Antique Axes

the renowned De Porceleyne Bijl (The Axe) factory in Delft, circa 1780. Each plate measures 12.25

This blue and white charger was hand painted at De Porcelene Bijl* "The Axe" circa 1770. The center

A bronze axe head with an ornate cast bronze shaft-hole and crescent-shaped blade. A couchant

An unusual Ceremonial Axe GIOKONO, New Caledonia, Kanak, ex collectie-on Cristophe Evers, brought

An expressive hand crafted primitive axe having an elongated wrought blade attached to a finely

and scrolling vines, Marks: the underside shows the mark of the 18th-century Delft factory, "The Axe

This finely preserved thin-butted axe, knapped and polished from a block of mottled brown-grey

Native American Missouri war axe. Pewter blade with inlayed brass weeping heart on one side and

This superb Acheulean hand axe stands as a testament to the technological ingenuity of early

This finely worked, bifacial hand axe is a sleek and elegant example of the earliest known stone

A Tabarzin, Indian saddle-axe from Bikaner, 19th century Indian, 19th century Measures: height

. Main figure of Viking holding a battle axe. Bronze mounted horn with dragon and winged Griffen. Jeweled

18th Century Spanish Pair of Hand-Painted Wooden Axe-Holders

18th century Spanish pair of wooden axe holders silver plated.

This is an antique ceremonial axe. A Chinese, mottled caramel jade decorative tool redolent of the

Decorative large key or dishtowel hanger in shape of an axe. It has 6 hooks and its made from brass

Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea

Pair of carved and polychrome wooden axe-holders - Italy - 17th century Dimensions: 160 x 60 cm

: Jade Measures: Length 9 inches Width 1 inches Depth .4 inch. Exquisite Costa Rican jade (axe god

An impressive pair of altar or table candlesticks made of turned and carved wood, lacquered in deep black with gilt bronze details. The design is in keeping with the 18th-century his...

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of Swords, Axes, and War Hammers Description: This finely

A great ice axe that was made by the renown blacksmith Fritz Jörg in the small area of

The bronze sculpture shows a woodsman at work with his axe out for a swing. The bronze has very

beautiful, geometric stone axe, with knife-like edges, that could cut, tear, scrape and even signify status

A Monumental early 20th-century European carved wooden axe trade sign, measuring an impressive 60

Two Black Basalt carved and polished Neolithic axe heads mounted on steel bases. These wonderful

Title: 19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph of Medieval Axes, Maces, Daggers, and Firearm

and textures. These tools, with characteristic holes for attachment, represent early axes, weights, or

Silver Ring with Spiralled Terminals and Axe-Motif Ornament Central Balkans (Balkan–Danubian

A characterful watercolour portrait of an elderly man in work clothes, posed with a splitting maul in hand. The watercolour has been signed and dated to the lower right. Well present...

, Austria (maker unknown). This massive piece features a three dimensional man holding an axe on a rocky

Comprising a greenstone axe head of trapezoid outline, with rounded butt and curved cutting edge

Fine costa Rican Jade axe god with alligator head Guanacaste-Nicoya region, circa A.D. 1-500

Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. A.D. 1-1500 Of celt form depicting

Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, circa. A.D. 1-1500. Of a celt form

A beautiful image of fellowship and esprit de corp with bright handcoloring in watercolor. London: Thomas Mclean, August 1st, 1835. Second Edition. Etching with handcoloring in water...

an axe from a single solid piece of pine wood, is breathtakingly beautiful and just as functional

set includes a stone axe head, a fragment of plaster fresco, age-old pot lids and various pieces of

, geometric stone axe, with edges of glass-like sharpness, that could provide a crucial survival tool in the

This acheulean hand axe is an exceptionally well-preserved example of the first human technology

image is built around diagonal axes, formed by the horses standing on a diagonal line, as it were, and

drawers with original axe-head pulls retaining traces of fire gilding, standing on simple shaped bracket

-shaped panels Marked with an axe for 'The Porceleyne Bijl' (the Porcelain Axe) 1657-1803. Good

contain are cut from light and shaded wood to give relief." (The Genius of the Axe, by Pierre and François

baronial crest with a crown and crests of horns, dividers and axe heads, supported on three bronze ball

stained linden wood, the dying lion depicted beside two circular shields and an axe carved with crosses

accepted as the first, and longest lasting, human technology, these axes represent the profound

include: Maker's mark: ICF (untraced) Duty mark: Minerva head, C (The Hague) Tax mark: Axe/hatchet mark

weapons, including axes and lances, are combined with shields, helmets, and armor, while a crested helmet

several diagonal axes, thereby allowing the artist to open up the three-dimensional space for greater

handle of an axe. The elephant god is clad in a short dhoti with the folds hanging over the edge of the

, a less frequently depicted role. Equipped with an axe and apron and accompanied by background

half 18th century Marked with an axe for The Porceleyne Byl (The Porcelain Axe), dates: 1657-1803

An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century

onyx base, the sculpture captures a moment of dynamic tension as the lumberjack readies his axe. The

blade. The axes with a copper blade are much more rare then those from iron Hammered decorations on each