Archaic period, Mano and Metate, circa 8000 BC, Central America. Millstones used for grinding nuts and spices, a magnificent artifact of primitive man.
Bathed in the ethereal glow of Carrara marble, Baigneuse by Cipriani Ugo di Meneville (1887-1960) stands as a delicate meditation on the female form, a synthesis of classical refinement and early 20th[...]
Late 16th century France – Massif Central This small marble sculpture, representing a Virgin and Child, is a moving testimony to popular devotion at the end of the 16th century. Sculpted with simplici[...]
CENZI proposal for you is : Bust depicting Joan D'arcA really well made Artworks hand carvedWhite Statuary CARRARA Marble and Arabesque Marble SCULPTOR: A. Michelotti (19° sec)DIMENSIONS: 55cm height [...]
Beautiful and rare sculpture in white Carrara marble depicting three dancing loves. 19th century period , an Italian work ; circa 1880. Height 54 cm Width 44 cm Depth 19.5 cmExcellent quality marble [...]
Large alabaster statue representing the famous bather after the original created by Etienne Maurice Falconet in 1757 in marble preserved in the Louvre. Originally, the title was Nymphe qui descende du[...]
Incredible Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 AD) pictorial funeral slab depiction naturalistic representations and Buddhist iconography as signaling to lead the deceased into the afterlife. Three scenes are [...]
Italian sculptor (early 20th century) - Masonic altar.56 x 52 x h 105 cm.Entirely in finely carved white marble, two snakes are depicted wrapping a skull and a game with the Eye of Providence, in the [...]
Ce cartouche est ceinturé par une large ceinture sculptée en trompe-l’oeil, avec des trous de réglage et une boucle finement détaillée, un motif relativement rare et surprenant dans l’ornementation a[...]
Very beautiful agate carved in the round with a motif of birds perched on branches and flowers. Beautiful composition carved from the mass of a large agate. China, early 20th century. Height: 14cm
A rare and very beautiful alabastergroup depicting Saint Anne the Educator, sculpted in the round withgilt and polychrome highlights from the 16th century.This statuette is part of the series oftradit[...]
Very beautiful bust of a distinguished noble professor in Carrara marble bust of Professor JP Nuel "Donated by his students and friends in 1895" The quality of the sculpture is magnificent; Very impor[...]
Sculptural group of the Meiji period (1868-1912), in patinated bronze, with bone tusks, glass tiger eyes and walnut wood root base, with bronze ink holder with enamels. Portraying a scene of struggle [...]
This alabaster sculpture is from the 17th century, it is fragmentary and has a beautiful patina. It was later placed on a base. For the condition, note a glued accident, traces of wear due to use, oxi[...]
Superb Carrara marble bust representing the Countess du Barry, after the work of the famous sculptor Augustin Pajou (1730-1809). A piece of great finesse signed Alfred Jean Foretay (1861-1944), a Fren[...]
Crouching Venus, neoclassical sculpture in Carrara marble, early 19th century.
An eighteenth-century English tourist in Florence wrote that of all the Venuses in the Uffizi, "only a graceful Crouchin[...]
Sicilian Virgin of Trapani, End of the 17th Century.
Rare Alabaster of Trapani from the 17th Century, Puríssima Conception.
Very beautiful alabaster virgin sculpted from the 17th century workshop of[...]
This white marble mascaron represents Bacchus, the god of wine and theater in Greco-Roman mythology. Large in size, he is distinguished by his very playful expression, with a wide open mouth and large[...]
Piece of Kushan frieze - 1st to 3rd century
Double-sided sculpture from the Kushan period from the Mathura region of India. This work is characteristic of the sculptural art of this period (1st-3rd[...]
Rebecca at the Well. Marble. Italian School, perhaps after models by PUGI, Guglielmo (Italy, 1850-1915).
White marble sculpture on a small veined marble base depicting a young woman dressed in a long[...]
Bird sculpture in Hard Stone and Semi-precious Stones
Gold details
Plaque with the name of the sculptor ‘Erwin Klein’ is present (as visible in the photo)
Switzerland - 1980s
Dimensions :
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This marble sculpture is a direct carving work, it is in perfect condition. Clovis-Edmond Masson (1838-1913) is a French animal sculptor, he is the student of the French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. [...]
Circa 1930. Not a molded or reconstructed stone but a true hand carved "blue stone" from Belgium.
("Pierre Bleu du Henaut". Henaut is a part of Belgium).
About 140cm width.
About 400kg weight.
Per[...]
VERY LARGE 19TH CENTURY ALABASTER SCULPTURE ON BASE AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822) REPRESENTING PAULINE BORGUESE AS VENUS DIM / 78 CM LONG X 21 CM WIDE X 44 CM HIGH DELIVERY ONLY PARIS ILE DE FRANCE[...]
Pair of alabaster bookends, decorated with bound books and a solid ball. From the 1930s, Art Deco period.
In good condition: impeccable balls, edge of the book with small old impacts which also give [...]
FRENCH SCHOOL late 18th – early 19th century, after a model by François DUQUESNOY (Brussels, 1597 – Livorno, 1643)
Putto
White marble
Height 18 cm; width 14 cm; depth 10 cm
Rear base in green marb[...]
Magnificent group sculpted in direct carving on a block of white Carrara marble, representing a Cat nursing her young. All cat lovers, of which I am one, will recognize the haughty serenity of a mothe[...]
Large lion of Fô in green enameled terracotta with blue highlights. The mythical animal representing the wisdom of the Buddha holds the pearl of eternity under its front paw. Its wide open mouth revea[...]
Sculpture representing a couple of sparrows in agate on a calcite base.
Sold with copies of purchase invoice from Gübelin Geneve dated 28/11/1983 and insurance valuation document dated 19/12/1990.
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A pair of antique Chinese temple door supports or brackets, Qing Dynasty period, 17th/18th century, stone with carvings of Fo dogs or Buddhist lions, seated on tanggu (ceremonial drums) on large pedes[...]
COD 0974
Great Italian statue in white marble from the first half of the 18th century. Work depicting a wonderful child satyr, of extraordinary quality. Mythological being who inhabits the woods and[...]
The jovial deity, carved in a block of rose quartz, is represented standing, holding his big bag in one hand, a laughing child comes out of it. Budai is the symbol of joy but also of abundance, he is [...]
Exquisite French sculpture from the late 1800s in white marble. It depicts a tribute to the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova, with a putto holding a book on a pedestal.
Origin: France
Period: Late 18[...]
Sarcophagus Fragment – 18th century or earlier
This bas-relief carved fragment appears to be from a work inspired by ancient sarcophagi.
It depicts a partially preserved male figure holding a corn[...]
- Magnificent alabaster sculpture of Spanish tradition. Due to the work on one side only, and the mortises that it presents in the lower parts, it is very possible that it integrates a relief or is pa[...]
A pair of large French vases from the second half of the 19th century, Empire style, in black and red marble from France, featuring bronze applications on the top, central garlands, and on a lower bas[...]
Alfred Pina, born in Milan in 1887, died in 1966, is a French sculptor of Italian origin. He studied in Milan and came to Paris in 1911. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1911 to 19[...]
Character on a Peach of Longevity in Hard Stone Very beautiful sculpted and chiseled piece Work from the early 20th century representing a subject carrying coins, seated on a peach of longevity Large [...]
Luca Madrassi (1848-1919) – The Broken Jug, polychrome marble sculpture after Greuze, late 19th century This masterful work by Luca Madrassi, a renowned Franco-Italian sculptor, is a three-dimensional[...]
China Rock Crystal Carp Sculpture Very beautiful piece finely sculpted and chiseled Work early 20th century Good quality of the mineral Wooden base Free shipping
Cross pattée with shell of St. Jacques. 12th century Baixas marble. Origin of a rural commandery welcoming pilgrims on the road to St. Jacques de Compostelle. France, Occitanie, Pyrénées Orientales Pe[...]
Alabaster sculpture representing the three graces according to Canova.
The statue of the Three Graces of Antonio Canova is a noeclassical sculpture, in marble, of the three charites of mythology, d[...]
Porphyry architectural fragment - 19th century or older
Architectural fragment in porphyry from the 19th century or earlier.
Shows signs of wear and alteration. Its shape and dimensions suggest a [...]
This sculpture was made in stone, it is a direct cut, representing a female nude. It has a lot of allure. It weighs a lot. We report rubbing in various places, dirt, yellowish traces, pencil strokes, [...]
Here is a sculpture in bacon stone representing two characters, it is a Chinese work from the 20th century. The patina is original, the sculpture is fine. Unfortunately, we report shocks on the face, [...]
Bust of a woman (goddess Hera?) In Carrara marble sculpted in very good condition Probably from the beginning of the 19th century Hera in Homer's Odyssey was celebrated as the goddess of marriage Emin[...]
Disc Birds and Lotus in Green Jade Nephrite Hard Stone Very beautiful object from the early 20th century, finely sculpted and chiseled, showing birds on a tree, tiny chips. Exotic wood base 15 x 20 cm[...]
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