Large Fantechi Renaissance Style Italian Maiolica or Faience Bust of a Lady

A 19th century French Desvres faience jardinière, or cache pot. Hand-painted in typical floral design with beautiful vivid colors of blue, green, yellow and red on white ground. A ni...

19th century French faience charger or plate with Gien mark.

A Good Classical Weathered Bust of a Lady This is a Good Large Bust of a Lady, this is a good quality bust, it is made in a compound stone and has an attractive weathered patina Th...

North Italian, 16th century Bust of the emperor Vitellius Bronze, on later bronze socle, lead support to reverse 18 cm. / 7 ins (the bust), 23 cm. / 9 ins overall This small yet attractive all’antica bust of a Roman emperor is inspired by a bust in Venice thought to depict Vitellius (15-69 AD), who ruled Rome for only eight months in 69 AD before he was overthrown by Vespasian. The Vitellio Grimani, also known as the pseudo-Vitellius, was discovered in Rome in 1505 during excavations on the Quirinale on land owned by the Venetian cardinal Domenico Grimani (1461-1523). On the death of Grimani the Vitellius was sent to Venice and bequeathed to the Republic of Venice, where it was displayed at the Palazzo Ducale from 1525 to 1593. It is now in the Museo arceologico nazionale di Venezia (inv. 20) and regarded as a portrait of an unknown Roman from the first half of the second century AD. The present small bust, with its rough, waxy surface and imaginative adaptation of the antique model on which it is based, bears all the hallmarks of Renaissance bronze modelling in the north of Italy. Indeed, the vigorous modelling is reminiscent of the works by Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532), who worked in Padua in the Veneto and specialised in small bronzes based on antique subjects. See, for example, his head of Bacchus (private collection, offered at Sotheby’s London in 2021), which has a similarly waxy treatment of the hair. The fantastical lion-mask on the breastplate, with its stylised face and unusual braids of hair, is also typical of the imaginative re-working of antique motifs by Renaissance artists. This indicates that the present bust is probably by a follower of Riccio working in Padua or another centre of classicism in the Veneto. RELATED LITERATURE: L. Planiscig, 'Andrea Riccio...

Pair, Antique Italian Faience Renaissance Style Lions W/ Armorial Shields. A wonderful pair of Italian faience Lions with armorial shields and...

An Italian white marble portrait bust of a Lady, late 19th century, her hair gathered on the top of her head and plated, measure: height 28 in. (71.12 cm).

4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved soapstone wall plaques of Medieval scenes under glass in black frames.

Bust of the lady, Veiled Lady, Marble paste cast, in excellent intact condition as shown in the photo, ideal for indoor and outdoor environments. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF TH...

Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust of Ippolita Maria Sforza in the Renaissance Style After Francesco Laurana. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 19" W x 9" D.

Large terracotta bust representing a lady of quality in the taste of the 18th century. Two-tone patina, white lacquered base. French work from the end of the 19th century. ...