Large round ceramic wall sculpture by artist, Peter Voulkos (1924-2002). Wheel thrown with splashes of glaze. The back is signed by Voulkos. The base is wrapped with the original wire installed by the artist in order to hang the piece on a wall. Dated 1983.
Peter Voulkos was inspired by the American painters of the New York School, focusing on infusing the spontaneous energy of Abstract Expressionism into his work...
A pair of finely cast Asian bronze bird animal statues.
Age: Contemporary
Size: Height 12.5 - 14.4 C.M. / Width 7.5 C.M. / Length 17.4 - 18.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
From our Fine Arts and Americana Collection, "Earth and Sky," by Misha Frid, AP #9 (Artist's Proof) of 25. Signature and foundry mark on base.
Born in 1938 in Moscow, at the age of six, Misha began his artistic studies at a prestigious art school for gifted young artists. He graduated with honors from Moscow State Art College and The University of Fine Arts...
Unusual Japanese okimono of an ant with lifelike rendering made out of leather hide. Mounted on custom metal base for display.
Dimensions: 16.25" H x 4.5" W x 6" D (on base)
A plaster of Paris sculpture of St. John the Baptist as a child, sleeping. The boy dressed in camel skin is leaning on a rock, cross in hand and a lamb at his feet. France, mid-19th century, with nice patina and traces of a light blue colouring. Plaster of Paris was a gypsum or chalk mixture used for architectural and art purposes from the beginning of the 19th century and small sculptures, especially with religious themes, were widely exported. Height "3 ½/ 9 cm and width "3 1/3 / 8.5 cm...
Alexander Ney Russian American contemporary sculptor" Animal Bead" this seems to be intended to be strung since the hole in the mouth goes all the way through, with the others in the collection in silver this seems like it was a attempt to make jewelry art.
The artist initialed this piece "N 1" in his usual incised way. Size l nearly 2.75"" by 1.25" high. This is from a very rare group of early miniature pieces most all were initialed in this way...
20th century copy of an earlier sculpture of Washington by J.A. Houdon 1741-1828. Jean-Antoine Houdon 25 March 1741 – 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor.
An original antique French Art Nouveau bronze statue of a glamorous woman by Georges Van der Straeten c.1905. Bronze mounted to a marble base signed on verso with the stamp medallion of Original Bronzes Society Paris France. Measurements 4.25ʺW × 3.25ʺD × 7.5ʺH.
Georges Van der Straeten was a Belle Epoque sculptor born in Ghent, Belgium, on December 21, 1856. He studied under the Neo-Baroque sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908)...
Large standing Lanna Thai wooden disciple with alms bowl, 19th Century, gilded, good condition, size H. 85 cm x W. 23cm
RED POT LOOKING LIKE GUTS
Redly and curvely powerful ceramic object (as flower pot) that looks like internal organs. Contemporary art work. Japan. 14 x 11 x H 12cm (5.51 x 4.33 x 4.72in)...
Metal sculpture by Swedish artist Puck Stocklassa (1922-2014)) of two figures on a horse, figures with matte black surface on rectangular wood stand with artist information on bottom.
Measures 9" wide, 9 5/8" high, and 3" deep, these measurements include the stand. The figure alone is roughly 8 3/4" wide, 7 1/2" high and 2 1/8" deep.
The metal appears to be copper, as it shows through in some small areas where the black surface is worn...
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...
A unique Bronze presentation plaque of President Ulysses S. Grant with his four stars that are actually fully removable for mounting. Measuring about 20 inches by 18 inches
Ceramic sculpture by Michael Andersen, Denmark, circa 1930. 16" long; 9" high. Persian glaze with cracquelure. In excellent condition (one small glaze chip to the toe should be mentioned). Still bears the original MA&S paper label. Also hand incised shield mark with 3 lines (fish) and numbers 4875 II.
When I first saw this piece, it screamed to me "Picasso". The 11 1/2" by 7 1/2" work is not signed, but the style, the slight glaze on the baked clay surface, the decoration, is suggestive of the ceramic Madoura works of Picasso. The item weighs just shy of three pounds. Condition is excellent.
Elaborately crafted natural marble figure of a child carrying a basket of flowers while holding one flower in their hand. This statue is handcrafted in various types of marble and stone. Mid-20th century. Weighs about 350 lbs and measures 42" high
Mat to satin finish with dramatic graining, pulling both the light and dark tones with it. Round, flat top. Very solid and heavy in weight! Makes for an incredible side table for home. Cylindrical body with use of negative space, pushing and pulling naturalistically within. Base sits flat on floor.
Mat to satin finish with natural tones.
Dimensions: 24” High x 19 1/2” wide
(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie...
The Flute Player, by German Artist N. Schmidt,is a very fine work depicting pan playing his flute and his dog near him. The work signed, and in bronze, mounted to a marble base, measuring 10” x 8” x 5” without the pedestal.
A heavy bronze mid-century sculpture on a wood base, signed (incised) J. Soriano, measuring approximately 14" by 9" by 8" (bronze itself), the wood base about 10 1/2" high. Note the fine lustrous brown patina. The signature is spurious, the work not by the famous Mexican artist sculptor Juan Soriano (so determined by correspondence from the representative/expert of his estate), but the anonymous work stands on its own merits, and it is likely to be of Mexican or South American origin...
NICE STONE
Age unknown, Japan, approx. 22 x 16 x 2cm (8.66 x 6.29 x 0.78in)
selected by Jinta
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AFRICAN DAN CARVED EBONY FIGURE TWENTIETH CENTURY measures 10” tall and sitting on a associated plinth
This is the famous bronze plaque of President Lincoln that President Teddy Roosevelt saw in the studio of Brenner, and later commissioned the one cent piece for the Lincoln birth centennial in 1909. Measuring about 9.5” x 7”….Brenner is probably best known for his enduring Lincoln coin design, the obverse of which is the longest-running design in United States Mint history, and perhaps the most reproduced piece of art in world history. Brenner's design had been picked by President Theodore...
German Carved Sculpture of the Holy Mother 18th Century , with praying hands approximately 18 inches tall
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
A 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture of The Blessed Mother 12” height, made of carved wood. The provenance is from the private collection of the Bishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico given to the owner as a wedding gift in the early 2000s
A beautiful carved wood standing figure of a Siamese Thailand deity gilded wood, sitting atop a lotus leaf standing 27 inches tall
The body is composed of two phoenixes, the heads of the birds naturally forming the handles. The stone is very hard, green speckled with translucent white. The cover is also formed of 2 birds, it is not pierced so it is possible that it is not a censer, although it can be used without a cover. It is placed on a finely carved hardwood base. There are some numbers stamped inside, probably so as not to mix up the bases. China 20th century around the 70s. Good condition. No restoration or gluing.
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Pakistan - Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved, schist figure representing the goddess Hariti from the Gandharan Empire. she holds a cornucopia in her left hand and had a pomegranate in her right hand now missing as is her knee. wavy hair, as well as the sensitive modeling of Hariti's face demonstrates a classical influence. Size: 7.25" h x 4" w no stand.
From our African Collection: A Zande figure, circa 1960. From Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16" h.
Zande, also called Azande, also spelled Asande, a people of Central Africa who speak a language of the Adamawa-Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Extending across the Nile-Congo drainage divide, they live partly in South Sudan, partly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and partly in the Central African Republic. The regions they inhabit, savanna in the nort...
Polished cast brass American Eagle perched on a branch. Unsigned sculpture from 1920-1930, measuring 18” high,22” wide.
Metal bust of a cat with glass eyes, gray color metal with remnants of silver, mounted on a round green marble pedestal, bust has written information on back, but is only partial and not legible.
Measures 5 1/2" high and pedestal base is 3 3/8" in diameter.
Very fierce yet charming cat, very well sculpted with intense glass eyes, he is a wonderful desk companion.
The head is hollow and something rattles about when shaken.
Condition is good, he may have been silver plated at sometime, as ther...
Very fine Burmese wooden praying monk-disciple in adoration with high quality gilding. 18th Century, very good condition,
beautiful serene expression. Size: H. 32cm x W.15cm x D. 16cm
Sterling Edmund Lanier author and sculptor Bronze figure possibly Japanese General he seems to be carrying a samurai sword , 1960-1970s original hand cast in as made condition . Size h 2" w 1" signed Lanier under back r arm. Lanier was born on December 18, 1927 in New York City . He was trained as an anthropologist and archaeologist, and educated at Harvard, from which he graduated during 1951. He was a lifelong devotee of speculative fiction, as well as a cryptozoology enthusiast. Before begi...
A beautiful pair of Borneo wood sculptures pair of mask 16” each in length Berlin Estate
Art Deco bronze urn: $44,000, reduced to $38,000
This Art Deco bronze figurative planter (jardiniere), circa 1920, measures 55" in height, 36" across (elbow to elbow), 18" deep. caste bronze, 150-250 lb. This work was the combined effort of two French sculptors; Pierre Lenoir and Marcel Guillard (1896 - 1932). It is believed two castes of this sculpted urn were made.
Pierre Lenoir (1879 - 1953) was a French sculptor and medallist and was one of the Breton sculptors born in the 1880s ...