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Artist: Unknown
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free standing
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free-standing, vintage, walking
Some wear on paint and crack that has been repaired.
Category
20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid Century Mod Judaica Chrome Eiffel Tower Star of David Candle Holders France
Located in Surfside, FL
20th Century Charming Metal Eiffel Tower Star of David Judaica Candle Holders
9.5" X 2.5" X 2.5"
These are unmarked. Not sure of the country of origin. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Burled Maple Sculpture Nude Woman with Arms Over Head and Stone
Located in Soquel, CA
Burled Maple Sculpture Nude Woman with Arms Over Head
Beautiful burled walnut sculpture of a nude woman. The woman stands with her arms stretched over her head. Behind her a dark st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ancient, Roman Marble Bust of a Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sensitively carved, solid marble bust of a young boy mounted on a custom, Lucite base. Carved fully in the round, though originally the figure was pa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Polychrome Wood Sculpture of the Christ Child, Catalan School, 18th Century
A finely carved and expressive figure from the late Baroque period. Crafted in wood with traces of its ori...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Italian Neoclassical Marble Sculpture Allegory 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Impressive neoclassical Carrara marble sculpture depicting the Allegory of Friendship and Loyalty, second half of the 18th century.
The sculpture depicts Friendship as a classical ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Busto in Marmo Neoclassico in Erma epoca Impero Dignitario Romano
Located in Pistoia, IT
Busto neoclassico in marmo raffigurante un dignitario romano in erma. Epoca Impero, primo quarto del XIX secolo.
Si tratta di un piccolo busto da scrivania raffigurante un giovan...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Marble head of Roman Emperor Tiberius
Located in New York, NY
Antique marble head of the roman emperor Tiberius. 43cm without the base. 18th Century.
Category
18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Trio of Hand Woven Suspended Textile Sculptures by Fiber Artist Barbara Coburn
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a collection of hand woven textile sculptures by fiber artist Barbara Coburn created in the 1970s and designed to be suspended from the ceiling....
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Mod Large Brutalist Welded Copper Enamel Sculpture Wood Base
Located in Surfside, FL
Welded, brazed, copper (based on the weight, this might be iron or bronze) with colorful inset enamel plaques on a painted wood base. A studio handmade Brutalist sculpture in a mann...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Large Chinese Cloisonné Eggs Set Blue
Red with Birds Flowers with Base
Located in Miami, FL
Large Cloisonné Eggs Set of 2 Blue & Red with Birds & Flowers are a lovely set of sculptural beauty. Purchased directly from the Chinese manufacturing fa...
Category
2010s Art Deco Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Deer, Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bronze sculpture of a deer is a realistic rendering of the majestic animal. Deer have been the center of literature and art for many cultures across the world. They have also ...
Category
20th Century Realist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Classicist Italian artist - 18th century terracotta figure sculpture - Venus
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Venus. Italy, 18th century.
27 x 22 x 45 cm.
Made entirely of terracotta. Depicting a bathing Venus (small crack on the foot).
- This item is sold with a c...
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Virgin and Child
Located in Wien, Wien
OUTSTANDING MADONNA
Bavaria
Around 1515/20
Lime wood carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 60 cm
This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in...
Category
16th Century Medieval Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$180,000
Roman Carrara Marble Lioness
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent hand carved Carrara marble sculpture of a lioness head from Rome. Mounted on a metal base. Base 13.75"W x 12.25"D.
Category
1780s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large, Cast Bronze Roman Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of large, detailed cast bronze Roman figures of a senator (likely Julius Caesar) and possibly an emperor. Each in cascading drapery with beautifully rendered facial expression...
Category
1910s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Blanc de Chine Figure Of Guanyin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Large 35" tall, fine detail porcelain Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Kwan Yin, early 20th Century. The goddess is clothed in a voluminous flowing robe which is open at the chest to r...
Category
1920s Qing Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mary, Mother of God, Italian Master circa 1780, Carved Wood, slightly damaged
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Madonna, Mary Mother of God
Italy, circa 1780
Linden wood, painted/gilded
Dimensions: 80 x 32 x 24 cm
Painting/gilding damaged in places
Authenticity guaranteed in writing
Category
1760s Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Nigeria-Yoruba Medicine Staff, " Hand Forged Iron created c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff" is a hand-forged iron implement created for medical practice in Nigeria. It depicts a central stick with a bird ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha
Located in Long Island City, NY
Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha
Title: Standing Buddha
Medium: Painted hand-carved wood sculpture with gold and jewel detailing
Size: 60 x 26 x 8 in. (152.4 x 66.04 x 20.32...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Late Gotic Relief "Adoration of the Magi"
Located in Wien, Wien
LATE GOTIC RELIEF “Adoration of the Magi
Lower Rhine
Around 1500
Oak wood, plastically carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 51 cm, widt...
Category
16th Century Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Specimen of Purple Coral on Lucite
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare purple coral specimen with its ocean inspired form, textures and alluring violet color. Presented on a Lucite base to enhance the sculptural elements.
Available only in the Uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Wood affixed to wood plinths
"Leone Della Torra / Italy Country of Origin" labels on b...
Category
18th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large and Impressive Branch and Table Coral Sculpture on Lucite
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large and impressive branch and table coral assemblage hand crafted in specimens with mother nature's sea inspired colors and forms. Presented on a lucite base to enhance its sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
20th Century Continental School Bronze Figure of Europa and the Bull
Located in Beachwood, OH
20th Century Continental School
Europa
Bronze on stone base
11 in. h. x 8.5 in. w. x 4.5 in. d., overall
Inspired by the Greek myth Europa and the Bull
Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus...
Category
20th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence, Italy - Inlaid Woodwork
Located in Soquel, CA
Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence, Italy - Inlaid Woodwork
Inlaid woodwork depicting the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence, Italy. The top of the Cathedral is the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Wood Panel
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Dog or Greyhound
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian life size greyhound sitting on a pillow figure or sculpture crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Angels Baroque Sculpture “Cherubim”, polychrome and gilded wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind pair of cherub high reliefs dating from the 18th century, probably belonging to the Castilian school.
These are two rectangular high reliefs in carved, polychrome, an...
Category
1780s Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
German Expressionist Bronze Relief Plaque Mans Best Friend, a Man and His Dog
Located in Surfside, FL
Mans Best Friend
C.M. Junghans
1985
This is done in a German Expressionist style. It is bronze over some sort of fill. It depicts a man gentleman and his dog. a Cocker Spaniel or Co...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Exceptional Italian Sphinx Limestone Statues
Located in Rome, IT
Designed as entrance guardians, this pair of mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woman and the body of a recu...
Category
2010s Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - The Virgin
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Madonna in Prayer - Italy, 17th-18th century.
25 x 20 x 65 cm.
Made entirely of carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Some signs of wear and pa...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,379 Sale Price
33% Off
Antique Italian Carved Wooden Statue of a Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, hand-carved statue of a man with traces of silver gilding.
Category
18th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th century Grand Tour bronze of the Dancing Faun
Located in Bath, Somerset
A 19th century 'Grand Tour' bronze figure of the Dancing Faun, standing on a bronze square plinth. The faun balances on his toes and pivots, his horned head raised, his hair wreathe...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze bust of Seneca or Pseudo-Seneca Italy Naples late 18th-early 19th cent
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bronze bust with brown patina depicting the pseudo-Seneca, Italy, early 19th century.
The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust from the late 1st century B.C.. discovered in 1754 in ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Large and Exceptional Japanese Meiji Period Tokyo School Bronze Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Presenting an extraordinary Large and Exceptional Japanese Meiji Period Tokyo School Bronze Sculpture depicting a delightful ensemble of six energe...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Heraldic Griffin Guardian; full body gargoyle/grotesque beast with shield
Located in Indianapolis, IN
This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...
Category
1920s Gothic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Vintage Blanc de Chine Bird or Parrot Figures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of French blanc de chine porcelain life size parrots or cockatoos casually perched on grapevines.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Huichol Bull Skull Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
$935 Sale Price
44% Off
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in Queens, NY
A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, exceptional...
Category
19th Century Baroque Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Mid-Century Silvered Metal Pheasants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid-Century male and female pheasants composed of handcrafted silvered metal, featuring hinged wings and removable heads. Presented on custom ebonized stands.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Silver
A Rare and Important American Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, Circa 1870
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare and Important American White Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Holding The Declaration of Independence. Circa 1870, in the Manner of Horatio Stone (1808 –1875).
Inscribed on scroll: 'The Declaration of Independence, It becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. etc. etc. T. Jefferson.
The present work is unsigned but is reminiscent of Horatio Stone's life-size marble figure of John Hancock...
Category
19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer
Located in Plainview, NY
Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer: A stirrup vessel takes on the shape of a seated man with closed eyes, animated facial features, draped ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Madonna Adoring the Infant Jesus Italian School Ceramic White Blue
Located in Sanremo, IT
Cantagalli-manufactured ceramics measuring 125 x 67 cm depicting a sweet Madonna adoring the Child Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Ulisse Cantagalli...
Category
1830s Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique, Marble Sculpture of Juno
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunningly hand carved, large, circa 1825, solid Carrara marble statue of the crowned, Roman goddess, Juno- known in ancient times as the ruler of marriage, home, and family, a champ...
Category
1820s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carved Mahogany Cat with Secret Compartment
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian carved mahogany cat with ebonized stripes and a curious expression, featuring a secret compartment on the bottom.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Blanc de Chine Figure Of Guanyin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Large 35" tall, fine detail porcelain Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Kwan Yin, early 20th Century. The goddess is clothed in a voluminous flowing robe which is open at the chest to r...
Category
1920s Qing Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Apotropäische Teufelsfigur
Located in Wien, Wien
APOTROPAIC DEVIL FIGURE
Romansh
South Tyrol or Grisons
Around 1120/50
Carved pine wood
Original version
Height 151 cm
This singular figure is a demonic, devil-like figure carved fro...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Carved Wood Relief Mask Wall Sculpture Panel, a pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superbly handcrafted pair of Mid-Century-Modern wooden wall art sculpture panels. The artworks feature dimensional female and male faces or m...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vierge romane en majesté. Bourgogne 12ème siecle.
Located in PARIS, FR
Grande vierge en majesté de l'époque romane en bois polychrome. Cette Vierge à l'enfant inédite s'inscrit dans le corpus des Vierges romanes de Bourgogne. Marie est assise sur un trô...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully proportioned and handsome nude male bronze with Roman classically refined features after the Antique . It looks best with a key lighting th...
Category
20th Century Old Masters Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Apostel group
Located in Wien, Wien
APOSTLE GROUP
ORIGINAL VERSION
Flemish/Brabant
Around 1500
Oak wood carved
Height 37.5 cm, width 12 cm,
Depth 12.5 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$19,800
Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo in Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden.
Measurements: St...
Category
2010s Academic Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Set of Three Cut Crystal Obelisks with Inner Pagodas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here are three cut crystal obelisks with the unexpected pagodas appearing inside. By cutting stylized geometrics into the back the results in the fronts are truly magic.
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Boehm Porcelain Figurine "Bull Elephant" Ltd Edition #19 Model #50024
Located in Detroit, MI
Monumental "Bull Elephant" (Loxodonta Africana) Limited Edition #19, Model #50024, Made in England By Boehm Porcelain. Boehm porcelain originated in the US with Edward Marshall Boehm...
Category
1980s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Roman Marble Altar Fragment with Cupid, Roman Empire, 2nd/3rd Century AD
Located in Milan, IT
Roman marble altar fragment with cupid
Provenance: Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Marble Bust Sculpture Dante Alighieri 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and marble bust of Dante Alighieri, circa 1880.
The bronze is most likely Florentine and mod...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian School Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Jesus Christ
Located in Queens, NY
Magnificent and Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Christ, Flemish Netherlandish, C. 1550
A powerful and deeply expressive Renaissance carved oak bust of Jesus C...
Category
16th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Marble Sculpture - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Portrait go Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original decorative marble sculpture realized in Italy by Italian manufacture during the end of the XIX century.
The alabaster marble sta...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Roman Bronze Statue of Youth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cast, Roman, Grand Tour bronze figure of a youth. Wonderful patina. Measures : Statue is 23"H. Base is 8.75"W x 7.5"D.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sam Jagoda Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s Brutalist sculpture by Texas artist Dr. Sam Jagoda. This beautiful abstract work has a plant-like form that also has bird and insect qualities. Perfect for indoors or outdoors....
Category
1960s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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