Antique Devil

Brocken has always played a role in legends and has been connected with witches and devils; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe took up the legends in his two-part tragic play Faust.

An impressively-sized canvas after David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) depicting the Temptation of Saint Anthony, an often-repeated story in art and literature in which the devil ...

The bowl is coiled using natural juncus or sumac fibers, with dark brown devil's claw or dyed juncus used for the decorative patterning.

The Truth Revealed is Dalou’s personification of France acknowledging the wrongful imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus, a French artillery officer (later promoted to lieutenant colonel af...

The subject of the temptation of Saint Anthony adds an extra charm: the Saint is tempted by the devil, who presents him with a young girl, adding a small genre scene to the compositi...

The vignette is complimented by the presence of the devil's workers lurking in the upper right quadrant and contained behind bars in the far right corner.

The Archangel Michael, engaged in the battle against Evil, is depicted as a youth of rare beauty, strong yet delicate, who, with his sword drawn, casts an angry devil back into hell,...

During the early part of his career, he produced paintings but continued to execute theatre sets, notably for Devil's Castles (Châteaux du Diable) in 1866. After the 1870 campaign, d...

The great majority of his paintings are found in Rome: the frescoes of the vault (1671-78) of the Basilica of Saints Ambrose and Charles on the Corso, the frescoes of the vault and c...

This primitive depiction of the devil reflects the fusion of indigenous and colonial folk traditions, often used in village festivals and religious dramas.

In the iconographical language of old master paintings the fly symbolises the devil. The devil against the devil, that makes a potent amulet against the evil.

Pima baskets are generally made from thin strips of wood or grasses, with willow responsible for the overall caramel color, while the darker tones of Devil's Claw fibers provide the ...

February - Coursing - Most men harry the world for fun - Each man seeks it a different way, But "of all daft devils under the sun, A grey 'ound's the daftest" said Jorrocks J.

APOTROPAIC DEVIL FIGURE Romansh South Tyrol or Grisons Around 1120/50 Carved pine wood Original version Height 151 cm This singular figure is a demonic, devil-like figure carved fro...

Underneath the Virgin is a trio of cherubim, heavenly spirits who are traditionally protectors of things holy that often appear attending the Immaculate Virgin, and at the bottom app...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely large suite of antique Chinese circa 1900 mother of pearl games counters in a lovely hand painte...

On oblique, with two forward looking, imposing bearded devil masks on sinuous legs ending in sabot, all-round scalloped, incisive frame.

The almost extravagant basket has protruding images on all sides, the front a bust of Jesus, the back a bagpipe player (an image of the devil), the sides showing busts of a woman and...

Based on a rare photograph by Arnold Genthe "The Devils Kitchen Chinatown" c. 1896. ...

It includes the author's most celebrated story "Enoch Soames," the tale of a poet who makes a deal with the Devil to find out how posterity will remember him.

Keywords: antique botanical print, Martynia proboscidea, unicorn plant, devil’s claw, Martynie à Trompe, Desmares engraver, Panckoucke Paris, Jardin des Plantes, hand-colored flower ...

During the early part of his career, he produced paintings but continued to execute theatre sets, notably for Devil's Castles (Châteaux du Diable) in 1866. After the 1870 campaign, d...

The Virgin is flanked by cherubs, one holding the symbol of the kingdom and the other a mirror. The devil is beneath her at her feet along with a skeleton.

The devils are cast into a nearby herd of swine, which is seen in the background rushing headlong into the water.

Papago baskets are handcrafted of beargrass, yucca cactus (white or green) and Devil’s Claw (black). The technique used is known as coiling.

However, given Jesus & John the Baptist are considered to be roughly the same age (perhaps, six months apart), unless Van Oost committed doctrinal error (even Michelangelo did so wit...

Native American pictorial pima basket with geometric figural motif, having four figures, circa. 1920s. Made of bear grass, Devil's claw and willow. Excellent condition.

The lintel end blocks depicting carved devil mask with oak leaf beards. The socles are also decorated by carved by acanthus leafs at the bottom.

Polychrome and relief decoration, handle and beak in the shape of "kylins", body like a brocade ball with "devil's work", lid handle in the shape of a rooster, decorated with enamels...

An active illustrator, he collaborated with magazines such as Le Monde Illustré during the Franco-Prussian War and contributed to popular and literary works, including The Devil in P...

Based in Rouen from 1809, Langlois became a prolific designer of gothic subjects depicting the supernatural world of devils and sorcerers based on ancient legends and embellished by ...

Poisson Cornu dit “Le Diable” – Antique French Engraving of a Horned Fish, c.1790 This striking antique engraving depicts a horned fish, identified in the French caption as “Poisson...

This iconic poster depicts a green devil opening a bottle of spirits. The artist is Leonetto Cappiello The poster with lined backing measures a massive 149 inches tall and 80 inches...

A small sculpted ceramic dish that depicts a devil or demon emerging from a clam shell. Designed and made by the Danish artist and sculptor Karl Hansen Reistrup who was the artistic ...

The Dutch text identifies the figures as follows: “Gemeene kleding in ’t Koninkrijk Tanguth” (ordinary clothing in the kingdom of Tangut), “Kleding van ’t zelfde volk” (clothing of t...

Published by Mme Veuve Devilly, circa 1810.

Maidu basketry bowl 1910 - 1920 Willow and Devil's Claw Measures: 3.25 inches H. x 10.25 inches L. x 7.25 W.

Pictorial Pima Indian hand woven 1920's tightly woven and in stunning condition. made from hemp grass and devils grass. Vegetable Dyed pictorial Western figures.

Published by Mme Veuve Devilly, circa 1810.

Published by Mme Veuve Devilly, circa 1810.

According to legend, the dragon, sometimes also modelled as a serpent, symbolises the devil. As the story goes, John was asked to test the power of his faith by drinking from a poiso...

Bandicoot (Perameles species) 9. Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) 10. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 11.

His most famous work, Faust, is a tragic play that follows the story of a scholar who makes a pact with the devil, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge and pleasure.

Dentist, you have pulled out two good teeth and have left the two bad ones' Robert Macaire (aside) 'The devil' (aloud) 'No doubt and for good reasons, there is always time to extract...

Yellin died in 1940, but the firm he started is still in existence, now in the hands of his granddaughter, who said of him, "He called himself a blacksmith, but others called him a g...

Figures are dressed in whimsical outfits, including a bear, a devil with a pitchfork, and various theatrical characters with ruffled collars and feathered hats, reflecting the playfu...

Pima basket 1890 Willow and Devil's Claw Measures: 6.25 inches Height. x 17 inches in Diameter This large example of a coiled Pima basket dates from 1890.

After the Beaux-Arts, Henri Royer attended, in 1890, at the Académie Julian, the studios of Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Théodore Devilly and Flameng. In 1894, he exhibited numerous works ...

At the heart of the composition is a giant merry-go-round labeled “The Devil's Wheel,” with figures representing the rich, clergy, and politicians foolishly riding wooden animals, sy...

Hand colored engraving of datura stramonium, known by the common names thorn apple, jimsonweed (jimson weed) or devil's snare. This print originates from 'Flora Londinensis' by Willi...

Apache basketry tray with 12 point star design 1900 Willow and Devil's claw Measures: 2.50 inches Height. x 10 inches in Diameter An excellent example of a coiled Apache baske...

Yes, the great Dragon was thrown down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.

20th century cast bronze statue of a cherub angel signed by Ferdinando de Luca, Italy Beautiful statue with a cherub and two devils with impresionant faces featuring a minotaur’s m...

In a great many of his posters Fenneker incorporated influences from Expressionism, Cubism and Futurism, Art Deco, and Jugendstil (Art Nouveau). “The Devil and Circe” was an indepe...

Part of her story involves her meeting the devil in the form of a dragon, being swallowed by the dragon, and then escaping safely when the cross she carried irritated the dragon‘s in...

A goat as representative of the Devil to make Adam and Eve to sin and take a forbidden fruit in Paradise.

Seven books bound in one volume (Tom Thumb, The real Devil’s Walk, Monsieur Tonson, The March of intellect, The Devil’s Walk, Steamers v.