Tin toleware birdhouse shaped as a Childs hat

Not sure how why or who. Detroit artist studio made large cast aluminum claw with sharp talons. Wonderfully eery and macabre. There is a drill bit cast...

Multiple steel rods set in free form brazed brass base. Each rod topped with melted brass droplet . Not quite but very reminiscent of Harry Bertoias work. Under vibration rods do hav...

Fun cute quirky industrial themed table top Robot lamp. Colorful lamp accented by intermittent flashing red bulb inside. Designed and built by Detroit area...

Solid piece of rosewood carved and finished smooth in the shape of a conch shell. Fine display as desk top sculpture or paperweight.

Alfredo Zilch 1908 - 2003 . Studied at national school of fine arts under Mateo Saldana , German Gedovious and Diego Rivera . Officially appointed to found Taxco school...

Five-piece Hoselton collection consists of five stylized animals. Three owls largest 6" tall smallest 2.25" tall a wolf and long horn steer. Handmade in Canada.

French antique birdhouse find it in Paris. We painted the base only the dome is in original condition and it is beautiful. Dimension of the dome heig...

Beautiful wooden sculpture of a shell. The sculpture is made of solid wood and has a beautiful old patina. Very decorative object.

VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"   ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY   Height :  95 cm Width : 32 cm Depth : 28 cm   Softwood No polychromy     In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom. At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.   The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.   Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.   She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.   The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.   The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.   As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.   The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.   These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...

Handmade architectural birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, hand-signed dated, USA 2020. "Inspired by the opulence of the Galleria Mall in Georgia 1987." J Sar...

Handmade architectural birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, hand-signed dated, USA 2020. "Whimsical temple to song birds." J Sargenti Made of a birdhouse and ...

Tommaso Campajola (Active in Naples between the 19th and 20th centuries) Child with hat Bronze, height 23 cm Signed and dated 1932 on the back.