Antique Apples

Varieties include tree fruits such as apples, peaches, cherries, plums, and figs as well as pineapples, melons, berries and grapes.

(The rose is the flower associated with the Virgin Mary, who is the "mystical rose," the one that does not bear the "thorn of sin") At the feet of the Virgin are bunches of grapes (...

The left panel depicting a seated putto next to a standing putto with a freshly harvested apple. The right side panel depicting a standing cherub holding a fig branches with leaves.

In our bronze instead, the hand seems to want to shake the apple, which however has not been molded. Perhaps the bronze is inspired by another work, such as the bronzes kept in the a...

A magnificent 19th century Italian carved marble figure of the son of William Tell kneeling under a tree trunk with a punched apple above his head. Raised on a contemporary solid mar...

He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1879 with a still life of apples and grapes, continuing to exhibit there over a number of years.

The canes are alternating apple green twists and the top canes connect to the lower 5 with hand blown twisted rods attaching to the lower trumpet vases.

Distinctively Maine in its overall presentation, the theorm-like decoration includes stenciled and hand painted pears, apples, and grapes in black, accompanied by red cherries, black...

The trees grow as tall as an apple tree and bear simultaneously blossom, ripe and unripe fruits.

Crabapple blossoms and leafy tendrils emanate from the corners of the field. Repeated flushes of apple blossoms make up the principle border design along with peonies in the corners ...

The pear as a pacifier as opposed to the “apple of discord” or temptation occurs as an attribute of the Virgin in a sculpture at the Cathedral at Chartres, completed in 1240.

The factory produced with success both soft-paste and hard-paste porcelain, in developing at the same time new colors: dark blue (bleu lapis) about 1752, turquoise blue (bleu céleste...

In fact, the industrious artist here, cabinetmaker and painter at the same time, applies a series of slabs and briars of different wood essences on the fir-tree background: we can re...

A young boy sits patiently on a chair, an apple and an umbrella by his side. Signed: Fried Ortlieb, München 1873 - (lower right).

Playing on Classical mythology and the story of Pygmalion, in which a statue comes to life, Klimt presents his modern Venus holding an apple. Klimt’s Venus exhibits a curvilinear sof...

The lower body Standing on flattened round feet, the curved moulded base holds the uprights, decorated with successive falls, fruits (apples/pears) and wheat, crowned by a Venetian ...

In revenge, she threw a golden apple in which she said "for the most beautiful", that caused the dispute between Athena, Aphrodite and Hera that led to the Trial of Paris, to finally...

The little daughter wears a lovely long red and dress with white lace and holds an apple on her hand. The son stands next to his mother and is dressed in a brown priestly clothes.

In the second, damsons can be seen next to apples and a strawberry. Oliver Clare was born in Birmingham in 1853, the son of the flower artist George Clare (1839-1890) and his wife ...

Signed and dated (at lower left): W. R. Miller 1891; (at lower right): No. 10

Shaped stem with acid-etched fruiting branch wrapping around sides; apples, pears, and grapes depicted. On verso, engraved monogram.

A Fabergé gold, enamel and hardstone desk seal, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1904-1908 the spherical handle carved of aventurine quartz, the collar of translucent apple...

These 31 Brazilian amulets, or balangada, were hammered from sheets of silver in the 19th century to form pomegranates, sugar apples, guava, and other exotic fruits. Symbols of ferti...

Filling out the composition are a few expertly rendered anecdotal details, including a half-eaten apple, a metal pan, what appears to be a small wooden trap, and other bits of detrit...

Majolica apples plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.   

George Jones Majolica teapot which features apple leaves and blossom. Colouration: turquoise, brown, green, are predominant.