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Place of Origin: Italian
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Satyr With Infant Dionysus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian 19th century Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Satyr With Infant Dionysus. The Satyr, often associated with music, mischief, and sensual pleasure, is shown with one arm cradling Di...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Gold-Black Italian Pair of Smoked Murano Glass Sculpture Heads
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian similar pair of sculpture heads made of hand blown smoked Murano glass in the style of Picasso, in go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Fine 19th Century Porcelain Capodimonte Group of Cherubs and a Goat
By Capodimonte
Located in Dallas, TX
This bright Capodimonte porcelain group of four putti and a goat symbolizes abundance and the spirit of life. Capodimonte was originally an 18th century Italian porcelain...
Category
Late 19th Century Classical Greek Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of black marble, natural height sculpture, one of a kind piece.
It is a unique piece for collectors.
Dimensions of the sculpture: cm 170 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Puppy S in Orange by Eero Aarnio for Magis
By Eero Aarnio, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Eero Aarnio, master of Scandinavian design culture and innovator on the international scene ever since the sixties, Puppy is a little dog as imagined by the great designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$149 / item
Set. of Palm Tree Form Sculpture Garnitures
Located in Nashville, TN
An unusual set of sculptural palm trees with young figural trumpet players on faux rock bases on giltwood plinths .the players in elaborate Turkish orientalist costumes . Both drille...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
$2,150 / set
16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900.
Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
Category
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Hercules
Located in Rome, IT
Bust of Hercules in ancient yellow marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL
Tags: Busto di Ercole. Busto de Hérc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$7,713
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn
Located in Montreal, QC
This bronze figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele is a classical figure. It is beautifully cast with very fine detailing and dates to the 19th century, circa 187...
Category
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Revival Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Ceramic Figurines Bu Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ceramiche Zaccacnini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of ceramic figurines by Ugo Zaccagnini.
Italy, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,661 / set
Italian Large Bronze Relief of Madonna and Child with Saints, Circa 1850
Located in CH
Italian Large Bronze Relief of the Madonna and Child, Saint John, and Saint Elizabeth
After Pierino da Vinci (Italian, c. 1530–1553)
Circa 1850
This finely cast 19th-century bronze ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Bronze Tuscany Neoclassical Style Sculpture Featuring a Relaxed Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Italian bronze Tuscany neoclassical style sculpture featuring a relaxed woman in black base.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1990s Bust of Roman Hand Carved in Carrara White and Alicante Red Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s bust of a Roman, hand carved by craftsmen using Carrara white marble for the head and Alicante red for the toga, where the white veins give movement and realism to the cloth.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Small Pedestal Marble For Display Sculptures
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in San Diego, CA
Great piece of .5" walls with beveled edges, in Italian Carrara marble perfect for display sculptures, etc.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carlo Alberto Rossi
Bucchero
Female Head Ceramic Pencil Holder
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull. Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A small painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull resting on a small red silk quilted cushion. The cushion, which depicts a child's skull, is supported by a thin gilded copper wire...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
19th Century over Life-Size Marble Statue of Bacchus after Michelangelo
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful proportions and Fine details in an exact size to Michelangelo's work. We have never seen a 19th century copy of this Renaissance Masterpiece of this size and are quite fortunate to be responsible for its stewardship until purchase by a discerning collector
The original "Bacchus" is a marble sculpture by the master, Michelangelo, created circa 1496 when the artist was 21. This statue was originally commissioned by Cardinal Raffaele Riario. However, it was rejected by him and eventually found its way to Jacopo Galli, Cardinal Riario’s banker and a friend of the sculptor, who purchased it in 1506. Some 66 years later it was bought for the Medici and transferred to the royal house in Florence, Italy. Currently it can be viewed at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. It is one of just two sculptures surviving Michelangelo’s initial period in Rome, with the other being Pieta.
The artwork:
This somewhat oversized...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
LATE 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN SCULPTURE GROUP "MUSIC SCENE"
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant sculpture group in polychrome porcelain, blue and white, with gold finishes, representing a musician and a noblewoman intent on attending the concert. The musician, sitting o...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Umbrella Stand Sculpture of Putti Child with Snake Made in Italy
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning vintage umbrella stand that is a sculpture of a putti child holding a snake. Very unusual. Believe metal to be bronze. A conversation piece for sure, and a place for your...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Carved Rosso Antico Mask In The Manner Of Benedetto Boschetti (1820-1860)
Located in London, GB
The mask or ‘mascaron’ of Greek theatrical form, set on a polished black marble base overall height 56cm, base 18cm wide, 13.5cm deep Provenance: Daniel Katz Ltd. London, where purch...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
1980s Italian Pop Art Sculpture of a Purse, Museum Mounted
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1980s Italian Pop Art Sculpture of a Purse, Museum Mounted
A striking and possibly one-of-a-kind 1980s Italian Pop Art sculpture, designed as a purse and expertly mounted on a muse...
Category
20th Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
14 Astidamia Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Astidamia glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Astidamia Glass” collection. Made in blown Murano glass, and signed “E.Sottsass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto (1944-2017) during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Neoclassical 19th Century White Carrara Marble Sculpture Guglielmo Pugi
By Guglielmo Pugi
Located in Miami, FL
Important 19th century sculpture carved on white Carrara marble. The female figure is dressed in a stunning Art Nouveau costume and rests on a pyramidal-shaped pedestal. Magnificent ...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$19,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Arnolfo di Cambio "St Peter" Bronze Sculpture
By Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Astoria, NY
After Arnolfo di Cambio (Italian, 1245-1302) "St Peter" Bronze Sculpture, 19th century, after the sculpture of St. Peter, circa 1300 in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, the saint ...
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Terra Cotta Statue of a Young Bacchus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Italian 19th century terra cotta statue of a young Bacchus. The statue is raised by an oblong base where the handsome young man stands in front of a tree trunk. He has a p...
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small Italian 18th Century Hand Carved Wooden Baroque Angel Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small hand carved Baroque angel fragment. Unique period piece with traces of its old color .
Italy, circa 1750
Weathered. Several small losses.
Measurement here below inc...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$682 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Roman Neoclassical Plaster Foot of Hercules
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually large and well detailed neoclassical Roman plaster foot sculpture of Hercules. This vintage Italian academic plaster foot sculpture wo...
Category
1960s Classical Roman Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Skull Wrapped In Marble
Located in Rome, IT
Description:
Skull wrapped in white marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL
Indicative shipping costs in Italy: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$11,155
19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive or Oil Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive, or Oil Lamp
Italy, circa late 19th century
A fine example of classical antiquit...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Altair Glass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Altair Glass Flower Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the base, please see below for further information.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Art Red, Purple Lighting Sculpture EVA by Marco Lodola
By Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Edition of 7 unique pieces plus 2 PA, part of the special collection of 10 different Playing Cards subjects.
"The intervention of an artist, citizen of the world, like Marco Lodola...
Category
Early 2000s Other Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Italian Porcelain Cat Romolo by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This Italian porcelain sculpture is part of Grand Tour by Vito Nesta. Made of Capodimonte porcelain with a glossy finish, this sculpture is shaped like a sleeping cat and was inspire...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$213 Sale Price / item
20% Off
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved Angel Wing on Honey Calcite Crystal
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved and painted angel wing with baroque pearls and mounted on honey calcite crystal.
The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic de...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Roman Sculptures Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Roman manufacture of the 18th century.
Pair of sculptures in burnished and gilded metal.
Measures: Height 40 cm.
Marble base.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,153 / set
Italy 1980 Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Concetto Pozzati
By Concetto Pozzati
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a joyful bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the well known Italian artist Concetto Pozzati. Title Pear (O'pera)
This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 p...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th-20th Century Marble Group "Allegory to Music" Children
s Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...
Category
Early 1900s Beaux Arts Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$84,500 Sale Price
41% Off
PAIR OF SOMMER FOUNDRY NARCISSUS
VENUS CALLIPYGIAN BRONZE STATUES
PEDESTALSs
By Fonderia Sommer Napoli
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this museum quality pair of Sommer Foundry Naples Verdigris Bronze statues of Narcissus & Venus Callipygian ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Modern LAAB Nauru Sculpture Raku Ceramic Green White Black Metal
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Nauru sculpture
The copper details of this sculpture are able to show different colors thanks to the concentric lines present on the surface that expand and contract the space whe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Classical Hand Carved White Marble Female Bust
Located in Marbella, ES
Classical hand carved white marble bust of a woman wearing Greek period dress and a laurel wreath.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Gilt Bronze Sculpture of a "Centaur and Cupid"
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century gilt bronze group of cupid riding on the back of a Centaur with execellent golden patina and very fine detail, raised on a marble base
ADDITIONAL INFO...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ceramic Totem Model C by Alessandro Guerriero for Superego Editions
By Alessandro Guerriero, Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture of the Totem collection designed by Alessandro Guerriero and produced by Superego Editions. Prototype. Signed.
Biography
In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero e...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Bleached Walnut Foot Sculpture - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian foot sculpture made of hand crafted bleached Walnut, in good condition. The detailed décor pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Fornasa De Murano A L
Insegna Del Moreto
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has been sculpted in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Ceramic Geisha Elcod, 1940 Cacciapuoti
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic Geisha Elcod 1940 Cacciapuoti, unique elegance, very beautiful colors, small chips.
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,076 Sale Price
30% Off
Ecorche Marble Bust of a Man
Located in Stamford, CT
A Marble Ecorche (from the French word meaning to peal). An anatomical representation of mans muscle and bone structure. 19th century Italian marble bust.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$24,900
Bonsai "Sakura in Italy", Handmade in Italy, Signed by the artist. Bespoke
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Unique piece sign by the artist.
The Cherry Blossom bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese trees and their flowering.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Pair of Italian Silver embossed with figures Lamps
By Liciano Sacco
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of "Cariatidi" lamps in 800 silver. Completely hand-carved and embossed with scrolls motifs.
Each part of the lamp has been finely embossed and chiseled by hand.
The central pa...
Category
1960s Baroque Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$20,293 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique
Large, Hand Carved Alabaster Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture / Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Sttunning, quality and meaningful work of religious art.
This skillfully hand carved and large size Sacred Heart of Christ statue is another one of our ...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Big Sculpture Egyptian, 1970s Ceramic Italian Design Gold Turquoise
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Big particular sculpture Egyptian 1970s ceramic, made of glazed ceramic, with pure gold bottom, signed in the back with an M, the object of chic design attractive decor.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
$2,076 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Mercury
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Representation of the god Mercury standing on Aeolus, the god of the wind (according to Gianbologna), on a marble base from which a fluted column ...
Category
Early 19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Tall 43" Italian Art Deco hand carved polychrome alabaster dancer circa 1930
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in New York City, NY
A large and finely hand-carved Italian dancer, circa 1930 signed : Prof. Eugenio Pattarino, made in Italy stands with arms outstretched in a graceful pose, adorned with a bodice, co...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Red Cactus Succulent Sculpture, Signed, 1929
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini red Cactus Succulent sculpture, Signed, 1929.
Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini succulent by Matinuzzi. Museum-worthy masterwork by Martinuzzi during his groundbreaking tenure as artistic director of Venini. Large-scale. Original brass frame.
This stunning pulegoso glass and gold leaf “pianta grassa” is in very good antique condition with no apparent signs of repair. Acid etched Venini signature is at bottom. Lovely contrasting white glass rim on pot. Playful use of co lot with the green pot...
Category
1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Painted and Polished Ceramic Female Bust by Clelia Bertetti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This polished ceramic bust by Clelia Bertetti was made in 1936.
She funded Le Bertetti, a ceramic manufacturing company in Turin, that she managed from 1932 til 1942. The company cl...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Dancing Faun of Pompeii Bronze Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely and well cast example of the Pompeian Dancing Faun. This grand tour bronze stands approx 11.75 inches tall about half size of the original unearthed in Pompeii. Beautiful p...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass sculptural seashell bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$638 Sale Price
24% Off
Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze of “The Dying Gaul”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice little bronze Grand Tour souvenir bronze of the Dying Gaul a famous sculpture of antiquity preserved in Rome. This bronze has nice detail. The patina is worn in some places and it is in estate found condition. We haven’t tried to clean or polish it.
Some patina loss minor nicks and surfaces scratches, please see the detailed photos.
For this interested this from Wikipedia about the original sculpture:
The Dying Gaul, also called The Dying Galatian[2] (Italian: Galata Morente) or The Dying Gladiator, is an ancient Roman marble semi-recumbent statue now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is a copy of a now lost Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze.[3] The original may have been commissioned at some time between 230 and 220 BC by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Galatians, the Celtic or Gaulish people of parts of Anatolia. The original sculptor is believed to have been Epigonus, a court sculptor of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon.
Until the 20th century, the marble statue was usually known as The Dying Gladiator, on the assumption that it depicted a wounded gladiator in a Roman amphitheatre.[4] However, in the mid-19th century it was re-identified as a Gaul or Galatian and the present name "Dying Gaul" gradually achieved popular acceptance. The identification as a "barbarian" was evidenced for the figure's neck torc, thick hair and moustache, weapons and shield carved on the floor, and a type of Gallic carnyx between his legs.[5]
Description
The white marble statue, which may originally have been painted, depicts a wounded, slumped Gaulish or Galatian Celt, shown with remarkable realism and pathos, particularly as regards the face. A bleeding sword puncture is visible in his lower right chest. The warrior is represented with characteristic Celtic hairstyle and moustache with a Celtic torc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells
Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1950s Venice gondola souvenir. Bright wood shellac finish, adorned with seashells and a posing pin-up girl in red swim suit. All very kitsch. Marked "Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
