Life-Size Wooden Sculpture Michael Gagashe Zondi

This impressive pair of reclaimed block statues are carved from solid black and gold marble. Block statues emerged in Ancient Egypt and used in temples, their subject seated on the...

A very rare piece, this original Art Deco lamp features a sculpted figure and mirrored backdrop with an enigmatic dancing light of different hues. The frosted glass figurine...

This is a fine antique cast-iron fire basket with a beautifully ornate, high-arched backplate. The upper section is crowned with a classical sunburst mask motif, while the surroundin...

An impressive example of late 19th century craftsmanship, this the Arts and Crafts chimneypiece is hand-carved from richly toned oak, it features deep-profile ornamentation throughout, including scrolling foliage, classical motifs, and intricate monograms at the centre and end. The large and imposing piece has an arched opening that delivers strong architectural presence. The intertwined initials and heraldic-style detailing suggest it was a bespoke piece. The surround has been photographed with BRIARDa large arts and crafts fire basket...

Modernist sculpture by unknown Swedish sculptor. Made in 1962 and signed with the artist name boholm and year -62. Hand carved from wood with a dark stained finish. Good vintage cond...

A very unusual, stylized sculpture of man by a Portugese sculptor Manuel Pereira da Silva. Made of pine, 1979. A note about the artist: "Manuel Pereira da Silva was born in Portelas, in 14 de Maio Street, Vila Nova de Gaia, on 7 December 1920. In October 1928, he started his education at Cabanões primary school. After he sat the 2nd level exams, at Palhacinhas school, his father enrolled him in the Faria Guimarães Industrial School (currently Soares dos Reis Artistic Secondary School), to take the joinery course. The following year, he changed to the Drawing course. After completing his secondary school studies, he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Porto, in 1939. Here, he studied under the supervision of Joaquim Lopes, Acácio Lino and Rodolfo Pinto Couto, and had as colleagues Arlindo Rocha, Júlio Resende, Eduardo Tavares, Isolino Vaz, Nadir Afonso and Fernando Azevedo, some of which were part of the "Grupo dos Independentes" (Group of Independents). He received two awards: the Teixeira Lopes Award and the Soares dos Reis award. His final thesis was on Nuno Álvares Pereira, and he obtained a final mark of 18 out of 20. In 1946, he left for Paris. He spent the following two years studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, shared the experience of the great masters at the Louvre, came into contact with the new artistic trends and attended open courses, where he learned, among others, the fresco mural painting technique, which was later used in the Santa Luzia Church, in Viana do CasteloIn his workshop in Afonso de Albuquerque Street, in Vila Nova de Gaia, he produced two types of works: realist sculptures, to meet the commissions he received, and more abstract and independent-type of sculptures, which can be found in many Portuguese and African cities, for instance, Viana do Castelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Bolama, in Guinea – Bissau, and Luanda, in Angola. Baixo relevo de D. Pedro Pitões entre os Cruzados no Palácio da Justiça do PortoAmong the sculpture work he produced, we highlight the torsos of his friends Fernando de Araújo Lima, Adriano de Sá Figueiredo and Adelino Gomes; the monument to the Athlete (1973), erected in the Gândara Square, in Vila Nova de Gaia; the monument to the American general and statesman Ulysses Grant (1822-1847), in front of Bolama City Hall (1955); and the low relief work in Ançã stone, for the Audience Room of the 3rd Court Division of the Porto Court House, depicting D. Pedro Pitões near the Porto Cathedral summoning the crusaders to help Afonso Henriques in the conquest of Lisbon, dated 1961. Estátua de Ulysses Grant (1955)Manuel Pereira da Silva also produced a low relief in multi-coloured ceramics for the façade of a building in Luanda, dated 1960; the figure of the Lavrador (Farmer), in Gulpilhares; the fire-fighters in Avintes and Gondomar; the monument to the benefactor of Sandim, Fernando Couto; the monument in homage to furniture...

Walter Midener MCM carved woman with base. Base is not pictured with sculpture but is added to photo reel. Piece from our one of a kind collection, ...

Gunnar Uotila (Finland, 1913-1997) - Unique carved wood sculpture "EVE" , signed and dated 1953 - Gunnar Uotila was a sculptor producing mainly wooden carved works . - Exhibitions ...