Milan - Sculptures

Pair of Grotesque Caricature figurines of the first half of 20th century. One figurine depicting Rigoletto, the deformed jester from the famous Verdi opera...

Symbol of strength and energy, this horse head sculpture combines ancient heritage with a modern sensibility. Rich in details, it showcases a def...

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...

Outstanding set of three "mushroom" sculptures manufactured by Cenedese. Heavy transparent Murano glass pieces with pure biomorphic shape. Size refers to the taller piece.

Walking stick: golden silver handle depicting a horse head and a jockey. Ebony wood shaft, metal ferrule. UK 1900 ca.

Entirely handmade sculpture with a mixture of cements and volcanic sands from Etna. The deliberately-made porous texture and uneven colour is the result of a pigmentation obtained th...

Marcello Morandini optical sculpture / multiple, Italy, 2005.

Branch of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on a square-shaped Paesina stone base, with a central body in the shape of a parallelepiped with a bronze profile intert...

A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll reading: pray to God for the soul, in devotion to the Archangel Gabriel. The painting is ...

This handmade work is a reproduction of a piece currently housed in the British Museum in London. The bust of the young, Ancient Greek hero Antinous is fa...

N. 7 plate series Cupole s ‘ Italia N.6 diameter 25 cm.. N 1 diameter 30 cm .

Ronzan “stile” Jaguar ceramic, 1950, Italy.

A pair of marine specimen crabs. The specimen, Splendid Round Red Crab (Etisus Splendidus) is mounted on a vase-shaped wooden base painted brown. Italy...

On a round base is placed the nativity composed of the Holy Family with the ox and donkey, three cherubim fly to heaven. The seated Madonna and St. Joseph standing turn an adoring ga...

This is a reproduction of one of the most famous sculptures of the post-Hellenistic period, the Apollo Belvedere, which is now housed in the Vatican M...

Exceptional Centerpiece Alfredo Barbini V.A.M.S.A. Murano Glass 1940/50

Bust of young woman in white marble and alabaster with veining in shades of gray.

Bronze sculpture of a beautiful female nude, created by Vincenzo Aurisicchio in the second part of the 19th century. The bronze sculpture is in really good conditions. Ø cm 23 Ø cm...

Pair of polychrome Capodimonte porcelain figurines, a man with basket of grapes and a girl with a basket of flowers, both with round gil...

Italian modern brutalist Brass sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s Brass sculpture with a rectangular base with reference to the brutalist style. The front of the sculpture is square...

1940s, Gorgeous oriental decorative statue in bronze. Thai Deity. The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 4, 33" W x 1, 96 D x 7, 87 H inches. L...

18th century Jesus Child Terracotta Sculpture an Italian Holy and devotional art polychromed figure  depicting Baby Jesus standing on an a carved and go...

Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...

Sculpture of a lady in majolica ceramic modeled and painted in polychrome, created by Tarcisio Tosin in the 1950s Ø 21 cm Ø 15 cm h 18 cm Tarcisio Tosin is a name that evokes a gol...

This stunning set of two sculptures is carefully handcrafted using two pieces of oak trunks that had been used to dye tapestries in the 1930s. Si...

Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite pair of Egyptian sphinx statues. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these magnificent sculptures are made of scaiola pl...

Embossed and engraved silver plaque La Madonna del lago (The Madonna of the Lake) Probably Milan, post 1824 Brass frame It measures 16.14 in x 13.85 in (41 x 35.2 cm) and it weighs 10.357 pounds (4.698 g): silver 1.31 pounds (598 g) + brass 9.03 pounds (4.100 g) State of conservation: some abrasions on the bottom. The frame is old, but not original. The plaque is made up of a sheet of embossed and engraved silver, and held in a solid brass frame. It depicts the “Madonna del lago” – “Madonna of the Lake” - (the Madonna with Child and San Giovannino) by Marco d'Oggiono (Oggiono, 1474 circa - Milan, 1524 circa), while changing only the background landscape. Almost certainly the subject reproduced in the plaque was taken from a famous engraving by Giuseppe Longhi (Monza, 1766 - Milan, 1831), one of the greatest engravers of his era. The silver is unmarked, probably because originally the Madonna was due to be exposed in a church: sometimes precious metals destined for worship and liturgical use would be exempted from payment and were, therefore, not marked. It is very likely that the plaque was made in Milan because in this city in 1824 the engraving by Giuseppe Longhi was made and printed. In addition, in Milan, the alleged lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci in his Milanese period (1482-1500) would be produced; this is the painting from which Marco d'Oggiono took his version. The painting Marco d?Oggiono was one of Leonardo da Vinci's most brilliant students and collaborators (D. Sedini, Marco d’Oggiono, tradizione e rinnovamento in Lombardia tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento, Roma 1989, pp. 151-153, n. 56; p. 225, n. 124, with previous bibliography). His style reflects in every way that of the Tuscan Maestro, so much so that he was the one who executed some copies of da Vinci's paintings. The execution of the “Madonna del Lago” probably draws inspiration from a lost painting by the Maestro, created while he was living in Milan (1482-1500). There are many similarities with other works by Leonardo such as the “Vergine delle rocce” or the “Vergine con il Bambino e San Giovannino, Sant’Anna e l’Agnello”. The painting, from which the drawing and then the famous engraving were taken, is found today at the M&G Museum of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where it came to rest after the sale of the Harrington Collection in London in 1917. The work appears in the inventories of the collection of Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte at the castle of Malmaison, before 1809. The Malmaison building was born and developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century it belonged to Jacques-Jean Le Coulteux du Molay, a wealthy banker. Later, during the Directory, Joséphine Bonaparte de Beauharnais bought it on April 21st, 1799, but settled at the castle definitively only after her husband separated from her in 1809. She remained there until 1814, the year of her death. When Joséphine died, the estate passed to her son Eugène de Beauharnais, who moved to Munich with his whole family in 1815, bringing with him the collection of paintings he inherited from his mother. Eugène died in 1824 and his wife Augusta of Bavaria (von Bayern), unable to keep it, in 1828 sold the Malmaison to the Swedish banker Jonas-Philip Hagerman. It is likely that in this period Augusta also sold part of the paintings inherited from her husband, including the “Madonna del Lago”. This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants. In 1917, at the death of Charles, eighth Earl of Harrington, his brother Dudley inherited the title and properties and he put up a part of his collections for sale. Among these, precisely, the painting by Marco d'Oggiono was to be found. On the occasion of that auction the painting was presented as a work by Cesare da Sesto, by virtue of a handwritten note by the Countess of Harrington on the back of the table. However, already in 1857, the German critic Gustav Waagen had identified Marco d'Oggiono as the author of the painting, then exhibited in the dining room of Harrington House in London (Treasures of Art in Great Britain, in 4 volumes, London, 1854 and 1857). The engraving Giuseppe Longhi was one of the most renowned engravers in Italy between the end of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. In 1824 Giuseppe Longhi, based on a design by Paolo Caronni, made a famous engraving of the painting of Marco d?Oggiono. The activity of Longhi was then at the peak of his notoriety, enough to earn him very substantial commissions; it is not risky to suppose that some of his successful engravings were also reproduced using other means: in our case in silver. (A. Crespi, a cura di, Giuseppe Longhi 1766–1831 e Raffaello Morghen...

Hand-painted ceramic plate made by Ernesto Treccani in the 1970s. Ø cm 20 h cm 15,5 Ernesto Treccani was an Italian painter, engraver, and writer, a prominent figure in the Italian...

A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside a glass...

Zaccagnini brontolo ceramic 1950 snow white and the seven dwarfs.

Painter's articulated mannequin depicting a woman, with a metaphysical face. The mannequin is made of carved national walnut wood for the body parts and maple wood for the spheres in...

Italian modern Sculpture of sitting rough collie dog in ceramic, 1970s Sculpture of a sitting long-haired rough collie dog, in brown, white, beige, pink ...

Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a Minimalist or Classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorat...

This round low relief is a singular artwork crafted by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 1896 and exhibited in the monument for Donatello in the Saint Lawrenc...

An extraordinary work of art by Romanelli sculptors, this low relief is inspired by the celebrated Medusa Rondanini, a Hellenistic marble copy of the ...

Made in Germany, 1960s. This item is made in white porcelain and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and r...

Made in Italy, 1980s. This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...

Gilt and burnished bronze sculpture depicting tamer with horse. On the base engraved signature of the author. Posthumous copy.

Chandigarh IV - Marsala Brown - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast Chandigarh is a collection of sculptures inspired by the homonym city designed by Le Corbusier, who imagi...

Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs. Inspired by t...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This is a Murano hot-modeled glass made by the glass master Gino Cenedese, signed and with its original Cenedese label. This type of glass was made by him and...

Elvio Becheroni's "Totem," born from the heart of the Amazon, testifies to the delicate dance between man and nature. In 1988, he created a masterpiece, not simply carved from the noble PAU Brasil...

This plaster bust is a reproduction of the original bronze model created by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. Inspired by the famous Torso Gaddi displayed in the Classical Sculpture ...

Polychrome resin bust depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, made in the 1950s Ø cm 17 Ø cm 9 h cm 26

This striking sculpture in the shape of a tiger-skin cat ("gatto tigrato" in Italian) is crafted of top-rate ceramic painted using white and black enamels. Rendered in whimsical and impressive details, this original decorative piece belongs to the Riedizioni Archivio Storico Collection, which includes Bitossi's cult designs...

Parrot-shaped sculpture Psitaccus Dino Martens (1894 - 1970) Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956 It measures 9.055 inches in height x 4.13 in x 5.90 in (23 cm, 10.5 cm x 15 cm) It weighs 1.997 lb (906 g) State of conservation: intact. The small glass sculpture...

This bronze sculpture is an original piece created in 2004 by Raffaello Romanelli, whose aim was to represent a moment of internal reflection thanks to the position of the body. For the piece, Raffaello Romanelli used a live model...

1970s Original big travertine fish sculpture by F.lli Mannelli. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy. Dimension: 8,26 w x 1,18 D x 2,36H inches L 21 cm x P 3 cm x cm 6 H.

Sculptural Wall Vase I by Alexandra Madirazza Dimensions: W 35 x D 25 x H 35 cm (These are approximate measurements) Materials: Stoneware Also avai...

Sculpture depicting the Sphinx in gilded bronze, resting on a black marble base, made in the 20th century Ø cm 23 Ø cm 15 h cm 32 The Sphinx is a mythological creature that has fas...

Bronze sculpture of nude lady, made by Italian author in the 1920s Ø cm 26 Ø cm 22 h cm 36

LUNA borosilicate glass, flame-worked. This interior decoration embraces the heritage of the classic Murano tradition, showcasing a contemporary design with a vertical progression of...

This antique stone mask was probably used in a fountain. It is a very decorative Italian antique object. The mask fits as decorative object on a bureau o...

piccola ceramica anni 50 - mid century - ceramic - 50s - ceramic figure Periodo di produzione 1950 - 1959 Paese di produzione Italia Stile mid-century, Vintage Stato Buono ...

A specimen of Naturalia an ostrich egg (Struthio camelus) mounted on a wooden base painted red. The upper part, mounted on the summit, in the shape of a pinnacle, always of the same ...

Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common porcupine fish (Tetrodon Cutcutia). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a round fruitwoo...

Black ceramic sculpture "woman" mid-20th century.

Tre Torri - Natural Concrete Tre Torri is a small minimal architecture composed of three concrete elements: three towers of different height, composed as a group forming a square ba...