Manhattan Figurative Sculptures

“Femme de Menage” aka “La Bonne”, a very rare and important large cast figural bronze sculpture attained via lost wax process, table in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with ...

A hand-carved effigy of mother and child from the Dayak tribe in Borneo, mounted on a black metal stand. Ancestral figures were important in Dayak culture as a means of spiritual p...

This work is characterized by creativity, a fantastic assemblage Art, made with discarded found objects, on a canvas hand painted with modern strokes in orange ochre. All the differe...

Polychrome bronze inscribed 'Carl Kauba' and stamped 'Geschutz' along the back.

Signed KEREMYI on the back of the plinth. Some patina abrasions are noticeable in the back area. The white Carrera marble base obviously is a later replacement. Dimensions: Height 14.75” Width 11.75” Depth 7.75”. Jeno Kerényi...

"Study of Nude #1", a rare figural wall sculpture incorporating a femaile nude motif in solid pewter by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed with original gallery label o...

A 19th century French very well cast Allegorical Bronze of Music and Poetry After Guillaume Coustou II.

ABOUT ARTIST Regretfully, there is only a limited amount of biographical information available on the author of this wonderful sculpture - Jacobus Nicolaus Sandig (Dutch, 1876 - 193...

This wonderful porcelain sculptural group depicting children playing in an 'adult wedding’ conveys with surprising accuracy the emotional component of the moment, conveyed in the expression of children's faces. Dimensions: Height: 7.13 inches (17.82cm) With: 11.75 inches (29.37) Depth: 4.5 inches (11.25cm) Royal Vienna Porcelain. The Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory (German: Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique) was a porcelain manufacturer in Alsergrund in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1718 and continued until 1864. The firm was Europe's second-oldest porcelain factory after Meissen porcelain, and for 25 years the two remained the only European...

Hand carved sculpture “Lithic” in Green Italian granite on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American, 1970s. Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primar...

"L'Espace" by Henri Delcambre bronze, stamped at the base.

Century year old wood with incredible patina is set on a minimalist black steel base which is twelve x ten inches. This beautiful single piece of wood, resembling a torso, has been h...

Very fine quality French 19 century Putto with Swan Terracotta Sculpture in Manner of Clodion , symbolic of Spring.

Hand carved from a single teak root, a beautiful ballerina dress. We left the bottom section raw in contrast with the top section which has been sanded and polished with a natural oi...

Cherub with water jug Terracotta sculpture on Verdigris marble base after a model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Apparently unsigned.

Extraordinary hand carved sculpture “The Ancient” in Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture) Naomi Feinberg ...

An exclusive organic contemporary work of Art by the Italian artist Ginestroni. A couture bust in terra cotta exceptionally crafted with a finish that emulates metal, embellished wit...

A wonderful Berrocal figural puzzle sculpture. Nickel-plated bronze signed and numbered on the base.

German Porcelain Figure of Hussar on Horseback, Meissen, circa 1880.

Austrian bronze Indian group. Signed Carl Kauba.

One-of-a-kind sculpture, The Runner, in hand-brazed and textured bronze by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed "Philip + Kelvin LaVerne" on ba...

From Normandy, rare extra-large Bavent French Majolica elephant. White glaze finish, two-tone brown woven blanket and ceremonial basket. This charmin...

Hand carved from a single reclaimed teak wood root with natural oil finish, a male torso. Shown on a black metal base. Own an Andrianna Shamaris original. Andrianna Shamaris. The L...

Japanese Tumulus Period Unglazed Aged Terracotta Haniwa of a Woman’s Head, 3rd/4th Century Tumulus Period (AD 250-552) Haniwa means “circle o...

Anthropomorphic terracotta sculpture with a bulbous body and long arms. The hands are interlocked and the wedge-shaped head has eyes, a nose and a mouth. The surface has different te...

Tall, Italian Carrara marble female sculpture on pedestal. Date and signed on the back of the sculpture. The sculpture also swivels. The bottom...

Benson A. Selzer (1921-1999) was an American artist, known for sculpture and painting.

Rare, Fun and Whimsical is this pair of Commedia dell'arte metal sculptures from Italy circa 1950's. To the eye, these are quite unique and commanding in presence. One is a masked gu...

Italian parcel-gilt bronze figure of a lute player. Signed A. Pandiani and stamped A. Pandiani Milano.

ABOUT SCULPTURE Crafted with great taste and skill by an unidentified sculptor (signed 'Needle'), this stunningly shaped and proportioned remarkable modernist sculpture looks exquis...

Thai Flower Sculptures, early 20th Century. Hand-carved out of reclaimed teakwood and repurposed from wheels to flower sculptures, these pieces are ...

Unusual 19th century English terracotta Scottie or mixed terrier dog in a seated position. Charming copy of a particular dog with a sweet expression and demeanour.

Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan. Hand carved from a single piece of wood by the Dinka trib...

This contemporary Italian sculpture, a Work of Art by the woman artist Monica Foglia, represents a human heart sculpted in bronze. The 2 finishes, half in polished gold bronze and th...

Fine quality patinated bronze bust of Cleopatra signed: ‘C. Ceribelli’ Artist: Cesar Ceribelli, (French, 1841-1918) Date: 19th century Dimension: ...

Émile Hébert, the wanderer, French Belle Époque patinated bronze sculpture, circa 1880s Dimensions: Height 24.75” Width 10.5” Depth 5.75” Pierre-...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Black Alabaster Head Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of ...

This impressive century year old rose wood with incredible patina and character has been hand carved whilst respecting the natural organic shape. Set on a minimalist black steel base...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Brown Alabaster Head Sculpture on black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of th...

Japanese Edo Period Carved Seated Fasting Buddha, 18th C./Early 19th C. DIMENSIONS Height: 9.5 inches (24 cm) Width: 7 inches (18 cm) Depth: 5 inches (12.8 cm) ABOUT This early Edo...

A youth effigy in bronze with black patina. Paris, late 1920s. By Alexandre Wolkowyski, Russian sculptor, 1883-1961. Signed at the back. Mounted on ...

Pair of German silver Renaissance hunting figures, ca 1890. The man wears doublet over baggy chemise and hose with belt hanging loosely around hips. A long hat feather drapes gracefully along his arm. The horn is raised expectantly while the other hand rests on his sword. The woman wears a bodice-revealing fitted hip-length coat over a pleated skirt. Her braids are coiled in the back and her hat sports a jaunty feather. On a raised arm perches a falcon. The figures stand on rocky mounds with scattered vegetation; at the man’s feet...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...

Art Deco silvered bronze sculptural group with two female putti figures reclining together in an embrace, surrounded by flowers and filigree. Sculpture has a beautiful silver finish, and rests on the original rouge marble base. Signed on the right front “Raphael Peyre”; and foundry mark “B.L. Paris” with “Cire Perdue” (lost wax) in an oval cartouche in the back. The piece is very heavy (51 pounds), crating recommended for shipment. Charles Raphaël Peyre...

Brutalist style "patchwork" welded foot sculpture.

"For the man" Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern Mask, in golden amber glass with 2 opposite sides in amethyst color intersecting at the top to highlight a small red accent on the foreh...

If we had to summarize the work of Marie Christophe, we could argue that it is a marriage, a priori improbable, between sculpture and lightness. Light...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Tiger's Eye Head Sculpture on marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The small scale and s...

Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...

One in a series of fully Hand Built Ceramic TOTEMS in Matte Black Underglazed Stoneware. This one, "First Walk On The Moon" has a full moon-like hollo...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Marble Head and Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The smal...

Depicting the armored and mounted Joan rising over a fallen soldier and horse. Signed 'Th. Gechter'.

Pair of French porcelain chinoiserie figures, circa 1840.

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Brown Alabaster Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the prim...

Rare and unique clasped hands sculpture on a marble base. The hands are executed in nickel over steel and have the presence of a great sculpture and the ...

Marked with blue crossed swords. Modelled standing in a long coat, the base impressed "Goethe 1828".

Asian carved wood Buddha sculpture.

Important and rare silver figures of eight immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji marks, Late Qing dynasty. Each hollow figure portraying one of the immortals in an animated pose, with highly detailed facial features, four pierced with apertures for the insertion of facial hair, clad in finely chased robes, all but two with their characteristic attributes, their bases bearing either two seal marks reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu and Zhe'ning Hu Qiusheng zao, or three marks in regular script reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu, Shang and Sheng zuo, original hand-carved wood stands. Measures: 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high (tallest one). The earliest records of the silver atelier known as Yangqinghe date to 1775 in Shanghai...

Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe....

Signed 'Raphael Schwartz' (on the base) and with foundry mark 'Cire C. Valsuani Perdue' (on the base).