Saint Sebastian, 15th Century Religious Oil Painting on Panel
Located in London, GB
in the foreground, painting him in a bright light with delicate chiaroscuro shading against a
Oil, Panel
Unavailable
H 6 in W 4 in
Prayer - Psalms - 1245 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Psalms 119:132 - 135:5 [Latin = Ps. 118-134, here unnumbered due to its early date]. "Our Help is in the Name of the LORD". Pocket sized hand-written and illuminated manuscript, pen ...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 5.8 in W 3.8 in
Obedient Unto Death - 1240 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Philippians 2:8-4:23 and Colossians 1:1-10. "Obedient Unto Death" (2:8). Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 5.8" x 3.8". Handwritten and illuminated in ...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 6 in W 4 in
Prayer - Psalms - 1230 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Psalms 78 - 79 [Latin = Ps. 77-78, here unnumbered due to its early date]. "Prayer for Exile's End". Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4". Handwri...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 7 in W 5 in
Signs of an Apostle - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Galatians 1:1 and 2 Corinthians 10:5-13:12. "Signs of an Apostle" [2 Cor 10-12]. Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. Medium-sized, 7" x 5". Handwritten a...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 6 in W 4 in
In the Shadow - Psalms - 1240 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Psalms 90:13 - 97:5 [Latin = 89:13-96:5, here unnumbered due to its early date]. "Abiding in the Shadow of the Almighty" (91:1). Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, p...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 11.5 in W 8 in
War and Peace - 1245 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
2 Maccabees 12:11-14:9. "War and Peace". Very large illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 11.5" x 8". Handwritten and illuminated in Italy, 1245, on fine sturdy creamy vellum (animal ...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Unavailable
H 5.8 in W 3.8 in
Your God, My God - Ruth 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Ruth 1:1 - 3:5. Title. "Your God . . . My God" (1:16). Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4". Handwritten and illuminated in Paris, 1250. On fine t...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
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H 3.75 in W 5.1 in D 0.1 in
Medieval Illuminated Manuscript and Miniature Painting from the Book of Hours
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Exquisite illuminated manuscript and portrait miniature from a 15th century Dutch Book of Hours
Sold
H 14.97 in W 11.62 in D 0.6 in
Renaissance Sandro Botticelli Style Italian Religious Painting
By Sandro Botticelli
Located in Roma, IT
expression. The Virgin Mary's gentle posture evokes the purest expressions of the work of 15th-century
Wood, Oil
15th - 16th Century Florentine Religious painting on Board
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sold
H 6.6 in W 4.8 in
Beatitudes - 1230 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
LUKE 4:41-6:49. "Beatitudes! -- Blessed are . . .". Pocked-sized illuminated manuscript, pen and ink, 6.6" x 4.8", 53 lines per column. Handwritten (in Latin) and illuminated in Par...
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
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H 9.25 in W 6.25 in
"The Great Promise" - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
"The Great Promise". Leviticus 25:36-27:15. Original manuscript, handwritten and illuminated in
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$395,000
H 89 in W 22 in
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...
Bronze
The White Peacock
By Jessie Arms Botke
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jessie Arms Botke. "The White Peacock" is a wildlife impressionist painting, oil on canvas in a palette of whites, blues, and browns by female, American artist Jessie A...
Canvas, Oil
$267,321
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
Antique Tiffany Studios Bronze Doré Pen Tray Neoclassical Taste
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique Tiffany Studios New York gilt bronze pen tray/desk tidy. Neoclassical Taste. Maker's Stamp. Circa 1900. The tray has a lovely patina, commensurate with age and use. Showing ...
Bronze
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf
$16,500
H 30.71 in W 46.86 in D 7.88 in
Wonderful Antique Bas Relief Fireplace Surround in Hand Carved Stone
Located in Meer, VAN
Wonderful Antique Bas Relief Fireplace Surround in Hand Carved Stone. This fireplace surround in carved stone is truly one of the best things we’ve seen. Dating back to the late 19t...
Stone
$231,400
H 34 in W 32 in D 13 in
An Exceptional White Marble Figural Sculpture Clock, "A Nubian Slaying The Lion"
Located in Queens, NY
An Exceptional and Monumental White Marble Figural Sculpture Clock, "A Nubian Slaying The Lion" by Jean-Joseph Jacquet (Belgian, 1822–1898), circa 1860 This extremely impressive whi...
Marble
$1,150 / set
H 11.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By F.J.B. Watson, Carl C. Dauterman, Everett Fahy
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The comp...
Paper
$24,531
H 38.98 in W 32.29 in D 3.55 in
Le Mousquetaire Musketeer Cavalier Spanish Tradition Diego Velázquez Influence
By Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet. French ( b.1840 – d.1920 ). Le Mousquetaire. Oil On Panel. Signed Upper Right. Image size 31.1 inches x 24.4 inches ( 79cm x 62cm ). Frame size 39 inche...
Oil, Wood Panel
Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas from the Piedmont Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale Italian 18th century oil on canvas from the Piedmont region. The beautiful painting is set in its original polychrome frame which displays a lovely carv...
Canvas, Wood
$231,400
H 24 in W 28 in
11 Oil Painting Panels in a Majestic Fan Shape, Featuring Isidor Kaufmann
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare and Important Treasure: 11 Oil Painting Panels in a Majestic Fan Shape Signed by Significant 19th-Century Austrian Artists, Featuring Isidor Kaufmann A magnificent and uniqu...
Oil
$147,000
H 36 in W 10.5 in D 17 in
Bone and Bronze Mounted Knight Sculpture with Marble Base by A. Kéléty, France
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Art Déco chryselephantine bone and bronze mounted knight sculpture with marble base by Alexandre Kéléty, France By: Alexandre Kéléty Material: bronze, bone, marble, stone, met...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
$82,852
H 60.63 in W 55.88 in
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, the great Lombard master of the mid-seventeenth century, is striking for its dazzling composition and the brilliant colors of Christ's tuni...
Canvas, Oil
$88,770
H 74.81 in W 27.56 in D 15.75 in
Magnificent Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva 1780'
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in Marble Travertino . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Measurements: Statue cm 180 . Minerva (Pallas Athena in Greek...
Marble
Silver-Gilt Exhibition Tea Table by Maison Aucoc
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver-Gilt Tea Table Maison Aucoc Circa 1904 The turn of the century was the golden age of the great international exhibitions, the venues at which artisans from across the globe w...
Vermeil
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