The Tiger King Italian Ceramic Sculpture, 1970s

3-649 ceramic Roman Bust market Italy.

Striking large-scale marble sculpture representing the Discobolus, the iconic Greek figure captured mid-motion as he prepares to throw the discus. Carved in Italy during the 1970s fr...

Striking large-scale marble sculpture representing the Discobolus, the iconic Greek figure captured mid-motion as he prepares to throw the discus. Carved in Italy during the 1970s fr...

Striking large-scale marble sculpture representing the Discobolus, the iconic Greek figure captured mid-motion as he prepares to throw the discus. Carved in Italy during the 1970s fr...

Italian Minimalist Roman Travertine Obelisk, Italy, 1970.

A very large Italian ceramic swan tureen, centerpiece, or planter. This lovely Hollywood Regency piece is from Italy and hand-painted in a lovely ...

The Thinker Mid-Century Modern, sandstone sculpture depicting a seated man, artist unknown This Mid-Century Modern interpretation of The Thinker interprets the pain, release and liberation associated with free-thinking. The man conveys vulnerability, tenderness and acceptance, his body yielding into the support of the chair creating a sense of rest and peace. Provenance: Private Collection acquired from The Hidden Gallery, Scotland Measures: Height 50cm.,20" Length 33cm., 15" Depth 22cm., 81/2" The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917). Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922. When conceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinker was entitled The Poet. He represented Dante, author of the Divine Comedy which had inspired The Gates, leaning forward to observe the circles of Hell, while meditating on his work. The Thinker was therefore initially both a being with a tortured body, almost a damned soul, and a free-thinking man, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry. The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monumental Gates...

Classical 1990s Spanish hand carved Macael white marble sculpture of two tigers, one lying down and the other standing.

Attractive white on white ceramic owl, marked Made in Italy A 66. This example is in very good original condition showing only light signs of age, normal and consistent with age.

Deer, sculpture by François Melin, circa 1970, made of small brass plates welded to an iron rod structure. Can be used outdoors or indoors. Unique...