Antique Beast

The pierced fret with mythical beasts and scrollwork throughout with bowed front bars above.

Amazing full beast model displaying a Stag, Boar, Fox & Hound.

Each console is supported by a hybrid creature combining the features of a winged beast, with a powerful muscular torso, expressive animal head, elegantly folded wings, scrolling vol...

Known as shizi or shishi, the mythical beast is a benevolent and playful guardian of the home.

The pierced, beaded fret engraved with mythical beasts and urns. The burning area with bowed steel front bars, flanked by engraved sidewings.

. 🔎 Design & Features Monumental paneled back with deeply carved scrollwork and central shield motifs Flanked by dramatic dragon/winged beast carvings, symbolizing protecti...

The front of the helmet is masterfully decorated with a fierce mythical horned beast or boar's head motif over the visor, paired with a sweeping classical plume (crest) that graceful...

The frieze with carved foliage and swirling paterae throughout, with winged beasts and urn to centre. The jambs with shaped panel surmounted by end blocking with carved oak leaves.

The base having a hall table top with a bowed drawer below with the original brass hardware, below is a storage cupboard with twin doors carved with mythical beasts, the doors enclos...

At the heart of the design is a highly structured repeating lattice of diamond motifs, interspersed with stylized vegetal flourishes and guarded by mythical heraldic beasts-dragons o...

This work depicts the climactic moment where the Athenian hero, Theseus, defeats the Minotaur, a beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man.

The lion is portrayed at rest, yet remains alert and powerful, reflecting the traditional symbolism of the king of beasts in European decorative arts. The sculptor has carefully rend...

Depicting the mythical beast from medieval folklore, the cockatirce. A powerful creature, reputedly capable of turning its prey to stone.

The mythical guardian beasts are depicted with expressive open mouths, fierce eyes, flowing manes, and detailed stylized tails, embodying the traditional symbolism of protection, pro...

Each arm ends in the head of a mythical beast with an open mouth supporting its original hand-forged candle plate.

Each backplate is conceived as an armorial trophy, crowned by a coronet and centered with a shield carved with a heraldic beast—most plausibly a stag or hart shown in profile (passan...

The condemned could be placed in a cage full of beasts, or in the circus arena, tied up and defenseless.

In Japanese art, the pairing of this Shishi (king of beasts) and the peony (king of flowers) is known as Karajishi Botan.

Water would have flowed from the beautifully sculpted outlet, terminating in a finely modelled stylised beast or dragon’s head- an enduring symbol in Gothic architecture representing...

The sculptor successfully conveys both the power and serenity traditionally associated with the king of beasts, creating a work that is both decorative and expressive.

The lion doesn’t feel formal or overly symbolic the way some guardian beasts do. It almost feels caught mid-motion, alert and playful at the same time.

Executed with a pleasing naïve quality and careful attention to the distinctive markings and form of the beast, the work possesses the honesty and character that collectors find so a...

The presence of the unicorn-rider and fantastic beasts next to figures from the Italian theatre exemplifies the era's mixing of mythology, satire, and daily life.

On offer is a complete 1831, 5-volume American edition of "A Natural History of the Globe, of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants."

He frequently employed grotesque beasts and gargoyles, ecclesiastic detailing and historic influences.

Kannon is portrayed in contemplative repose, draped in flowing robes while gracefully holding a long ceremonial scarf that gently drapes across the guardian beast below. The powerful...

The baluster-form bodies are painted on a pale celadon-tinted ground and enveloped in a continuous landscape populated by immortals, celestial attendants, sacred beasts, cranes, deer...

The expressive mythical creature is rendered with exceptional detail, reflecting the late Victorian fascination with heraldic beasts, fantasy motifs, and symbolic jewelry. Dragons an...

Great detail can be seen in the creature’s mane, head, and musculature, with exceptional patina enveloping the iron beast. We believe this item to be in good antique condition consid...

The two robust, stylized handles on the sides are shaped like mythical beast heads swallowing the handles, a direct nod to ancient ritual handles.

Interwoven with these are fantastical animals, some resembling horses or mythical beasts, serving as protective symbols in traditional cosmology.

Depicting mythological beasts, Neo-Classical elements and shamrock. Newly upholstered in raw linen.

Documented Ryō-ō masks are traditionally crowned with a dragon or fantastic beast intended to heighten their formidable appearance.

Barbedienne Signed Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Tri-Footed Vases, with Mythical Beast/Dragon Heads Each vase is formed with a flared trumpet body rising from a circular ormolu collar...

Dimensions in cm: Height 27 cm x Width 11.5 cm x Depth 25 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 11 inches x Width 4 inches x Depth 10 inches A griffin (or gryphon) is a legendary creatu...

Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to lif...

Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to lif...

Woven in the famed weaving centers of Kirman, the runner presents a breathtaking display of courtly equestrian scenes, mythical beasts, and blossoming flora, all rendered in delicate...

Komainu are statues of guardian beasts placed in pairs at the entrances of Shinto shrines or in front of shrine buildings, protecting the sacred grounds from evil spirits.

The sculptural mythical beast, rendered in high relief, gives the piece a distinctive Gothic Revival and Art Nouveau character rarely found in small silver accessories of the period

Japanese Bronze Two Handle Koro, early 20th century, with salamander form handles and exotic bird decorated body, on four mythical beast formed feet, the base drilled. 8" H x 12" W x...

Presumably being cast after his 1850 submission to the Paris Salon [no. 3306] of Famille d' Ours, the model captures the distinctly human characteristics of the beast and her young. ...

Klinger modernizes this cult image by combining it with the mirror of self-consciousness and artistic representation, the serpent of knowledge and regeneration, and a submissive beas...

Known in Chinese as Zhenmushou (Tomb-guarding Beast), the earthenware figurative sculptures were part of the grave goods made for the elite and the wealthy to ensure a wholesome afte...

It features a heavily embossed body raised on a distinctive tripod stand formed by three cast brass dolphin or sea-beast legs. Armorial Crest: The central body is embossed with an ar...

The universal appeal of the lion, often referred to as the "King of Beasts," makes this one of the most desirable subjects from the series.

The lions feature bright orange-ochre manes and bodies decorated with whimsical blue spots, a distinctive stylization that transforms the imperial beast into a piece of domestic folk...

The neck continues the narrative decoration, punctuated by finely modeled gilt handles in the form of stylized mythical beasts, adding both sculptural interest and a luxurious contra...

Details: Every inch features fine hand-painted details, from the scaled, winged tritons on the slender neck to the brilliantly plumed mythological beasts flanking the base. Historic...

This dramatic marble head, hewn from prized Greek Thassos marble, depicts the mythic hero crowned with the lion skin of the Nemean beast—an enduring symbol of strength and triumph.

The intense colourism of the works he painted between 1900 and 1905 brought him notoriety as one of the Fauves (French for "wild beasts"). Many of his finest works were created in th...

The intense colourism of the works he painted between 1900 and 1905 brought him notoriety as one of the Fauves (French for "wild beasts"). Many of his finest works were created in th...

The jardinière is raised on an ornate openwork base supported by four monopodia legs terminating in mythical beast heads. This elevated structure not only increases its visual presen...

The reverse reveals a fantastical creature—part dragon, part sea beast—surrounded by scrolling ornament. Its stylized, ambiguous form echoes the Renaissance fascination with grottesc...

The intense colourism of the works he painted between 1900 and 1905 brought him notoriety as one of the Fauves (French for "wild beasts"). Many of his finest works were created in th...

The depiction of a griffin also known as a gryphon as a legendary hybrid creature of the king of beasts and king of birds, is symbolic of immense power, courage, majesty, and guardia...

Terracotta figure depicting a mythical chimera guardian creature combining features of a dragon and lion, inspired by traditional Chinese protective beasts. Traces of original pigmen...

It was the 'soldier of Christ' who killed the dangerous beast and saved the sovereign's daughter from the monster's jaws, and as a reward he wanted neither honours nor money, but for...

The scene is brilliantly captured in high relief with details of figure and beast still clear distinguishable after more than 175 years.

A charming and unique cloth book of children's storybook of Genesis by Françoise (Françoise Seignobosc, 1897-1961), with text hand-lettered text in French, and images depicting the c...