20th C Silver Plated Statue Representing Arguing Roman Senator, France

An exceptionally beautiful antique French wood carving, made in the 17th century. It depicts Madonna standing with open offering arms .The...

Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...

The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...

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 the - 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...

Hard wood with rests of polychromy.

This unusual Chokwe mask is probably Katoyo, representing non-Chokwe individuals. The deviation of the mask from the more common Chokwe masks is mainly because they represent Portugu...

A life-size hand carved 20th century Roman Torso. The torso is carved from weathered statutory marble on a travertine base. One of the most striking objects on display in the Mary a...

PLINIUS - copy of a Roman statue early 20th century. Pliny, the first true Naturalist, the author of the "Naturalis Historia" written in the year 77 AD. HEIGHT 56 cm WIDTH 30 cm ...

Statue in alabaster and marble representing an embracing couple, probably Helen and Paris. In order to create a contrast, the bodies of the figures are made of alabaster and the clot...

PAIR OF JULIUS CAESAR STATUES - TUSCAN TERRACOTTA - COPY OF ROMAN STATUE end 20th Century Terracotta bust of Julius Caesar 50-30 BC This bust ...

High relief representing battle carved on white Carrara marble dimensions 28.5 x 22 x 4 cm weight 6" kg very good condition

A tall French garden sculpture of a winged boy angel from the early 20th century. This antique statue from France sweetly depicts the figure of Cupid with arms raised as if he would ...