Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a cherub, signed Romanet

A beautiful and very high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue signed F. Mariotti Scul. The statue is raised by a circular base with exceptional ground and rock d...

A charming and high-quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a little winged cherub with his guitar. The statue is raised by an oval base with a rocky ground desig...

A charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble cherub fountain. The fountain is raised by a square base with terrain-like design below the cheru...

A charming Italian 19th Century white Carrara marble statue of a young boy. The boy is raised by a circular base seeming to be slightly irritated by the fact that his belt has fallen...

19th century Italian Carrara marble cherub on a pillow. Large finely detailed.

A large-scale white bisque porcelain putto or cherub statue standing on an ornate bombe plinth by 19th century French ceramicist Gille Jeune. Dating from the 1860s, this statue is over 150 years old. It depicts an infant – known as a cherub or putto – wearing a head band with a swathe of fabric draped over his arm and thigh. He sits upon a tree stump or rock with his arms raised and castanets in his hands. Thanks to its scale and provenance, it is a breath-taking statue for an interior or gallery, both the putto and the plinth inscribed with the maker’s mark ‘Gille Jne, Fabt. Paris’. Gille Jeune, Paris Parisian ceramist Jean-Baptiste Gille (1798-1868) was one of the leading manufacturers of French bisque porcelain - also known as biscuit porcelain - of the 19th century. In 1836, he established his own porcelain factory in Paris under the name ‘Gille Jeune’. His work was displayed in many prestigious exhibitions including London’s 1851 Great Exhibition where he was awarded a prize medal, the 1862 exhibition in London and the Paris exhibition in 1867. Four of his cherub works in the same style and scale reside at Hughenden House in Buckinghamshire as part of the National Trust’s collection. These include two of Gille’s depictions of the four seasons and a putto playing a flute as well as a putto with castanets like this one dating from 1855-1864. For this reason, we can say with some certainty that this antique cherub statue...

Allegories of the Greek Gods Eros & Erato An Italian Carved Sculptural Group Carved from a single block of Carrara marble, the winged putti cavorting together, one playing a trum...

An enchanting 19th Century Italian carved marble statue of a young child sitting on a rock holding a bunch of flowers. Indescript signature.