Barbara Israel Garden Antiques

An exceptional bronze replica of the ancient 5th-century B.C. Greek masterpiece, the Delphi Charioteer, a standing chariot driver, reins in hand, wea...

A fine pair of “Oak Tree”, or rustic twig, pattern cast-iron seats, the naturalistic arched back, seat and arms cast as branches with acorn clusters, on conforming trunk feet joined ...

A wrought-iron dining set, the bistro-style folding table with round top, the top with a pierced cast-iron disk at the center encompassed by undulating bands of wrought iron and an a...

A pair of carved sandstone parapet figures representing Music and Song, the figure of Music depicted playing a wind instrument, the figure of Song holding an open book, English, circ...

A rare terracotta plaque by Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923) depicting a male shepherd in a rocky landscape and playing a pipe, the plaque incised “R Wallace Martin 1871-2 Sc B4 3, and impressed “R.W.M.”, English, 1871-2, 26.25 ins. high, 13 ins. wide. Robert Wallace Martin was a sculptor by training, having studied with the English architectural sculptor, J.B. Phillips. In 1873 Martin founded Martinware Pottery in Fulham, soon after involving his brothers Edwin, Walter and Charles in the business. The Martin Brothers were primarily known for fantastical vessels, lidded jars, and other art pottery, mostly with bird (called “Wally Birds...

An exceptional carved marble figure of a boy by Benjamin Edward Spence (1822-1866), partially draped, seated on a rock and holding a Horn in his hands, s...

An exceptional bronze figure of a youth portrayed as nude and standing in a fluid pose, the face with jubilant expression and downward gaze, with one arm upswept and the other down, ...

A rare terra cotta plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, titled "A Girl at a Spring", depicting a maiden in a rocky landscape, classically dressed and with a ewer, possibly representing Hebe, the plaque incised “R.W. MARTIN. 1868. Sc.” and impressed “R.W.M.”, English, 1868. 25.75 ins. high, 12.75 ins. wide. Robert Wallace Martin, who died in 1923, was a sculptor by training, having studied with the English architectural sculptor, J.B. Phillips. He also took classes at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1873 Martin founded Martinware Pottery in Fulham, soon after involving his brothers Edwin, Walter and Charles in the business. The Martin Brothers were primarily known for fantastical vessels, lidded jars, and other art pottery, mostly with bird (called “Wally Birds...

A carved marble pinnacle, or spire, of hexagonal tapered form, ornamented with a plethora of curled-leaf embellishments termed crockets, the whole topped with a pineapple finial. In ...

An exceptional pair of wrought-iron gates in four sections, the two center sections embellished with scrollwork, rosettes, and central vase motif with roses and foliage, the two oute...

A suite of wrought-iron furniture in the Banana Leaf pattern, designed and manufactured by the New York firm, Salterini, the suite comprised of a curved sectional sofa in three secti...

A carved marble group with two cranes on a rocky base, one crane shown with head down harvesting aquatic plants, the other upright with aquatic plants in its beak, both birds with fi...