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Superb Double Nail Head Trimmed Leather Carved Lion Head Throne Arm Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
chair is deep merlot hue with double rows of nailheads trimming the back. The chair features carved lion
Category
2010s Unknown Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 47 in W 26.5 in D 31.5 in
Zebra and Lion Head Armchair
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair zebra and lion head with structure in solid beech
wood covered with real zebra skin. Back
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1923 Harrods London Sterling Silver Vanity Manicure Nail Kit Set Suite
By Harrods
Located in GB
sterling silver manicure set.
A very nice smart suite of sterling silver nail tools in the original
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 4.63 in W 8.08 in D 0.99 in
Rare 1923 Harrods London Sterling Silver Vanity Manicure Nail Kit Set Suite
By Harrods
Located in GB
fully hallmarked Sterling Silver manicure set
A very nice smart suite of sterling silver nail tools in
Category
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 4.63 in W 8.08 in D 0.99 in
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
Set Of Six 1900s English Lion Paw Dining Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Set of six English lion paw dining chairs from 1900. Large brass nail heads. Some stains on velvet
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Armchair with lion heads reupholstered in cognac-colored cowhide
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this stately antique Dutch armchair adorned with lion heads, which has been
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black and White Lion- Animal 3D unique sculptural piece with thread
By Ani Abakumova
Located in New York, NY
, white, yellow, red, and green threads, crisscrossing over one another and winding around nails hammered
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, ABS
Black and Puma Lion- Animal 3D unique sculptural piece with thread
By Ani Abakumova
Located in New York, NY
, white, yellow, red, and green threads, crisscrossing over one another and winding around nails hammered
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, ABS
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in GB
natural leather which has been individually hand nail tacked in place using antiqued studs, lastly hand
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 37.21 in W 22.45 in D 29.14 in
Antique Set of Four Handcrafted Cast Bronze Lion Feet with Gothic Dragon Wings
Located in Lisse, NL
their nails and the Gothic dragon-like wing pattern at the back is an absolute joy to behold. Whether
Category
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
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H 4.4 in W 11.8 in D 3.55 in
Antique Brass Scuttle Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique brass lined "treasure" box with medieval style motif. Embossed animals, nail trimming, and
Category
Early 20th Century Medieval Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut And Giltwood Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lion's head that serves as the hand rest. The armrest extends to the pierced backrest which is decorated
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Benches
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
H 32.75 in W 60 in D 21.75 in
Two Vintage Framed Shield Form Heraldic Crests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large tanned leather shield forms with nail head trim and carved and painted applied crests with
Category
20th Century Medieval Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Antique, Tapestry Covered French Armchairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
lion heads. Each covered in 18th c., Flemish tapestry fabric and lined with bronze nail heads.
Category
Antique 1880s French Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
19th Century Regency Ebonised Carved Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
construction and finely carved details. The arms of the chair terminate in carved lion masks and the legs
Category
Antique 1810s Irish Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
A large pair of Irish mahogany library armchairs in the Georgian style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rectangular back, arm rests and seat upholstered in chestnut leather with close studded brass nails, richly
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
END OF 18th - EARLY 19th CENTURY IRON SAFE
Located in Firenze, FI
fixed with bolted, rounded-head nails stuck in the internal wood, giving it solidity and resistance. The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Iron
Hand Carved Renaissance Revival Wall Mirror with Lidded Gloves & Scarf Box 1890s
Located in Lisse, NL
Exceptional antique hallway mirror with hand carved lions sculptures.
This stunning, Dutch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Zinc, Brass, Iron
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H 32.3 in W 25.8 in D 7.1 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIII St. Os De Mouton Oak Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
legs are joined by an H stretcher. The S scrolled arms are richly carved with impressive lion heads
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Limestone Pedestals
Located in Austin, TX
with "nails" surrounding the top, with relief carvings to the sides of opposing qilin, taotie masks
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Stone
Classical Carved Hardwood Piano Stool with Dolphins, New York, Circa 1825
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, each adorned with lion foot nails. The stool's cushion is upholstered in later red fabric accented by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Stools
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Valentina Giovando Chest of Drawers Wood Zinc Silver Purple
By Valentina Giovando
Located in Milano, IT
a flower, the design of the piece is completed by the exquisite detail of lion's paws in the front
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Zinc, Bronze
H 35.44 in W 55.12 in D 18.51 in
Late 17th Century Carved Walnut and Embossed Leather Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
with carved lion head mask finials on the top. Full surround nail-head trim on the back and supports
Category
Antique 17th Century European Elizabethan Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Curule Stool
Located in Forney, TX
lion's head / griffin grotesques, having an upholstered seat cushion adorned with nail head trim, rising
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Twelve Spanish 19th Century Walnut, Leather, and Bronze Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
nails with impressive richly chased lion head mounts at the tops flanked the finely carved top walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
H 40.75 in W 21.25 in D 21 in
Mid-20th Century Syrian Silver and Gold Mezuzah Case
Located in New York, NY
silver and gold, to create a beautiful, primitively crafted piece. At the top, a pair of lions surrounded
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Islamic Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Dresser of Buffet in Oak and Walnut
Located in Casteren, NL
panels. The cabinet has two wide doors and two drawers above. The drawers are flanked by carved lion
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Renaissance Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 44.49 in W 71.66 in D 25.2 in
18th Century European Baroque Period Dragon Architectural Elements, Set of Six
Located in Forney, TX
with stylized lion head. In place of the lion's ears they have a pair of horns, over shaped and molded
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Architectural Elements
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
H 7.5 in W 3.5 in D 3 in
"Found Fat" (Abstract, Neutral, Skull, Bold, Graphic, Type, Text, Red, Green)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
FOUND FAT
2020
Paris, France
Bold, hand-painted, serif typography, painted over a lion's skull on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
H 36.62 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Seated Woman” by Etienne-Henri Dumaige, c.1880
By Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
woman on an architectural column surmounted by lion masks from the Napoleon III era, it is situated over
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 28.5 in W 14.63 in D 10.25 in
Hand-Carved Table by Master Sculptor Valentino Panciera Besarel
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(1829–1902). Solid wood table with cupid carving in center and Italian style Venetian lions head
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
’ around the chest edges. These are fixed with convex head nails. The ironwork with some remains of an
Category
Antique 16th Century German Medieval Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
H 38.19 in W 81.11 in D 27.96 in
Wooden Coffee Side Table by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Fratelli Montina 70s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Montina
Located in Padova, IT
Finnish Army, a challenging task given that only local wood and simple tools could be used, and no nails
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 15.75 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer
Category
Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
St Oswald’s Church, Oswestry, Watercolour Stained Glass Window Design, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
derives from Oswald's body being nailed to a tree in mock crucifixion. In Gray’s design, a large O fills
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Teak Desk by Ilmari Tapiovaara, manufactured by Cantú, 1960
By Cantu, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Berlin, DE
simple tools could be used, and no nails or screws were available. His own work gained attention for the
Category
Antique 1660s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
Brass mounted. Lion head figural
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Coffee Table in Teak Wood, Ilmari Tapiovaara Attributed from Cantù
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Vigonza, Padua
nails or screws were available. His own work gained attention for the Domus chairs. These came about
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak, Walnut
Ilmari Tapiovaara Designed Dining Room Table Made by Laukaan Puu, 1950’s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Laukaan Puu
Located in London, GB
woods in Finland and the challenge was also to work with very few tools and without nails or screws
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine, Beech
H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 27.56 in
NALA
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
photographer.
"In the Lion King remake, Nala has had a modern overhaul. To quote The London Times, she has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Renaissance Italian Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Faenza, second half of the 16th
By Virgiliotto Calamelli
Located in Milano, IT
foot, with more precise emphasis on the nails. It is accompanied by yellow citrine accents to enhance
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Inkwells
Materials
Maiolica
H 4.34 in W 8.08 in D 2.96 in
In The Bleak Midwinter
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
it could possibly be and then all that was needed was for the captive mountain lion to cooperate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rare Asprey London Sterling Silver 1917 Jewelry Box Charles & Richard Comyns
By Asprey & Garrard Limited, Asprey International Limited, Charles & George Asprey
Located in GB
Asprey London, date letter B for 1917, leopards head for London, a sideways facing lion for Sterling
Category
Vintage 1910s English Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.15 in W 7.33 in D 5.52 in
Very Rare 1867 Asprey & Co. Coromandel Dressing Table Box Sterling Silver Pearl
By Asprey International Limited
Located in GB
head for Queen Victoria, the sideways facing Lion for Sterling silver, the Panther head for London and
Category
Antique 1860s English Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.89 in W 11.42 in D 8.67 in
Extending Table Mahogany, Metal, Etc, England, circa 1930
Located in Madrid, ES
to the English cabinetmakers the transformation of the dragon's claw into a lion's foot, because this
Category
Vintage 1930s English Other Dining Room Tables
Materials
Other
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
hide aniline leather which was hand nail tacked in place using antique brass studs, the sofas then went
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas
Materials
Leather
H 27.37 in W 77.17 in D 36.03 in
Antique Howard & Sons Portarlington Large Sofa Original Ticking Upholstery
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons
Located in GB
arm, otherwise I can't see any marks or stains, the base cover is hessian which has been hand nail
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 37.21 in W 82.29 in D 33.27 in
Pair of Walnut Armchairs, Late 16th Century, French Renaissance, with Ram Mask C
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
and replaced but period front and lhs stretcher both bearing old nail marks, two other replaced
Category
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
Lion Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chair with carved lion's heads and paw feet with newly upholstered seat and back in natural Belgian
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Lion's Foot Ottoman
Located in Florence, IT
Lion's Foot Ottoman can be used as a small Coffee Table or the extra very fashionable Seat in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Ottomans and Poufs
Armchair, Tall Gothic Revival Style Lion Ceremonial Armchair
Located in Glendale, CA
-carved and finished in mahogany finish. Newly covered in dark brown faux leather. Nail heads shown. 6.3
Category
20th Century Gothic Revival Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Lions Paw Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
made using leather patches with hand made nails add to the masculine gladiator feeling . Wired and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
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
A carved and painted bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
A painted and hand carved bench with 6 animal legs with lion paw feet; covered in dark cotten
Category
20th Century Benches
Materials
Wood
An 18th century Painted Mexican Marriage Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Of rectangular form with painted under-lid showing the betrothed amidst foliage and birds, nail
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Painted Furniture
Materials
Iron
Beautifully Carved Chinese 16th-17th Century Ming Dynasty Chest of Drawers
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
decorated with boss head nails. The main drawer shows two impressive Fo-lions with a giant ball, their
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
H 32.68 in W 43.71 in D 21.66 in
Woodcut Engraving of Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony’s Dream in 1517
Located in Gallatin, TN
nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Elector Frederick the Wise had a
Category
18th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
H 14.25 in W 19.25 in D 1 in
Upholstered Bench with Giltwood Lion Paws
Located in Chicago, IL
A 21st century American water giltwood upholstered bench with fantastic furry lion legs with paw
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American George II Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
1922 Sterling Silver Manicure Set Birmingham Made Nail File Cuticle Press Etc
Located in GB
of three pieces, you have the cuticle press, a nail file and then scraper, each piece is stamped and
Category
Vintage 1920s British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 4.93 in W 0.79 in D 0.24 in
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