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18th Century, Italian Venice Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in Firenze, IT
with everted shaped rim, lion masks carrying drop handles. Measures: diameter 12cm x 9cm, weight 176gr
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eglomise Glass Panel "Gondola Ride to the Venice Carnival"
Located in Paris, FR
Carved panel glass Eglomise and colorful, gold leaf, emblem of the winged Lion of Venice, love
Category
Vintage 1950s Panelling
Materials
Glass
17th/18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Lion Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion head with a great patina due to its extreme high age.
Region
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Rustic Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Terra Cotta Winged Lions
Located in Troy, NY
heraldic shields between their front paws.
The winged lion symbolizes the city Venice, Italy, as well as
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Statues
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
By Antonio Raggi
Located in Vienna, AT
Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Original Vintage Travel Poster Venezia Lido Venice Italy Piazza San Marco Italia
Located in London, GB
design depicting a view over the historic Piazza San Marco / St Mark's Square and The Lion of Venice and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 37.01 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Chest of Drawers Table Kneeler Inginocciatoio Walnut Venice Rule Carved Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, escutcheons, locks & lion rampant lining paper
- Fine model with the characteristic moulded front.
- The
Category
Antique 1680s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 34.65 in W 22.84 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Paintings Depicting Venice in Black and Gold Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian framed oil on fiberboard paintings from the 19th century depicting Venice
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 11.75 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Pair of Italian Cast Iron Griffin 'Winged Lions' Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
professionally to lights in the workshop, and mounted on stepped ebonised bases. The Lion of Venice is an ancient
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 31.5 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Antique Lion Griffon Carved Italian 1860 Monks Settle Bench Internal Storage
Located in GB
internal storage from the north of Italy depicting Lions, Griffons, and a coat of arms with hunting scenes
Category
Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Benches
Materials
Oak
H 52.76 in W 42.52 in D 20.28 in
Wells Fargo Building Painted Cast Iron Winged Mountain Lion Grotesque, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and uncommon circa 1900 painted cast iron winged California mountain lion and bighorn
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
H 17.38 in W 7.75 in D 4 in
Malick Sidibé - The Sarakolé Family - Signed print
By Malick Sidibe
Located in Paris, FR
European and American museums. He was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art in
Category
Early 2000s Malian Photography
Materials
Paper
Large Naples White Porcelain Hercules Tureen
By Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea 1
Located in New York, NY
of the Longhena's Salute in Venice. All on tripod lion paw and remarkably rare, lion pawed and shod
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Porcelain
Materials
Faience, Porcelain
Gaetano Pesce Goto vase Domus Caffe Florian 1995
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
head of the Lion of San Marco, and it has the Italian text "Toast to Venice" molded onto it. On the
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Rubber
Franz West Meta-Memphis chainlink Suspension Lamp, Memphis Milano, Italy, 1991
By Memphis Milano, Franz West
Located in London, GB
encourage engagement and confound viewer expectations. In 2011, he was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime
Category
1990s European Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
H 4.73 in W 73.23 in D 4.73 in
A Pair of Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Candelabras, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
classicism - columns, busts, vases, lion paws, which serve as elegant but stable bases for furniture, bronze
Category
Antique 1890s English Grand Tour Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
H 10.33 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Superb Venetian Multicolor Murano Glass Mirror
Located in Rome, IT
by a lion figure symbol of Venice. Along the edges of the frame are colorful glass rope accents and
Category
1990s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Blown Glass
Floor Lamp 'Arenzano' / Ignazio Gardella
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Berlin, DE
architectural designs, but also lighting and furniture.
In 1996, at the Venice Architecture Biennale, he was
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fahrenheit 451, 1967 Japanese B2 Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
-thinking. Truffaut's first colour and his only non French-language film was nominated for the Golden Lion
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Alias 210 Bookchair Bookcase with Chair in White Lacquered MDF by Sou Fujimoto
By Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
to the changing times”.
In 2012 Fujimoto was a member of the team winning the Golden Lion at the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
Set of Two Rare Resin Exhibition Invitations by Gaetano Pesce, Italy, 1990s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
was made for the Caffe Florian, on the occasion of the Pesce show during the Venice Biennale in 1995
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
H 5.91 in W 4.73 in D 3.55 in
Design Vase "Goto", Designer Gaetano Pesce, 1995
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Delft, NL
exhibition during the Venice Biennale of 1995.
The color is yellow, green (blue) and pink (orange)
The
Category
20th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Plastic
18 Monumental Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Mahogany Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
carved crowns, figural lion motifs, paw feet and matching upholstery. A truly exquisite set with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 52.5 in W 21 in D 24 in
Murano Galleon Light by Seguso for Veronese
By Veronese, Seguso
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Extremely rare, signed and documented Murano galleon chandelier by Seguso, Vetri d’Arte, Venice
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Design Vase "Goto", Designer Gaetano Pesce, 1995
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Delft, NL
exhibition during the Venice Biennale of 1995.
The color is green, little bit blue, little bit yellow and
Category
20th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Plastic
19th Century Moonlit Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
trying to land at the port. The monument with the lion, a reference to San Marco and the city of Venice
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Italian Painting of a Merchant Ship "The Venetian Workers' Society Offers"
Located in Katonah, NY
ship is at anchor in the Port of Venice.
A gondola sweeps by in the foreground, and we see just a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 27 in W 33 in D 1 in
Antique Italian Silver Tea Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
exceptional Italian tray include:
Assay office/Zecca mark: St. Mark lion in ‘moleca’
Assayer’s mark: T/B G
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Italian 18th Century Renaissance Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
crossing are all decorated with incredibly hand-carved figures, mainly lion heads, but also the Venetian
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 38.98 in W 35.83 in D 25.2 in
Pair of Antique Baroque Period Venetian Gilt Copper Bowls
Located in London, GB
the lines of the engravings. A lion head can be seen at the bottom of each bowl, symbolising the city
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Late 19th Century Table, Writing Desk, Hand Carved Walnut, Testolini & Salviati
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
important desk is all in solid walnut, with a veneered top. Neoclassical legs with 4 lions carved to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Walnut
H 30.32 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Signed, 1981, Jasper Johns Aquatint
By Jasper Johns
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Gallery, London, U.K. Winner: Golden Lion, Venice Biennale, 1988; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2011
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Early 18th Century Large Rare Venetian Valance/Wall Hanging of St. Peter
Located in Doha, QA
originated from a gorgeous Palazzo in Venice with its own chapel dedicated to St.Peter and the Vatican. This
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Gold, Silver
Free Shipping
H 51.19 in W 172.45 in D 1.19 in
1973, Jasper Johns Lithograph
By Jasper Johns
Located in Newport Beach, CA
: Golden Lion, Venice Biennale, 1988; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2011. Comprehensive retrospectives
Category
Vintage 1970s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Faux-Painted Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century Italian baroque faux-painted console hails from the master artisans of Venice
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Greg Lynn "Ravioli" Chair & Ottoman, circa 2005, Switzerland
By Vitra, Greg Lynn
Located in Girona, Spain
robotics company Piaggio Fast Forward. He was the winner of the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Biennale of
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Griffon Carved Walnut Hexagonal Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Griffons - the legendary mythological hybrid of Eagle & Lion. Relative to the Egyptian Sphinx, the Griffon
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
England 1929 Art Deco Chinoiserie Desk Lighter In Sterling Silver Jade And Lapis
Located in Miami, FL
jewelry. The starting point of these trips were in the cities of Rome and Venice.
Chinoiserie
The term
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
John Baldessari 'Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads/Figure with Globe', 2009
By John Baldessari
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Achievement Award and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement awarded by the Venice Biennale. In 2010, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
H 32 in W 31 in D 0.1 in
Renaissance Italian Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Faenza, second half of the 16th
By Virgiliotto Calamelli
Located in Milano, IT
pourers with a mouthpiece in the guise of a lion's head, a form that draws inspiration from pewter or
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Inkwells
Materials
Maiolica
H 4.34 in W 8.08 in D 2.96 in
Ceramic Altabella Stool by Alan Irvine for Simon Gavina
By Alan Irvine, Gavina
Located in Echt, NL
included Horses of San Marco; Glass of Caesars; Lion of Venice; Leonardo Drawings in Milan; and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Antoni Tàpies Abstract Black & Red c1970s
By Antoni Tàpies
Located in Oakland, CA
represented Spain at the Venice Biennale, where his installation was awarded the Golden Lion. Other
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Prints
Materials
Art Glass, Wood, Paper
Southern Greece: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot
By Nicolas Sanson
Located in Alamo, CA
Lion of Venice sits triumphant above the crescent of the Ottoman Turk, suspended in the clouds. The
Category
Antique 1690s French Maps
Materials
Paper
California Designing Freedom
Located in New York City, NY
magazine. In 2012 he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture for an exhibition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Modern Italian Heavy Opalescent Murano Glass Vase Signed by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
island of San Servolo Venice, Italy.
Creates two Lions of San Marco in glass and gold leaf, to be awarded
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 5.12 in
Modern Italian Opalescent Murano Glass Vase with Applications by Pino Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
island of San Servolo Venice, Italy.
Creates two Lions of San Marco in glass and gold leaf, to be awarded
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
H 16.54 in Dm 9.45 in
Unique Modern Italian Murano Glass Vase Deep Red Colored Sign by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
Signoretto exhibits at Chiristy Taylor Galleries Florida - U.S.A.
He exhibits at Galleria San Nicolò - Venice
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
enclosing a fine modeled mask of Hercules wearing the Nemean lion pelt centered by flat cast encadrements
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
White Marble Lions Sculpture
Located in Genova, IT
Couple of white marble lions with coats of arms, 16th century, Venice.
Smaller piece is 62 cm
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carved Sienna Marble Wall Panel of the St Mark's Lion
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A superb hand-carved Sienna marble wall panel depicting the St Mark's Lion of Venice.
Large size
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble
Fortuny 'Richelieu' Gold Metallic Ground Blue Lions Draperies with Provenance
By Fortuny
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
of Louis XIII. Printed at the Fortuny Factory in Venice 100% Long Staple Egyptian Cotton colors of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Renaissance Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Thread
Pair of Sleeping Lion Sculptures by Canova, Faux Marble Lacquered Wood from 1790
By Antonio Canova
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of sculptures depicting sleeping lions.
The model is an invention of Canova.
Legend says
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 27.56 in W 20.48 in D 49.22 in
Venetian Fantasy "gondola" Chair Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
of Venice, including a stylized gondola form, the lion of St. Marks and carved Venetian scroll work
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Chairs
Contemporary Corner Chair in Marble
By OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen
Located in Brussels, BE
(winners of the Silver Lion, Venice Biennial 2010) was inspired by the architects’ Villa Der Bau in
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
20th Century Murano Glass Sculpture Made by Pino Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Venice-Lido, IT
Venice, Italy.
Creates two Lions of San Marco in glass and gold leaf, to be awarded to the ballerina
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Murano Glass Sculpture Made by Pino Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Venice-Lido, IT
Nicolò - Venice. Participates in the exhibition organised by the Venice Chamber of Commerce, "L'Art
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Malick Sidibé "Les Amis Sourails/Sourail friends" Silver Gelatin Print 20x16in
By Malick Sidibe
Located in Miami, FL
Golden Lion for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale.
Born in Soloba, Mali in 1936, he
Category
Vintage 1970s Malian Photography
Malick Sidibé "Super Cycliste" 1962/2011 Gelatin silver print 12x9in
By Malick Sidibe
Located in Miami, FL
. He received the Hasselblad award in 2003, and in 2007, was awarded with the Golden Lion for lifetime
Category
Vintage 1960s Malian Photography
White Ceramic Figure of a Moor by Andrea Spadini
Located in London, GB
purchased from a department store. "I modelled a rock and St Jerome and the lion, with an angel peering down
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Boxwood Lion - Venice, Around 1750
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Lion
Venice, around 1750
Carved and painted boxwood
H 19 x L 26 x P 10 cm
Related literature
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XIV Animal Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
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