Manhattan Figurative Sculptures

One in a new series of modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and i...

Pair of Grand Tour bronze sculptures depicting playful boy and girl. Apparently unsigned and each in good condition.

Russian Dancer, 2013 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 27.5" x W 12" x D 9" Bronze Edition of 6 Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursu...

Large shell sculpture model No 22, 24-karat plated "exploded bronze" design with malachite accents, in the manner of Claude Victor Boeltz, France 1970's. Boeltz’s "exploded-bronze" p...

European red jasper figure of a fantastic foo dog, 20th century.

Edgardo Simone, (Italian/American, 1890-1948) Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California. His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy, he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war and city monuments, and tombstones in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York." In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including such of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis. Sally Rand, the famous fan dancer of Chicago's World's Fair in 1933-1934, sat as a model in his studio as did President Franklin Roosevelt and author Theodore...

Black Degas, 2003 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 28.5" x W 11" x D 11" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued stud...

Set of three Cozzi white porcelain Venetian figures. Three small porcelain sculptures in the signature Cozzi glazed paste of a nobleman clutching a flower, a woman holding a carafe, and a young boy holding flowers...

Hand-carved “Wild Spirit” sculpture in Italian marble on a white lacquered wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970’s. This is a stunning work by a renowned American sculptor. Nao...

Farewell Performance, 2016 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 65" x W 22" x D 22" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, purs...

Antique Grand Tour plaster bust of a cherub after the original model by Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643) dating from the early 20th century. Likely of Italian or French origin.

Couple, 1991 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 56.5" x W 11" x D 15" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued studies ...

Red Parasol, 2008 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 56.5" x W 23" x D 9.5" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued st...

Origami, 1997 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 22" x W 13.5" x D 5" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued studies i...

Jammers, 2004 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 52" x W 75" x D 32" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued studies i...

Marina Núñez del Prado (1910-1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor and one of the most respected sculptors from Latin America. Her work is hi...

Heartfelt, 2012 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 47.5" x W 18" x D 9.5" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued studi...

Russian Dancer, 1998 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 26.5" x W 11" x D 13" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued s...

Hercules, 2001 by Jerry Ross Barrish, Represented by Tuleste Factory H 26" x W 23" x D 8" Found Materials Jerry Ross Barrish, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, pursued studies in...

Japanese Edo Period Saga Ningyo, Ca. 1850 DIMENSIONS Height: 9.5 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 5 inches

Japanese Edo Period Dragon God Ningyô, Ca. 1820 DIMENSIONS Height: 26 inches over all Minor wear in textiles. Fine antique condition ABOUT Musha-Ningyô (warr...

Japanese Meiji Period Elaborate Bunraku Puppeta. 19th Century Meiji Period (1868-1912) Minor wear to textiles, fine antique condition, Original Bamboo display stand. DIMENSION Height: 33 inches Width: 18 inches Depth: 9 inches ABOUT Bunraku (puppet) depicting the warrior Minamoto Yoshistune his head carved of wood and covered in a fine white gofun with painted details, face of a handsome youth with trigger mechanism allowing for the eyebrows to raise and lower and the eyes to shift from side, is wearing military armor with signature dragon on his breastplate ,brocade patterning of his thick obi tie, sumptuous silk brocade kimono and brocade hakama trousers with the Minamoto Clan pattern, silk tabi socks...

A jade figure, early 20th century.

Lovely detail and patina. Perfect desk accessory.

American Art Deco Nude Female Wrought Iron Sculpture ca. 1920’s DIMENSIONS Height: 13 inches Width: 4 inches Depth: 4 inches ABOUT Designed in...

A pair of beautifully chased Italian solid 0.800 silver cherubs with two of the four seasons design. Made in the 20th century. Measurements: Height: 6 inches and Weight: 29.3 ounces....

“Femme de Menage” aka “La Bonne”, a very rare and important large cast figural bronze sculpture attained via lost wax process, table in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with ...

Asian carved wood Buddha sculpture.

A museum quality French white marble roundel relief of Emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. The quality of this marble sculpture of Napoleon III is trul...

This glazed and hand-painted ceramic lighted sculpture (likely faience or gesso) by Luca Madrassi (1848-1918) depicts cherubs (putti) in a grotto, and is lit in the interior from a b...

Painted earthenware figure group of three Jews in overcoats and skullcaps, sitting close together on a bench. Their detailed faces have stereotypical Jewish features, such as sideloc...

Ceres is draped in a cloth resting on a tree stump while holding a sheaf of grain. Bacchus, the god of wine, also rests on a tree stump while holding up a cluster of grapes.

Large patinated bronze figure of a proud Middle Eastern male. Signed in the cast, Koenig with Patent 1888 Paris. Apparently designed as a stick stand.

American bronze girl with cats, signed William Zorach with copyright WZ mark, circa 1920.

Bearing a clear aesthetic influence of the Art Deco era, this wonderfully beautiful image of the progenitor Eve is a Western-European school sculptural portrait of a stunningly beaut...

Stylized modernist bronze figure by noted artist Alfred Burlini. Figure rests on a wood and black granite base. Signed.

Statue of flying Apsara playing the pipa, finely sculpted from white marble, measuring 51 by 23 by 25 inches. Apparenlty unsigned. In good condition with surface dirt, scratches and...

Unique Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern mask, exclusive to Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Mondrian inspired, realized in several block colors, aqua blue, turquoise, lime green, red, o...

Carved modernist plaster mask sculptures mounted on painted black metal bases and supported stand. Bali, Indonesia, circa 1970s Size: largest (pict...

Glazed ceramic. Figurative design with blue and red glazes. Produced together with Arnaldo Sangiorgi at Keramos Studio in Faenza, Italy. Artist signed on underside.

"Study of Nude #1", a rare figural wall sculpture incorporating a femaile nude motif in solid pewter by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed with original gallery label o...

Curtis Jere boat or ship sculpture, signed, circa 1970. Newly professionally re-plated in brass. Original C. Jere label still attached. This sculpture...

One 1980s, modernist dynamic, comic mouth blown head sculpture in colored Murano glass, in ivory milk white, the face with blue eyes and red lips. This production has been very limit...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Black Alabaster Head Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of ...

Marked on the bottom of base "Rosenthal Selb-Bavaria". Signed Ferdinand Lieberman.

A polished dark bronze Buddha hand sculpture, contemporary. Dharmchakra Mudra, the traditional gesture of Teaching. Suitable for placing on the flo...

Very fine quality French 19 century Putto with Swan Terracotta Sculpture in Manner of Clodion , symbolic of Spring.

Dimensions Total Height: 7.5 inches Base Height: 2 inches Width: 2.75 inches Depth: 2.75 inches ABOUT This charming desk figurine in dark brown patinated Viennese bronze by the famous Austrian sculptor Karl Kaub stands out for the originality and humor of its subject matter. The author depicted with amazing subtlety a boy who jumped on one leg in fright, suddenly seeing a frog sitting on his arm. CARL KAUBA (Austrian, 1865-1922) was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S. Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...

Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Aged Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th Century Tumulus Period (AD 250-552) Haniwa means “circle o...

Patinated metal willow tree sculpture with rocky base.

This dramatic and charming illuminated floor sculpture is carved of solid pine and features the famous buildings from the New York skyline. Buildings featured include: the Twin Towe...

Bronze figurine of a self-satisfied, disapproving Jewish businessman with the caption: Now! Vot about it? (an imitation of the Jewish accent), heavy, cast bronze figurine...

Artisan made face of an ancient Greek man with a laurel wreath molded in pewter and set on a walnut backing, American 1950's. This captivating work is beautifully made.

Porcelain Children Figurine by Danish designer Svend Lindhart for Bing & Grondahl. Scandinavian Modern, Made in Denmark circa 1970's. $375 for the s...

One-of-a-kind sculpture, The Runner, in hand-brazed and textured bronze by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed "Philip + Kelvin LaVerne" on ba...

Depicting Hannah with draping robes holding Samuel in her left arm and placing a donation in a trunk with an engraved Menorah to its front, signed 'F. Andrei. Inv. E. Scolp. Roma 186...

Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...

"L'Espace" by Henri Delcambre bronze, stamped at the base.