19th Century Marble Sculpture "La Serenata" Boy Playing a Guitar, Signed Lapini
By Cesare Lapini
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful and decorative finely detailed Italian 19th century white carrara marble statue signed Lapini by Cesare Lapini (1848-1893) who was an Italian sculptor.
Carrara Marble
Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue, signed G.F. Lapini
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and finely detailed Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue, signed G.F. Lapini. This wonderful statue is raised on an oval marble base where the boy is st...
Carrara Marble
Italian 19th century Carrara marble statue of Venus by the Waves, signed Lapini
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully executed Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Venus by the Waves, signed by Cesare Lapini, 1885.
Carrara Marble
Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue, attributed to Lapini. This statue depicts a young man dressed in European pastoral attire with his...
Carrara Marble
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of Hebe
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Hebe. The statue is raised by a circular base where the beautiful Hebe is standing barefoot in front ...
Marble
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue Titled ‘Economista Precoce’
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely charming Italian mid 19th century white Carrara marble statue titled 'Economista Precoce', signed G.F.
Marble
Italian 19th century Carrara marble and French Ormolu clock statue of Venus
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning statue of Venus by the Waves is signed by Cesare Lapini, 1885 and raised on a fine French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu pedestal/clock.
Marble, Ormolu
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Life-Size Statue of Madonna and Child
By Cesare Lapini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive Italian 19th century white Carrara marble life-size statue of Madonna and child. The statue signed Gria Flli Lapini 1895, is raised by a beautiful dome...
Marble
19th Century Italian Marble Statue ‘Amor Della Terra’ by Cesare Lapini
By Cesare Lapini
Located in London, GB
Standing on a turned Verte de Mer circular pedestal, the subject, sculpted in white Carrara marble, the ‘Love of the land’ Cupid emerges from a sylvan cocoon, adorned with foliage an...
Carrara Marble, Marble
Sold
H 38.19 in W 15.75 in D 10.24 in
19th Century Marble Statue of a Fisherman, Signed Prof. Lapini, Firenze
By Cesare Lapini
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Italian Carrera marble statue of a Fisherman leaning on a rock with his net having fish caught in it.
Carrara Marble
Set of Four 17th Century Italian Rococo Painted Wood Columns
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
Wood
$194,500
H 32 in Dm 51 in
Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The...
Carrara Marble
$39,282Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$498,500 / set
H 49.5 in W 48 in D 27 in
A Life-Size Italian 19th C. Marble Sculpture Children in a Crib by A. Tantardini
By Antonio Tantardini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life-size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib" - A Risor...
Carrara Marble
$39,500
H 46.25 in W 14 in D 13.75 in
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble Statue of Venus De Milo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Venus de Milo, signed G. Pettini & Figli Pisa. The statue is raised by a wonde...
Carrara Marble
$84,500Sale Price|41% Off
H 40.5 in W 45.5 in D 14 in
Italian 19th-20th Century Marble Group "Allegory to Music" Children's Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...
Carrara Marble
Impressive Rococo Fireplace Mantel in Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A very impressive French Rococo fireplace carved in statuary marble. The panelled frieze and bracketed jambs delicately carved with trailing flowers and foliage. The serpentine shape...
Statuary Marble
$59,850Sale Price|29% Off
H 81.5 in W 23.38 in D 14.63 in
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century white marble bust of a young beauty, purported to be a young "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), by René Rozet (French, 1859-193...
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
$23,800
H 63.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Italian Early 19th Century Solid White Carrara Marble Statue of a Young Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely Italian early 19th century solid white Carrara marble statue of a young maiden. The seasoned figure is raised on a solid circular base. The bare footed maiden is draped in c...
Carrara Marble
$37,257
H 42.13 in W 83.47 in D 32.29 in
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
By Louis Delanois
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760 Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier França...
Walnut
$28,950Sale Price|35% Off
H 50.5 in W 31 in D 26 in
Italian 19th Century Carved Carrara Marble Figural Fountain Jardinière Planter
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 19th century carved Carrara marble figural fountain "Jardinière" modelled as a standing Putto and a Satyr supporting a sea-shell, on a rockwork base (drilled for ...
Carrara Marble
$135,000 / set
H 69 in W 27.5 in D 28 in
Pair of Italian Late 17th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Torchières
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and monumentally scaled true pair of Italian late 17th century Baroque period giltwood Torchières. Each torchière is raised by a square tapered base with striking most ...
Giltwood
French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood bench. This exceptional bench is raised on five cabriole legs with scrolled feet and scallop shape...
Giltwood
Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most impressive Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue. This charming finely carved statue is supported on a square marble base with cut corners and displays a...
Marble
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Venus and Cupid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and large scaled Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a Venus and Cupid. The young Venus is seated on a rock with a flowing garment draped over her leg whil...
Marble
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a young girl holding a scroll. The statue is raised by a circular base with a finely sculpted diamond ...
Carrara Marble
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