Hiram Powers Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hiram Powers Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 20, 2025
HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873) L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873) L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange Marbre blanc de Carrare Signé à l'arrière 93 x 23 x 25 cm White Carrare marble Signed at the back 9 x 9 x 9 7/8 in. Provenance  Collection particulière
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Feb. 24, 2024
HIRAM POWERS (DC/ITALY VT/OH, 1805-1873)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HIRAM POWERS (DC/ITALY VT/OH, 1805-1873) "The Greek Slave", carved Carrara marble on separate marble plinth, unsigned. 45" tall overall.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 13, 2023
Bust of Faith
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Hiram Powers American 1805 - 1873 Bust of Faith white marble, on a modern stone socle 71cm., 28in. overall
Sotheby's
Nov. 17, 2023
BUSTE D'ESCLAVE GRECQUE HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873), VERS 1850 H. : 38 cm. (15
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
BUSTE D'ESCLAVE GRECQUE HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873), VERS 1850 H. : 38 cm. (15 in.)
Christie's
Jul. 12, 2023
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1872): A very rare and early carved white marble ideal portrait bust of Ginevra, (first version)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1872): A very rare and early carved white marble ideal portrait bust of Ginevra, (first version) The serene maiden clad in classical drapery to her shoulders, her loosely dressed coiffure with trailing chignon adorned with a pearl diadem, the rear signed H POWERS Sculpt, raised on a swept circular socle, supported on rouge marble plinth, 70.3cm high overall
Bonhams
Jun. 24, 2023
HIRAM POWERS MARBLE SCULPTURE, BUST OF THE GREEK SLAVE
Est: $50,000 - $80,000
Hiram Powers (American 1805-1873) Life Size Bust of the Greek Slave, marble, c.1846-73, derived from the critically successful and highly acclaimed original full length standing nude (modeled 1841-43) carved 1844-1846. The present bust exquisitely carved with head turned to proper right in a downward gaze, with hair gathered into a chignon in Greek style, with bare breasts above a beaded and palmette carved band, signed " H. POWERS Sculp, " under the back of the bust. The full length nude Greek Slave became the first American full size nude female sculpture ever exhibited when it was first exhibited at the Crystal Palace in London in 1851, and also upon her tour of the eastern United States. Thereafter, multiple versions of the bust of the Greek Slave were commissioned in Florence by English and American patrons and shipped to Paris, London and New York. Still regarded as the paragon of Neo-classicism, The pose of the head recalls the Venus de Medici and the eyes carved without pupils derived from classical antiquity. It is reported that approximately 80 of these full size busts were carved before Powers' death in 1873. Dimensions: 24 inches total height including socle. Socle 3 inches height. Bust alone 21 inches height. 19 in.w. x 10 in. d. Condition: Age related accumulated grime. The surface with age related mottling of a light brownish yellow color, more prominently to the back of the bust. Visible vertical black vein in the marble on the proper left shoulder extending intermittently to the mid-chest and under arm area. Tiny black vein at proper right arm where it meets the beaded and palmette band. Some minor roughness and scattered small chips to the beaded and palmette band underneath the breast and 1 larger chip approximately .75 inch to the underside of the beaded and palmette band to the proper left side in the line of the shoulder. Two shallow chips to the back of the bust where it meets the socle underneath the signature. Assorted scattered scuff marks. Provenance: Estate of a Collector, Hudson, Ohio
Neue Auctions
Mar. 25, 2023
Hiram Powers Marble Bust, Proserpine
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
(American, 1805-1873) (or Persephone), wreathed with acanthus leaves and wearing a circlet of wheat, circa 1847, signed at back of neck "H. Powers sculpt", marble, 24-1/2 x 20 x 12 in. Note: Proserpine (or Persephone) was the maiden of spring in ancient mythology and was the only daughter of Ceres (Demeter), the goddess of the harvest. Prosperine was abducted by Pluto, god of the underworld, and held captive for four months of the year, thereby causing the season of winter, but was released to earth again each spring. Proserpine was one of Powers's most popular subjects and underwent several changes by the artist. The present work is an example of the second version in which Powers replaced an elaborate wreath of wheat with a classical base of acanthus leaves. Literature: R.P. Wunder, Hiram Powers: Vermont Sculptor, Taftsville, Vermont, 1974, p. 18, another example illustrated; R.P. Wunder, Hiram Powers: Vermont Sculptor, vol. II, Catalogue of Works, Newark, Delaware, 1991, pp.188-202, another example illustrated. Provenance: John W. Stark House, Springfield, Tennessee
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 28, 2022
A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF EVE, POSSIBLY BY HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF EVE, POSSIBLY BY HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873) A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF EVE, POSSIBLY BY HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873) her hair centrally parted and arranged in a loose bun with a tied ribbon, unsigned, 53cm high This fascinating bust displays many stylistic features that are typical of the work of Hiram Powers; and bears a close resemblance to his bust of 'Eve Disconsolate'. The centrally parted hair, carefully swept back and artfully arranged; the facial features and the undulating edge of the base of the bust are all typical features of Hiram Powers' work. See for instance his portrait of Anstiss Derby Rogers, circa 1843. This lady requested Powers to produce a portrait bust of her in the style of his bust of Prosperine, with the bust cut at the base with an undulating edge. This bust also features a near identical arrangement to the hair as the present bust. (Smithsonian Museum, US, Inv. No.1968.155.99). See also his bust of Prosperpine in the Albright Knox museum, circa 1839, this version is cut at the chest like our example and does not feature the usual arrangement of leaves. This style of bust proved popular and some other American sculptors also adopted this treatment, including Harriett Hosmer, (see bust of Daphne, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorK, and Medusa, Detroit Institute of Arts) Other busts by Hiram Powers that feature the same unusual treatment to the bottom edge of the bust including: Greek Slave Bust (1845-1846) (Berkshire Museum, MA, US) Prosperpine (third version, without foliage at the base,1849) (Smithsonian, Washington, US) Eve Disconsolate (1862), (Brooklyn Museum, US). All of these busts are illustrated in Hiram Powers: Life v. 1: Vermont Sculptor, 1805-73 (The American arts series) by Wunder, Richard P.)
Curated Auctions
May. 21, 2022
Powers | Marble Bust of Job Nash, 1884
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
A white marble bust of Cincinnati businessman Job M. Nash, signed and dated "Preston Powers / sculp 1884". The work of Preston Powers continued the tradition of his father, American sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873). After leaving his father's Italian studio, Powers operated in Boston, modeling the portraits of prominent individuals. He taught in both Cincinnati and Denver, and exhibited in the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 before returning to Florence, where he spent his remaining years. Nash was active in the tobacco and liquor trade, and this bust was executed by Powers in 1884 in Florence. Nash gifted the bust to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1892. Very Good minus. Shows a minor chip to back of drapery. Artist: Powers, Preston (American, 1843-1931) Medium: Marble Date: 1884 Signed Measurements: w 22 in x h 30 in x d 12.5 in; 200+ lbs
Second Story Books
Nov. 17, 2021
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873): A documented carved Carrara marble portrait bust of Mary Rebecca Lloyd Boggs Ray (1808-1876) circa 1853-4
Est: £4,000 - £5,000
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873): A documented carved Carrara marble portrait bust of Mary Rebecca Lloyd Boggs Ray (1808-1876) circa 1853-4 the sitter looking slightly to dexter, her centre parted and draped coiffure arranged in a chignon, her shoulders clad in classical drapery, signed to the rear, H. POWERS, on moulded swept square socle, 67cm high overall For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 01, 2021
Büste George Washington / Bust
Est: -
Büste George Washington, England, Spode, 2. H. 20. Jh. Biskuitporzellan, weiß. Nach Hiram Powers (1805-1873). Farbstempelmarke. H. 17,5 cm Bust of George Washington, white bisque porcelain, England/ Spode, 20th ct. Stamp mark. H. 17,5 cm
Kunstauktionshaus Günther
Jan. 17, 2021
Hiram Powers Diana Carved Marble Bust
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
POWERS, Hiram, (American, 1805-1873): Figural bust of "Diana", nicely detailed with tiara featuring moon and stars, tied hair, flowing dress, strap accented with arrows and garland. Signed H. Powers verso, overall 30.5" h. x 21" x 13.5". Condition: Multiple chips, especially on base, several on back and on strap. Provenance: From a local Florida estate.
Amero Auctions
Dec. 06, 2020
Hiram Powers (American 1805 - 1873) Signed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Marble Bust Of" The Greek Slave "
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 19, 2020
EXCEPTIONNEL ET IMPORTANT SUJET EN MARBRE "VESTALE ANTIQUE" DE HIRAM POWERS
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
EXCEPTIONNEL ET IMPORTANT SUJET EN MARBRE "VESTALE ANTIQUE" DE HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873) Oeuvre muséale en marbre blanc statuaire, reposant sur une base circulaire signée "HIRAM POWERS", figurant une jeune femme à l'Antique à la beauté classique, à demi dénudée, représentée debout, appuyé sur une sellette, les jambes délicatement croisées. Epoque XIXème siècle. H : 145 cm Powers est le fils de fermiers américains, né le 29 juillet 1805 à Woodstock, Vermont. Quand il a 14 ans, sa famille déménage en Ohio, ou il exerce divers petits métiers. À 17 ans, Powers devient l' assistant de Luman Watson, le premier horloger en bois de Cincinnati, qui possédait une fabrique d'horloges et d'orgues. Grâce à ses compétences en modélisation de figures, Powers maîtrise la construction des instruments et devient le premier mécanicien de l'usine. En 1826, il commence à fréquenter l'atelier de Frederick Eckstein et conçoit aussitôt une forte passion pour l'art de la sculpture. Sa maîtrise de la modélisation lui vaut la situation d'assistant général et d'artiste du Western Museum, détenu par un naturaliste louisianais d'origine française nommé Joseph Dorfeuille. Il y créé des représentations de scènes pour le poème Inferno de Dante, qui rencontreun succès extraordinaire. Fanny Trollope l' aide à lancer sa carrière lorsqu'elle lui fait sculpter la Commedia de Dante. Après avoir étudié à fond l'art du mannequinat et du casting, il s'installe à Washington, D.C. à la fin de 1834. Il attire l'attention et les commissions locales à D.C. avec son portrait modelé d'Andrew Jackson. En 1837, il s'installe en Italie sur la Via Fornace à Florence, où il a accès à de bons approvisionnements en marbre et aux traditions de taille de pierre et de fonte de bronze. Il reste à Florence jusqu'à sa mort, tout en voyageant en Grande-Bretagne. Il développe une entreprise florissante de portraits et de bustes de salon "fantaisistes". Il consacre également son temps à créer des sujets idéaux grandeur nature. En 1839, sa statue d'Eve a gagné l'admiration du premier sculpteur néoclassique européen, Bertel Thorvaldsen. En 1843, Powers produit sa statue la plus célèbre, The Greek Slave, qui lui donne immédiatement une place parmi les plus grands sculpteurs de son temps. Il a attiré plus de 100 000 téléspectateurs lors de sa tournée en Amérique en 1847 et en 1851 son "Fisher Boy", autre très célèbre statue, est exposé au centre du Crystal Palace en Grande -Bretagne. En 2007, le Taft Museum of Art de Cincinnati, Ohio a présenté la première grande exposition consacrée à son œuvre, "Hiram Powers: Genius in Marble". Ses oeuvres sont exposées dans les principaux musées américains : the Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover, Massachusetts), the Amon Carter Museum (Texas), the Arizona State University Art Museum, the Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago (Illinois), the Berkshire Museum (Massachusetts), the Birmingham Museum of Art (Alabama), the Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York City), the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), the Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, Virginia), the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College (Florida), High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA) Dallas Museum of Art (Texas), Detroit Institute of Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Glencairn Museum (Pennsylvania), the Greenville County Museum of Art (South Carolina), Harvard University Art Museums, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Hudson River Museum (Yonkers, New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Miami University, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), the Morse Museum of American Art, (Florida), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston the National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), the Newark Museum (New Jersey), the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Portland Museum of Art (Maine), the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.), the United States Senate Art Collection, the University of Cincinnati Galleries (Ohio), the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Vermont State House Fine Arts Collection (Montpelier, Vermont), the White House Collection, (Washington), the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Connecticut), Huddersfield Art Gallery (UK) and Edward Lee McClain High School (Greenfield, Ohio).
Paris Oise Enchères
Jun. 25, 2019
Hiram Powers attributed
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Hiram Powers attributed, Allegory of Peace gesso sculpture, Woodstock 1805 - Firenze 1073
Colasanti Casa d'Aste
Dec. 05, 2018
MANNER OF HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF PROSERPINE the classical maiden with hair centrally parted and arranged in an elaborate coiffure, her bust issuing from leaves, raised on a waisted socle over a separately carved cylindrical pedestal, 54cm high overall
Est: £300 - £500
MANNER OF HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF PROSERPINE the classical maiden with hair centrally parted and arranged in an elaborate coiffure, her bust issuing from leaves, raised on a waisted socle over a separately carved cylindrical pedestal, 54cm high overall
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 14, 2018
HIRAM POWERS
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
(Woodstock, 1805 - Firenze, 1873) Vestale dall'antico Firmata nel retro Hiram Powers- usure, graffi, rotture, mancanze per lo più nel basamento, sbeccature e felure Marmo, alt. cm 145, larg. cm 48, prof. cm 36 A WHITE MARBLE SCULPTURE BY HIRAM POWERS: WEAR, SCRATCHES, DAMAGES, LOSSSES, CHIPS AND HAIRLINES
Wannenes Art Auctions
Sep. 12, 2018
MANNER OF HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF PROSERPINE the classical maiden with hair centrally parted and arranged in an elaborate coiffure, her bust issuing from leaves, raised on a waisted socle over a separately carved cylindrical pedestal, 54cm high overall
Est: £400 - £600
MANNER OF HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF PROSERPINE the classical maiden with hair centrally parted and arranged in an elaborate coiffure, her bust issuing from leaves, raised on a waisted socle over a separately carved cylindrical pedestal, 54cm high overall
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 06, 2018
TP Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873): A carved white marble bust of Thoma
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
TP Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873): A carved white marble bust of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt M.P. (1801-76)
Bonhams
May. 31, 2018
1991 Wunder Hiram Powers VT Sculptor
Est: $100 - $200
1991 Richard P. Wunder "Hiram Powers Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873" (Vols 1 & 2), original dust jackets
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 28, 2018
ATTRIBUTED TO HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873): THE GREEK SLAVE
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ATTRIBUTED TO HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873): THE GREEK SLAVE Carved marble, inscribed 'H. Powers Sculp.' on the reverse, on separate rectangular socle, with later oak stand. 15 x 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Torrance, CA; Private Collection, Washington, DC; Adams Davidson Gallery. Exhibited: Adam Davidson Galleries, Recent Acquisitions of Important American Art, April - May 1988. From a Private Collector, Washington, DC
STAIR
Feb. 14, 2018
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873): A carved white marble bust of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt M.P. (1801-76)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
executed Florence circa 1863 and signed to the reverse H POWERS Sculp, raised on a turned socle, 76cm high Footnotes Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt PC DL JP (1801-1876), known as Thomas Bucknall-Estcourt until 1839 and as Thomas Sotheron from 1839 to 1855, was a British Conservative politician. The eldest son of Thomas Grimston Estcourt, MP for Devizes he was educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford. Estcourt was elected as MP for Marlborough in 1829 and then again in 1835 as MP for Devizes. He then switched to North Wiltshire in 1844, and continued in the Commons until 1865. Sotheron resumed the name Estcourt in 1855, and entered Lord Derby's second government in 1858 as President of the Poor Law Board. The next year, he became Home Secretary, Sotheron-Estcourt married Lucy Sarah, daughter of Admiral Frank Sotheron, in 1830. In 1839 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sotheron in lieu of his patronymic in order to inherit his father-in-law's property. However, in 1853 he resumed by Royal licence the surname of Estcourt in addition to that of Sotheron. He retired from public life in 1863 after a paralytic seizure and died in 1876, aged 74. Arguably one of the greatest American sculptors of the 19th century, Hiram Powers first achieved international recognition for his near life-size figure of 'The Greek Slave' in 1844. It became one of the most famous Orientalist works of art in the world and was taken on a tour of America in the late 1840's, as well as holding pride of place in the United States contribution to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Powers was a Swedenborgian or 'New Churchman' believing that 'the legitimate aim of art should be spiritual and not animal' and that 'the natural body was merely a veil over the soul and spiritual body'. This belief inspired him to create 'ideal' sculpture representing an archetypal beauty. However he also produced a number of portrait busts whilst working in Italy.
Bonhams
Oct. 28, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873): FISHER BOY
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
ATTRIBUTED TO HIRAM POWERS (1805-1873): FISHER BOY Marble, inscribed 'H. Powers' on the back. 19 x 11 x 6 in.
STAIR
Apr. 05, 2017
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A CARVED WHITE MARBLE BUST OF PROSE
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): A CARVED WHITE MARBLE BUST OF PROSERPINE the classical maiden looking slightly to dexter depicted emerging from a border of acanthus leaves, signed to the underside of the bust verso H. POWERS, Sculpt, on corresponding acanthus carved oval socle base, 62cm high approximately
Bonhams
Jan. 20, 2017
Hiram Powers (1805-1873)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) A Bearded Man marble 24 in. high, 15 ¾ in. wide, 9 in. deep
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2016
Hiram Powers,1805-1873, Autographed Letter
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hiram Powers, 1805-1873, American Sculptor, Autographed Letter, Two page ALS dated Florence Italy October 19th, 1865. Includes post mark and picture of Hiram Powers.(PFOS5317)(PR).. Measurements: Approximately 5.5" x 4" Condition: Good condition.
Litchfield Auctions
Nov. 15, 2015
Hiram Powers Photographs Portrait, the Greek Slave
Est: $600 - $1,000
Collection of three stereoview cards of Una and the Lion, The Greek Slave, and Eve Disconsolate by Hiram Powers, photographed by his son Longworth Powers. There is also a portrait of Hiram Powers done by his son. Height 3 ¼ Inches (8.5 cm) Width 6 ¾ Inches (17.2 cm)
Old Canaan Market
Sep. 24, 2015
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) Fisher Boy
Est: -
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) Fisher Boy
Christie's
Jun. 26, 2015
Ancient limestone relief and architectural fragments (3pcs)
Est: $500 - $900
Ancient limestone relief and architectural fragments circa 600-100BCE, probably Adriatic, horse and rider, H5" W7"; volute fragment, H4" W6"; and molding, H2 1/2" L6 1/2" (3pcs) Provenance: Southern gentleman's private collection Other Notes: Said to had purchased from the Hiram Powers (1805-1873) collection.
Charlton Hall
Mar. 25, 2015
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) Proserpine marble 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) Proserpine marble 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2014
ATTR. HIRAM POWERS ( AMERICAN 1805 -1873)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Classical Female Bust Marble Dimensions: H 23" x W 26" x D 12" Condition: good, surface dirt and small chips on the base.
Westport Auction
May. 21, 2014
HIRAM POWERS "(American, 1805-1873)" "Ginevra 26
Est: -
HIRAM POWERS "(American, 1805-1873)" "Ginevra 26 1/2in high on a marble pedestal 43 1/2in high, 70in overall" "
Bonhams
Dec. 09, 2013
A carved marble bust of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Estcourt -workshop of Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873)-circa 1863
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Modeled gazing slightly to his left, clean shaven but for whiskers reaching from his temples to under his chin, wearing a flowing robe, on turned socle, inscribed to the reverse H POWERS Sculp. height overall 30in (76cm); height excluding socle 25in (63.5cm)
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2013
Hiram Powers (1805-1873)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) >'Fisher Boy' <br>signed 'H. POWERS' (on the reverse) >marble <br>15Â½ in. (39.9 cm.) high on a 3 in. (7.6 cm.) marble base
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2013
After Hiram Powers, (American, 1805-1873), Proserpine, Modeled 1844, Marble, 24 x 19 x 9 inches
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
After Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873) Proserpine, Modeled 1844 Marble Bears inscription on base: Hiram Powers. The goddess is shown emerging from a basket filled with acanthus leaves. Prosperine was orginally intended to be a companion piece for Powers's bust Ginevra, which was executed in 1838. "Hiram Powers" inscribed on front of bust. "H. Powers" inscribed on verso of bust. 24 x 19 x 9 inches
Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
Oct. 27, 2013
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863) Bronze, inscribed H. Powers sculp. 1852. 21 in. Provenance: Schoelkopf Gallery, New York; Collection of Gerald Kornblau. Exhibitions: Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, "American Narrative painting of the 19th Century," May 2-29, 1970. Literature: Hiram Powers, Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873, Volume II Catalogue of Works, by Richard P. Wunder, pp. 73. Note: John Moffat was a medical practitioner and patent medicine manufacturer whose large fortune was based upon his two 1819 remedies known as Moffat's Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters. Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau.
STAIR
Oct. 26, 2013
A Large Parian Figure of a "Greek Slave", c. 1850, possibly Minton after Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873), H.- 16 1/2 in., Dia.- 5...
Est: $800 - $1,200
A Large Parian Figure of a "Greek Slave", c. 1850, possibly Minton after Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873), H.- 16 1/2 in., Dia.- 5 in. Reference: Dennis, The Parian Phenomenon, figs. 4, 53.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 21, 2013
After Hiram Powers
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
(American, 1805-1873)Greek Slave, unsigned, marble, 39 in., minor chipping and abrasions, flaw at pelvis. Provenance: A New York Collection
Brunk Auctions
Jul. 02, 2013
HIRAM POWERS
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
AMERICAN 1805-1873 BUST OF THE GREEK SLAVE signed: H. POWERS / Sculp. white marble, on a white marble socle and a veined purple marble column bust and socle: 61cm., 24in. overall. column: 111.5cm., 43 7/8 in.
Sotheby's
Mar. 23, 2013
Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873) Marble Bust with Period Pedestal
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Of William Wolcott Wadsworth in military vest.
Cottone Auctions
Feb. 23, 2013
After HIRAM POWERS (American, 1805-1873) MARBLE BUST: PROSERPINE
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
After HIRAM POWERS (American, 1805-1873) MARBLE BUST: PROSERPINE Modeled 1844 Marks: Inscribed to front of base: Hiram Powers 24 inches high (61.0 cm) Proserpine was Powers's most popular sculpture. He carved 147 busts of the goddess of flowers in five different versions. The first version was completed in 1843 and shows the figure emerging from an elaborate wicker basket filled with a corsage of spring flowers. The second, the present example, was modeled a year later and features the goddess emerging from a basket filled with acanthus leaves. In the other versions Powers substituted a simple fringe of beads around the base, omitted the molding altogether, and depicted only the goddess's head and neck. Proserpine was originally intended to be a companion piece for Powers's bust Ginevra, which was executed in 1838, shortly after the sculptor's arrival in Florence. LITERATURE: R. P. Wunder, Hiram Powers Vermont Sculptor, 1805 -1873, Newark, Delaware, 1990, II:187-204.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 13, 2012
Hiram Powers, American (1805-1873) A marble bust of Proserpine
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
depicted emerging from acanthus leaves, the leaves terminating in a moulded oval base, signed to the reverse H. POWERS Sculpt, raised on a later grey veined marble pedestal above a square base, the bust 62cm high (24" high), overall 124cm high (48.5" high)
Bonhams
Sep. 15, 2012
Parian Figure of a "Greek Slave"
Est: $800 - $1,200
A Large Parian Figure of a "Greek Slave", after Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873), c. 1850, possibly Minton, height 21 in Please Note: Starting Bid USD $500
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 23, 2012
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863) Bronze, inscribed H. Powers sculp. 1852. Provenance: Schoelkopf Gallery, New York; Collection of Gerald Kornblau. Exhibitions: Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, "American Narrative painting of the 19th Century," May 2-29, 1970. Literature: Hiram Powers, Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873, Volume II Catalogue of Works, by Richard P. Wunder, pp. 73. Note: John Moffat was a medical practitioner and patent medicine manufacturer whose large fortune was based upon his two 1819 remedies known as Moffat's Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters. 21 in. Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau.
STAIR
Apr. 04, 2012
AN ALABASTER FIGURE entitled The Greek Slave after
Est: £250 - £350
AN ALABASTER FIGURE entitled The Greek Slave after Hiram Powers (American 1805-1873) on a cylindrical plinth, 28 1/2" high overall (losses)
Mallams
Mar. 10, 2012
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HIRAM POWERS (AMERICAN, 1805-1873): PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN MOFFAT (1788-1863) Bronze, inscribed H. Powers sculp. 1852. Provenance: Schoelkopf Gallery, New York; Collection of Gerald Kornblau. Exhibitions: Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, "American Narrative painting of the 19th Century," May 2-29, 1970. Literature: Hiram Powers, Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873, Volume II Catalogue of Works, by Richard P. Wunder, pp. 73. Note: John Moffat was a medical practitioner and patent medicine manufacturer whose large fortune was based upon his two 1819 remedies known as Moffat's Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters. 21 in.
STAIR
Dec. 01, 2010
Hiram Powers (1805-1873)
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Hiram Powers (1805-1873) George Washington signed 'H. Powers Sculp' (on the reverse) marble 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high on a marble base 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Christie's
Aug. 11, 2010
Autograph: Hiram Powers
Est: $200 - $300
Autograph: Hiram Powers - American neoclassical sculptor (1805-1873). Vintage 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by L. Powers of Florence (and so stamped on the reverse), signed under his image in black ink. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing to image and a couple of trivial mounting remnants to reverse. Provenance: The Barry Hoffman Collection.
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