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Period: 18th Century
18th C Polychromed fruitwood carved statue depicting Maria Magdalena, Germany.
18th C Polychromed fruitwood carved statue depicting Maria Magdalena, Germany.

18th C Polychromed fruitwood carved statue depicting Maria Magdalena, Germany.

Located in brussel, BE

This beautiful polychrome and highly expressive statue 18th C statue represents Mary Magdalene in prayer, hands joined, eyes raised to the sky.It's of German origin

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Other Art Style 18th Century Sculptures

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Wood

Carved wooden sculpture representing the Resurrected Christ
Carved wooden sculpture representing the Resurrected Christ

Carved wooden sculpture representing the Resurrected Christ

Located in New York, NY

This antique wood carving depicts the Resurrected Christ in a triumphant, Baroque-style pose. Crafted in polychrome wood with remnants of original paint and gilding, the figure holds...

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18th Century Sculptures

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Wood

The Three Magi
The Three Magi

The Three Magi

Located in New York, NY

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...

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18th Century Sculptures

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Alabaster

Mary, Mother of God, South German Master circa 1760, Carved Wood
Mary, Mother of God, South German Master circa 1760, Carved Wood

Mary, Mother of God, South German Master circa 1760, Carved Wood

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Madonna, Mary Mother of God South Germany, circa 1760 Linden wood, painted Dimensions: 69 x 32 x 21 cm Painting damaged in places Authenticity guaranteed in writing

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Baroque 18th Century Sculptures

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Wood

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

A classic terra cotta sculpture of Mercury signed Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785).

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18th Century Sculptures

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Terracotta

Mary, Mother Of God Wooden Carved Holy Figure South Tyrol Italy Baroque
Mary, Mother Of God Wooden Carved Holy Figure South Tyrol Italy Baroque

Mary, Mother Of God Wooden Carved Holy Figure South Tyrol Italy Baroque

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

South Tyrolean woodcarver, circa 1760 Wood, painted Mary, Mother of God, is missing the fingers of her right hand, and the baby Jesus is missing a foot, an arm, and a hand. The origi...

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Baroque 18th Century Sculptures

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Wood

Large, 18th Century, Painted Santos Figure
Large, 18th Century, Painted Santos Figure

Large, 18th Century, Painted Santos Figure

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand-carved and painted, polychrome, Roman Santos figure in mid-stride. The figure wears stylized, flowing robes and stands atop a period base.

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18th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust
18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust

18th Century, Carrara Marble Bust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand carved, marble bust in three quarters, of a young man in a sensitively rendered, open-neck robe, with flowing hair held in a delicate circlet.

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18th Century Sculptures

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Marble

18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture
18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture

18th Century, Heralding Angel Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An iconic, hand carved, gessoed, painted, and parcel-gilt, Italian polychrome sculpture of tousle curled angel in windswept drapery. Beautiful expression and patina. Now mounted on a...

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18th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Madonna and Child, carved and polychrome wood, Early 18th C, South of France
Madonna and Child, carved and polychrome wood, Early 18th C, South of France

Madonna and Child, carved and polychrome wood, Early 18th C, South of France

Located in brussel, BE

Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticized the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned from the country. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...

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French School 18th Century Sculptures

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Wood

Oak and Marble 18th Century French Commode Jean Pierre Latz
Oak and Marble 18th Century French Commode Jean Pierre Latz

Oak and Marble 18th Century French Commode Jean Pierre Latz

Located in London, GB

Oak then lacquered with marble top Carved/Stamped with the name "Latz" in the wood under the marble Height: 55 inches (86.25 cm) Width: 55 inches (140 cm) Provenance Château de Mareil Le Guyon This commode is available to view at our gallery on Cecil Court. Jean-Pierre Latz Jean-Pierre Latz was one of the handful of truly outstanding cabinetmakers working in Paris in the mid 18th-century. Like several of his peers in the French capital, he was of German origin. His furniture is in a fully developed rococo style, employing boldly sculptural gilt-bronze mounts complementing marquetry motifs of flowers and leafy sprays, in figured tropical veneers like tulipwood, amarante, purpleheart and rosewood, often featuring the distinctive end-grain cuts. He also produced lacquered pieces, most famously the slant-front desk in the collection of Stavros Niarchos...

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French School 18th Century Sculptures

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Marble

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