Antique Axes

Highly stylised animals with small waists and arched necks and backs were the core motif of this style, and feature on a range of objects, including buckles, axes and pins. Examples ...

The pierced silver frame is accented along its outer perimeter by applied silver spheres and stylised tripartite terminal crests at the principal axes. Measuring approximately 30 mm ...

The design features the All-Seeing Eye above crossed axes, with the three interlocking links bearing the letters F, L, T-representing Friendship, Love, and Truth, the Odd Fellows' co...

At the right a guard with a curled mustache wears a tall gold cap with a green plume, an olive coat with a striped sash, a pleated striped skirt and boots, with a curved sword at his...

The lower image shows at the left a bridegroom in a fur cap with roses, a fur lined cloak and a white tunic embroidered in red and blue, a red sash, weapons tucked into his sash and ...

The lower image shows two crusaders in full mail with red crested helmets and yellow trimmed hems, the left one shouldering a crescent bladed axe, the right one with a hand on his ch...

The title sits within an arch topped by a trophy of flags, axes and lances, flanked by two standing men: on the left a figure in a green coat, red cloak and fur cap with a feather, o...

Below, a large round dish shows figures gathered under arches and a pediment, cloaked bearded men, helmeted soldiers with shields and an axe, and a seated nude man, with pieces of ar...

The top with drop-leaf ends sits over the frieze, which offers a single drawer retaining its original axe head handles. This table also offers a fine concave-sided undertier.

Next is a tapering shaft hung with arms and implements: arrows, axes, a cup, rolls, a head and torches. Third is a second spiral column on a lettered pedestal, with a draped statue o...

In the large upper band men in short tunics and cloaks fell trees with axes, one of them kneeling at a trunk, while others on a timber framed platform pass materials along; lattice t...

The soldiers carry their helmets slung and bundles on poles over their shoulders, with curved rectangular shields; standard bearers carry standards topped with open hands, discs, an ...

Above the view, the emblem vignette is a harvest still life of melons, squash, grapes and a gourd with a spade, a rake and an axe. Two small scenes are set into the lower corners of ...

At the center stands a war hammer with an axe blade, a hooked beak, a twisted shaft and a dark studded grip.

The emblems include a single masted ship for the boatmen, an axe for the plasterers, a shield with bakers' peels, three gloves for the glovers, a windmill for the millers, a saw and ...

Across the top, soldiers in segmented armor swing axes at trees, shoulder heavy logs and build up a rampart of timbers and stacked log ends, with a standard behind them at the right.

At the left a framed relief shows two legionaries in helmets and banded armor, each with a tall curved shield, standing in gabled sentry niches against a round wall of masonry, while...

Across the top a frieze shows attendants with a round shield, a long handled mallet and an axe, two bulls covered with cloths decorated with leaves, and a bare chested attendant at t...

The foot of the sheet shows seven fighting soldiers with shields, swords and an axe, one seizing a fallen opponent. The inscriptions read M DIOCLES MIL COH 7 MAC MVNICIP ALTIN SEVER...

Around it are two oval gems with busts, one holding an axe, a small figure with a round shield, a figure in a tall pointed headdress with a round studded shield, two views of a nude ...

The base is marked with the axe symbol of the workshop De Porceleyne Byl, one of the notable Delft factories active in the 18th century.

Above the view the border holds an uncaptioned emblem of a young man in a broad hat leaning on an axe beside a felled tree stump. Below at left, "SETTLERS EN ROUTE." shows a party of...

The emblem above the view shows a medallion portrait lettered "WILLIAM PENN" over a scroll lettered "PENNSYLVANIA", with a cornucopia of fruit, an axe, books, an inkwell, dividers an...

Among the emblems are an ox for the butchers, a hat for the hatters, a wheel and axe for the wheelwrights, a hammer for the thatchers, a ewer for the pewterers and a shield with a se...

Ganesha is represented with four arms holding traditional attributes, including an axe and noose, while his remaining hands are arranged in expressive gestures associated with his ro...

Depicted are ceremonial axes, weapons, ornaments, mirrors, vessels, jewellery, funerary objects, gold and silver implements, and an Inca figure, each identified by an explanatory key.

Positioned along the cardinal axes are classical architectural attributes, including crossed archers' quivers wrapped in ribbon, sweeping acanthus scrollwork, and grand corner spandr...

The plain central well of this impressive basket is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a lion rampant, holding an ancient battle-axe. Condition This...

The underside of this Dutch silver tea caddy include: Maker's mark: VV (untraced) Silver quality/purity mark: Crown (.934, 934/1000) Date mark: a (used between 7th October 1807 - Mar...

Hachas, getting their name from the word for axe, were ritual stone sculptures used in the Mayan ceremonial ball game, typically, in similar form to this example, with a notch in the...

Following the initial removal of stone with a point or axe, the tooth chisel was usually employed to refine the principal volumes and prepare the surface for the flat chisel, finer t...

The maids, with their skirts tucked up for work and carrying the harvest on their heads, symbolize the fertility of the soil, while the men carrying a prong-hoe and an axe represent ...

A dramatically sculptural example of the earliest human technology, the Acheulan hand axe, discovered in Walcott, a mile from the famed Palaeolithic site of Happisburgh.

A large and beautifully preserved Palaeolithic flint hand axe, with a mottled, brown-orange patina, representing one of the earliest and most enduring forms of human technology.

Marks: Marked to the shank Tiffany & Co. and with the Jones & Woodland Co. "14 Axe" factory mark. Fineness: Marked 14 for gold fineness.

Stunning Swedish ‘Fäbod’ Ladder, circa 1850 Its sculptural presence and large size, crafted with an axe from a single solid piece of pine wood, is breathtakingly beautiful and just ...

The rim with 10 fan-shaped panels Marked with an axe for 'The Porceleyne Bijl' (the Porcelain Axe) 1657-1803.

The vase is marked underneath with the characteristic Sainte-Radegonde axe mark together with “France,” confirming its origin and production by the French manufacture.

Shown wielding his legendary axe and shield bearing the royal banner of Scotland.

Below the circular dial, an intricately modeled trophy of arms featuring shields, spears, axes, and helmets reinforces the neoclassical military theme.

Characteristic features include frame friezes arranged diagonally to the axes, made of evenly grained wood, as well as panels of richly figured walnut on the drawer fronts.

This diverse set includes a stone axe head, a fragment of plaster fresco, age-old pot lids and various pieces of mosaic and pottery.

Fine George III mahogany miniature chest of drawers having string inlay and cross banded top, the drawers with original axe-head pulls retaining traces of fire gilding, standing on s...

It depicts the composite coat of arms of the Denmark–Norway monarchy: the lions and hearts of Denmark, the lion with axe of Norway, and the dynastic quarters of Schleswig, Holstein a...

Marked beneath the base with the factory's distinctive axe emblem and the word "France," this authentic Sainte-Radegonde vase is preserved in excellent condition.

The center of the body is decorated with a fasces (a Roman axe bound in wooden rods symbolizing the Imperium, or supreme power) intersecting a victorious laurel wreath.

Unlike many fragments, this large-scale textile retains its full design repeat across both axes, offering collectors and decorators alike a complete vision of the original aesthetic ...

A copper bin of footed bowl form possessing a wonderful bronze patinated surface and featuring a baronial crest with a crown and crests of horns, dividers and axe heads, supported on...

Two rectangular shapes join these together and are carved with swords, axes and similar animal-filled shields. Each of the two doors portrays an animal scene.

Branching out along the axes are blocky, stylized floral palmettes and angular vinery that float with exceptional breathing room, ensuring each primitive motif commands its own terri...

This slide has Chippendale-style axe head handles, showing a distinct English influence on a piece which is otherwise clearly of French inspiration.

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

Mezcala pieces represent varied motifs including human figures and masks, architectural models, tools such as axes, chisels, punches and polishers, and animals such as jaguars, frogs...

Impressive in scale at 55 inches high, this complete suite of four urns creates a powerful sense of symmetry; ideal for framing entrances, terraces, or formal garden axes in the trad...

A finely worked Neanderthal stone tool, or hand axe, expertly fashioned from a flint core with a beautiful marbled blue-grey-white patina.

Joan of Arc in Armor, Antique Hand-Colored Costume Lithograph, c.1845 This striking antique hand-colored lithograph depicts the legendary French heroine Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) s...

The exceptional clarity of the stylized outlines, specifically the perfectly balanced mirrored symmetry of the central botanical axes, the fine detailing within the dense repeating b...

An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century Totally uncleaned blade Length wooden handle 49 cm, iron blade 15.5 x 10.5 cm Tribal pat...

The surface of each piece is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a demi-lion holding an axe. Each piece is fitted with the original hallmarked hing...

The companion figure depicts a warrior advancing into combat, raising an axe overhead while gripping a round shield with a pronounced central boss.