Joseph Biglioski
Other names: Bilioski
Born 1827 (Circa)
Died 19 October 1913
Active: 1868 - 1911
Country of birth: Italy
Country of death: England
Sculptor, marble carver
Born in Rome. Married to Ellen (born c.1827 in Whitstable, Kent). Around 1900 he ran a business with his brother, Vincent (born c.1832 in Rome) at Upper Cheyne Row. However by 1911 Joseph was unable to work and Vincent had died four years earlier in 1907. Joseph's commissions included two statues of Saints Peter and Paul on the street elevation of the tower of Our Lady of Dolours, Fulham Road, London, which are signed 'J. Biglioski, sculp.'. He died at St. James Infirmary, Wandsworth.
The information about the statues on Our Lady of Dolours, Fulham was submitted by Johanna Roethe.
Wealth at death: £806 12s. 6d.
Probate date: 30 March 1914
Works
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Modesty
1868 (Circa)
The Annunciation
1896 (Presumed)
Princess of Wales
1896 (Presumed)
Locations
Address 4 Dorset Street Manchester Square London | View on map
1869
Address 31 Manchester Street London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 101 Ledbury Road London | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1890 (Circa)
Address 16 Moore Park Road Fulham London SW | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1911 (Circa)
Living at this address with his wife, Ellen and brother, Vincent
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at National Exhibition of Works of Art at Leeds, 1868
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1869
Exhibited 1 work ('Modesty' cat. no. 1175)
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the sixteenth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1886
1886
Sunshine (cat. no. 1262, marble, £40).
Exhibited at Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, 1896
2 May 1896 - 30 September 1896
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Vincent Biglioski
Joseph was older than Vincent by about two years
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor in Marble or Stone' working on own account
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor unable to work'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor' and his brother, Vincent, also 'Sculptor'
Sources
Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the sixteenth, 1886 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1886
pp. 79-80.
Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition
1896
Catalogue of the National Exhibition of Works of Art at Leeds 1868
1868
Cat. No. 637q, p. 205
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 160 folio 4 page 2
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 13; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1341003
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 13 folio 17 page 27
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 59 folio 73 page 22
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN336 RG78PN10 RD3 SD4 ED33 SN180
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Joseph Biglioski
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Year of Registration: 1913
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 85
District: Wandsworth
County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 539
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Joseph Biglioski
Probate Date: 30 Mar 1914
Death Date: 19 Oct 1913
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: London
Post Office London Directory, 1890 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1890
p.1997
Citing this record
'Joseph Biglioski', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1206574093, accessed 01 Jun 2023]
