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Style: American Empire
American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.
Category

1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper

American Painted Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American painted and carved wood figural statue of General Santa Anna in full military dress attire. General during the time of Mexican-American War and later became President of Mex...
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1840s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Cast Iron Napoleon Doorstop Standing on a Step Back Plinth, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.
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1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.
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1880s English Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah"
Located in Queens, NY
Margaret Foley (American, 1827-1877) Marble Bust "Head of Prophet Zephaniah" A rare and important marble bust head relief portrait on The Prophet Zepha...
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19th Century Italian Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American bronze figural sea mariner bracing in wind against a rope piling and mounted to an oval molded edge base. Late 19th century.
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1870s American Antique American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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