1810s Sculptures

Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble. From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...

A Grand Tour Regency bronze figure of Mercury (Hermes) on a composite marble column, the messenger of the gods is shown running on winged feet supported on a puff of wind with a torc...

Italian gilt bronze sculpture of an eagle on a rectangular white Carrera piece of marble. The high quality of the gilt work and the early age makes the eagl...

Standing with wings extended and one claw resting on a turtles back. This piece was intended to be displayed outdoors. Many old layers of pain. From the Bartlett Burnap Collection. P...

A shield-shaped antefix from Thailand, early 19th century. Reclaimed from old constructions and preserved in time, these architectural details were a decorative staple in many trad...

A lovely English Regency object, the subject that of an exhausted stag after a model made by Pitoin for Madame du Barry in 1772. The well finished stag sits on a superb ormolu base, ...

This impressive bronze table bust of the Duke of Wellington is in the form of a classical tribute. He is portrayed wearing Roman leather armour, the breastplate with a central lion’s mask radiating lightning bolts. This is set on a turned socle and square plinth which in turn is raised on a curved simulated marble pedestal, with two recumbent lions above superb quality borders of classical motifs and flowerhead arabesques. The reverse states ‘Wellington L. Gahagan Fecit & Pub’d June 12. 1811’. Height: 22in (56 cm) Width: 25in (63 cm) Depth: 11in (28cm) Provenance: Major Hon Denis Gomer Berry and Lady Pamela Wellesley Berry Richard Gomer Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley Lawrence Gahagan (1735-1820) was born in Dublin to a family of talented stone masons and sculptors. He was based in London from around 1757 and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1798 and 1817. He was involved in a major project to help update the interiors of Castle Howard from 1801 to 1811 but he is most famous for his portrait busts. In addition to the Wellington busts...

More information coming soon… After the original marble bust from 1779, this carved limestone sculpture depicts Mademoiselle Marie-Madeleine Guimard. Our version, which was hand-ca...

Early 19th century Regency gilt bronze statue in the form of a whippet presented within period glass cloche dome bell jar display case supported on fitted ...

A fire-gilt bronze sculpture of Aurora, also known as Eos in Greek mythology, created in France during the Empire period around 1810. She rises lightly onto one foot, poised atop a g...

Pair of English Regency life size cast lead Whippet / Greyhound dogs garden figures, Early 19th Century

American diminutive gilt copper spread eagle weathervane mounted on squared iron stand, Early 19th century. Squared iron base is 4.75 inches .

Pair of English diminutive solid cast iron whippets laying in resting position. Pair have been powder coated in the color of Charleston green , Earl...

Marked Minerva on the verso.

A very early 19th century Chinese opera mask on a custom lucite stand.

Early 19th century Japanese wood noh mask, This mask comes in its original kiri wood storage box, which is signed and dated: Koran, 1811 (Edo period). The box...

Early 19th Century pair of Portland stone heads. The carved heads with carved neck ropes, depicting slaves, circa 1815.