A fine and rare Nineteenth Century Italian carved and inlaid marble portrait bust of a young woman, circa 1860. The figure is worked in Carrera, Sienna, Verde Antico and Rouge marble. The carving is crisp and highly detailed with strong facial expression. The sleeves are intricately inlaid with quatrefoils alternating in rouge and black marble. The Condition: Excellent. Dimensions: Height 21", Depth 11", Width 20". Overall height with pedestal 61". The marble base is modern. ... Click for details
Early 20th Century Handmade Italian Pietra Dura, Hardstone Mosaic Painting, of a colorfully clad farm woman wearing scarf and carrying a rooster in one hand, and a basket of eggs in the other. A number of fine semi-precious and other hard stones have been used to make up this delightful plaque, all set into black slate with beveled edges. It measures 9" x 4.5" x .25" thick (22.86 x 11.43 x .063 cm). Display framed or unframed on a table easel, hang on the wall, or mount onto a special piece o... Click for details
Pietro Barzanti (Bazzanti), Italian, 1825-1895, " Young Man Standing ", Signed Pietro Barzanti, Florence, Condition: Very good, Dimensions: Height 35", Width 13". A fine Nineteenth Century figural sculpture depicting a young man standing and resting with a wooden walking staff. The figure is finely sculpted and exhibits meticulous detail as is evident in the texture of the fleece vest.
Pair of Decorative 19th Century Sienna Marble Tazzas, the urn form with wide molded rims above sharply waited sides, the shoulders with a wide gadroon band, over turned and molded pedestal on a square plinth base, H:14" Diameter:19". The origin and history of the Classical Urn especially used in the garden, the urns begins long before the ancient gardens of Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Greeks first used garden urns for practical purposes; a lack of water and rocky soils led them to use huge terrac... Click for details
Exceptional Roman Male Torso created for the Gardens of Peggy Raven Crost Estate in Montecito in Circa 1927. H:65.5" W:12" D:12"
Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques specializes in Italian , French and Spanish Furnishings and Decorative Arts. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end European Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature ... Click for details
Belle Epoque Limestone Figure modeled as a loosely draped maiden which is seated on the edge of a fountain holding a bouquet of flowers above her head, on a square plinth base from the Late 19th Century to the Early 20th Century. H:4'6" W:35" D:19.5"
Located just south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques with decorative arts and furnishings from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection is located in the heart of S... Click for details
Extraordinary French Belle Epoch Bench from the Late 19th Century, the bench is centered by the figure of a scantlily clad nymph on top toe, receiving a kiss from a putti above, and flanked by shaped seats.
H:7'4" W:7'11" D:4'2"
Located just south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques with decorative arts and furnishings from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California,... Click for details
Exceptional White Carrera Marble Head of Augustus Caesar, probably from the turn of the century to early 1900's.
H:20" W: base 12" D: base 6.5" Octavian Augustus is known as the first, and one of the greatest, Roman Emperors ever. Augustus Ceasar was known in history as to changing Rome from a fragile, crumbling republican government to a mighty empire.
Octavian was born on September 23, 63 B.C.E. His great-uncle was Julius Caesar and, therefore, he had many political connections in Rome. Cae... Click for details
This Very Important Bronze 19th Century Statuary "Nymphes A LA Fontaine", by Highly Noted Sculptor Val D'Osne with French Foundry Marks and 88 on the Front. Sculpted after Live Models who posed, Very Rare and Superb.This Impressive Fountain Statuary was one of three in a grouping that graced France in the late 19th Century. Destined for the most Elegant of Estates or Commercial Designs, measuring 98" tall x 55" wide x 35" deep. Please view all pictures, serious inquiries are welcome!
