi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Two Walter Bosse Candleholders
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Two Walter Bosse candleholders
Original condition
We not selling the candle she is only decoration.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Neoclassical Hand Carved Oak Caryatid Angel Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful period piece. Beautiful weathered Neoclassical hand carved oak caryatid angel figure.
Weathered. france circa 1780
H:34,5cm W:10cm D:5,5cm
Category
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Nino Caruso, Abstract sculpture in glazed ceramic, Italy, 1974
By Nino Caruso
Located in Argelato, BO
Nino Caruso ( Tripoli 1928 - Rome 2017 )
Abstract Sculpture in Black Glazed Ceramic. 1974, Signed and dated under the base.
Italian ceramist, sculptor and...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A branch of Mediterranean red coral on a lapis lazuli base, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on a square-shaped marble base, with a parallelepiped-shaped central body. The entire body is enriched by a mosaic of la...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Italian Brass Plant Sculpture Mounted On Black Marquinia Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Please read the entire description, as we strive to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This elegant and distincti...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Hand Carved Arts & Crafts Era Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted work of religious art with a marvelous patina.
This finely carved, wooden statuette of Jesus dates from the earliest years of the 20th century. Well taken care of it is in very good condition and the geometric marble base makes it stand firm and steady. This sacred heart sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Chromed Bronze Lion and Movement by Le Roux
By Le Roux à Paris 1
Located in Ulm, DE
Multicolor marble mantel clock
Clock movement from Le Roux
Lion sculpture made of bronze, chromed, original patina
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dime...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Arin Candleholder by Ayse Zelal Tugrul
Located in Geneve, CH
Arin Candleholder by Ayse Zelal Tugrul
One of a Kind
Dimensions: W 20 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Copper.
“Arin” refers to light or illumination in Kurdish.
Zelal, born in Diyarbakir, in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese by Richard Rohac
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper shaker holder Chinese by Richard Rohac.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Miguel Berrocal (1933-2006): "Hommage à Picasso", bronze sculpture, 1976-78
By Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Miguel BERROCAL (1933-2006, Spain) : "Variation on the theme of the tribute to Picasso" (Opus 158) -1976/78
Puzzle sculpture made of polished bronze
17 magnetic elements on a se...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Bronze Sculpture of Horse
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch bronze sculpture of a horse.
A bronze horse on a base, by Evert Arensman. Evert Arensman a Dutch visual artist, started weaving tape...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joe Descomps dit "Cormier": "Woman removing a veil", Terracota sculpture, C.1940
By Joe Descomps Cormier
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Joe DESCOMPS said "Cormier" or Joseph Emmanuel CORMIER orJoseph CORMIER (1869-1950, France) : "Woman removing her veil"
Finely shizzeled and patinated terracota figuring a woman rem...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Another Green Cactus, Coat Stand / Sculpture by Drocco / Mello for Gufram
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Dubai, AE
The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape, by subverting the borders betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Other
Art Decò bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting Tucans, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in veined green marble with orthogonal structure. On the marble base there are two identical metal sculptures, depicting two Toucan birds with an amber ball...
Category
1920s French Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Sculpture in Resin and Plaster, Medium Size.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and plaster, representing a fragment of the sculpture of Apollo's foot, medium size.
A scale model of our exceptional Fragment de Pied d'Apollon, almost certainly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
KISTER SCHIBE ALSBACH - Madonna con bambino - Porcellana del 1940
By Scheibe
Located in Milano, IT
Madonna con bambino, porcellana della manifattura KISTER SCHEIBE ALSBACH ,
Made in Germany 1940.
E una porcellana dipinta a mano , in perfetto stato, non ha rotture ne restauri.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sculpture, Stone Sculpture Representing the Oeil Oudjat.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, stone sculpture representing the Oeil Oudjat.
Magnificent reproduction of a sandstone amulet, hand-carved by our craftsmen, representing an Oudjat, a protective symbol in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Sculpture of a Pair of Sphinxes in White Marble, Style of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a pair of Sphinxes in white marble, contemporary work in the taste of Ancient Egypt, XXIst century.
Sculpture of a pair of sphinxes in white marble, contemporary work i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Richard Tixier for Daum, "Taurus Constellation" Glass Sculpture, France 2000s
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb glass paste sculpture "Taurus Constellation" designed by Richard Tixier for the Daum manufacture. Poetic representation of a bull that takes its cues from a mix of astrology a...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Alabaster Marble Bust Young Girl, M. Poteillo
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine and elegant French alabaster bust of a young woman. The bust is signed on the back M. POTEILLO. The woman wears a headscarf that is gracefully sculpted. The wind is blowing th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Iconic Carl Auböck Handcrafted Eye Bottle Stopper #4538, Cork & Brass, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An attention-grabbing bottle stopper „Eye", model #4538, designed by Carl Aubock II back in the early 1950s. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Wooden Carved Fighting Stags by K. Bach, 1946
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A grandiose handcarved wood sculpture of fighting stags. Very detailed natural carving. Carved signature of K. Bach 1946.
Measures: Width: 23.62" (60cm)
Height: 7.48" (19cm)
Depth:...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Glass Incense Diffuser, SMOKE, Handcrafted and Blowing by Mouth
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
The Smoke incense holder is made of blown borosilicate glass. The design of its shape, soft and light, seems to be defined by the swirls of smoke that rise slowly. The internal void ...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Chromatic Fusion: Iron and Foam Kinetic Sculpture
By Alexander Calder
Located in Barcelona, ES
Originating from France and created around 1990 by an unknown artist, this captivating kinetic sculpture embodies the essence of motion and creativity. Constructed from a combination...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Moorish horseman bronze, return from the hunt, Signed Barge Fils
Located in Nice, FR
Important Bronze Moorish Rider, Return from the Hunt, Signed Barge Fils
French work, end of the 19th century (1M)
Rider returning from the hunt with game h...
Category
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Continental Europe - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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