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French, 18th Century Carved Stone Head Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Magnificent carved stone head fragment with a very beautiful and strong expression.
France, circa 1750.
Beautiful weathered and small losses.
Measurement is with the wooden base.
H:3...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,538 Sale Price
32% Off
Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral), “Lysis” Art Deco Bronze Sculpture for Max Le Verrier
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exceptional and exceedingly rare Art Deco bronze sculpture titled “Lysis”, designed by Pierre Le Faguays under his well-known pseudonym Fayral, and cast by the Max Le Verrier foun...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Roman Goddess Diana / Greek Artemis
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) Italian white marble bust of the Roman Goddess, Diana, aka Artemis in Greek mythology, inspired by the Diana of Versailles, also known as Diana the Huntress, i...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Female Torso Sculpture by Kelly Wearstler
Located in New York, NY
A substantial female torso sculpture from designer Kelly Wearstler. This female nude torso sculpture is metal in a dark charcoal gunmetal hue with traces of a light gold blended acce...
Category
2010s Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Art deco archer sculpture by Jean de Roncourt
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco sculpture circa 1930 in copper spelter.
White bakelite arch all on a marble base black and onyx.
Signed J De Rouncourt on the marble base.
In very good condition, note some ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Vintage French Gilt Marble Religious Holy Crucifix Jesus Christ Cross
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Museum Quality Example of a Well Cast Parian (unglazed porcelain) Figure depicting Jesus Christ nailed to a plain black marble standing Cross of impressive prop...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Marcela Cure Le Gambe Hand-Crafted Resin and Stone Leg Sculpture
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Our Le Gambe sculpture is composed of two individual legs which can be set in different ways creating striking poses.
This collection is inspired by the se...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Decorative Egyptian Pharaoh Statue on Marble Base, Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautifully crafted statue of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, I believe it is Ramses the 2nd however I am not completely sure. The statue appears to be made of copper or white metal. ...
Category
1970s Egyptian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Sculpture, Artist Proof, Mexico 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking bronze sculpture by Mexican artist Victor Salmones (1937–1989), mounted on a polished black marble base and signed along the lower edge. Marked Prueba de Artista (Artist P...
Category
1980s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Important Frank Lloyd Wright Concrete Architectural Elements, Signed
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Important Frank Lloyd Wright American Art Deco Concrete Architectural Stylized Figural Elements of American Indians, (Signed) (PRICED AS PAIR)
1 figure repaired
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Walkyrie Sculpture by Enrique Molins-Balleste, France, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco “Walkyrie” Sculpture by Henri Molins-Balleste, France, ca. 1920.
Striking French Art Deco sculpture depicting a Walkyrie, created circa 1920 by Henri Molins-Balleste...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
20th Century Table Sculpture - Max Le Verrier - Patinated Brass - Beethoven
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Striking Art Deco table sculpture by renowned French artist Max Le Verrier, featuring a dramatic brass portrait medallion of Ludwig van Beethoven, set within a stylized lyre-shaped f...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Spelter
Hermes - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Classic Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey
Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Vintage Sculpted Composite Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully sculpted composite marble bust of Marie Antoinette, late 20th century in date.
This attractive sculpture features the Queen of France facing to dexter, wearing...
Category
Late 20th Century Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Onyx Marble Waterfall Fountain – Hand-Carved Stone Sculpture Artwork By HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Sculpted from glowing, semi-precious white onyx, Riflesso di Luce is more than a fountain — it’s a living sculpture where light and water meet in harmony. With its clean architectura...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Marcela Cure Le Gambe Small Hand-Crafted Resin and Stone Legs Sculpture
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Our Le Gambe sculpture is composed of two individual legs which can be set in different ways creating striking poses.
This collection is inspired by the se...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antinoo Head Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Deftly handmade of gypsum rendered with the marbling technique, which dates back to Ancient Roman times especially typical of the Pompeian paintings,...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$2,210 / item
Testa Di Fauno Statue
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite piece represents the head of a bearded faun, clearly depicted with his goat horns and elongated ears. The faun was the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek satyr, a m...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,770 / item
Visione Anthpomorphic Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Seduction and grace exude from this superb female sculpture attributable to sculptor Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1941) and today part of the Romanelli's vast collection. Fashioned of fine...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco "Elegante Aux Biches" on Alabaster Base signed D.Constan by Chiparus
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Art Deco sculpture, titled “Élégante Aux Biches,” is an iconic work by Demétre Chiparus, one of the most celebrated artists of the period. Cast in detailed bronze and ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Bronze Statue by Charles Louchet, France,
1854-1936
By Charles Louchet
Located in Delft, NL
A bronze statue by Charles Louchet, France (1854-1936)
A standing female naked, looking up with her arms up. A beautiful graceful movement in bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture - Dancing Woman - By DENIS - Max Verrier - Patinated Spelter
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant Art Deco sculpture of a Dancing Woman with grapes in her hands. Depicting Maenad, the female follower of Dionysus. Signed Denis, cast at the Max Le Verrier Foundry France....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Italian Neoclassical Female Sculpture Statue
Located in New York, NY
An Italian reproduction female resin and alabaster marble statue, in the Neoclassical design style, circa mid to late 20th century, Italy. Statue is an off-white/antique white resin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Bronze Marble Sculpure by Carl Kauba 19th Century
By Carl Kauba
Located in London, GB
A superb antique bronze and marble sculputure group titled "The Betrothal" by Carl Kauba (1865-1922), circa 1890 in date.
The bronze features a classical youth placing a ring on the...
Category
19th Century English Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pedro Ramirez Vasquez for Daum Crystal Athena Cubist Torso Female Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a spectacular Daum Nancy France crystal Athena art glass paperweight or sculpture designed by the Mexican architect and statesman Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (1919 - 2013). The stu...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest.
It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Alexandre Ouline
Located in Houston, TX
1930s French Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on a black marble base, signed by Alexandre Ouline.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ramiz Barquet Modernist Bronze Figural Sculpture Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of two figures seated upon a cast stone pedestal, ca. 1980s, by the internationally renowned mid century sculptor Ramiz Barquet (1920-2010) of Mexico City.
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Ludovisi Mars Ares after Antiquity
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italian, circa mid-to-late 19th century
Ludovisi Mars, After the Antique
Patinated bronze raised on an original marble plinth
13 1/2" H x 6 3/8" D x 4 3/4" W (total in...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique E Lanceray Bronze Sculpture Cossack Farewell Kiss Marble Base 17"
By Lanceray
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique bronze sculpture from a design by Eugene Lanceray, showing an equestrian scene with a Russian / Cossack soldier seated on a horse, giving his lover / wife a kiss goodbye. Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,000 Sale Price
30% Off
"Tortura" a Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga Number 2/6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing "Tortura", an exquisite bronze sculpture created by the renowned artist Antonio Kieff Grediaga. This limited edition piece is numbered #2 ou...
Category
1980s Spanish Minimalist Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large Solid Stone Sitting Buddha
Located in Somis, CA
A large hand carved solid stone Buddha statue seated in dhyana position. The broad face with high arched eyebrows and downcast eyes casting a serene aura, framed by long-lobed ears and beneath a pronounced hairline and surmounted by an ushnisha. Buddha wears a long robe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,880 Sale Price
56% Off
Marcela Cure Meditative Pose Sculptural Candle - Sandalwood
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
The Sandalwood Sculpture in ivory stone is a decorative, hand-sculpted object that doubles as a candle carrying notes of star anise, cedar leaf, sandalwood,...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus.
Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Dancing Angels with Baroque Pearls on Aragonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian dancing angels with coordinating baroque pearls on aragonite crystal clusters.
The dancing angels are hand-carved wood, polychromed and gilded, original...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Rare Bronze
Black Marble Clock Set by Deniere A Paris the Philosopher, c.1860
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare & fabulous Antique Napoleon lll clock garniture with incredible quality bronze sculptures.
You will rarely see a clock garniture with bronzes of this quality and detail. The bearded thinker/philosopher on top of the marble clock is simply astonishing. His natural poisture, his hair, face and hands, but also his clothes, it is all of a quality and detail that only a master sculptor can achieve. And the patina also is just perfect. The philosopher is marked on the back and it reads 'BE x'.
The two bronze female (classical maiden) sculptures are in fact two stunning candle holders and they too stand on beautifully shaped black marble bases with cartouches. These majestic candle holders are marked on the sides 'L.V.E. ROBERT' (Louis Valentin Elias Robert) and on the back they read 'AD x'.
The black marble clock comes with a circular dial face with gilt Roman numerals and this clock has a well working movement. The movement is stamped 'DENIERE / A PARIS' and '2165'. On the bottom it reads A.Blacher and there also is a cachet with 'MEDAILLE D'OR / Paris / 1827'.
If you like this one of a kind, clock set as much as we do then you will love our price. Especially, since perfect packing (in a custom made crate) and worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 days are complimentary.
Maximum clock height x width x depth: 22 x 17 x 8.5 inches.
The large figure candle holders...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 6 Cast Stone Seagulls.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 Cast Cement Painted Seagulls – Alsace, France A charming flock of six painted cement seagulls, each uniquely hand-detailed with white bodies, black wing accents, and vivid r...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Steel
$1,600 / item
Rustic Travertine Stone Sculpture, Roman Empire - 130 AD, Gallery Display, HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Inspired by the grandeur of the ancient Hadrian's Gate, this handcrafted travertine sculpture captures the essence of history and craftsmanship.
Commissioned in the year 130 AD to h...
Category
2010s European Classical Roman Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Demetre CHIPARUS "Echo" Woman with Shell Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Demetre CHIPARUS (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Named "Echo". There are two versions of the Echo sculpture by Demeter Chiparus. One with bare chest and one ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Small Modernist Crystal Obelisk
Located in San Diego, CA
Small modernist crystal obelisk / paperweight, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 1.675"W x 1.675"D x 9.75"H. #4423
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Kosta Boda Fortress Stairs
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Architects and children tend to be fascinated by stairs. Bertil shares that love! For over four decades, he has created and explored glass sculptures in which stairs are the lifebloo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$250 / item
Cristellerie Lorraine Baccarat Crystal Glass Couple Dancers Sculpture, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass couple dancers sculpture by Cristellerie Lorraine for Baccarat, France.
The couple - made out of crystal glass - is connected by a beautiful gla...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Kosta Boda Fortress Hidden Stairs
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
In the hands of Bertil Vallien, the message through glass is both visible and hidden. With a love for nature – with his daily walks in the woods and along the water – he has learned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$250 / item
Cast Marble Roman Child Bust Sculpture, Antique, 1920, Decorative Art
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast marble bust of a Roman child set on a base size:
3.50 H x 5.25 W x 6 D.base size
Category
1920s Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
$854 Sale Price
33% Off
20th Jade Sculpture with Nine Dragon Boat **** 16 Foots Large***
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese Scrib, but handcrafted in Thailand. Sixteen feet long. Rosewood base. The sculptors of this enormous boat made of jade. You will admire the details of this vessel. The dragon is the ultimate symbol of auspiciousness. It is the most important symbol in both Feng Shui and in Chinese folklore. It's most powerful when displayed in the east sector of your home, office or location of the piece. This dragon jade boat...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Lips Ruby Woo Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This entirely made-by-hand sculpture presents a mixture of plaster and cement mortars. It can be hung to the wall through a special recess at the back, which allows the sculpture to ...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cement
$1,320 / item
Large Antique Marble Bust of Apollo of Belvedere, 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bust of Apollo of Belvedere. Finely carved carrara marble. Mid-19th century. Italian.
Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques
# nude male greek roman mercury statue...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Cleopatra Bronze sculpture Egyptian light
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze Statue of Cleopatra Reclining on Red Marble Base - Classical Sculpture of Great Charm
This elegant bronze statue depicting Cleopatra in a reclining position is an extraordinar...
Category
1920s Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
African Marble Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
African marble sculptures on Lucite base, circa late-20th century. Green carved marble female and male head bust sculptures adhered to top of rectangular Lucite base. A great decorat...
Category
Late 20th Century Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Tiger
s Eye Water Moon Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A magnificent natural Tiger's Eye sculpture depicting the compassionate Bodhisattva Water Moon Guan Yin, Avalokiteshvara. Backed by a lotus leaf and on top of water wavers, Avalokiteshvara is shown seated in rajalilasana, the ‘posture of royal ease...
Category
2010s Chinese Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
$2,550 Sale Price
32% Off
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Stella Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude Ball Dancer Maurice Guiraud Rivière, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent Art Deco bronze sculpture of a Ball Dancer STELLA by Maurice Guiraud Rivière, signed Guiraud Rivière, Etling Paris.
Created circa 1920, this exquisite French Art Deco bro...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Reclaimed Khmer Torso Sculpture, Hand-Carved Sandstone, Thailand, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A reclaimed sculpture of a male torso in traditional Khmer attire, from a Eastern Thai temple garden, circa 1930.
Hand-carved from a single piece of sandstone, preserved in its natu...
Category
1920s Thai Other Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
$2,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Asian Carved Jade Hard Stone Fruit Grape Bunch w/Leaves Decorative
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a realistically carved jade bunch of grapes with darker jade carved leaves. The stem network is wire wrapped with blue satin cord and the end where it would have been cut fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Márton Váró (Hungarian B.1943) Draped Female In White Marble
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Hungarian artist now working out of an open air studio at UC Irvine in California and devoting his time creating large Public Sculptures in Stone ranging from Classical theme fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Benevento Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Capture the essence of Hellenistic artistry with our exquisite reproduction of the famed "Benevento Head." Meticulously crafted from plaster and adorned with a lifelike bronze finish...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hellenistic Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$1,800
Italian Cast Bathing Venus Sculpture By A.Santini
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1495 Italian cast stone bathing Venus sculpture
Category
1970s Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
This sculpture of great quality presents obvious similarities with Virgins from Lorraine, designated by William Forsythe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
"Angel Kiss" Life Size Granite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the "Angel Kiss" Life Size Granite Sculpture, a stunning addition to any home or office space.
This exquisite sculpture features a pair of lovers embracing each other w...
Category
1980s Aesthetic Movement Vintage Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture Signed Yone Di Alerigi
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture on a granite base by Yone Di Alerigi. This bronze sculpture has a plaque with the title, ballerina or ballet dancer and is artis...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stone Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
