Antique Cicada

There are three types of cicadas. The three large animals belong to the species Laternaria phosphorea; they are lantern bearers with a chitinous bulge on their foreheads that shines ...

Chinese porcelain semi egg shell famille rose small bowl painted with a cicada amongst two leaf shaped panels of peony, peach, finger citron and other flowers and leaves all on a gil...

Each impressive vase is fashioned with tapering sides on the neck and body divided into four facets, variously decorated with white cranes in a lotus pond, pheasants in flight and in...

The scene shows two men, one is asleep on a donkey, among crickets, cicadas, butterflies and ants, in a luxuriant vegetation in the middle of the landscape.

The lower small group consists of cicadas, i.e. rhynchotes, beaked cicadas. (Original plate no. 36) ____________________________________ Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) Joseph Muld...

The bird is cleverly pegged into the stump base, on the underside of the bird is the cartouche in relief “Kazan saku” The support form of an ancient pine wherein the detail features ...

Large Porcelain cicada wall pocket with iridescent colors.

Bronze sculpture with dark brown patina of a cicada. The cicada (in Japanese, semi) is considered as a symbol of humanity.

The ring is decorated with a relief design of a cicada surrounded by flowers and curling tendrils.

This Victorian era brooch pin is a stunning piece of early 1900s antique insect jewelry. The curious cicada expertly crafted of 18 karat gold and platinum, the pin overflows with 2 c...

The carving likely draws from ancient funerary traditions, where jade cicadas were placed in the mouths of the deceased as talismans for the soul’s safe passage.

A motif for new beginnings and renewal, this cicada-shaped charm carries blessings of integrity, honesty and success.

Pewter Cicada Vide Poche. Early 20th century. Art Nouveau vide poche, by Maurice Daurat (French).

'Auslandische Cikaden' (Foreign cicadas) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on ...

The bracelet is composed of two facing cicadas separated by a glass cabochon on a natural horn bangle.

Rare Majolica box signed Pichon Uzes with cicada, circa 1890. Pichon á Uzes is a family-owned pottery factory located in the town of Uzes in the south of France.

The cicada is deeply carved and very three dimensional.

Majolica vide poches or ashtray with cicada signed Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1920. Provencal style.

Rene Lalique "Cigales" box made in 1921 in molded orange opalescent glass with orange satin base. Design of cicadas. Perfect condition. Molded "R.LALIQUE".

The high neck of the vase lends an elegant and striking presence, while the delicate cicada adds a touch of natural beauty and symbolism to this stunning piece.

A French Art Nouveau 18 karat gold and plique-à-jour enamel brooch with diamonds and sapphires by Frédéric Boucheron. The brooch has 102 rose and old mine-cut diamonds with an approx...

A most charming and most unusual handbag, with a beautiful hand painted 'cicada' sitting atop the frame, and silk fabric making the bag, in oyster with tangerine, cerulean and black ...

Two cicadas in bronze facing each other on a bamboo segment One is an adult while the other is at the nymph phase.

Rene Lalique "L'Effleurt" perfume bottle made in 1911 for Coty in molded clear & frosted glass with sepia patina. Molded "LALIQUE" signature in design. Perfect condition - so...

Rene Lalique "L'Effleurt" perfume bottle made in 1911 for Coty in molded clear & frosted glass with grey patina. Molded "Lalique" signature in design. Perfect condition. Wond...

Color highlights. According to the famous Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Gilt wooden frames. Signed at the bottom rigth "G.DUBUFE FILS". The artist has painted paintings but also ...

One brush pot also features butterflies, together with cicadas and bees among flowering tessen (Asian virginsbower) and grapes.

Nice set of yellow ceramic small vases signed Berty, both have a raised cicada.

Ink and gilt drawn decorations of stylised Cicadas. Original white leather gloves.

Using nets and cages, they catch cicadas, beetles and other insects for observation.

Made from marbleized clay with delightful cicada chewing on an olive branch.

While a small and whimsical cicada is cast in high relief just above the leaves.

The base is ornamented with a delightful cicada. The candlestick has been converted into a lamp.

Box made in wood with design of cicadas is present. Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2014.  

Using nets and cages, they catch cicadas, beetles and other insects for observation.

Using nets and cages, they catch cicadas, beetles and other insects for observation.

The charming garden scene is dotted with insects, including butterflies for happiness, cicadas for new beginnings and katydids for success and growth.

If you look closely you can also find a Cicada sitting on a top branch.

It represents two young women; one standing, carrying a mandolin on her back, lightly dressed and elegantly coiffed. As the cicada ("La Cigale"), she tries to convince the other youn...

You can almost hear the screen door slap and the low hum of cicadas. It may have begun life as a games table, cards slapped down, coins stacked high, or perhaps as a modest breakfast...

The sides are adorned with Gu form vases filled with lotus blossoms, flanked by eternal coin tassels and topped by a pink and blue cicada, a symbol of happiness, virtue, and eternal ...

Using nets and cages, they catch cicadas, beetles and other insects for observation.

An imposing and rare Sevres (Second Empire) Polychrome Pate-Sur-Pate Celadon Ground Vase in the Japanese taste by Leopold-Jules-Joseph Gèly. finely painted and hand-tooled in polychr...

Here, the fruit bowl is decorated with butterflies, cicadas, bees, poppy flowers, and several birds. This combination of patterns is unique, typical of each piece from the Rousseau-B...

The top and bottom of the vase inlaid with an intricate cicada lappet border with a secondary border to the base with blossoming flowers and swirling motifs.

The enamel scene taken from the original painting by Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault (1832-1908) named La Cigale (The Cicada). The interior of the Cigarette Case is finished in matt silve...

Nature that he knew well, collecting and studying plants at his free time, the four works presented in this page are inspired by nature : vegetals like ferns or ombelles and animals ...

Nature that he knew well, collecting and studying plants at his free time, the four works presented in this page are inspired by nature : vegetals like ferns or ombelles and animals ...

The ring is decorated with a repoussé design of two cicadas surrounded by geometric patterns. A common motif in Chinese art, cicadas have had many interpretations - as symbols of ...

Cicadas on the other hand have had many interpretations - as symbols of immortality, integrity, honesty and cyclical resurrection.

French Majolica oval jardiniere with cicada and olive in relief signed Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1910.

This vases nicely painted recall the Provence by the color and the cicadas.  

Elegant pair of yellow Majolica cicadas vases signed Jerome Massier Fils Vallauris A.M (Alpes Maritimes), circa 1900.

French Majolica Cicada lamp signed Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900.

A nice hand-carved antique, Chinese Hetain White-Yellowish Jade "Cicada" from the 19th Century. The color is presented in white-yellowish and the context of the body is very pure and...

A Palissy School of Paris Majolica hanging wall plaque, France, modeled by François Maurice, circa 1870-1875. Modeled from life, this extremely dimensional and realistic piece is gl...

Box "Quatre Papillons" (Four Butterflies) made in frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1911. Molded "LALIQUE DEPOSE" signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb pa...

Box "Geneviève" made in frosted glass with green patina by Rene Lalique in 1920. Engraved "R.LALIQUE" signature on side of lid. Perfect condition. height : 4,5 cm diameter : 10,5...

René Lalique “Quatre Scarabées” Covered Box, Blue Pressed Molded Glass, Model 1911 1911 René Lalique – Four Scarabs Electric Blue Glass Box A superb covered box designed by René Lal...

Rene Lalique opalescent Glass 'Libellules' Box. This pattern features dragonflies. Lid with molded makers mark, 'R LALIQUE' and engraved, France No.51'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE C...

Majolica dragonfly wall signed pocket by Fives Lille, circa 1900.  

This is a very good Chinese Jade, Jadeite / Nephrite stone pendant that we date to the early 19th Century, Qing period. The jade has various colours within the stone, mainly a very...

French Majolica vase with Cicada, Circa 1950.

Vase "Aras" made in teal green glass with white patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Extraordinary and extremely rare color. height: 23 cm Félix Ma...

Vase "Perruches" made in electric blue glass with white patina by René Lalique in 1919. Engraved control signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Exceptionnal and deep color and grea...

The Poisson vase is one of the most well known vases of R.lalique . The design is strongly Art Deco and the large fishes swim all around the vase's body. The vase was made in 1922 ...

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Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

“Procession” by Hasharat is a contemporary entomological artwork featuring an exquisitely curated lineup of global beetles and other insects arranged in a vertical, march-like format...

Claude Lalanne (1925-2019) A rare gilt-bronze dragonfly frame, France C. 1985, Signed on reverse Cl. Lalanne Artcurial 25/450. Measures: 4" high x 3.5" wide Great condition. Ready...

Rene Lalique opalescent glass 'Sirenes' liquid-incense burner bottle. Blue staining to the decoration. This model features mermaids posing around the sides. The lid has flame-like de...

This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fas...

This exceptional jadeite jade bangle is one of the legendary Duan Family Jades (段家玉), originating from a remarkable 150kg jadeite boulder discovered around 1920 by jade merchant Duan...

Super cool collection of eight Japanese netsukes made of either amber, resin or bakelite, circa 20th century. There are four figurative netsukes and four of the pieces are highly ani...