Results show actual prices realized, including buyer's premium, at Austin Auction Gallery. Past results are for reference only and are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$2,304
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Carved alabaster sculpture, Young Lady with Lyre Seated on Bench, signed C. Cipriani (Cipriano Cipriani, Italian, active 1880-1925), on variegated stepped marble platform, approx 25"h, 19"w, 11"d, 91.5lbs
DAY 3- MAY 2026 "TREASURES FROM THE VAULTS OF A DALLAS DESIGNER" · May 2026
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$640
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Continental carved alabaster sculpture, Seated Child Writing on Tablet, after Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822), approx 22"h, 8"w, 11"d, 68lbs total
DAY 3 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION · Feb 2026
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$3,200
Estimate: $4,000 – $8,000
Carved alabaster sculpture, Kneeling Mother with Child, incised signature on right side Allan Houser (Allan Capron Haozous Houser, Chiricahua Apache, New Mexico/ California, 1914-1994), approx 15.75"h, 11"w, 11.25"d, 47.25lbs Provenance: The Tarrytown, Austin, Texas estate of Hal Starkey
DAY 2- JANUARY 2026 NEW YEAR, NEW TREASURES AUCTION · Jan 2026
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$461
Estimate: $200 – $400
Italian Art Nouveau alabaster one light sculptural table lamp, late 19th c., having round shade with incised ornamentation, over spiral standard, with carved figural female with grotesque mask fountain, rising on platform base, incised signature Calasty?, Italy, in need of wiring, shade intact with small repair along top edge, lamp: approx 14 3/8"h, 6.5"w, 6.5"d, overall: approx 18"h, 7"w, 7"d, 7lbs
DAY 1 - JANUARY 2026 NEW YEAR, NEW TREASURES AUCTION · Jan 2026
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$1,143
Estimate: $300 – $600
Carved alabaster sculpture, Mother and Child, signed Fdo. Vichi, Firenze (Ferdinando Vicchi, Italian, 1875-1945), approx 20"h, 63lbs
DAY 3- FINE FALL OCTOBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Oct 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$976
Estimate: $800 – $1,200
Carved alabaster sculpture, "L'Enfant dessinant," after the model by Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, called Lemire (French, 1741-1827), depicting a child writing the alphabet on a tablet, seated on a drape and rocky plinth, integral base with canted angles, approx 21.75"h, 8.5"w, 11"d, 66lbs
DAY 3- FINE FALL OCTOBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Oct 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$183
Estimate: $200 – $400
(lot of 2) Grand Tour style sculptures, including: (1) carved alabaster, crouching Venus, after the antique, approx 8.25"h, 3.5"w, 3 5/8"d, (1) cold cast (bonded) marble, Phryne before the judges, indecipherable triangular mark at base, approx 9.5"h; 4lbs total
DAY 3- FINE FALL OCTOBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Oct 2025
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$3,050
Estimate: $800 – $1,200
Italian school carved alabaster sculpture, Cupid and a lion, intact with restoration to lion's tail and base, overall: approx 27.25"h, 18"w, 11.5"d
DAY 3- JULY 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jul 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$1,708
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Carved alabaster sculpture, Children Reading, signed at side C. Scheggi e Fratellini (Cesare Scheggi, Italian, 1833-1876), inscribed "Settignano Firenze" below signature, depicting a young girl teaching a boy from an open book, resting on a green marble pedestal/ plinth, with shaped top, over spiral twisted columnar standard, rising on stepped socle, sculpture: approx 14"h, 23"w, 14"d, overall: approx 58"h, 22"w, 13"d
DAY 3- JULY 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jul 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$3,050
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
(2 pieces) Italian "La Perla" carved alabaster sculptural table lamp on marble display pedestal, incised signature U. Stiaccini (Umberto Stiaccini, 19th-20th c.), Florence, Made in Italy, early 20th c., depicting the 'Birth of Venus', having the nude figure of Venus reclined within an open scallop shell, concealing single light, hoisted on shoulder of three cherubs, standing atop naturalistic base with coral and seashells, further rising on integral socle base, accompanied by an Italian marble pedestal with carved spiral twist and reeded standard, central meander pattern, ending on octagonal base, retaining Made in Italy label, lamp observed operating, sculpture intact with glue restoration to extended foot and some typical chips to edges, small repaired chip to pedestal rim, lamp only: approx 23"h, 18"w, 13"d, pedestal: approx 39.5"h, 10.5"w, 10.5"d Provenance: the contents of a Stratford Hills mansion
SPECIAL 9AM START-DAY 2- JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Jun 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$603
Estimate: $500 – $1,000
Art Deco carved alabaster sculpture, "L'Attesa (The Wait)," signed G. Gambogi (Guiseppe Gambogi, Italian, 1862-1938), approx 23"h, 7"w, 12"d, 38.25lbs
DAY 3- MARCH 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Mar 2025
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$222
Estimate: $300 – $500
Art Nouveau alabaster sculpture, Female Bust, signed in cast after Anton Nelson (American, 1880-1910), with draped metal gown, rising on integral stone platform, approx 9.25"h, 7.5"w, 4.25"d, 7.5lbs
DAY 1 - FINE WINTER DECEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Dec 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$549
Estimate: $200 – $400
Art Nouveau period carved alabaster sculpture, Female Bust, signed verso A. Cipriani (Adolfo Cipriani, Italian, 1880-1930), rising on integral plinth, approx 19.5"h, 13"w, 7"d, 34lbs
DAY 1- AMAZING OCTOBER ANTIQUES & IMPORTANT ESTATES AUCTION · Oct 2024
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$889
Estimate: $600 – $1,200
Italian carved alabaster sculpture, signed M. Burelli, depicting a partially-clothed beauty reclining on a divan draped with a lion's pelt, approx 13"h, 20"w, 8"d, 46lbs
DAY 3- SPECTACULAR SEPTEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Sep 2024
View lot details →Bronze & BustsPrice realized$519
Estimate: $300 – $500
Continental carved alabaster sculpture, Virgin in Mourning, bust of the Virgin Mary in drapery with downward gaze, cloaked in an incised tunic, rising on integral octagonal plinth base, approx 13.75"h, 14"w, 8"d, 46lbs
DAY 3- SPECTACULAR SEPTEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION · Sep 2024
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$2,074
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
(2 pieces) Italian carved alabaster sculpture, Girl with Grapes, signed Por Prof. E. Montony (Italian, 19th/ 20th c.), made in Italy verso, standing on a Travertine pedestal, figure: approx 33"h, 13"w, 10"d, pedestal: approx 27.25"h, 14"w, 11 1/8"d, overall: approx 60.25"h
Day 3-Fabulous February 2024 Antiques & Estates Auction · Feb 2024
View lot details →Fine ArtPrice realized$635
Estimate: $400 – $600
Italian carved alabaster sculpture, Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot), on socle, loss to proper right thumb, break with visible separation running from support through right ankle, approx 11.5"h, 5.75"diam, 7.25lbs
Day 3-Fabulous February 2024 Antiques & Estates Auction · Feb 2024
View lot details →Sold lotPrice realized$445
Estimate: $400 – $600
Carved alabaster sculpture, Female Nude Atop Steps, signed at back Pietro Ceccarelli, Firenze (Italian, 1888-1949), accompanied by gilt painted wood stool, approx 16"h, 9.5"w, 6.25"d, 19lbs
Day 3-Fabulous February 2024 Antiques & Estates Auction · Feb 2024
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$603
Estimate: $200 – $400
Carved alabaster figural sculpture, Woman with Cat, modeled as a young lady seated on urn, holding a spinning distaff in her left hand, playing with a cat to her right, on integral circular plinth, approx 26.5"h, 9"w, 8.5"d, 56.5lbs Provenance: From a fine San Antonio, Texas collection Start Price: $150.00
New Year Special Auction Event Day 3 · Jan 2024
View lot details →Bronze & BustsPrice realized$671
Estimate: $400 – $600
Italian carved white and variegated alabaster sculpture, Bust of a Young Woman in Cap, on an integral plinth, approx 14.5"h, 13.5"w, 6"d Start Price: $350.00
End of Year Fine Auction Event Day 2 · Dec 2023
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$222
Estimate: $150 – $250
(lot of 2) Carved stone items, including: (1) alabaster sculpture, Child Praying, rising on squared base, intact with restoration, approx 20"h, 6"w, 5.5"d; (1) marble urn, having flared rim over tapered body, rising on circular foot, now drilled for electrical wiring, approx 10"h, 7.25"diam; 25.7lbs total Start Price: $100.00
August Fine Estates Auction - Day 2 · Aug 2023
View lot details →Sculptures and CarvingsPrice realized$413
Estimate: $200 – $400
Continental carved alabaster sculpture, Seated Child Writing on Tablet, after Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822), loss and restoration to base, approx 11.75"h, 5.25"w, 5.25"d, 9.25lbs Start Price: $150.00
DAY 1- MID-CENTURY ESTATES, FRENCH ANTIQUES · Jul 2022
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