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Antique Creche

Pair of Basque “Peasant” Creche Figures Papier Mache
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of paper mache crèche figurines depicting Basque peasants in period costume, the man dancing
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Creche

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Composition

Rare Italian Carved Polychromed Crèche Santos Saint Angel Figurine ca. 1750
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEAPOLITAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMED CRÈCHE FIGURE OF AN ANGEL Italy, circa second half of the 18th
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta, Fabric, Glass, Wood

Large Neapolitan 19th Century Hardwood Sculpture of a Crèche Camel.
Located in Cotignac, FR
production of papier-maché models used in Christmas Creches which have such a long tradition in Italy and
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Antique Large Neapolitan 19th Century Hardwood Sculpture of a Crèche Camel.
Large Neapolitan 19th Century Hardwood Sculpture of a Crèche Camel.
$1,730 Sale Price
40% Off
H 20.08 in W 19.3 in D 5.52 in
Circa 1920 original poster Conservatoire africain mardi gras Oeuvres des crèches
Located in PARIS, FR
The circa 1920 original poster titled "Conservatoire africain mardi gras Oeuvres des crèches" is a
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1920s Antique Creche

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Pair of 18th C. Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Leather Figures of Merchants
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 18th-Century Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Figures of Merchant Men in Leather A rare
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Creche

Materials

Leather, Wood

Naples Painted Terracotta Tiger
Located in New York, NY
Naples tradition of exotic creche animals. Italy, circa 1790 Dimensions: 7.5" W x 2" D x 3.5" H
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Naples Painted Terracotta Tiger
Naples Painted Terracotta Tiger
$1,750
H 3.5 in W 7.5 in D 2 in
Wonderful Cold Pressed Painted Bronze Statue of a Sheep
Located in Hopewell, NJ
creche figures - a captivating piece of art that beautifully captures the essence of a sheep with its
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19th Century English Antique Creche

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Bronze

19th Century Horse and Ox from Nativity Scene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
animals would have accompanied a large creche ensemble, reflecting the devotional artistry and rustic
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19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Miniature Carved Hands
Located in Nantucket, MA
. Great expressive little hands that were most likely from carved statues of saints or creche figures
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Circa 1895 poster La Marche à l’Étoile - Théâtre du Chat Noir - Henri Rivière
By Henri Riviere
Located in PARIS, FR
Crèche and Le Golgotha, to symbolic sequences like Les Femmes, Les Soldats, and Les Rois Mages, the play
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1890s Antique Creche

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Antique Italian Manger Animals
Located in New York, NY
century Neapolitan creche animals, in beautiful mottled and worn colors including the donkey, a lowing cow
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Creche

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Terracotta

Antique Italian Manger Animals
Antique Italian Manger Animals
$5,000 / set
H 4.75 in W 8 in D 4 in
A Superb Pair of Neapolitan Carved Figures of Dwarves
By Francesco Celebrano
Located in London, GB
, sculptor and painter. He was well known for producing Neapolitan ‘presepio’ creche figures. A number of his
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Marble

18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Linen, Fruitwood

18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
for a Christmas Creche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

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Linen, Fruitwood

The Three Magi
Located in New York, NY
tradition of the Neapolitan Crèche. Melchior, Balthasar, and Caspar each carry their gifts of gold
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Late 18th Century Antique Creche

Materials

Alabaster

Lily and Bird
By Joseph Stella
Located in New York, NY
Creche (The Holy Manger) (about 1929–33; The Newark Museum, New Jersey). Stella’s work from this period
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Creche

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Lily and Bird
Lily and Bird
$50,000
H 39 in W 32.13 in

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19th Century Creche Male
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand made and painted male creche. Continential. 19th Century
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19th Century Antique Creche

19th Century Creche Female
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand made and painted 19th Century female creshe. Continential.
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19th Century Antique Creche

Large Antique Mexican Creche Burro
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large mid 19th century Mexican creche burro, carved and polychrome painted wood with inset glass
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19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Creche

Large 19th Century Italian Crèche Figure with Pike
Located in Natchez, MS
Large Italian Garuda figure from an Italian crèche with cloth clothing and a reticulate body.
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Fir

Group of Four Italian Polychrome Composition Creche Figures
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful group of four creche figure dolls from the early 19th and late 18th C The largest is
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

High Quality and Big 18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Shepherd
Located in Madrid, ES
Shepherd. Naples, S. XVIII. Terracotta, carved wood, vitreous paste eyes, tow and textile. In perfect condition. Measures: Height 54 cms. Although the first historical data of...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Creche

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Terracotta, Wood

18th Century High Quality Neapolitan Crèche with 20 Figures and Structure
Located in Madrid, ES
Neapolitan Creche with 20 figures. Naples, Italy, 18th century. Heads in terracotta, hands and
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Papier Mâché Creche Figure of the Madonna Now Custom Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique papier mâché creche figure of the Madonna newly mounted as a lamp with custom Lucite base
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19th Century European Antique Creche

Materials

Lucite, Silk, Paper

Italian 18th Century Blackamoor Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare and early wax-head Blackamoor doll, possibly a creche figure, dating to the second half of the
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Creche

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Wax

Italian 18th Century Blackamoor Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early wax-head Blackamoor doll, possibly a creche figure, dating to the second half of the 18th
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Wax

Chrismas Crib Figure
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Neapolitan crèches, animated figurines, angels, animals, vegetables and various objects in theatrical
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Wire

Chrismas Crib Figure
Chrismas Crib Figure
H 10.24 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Chrismas Crib Figure
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Neapolitan crèches, animated figurines, angels, animals, vegetables and various objects in theatrical
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Wire

Chrismas Crib Figure
Chrismas Crib Figure
H 13.39 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Chrismas Crib Figure
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
base. The Neapolitan crèches, animated figurines, angels, animals, vegetables and various objects in
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Wire

Chrismas Crib Figure
Chrismas Crib Figure
H 14.18 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Chrismas Crib Figure
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
10cm Contemporary museum quality steel base The Neapolitan crèches, animated figurines, angels
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

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Wire

Chrismas Crib Figure
Chrismas Crib Figure
H 11.42 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
18th c. Creche
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Figural Creche Scene in Original Case
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Paper, Wood, Glass

18th c. Creche
18th c. Creche
H 41.5 in W 20.75 in D 17.5 in
18th Century Italian Creche Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-cast and beautifully painted terracotta creche bull with glass eyes from Naples.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Glass, Terracotta

18th Century Italian Creche Figure
18th Century Italian Creche Figure
H 6.75 in W 11.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Spanish Polychrome Terracotta Creche Figures, Malaga
Located in Essex, MA
One figure depicting a bullfighter, the other a guitar player. Signed by the maker on paper label difficult to read. Each figure lacking what they should be holding.
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1840s Spanish Antique Creche

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Other

Heart Wrenchingly Beautiful Museum Quality Antique Italian Creche with Santos
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in Rome, Italy, this Italian creche and carved wooden figure from the 1700s is a museum
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18th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

18th Century Creche Figure From The Collection of Tony Duquette
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This gorgeous 18th-century creche figure comes from the collection of legendary 20th-century
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Creche

18th Century Neapolitan papier marche angel
Located in New York, NY
Papier marche angel from a Neapolitan creche. Beautiful face and posture.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Stone

Paper Mache Toy Sheep, French, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 19th century papier mâché sheep, either a store display, a creche figure or a toy.
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Creche

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Composition

French Papier Mâché Goat, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Folk Art papier mâché goat figure, either a toy or a creche figure, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Creche

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Paper

French Late 19th Century Terracotta Lamb
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming French later 19th century Lamb - from a creche - in painted terracotta. A very
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19th Century French Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta

French Late 19th Century Terracotta Lamb
French Late 19th Century Terracotta Lamb
H 15.13 in W 24.25 in D 10.5 in
French Provincial Santon Doll, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
. These dolls were used in elaborate crèche scenes at Christmas. From the personal collection of Pierre
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Creche

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Terracotta

Pair of Italian Santibelli Figures on Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
dolls are closely related to the Crèche figures, which were implemented in Italy by St Francis of Assisi
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19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

19th Century Company school terracotta oxen and cart museum figure
Located in London, GB
early as the 1820s. Their inspiration seems to have been 18th and 19th Century Neopolitan creche figures
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1850s Indian Early Victorian Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta

Exceptional 19th Century Neapolitan Creche Camel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Exceptional Neapolitan carved and painted wood camel, having inset glass eyes, beautifully carved and textured coat, original painted decoration and one of the most charming faces we...
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Swiss German Alpine Creche Diorama - 1887
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Extraordinary Swiss German creche diorama composed of intricately cut paper, cardboard, wood, and
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19th Century Swiss Antique Creche

Materials

Metal

Early Large French Creche or Santos Figure Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This beautiful early French Creche or Santos figure cabinet was found in the south of France, and
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19th Century French Antique Creche

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Glass, Wood

18th Century Neapolitan Nativity Figure with Original Clothing
Located in Hamburg, DE
, Neapolitan crèche figures, or pastori, were central to the elaborate nativity scenes of Naples, which gained
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Creche

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Fabric, Wood

Creche Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual and large carved and painted wooden figure. Possibly an Italian neopolitan creche figure
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood, Paint

Neapolitan Creche Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wealthy Neapolitan families have a long standing tradition of displaying extraordinary creche
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19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wire

Woven Straw Crèche
Located in Woodbury, CT
We found this amazing and very large 19th C handmade straw crèche in a barn outside the famous
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Woven Straw Crèche
Woven Straw Crèche
H 23 in W 41 in D 26 in
Beautiful Neapolitan Creche Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a figure from a 19th century Creche scene. These where made for wealthy people and
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19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wire

18th Century Italian Creche Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th Century Italian Creche Doll
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XV Antique Creche

Pair 19th Century Guatemalan Creche Animals
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of very charming late 19th century Guatemalan hand carved and polychrome painted creche
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19th Century Guatemalan Antique Creche

Two French Creche Figures of Tradesmen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two charming Provencal stuffed cloth and painted wood creche (Nativity scene) figures of village
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19th Century Antique Creche

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique Guatemalan Nacimiento (Creche) Bull - Circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very good, large late 19th century (circa 1880) Guatemalan nacimiento (creche) bull with inset
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Creche

Carved and Polychromed Wood Santo Nino Crèche Figure
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An Early 19th Century carved and polychromed wood Santo Nino. Probably Spanish Colonial perhaps Ecuadorian. In as found condition from the estate of fashion designer Bonnie Cashin (1...
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19th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Creche

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Wood

Collection of 19th Century Neapolitan Terracotta Creche Figures
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Beautiful collection in very good condition includes: large female saint with original garments ($1150), three undressed figures (two female, one male) mounted on wood base ($875 eac...
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19th Century Italian Antique Creche

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century Neapolitan Italian Creche Figure of the Virgin Mary or Saint
Located in Coral Gables, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Italian Creche Figure of the Virgen Mary with Original Costume and gold
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Creche

Antique Hand Painted and Gilt Wood Religious Creche Reliquary Wall Shelf JHS
Located in Atlanta, GA
religious creche or wall hanging cabinet reliquary. This item would have displayed a cross or other
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Late 19th Century Antique Creche

Materials

Wood, Paint

Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Cow
Located in San Francisco, CA
Her glass eyes with a warm, kind and endearing gaze. Possibly a creche figure
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19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Cow
Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Cow
H 13 in W 21 in D 6 in
18TH CENTURY ITALIAN HORSE CARVING
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th century Italian horse carving. Probably used as part of a Creche or Nativity scene.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Folk Art Antique Creche

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Guatemalan Nacimiento Bull
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very good, large late 19th century (circa 1880) Guatemalan nacimiento (creche) bull with inset
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19th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Antique Creche

Old Pope Statue
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Made of clay with paint and gilding. This figure reminds me of creche figures made in and around
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Creche

Old Pope Statue
Old Pope Statue
H 12 in W 5 in D 5 in
19c. Flock of miniature sheep from Germany
Located in Madison, WI
used in a Christmas creche on mantelpiece, bookshelf or tabletop. Shepherds kept watch over their flock
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19th Century German Antique Creche

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Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand carved stone container fountain trough basin planter antique farm Sink CA. 18th 19th century small water fountain Basin of hand C. Carved Stone container jardiniere. Color and p...
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18th Century French Antique Creche

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink CA
Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink CA
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.25 in W 25.5 in D 12 in
Art Deco Lamp
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco lamp with led in the foot.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Lamp
Art Deco Lamp
$3,406 / item
H 20.08 in Dm 15.75 in
Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and curved glass rod.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Chandelier
Art Deco Chandelier
$7,127 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in
Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco dressing table with mirror and sconces.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
$8,681 / item
H 64.97 in W 40.16 in D 14.57 in
Attributed to Istvan Szonyi
By Istvan Szonyi
Located in Houston, TX
Hungarian Artist (1894-1960) "Reclining Nude", circa 1920s Measures: 19.5" H x 23.5" W, overall size is 28" x 32.5" Oil on canvas, inscribed lower right "Somody baratomnak szere...
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1920s Hungarian Other Antique Creche

Materials

Canvas

Attributed to Istvan Szonyi
Attributed to Istvan Szonyi
$4,900
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
Portuguese Majolica Ceramic Duck Tureen Centerpiece, 1960s
By Subtil
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool majolica glazed ceramic duck figure tureen in brown and cream colors with accents of black, green and yellow. Portugal, 1960s. Manufactured by E.Subtil Portugal and marked on ...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Antique Creche

Materials

Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

Pair of Jean Perzel Attributed 1940s Gilt Iron Wall Sconces
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Sharon, CT
A pair of very large (27.5 inches high-exclusive of globes) Gilded Cast Iron (21 lbs. each) Wall Sconces. Not signed or otherwise marked.
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1940s French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Iron

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
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18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creche

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
$185,000
H 36.25 in W 61.5 in D 30.25 in
Oval Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Bronze

Oval Art Deco Chandelier
Oval Art Deco Chandelier
$7,163 / item
H 27.56 in W 33.47 in D 20.87 in
Vintage Romeo Rega Brass Large Pyramid Step Box Sculpture Desk Accessory Italian
By Romeo Rega
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and very special heavy large vintage brass stepped pyramid box and or sculpture designed by Romeo Rega is Italian and now rare. This is from the 70s. It is unmarked but ...
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1970s Italian Modern Antique Creche

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and sandblasted glasses.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Chandelier
Art Deco Chandelier
$6,986 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, Walnut Structure
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Art Deco armchairs. Walnut structure.
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1930s European Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, Walnut Structure
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, Walnut Structure
$5,408 / set
H 31.5 in W 25.2 in D 29.53 in
Poster for the "Exposition Internationale Des Arts Décoratifs", France, 1925
By P. Roque
Located in Paris, FR
This poster was created by P. Roque for the famous 1925 Decorative Arts Show held in Paris (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs - 1925). This show is most famous as it laun...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier, brass and bronze with nickel finish. Glass rods.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Art Deco Chandelier
Art Deco Chandelier
$11,706 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 31.5 in
Raymond Subes French Art Deco Steel and Marble Console Table
By Raymond Subes
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco steel console table with a verde antico / green marble top and conforming base joined by scrolling apron & legs (Attributed to RAYMOND SUBES)
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1930s French Art Deco Antique Creche

Materials

Marble, Steel

Original Mardi Gras New Orleans 1978 festival serigraph poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1978 linen-backed poster. Dressed up in what would be an American Indian costume with full headgear, he is holding a shield with a horse on it. ...
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1970s American Modern Antique Creche

Materials

Screen

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