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Pr American Carved Wood Folk Lions 18thc
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Pre 1800 item# 507880
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Fascinating pair of carved, dark stained wood recumbent Lions-pieces sit loosely on original wood bases--pieces have great character-doubt carver ever saw a lion--losses to surface-one paw has been glued-but they are all there-except for the paw, pieces have not been touched--wood appears to be pine-maybe cedar-pieces over 200 years--pieces have a sphinx like appearance--base 24 inches long and 17 inches deep-size of lions 18 inches long and 12 inches high--great folk art-AMERICAN
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PR Large Busts for Garden Loius XIVth & His Lady
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Pre 1950 item# 474235
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These two busts are Louis XIVth and his lady- most likely modeled on period stone pieces- cast in a combination of ground stone and resin--they are heavy and will not blow away in the the wind--made after WWII and imported into the US from France in the 1950s-casting is high quality--seldom found painted-painting shows minor wear from being exposed in garden outdoors-no condition problem--can be used inside if you have space--large-50 inches high-25 inches wide and 16 inches deep--pieces really make a statement-fine details
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Carved Wood Polychrome Carnival Devil Monster 1920s
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Pre 1920 item# 459232
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Rare American folk piece-carved wood,solid polychrome sculpture of monster demon devil-Egyptian revival style--carnival piece-most likely stood in chamber of horrors or freak show attraction-piece is almost all chip carved,gesso, and polychrome-parts of head and horns most likely applied carving-minor paint loss-tips of horns and part of hairline in back missing--wood is either cedar or pine-piece weighs around 150 lbs--size is massive-82 inches tall-14 inches wide and 11.5 inches deep--free standing, but would stabilize piece to wall with hook--just in case you want to hug it-no repairs or restoration--if you hurry, just in time for Halloween--spectacular sculpture for any time--has major impact in any room--surprise your significant other with it
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17thc Carved Wood St Patrick Life Size German
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Pre 1700 item# 456448
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17th century carved wood sculpture of St Patrick--either German or French-piece may be even earlier, possibly 16th century Mannerist--68 inches high-28 inches wide-13 inches deep--losses--termite damage but termites are dead dead-part of surface touched up--hands carved separately--bishop crozier gone--quality of carving of highest order--has forged iron loop that fixed statute to wall or niche---this an amazing sculpture that has real presence---should make an Irishman's heart jump with joy
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Australian Sculpture AAA Gun WWII Attr R. Klippel
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Pre 1940 item# 437753
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This iron sculpture belongs in the Guggenhiem Museum--believed to be inspired by a WWII naval anti aircraft deck gun-was made in the 1940s--composed of welded iron parts from assorted objects, all of which appear vintage--big piece--55 inches wide 33 inches deep and 58 inches high-on casters and gun tilts-very special piece-if you are bold, place in center of the living room-not for hen pecked husband--one of a kind-composed by skilled craftsman--had to take close to year to create--no condition problems--its silhouette will frighten prowlers--every castle needs one-art and function fused- the work is attributed to famous Australian sculptor Robert Klippel (1920-2001) Klippel was a sculpture assigned to the Australian Navy during WWII and became famous in US and Australia- in Museums-listed
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Cuban Bronze Sculpture of Argentine Lady Sgnd Listed
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Pre 1950 item# 390186
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This is a monumential, larger than life, bronze bust of Argentine feminist, writer, woman of the world, Victoria Ocampo [1890-1979]--sculpture is by famous pre Castro Cuban Sculptor, Arnaldo Serru, born in 1912, listed, works in National Museum of Havana--made various heads of Marti,created the famous monument in front of the piers in Havana--EL MONUMENTO AL MARINO CUBANO-- this bronze weighs over 130 pounds-signed and dated 1958-- has foundry mark-Funducion Nunez Rodriguez with what is believed to be a Havana telephone number--Tel B 7780---26 inches high--13 inches deep and 19 inches-wide-condition excellent- cast with lost wax process-deep green patina--a master work--Ms Ocampo was first women elected to Argentine academy of letters-1976-honorary degree from Harvard in 1967-founded magazine SUR in 1931 that developed into the most important literary magazine in Latin America-she clashed with the Peronistas who marked her home with a cross,identifying her as a oligarchic dissident-was imprisoned in 1953-donated her home in Buenos Aires, Villa Ocampo to UNESCO as a cultural center in 1973--she came from a patrician family-she was characterized as "THE MOST ARGINTINE WOMAN by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges--a very interesting, high quality sculpture that certainly has a tale to tell
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