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Vintage Putti Torch Figurine Lamp, circa 18th Century
Located in Napa, CA
Wood, plaster and gilt figurine lamp depicting a putti or cherub holding a torch.
Carved wood
Category
Antique 18th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Paint, Plaster, Wood
Pair of Classical Figurines, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of classical style figurines in painted terra cotta, French late 18th century. From the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Delft Cow Figurine
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful reclining Delft cow. Nice color and decoration.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
18th Century Japanese Hand-Carved Fully Blossomed Chrysanthemum Flower Figurine
Located in North Miami, FL
18th Century Japanese hand-carved fully blossomed chrysanthemum flower figurine made of white bone
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone
H 11 in W 9.9 in D 11 in
2 Baroque 18th Century Carved Polychrome Decorated Wooden Continental Figurines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of 18th century carved wooden figurines
Likely Central European originating somewhere in
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
18th Century Porcelain dancing couple figurine by Volkstedt
By Rudolstadt Volkstedt
Located in Lisbon, PT
, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century.
Marked on the base.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Late 18th Century dancing couple figurine by Volksted
By Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Lisbon, PT
, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century, mark on the base
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Gallant - Trumpeter No. 12
By J.J. Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Meissen figurine!
Date:
18th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate
Category
Antique 18th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.63 in W 3.13 in D 2 in
18th Century Meissen Figurines of the Four Seasons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of Meissen figurines depicts four infants, each representative of one of the Four Seasons
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte Porcelain Figurine by J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 18th century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte porcelain figurine by J. J. Kandler. This exquisitely
Category
Antique 18th Century German Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Europe 18th Century Attribuited to Meissen Porcelain Giove Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
Elegant 18th century porcelain figurine of Giove, attribuited to Meissen. As to put in evidence the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ludwigsburg - figurine of a gardener, late 18th century
By Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory
Located in DELFT, NL
Gardener figure of a young man holding ears of wheat and a sickle in his hands.
model by Johann Christoph Haselmeyer or Johann Jacob Louis.
Underglaze blue CC monogram on the back ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
A good 18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady, circa 1740, modelled by Peter Reinecke wearing a
Category
Antique 1740s German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ganesh Deity Figurine, Mongolia, 18th-19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Ganesh deity figurine, Mongolia, 18th-19th century
Ganesha is in Indian mythology the patron
Category
Antique Early 1800s Mongolian Other Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Figurine of a Boy holding a Birdcage with Bird
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft figurine.
In the form of a seated boy holding a birdcage
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Limoges Porcelain Figurine of an 18th Century Gentleman
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a small Limoges porcelain depicting a man with an 18th century gentleman suit. He is standing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines of the Sense
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 18th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical figurines of smell and hearing from a set
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Figurine of the Deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Figurine of the deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th century
In Tibetan Buddhism, she is a female
Category
Antique 1750s Tibetan Other Religious Items
Materials
Brass
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine with French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounts
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Miami, US
This exquisite 18th-century Meissen porcelain figurine depicts a touching scene of motherhood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.42 in Dm 10.24 in
18th Century Capodimonte White Glaze Porcelain Statue Male and Female Figurines
By Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea 1
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of late 18th century Naples, real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, white porcelain figures of a lady
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.12 in W 2.37 in D 1.19 in
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
Sitting lovers
Category
Antique 1740s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.91 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584.
A couple of gardeners
Category
Antique 1750s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.49 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Indian Goddess Figurine Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully authentic hand carved statue of an Indian deity goddess. Distressed paint finish.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Sridevi East Asian Hindu Deity Goddess bronze Figurine Antique 18th-19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
19th century French clock figure of classical lady draped with toga, completing overall beautiful
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
H 15.4 in W 3.5 in D 5.9 in
Antique 18th Century Bow English Porcelain Figure of a Flute Player
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English porcelain figurine.
By Bow.
In the form of a boy clothed in 18th century garb
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Capodimonte Traveling Couple Figurine, 1771-1834
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
This late 18th-century Capodimonte figurine, depicting a traveling couple with suitcases, crafted
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Rooster or Cockrel Figurine
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
.
These figurines are rare and an excellent addition to any period collection.
Measure: Height ca. 8 1
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 3.75 in
Antique Chinese Ching Dynasty Seated Famille Rose Figurines Designer Table Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
.
Additional information:
Materials: Pottery
Color: Rose
Period: 18th century
Styles: Chinese, Figurative
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
H 26 in W 11 in D 9.5 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Wood Figurative Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
of table lamps have been fashioned from a pair of 18th century hand-carved figurines from Sienna
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 25 in W 8.5 in D 12.5 in
Meissen - figurine of a Bacchant by Kaendler, 1740
By J.J. Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Meissen figurine of a bacchant eating from a grapes, as an allegory of autumn.
Model by
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Famille Rose Statue
Located in Tampa, FL
An 18th century Famille Rose figurine with a child sitting on a custom rosewood stand. The stand is
Category
Antique 1780s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood
Rare Edo Period traditional Dojin-yaki finely Carved Monkey Figurine
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exceptional Edo-period sculpture depicts a seated monkey in an incredibly lifelike manner, with finely carved details and expressive features. Made using traditional Dojin-yaki ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
Meissen - figurine of Scapino, Commedia dell'Arte series, ca 1744
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke
Located in DELFT, NL
no. 298; Sammlung Pauls, Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, vol. II, Frankfurt 1967, p.322,323/337.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique English Blue & White Staffordshire or Pearlware Cradle Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, large English pearlware or Staffordshire pottery cradle.
Decorated with an overall basketweave pattern and blue highlights,
circa 1800.
Measures: Length ca. 5 5/8 in...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 3.75 in W 5.63 in D 2.3 in
Meissen Rococo Cherubs Cupids Figurines with Flowers Model 2372 Kaendler 1755-60
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
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Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark of middle of 18th century dimly visible at reverse
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 6.49 in W 6.37 in D 3.54 in
Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group the Four Seasons Cherubs by Kaendler c. 1755-60
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
visible here). Early manufacturing (middle of 18th century ! ).
Bibliography:
-- Thomas & Sabine
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.9 in W 5.7 in D 4.33 in
Delft - Polychrome Delft Figurine of a Cow decorated in 'Petit Feu' technique
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
potters to expand their color palette, first used in the beginning of the eighteenth century. The
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
H 3.15 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
19th Century, German Porcelain Horse Drawn Sedan Chair & Riders by Samson & Cie
By Samson & Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century porcelain figurine group, created by Samson & Cie of Paris, captures the
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 6.5 in W 12.25 in D 5.375 in
Oriental Wool Area Rug by Rex & Rex inspired by the Rococo Singerie genre
Located in Leesburg, VA
century porcelain Meissen figurines of the French Horn and Bass Fiddler figurines. The perfect addition
Category
20th Century American Rococo Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1930s Italian Tall Dama, Polychrome Porcelain by Porcelain Cacciapuoti, Milan
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
consists of traditional and modern ceramics, knick-knacks, statuettes and figurines in 18th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Mirrors with Farm Animal Figurines
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of fourth quarter of the 18th century Italian transitional Rococo to neoclassical Empire
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Probably Germanearly 18th Century Wood Cut Full Size Baroque Figurine
Located in Aabenraa, DK
A large probably German early 18th century wood cut full size Baroque figurine
Germany circa 1700
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 59.06 in W 22.05 in D 16.15 in
Charming Pair of English Derby Porcelain Figurines, Flower Baskets, circa 1760
By Derby
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
painted couple picking flowers; both dressed in 18th century period era garbs with brightly floral
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.75 in W 3 in D 3 in
Old Paris Porcelain Vase with Biscuit Figurines
By Old Paris
Located in Vilnius, LT
18th century style figurines in amazingly excellent condition. The gold is mostly intact and the soft
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Six 18th century Chinese Ancestor Figurines
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of six collectible and ancient Chinese figures carved from wood, little compartment or hole in the backs for messages or sacred prayer. Original paint and some are gilded. Two ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Fine Pair Italian 18th Century Painted Cherub Figurine
Located in Manhasset, NY
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PARCEL GILT AND SILVER LEAF POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD CHERUBS, 18TH CENTURY
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Sculptures
18th C Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurines
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th C Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurines
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Porcelain
Oriental Nodding Porcelain Figurine, after 18th Century Models from Meissen
Located in Madrid, ES
The sculpture appears dressed according to the way it was understood in eighteenth-century Europe
Category
20th Century European Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 17.33 in W 17.72 in L 17.33 in
Table Lamp with Porcelain Figurine in 18th Century Style
Located in Paris, FR
Astonishing small baldachin-shaped table lamp adorned with ormolu garlands, crystal slice-cut drops and lattice. It features a polychrome porcelain statuette of a young woman wearing...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Old Japanese or Korean Stone Figurine / Stone Water Basin / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
.
Because it is small, it can be placed anywhere.
It is very cute.
Weight: 7.7kg
Era: 18th-19th centuries
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Korean Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Antique Chinese Gilt Soldier Figurines, Qing Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
decorative elements from an ornate bed surround. The petite figurines date to the 18th-19th century and
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Richard Eckert Volkstedt German Neoclassical Porcelain Cherub Figurines
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two rare early 20th century German Volkstedter porcelain figurines showing pairs of cherubs
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 4 in W 3.25 in D 2.25 in
Delft - Pair of Miniature Cow Figurines
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
cows or bulls with floral wreaths harks back to a seventeenth century custom. Every year the butchers
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
Meissen Pair Of Children 18th Century Made 1740-50
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN OUTSTANDING & LOVELY PAIR OF CHILDREN (18TH CENTURY 1740-50):
Both figurines are
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Volkstedt Hand-Painted Porcelain Figurine of Courting Couple Signed & Dated 1762
Located in Big Flats, NY
latter third of the 18th century in the Thuringia principality in what is now Germany.
Category
Antique 18th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 9 in W 8 in D 6 in
Meissen Rarest Figurines Musical Family with Baby Suckling by Kaendler ca. 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
!): Middle of 18th century / made circa 1750
Bottom not glazed.
FIRST QUALITY
Material: White porcelain
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.51 in W 6.49 in D 5.11 in
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of Squirrel By J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Meissen hand sculpted Squirrel Figurine by J. J. Kandler with exquisite painting
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Buddha / 1750-1850 / Edo Period / Garden Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone Buddha statue made in the latter half of the Edo period.
Japan and China have made Buddhist statues from ancient times using stones.
In Japan, such Buddha statues...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Japanese Old Wooden Object Tree Bump / Natural Wood Figurine Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a Japanese tree bump.
The age is unknown, but it is quite old.
Over time, it weathers and remains beautiful.
The shape is also beautiful.
Weight: 500g
Please enjoy the...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...
Materials
Wood
H 5.32 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Buddha 1700s-1800s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden Buddha.
It is a wood carving from the Edo period (1700s-1800s).
It appears to be carved out of cedar wood.
It is indescribably beautiful with dust...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
H 4.34 in W 1.38 in D 0.99 in
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Find a variety of 18th century figurines available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all 18th century figurines available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of 18th century figurines available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of 18th century figurines to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Rococo, Georgian and Louis XVI 18th century figurines are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made 18th century figurines over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler and Delft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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18th century figurines can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,031, while the lowest priced sells for $285 and the highest can go for as much as $36,000.
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