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Technique: Gilt
Porcelain Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Style of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This pair of busts depicts the former King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The busts are crafted from unglazed whit...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
23” Raoul Larche
L
Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher
Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch.
'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900
Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch.
Gilt-bronze
H...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Huge Buddha Gilded Wood Statue Burma Weathered 135cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Impressive and rare large vintage Buddha on a square pedestal, made of gilded wood, entirely in Mandalay style, probably from Burma, circa the first half of the 20th century or earli...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian marble dust Relief of Roman Emperor with Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
Circular Italian style marble dust relief plaque depicting a Roman emperor, possibly Nero, mounted in later carved laurel wreath gilt plaster frame meas...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Grand Tour Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Fragment Horse Head Sculptures
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragment horse head sculptures.
The pair is made of 18th century Italian water-gilt fragments mounted on scroll wood bases. The fragments come...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Busts "Pythagoras
Epicurus" attributed to Giacomo
Giancarlo Zoffol
Located in Shippensburg, PA
IMPORTANT PAIR OF BUSTS OF PYTHAGORAS AND EPICURUS
Circa late 18th century
Attributed to the workshop of Giacomo and Giancarlo Zoffoli
Unsigned, black and green patina with gilt bron...
Category
18th Century European Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Female Nude Statue by Georges Flamand.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Nouveau gilded bronze nude statue by George Flamand. Very fine period work. Sits on 3 3./4" square base. Signed "FLAMAND"
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Small Gilded French Bronze Bust By René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Norwood, NJ
René Saint-Marceaux (1845 - 1915 France), antique gilded French bronze bust. Inscribed "E.Polo" and dated 1897. This small gilded bronze is a bust of a child signed D. St. Rene. Mark...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Wounded Sparrow Bird, after Comolera
Located in Pearland, TX
A 19th century antique wounded sparrow bird paperweight/hunting trophy in chased gilt bronze, after Comolera (1818-1897). Sourced from a French collector.
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant w. Bronze goddess Sculptures
Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant w. Bronze Godd Sculptures & Rose Shades.
If you're looking for a lighting piece that truly tells a story — one that combines artistry, craftsm...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze, Wire, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Gilded Zinc Horse Head
Located in Nijlen, BE
19th century gilded zinc horse head.
These were used as a butcher's mark and often hung above the door.
Beautiful original French piece, period 1870, with the original gilding.
The w...
Category
19th Century French Country Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Pair 19th Century Rouge Marble Gilt Silvered Bronze Oil Lamps By Maison Gagne
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large antique (19th century) French oil lamps crafted from rouge marble with gilt and silvered mounts including the prominent figures of neoclassical maidens. By Maison Gagn...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze Statue Medieval King Louis VII Knight Templar 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine Antique 19th century cast gilt bronze statue of the medieval French King Louis VII of France, circa 1880.
King Louis VII (1120–1180) was the King of France from 1137 until his death and was famous for his role in the crusades. The statue is very finely cast and depicts Kind Louis VII wearing his crown and medieval armor decorated with Fleur de Lis and his coat of arms with a coronet, his swork hanging by his side. The figure is resting on a ruin of a gothic arch niche with a Knight templar standing with his sword, to the right on the ground is the kings shield featuring a cross and resting on his battleaxe.
The statue is raised on a black marble plinth, condition is excellent, the quality of the casting & gilding is of the finest quality and done by the lost wax method (or Cire Perdue in French)
This very fine antique gilt bronze is ready to grace your space.
Louis VII is best known for his involvement in the Second Crusade (1147–1149), an ill-fated military campaign to the Holy Land aimed at recapturing territory from Muslim forces. Louis VII was also married to Eleanor of Aquitaine...
Category
1880s French Medieval Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Metal Sculpture Of a Perched Eagle
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous sculpture of an eagle made entirely from intricate pieces of gilded metal
measuring 21" in width, 6.5" in depth and standing 16.5" tall. The sculpture is of good heavy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Asian Gilt Bronze Teppanom Kneeling Thai Sacred Angels
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Two Asian gilt bronze Teppanom kneeling Thai sacred angels.
Bronze gilded temple guardians in a sitting position. These temple guardians were made in Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child
Located in New York, NY
An important, extremely rare, and rather large 18th century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child, By Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler, Circa: 1744. This is an incredible and extremely rare 18th century Meissen Porcelain piece modeled by the greatest Meissen modeler ever in the Company, Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler.
Thalia can be seen seated on a gorgeous hand-carved and hand-painted flowered and vined porcelain pedestal. Her right arm is raised holding a Phantom of the Opera Black and White Mask, while in her other arm is a young Harlequin dancing and singing holding a hat. Thalia is wearing a gilt-edged dark blue bodice with white floral decorations over a black corset draped in a red-over-yellow robe...
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Enormous Antique Bronze Eagle Sculpture Church Bible Stand or Saint John Lectern
Located in Lisse, NL
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Monumental Bronze Eagle Lectern Sculpture .. Symbol of Saint John the Evangelist, Church Relic, ca. 1900
For the true connoisseur of ecclesiastical antiques and meaningful design, this remarkable bronze eagle sculpture offers a rare opportunity to own an object that is both spiritually symbolic and visually commanding.
Originally crafted as a Bible lectern...
Category
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze
Marble Mantel Clock w. Sphinx
Pharaohs Egyptian Revival
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and stunningly figural Egyptian design, style marble clock garniture, circa 1920.
If you are looking for a statement piece for your mantel and you have an interest in worldly ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf, Metal
Important 19th Century Gilded Bronze Centrepiece, Christofle, Paris
By Christofle
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and important gilded bronze and Onyx centrepiece dating to around 1880.
The beautifully cast base is made from bronze and covered in gold. The theme is highly sought...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
$3,948 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1965 French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of a Wild Boar, Wall Mount or Lamp Base
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Dating to circa 1965, this gilt bronze wild boar head is well-detailed. The wall-mounted French sculpture could also be used as a base for a desk lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Wounded Sparrow Bird, after Comolera
Located in Pearland, TX
A 19th century antique wounded sparrow bird paperweight/hunting trophy in chased gilt bronze, after Comolera (1818-1897). Sourced from a French collector.
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal
James Bearden Gilded Steel Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Candelabra of blackened and 24-karat gold gilded steel, with the aspect of an extra-terrestrial or futuristic cityscape. By American artist James Bearden. Bearden's work was featured in a 2020 solo exhibition at the NY Design Center titled "James Bearden: Technical and Aesthetic Revelations," in an article in the January 2017 Interior Design Magazine...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Snake Resin Gilt Sculpture, a cobra stand up, France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Snake Resin Gilt Sculpture, a cobra stand up, France 20th Century
Category
20th Century French Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Resin
French Empire Bronze of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
This Empire ormolu head of a woman was made as a furniture mount in France around 1810, and probably adorned a bed. In any case, closer to our own time, it was deemed worthy of mount...
Category
Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Candlestick Sculpture in the Style of Dagobert Peche
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Art Deco hand-carved wooden candlestick sculpture, in the style of Dagobert Peche / Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1920s
A striking and rare Art Deco sculptural candlestick, hand-c...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco Figurine of
Mata Hari
by Capodimonte / Naples Porcelain Company
By Capodimonte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Figurine of 'Mata Hari' by Capodimonte / Naples Porcelain Company
Italy, circa 1925
An exceptional work, displaying grace and movement, subtly hand- painted. The seductive turban and gold earring wearing dancer draped in a White and Iron-Red Moon and Star motif garment, on a tasseled pillow.
Hence our Mata Hari, attribution/suggestion. The name Mata Hari, is a Malay expression for the sun. Literally meaning “eye of the day"/ dawn of the day'
This exquisite figure, depicts the The dancer (Mata Hari ?) as the sun-wearing the moon and stars.
Marked with the variation Blue underglaze Crown & N.
In remarkable well cared for condition, some minor wear to the gilt.
The figurine stands...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Reine Isabella by Eurotrope Bouret 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique gilt bronze and sienna mable sculpture of Reine Isabella, the Queen of Spain, by Eutrope Bouret (1833 - 1906) , and circa 1870 in date.
This exceptionally e...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Meissen Group of Calvary General Mikhail Kutuzov with Aide de Camp
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th century Meissen porcelain Group of Russian Calvary General, believed to be Mikhail Kutuzov, the hero of Borodino, with aide de camp, marked with the Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords, and incised and impressed with numbers. While Russia endured great hardships during Napoleon's invasion, it was the skill of her general's and a terrible Russian winter...
Category
1880s German Empire Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$18,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pedro Friedeberg Snake Bar / Server / Table / Candle Holder / Sculpture, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pedro Friedeberg Snake bar, Mexico, c. 1970s. Made of carved and gilt wood, antique statuary, and glass. The stretched out hands hold the round removable glass tray and the upper han...
Category
1970s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Bust of North African Tribesman,
DE CAÏD
by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bust of a North African Tribesman, DE CAÏD Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
This exquisite portrait bust of a North African tribesman, titled "DE CAÏD," was masterfully executed by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian High Victorian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Italy 18th Century Lombard Carved
Polychromate Sculpture of St Peter of Verona
By Veronese
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian 18th century sculpture of St. Peter of Verona.
A magnificent sculpture of St Peter martyr of Verona, created by a member of the Lombard art school in Verona Italy, in the...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angels on an Aragonite Cloud
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian hand-carved gilded angels mounted aragonite.
The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Tuscany. The aragon...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Cartier, Stuart Devlin
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented...
Category
1970s English Vintage Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
A rare pair of Grand Tour gilt bronze horses of Saint Mark Venice, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb pair of Grand Tour Italian gilt bronzes dates to the late 19th century. They are solid cast and very heavy for their size. They are decorative Grand Tour reproductions ta...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Life-size South Asian Nepali Gilded Patinated Brass Buddha Head Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality and visually striking life-size Nepalese Buddha head with beautifully aged warm patina.
Exceptionally executed in brass/bronze with brilliant gold gilt / antique cop...
Category
20th Century South Asian Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century German Extremely Detailed Sterling Silver and Gold Gilt Knight
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century German extremely detailed sterling silver and gold gilt knight figure. Knight in full suit of armour, carved face beneath a hinged viso...
Category
19th Century German Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century Italian Gilded Angel Wings on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 19th century Italian hand-carved and gilded angel wings on calcite crystal points in matrix.
The pair hand-carved gilded and gilded angel wings are originally from a histor...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Green Gold Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand painted porcelain sculpture from the Kutani region of Japan. The cat raising his left paw is adorned with multiple golden medallions and is covered with raised loops characteristic of the Kutani “mori” style. While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat are unclear, contemporary woodblock prints show they were being widely sold as good luck charms by the 1850s. The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat (with right paw raised) is said to bring money and wealth to its owner, and are to this day frequently seen in shops and restaurants in Japan. The less common left-handed cat is said to be inviting friends and acquaintances to hearth and home.
The “mori” style refers to raised loops and other decorative motifs applied by squeezing a tube of slip onto the body of the cat much like applying frosting to a cake.
The cat boasts the traditional Kutani colors of bright green, red and yellow presented against an dark blue background, and is generously accentuated with gold. The red kerchief with a knotted amulet in the back and two bells on the side also identify this as a traditional Kutani piece, as do the perked ears turned outward.
A stamp indicating it is produced in Kutani region of Japan appears at reverse side of this beckoning cat scultures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Gold
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gothic Revival Fire Gilt Bronze Pendant Light w Rare Mythological Creatures
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing and impressive hand crafted gilt bronze work of lighting art.
This great quality and heavy bronze chandelier has the most beautiful shape and golden color. In fact, in real life the color of this unique pendant is just as golden as the chandeliers or other artefacts that you find in churches. The two stunning pairs of handcrafted mythological creatures...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Hanau German Silver Gilt Nef Ship -- 45 in 115 cm
By Hanau
Located in New York, US
Our monumental silver gilt Schlüsselfelder ship or nef, attributed to Hanau, Germany, late 19th to early 20th century, measures an impressive 45 1/4 inches (115 cm) tall and is exqui...
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wood Shogun, Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual Japanese carved wood, lacquer, and gilt decorated portrait sculpture of a shogun, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The unidentified shogun (possibly Tokugawa Iey...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique French Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Architectural Model Arc de Triomphe 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A fine early 19th century grand tour gilt bronze architectural model of the Arc de Triomphe, French, circa 1825.
This very fine grand tour model of one of France's most celebrated monuments, having pediment with concealed hinged lid opening to a storage reservoir. The bronze having silver relief figural group plaques, the model is mounted on a black marble oval base, the model made by Leblanc Freres...
Category
1820s French Grand Tour Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science
by Louis-Ernest Barrias
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Bronze Figure of 'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science' by Louis-Ernest Barrias.
Inscribed 'E. Barrias' and with Susse Frères foundry cachet and further Susse inscription.
S...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Dmitrienko
Located in Houston, TX
Pierre Dmitrienko (Russian / French, 1925-1974), "Untitled Torso", gilt bronze, signed P. Dmitrienko". Abstract figural sculpture depicting an abstract torso. . Note: Pierre Dmitrien...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Erotic and Naughty Bronze "Treasure Seeker" Carl Kauba, Boy Finds Gold!
By Carl Kauba
Located in Petaluma, CA
This whimsical and sexy bronze (titled Treasure Seeker) was done by the noted Austrian Sculptor of many unusual and sexy and erotic bronzes, Carl Kauba. Signed on the base, and hav...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded candlestick mounted with a pearlescent oyster shell and adorned with gold leaf shells.
The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a histori...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood
Large Gilt Bronze Buddha Young Shakyimuni Statue 31 Lb
Located in Somis, CA
The magnificent 31 lb bronze Buddha statue, crafted in the Ming dynasty style, captivates with its timeless beauty and serene presence. Depicting a young Shakyamuni, the statue exude...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,550 Sale Price
28% Off
Patinated Bronze and Parcel-Gilt Classical Sculpture by Levêque
Located in London, GB
Patinated bronze and parcel-gilt classical sculpture by Levêque
French, Late 19th Century
Height 60cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm
This elegant neoclassical bronze sculpture is by the Fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Patinated Bronze Bust Of Ariadne
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique 19th century French patinated bronze bust of Ariadne retailed by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful Grand Tour model mounted on a gilt bronze and rouge marble plinth. Marked Tiffany & Co. with inventory number.
The Antinous bust based on the Lansdown Antinous marble found at Hadrian’s Villa...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$21,514 Sale Price
25% Off
Monumental Large Neo Classical Gilt Bronze Sculptured Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and amazing work museum quality of lighting Art.
The first owner of this incredible piece of lighting art must have been one of the wealthiest people in town, because this qua...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent near life-sized Chinese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, southern China.
The figure likely represents one of the Five Tathagatas, also known as Dhyani Buddhas or Wisdom Buddhas. More specifically, either Amitabha or Amoghasiddhi. Amitabha is the Buddha of infinite light, and represents the wisdom of observation and recognition. Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha of accomplishment, and represents the wisdom of perfected practices. The size and scale of the Buddha indicates it was made for temple worship.
The large Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana, or full lotus position, with the soles of both feet facing up. His elegant hands, with impossibly long and slender fingers, perform shuni mudra, the gesture of bestowing patience. His right arm is bent at the elbow, the right hand raised to heart level. The left arm resting gently in his lap, the left hand at navel level.
The Buddha is dressed in voluminous robes that wrap around his shoulders and body, and tied at the waist. The heavy fabric draping and pooling elegantly all around his robust body. His broad chest and right arm exposed.
The Buddha's face is both solemn and beatific - his expression seeming to change depending on the angle of view. The most notable feature of his face is the large urna to the center of his forehead, set between a pair of painted, high arching brows over heavily lidded almond shaped eyes. A strong nose is set above a small mouth pursed in an ever so slight smile. Long pendulous earlobes touch his shoulders.
The Buddha's hair arranged in the typical fashion, with "spikes" representing tight curls. A prominent ushnisha rises from the crown of his head, covered by more hair, and topped with a rounded protuberance.
The Buddha is constructed from several blocks of wood, joined, carved and lacquered a deep red-brown with gold flecks...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair French Mid-Century Modern Bagues Style Rock Crystal Cockatoo-Form Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of French Mid-Century Modern Louis XVI style and Bagues style cockatoo-form rock crystal and 24k gilt metal wall appliques/sconces. Each of these sconces is modeled a...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Impressive Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Carvings from Nice, France, H-39.75 in
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
There are subtle differences in the motifs of this pair of giltwood carvings from Nice, France. Asymmetry was prevalent throughout furniture and art f...
Category
18th Century French Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles mounted on a cut rock coral base.
The hand-carved, 18th century candlestick originally came from a church in Tuscany. It is mounted on a cut and fossilized rock coral base. The mounted fossil...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
French Antique Gilt Bronze and Nacre Trinket Dish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Intricate French gilt bronze work depicting lovebirds sharing a worm above a pearl egg nest upon a tree, while a cobra nestles at the tree base. The work is ...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze "Rabbits at their Burrow" by Emile Truffot
By Émile Louis Truffot 1
Located in London, GB
Charming mid 19th Century French gilt bronze study of two rabbits standing in alert positions outside their burrow. The bronze exhibiting excellent han...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gilt Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Swedish artist Margit Brundin's large anthropomorphic animal sculptures are on view for the first time in the United States at Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, in New York.
Tour the Wabi-Sabi New York Apartment of Andrianna Shamaris
As her sun-filled home reveals, the furniture maker and dealer puts a contemporary spin on antiques from around the globe.
Vicente Wolf’s Tips for Finding — and Living with — Eastern Treasures
The A-list designer shares his expertise on choosing authentic objects and displaying them with style.
Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques
The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.