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THREE POLISHED STONE AXE HEADS, BRONZE AGE, ASIA MINOR, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C

Bronze Age, circa 3rd Millennium B.C.

FRENCH MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASE France, 19th Century Porphyry and gilt bronze mounts 46 x 28 cm 18 x 11 in

PIETRA DURA TABLETOP WITH PARROTS AND CHECKERBOARD Rome, 18th Century Polychrome marbles, pietre dure and pietra paesina 117 x 73 x 5 cm 46 1/4 x ...

Vestal, Italy, 19th Century marble height 52 cm height 20 1/2 in

Fine Italian tabletop created using the scagliola technique depicting mythological scenes and floral motives

A fine pair of Italian miniature jasper plinths

PAIR OF COLUMNS/PLINTHS WITH FLORAL DECORATIONS Italy, 19th Century marble 101 x 21 x 21 cm 39 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in

"Shooting Flower" is a Serpentine statue by the artist Leonard Chitanda. It measures approximately 15.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 inches. The date of creation is un...

In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes cont...

This European metal sculpture, most likely bronze or brass, is probably Anteros, God of requited love. The piece altogether is 18" in height; the figure itself 7.25". The bottom and...

Magnificent and colorful, this enchanting Florentine work of art is not a painting, but upon closer inspection is revealed to be a superb example of the intensive art of pietre dure....

Saint Erasmus or Saint Elmo (Antioch, ca. 240 – Formia, 303) was an Italian bishop and patron saint of the sailors. His attribute was the capstan, a winch on which the anchor chains were rolled up. He died as a martyr for his faith, and his bones were transferred to Gaeta in the 9th century, where they are kept in the cathedral to this day. The electric phenomenon of Saint Elmus fire is named after Saint Erasmus and the 16th C humanist Desiderius Erasmus. Little is known with certainty about Saint Erasmus' life. However, many legends may have been passed on orally until - no older writings are known with certainty. His birthplace was in present-day Syria. However, the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian forced him to flee to Mount Lebanon...

Listening at the Cliffside, Original Contemporary Wooden Mixed Media Sculpture 20" x 65" x 42" (HxWxD) Wood, Stone, String, Brass Bell, Glass Bottle, Clear Finish In this highly conceptual work, artist Todd McCollister has combined a myriad of elements to depict a narrative scene that makes the viewer pause. Inspired by historical elements, the work explores space, structure, and sound. A small boat-shaped after shave bottle serves as a floating element beneath a brass bell. A wall of undulating wood creates the cliffside, while more delicate beams of wood jut behind the piece, somehow evoking both fragility and the integrity of industrial engineering at work. Artist Commentary: This piece started as a reference to the "acoustic mirror" listening stations on the southeast coast of England. These huge concrete parabolic reflectors focus sound to a small point. During the second world war, the British posted soldiers at the focus of each one, where they would listen for German boats...