How do I clean alabaster sculpture?

Alabaster is water-soluble and relatively soft, meaning moisture can permanently damage the polished surface and dissolve fine details. Dust gently with a dry, soft microfibre cloth and avoid all liquid cleaners or chemical polishes.

What is the difference between alabaster and marble?

Alabaster is a softer stone composed of gypsum or calcite that possesses a natural translucency allowing light to penetrate beneath the surface. Marble is a metamorphic rock that is significantly harder, less translucent, and capable of taking a higher, more durable shine.

Why are so many pieces signed by Italian artists?

Volterra and Florence served as the historic centres of alabaster carving, where skilled artisans produced prolific quantities of portrait busts and classical figures for the export market. Many of these workshops employed master sculptors whose signatures were etched directly into the stone or incorporated into the cast bases.

What does Grand Tour mean for these sculptures?

The term denotes period souvenir copies of famous Roman and Greek antiquities that travellers purchased during their European educational journeys. These reductions allowed collectors to bring museum-scale masterpieces into domestic libraries and drawing rooms.

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Carved alabaster sculpture brings tactile warmth and intricate detail to interiors, offering collectors classical elegance through portrait busts, mythological figures and Grand Tour subjects.

Alabaster Sculpture of a Female Holding a Wheatsheaf, Early 20th Century, French.

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Alabaster Sculpture of a Female Holding a Wheatsheaf, Early 20th Century, French.

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Antique Alabaster Coloumns

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Alabaster Figure Spinario

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Large 19th Century Stone/alabaster Standing Statue Buddha/hindu God,c1870

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