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Pumpkin Sculpture (NGV)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin sculpture with holes, 2025 Hand-painted zinc alloy metal pumpkin with perforated dots. Individually numbered. print signed on the base. Packaged in a custom box ...
Category

2010s Pop Art London - Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century earthenware vase with painted owl decoration, by Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France (1952). This is a vintage, limited edition earthenware creation, in a run of 500 (Edition Picasso) at the Madoura pottery...
Category

1950s Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Song from my Father by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
This tower is a deeply personal piece for Lesley Hilling, dedicated to the memory of her father, Pete Hilling (1926–2016), and men like him—those who worked with their hands, repaire...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Cabinet of Curiosities - Contemporary salvaged wood found objects Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Seahorse -original figurative bronze marine sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
By Andrzej Szymczyk
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Hippocampus" by Andrzej Szymczyk is a captivating bronze scul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mr. Dob
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Mr. Dob, 2016 Edition of 750 Signature Stamped by artist's estate, Stamped by BAIT X Switch Series Mr. Dob Manufacturer ComplexCon Bait. Takashi Murakami’s Mr DOB sculpture toy is a...
Category

2010s Pop Art London - Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl

Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White:
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White: An iconic, vibrantly coloured pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the universal polka dot ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Eroded Porsche 911 Turbo (White)
By Daniel Arsham
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Eroded Porsche 911 Turbo, 2020 Hydrostone and quartz crystals 8.9 × 30.5 cm Edition of 500 Daniel Arsham's Eroded series is a striking series of sculptural works that ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite

Dreamer Panda-original realism wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
By Henk Jan Sanderman
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “Dreamer Panda” by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating ceramic ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Composition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Blue Crystalized Pikachu
By Daniel Arsham
Located in London, GB
Cast resin and aluminium oxide 13 × 6 in 33 × 15.2 cm Edition of 500 Holographic artist sticker, with edition number on the box is the COA. The "Blue Crystalized Pikachu" exemplifi...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Composition 174 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Composition 173 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Japanese Tabako/Tool Box with Kiseru -wabi Sabi-Taisho Era-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely with our artists to take this positive and proactive step, helping collectors across the pond continue building their collections with confidence. This antique Japanese Tobacco Box...
Category

1910s Showa London - Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Coca Cola" Vase
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Murano, cast vase in translucent red glass. Includes original packaging and ply presentation box. Edition of 300. Produced in 2023. This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category

2010s Pop Art London - Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Eduardo Paolozzi: 'Fist' plaster sculpture
By Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in London, GB
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Category

1990s Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Future Relic no.3 (Clock)
By Daniel Arsham
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Future Relic no.3 (Clock), 2015 Plaster and broken glass comes with the original box some minor wear to the box. 14 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm Edition of 400 Daniel Arsham is a c...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Plaster

Composition 175 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Soft Alphabet
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
Complete set of 41 sewn cotton, sand-filled bags, contained in a wooden box with screenprinted box lid, 1978, signed and numbered from the edition 13 of 16 (there are also 2 artist’s...
Category

1970s Pop Art London - Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Mine-original realism wildlife sculpture-oil painting-Artwork-contemporary Art
By Henk Jan Sanderman
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Henk Jan Sanderman's "Mine:" is a captivating blend of sculptur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

DRINKING HORSE IV by Tom Hiscocks - horse sculpture stainless steel
By Tom Hiscocks
Located in DE
Medium: stainless steel. Edition of 8 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor whose work explores themes of identity...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Japanese Suzuribako Writing Box-Showa Era-Excellent condition-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category

1980s Showa London - Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Dance Revisited by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Neil Wood
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grayson Perry - 6 x Portrait Plates - complete set
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
6 x bone china plates with lustre rim 21 cm diameter Grayson Perry hallmark on the back of each. These decorative plates are inspired by the artwork The Great Beauty, 2024. The orig...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Tower - Balance 5 - Ceramic, Porcelain
By Sandra Shashou
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou Tower - Balance 5, 2024 Herend, Royal Stuart Harlequin, Wedgwood , Royal Albert and Winton Porcelain Roses, Jesmonite, White Base, Resin, 135 x 37 cm 53 1/8 x 14 5/8 in
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Composition 171 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Michael Ayrton 'Girl Wringing out her Hair' patinated bronze nude sculpture
By Michael Ayrton
Located in London, GB
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Girl Wringing out her Hair Patinated bronze, 1962 26cm in height Michael Ayrton was a British artist and writer, renowned as...
Category

1660s London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

David Shrigley - Stink - Ceramic, Limited Edition, Sculpture
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
Ceramic Numbered 42 from the edition of 75 16.5 × 12 × 12 cm released in collaboration with DDT comes with original shipping box from DDT David Shrigley is a British artist celebrat...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware Figurative Sculpture: 'I caught a fish, I caught a fish!'
Located in New York, NY
The draw of clay for Anastassia is in its innate ability to connect us to our unconscious and past experiences of touch. Her work, led by intuition and a sense of play, explores the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Ceramic, Clay

Forest Spirit Alan Planter
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Unglazed ceramic, hand-crafted and hand-decorated. (plants not included) unknown edition size. New as issued. Due to their hand-finished nature, each sculpture differs slightly. Gra...
Category

2010s Tribal London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Eduardo Paolozzi: 'Steps' plaster sculpture
By Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
Category

1990s Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Composition 170 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Untitled -- Sculpture, Steel, Minimalism, Contemporary Art by Donald Judd
By Donald Judd
Located in London, GB
Untitled, 1967 Donald Judd From Ten From Leo Castelli Folded stainless steel multiple Signed in black felt-tip pen and numbered from the edition 186 of 200 on a paper label affix...
Category

1960s Minimalist London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Objet d'Amour HR47 - Ceramic, Porcelain, Resin
By Sandra Shashou
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou Objet d'Amour HR47, 2022 Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and Aynsley Rose Posy Vintage Porcelain, Jesmonite and Resin 60 x 62 x 38 cm 23 5/8 x 24 3/8 x 15 in
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Resin

Eighteenth-century Grand Tour marble bust of Faustina the Younger
Located in London, GB
Signed and dated: ‘F. Harwood Fecit 1764’ Collections: Probably commissioned by Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827); Probably by descent at Gordon Castle, Banffshire to c.1948; Possibly acquired by Bert Crowther of Syon Lodge, Middlesex; Jacques Hollander (1940-2004); Christie’s, 5 December 2013, lot 101; Private collection; Sotheby’s, 2 July 2019, lot 106 Literature: John Preston Neale, Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales and Scotland, London, 1822, vol.I, unpaginated. This marble copy of an ancient bust in the Musei Capitolini usually identified as Faustina the Younger, the daughter of Antoninus Pius and future wife of Marcus Aurelius, was made in Florence by Francis Harwood in 1764. Harwood was one of the most prolific suppliers of decorative marbles for the Grand Tour market and this finely worked example demonstrates the quality of luxury goods available to travellers to Italy. So often anonymous, this unusually signed and dated example, raises questions about the status of marble copies in the period and of sculptors such as Harwood who are known principally for ornamental work. Harwood’s origins remain obscure. He is documented living in Palazzo Zuccari with Joshua Reynolds and the Irish sculptor Simon Vierpyl at Easter 1752, he had certainly settled permanently in Florence by the following year, when he is recorded working with Joseph Wilton. He was admitted to the Florentine Academy on 12 January 1755 (as pittore Inglese, although he was described as scultore in the matriculation account). After Wilson returned to England in 1755 Harwood appears to have worked in a studio near SS. Annunziata with Giovanni Battista Piamontini who had made life-size copies of The Wrestlers and The Listening Slave for Joseph Leeson in 1754. In 1758 both sculptors were contracted to make a statue and a trophy to complete the decoration of the Porta San Gallo, Harwood completing a statue of Equality, installed the following year. By 1760 Harwood was on the brink of his most productive period as a sculptor, producing copies of celebrated antiquities for the ever-increasing audience of Grand Tour travellers and for the domestic market in London. In 1761 Harwood met the young architect James Adam who was in Italy specifically to make contact with suppliers for Robert Adam’s burgeoning practice back in Britain. The Adams offered a remarkably cohesive design package to their clients, encompassing not just architecture, but fixtures, fittings and furniture as well. Harwood was able to supply the brothers with marbles for their new interiors. At Syon, for example, Harwood produced a full-size copy of Michelangelo’s Bacchus for the new dining room the Adams had designed for Hugh Smythson, 1st Duke of Northumberland. Harwood seems to have also specialised in producing sets of library busts. In 1758 Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton, a distinguished traveller commissioned a set of busts which remain in situ at Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire. It is perhaps no coincidence that the Adam brothers were producing designs for new interiors at Castle Ashby at this date. The set included representations of: Cicero, Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina the Younger, Sappho, Seneca and Homer. Each of these busts Harwood seems to have replicated for multiple patrons, another Adam patron, Thomas Dundas...
Category

18th Century Old Masters London - Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Large Brutalist Mirror with 144 Terracotta Tiles and Metal Frames - Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
Stunning original mirror made by the artist, with 144 uniquely handmade terracotta tiles. Signed by the artist in one of the tiles. This large, striking mirror has a great Brutalist and Modernist feel. Another slightly smaller mirror of the same style is available on our page. Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s) Colour: Tuscan red...
Category

1960s Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Line by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Neil Wood
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Unique Peter Blake AA Road sign on sheet metal - signed
By Peter Blake
Located in Norwich, GB
This is a metallic AA road sign used to direct traffic to parking. In keeping with Blake's idea of 'Found Art', in which he uses art found in streets, rubbish dumps, antique shops and discarded items, turning them into works of art, this was an original road sign used for Blake's 2008 exhibition at The Saint Giles Gallery in Norwich and found by a customer and returned to the gallery during the show. Blake came to the closing of the show rather than the opening where he signed the sign. This is a unique item. One off. Heralded as the ‘Godfather of Pop Art’, Sir Peter Blake was knighted in 2002 for his invaluable contribution to contemporary art. Blake began his career creating collages from photographs, cigarette packets and matchboxes. This new approach to the creation of visual art – taking found imagery from Pop culture – was spearheaded in Britain by Blake and continues to inspire contemporary artists today. Best known for creating the iconic cover to the Beatles’ 1967...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Metal

DRINKING HORSE V by Tom Hiscocks - horse sculpture stainless steel
By Tom Hiscocks
Located in DE
Medium: Stainless steel on polished steel on corten steel base Edition of 5 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Copper, Steel

DRINKING HORSE VI by Tom Hiscocks - horse sculpture stainless steel
By Tom Hiscocks
Located in DE
Medium: stainless steel. Edition of 8 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor whose work explores themes of identity...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

All Loved Up 47 - Ceramic, Porcelain
By Sandra Shashou
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou All Loved Up 47, 2019 Royal Stuart Stephenson, Vintage Fine Bone Porcelain China Ware 50 x 50 x 25 cm 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 9 7/8 in
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Wall shark-original realism wildlife wall sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
By Henk Jan Sanderman
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Wall Shark" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a striking ceramic wall s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

OCTAVE CIRCLE II - contemporary phosphorus bronze sculpture
By Tom Hiscocks
Located in DE
Medium: Bronze on stainless steel base Edition of 5 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor whose work explores them...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Bronze

Grayson Perry - Portrait Plate 3
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
bone china with lustre rim 21 cm diameter Grayson Perry hallmark on the back. These decorative plates are inspired by the artwork The Great Beauty, 2024. The original piece is a cab...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

A Private Meeting by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Neil Wood
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mother and Child: Petal Skirt - Henry Moore, sculpture, modern, british, small
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
Henry Moore (1898-1986) Mother and Child: Petal Skirt conceived in 1955; cast in 1955 bronze; edition 4 of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof by the Fiorini foundry, London 19 x 9 x 15.5 cm (in...
Category

1950s Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

24 Carrot Gold-original realism wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary art
By Henk Jan Sanderman
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "24 Carrot Gold" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a delightful ceramic ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

REARING HORSE II by Tom Hiscocks - horse sculpture stainless steel
By Tom Hiscocks
Located in DE
Medium: stainless steel. Edition of 8 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor whose work explores themes of identity...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern Artifact 001 - NY Baseball Cap
By Daniel Arsham
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Modern Artifact 001, 2021 plaster and cast resin 12.7 (h) x 19.5 cm (dia.) Edition of 500 Daniel Arsham's Eroded Series is a captivating exploration of time, memory, a...
Category

2010s London - Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plaster

I-Scream Kelly Sculpture (Red) -limited edition iconic pop art-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Step into the imaginative world of "I-Scream Kelly Sculpture (R...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

"Girl in the Clouds" porcelain ceramic sculpture of woman riding a horse
By Katharine Morling
Located in Dallas, TX
"Girl in the Clouds”, by ceramic dynamo Katharine Morling is a porcelain free standing sculpture, depicting an woman riding a horse. She wears a crown made of textile as they maneuve...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Slip, Ink, Textile

Piggy Bank
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Grayson Perry Piggy Bank, 2017 White ceramic piggy bank painted in blue and glazed, with a rubber stopper, contained in the original cardboard box....
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Piggy Bank
Piggy Bank
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Kate board - skateboard - Grayson Perry
By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Grayson Perry Kate Board, 2017 Screenprint on skateboard Made of 7-ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood 31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm Edition of 999 co-published by the artist and The Sk...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Screen

Conical Bowl, 1972 - Lucie Rie (Ceramics)
Located in London, GB
Impressed with artist’s seal Porcelain, radiating inlaid lines, manganese bands to rim and foot, with kiln splits 5 x 11 1/2 inches
Category

1970s London - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

High Density by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
About the Artist: Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep c...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Heart - Abstract art, Street art, Pop art
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in London, GB
The Skateroom w/ ©Keith Haring Foundation 7-ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood Each deck measure approx. 31x8in (80x20cm) 1 Easyfix wall mount included. The heart portrayed in this edi...
Category

2010s Street Art London - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Roman 18th century terracotta model for the sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis
Located in London, GB
This remarkably fluid terracotta bozetto was made in preparation for Pietro Pacilli’s most important public commission, a large-scale marble statue of San Camillo de Lellis for the nave of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Expressively modelled, this terracotta sculpture is a rare and significant work made by a major Roman sculptor at a transformative moment of European sculpture. Pacilli began his working life on the great Baroque decorative projects initiated in the seventeenth century, but he found success as a restorer of ancient sculpture working to finish antiquities for a tourist market, becoming an important figure in the emergence of an archaeologically minded Neoclassicism. Pacilli trained Vincenzo Pacetti and provided important decorative work for the Museo Pio-Clementino, at the same time he is recorded restoring some of the most celebrated antiquities excavated and exported during the period. Pacilli was born into a family of Roman craftsmen, his father Carlo was a wood carver, and Pacilli is recorded working with him on the Corsini Chapel in San Giovanni Laternao as early as 1735. In 1738 his terracotta model of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife won the first prize in the second class of the sculpture concorso at the Accademia di San Luca, this is particularly notable as Bartolomeo Cavaceppi came third. He worked as a carver and stuccoist completing works for the churches of San Marco and SS. Trinita dei Domeniciani Spagnoli. Pacilli operated as a sculptor and restorer of antiquities from his studio at the top of the Spanish Steps, close to Santa Trinita dei Monti, where he is listed as a potential vendor to the Museo Pio-Clementino in 1770. In 1763 Pacilli completed a silver figure of San Venanzio for the treasury of San Venanzio. He is recorded as Pacetti’s first master and it was evidently through Pacilli that he began to acquire his facility as a restorer of ancient sculpture. Pacilli, at his studio ‘poco prima dell’Arco della Regina alla Trinita dei Monti,’ exercised, what the nineteenth-century scholar, Adolf Michaelis called ‘rejuvenating arts’ on several important pieces of classical sculpture, including in 1760 the group of a Satyr with a Flute for the natural brother of George III, General Wallmoden, Hanovarian minister at Vienna. In 1765, Dallaway and Michaelis record that Pacilli was responsible for the restorations, including the addition of a new head, to the Barberini Venus which he had acquired from Gavin Hamilton. The Venus was then sold to Thomas Jenkins, who in turn passed it on to William Weddell at Newby Hall. In 1767 Pacilli exported a series of ancient busts ‘al naturale’ including portraits of Antinous, Julius Ceaser and Marus Aurelius, also a statue of a Muse and a Venus. As early as 1756 Pacilli seems to have been operating as an antiquarian, helping to disperse the collection of the Villa Borrioni. Pacilli supplied sculpture to notable British collectors, including Charles Townley, who on his first trip to Italy purchased the Palazzo Giustiniani statue of Hecate from Pacilli. Pacilli was involved with the Museo Pio Clementino from its conception, supplying busts of Julius Ceaser and a Roman Woman as well as completing stucco putti surmounting the arms of Pope Bendedict XIV to signal the entrance to the new Museo Critiano. In 1750 Il Diario Ordinario del Chracas announced that Pacilli had begun work on a sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis for St Peter’s. Camillo de Lellis founded his congregation, the Camillians, with their distinctive red felt crosses stitched on black habits in 1591. Having served as a soldier in the Venetian army, Camillo de Lellis became a novitiate of the Capuchin friars, he moved to Rome and established a religious community for the purpose of caring for the sick. In 1586 Pope Sixtus V formerly recognised the Camillians and assigned them to the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Rome. Camillo de Lellis died in 1614 and was entombed at Santa Maria Maddalena, he was canonised by Benedict XIV on June 26, 1746. It was an occasion that prompted the Camillians to make a number of significant artistic commissions, including two canvases by Pierre Subleyras showing episodes from San Camillo’s life which they presented to Benedict XIV. In 1750 Pacilli was commissioned to fill one of the large niches on the north wall of the nave with a sculpture of San Camillo. The present terracotta bozetto presumably had two important functions, to enable Pacilli to work out his ideas for the finished sculpture and at the same time to show his design to the various commissioning bodies. In this case it would have been Cardinal Alessandro Albani and Monsignor Giovan Francesco Olivieri, the ‘economo’ or treasurer of the fabric of St Peter’s. Previously unrecorded, this terracotta relates to a smaller, less finished model which has recently been identified as being Pacilli’s first idea for his statue of San Camillo. Preserved in Palazzo Venezia, in Rome, the terracotta shows San Camillo with his left hand clutching his vestments to his breast; the pose and action more deliberate and contained than the finished sculpture. In producing the present terracotta Pacilli has expanded and energised the figure. San Camillo is shown with his left hand extended, his head turned to the right, apparently in an attempt to look east down the nave of St Peter’s. The model shows Pacilli experimenting with San Camillo’s costume; prominently on his breast is the red cross of his order, whilst a sense of animation is injected into the figure through the billowing cloak which is pulled across the saint’s projecting right leg. The power of the restrained, axial contrapposto of bent right leg and outstretched left arm, is diminished in the final sculpture where a baroque fussiness is introduced to the drapery. What Pacilli’s terracotta demonstrates, is that he conceived the figure of San Camillo very much in line with the immediate tradition of depicting single figures in St Peter’s; the rhetorical gesture of dynamic saint, arm outstretched, book in hand, head pointed upwards was perhaps borrowed from Camillo Rusconi’s 1733 sculpture of St. Ignatius...
Category

18th Century Baroque London - Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Debora Lima-original figurative female dancers bronze sculpture-contemporary Art
By Andrzej Szymczyk
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Bronze , Limited edition of 8 "Debora Lima" stands as a capti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gold Heart & Vintage Royal Stafford Yves Klein Blue Tea Cup -Ceramic, Porcelain
By Sandra Shashou
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou Gold Heart & Vintage Royal Stafford Yves Klein Blue Tea Cup, 2022 Gold Fine Vintage Gold Porcelain coffee cups, Royal Stuart Spencer Tea Cups, Jes- monite and Resin. S...
Category

2010s Contemporary London - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Reclining Nude resin bronze sculpture of a girl
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Reclining Nude Resin bronze 56 x 26 cm An enigmatic resin bronze sculpture of...
Category

Late 20th Century London - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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