Shan State Papier Mache Buddha with brown worn lacquer patina, 19th Century Burma,
size: H. 57cm x W. 32cm x D. 20cm, both
hands are missing, very serene expression
Porcelain measuring 9 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 5 inches deep. Karl Gerhardt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1853.[1] He attended Phillips School in Boston. By 1870 he was apprenticed to a house painter in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where he later became a machinist at Ames Foundry. He showed considerable talent in mechanics, and later became a designer of machinery at Hartford, Connecticut.[2]
In 1874, he went to California...
Miniature Bronze Buddhist Monk holding alms bowl, 19th Century, mounted on wooden base, size: H. 6cm x 2cm x 0.5cm
ITALIAN MASTER SCULTOR, ANTONIO CANOVA 1755-1822 “HEBE LOVE GODDESS”, marble masterpiece, standing over 88 inches in height with its marble stand. Sculpture alone about 64 inches
Artistic process
Canova had a distinct, signature style in which he combined Greek and Roman art practices with early stirrings of romanticism to delve into a new path of Neoclassicism...
A very rare and exquisitely carved ivory CICADA NETSUKE, signed, Meiji period, Japan. Excellent condition, no damage or restorations whatsoever. The signature on the bottom is in red on an oval piece of mother of pearl. Details of the cicada's body are incredibly fine and exact.
Size: length 5.3 cm x width 1.9 cm x height 1.3 cm. Price: open to serious offers only.
A Bronze Indian Sculpture of Vishnu circa 1800 measuring 12” height (Quillen)
Very rare hand carved Baroque Church Putto (Cherub), wood with traces of gilding and polychrome paint, made for corner/angle where 2 walls join. Wood shows 2 cracks, toes of right foot are missing because of age, otherwise in good overall condition. Size: H. 12" x W. 9" x D. 8" Unique collector's item!
Magnificent 19th Century standing Mandalay Buddha, wood with lacquer patina and gilding, standing on a lotus flower socle. The slender body wears an elaborate monk's garment. Fine workmanship including a beautiful turquoise headband (rarely found) and silver colored glass inlays on the borders of the flowing robe and the lotus pedestal. The Buddhas's left hand clasps his robe, the right one holds a myrobalan fruit. Very good condition considering the age...
A beautiful 17th century Austrian fine carved wood Baroque Madonna holding Christ's shroud. Approximately 8 inch high in wonderful condition Linden wood.
Antique, 18th century, baroque, continental, finely carved wooden figure of Saint John of Nepomuk. The figure, dressed in a surplice and almuce, is polychromed and parcel-gilt with gold leaf, mounted on an elaborated plinth.
John Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia...
Chinese Ming Dynasty before 1700 Attendant Early Polychrome Sculpture in Wood measuring 32”x 12.5”
With traces of enamel and gold leaf (Consignment)
18th Century Northern European Recumbent Carved Wood Sculpture Figure more information coming…..Berlin Estate
A magnificent European,(Spain or Portugal) carved wood and polychrome sculpture of Saint Ursula with applied gold leaf., sitting in the original 18th century altar done with a oval top with carved flowers and at the top a putti.measuring 58” height, 34” width. The sculpture of the Saint, removable and measures 26” height
A beautiful rare antique French Gilt Bronze Dore bust of a young woman by Jean-Baptiste Greuze Paris circa 1799. Dor'e or bronze finish signed on reverse on a marble base. Dimensions 4ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 6.5ʺH in good antique condition minor imperfections commensurate of age.
Biography;
An 18th-century artist of melodramatic genre, morality lessons, female figures and portraits whose subjects included Mozart and Benjamin Franklin, Jean-Baptiste Greuze was born in the Burgundy region of France...
A beautiful gilt wood sculpture of Saint Peter from Cathedral of San Juan Baista Circa 1750, in Puerto Rico 27” height
Portuguese early eighteenth century Santos of Saint Maria of Lisbon, carved Rosewood sculpture measuring 18.5 inches
A very fine Spanish early 16th century carved wood santos of Christ with original paint measuring about 48”
Antique, 18th century, baroque, continental, finely carved wooden figure of Saint John of Nepomuk. The figure, dressed in a surplice and almuce, is polychromed and parcel-gilt with gold leaf, mounted on an elaborated plinth.
John Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava River at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia...