Antique Figures
Humans appear to be the only species interested in representing themselves in Art. The earliest known figurative sculpture found so far dates back over 35,000 years and since then we have never stopped recreating models of ourselves out of other materials. It is of course amazing how one basic body form can create an endless array of poses and positions, each uniquely suggestive of the person’s mood and personality. The most common materials for figural work are bronze, wood and stone, with each creating very different effects.
While competence alone can create an accurate representation of the body in sculptural form, it takes a true artist to give the piece a sense of presence and life. The most famous including Michelangelo, Degas, Rodin, Moore and others recognised this. In Europe the Renaissance allowed sculptors to consider the sense of allegory and movement in the frozen moment and also how to manipulate the finish to help suit that mood. Therefore, when looking at a great sculpture you are not just seeing the physical likeness of someone, but often a glimpse into their personality as well. If the 19th Century was all about recreating energy-charged classical pieces, by the 20th Century allegory was replaced with tenderness, humour and abstraction, capturing and portraying more personal moments.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage sculptures from knowledgeable dealers across the UK and beyond.
Windsor House Antiques
A Late 19th Century Bronze Figure of Carpet Seller Astride a Camel
£ 1000
A Late 19th Century Bronze Figure of Carpet Seller Astride a Camel
£ 1000
Windsor House Antiques
Town House Traders Ltd
Pair of Art Deco Cold Painted Figures
£ 650
Windsor House Antiques
Well Modelled Late 19th Century Bronze of Snake Charmer
£ 590
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Distressed Clay Sculptures Vintage 1960's
£ 295
£ 95
Windsor House Antiques
Finely Cast Early 20th Century Bronze Copy of Michelangelo's Statue of Lorenzo de Medici by R Bellair & Co
£ 1200
Finely Cast Early 20th Century Bronze Copy of Michelangelo's Statue of Lorenzo de Medici by R Bellair & Co
£ 1200
Windsor House Antiques
£ 750
Windsor House Antiques
Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze of a Music Teacher with Two Pupils
£ 1000
Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze of a Music Teacher with Two Pupils
£ 1000
Windsor House Antiques
£ 1250
Millers Antiques
Pair French 19th Century Bronze Harvest Gatherers
£ 575
£ 1250
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
20th Century Bronze of Mother & Daughter
£ 845
Athey Antiques
Verde Antico Sculpture of Hercules
Windsor House Antiques
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Figure of a Female Kneeling
£ 1500
Marylebone Antiques
Bronze Sculpture of Woman & Child
£ 450
Windsor House Antiques
Well Modelled Early 20th Century Figure of a Sphinx Like Female
£ 1950
Well Modelled Early 20th Century Figure of a Sphinx Like Female
£ 1950
Windsor House Antiques
Vintage House
Large Far Eastern Painted Wooden Lady Statue
£ 495
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
19th Century Bronze Figure of Andromeda, Alexandre-Pierre Schoenewerk 1820-1885
£ 4795
19th Century Bronze Figure of Andromeda, Alexandre-Pierre Schoenewerk 1820-1885
£ 4795
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
£ 95
Alain Michel Antiques
Gothic Period Angle In Walnut - 15th Century - Flanders
€ 4600
Windsor House Antiques
Most Unusual Collection of 28 Chinese Figures in Hard Stones, Jade & Rose Quartz
£ 3000
Most Unusual Collection of 28 Chinese Figures in Hard Stones, Jade & Rose Quartz
£ 3000
Windsor House Antiques
Windsor House Antiques
Fine Late 19th Century of Native American Bear Hunter by Carl Kauba
£ 2850
Fine Late 19th Century of Native American Bear Hunter by Carl Kauba
£ 2850
Windsor House Antiques
Allsorts Antiques and Collectibles
Terracotta Warrior Guardian Figure
£ 995
Windsor House Antiques
Mid 19th Century Bronze Figure of a Putti Astride a Cayman
£ 430
Georgian Antiques
Adrien Gaudez Bronze Stature
£ 8500
£ 2900
Matthew Coles Antiques
Vintage Wooden Carved Angel
£ 475
IM Chaney Antique Furniture
Classical Cherub Figure on Slate Base
£ 60
Robert Pagden Antiques
1920s English Whirligig
£ 325
Windsor House Antiques
Attractive Early 20th Century Figure of Cold Painted Retriever on Onyx Base
£ 90
Attractive Early 20th Century Figure of Cold Painted Retriever on Onyx Base
£ 90
Windsor House Antiques
Allsorts Antiques and Collectibles
Gold Gilt Deity
£ 495
Draper & Humphries
French Art Deco Sculpture Statue Lady with Greyhound
£ 795
£ 235
£ 225
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Fine Antique 19th Century Girl Carrying Flower Baskets Sculpture Signed Auguste Moreau
£ 1395
Fine Antique 19th Century Girl Carrying Flower Baskets Sculpture Signed Auguste Moreau
£ 1395
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Those Were The Days
Great Bronze of the Bard
£ 425
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
François Théodore Devaulx - Bronze Semi Naked Woman with Grapes
£ 1350
François Théodore Devaulx - Bronze Semi Naked Woman with Grapes
£ 1350
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Carved Wood Classical Sculpture
£ 525
Windsor House Antiques
19th Century Italian Figure of the Crucifixion
£ 1950
Town House Traders Ltd
Art Deco Cold Painted Figure of Dancing Girl
£ 590