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Sale Items
Rare Important Gorgeous Meissen Dresden Style Porcelain Children Conch Shell
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
We are are offering this Large Estate Signed Meissen Style / Dresden Style Centerpiece Conch Shell Bowl with 3 Angelic Cherubs Maidens Surrounded Holding the Shell. Beautifully Handp...
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental George Bush Sculptural Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental sculptural head of President George Bush. Made of foam, paste and hand-painted. Very unique piece of sculpture. Massive scale. President Nixon...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paste, Foam, Paint
Portuguese Sculpture of Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This Portuguese sculpture of Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição is a captivating religious piece, crafted in plaster with delicate attention to detail. The figure depicts the Virgi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Wooden Figure, Probably 17th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique wooden figure. Probably 17th century.
Age-related condition.
Category
Antique 17th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Carved Marble Statue of Sleeping Child on Plinth Stand - Pair Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marble statue in the style of François Duquesnoy. We have a similar statue available of "Sleeping Cupid" available as a gorgeous pair. See other listing.
Sits atop a brown and whi...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Figurative Mother and Child Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base by Sy Rosenwasser
By Seymour Rosenwasser
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice figurative "Mother and Child" bronze sculpture on a rotating marble base by Sy (S.F.) Rosenwasser circa 1990s. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition with a grea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1950s Paul McCobb Dr. No Tall Windsor Chair Rustic Farmhouse Boho Abstract Chic
By O'Hearn Furniture 1, Paul McCobb
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains.
Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Paul Silvestre Bronze Sculpture of a Young Woman and a Goat
By Paul Silvestre
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy and large patinated bronze sculpture of an Art Deco kneeling nude young woman playing with a goat that is jumping in front of her. They are attached to a heavy rectan...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bing & Grondahl Porcelain Figurine, Plumber
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grondahl porcelain figurine. Plumber. Model Number: 2432.
Measures: 22 x 19 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
20th Century Danish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
By Pierre Loison 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Monumental French 19th century patinated bronze group Titled "The Abduction of the Sabine Women" after a model by Pierre Loison (French, 1816-1886), depicting a young scantily maiden being carried away on the arms of a Roman soldier, raised on circular ebonized wood and brass revolving pedestal stand. Signed at the base: P. Loison, circa: Paris, 1870-1880.
Overall height (Sculpture and Pedestal): 91 inches (231.2 cm).
Sculpture height: 54 3/4 inches (139.1 cm).
Sculpture width: 24 inches (61 cm).
Pedestal height: 36 inches (91.5 cm).
Pedestal width (Widest): 25 1/2 inches (64.8 cm).
Pierre Loison was a French sculptor of the 19th century born in the seaside town of Loir-et-Cher on July 5, 1816 and died in Cannes on February 3, 1886. In 1841, he joined the Pierre-Jean David d'Angers workshop where he became one of his favorite pupils. A year later he attended the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He exhibited for the first time at the Salon des artistes Français where in 1845 he was awarded third-class medal. In 1853 he was awarded First Place medal and at the Universal Exhibition of 1955 he received an honorable mention and another medal award in 1859.
On 12 July 1859 and by decree, he was made "Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur".
Pierre Loison is buried at The Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.
Works by Pierre Loison
"Femme assise": Terre cuite (1843) au musée Gustave-Moreau à Paris
"Jeune fille portant un vase": Statue en marbre blanc, (h. 1,25 m) datée de 1857 et présentée au Salon de 1859 ; la statue fut d’abord placée au Palais-Royal (appartements du prince Napoléon) ; elle est actuellement au musée des Beaux-arts de Dole ; une réplique de taille réduite est au Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris.
"La Halle aux grains de Mer": Chaque façade de ce bâtiment, classé à l’inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques, comporte un fronton triangulaire et celui de la façade ouest représentant « L’Agriculture distribuant des couronnes aux enfants de Beauce et de Sologne » a été sculpté gracieusement par P. Loison, natif de la commune.
"La Justice assise": Allégorie de la Justice au fronton du Palais de justice de Blois (1847).
"Buste d’Achille Fould": Au musée du Château de Blois 8;
"Nausicaa": Statue en plâtre présentée au Salon de 1874, au musée des Beaux-arts de Vendôme.
"Statue de J-B. Pigalle sur la façade de l’hôtel de ville de Paris
"Sculptures extérieures du Palais du Louvre": Pierre Loison est l’auteur de neuf statues qui décorent les façades du Louvre "Figure" (1878) au deuxième étage du Pavillon Marsan10; "La Navigation" (1868) sur la balustrade du premier étage du Pavillon des États11; "Pandore" (1861) sur l’aile Est12; « Vénus » (1865) Aile Marsan13; "l’Histoire et la Vérité" (1857)14; "La Poésie et la Philosophie" (1857)15 deux oculi du Pavillon Mollien, coté cour Napoléon ; "Concordet" (1857) sur la balustarde du premier étage de la Rotonde de Beauvais, coté cour Napoléon.
"Statue de Sappho sur le rocher de Leucade : datée de 1859, (h. 1,85 m) sur la façade nord de la cour carrée du Palais du Louvre à Paris ; le modèle en plâtre, offert par Mme Loison, est au musée des Beaux-arts de Blois.
"Vierge à l’enfant": Statue en marbre en l’église Saint-Pierre de Dampierre-en-Yvelines.
"Jeune romain enlevant une Sabine": Groupe présenté au Salon de 1863 qui a été reproduit en bronze par la fonderie d’art Raingo frères.
"Sépulture de la famille Hautoy : Au cimetière du Père-Lachaise, deux bas-reliefs en marbre représentant l’un "La vie de Famille," l’autre 'Le chantier," datés de 1880.
"Demoiselle d’honneur de la Cour de François Ier": Statue en pierre exposée au Salon des artistes vivants en 1870 ; acquise par l’État à ce Salon, elle a été déposée en 1891, devant la mairie d’Aubin.
"La Paix distribuant des palmes aux génies des Beaux-arts": Fronton du Château de Compiègne (1866).
"Daphnis et Naïs": Groupe en marbre (1869) au musée de Picardie à Amiens.
"Jean-Baptiste Pigalle": Statue en pierre (1881) sur la façade principale, au rez-de-chaussée de l’Hôtel de ville de Paris.
"Gisant de Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans: dans la chapelle royale de Dreux en collaboration avec Ary Scheffer.
"La Grace": Statue en marbre (1875) dans le grand foyer de l’opéra Garnier.
The Abduction of the Sabine Women
The Abduction of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally dated to 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. Recounted by Livy and Plutarch (Parallel Lives II, 15 and 19), it provided a subject for Renaissance and post-Renaissance works of art that combined a suitably inspiring example of the hardihood and courage of ancient Romans with the opportunity to depict multiple figures, including heroically semi-nude figures, in intensely passionate struggle. Comparable themes from Classical Antiquity are the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs and the theme of Amazonomachy, the battle of Theseus with the Amazons.
The Abduction is supposed to have occurred in the early history of Rome, shortly after its founding by Romulus and his mostly male followers. Seeking wives in order to found families, the Romans negotiated unsuccessfully with the Sabines, who populated the area. Fearing the emergence of a rival society, the Sabines refused to allow their women to marry the Romans. Consequently, the Romans planned to abduct Sabine women, during a festival of Neptune Equester and proclaimed the festival among Rome's neighbours. According to Livy, many people from Rome's neighbours including folk from the Caeninenses, Crustumini, and Antemnates, and many of the Sabines attended. At the festival Romulus gave a Signal, at which the Romans grabbed the Sabine women and fought off the Sabine men. The indignant abductees were soon implored by Romulus to accept Roman husbands.
Livy says Romulus offered them free choice and promised civic and property rights to women. According to Livy, Romulus spoke to them each in person, declaring "that what was done was owing to the pride of their fathers, who had refused to grant the privilege of marriage to their neighbours; but notwithstanding, they should be joined in lawful wedlock, participate in all their possessions and civil privileges, and, than which nothing can be dearer to the human heart, in their common children." Responsibility of the men for meeting the needs of the children thus conceived was not included.
War with the Sabines and other tribes
Outraged at the occurrence, the King of the Caeninenses entered upon Roman territory with his army. Romulus and the Romans met the Caeninenses in battle, killed their king, and routed their army. Romulus later attacked Caenina and took it upon the first assault. Returning to Rome, he dedicated a temple to Jupiter Feretrius (according to Livy, the first temple dedicated in Rome) and offered the spoils of the enemy king as spolia opima. According to the Fasti Triumphales, Romulus celebrated a triumph over the Caeninenses on 1 March 752 BC.
At the same time, the army of the Antemnates invaded Roman territory. The Romans retaliated, and the Antemnates were defeated in battle and their town captured. According to the Fasti Triumphales, Romulus celebrated a second triumph in 752 BC over the Antemnates.
The Crustumini also started a war, but they too were defeated and their town captured.
Roman colonists subsequently were sent to Antemnae and Crustumerium by Romulus, and many citizens of those towns also migrated to Rome (particularly the families of the captured women).
The Sabines themselves finally declared war, led into battle by their king, Titus Tatius. Tatius almost succeeded in capturing Rome, thanks to the treason of Tarpeia, daughter of Spurius Tarpeius, governor of the citadel on the Capitoline Hill. She opened the city gates for the Sabines in return for "what they bore on their arms", thinking she would receive their golden bracelets. Instead, the Sabines crushed her to death with their shields, and her body was thrown from a rock known ever since by her name, the Tarpeian Rock.
The Romans attacked the Sabines, who now held the citadel. The Roman advance was led by Hostus Hostilius, the Sabine defence by Mettus Curtius. Hostus fell in battle, and the Roman line gave way, They retreated to the gate of the Palatium. Romulus rallied his men by promising to build a temple to Jupiter Stator on the site. He then led them back into battle. Mettus Curtius was unhorsed and fled on foot, and the Romans appeared to be winning.
At this point, however, the Sabine women intervened:
[They], from the outrage on whom the war originated, with hair dishevelled and garments rent, the timidity of their sex being overcome by such dreadful scenes, had the courage to throw themselves amid the flying weapons, and making a rush across, to part the incensed armies, and assuage their fury; imploring their fathers on the one side, their husbands on the other, "that as fathers-in-law and sons-in-law they would not contaminate each other with impious blood, nor stain their offspring with parricide, the one their grandchildren, the other their children. If you are dissatisfied with the affinity between you, if with our marriages, turn your resentment against us; we are the cause of war, we of wounds and of bloodshed to our husbands and parents. It were better that we perish than live widowed or fatherless without one or other of you."
The battle came to an end, and the Sabines agreed to unite in one nation with the Romans. Titus Tatius jointly ruled with Romulus until Tatius's death five years later.
The new Sabine residents of Rome settled on the Capitoline Hill, which they had captured in the battle.
Artistic representations:
The Rape of the Sabine Women by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld
The subject was popular during the Renaissance as symbolising the importance of marriage for the continuity of families and cultures. It was also an example of a battle subject in which the artist could demonstrate his skill in depicting female as well as male figures in extreme poses, with the added advantage of a sexual theme. It was depicted regularly on 15th-century Italian cassoni and later in larger paintings. A comparable opportunity from the New Testament was afforded by the theme of the Massacre of the Innocents.
Giambologna
The sculpture by Giambologna (1579–1583) that was reinterpreted as expressing this theme depicts three figures (a man lifting a woman into the air while a second man crouches) and was carved from a single block of marble. This sculpture is considered Giambologna's masterpiece. Originally intended as nothing more than a demonstration of the artist's ability to create a complex sculptural group, its subject matter, the legendary rape of the Sabines, had to be invented after Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, decreed that it be put on public display in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria, Florence. True to mannerist densely packed, intertwined figural compositions and ambitious overinclusive efforts, the statue renders a dynamic panoply of emotions, in poses that offer multiple viewpoints. When contrasted with the serene single-viewpoint pose of the nearby Michelangelo's David, finished nearly 80 years before, this statue is infused with the dynamics that lead towards Baroque, but the tight, uncomfortable, verticality— self-imposed by the author's virtuosic restriction to a composition that could be carved from a single block of marble— lacks the diagonal thrusts that Bernini would achieve forty years later with his Rape of Proserpina and Apollo and Daphne, both at the Galleria Borghese, Rome.
The proposed site for the sculpture, opposite Benvenuto Cellini's statue of Perseus, prompted suggestions that the group should illustrate a theme related to the former work, such as the rape of Andromeda by Phineus. The respective rapes of Proserpina and Helen were also mooted as possible themes. It was eventually decided that the sculpture was to be identified as one of the Sabine virgins.
The work is signed OPVS IOANNIS BOLONII FLANDRI MDLXXXII ("The work of Johannes of Boulogne of Flanders, 1582"). An early preparatory bronze featuring only two figures is in the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples. Giambologna then revised the scheme, this time with a third figure, in two wax models now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The artist's full-scale gesso for the finished sculpture, executed in 1582, is on display at the Accademia Gallery in Florence.
Bronze reductions of the sculpture, produced in Giambologna's own studio and imitated by others, were a staple of connoisseurs' collections into the 19th century.
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin produced two major versions of this subject, which enabled him to display to the full his unsurpassed antiquarian knowledge, together with his mastery of complicated relations of figures in dramatic encounter. One, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was executed in Rome, 1634–35. It depicts Romulus at the left giving the Signal for the abduction.
The second version, of 1636–37, now at the Louvre Museum, shows that, though some of the principal figures are similar, he had not exhausted the subject. The architectural setting is more developed.
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens painted a version of the subject about 1635–40. It is at the National Gallery, London.
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David painted the other end of the story, when the women intervene to reconcile the warring parties. The Sabine Women Enforcing Peace by Running Between the Combatants (also known as The Intervention of the Sabine Women ) was completed in 1799. It is in the Louvre Museum.
David had worked on it from 1796, when France was at war with other European nations after a period of civil conflict culminating in the Reign of Terror and the Thermidorian Reaction, during which David himself had been imprisoned as a supporter of Robespierre. After David’s estranged wife visited him in jail, he conceived the IDEA of telling the story, to honor his wife, with the theme being love prevailing over conflict. The painting was also seen as a plea for the people to reunite after the bloodshed of the revolution.
The painting depicts Romulus's wife Hersilia — the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines — rushing between her husband and her father and placing her babies between them. A vigorous Romulus prepares to strike a half-retreating Tatius with his spear, but hesitates. Other soldiers are already sheathing their swords.
The rocky outcrop in the background is the Tarpeian Rock.
John Leech
The English 19th century satirical painter John Leech included in his Comic History of Rome a depiction of the Rape of the Sabine Women, where the women are portrayed, with a deliberate anachronism, in Victorian costume...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mannerist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Pig Sculpture Butchers Sign Display
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Whimsical vintage terracotta sculpture of a pig , a butchers display sign. Great restaurant kitchen decor.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
A modelled pale turquoise glazed Ushabti, Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A finely modelled pale turquoise glazed Ushabti, Circa 26th Dynasty 664-525BC
Provenance: Sotheby’s London Lot 76 14/12/1981 for 725.00 Pounds sterling as part of a group lot.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Alabaster Head, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sculpture of an abstracted head hand-carved from alabaster.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"Snake Dancer", Fine Art Deco Sculpture w/ Female Nude, Lighted Alabaster Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and very finely cast, this gilded bronze sculpture of a snake dancer in harem clothes -- but with a modern 1920s hair style -- was sculpted by Raymond Delamarre...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gio Ponti and Paolo de Poli Large Scale Diavolo Enamel Sculpture
By Paolo De Poli, Gio Ponti
Located in Dallas, TX
Devil's face enamel sculpture designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Paolo De Poli in Italy, 1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage hand carved sculpture
Dimensions. 41/2 W ; 4 D ; 8 H.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Two Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Two Children's Aid Day figures.
Aluminia, 1940s
The children's aid figures were designed in a masterpiece style by Herluf Jensenius and designed by Hans...
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Foo Dog Plaster Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage plaster foo dog sculpture in faux bronze finish, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Dayak "Mother and Child" Ironwood Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved effigy of mother and child from the Dayak tribe in Borneo, mounted on a black metal stand.
Ancestral figures were important in Dayak culture as a means of spiritual p...
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Vintage 1910s Indonesian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Patinated Verdigras Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Venturi Arte Bologna
Located in San Diego, CA
A very interesting patinated bronze figurative sculpture by Venturi Arte Bologna, circa 1980s. The piece has a wonderful verdigris patina and measures 4.5"D x 15"H; it has the foundr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN
Located in Garnerville, NY
Amazing mixed metals and wood Brutalist Period couple sculpture. A wonderful mix of copper, brass, nails and wood that have been manipulated, cut, carved, heated, tacked, and welded ...
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Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Mackenzie Thorpe “The Apostles” 2012
Located in Palm Springs, CA
“The Apostles” by British artist Mackenzie Thorpe. It is Parian and numbered 52/195. Dated 2012. Very good condition. Minor marks to the black base.
Category
2010s British Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass figurative sculpture on a black marble base attr to Curtis Jere, USA 1970s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in ECHT, NL
Brass spiraling artwork on a black marble base. Attributed to Curtis Jere 1970s. Highly decorative piece of art that also makes a beautiful sound by "pl...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Ceramic Mid-Century Modern Semi-Nude Female Sculpture
By Iparmuveszeti Vallalat
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Iparmuveszeti vallalat ceramic Mid-Century Modern semi-nude female sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Inuit Soapstone Figural Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Eskimo figural soapstone carving.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Carving Wooden Human Sculptures Fisher Woman Antique Decorative Female Figurine
Located in Wembley, GB
Carving Wooden Human Sculptures A Fisher Woman Antique Decorative Female Figurine
Beautifully stylized fish women figurine with a great balance of harm...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby. Ceramic figurine of a girl with two cats
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) for Upsala Ekeby.
Ceramic figurine of a girl with two cats.
Model number: 43145/748.
Marked and labeled.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 17.0 cm x D 7.5 cm.
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Three Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three Children's Aid Day figures.
Cousin from Amager, Skovserkone and Skovserdreng.
Aluminia, 1940s.
The children's aid figures were designed in a ma...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Yuri Zatarain, Thought of Love, terracotta and graphite, 2005
By Yuri Zatarain
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Thought of Love: a pair of glazed terracotta and graphite sculptures made by Yuri Zatarain in 2005. They are individual and potentially independent figur...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Woman Bust / Vase by Dorothy Kindell
By Dorothy Kindell
Located in San Diego, CA
A great handmade ceramic woman bust / vase by Dorothy Kindell, circa 1940s. This piece is in good vintage condition (some minor crazing is present) and measures approcimately 4"W x 3...
Category
Early 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Nude Lovers Bronze Sculpture Statue By Francesco Messina
By Francesco Messina
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Sculpture of a couple of naked lovers kissing, Both nude.
Perfect size, will go perfect in any space.
Francesco Messina (15 December 1900 – 13 September 1995) was an Italian sculptor of the 20th century.
Francesco Messina was born at Linguaglossa in the Province of Catania in a very poor family. Growing up in Genoa, where he also studied and lived until he was 32, he then moved to Milan.
Art historians consider him one of the most important figurative sculptors of Novecento, together with Giacomo Manzù, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini. He is the author of some of the greatest works of the Novecento Italiano[citation needed] and his sculptures are displayed in the most famous museums, among which: Bern, Zürich, Gothenburg, Oslo, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Venice, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
From 1922, he began exhibiting his work regularly at the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice and between 1926 and 1929 he took part in the expos organised by the art group Novecento Italiano in Milan. In 1932, he moved to Milan, where in 1934 he obtained a tenured professorship 1934 in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, of which he became the director within two years.
During those years, about him wrote Carlo Carrà:
Francesco Messina's sculpture is characterised by a simple and grandiose manner, by an idealistic and classic procedure, able to give life to forms which become "ideal images".
In the 1930s, Messina exhibited at important collective expos of Italian art in Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Gothenburg, Munich, Oslo, Paris, São Paulo, Zurich, while executing various sculptures in many Italian cities. In 1936 he was appointed director of the Accademia di Brera, which position he will keep until 1944. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[
In 1938, Giorgio de Chirico in Rome and Salvatore Quasimodo in Turin presented two personal exhibitions of Messina's work. In 1942 he won the Sculpture Prize at the XXIII Biennale Internazionale d’arte of Venice, where he exhibited fifteen sculptures and seventeen drawings.
In 1943, Messina was appointed Academic Emeritus of Italy. On the collapse of the fascist regime, he was temporarily dismissed from the academy, only because he had been its director during the fascist period. However, by 1947 he had already regained his professorship. In the same period the artist took part in the Graphic & Sculpture Expo at Buenos Aires, in the Muller Gallery, achieve a noticeable success. In 1949 he exhibited at the 3rd Sculpture International held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, together with Marino Marini and Picasso.
Romantica, c. 1973 (Fondazione Cariplo)
In 1956 he participated with a personal exhibition at the XXVIII Biennale di Venezia. In 1963 he produced the great monument to Pope Pius XII for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as well as the bust of Pietro Mascagni for the Teatro alla Scala. In the same year he was awarded the Michelangelo Prize for Sculpture in Florence.
In 1966 Messina was commissioned by Italian RAI to create the Cavallo morente (Dying Horse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Glass Orb Sculpture or Paperweight by Brian Higer of American Studio
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful art glass orb sculpture or paperweight by Brian Higer of American Studio, circa 1988. The orb is internally layered with white dots on a bright blue background. The piece...
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Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Noel Osheroff Ceramic Mother & Child Sculpture for Robert Maxwell Studio Signed
By Robert Maxwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic studio sculpture by Noel Osheroff for Robert Maxwell Studio, sitting on a solid walnut base circa 1970s no chips or cracks signed.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of Black Basalt Reclining Figures, Cleopatra and Lucretia, Neale circa 1780
By Neale & Co.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, rare pair of figures in black basalt from the Neale Manufactory. The Neale pottery was founded in 1778 and ran until around 1792. They made very fine wares, and were on good terms with Wedgwood, with whom they combined shipments to the continent.
For two similar figures marked for Neale & Co. see Diana Edwards, Black Basalt, Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers, Suffolk, 1994, p. 208, figs. 313 & 314.
Cleopatra and Lucretia are two women from different time periods and historical contexts, but are linked by their importance in Roman history, as well as by their tragic ends.
Cleopatra was a famous queen of ancient Egypt, who ruled from 51-30 BC. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt and is remembered for her intelligence, beauty, and political savvy. Cleopatra was involved in a romantic relationship with the Roman general and statesman, Julius Caesar, and later with the Roman general and politician, Mark Antony...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Larry Mohr ( American 1921-2013) Unusual Abstract Bronze Nude Titled “Gita”.
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr (American / New York 1921-2013),
"Gita" patinated bronze sculpture of a nude female, signed, titled, and having a monogram for foundry.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demetre Chiparus - Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Lamp France c. 1925 "Delhi Dancer"
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Demétre Chiparus - An Art Deco bronze sculpture Table Lamp, France circa 1925 "Delhi Dancer", the bronze dancer mounted on a substantial brown marble base with an illuminated honey o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Handmade Ceramic Figure of a Young French Girl Holding a Rose
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a lovely and delicate hand made clay art girl figurine in a lavender print dress with a lace overlay that stands 7" tall and is Holding Flowers....
Category
Vintage 1980s French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Textile, Polyester
"Psyche Imploring Cupid", Sculpted Vessel with Nudes by Bregnoe, Art Deco Maste
By Jens Jakob Bregnoe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and remarkable example of Art Deco sculpture, this vase is adorned on two sides with scenes from the mythological stories of Psyche and Cupid, carved into the clay not molded ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Clay
A Couple of Antique Decorative Figurine Two Metal Musician Sculptures Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized human figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
These unique art pieces are a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior the eternal opposites in an everlasting fusion dance.
SCULPTURE, musician figure.
A Couple of Antique Decorative Figurine Two Metal Musician Sculptures Home...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron, Sheet Metal
Vintage Post Modern 1980s Plaster Decorative Greek Columns Set of 4
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and interesting set of 4 decorative plaster greek columns. These fun pieces have a variety of uses that add to their striking style and beauty. Model...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Carving Wooden Sculptures Old Man In White Antique Decorative Figurine of Human
Located in Wembley, GB
Carving Wooden Sculptures An Old Man in White Custom Antique Decorative Figurines of Man
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the beauty o...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
'The Warrior', Bronze Sculpture, Italy 1970
By Mimmo Paladino, Massimo Campigli
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful and rare Bronze sculpture of a standing warrior, Italy 1970. Inspired by the works of Mimmo Palladino and Campigli.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pop Comic Artistic Murano Glass Sculpture
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
Turtle sheriff, handmade blown sculpture by Roberto Beltrami.
Part of a comic and pop collection in Murano glass, the 'PUPI' are 100% mouth-blown and entirely handmade, offering com...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
"This is not a chair too" figurative sculpture by Max Jungblut, Netherlands 2014
By Max Jungblut
Located in ECHT, NL
Meet "this is not a chair too". Unique and handcrafted piece by Dutch artist Max Jungblut. This "chair" is a sculptural interpretation of the "Searching" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Peter Strang for Meissen, Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Bassist
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Peter Strang (b.1936) for Meissen.
Figure in hand-painted porcelain. Bassist from the clown orchestra.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 7 x 5.5 cm.
In e...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouvea Style Pair of Embossed Brass Crystal Orb and Pedistals
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of embossed brass crystal ball pedestals exude understated elegance. Crafted from gleaming brass, each pedestal features delicate embossing adding a touch of sophistication. A...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Cherry Gold Large Sculpture in Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture cherry gold Large all
handcrafted in ceramic, in gold finish.
Large: L 33 x D 31 x H 91 cm. Price 1980,00€.
Also available in cherry medium large.
Medium: L 23 x D 22 x H 6...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Rare "Johanna" figurine in glazed ceramics.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Rare "Johanna" figurine in glazed ceramics.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 10.0 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Tray of Oranges", Rare Art Deco Perfume Warmer w/ North African Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman, resplendent in a yellow robe and carrying a tray loaded with orange...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture
Located in Norwalk, CT
This small charming abstract bronze figure stands on its own with a curious look on its face. This piece would make a great desk accessory or a ...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marco Celotti Mid Century Modern Sculpture Group
By Marco Celotti
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful group of sculptures by Italian American artist Marco Celotti.
Created circumnineteen 70 this highly animated group of characters can only bring to mind thoughts of storyt...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Massive Solid Alabaster Antique Hand Carved Asian Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful solid alabaster antique Asian large sculpture hand carved, circa 1950s, great condition no chips or cracks or chips came out of a state i...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
French Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure of a Nude "Le Repos" After Alfred Boucher
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Sevres biscuit (Bisc) porcelain figure of a recumbent nude lady titled "Le Repos" after a model by Alfred Boucher (French, 1850-1934) Sensually depicting a young w...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Maitland-Smith Green Faux Stone Obelisk
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful green faux marble obelisk. The four-sided tapered obelisk has a turtle shaped brass tone metal finial and feet. It sits on a matching pedestal that is lined to the undersid...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Bacchus Porcelain Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted porcelain of a semi nude Bacchus standing in front of a cut tree trunk while holding up a bunch of grapes. Behind him is a child faun drinking a cup of wine wh...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Lifesize Decorative Dalmatian Dog Sculpture, 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing decorative dalmatian dog sculpture, original from the 1980’s, (it has a signature on it). This wonderful lifesize dog is very well detailed and it is made of fiberglass.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass