Alabaster Cleopatra Sculpture, Unsigned, Attributed to Battiglia circa 1900

1900

Early 20th C Italian Art Nouveau Alabaster Sculpture of a young female bather. Bather is seated on a stone with arms crossed in a mode...

White marble sculpture, signed Aug. Moreau, depicting two putti enjoying grapes and wine. The piece is consistent with similar works created by Auguste Moreau. This particular work i...

19th Century French Bacchanalian Bronze in the 18th century style depicting two Putti, in the manner of Clodion. One putto reclines while another feeds it grapes. The Patina is worn ...

Elegant 19th Century French Clock with gilt turquoise porcelain figures of a young man and woman with a caged bird. The porcelain figurine is in good condition with all fingers intac...

Medieval style carved sculpture of three religious figures, possibly saints. The sculpture is in the style of Gothic religious art from continental Europe, particularly Germany and F...

Religious sculpture of a bearded Christ holding a lamb. This beautiful sculpture is made from terracotta with a layer of gesso. The sculpture is...

"Pair Recumbent Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian (possibly Florence) Mid 19th Century Alabaster, marble 6 x 9 x 4 inches This is an exquisite pair of Italian alabaster lions on marble bases based on the monumental lions carved by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the greatest Italian neoclassical sculptor. Canova sculpted the marble lions for the monumental tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter’s, Rome in 1792 Canova Lions refers to the pair of copies of lion sculptures by Antonio Canova. When Canova created the sculptures in 1792, he installed them on the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. The marble sculptures are some of the most prominent features in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Given the intricacies of creating the original Canova lions, some artists created molds and replicated them. A good example is the pair of lion sculptures...

Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Known as Peruvian alabaster for its translucency and workability, Piedra de Huamanga is a highly prized material from the province of Ayacucho in Peru. In the 17th and 18th centuries, local craftsman in the town of Huamanga began to specialize in the production of small-scale, polychrome religious sculptures made from this distinctive stone. Huamanga sculptures are among the most accomplished examples of carving from the Spanish Americas, where polychrome wood sculpture was a far more common sculptural medium. These works, which were created as independent sculptures or as sculptural groups—such as our three Magi—were intended for ecclesiastical as well as domestics settings. Our three figures likely formed part of a larger Nativity group—a New World variant of the tradition of the Neapolitan Crèche...

A substantial and dramatic Art Deco figure of a horse, hand-carved in rose-ochre alabaster. Unsigned, American School circa 1930.

Alabaster on steel 12 x 12 x 14 inches

Alabaster on granite

Alabaster and wood