6 days LeftFontaine's Auction GalleryItalian Marble Bust of a Woman with Brass-Mounted Marble Pedestal$600
6 days LeftLion and UnicornSalvador Dali (Spanish 1904-1989) Sculpture Our Historical Heritage, signed in the cast$100
5 days LeftFontaine's Auction GalleryFrench Egyptian Revival Bronze & Marble Clock with Bust of Cleopatra, Paul Auguste Gagne, Retailed$1,800
Oct 06, 2024Doyen AuctionLarge 19th Century Gilt Bronze Roaring Lion Mounted On A Ormolu Mounted Base$2,500
3 days LeftWeatherham Estate TreasuresLarge White Carrara Marble Augustus Caesar Bust Sculpture (39.6lbs)$850
Victor Brecheret marble sculpture commands $292K at John MoranMONROVIA, CA – A 1920s marble sculpture by the Italian and Brazilian Modernist artist Victor Brecheret (1894-1955) achieved more than 10 times its high estimate at John Moran on August 13. Full results for the sale can be seen at LiveAuctioneers. The stylized sculpture, titled Tocadora de Guitarra (Woman Guitar Player), shows the figure strumming […]
Roman marble portrait head of Titus might triumph at Freeman’s Hindman May 23CHICAGO – This 7in (18cm) high Roman marble portrait head is making a relatively speedy return to the auction block. It appeared for sale at Doyle New York as recently as October 2023, when it was cataloged as ‘Imperial Roman style’ and thought to depict the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, known as Caracalla. Then estimated […]
Early marble statue of a cricket bowler scored at Andrew JonesLOS ANGELES — A white marble sculpture of a young man holding what appears to be a cricket ball flew away from its estimate to bring $30,000 ($39,000 with buyer’s premium) at Andrew Jones on November 29. The finely carved and modeled figure of an idealized youth standing contrapposto may be among the earliest known […]
Met gifted with monumental Salviati oil-on-marble portraitNEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–1563). Executed on a one-inch thick marble slab, the arresting portrait depicts Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), a powerful Florentine banker and one of the most significant political opponents to the Medici rulers. The […]