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Bring good fortune and protection energy into your life with this culturally and artistically significant large vivid powerful master artisan hand carved Balinese rosewood sculpture of Vishnu riding his Garuda. This very heavy and dense (sinks in water) carved masterpiece is crafted out of the finest Indian Rosewood (Sono wood). This is the most heavy, dense, hard, rare, expensive, highly prized wood in Indonesia – Not to be confused with lesser woods such as Suar, Jempenis or Balau. It is tru...

Bring positive energy into your home in a special artistic manner with this intricately pierced carved romantic masterpiece of Rama and Sita in the forest. The fine detail, grace, and scope of this special piece is exceptional displaying four levels of three dimensional carving. Iconology: The story of the triumph of Good over Evil and is highly venerated and celebrated every year in Indonesia. Depicted are Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu – Supreme God) his wife Sita. The myth tells of Ra...

Bring Harmony into your life with this rare crafted 18th Century Chinese polychrome carved wood prayer sculpture of Lao Tzu the famous founder of Taoism. Tao (pronounced Dao) "the Way" can be described as the force that flows through everything. Taoism includes strong themes of harmony with nature. Note the cut out square compartment in the back to place the written prayers. It shows considerable signs of genuine use on an altar for many years, including burns to the bottom of the figure from...

Bring fine beauty into your home with this large (21” high 62 lbs) striking polychrome patinated bronze sculpture titled “Yessenia“, signed Victor Gutierrez ’89 (see photos). Victor Gutierrez of Mexico City is an internationally renowned master of bronze sculpture. He is the third generation of a family of sculptors, who have produced major monuments throughout Mexico, Europe and the United States. Gutierrez recently completed a monument in Brussels. Known for his unique artistic abil...

Koi have traditional attributes of good luck and success in the Japanese culture. This massive (over 5 feet long) Koi bell or Mokugyo is masterfully carved out of one enormous trunk of Teak wood. To achieve the divine (Third Chakra) chime resonance confirmed and blessed by a Buddhist monk, the belly, mouth and the ball in the mouth were precisely carved to exacting specifications (see photos). (The wooden fish is one of the most important Dharma instruments that leads and controls morning and ev...

"Vierge A L'Enfant Statuette" clear crystal statue signed Rene Lalique on marble pedestal. Circa 1960s. See photos. Dimensions: 34.4cm (13.5") high (36.8cm (14.5") ( including marble pedestal).

Bold bronze bust of Napoleon signed by Renzo Colombo dated 1885, titled "Napoleon 1st features the famous Napoleonic Eagle on marble base. Hallmark: Pinedo Bronzes Paris. Dimensions: 14.5" X 9" X 6.5". Strong demand for Colombo works is demonstrated by the recorded sale price of $3,819 for the smaller Napoleon bronze bust Lot # 259 sold at US Auction House on July 31, 2010.

Powerful and beautiful this fine bronze work entitled “Bird” created by John Milne in 1977 demonstrates his unique genius. This piece was part of showing made from April – May in 1978 at the Gilbert Parr Gallery in London (see photos of the show’s catalog and this piece in it – as the photo shows, this piece was # 3 in a comprehensive showing of 20 Milne works). Dimensions: 16” high X 6” wide X 4.5” deep. Milne, born in Eccles, England (near Manchester) studied at the Salf...

Koi have traditional attributes of good luck and success in the Japanese culture. This massive (over 5 feet long) Koi bell or Mokugyo is masterfully carved out of one enormous trunk of Teak wood. To achieve the divine (Third Chakra) chime resonance confirmed and blessed by a Buddhist monk, the belly, mouth and the ball in the mouth were precisely carved to exacting specifications (see photos). (The wooden fish is one of the most important Dharma instruments that leads and controls morning and ...

This very old outstanding example of Italian Mannerism (1527-1600) is rare indeed. This Saint Francis of Assisi depiction’s Mannerist intentionally exaggerated and elongated proportions, exquisitely fine artisanship of 16th Century Florence and Rome is NOT to be confused with more common, less refined, differently proportioned and far less valued much newer colonial figures. Evidence of silver-leaf gilding, worm damage, clear St. Francis subject, elegant lines, and craftsmanship further conf...

Large important Italian bronze sculpture of an expressive reclining Bacchus, Signed by Flaminio Lucca (19th century). Bacchus is the promoter of civilization,law giver, lover of peace and patron of agriculture and the theater. Demensions: 21.5" high X 24" long X 12" deep.

Signed: "Copyright by Frederic Remington", this excellent lost wax casting of Remington's "Bronco Buster" is striking. Points of note include free moving stirrup, hat brim up, hollow eyes, ears back, and unmistakable right patina and fine detail of the artistry in the casting are all consistent with the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company period of Remington castings in the 1890s - not to be confused with later Roman Bronze Works castings or later unauthorized less quality castings. Dimensions: 19" hig...

Two massive 19th Century French Classical hand carved sandstone alagorical sculptures – one of Poseidon with trident and dolphin and one of Dionysus with infant Satyr and grapevine. Dimensions: 6’ 10” high X 23” wide X 23” deep each. Condition: Comensurate with age. Each of the the sculptures has cracks (see wrists in photos). Celebrate the blessings and foundations of civilization with these patron deities.

Bring good fortune to your life with this unusually large, exceptional 19th Century Japanese carved wood statue of Daikoku, the god of wealth (one of the seven lucky gods of Japan). He is in his traditional pose with his sack of treasure slung over his shoulder, holding his magic mallet (which produces coins and wishes) and standing on two bales of rice (signifying abundance). This robust figure carved out of a large native Japanese cypress(Kiso-Himoki) trunk (see the rings on the bottom) stan...

Bold Napoleon Bonaparte on Horseback bronze sculpture signed by Louis Marie Morise (1818 - 1883). Dimensions: 18.5" high X 26" long X 6.5" deep. Strong demand for Morise Napoleon bronze pieces include the sale price of $20,320 for this same piece "Napoleon on Horseback" Lot # 281 at Neal Auction on November 20, 2001.

"Mother and Child" Marble sculpture, signed and dated by William Zorach (1887 - 1966). Circa 1956. Dimensions: 11.5" long X 9.5" high X 7" deep (not including the stand). Originally from Lithuania, Zorach came to the U. S. and studied at National Academy of Design and later at La Pallete in Paris. Known for his unique interaction with the sculpture's medium, his work his can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Ins...

“Bold Form” marble sculpture, attributed to Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975) (signature unavailable) Dimensions: 11" X 6" X 5" (including stand). Rare strong expression of Hepworth’s iconic form is even more rare as it is a one of kind done in marble. Barbara Hepworth was one of the most prominent early 20th-Century British sculptors who moved from Classical to abstract styles that were organic and geometric. Many of her works are relatively small scale, but in her later years, she did incre...

“Rattlesnake” Signed: "Copyright by Frederic Remington". The most famous Western Artist in American, Remington’s principal subjects of course included the iconic Cowboy. Remington completed an initial version of The Rattlesnake in January 1905, and he was immensely pleased with its daring off-balance composition. Three years later, however, after ten casts were produced, he grew dissatisfied with the original design, reworking the plaster model into a larger, more massive form. The chang...