Sculpture, statuary - Garden Antiques at Aileen Minor

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Antique Garden Sculpture & Statues
Dogs, pair carved limestone whippets, antique	Dogs, pair carved limestone whippets, antique Date: Early 20th C. Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of large opposing carved Vincenza limestone hound dogs or whippets. These have interesting form and stance with good detail, and mossy patinas. Early 20th century. Provenance: Part of New York collection for many years. 24in H. 28in L. Dogs are resting on plinths 10 1/2 inches wide and 27 1/2 inches long.
ANTIQUE CAST STONE STATUE OF YOUNG COURTIER	ANTIQUE CAST STONE STATUE OF YOUNG COURTIER Date: Early 20th C. Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique cast stone statue of young courtier with upraised arm on original decorated plinth with excellent detail and mossy patina. Two pieces. Total height 52 1/2in. Figure 43 1/2in H. and base 9 1/2in H. Two pieces: figure and round plinth base. Early 20th century. ON SALE $450.
CAST IRON RABBIT $ 225	CAST IRON RABBIT Date: early 20th century Price: $225 Description: Cast iron rabbit garden ornament. These were illustrated in 19th and early 20th century American foundry catalogs and were called "Wide Awake Rabbits" and sold as garden ornaments or doorstops. Popular garden pieces these are always in demand when found. 12 1/2 inches high, 12 inches deep and 5 inches wide. $225.
FRENCH ANTIQUE CAST STONE CHERUB STATUES, PAIR	FRENCH ANTIQUE CAST STONE CHERUB STATUES, PAIR Date: 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of antique French stone cherubs from Montpellier, France, in form of putti or cherubs leaning against tree stumps with original plinths, modeled as standard bearers. 19th century. 48 inches H. 15 inches W. Unusual and charming.
FRENCH ZINC STATUE THE SOWER, SIGNED J F MILLET	FRENCH ZINC STATUE THE SOWER, SIGNED J F MILLET Date: 2nd half of 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique cast zinc statue 'The Sower', a young man sowing seeds, on plinth, painted white. Signed in casting "J.F. Milliet". Circa 1890. Jean-Francois Millet was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers. Labeled on base "Fabrication Francaise, Paris". Excellent detail to the casting. 40"H. This would be a perfect focal point in a rural or farm garden setting. 40 inches high.
FRUIT SCULPTURE, CAST STONE, VINTAGE $ 175	FRUIT SCULPTURE, CAST STONE, VINTAGE Date: early 20th century Price: $175 Description: Attractive cast stone garden sculpture of assorted fruit in garden pot, fruit covered with growing lichen and pot with traces of old pink and white paint. Two part. Early 20th century. This piece would add great interest to any garden surrounded with low plantings. 22 inches high and 14 inches wide. $175.
GRIFFINS, PAIR ZINC, ANTIQUE	GRIFFINS, PAIR ZINC, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of seated cast zinc griffin roaring, with limbs symmetrical. This statue design was illustrated in late 19th and 20th century iron foundry catalogs such as the Mott Foundry in 1890. This pair is in old white paint over old green paint. An illustration of this griffin design is shown in "Zinc Sculpture in America 1850-1950" by Carol A. Grissom, page 432. In Greek mythology a griffin was a legendary beast with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion. The eagle was considered king of birds and the lion king of beasts. Griffins were also represented in the art of ancient Persia and ancient Egypt. 33 inches high, 12 inches wide, and 18 inches deep.
HERONS, PAIR CAST IRON, VINTAGE	HERONS, PAIR CAST IRON, VINTAGE Date: 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of cast iron herons in green and brown paint, cast with good detail. 20th century. Herons are long legged fresh water coastal birds, some refer to as egrets or bitterns. 22 inches tall. Pair $375.
HORSE HEAD WALL MOUNT, CAST IRON $ 295	HORSE HEAD WALL MOUNT, CAST IRON Date: 20th century Price: $295 Description: Horse head wall mount, cast iron, 20th century. 15 inches high, 7 inches wide and 11 inches deep. Attractive horse head for stables etc. $295.
HORSE HEAD, PAINTED ZINC	HORSE HEAD, PAINTED ZINC Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Wonderful decorative horse head, of galvanize zinc, painted in brown and silver with pink and red. Paint appears to be original. 19 inches high, 14 inches deep and 15 inches wide.
LION STATUES, PAIR ANTIQUE CAST STONE WITH QUARTZ AGGREGATE	LION STATUES, PAIR ANTIQUE CAST STONE WITH QUARTZ AGGREGATE Date: Circa 1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Magnificent pair of opposing large male lions with paws raised on top of spheres, of cast stone with quartz aggregate and white lime wash, with extraordinary detail. Circa 1900-1920, found in Baltimore estate. Excellent condition. 42 inches high and 46 inches wide. These are after the 'Medici Lions' (1589) still standing at the Loggia Dei Lanzi Piazza Della Signoria in Florence where they can still be seen today. 42 inches high, 46 inches deep, and 16 inches wide. Provenance: Baltimore, Maryland estate. This important pair of lions would be outstanding flanking a major entrance or building. The 'Medici Lions' were commissioned by Ferdinando 1 de Medici,Grand Duke of Tuscany, and originally set in the Loggia dei Lioni at Villa Medici, Rome to ornate the villa's garden staircase. The basis for the design was an antique Roman marble relief. This was worked up as a full figure looking to its right by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli in c.1598, and accompanied by a mirror-image version by contemporary sculptor Flaminio Vacca (1538-1605). The original pair remained in Rome until 1789, before being moved to Florence. Today they can be seen at the Loggia dei lanzi in Florence, Italy.
MARBLE TORSO OF WOMAN, CARVED	MARBLE TORSO OF WOMAN, CARVED Date: Early 20th c. Price: Please contact us for price Description: Carved marble torso of woman mounted on stone base, Italian white carrara marble. Weathered patina. 36 inches high, 14 1/2 inches wide, 10 inches deep. Stone base 14 1/4 inches, 9 1/4 inches deep. Figure 31 1/2 inches high. SALE $950.
MONKEY STATUES, PAIR, ANTIQUE	MONKEY STATUES, PAIR, ANTIQUE Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of monkey musicians garden statues, antique cast stone with marble aggregate and weathered surface with lichen. One is playing a tambourine and one is playing a drum and both are dressed in fashionable 18th century costumes. These are very well modeled figures with fine detail. Very early 20th century. 23 inches high, 12 inches wide and 10 inch square base. These monkey musician figures are after the 18th century porcelain monkey figures created by Johann Kaendler of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in Saxony in 1756.
RABBIT, CAST IRON $ 295	RABBIT, CAST IRON Date: early 20th century Price: $295 Description: Very rare small size cast iron rabbit garden ornament or doorstop, late 19th or early 20th century. These rabbits were called "Wide Awake Rabbits" and were shown in 19th and early 20th century American foundry cast iron garden catalogs and illustrated as garden ornament. But very few foundries made graduated sizes of this rabbit form so this small size is rare. 9 1/2 inches high, 8 inches deep and 5 inches wide. $295.
SHEPHERD STATUE, LEAD, ANTIQUE	SHEPHERD STATUE, LEAD, ANTIQUE Date: Early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Lead statue of a shepherd with crook after the important 18th century English lead sculptor John Cheere (1709-1787). John Cheere ran a thriving lead sculpture yard at Hyde Park Corner in London for 50 years. Cheere had many important patrons and his prolific business in garden figures was at its height in 1740-1750. This figure with its very fine casting detail of the costume has provenance from the Penderyn estate, a 25 room mansion in Queenstown, Maryland originally built for the son the the famed Chef Boyardee. 56 1/2 inches high. Base 13 inches square. Early 20th century. This sculpture would be a beautiful focal point for any garden.