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22 sold lots found
Fine Art

ALLAN HOUSER (D.1994) ALABASTER SCULPTURE, NATIVE AMERICAN MOTHER & CHILD

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

SIGNED ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU ALABASTER 1LT SCULPTURAL TABLE LAMP

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

AFTER LEMIRE ALABASTER SCULPTURE 'L'ENFANT DESSINANT'

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

(2) GRAND TOUR STYLE SCULPTURES CROUCHING VENUS & PHRYNE

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

LARGE C. SCHEGGI & FRATELLI ALABASTER CHILDREN SCULPTURE ON MARBLE PEDESTAL

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

(2) UMBERTO STIACCINI CARVED ALABASTER "LA PERLA" BIRTH OF VENUS 1-LT LAMP ON PESESTAL BASE

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

AFTER ANTON NELSON ART NOUVEAU ALABASTER FEMALE BUST

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

ITALIAN CARVED ALABASTER FIGURAL SCULPTURE

Price 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

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Bronze & Busts

CARVED ALABASTER BUST OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

ITALIAN CARVED ALABASTER SCULPTURE ON TRAVERTINE PEDESTAL

Price 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

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Fine Art

ITALIAN GRAND TOUR STYLE CARVED ALABASTER SCULPTURE SPINARIO

Price 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

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Sold lot

PIETRO CECCARELLI (D.1949) CARVED ALABASTER FEMALE NUDE

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

CARVED ALABASTER SCULPTURE LADY SPINNING WITH CAT

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

(2) ALABASTER CHILD PRAYING SCULPTURE & MARBLE URN

Price 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

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Sculptures and Carvings

AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA CARVED ALABASTER SCULPTURE

Price 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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