A 17th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Burmese Statue of a Monk, holding an alms bowl and standing barefoot atop a lotus representing enlightenment, the whole raised on a later custom ebonized base. The practice of collecting alms was to provide people the opportunity to show generosity; by giving alms, one gets closer to reaching nirvana. Statues of Burmese monks were used as decoration in monasteries as a source of inspiration for young monks
Provenance: from the Estate of Kenneth Smiser, San Francisco

A Pair of Elaborate 19th Century Dutch Patinated Brass Ecclesiastical Candle Screens made in Baroque manner, featuring a large sunflower and leaves, and resting on a pyramidal faux marble base

A 19th Century Italian Marble Sculpture of a neoclassically dressed mother enjoying time with her two playful children

A Pair of 19th Century African Ebony Busts depicting a man and a woman, each on a later base

An Unusual Pair of 18th Century French Finial Architectural Elements, made of spelter, with an acorn finial above fretted spherical elements and with detailed metal work throughout, raised on conforming pedestals. This pair would be handsome flanking an entry or converted into floor lamps.

An English Art Nouveau Bust of The Royal Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, cast in a bronze alloy and plated in brass (now worn), expertly draped in marble garb, with exquisite brown glass eyes, wearing an elaborate necklace accented with semi-precious multi-color cabochons and its base highlighted with a delicate brass “lace” appliqué trim with additional semi-precious stones

A Rare and Unusually Large 19th Century English Statue of a Champion English Short Haired Pointer, made of spelter and standing atop a patch of foliage; this outdoor statue is more than twice as large as a life-sized pointer. English pointers are a distinctly aristocratic dog breed celebrated for their even and kind dispositions

A 4th Century A.D. Ancient Greco-Roman Marble Portrait Head, perhaps of Emperor Constantine the Great

A Pair of 19th Century Italian Bronze Bacchanalian Putti, each playing instruments and mounted on squared marble plinths

A Pair of 19th Century Italian Bronze Doré Playful Putti, each mounted on rouge royal marble and conforming bronze doré pedestals

A 19th Century Italian Marble Plaque of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who became the unlikely emperor of Rome as the only surviving heir of Augustus, succeeding Caligula who was murdered in 41 AD.

A Pair of Signed 19th Century French “Grand Tour” High Relief Gilt-Bronze Wall Plaques, by master founder Ferdinand Barbedienne, in the Greek taste, depicting charioteer scenes (perhaps from a race in the Panathenaic Games similar to Victorious Apobates 4th century BC) , inscribed ‘F. Barbedienne,’ in the lower right. Barbedienne was a world famous bronze founder and metalworker in the 19th century

A Vintage French Egyptian Revival Yellow Siena Marble and Brass Mantel Clock Garniture Set, the clock surmounted with a winged Sphinx raised by two female figures in ancient Egyptian kilts (with two more as part of the garniture) flanked by columns standing on plinths raised on fluted brass toupie feet

A Grouping of Nine 18th Century Florentine Polychromed Papier-Mâché Apostle Statues in vivid colors and each highly individualized

An Important Palazzo Scaled Pair of Polychrome and Giltwood Archangels, Michael and Raphael, the two of the highest rank, Michael, the angel of repentence and virtue, and Raphael, representing healing, love, joy and light

A Pair of 19th Century Italian Cast Bronze Busts of Greek Philosophers, each presented on a marble socle

A Large 19th Century Italian Terra Cotta Pair of Mischievous Bachanallian Putti raised on a giltwood base

A Pair of 18th Century Italian Terra Cotta Statue Heads, both depicting putti
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An 18th Century Polychromed Carved Wood Preaching Buddha, seated and gesturing to the sky with the right arm raised heavenward in a gesture of melancholy and presented seated on an ebonized lotus thrown in full ceremonial robes of red, cream, and black lacquers

A 19th Century Terra Cotta Madonna and Child Wall Plaque

A Pair of Bronze and Ormolu 19th Century Table Accessories, one hinged and lidded and both depicting Blackamoors carrying baskets on bamboo stands

An Early 19th Century Inkwell & Bronze Putti Figure on porphyry base

A Palazzo-Scaled Pair of 18th Century Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Venetian Blackamoors, in exotic “oriental” skirts and headdresses, one bearing a tray and the other an urn; a blackamoor similar to the male part of this pair was in the collection of Violette de Talleyrand, Duchesse de Sagan and Gaston Palweski until early 2010.

An Early 18th Century Carved Wood Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Figurine of a saint

A Pair of Late 18th Century Terracotta Florentine Statues of Grecian Muses dressed in well rendered draping chitons, one carrying a sheath of wheat and a laurel victory wreath and the other holding a cluster of grapes and a cornucopia

A 4th Century A.D. Marble Roman Head possibly of Emperor Constantine, one of Rome’s greatest leaders, dating back to earlier days of Constantine’s empire and most likely displayed after A.D. 312 in the part of the Forum built by the emperor Trajan.

An 18th Century Siamese Stone Buddha Head now mounted on a later bronzed metal base

An 18th Century Stone Bust of a Roman Youth now mounted and presented on an ebonized base

An Unusual Pair of Italian 18th Century Carved Bone and Wood Figurines depicting a poor shepherd couple, both wearing tattered clothing and with the husband carrying a shoulder pouch and walking stick, and the wife carrying a newborn child

A Pair of 18th Century Polychromed Figures on later giltwood bases

An Early 19th Century French Bronze Bust of Napoleon, raised on an ormolu and rouge griotte socle base

A Whimsical 19th Century Japanese Bronze Singerie Sculpture presented on a later custom mahogany stand