Sculpture, Carvings & Other
Browse our stock of antique sculpture and carvings including a wide range of busts, stone sculpture, plaques and key stones in a range of materials like stone, wood, cast iron and terracotta.
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Stock: 4615
A large finely carved oak bust of a Benedictine monk in pensive mood in the Baroque manner. French, circa 1830.
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15 3⁄16"
38.7 cms |
19 13⁄16"
50.2 cms |
32"
81.3 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 9289
A lifesize marble library bust in statuary marble of a gentleman in classical garbe. Photo before restoration. Signed : J C Lough.
English circa 1830.
The sculptor John Graham Lough produced a variety of portrait sculpture, and ideal male and female figures in classical style.
He was born near Hexham, Northumberland, and according to Redgrave, may have worked as a farmer in his youth. However, after an apprenticeship with a stone mason, and a period at Newcastle, he came to London to study the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum. He began exhibiting ideal figures and heads at the Royal Academy from 1826. Later, from 1834-38, he spent a period in Rome.
Among Lough's public works are a statue of Lord Collingwood in Tynemouth, and a Stephenson Memorial in Newcastle. In London, he produced the monuments to Henry Montgomery Lawrence and to Bishop Middleton in St Paul's Cathedral, and made the Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for the Royal Exchange. In Canterbury Cathedral, he was responsible for the monuments to Bishop Broughton, and to Lt Col Frederick Mackeson.
He died in his late 80s, and is buried in Kensal Green cemetery, London.
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22"
56 cms |
31 1⁄8"
79 cms |
9 13⁄16"
25 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 9690
A large high relief Victorian ceramic Keystone of the head of a weeping child possibly by Lipscombe & Co. after the model by Francois Duquesnoy ( 1597-1643).
English 19th century.
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12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
17 11⁄16"
45 cms |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 9349
An antique white marble sculpted bust of a child, the head turned slightly to the right, on a waisted circular socle, the rear signed J.Gall Sc.
Scottish, 19th century.
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9 13⁄16"
25 cms |
16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
5 7⁄8"
15 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8088
An 18th century giltwood shelf with coathooks. The moulded underside carved with acanthus leaves & a band of nulling enhanced with black paintwork defining the recesses with a row of nine scrolling acanthus corbels alternated with rosettes in black sunken panels below and nine coat hooks with open cast mounts.
Italian, 18th century with later modifications.
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78 11⁄16"
200 cms |
6 1⁄4"
16 cms |
5 11⁄16"
14.5 cms |
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Stock: 4633
A fine French carved oak Beaux Art overdoor, the central cartouche with Art Nouveau scrolls centred by a female mask with wings. Late 19th century, circa 1890 (photographed before restoration).
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72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
23 1⁄4"
59.1 cms |
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Listed Price: £7,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Antique sculptures
Antique sculptures conjure the vision of ancient civilisations, the classical marble statues of Ancient Greece and Rome - harmonious and idealised - but they are varied in both their materials and their styles.
Antique bronze sculptures
Many ancient statues were copied by sculptors in the 18th century to sell as souvenirs for Grand Tourists. Antique bronze sculptures were popular, which may have been inspired by Greek sculptures that were cast in bronze and only later copied by the Romans in marble. Antique sculptures of this period were predominantly figurative and often represented these classical subjects.
Antique bronze sculptures also enjoyed a great revival in the Renaissance period, in Italy and France especially, the most renowned sculptor of this period being Cellini. His remarkable figurative work inspired many later sculptors to move away from classical poses and create works that were more flamboyant and dynamic. Antique bronze sculptures come in a range of sizes, so suit a variety of positions, whether a small occasional table, a plinth or a mantelpiece.
Antique marble statues
Marble statues enjoyed popularity from antiquity to the present day, from their beginnings as polychromed statues of the deities, they evolved to embody the elegance of many ages, immortalising Kings and Queens, Gods and Goddesses. The beauty of antique marble sculptures is often the way the marble has been selected to represent the form, where the veins of the stone are utilised to emphasise the curves of a body or a natural form. Marble also absorbs light, giving the statue an almost lifelike glow in a way that stone statues of the same subject can’t.
Antique wood carvings
In Europe, antique wood carvings were most commonly found in ecclesiastic settings during the medieval period, but eventually became desirable in private homes. Antique oak carvings from the Victorian period were often inspired by these medieval, 16th and 17th century carvings, and decorative adornments were added over doorways, on ceilings, staircases and wall brackets. Antique wood carvings and sculpture were sometimes polychromed, or painted, to give the carving a lifelike quality.
If you are looking for antique sculptures, London is without doubt a great place to look. From the inspiration of our great galleries and museums, to our showroom, the Capital offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of sculpture and carving.