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Leda Low Table Sculpture After Salvador Dali, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
During the 1030s in Paris, Salvador Dali surrounded himself with a circle of friends involved in the application of art to varied disciplines, above and beyond the study of pure pict...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Alioth Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alioth Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1983. The Venetian glass vase features blue fusions and black threads. Signed on the base.
Ettore Sottsass was b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Model of
Elephant De Senegal
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875).
‘Éléphant du Sénégal’ (‘Senegalese Elephant’).
Patinated bronze.
Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, from the model by Antoine-Louis B...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beige Velvet Teddy Bear Lamp with LED by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni and becomes a table lamp. This new pop icon is tender, and fun at the same time. Teddy Girl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Velvet
Terracotta, flowers and resin coffee table Il laghetto di Daisy by Manu Crotti
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
Experimenting with new forms with red earth from Ibiza Earthenware, resins, assemblages, shapes and colours.
For some time, I had the desire to work with clay, and living in Ibiza d...
Category
2010s Spanish Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Resin
Artful Decor Lull No27 – NONO’s Wooden Sculpture for Modern Spaces
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Artful Decor Lull No27 – NONO’s Wooden Sculpture for Modern Spaces
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms and s...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Proud Totem I, a black
brown blown textured glass sculpture by Simon Moore
By Simon Moore
Located in London, GB
'Proud Totem I' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Simon Moore, created from handblown
sculpted glass with battuto* surface cutting and metal armature.
(*Battuto: This...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Very Large Cast Sterling Silver Model of a Stag, London 1976 by Garrard
Co.
By Garrard
Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1976 by Garrard & Co., this stunning Elizabeth II, Sterling Silver Model of a Stag, is realistically cast and chased, and stands on a marble base. The stag mo...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Pair of Disk Trays, African Walnut, Signed by Arno Declercq
By Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of disk trays - African walnut - Signed by Arno Declercq
Made in African walnut, sanded and finished with varnish
Measures: Large 43 cm wide x 43 cm long x 9 cm high / 17” wid...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Meteorite Impact Desert Glass
Located in London, GB
Libyan Desert Glass
Circa 29 Million y/o
Height: 9.5 cm
A beautiful, tactile piece of yellow glass, found between the high crested dunes of the Libyan De...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Libyan Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass
James Bearden Containment Box #2
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural "Containment" box, a vessel in blackened steel, dyed bronze, and red glass enamel by American artist James Bearden. Number 2 in a series. Top lifts off revealing an abstra...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Bronze, Enamel
Organic Harmony: Modern Wood Totem Still Stand No77 by NONO, Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$10,787 Sale Price / item
30% Off
French Empire Bronze of a Woman
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
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
Antique Early 1800s French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A boxed collection of 30 Cornish minerals
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A boxed collection of 30 Cornish minerals, presented in the original black and gilt glazed wooden box, the specimens numbered with corresponding keys to...
Category
20th Century English Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Antique Terracotta Equestrian Model of a Horse
Located in London, GB
Antique terracotta equestrian model of a horse
Continental, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 37cm, width 46cm, depth 17cm
This naturalistically rendered horse sculpture is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Wood Standing Totem Still Stand No9 by NONO, A Joel Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Guy Bareff, Bourrasque - Three Tier Illuminated Side Table, France 2024
By Guy Bareff
Located in New York, NY
Signed: Bareff
Guy Bareff's work over the last decade represents a renewed exploration of the visual vocabulary that characterized his powerful œuvre in the 1970’s. His new pieces r...
Category
2010s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 15 x W 22 x H 19 cm.
Material: Brass.
Available in a larger size: D 25 x W 36 x H 32 cm.
Federico Stefanovich presents himself as ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$597 / item
Carved Tropical Hardwood Crocodile Alligator Sculpture, 20th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CARVED TROPICAL HARDWOOD CROCODILE FIGURE
Probably mid-20th century
6 7/8" H x 9 5/8" D x 22 1/2" W
A large hand-carved hardwood figure of a crocodile, shown with open jaws and det...
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
Liddicoatite, Tourmaline
Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
16.5 cm tall x 11.4 cm diameter
Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in Mada...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
French Empire Parian Napoleon Bust
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Busts
Materials
Ormolu
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculptural Vase Italy Contemporary, 21st Century
By Andrea Salvatori
Located in London, GB
"TuttiTappi (Venus doppelgänger)", 2016, glazed earthenware and porcelain, measures: H 27 x 15 x 15cm
Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renowned visual artist w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Circa 1880 Antique French Bronze Sculpture Bust by Eugene Aizelin
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Eugene-Antoine Aizelin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE AIZELIN
French, 1821-1902
Bust of a Young Woman (1864)
Patinated bronze raised on an original turned rouge marble base over brass rim signed on shoulder "Eug. Aizelin 1864"...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Klas-Göran Klaesson Sheep Sculpture in Stoneware, Sweden 1991
Located in Utrecht, NL
Standing not only as a decorative object but also as an evocation of Scandinavian folk traditions and the artist’s deep respect for nature and craft, this piece is sure to be a lovel...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Albert Paley Monumental Vase
By Albert Paley
Located in Chicago, IL
Albert Paley Studio, sculptural vase formed, forged, and fabricated of steel with a stainless steel insert. The work has been published in The Art of Albert Paley and in numerous cat...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel
$50,400 Sale Price
35% Off
18th Century Marble Bust
Located in Allerum, SE
Impressive early 18th century hand carved life-size marble bust of a Roman man, circa 1700 Italy, possibly older.
Condition is good with minor chips and nicks consistent with age...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
$12,400
14 Astidamia Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
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 Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Purple Amethyst Agate White Quartz Rock Crystal Sculpture Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily large half geode with a vibrant color. The interior of the piece reflects the beauty of a natural wonder, due to its intensely deep purple amethyst crystals.
The edges of the geodes have been polished, revealing a vibrant combination of grey/blue agate, pink jasper...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$16,650 Sale Price
63% Off
Early 19th Century Greyhound, Berlin Iron, Germany
Located in New York, NY
Small iron sculpture of a reclining greyhound with elegantly crossed front paws and raised head. Finely detailed, characteristic of Berlin ironwork and the delicate metal artistry of...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$3,500 / item
Rimini Blu Ceramic Horse Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic standing horse sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Blue crystalline glaze enhancing the details of the decoration.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare British Bronze Sculpture “Snake Charmer” (1876) by Sir Thomas Brock
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SIR THOMAS BROCK R.A.
British, 1847-1922
"Snake Charmer" (1876)
Sand-cast and patinated bronze Unsigned, chiseled foundry mark for COX & SONS FOUNDERS cast circa 1880
Item # 409...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Le Puits Qui Parle
an Exhibition Bronze, Paul Eugène Mengin French, circa 1900
By Paul Eugène Mengin 1, Susse Freres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Le Puits Qui Parle' (The Speaking Well) - An Important Exhibition Bronze Group, by Paul Eugène Mengin.
Signed to the cast 'P MENGIN', and inscri...
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Polychrome Bronze Sculpture "Desperado" by Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Signed Kauba Austria. Horse and rider plunge from naturalistic base.
Literature: Harold Berman, 'Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930 Volume 4, PA, 1994, p. 1184.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jubokko Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Jubokko Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 10.2 x W 20.3 x H 34.4 cm.
Materials: Hard maple and walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbere...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Walnut
$1,839 / item
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse with Rider Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a rider wearing robes and a red sash sitting on a horse that is painted in blue dots and a red bridle, with its head bow...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Harry Bertoia Double Spray Sculpture with COA from Foundation
By Harry Bertoia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Harry Bertoia created numerous bundled wire sculptures from the late 1950s until the mid-1970s.
This example is a large and interesting table-top variation.
Sculpture comes with au...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Victor Vasarely Moire Tower Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silk-Screened acrylic
Editioned
Rarely seen in the marketplace.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Still Stand No16: Handcrafted Walnut Totem, A Serene Escalona Art Piece
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$21,200 Sale Price / item
20% Off
‘Le Grand Jockey
by Isidore Jules Bonheur
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Isidore Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901)
‘Le Grand Jockey ‘
Signed 'I Bonheur' and with foundry stamp PEYROL EDITEUR'.
Bronze, rich mid-brown pa...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Acatlán Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Acatlán Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 20 x D 15 x H 40 cm
Materials: Clay
Available in black, white and taupe Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz stone. The “Circo Collection” is a reproduction of Herón Martínez Mendoza...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$2,903 / item
Concrete Geometric Sculpture by Giovanni Canu, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
One off concrete sculpture by Giovanni Canu.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture of the
Theban Dancer
by CJR Colinet
By Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
French, circa 1925
Measures: Height 55cm, width 59cm, depth 23cm
The important Fr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Large Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri-Honoré Plé
By Henri Honoré Plé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé.
Signed Henri Plé to the base.
The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sw...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pedro Friedeberg Clock
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful gold-leafed variation of this form.
Signed under the foot.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
$18,500
Polished copper quartz with green accents
Located in London, GB
This striking polished quartz slice from the USA features rich native
copper inclusions that streak through the stone like molten metal, framed
by natural green tones that evoke a pa...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Polished Cast Brass Figa Sculptural Object by Studio Orth
Located in Geneve, CH
Polished Cast Brass Figa Sculptural Object by Studio Orth
Dimensions: W 8 x D 6 x H 13 cm
Materials: Cast metal.
Finishes: Polished Cast Brass or Polished Cast Aluminum
About:
Stud...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Gaudí Milà 4 Door Knob by Antoni Gaudí
Located in Geneve, CH
Gaudí Milà 4 door Knob by Antoni Gaudí
Dimensions: D 4 x H 4 cm
Materials: Brass
Before reissuing Gaudí’s furniture, BD, together with the archit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$298 / item
Quartz, Penas Blancas Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Located in New York, NY
Quartz.
Penas blancas mine, Vasquez-Yacopi dist.,
Boyaca Dept., Colombia.
Measures: 45 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide.
At least 12% of the earth's crust is quartz, making it one of ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Other
31 Imera Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Imera Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Kay Bojesen, Toy or Decorative Sculpture, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in High Point, NC
A teak toy or animal sculpture designed by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s.
Dimensions variable, measured as illustrated in first image.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Elvio Becheroni (Italy, 1934–2000) Possibilità Verso l’Alto, 1988
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture in the form of a stylized sting ray with dynamic expression, titled “possibilità verso l’alto” (eng. Rising Possibilities) by Elvio Becheroni from 1988. Material: mahogany,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
By 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
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$21,504 Sale Price
25% Off
Large 36” French Bronze Sculpture of Warrior “Vainqueur” by Eugene Marioton
By Eugene Marioton
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE MARIOTON
French, 1857-1933
"Vainqueur"
Dark-brown patinated bronze signed "E. Marioton", foundry cachet for Siot-Decauville, cold-stamped D718 cast circa 1910
stock ref. ...
Category
20th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Signed E. Guy
Located in Bridgewater, CT
E. Guy, American-Indian Archer, dark patinated bronze on portoro marble base, circa 1940s, H. 15.7 in.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Organic Sculptural Sphere
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Natural teak wood root sphere. The outer section is polished and the inner root left smooth in contrast. We have a collection available--all vary slightly in diameter. The price refl...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Red Amethystine Black Galaxy Decorative Object Sculpture Crystal Rock
Located in London, GB
An exceptional formation resembling an other-worldly landscape. This spherical
geode has been exposed to reveal a gorgeous amethystine quartz interior, the
tinted stalactites resem...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Dimensions: Ø 100 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Available in different finishes. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,956 / item
French Bronze Figure of a Striding Lion, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
French bronze figure of a striding lion, circa 1860
Signed by Louis Vidal (1831-1892).
Category
Antique 1860s French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ernest Wante Bronze Pierot and a Duck
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Belgian (late 19th Century) bronze figure of Pierrot (possiblyJean-Gaspard Deburau) dressed as a harlequin playing with a duck standing on a round base (signed, ERNEST WA...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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