Roman Gladiator Armour in Brass

This custom original art piece by Gustavo Olivieri highlights a custom base pedestal and creative accents throughout. Aqua blue/green rock glass elemen...

SIGNED J.J.B.L.M - 16 a 22 RN Desterro Lisbon to face, this barometer is a very Rare and unusual mid-19th century polished brass marine barometer mounted on a gimble, the steel face ...

This is a low chess table/ coffee table height with the most original and rare chess pieces. All bronze in polished and dark patina finish (32 pieces)....

Vintage silk crochet handbag all covered in tiny sea shells with a cream round Bakelite handle, very whimsical and chic!

Unusually large and well detailed neoclassical Roman plaster foot sculpture of Hercules. This vintage Italian academic plaster foot sculpture wo...

1950s Spanish iron suit of armour on a green serpentine marble pedestal. Two locked compartments on the breast plate accessible from the front. Suit of armour dimensions: 175 x 60 x...

Our magnificent bronze, entitled Der Gladiator, depicting a Roman gladiator preparing to fight was modeled by the German artist, Heinrich Baucke (1875-1915). Mounted to a green variegated marble plinth measuring 23 by 15 inches and with an overall height of 39 inches. Signed on the base with the stamped mark of the foundry, DUSSELDORFER BRONCEGIESSEREI G.m.b.H. The artist enjoyed a prestigious career.  According to the Benezit, Baucke studied under Karl Janssen at the Dusseldorf Academy of Fine Arts.  In 1903 Baucke moved to Berlin and executed several commissions for Kaiser Wilhelm II including a major work at the Royal Palace in Berlin (known since the end of the monarchy in 1918 as the Berlin Palace) and supervision of the development of the Schlossplatz palace square.  Commissions included the Monument to William I at Rotthausen, the bronze of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia at the town hall in Elberfeld, a statue of King Frederick I, a stone statue of Maurice of Nassau and marble busts of Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the German General Staff, and German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck...

Antique Venetian Sandstone Head of a Roman Gladiator is a captivating piece of art that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Venetian artisans. This stunning sculpture depict...