Antique Grotesque

The quality of the carving is remarkable: each panel is adorned with lively bas-reliefs depicting village scenes and figures in period costume, while the side uprights are decorated ...

They feature elaborate cartouches, scrolling acanthus foliage, grotesques, heraldic elements, architectural ornament, illuminated initials, and richly colored decorative panels repro...

Unique and wonderful folk art coat of arms, Depicting a eagle holding a rabbit, two crosses and two castle's and on the top a grotesque head. This beautiful period piece is made out ...

The composition is arranged on two registers: in the upper section, winged putti are grouped around architectural decorative elements with garlands of fruit and grotesque masks; in t...

Both the figures, facing each other, are rather grotesque and are surrounded by some animals. The furniture reflects the figures: the walls are decorated with very bright patterns an...

The frame's crest is embellished with a classical urn finial above a lion's head medallion, while the base features a grotesque mask with an extended tongue. The central mirror is se...

Derived from the classical grotesque tradition, this unusual combination of anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and botanical ornament gives the frame a particularly rich and distinctive cha...

Bronze bust depicting a satyr, characterized by a marked theatrical and grotesque expressiveness. The face features a mocking smile with a slightly protruding tongue, while the obliq...

We invite your eyes to dance among the intricate grotesques in the distinctive manner of Jacques Callot.

The surrounding goldwork is particularly evocative, with finely modeled grotesque and character masks rendered in high relief.

Particularly interesting subjects include a Table pour Cabinet (Style Louis XIII), an elaborate Table de Salon Louis XV, a Meuble de Salon (Style Louis XVI) and a magnificent Louis X...

The plates feature elaborate cartouches, heraldic devices, grotesques, scrolling acanthus foliage, decorative panels, architectural details, and richly colored ornamental motifs insp...

The composition depicts a humorous allegory centered on the world of caricature: a grotesque, hybrid creature is being subdued by two figures while spilling ink onto the ground, as, ...

Each cachepot is further embellished with applied sculptural masks at the sides, modeled as fanciful grotesque or mascaron faces surrounded by scrolling foliage.

The artwork represents a greedy crow with a holy light above his head, which has put on much jewelry and treasure, Richard Müller (1874-1954) born in the Bohemian city of Tschirnitz...

The body is lavishly ornamented with intricate repoussé and chased decoration, featuring classical nude figures, cherubic putti, portrait medallions, grotesque masks, fruit garlands,...

Their placement around the base gives the lamp stability while symbolically protecting the household, marriage, and commemorative object. The grotesque masks derive from Renaissance...

Particularly striking are the deeply carved grotesque or mythical mask heads positioned beneath the upper scroll terminals, each rendered with expressive facial features, flowing bea...

Crafted from cast iron, the stand showcases a central grotesque or satyr-like face adorned with foliate motifs, flanked by decorative elements.

The arched top pediment is prominently adorned with a molded grotesque mask (Pan or a satyr - half man half ram) flanked by neoclassical scrollwork and topped with decorative finials.

The urns display gadrooned designs around the exterior, while two grotesque masks serve as handles. The straight top has a fitted Walnut and patinated Wood turned and tapered lid.

The long escutcheon plates on the cupboard sections are decorated with detailed designs of grotesques. The smaller escutcheons on the drawers are of shield form.

The uppermost drawer is detailed with deep gadrooning, while the three lower drawers are carved with continuous foliate scrollwork integrating grotesque masks. The flanking stiles fe...

Between the sphinxes are applied ornamental masks, including a grotesque sun-faced mask with radiating headdress and scrolling lambrequins, further enriched with foliate ornament.

The structural arch is masterfully detailed; directly beneath the suspension loop, it features a beautifully cast, high-relief classical grotesque mask (mythological face) flanked by...

In Flemish genre painting, artists typically depicted the lives of the common people without idealizing filters, often showing the mundane behaviors of the peasant class: the presenc...

The vase-form bodies with twin scrolling handles and centred by a grotesque mask, surmounted by the upward facing light branches.

The most extraordinary detail lies at the base: each lantern is supported by a fearsome, fully sculpted winged dragon / gargoyle with outstretched bat wings, a curled serpentine tail...

The Campana shaped body of the basin is supported by the dauphin grotesque pedestal which is placed on a raised square foot.

It depicts with extraordinary realism the head of a dog with its mouth open, identifiable as a West Highland White Terrier (or "Westie").Tobacco jars of this era frequently featured ...

Deep relief woodcarvings adorn the upper doors, centered on a standing Roman warrior with a spear above a classical grotesque theatrical mask, flanked by allegorical figures, winged ...

Featuring expressive grotesque faces surmounted by finely carved lion heads, these remarkable sculptures reflect the rich artistic tradition and symbolism of Venetian decorative arts.

Displaying remnants of pink and white pigment, it vividly depicts Maccus - the grotesque, hunchbacked peasant of 4th century BC Greek theatre.

Broad candle platforms crown the design, while the substantial bases display intricate scrollwork, floral ornamentation, and sculptural feet inspired by Renaissance grotesques. The d...

Caesar therefore appears not simply as an individual historical ruler but as the embodiment of the fourth and greatest earthly empire. The grotesque sea beast introduces an ominous c...

Beneath the moon, a chaotic crowd of characters moves about, arguing, dancing grotesquely, chasing one another, and behaving absurdly.

Initially he painted large-scale and highly stylised works and Italianate nudes in twisted poses with grotesque, unnatural anatomy, though he later moved towards a style based on the...

Each sconce features a grotesque carved Giltwood masks at the bottom which presents the scrolled arms accented with foliate sprays leading to the circular Giltwood bobeches and Iron ...

This is a more than usually erotic telling of this Biblical story, which almost looks like two young nymphs with a grotesque drunken satyr, a common enough subject in art and in some...

Graceful openwork handles, ornamented with dragons, rise elegantly from either side, while the bowl rests upon three finely modeled foliate feet centered by expressive grotesque mask...

Set of Four Bentwood Dining Chairs, c.1900 — Attributed to Thonet or Jacob & Josef Kohn A striking and unusual set of four bentwood dining chairs dating to circa 1900, each featurin...

Its relative openness did not eliminate inherited colonial assumptions: the word idoles, the concentration on sacrifice, and the invention of grotesque deities all perpetuated a Euro...

Pair of Renaissance Alabaster Columns Attributed to Cornelis Floris de Vriendt Flemish, Mid-16th Century 
Alabaster 
H: 27 cm; D: 10 cm This refined pair of all’antica alabaster col...

The border is richly decorated with deep cranberry and rose-colored reserves enhanced by elaborate gilt grotesque ornamentation in the Neo-Classical taste.

On the left, a young boy brandishes an imposing grotesque theater mask, causing a small dog to bark.

The surface is enriched with grotesque-inspired ornamentation, geometric motifs, egg and dart patterns, rosettes, and classical friezes, creating a layered visual rhythm typical of h...

The three plates present a fascinating study of ornamental design, featuring medieval geometric decoration, interlaced motifs, architectural borders, illuminated manuscript-inspired ...

The 'Pantheon Charivarique' (Grotesque Pantheon) was a series of satirical lithographs by Benjamin Roubaud (1811-1847) published in 'Le Charivari' that mocked prominent French writer...

18th Century George II Irish mahogany stool of rectangular form, the stuff over upholstered and studded seat raised over ornately carved apron with centred grotesque masque flanked w...

The arms are gracefully shaped and terminate in intricately carved mythical or grotesque heads, while the lower friezes display further carved ornament and medallion details.

The Decorative Motif & Artistry Centering a magnificent Late Baroque Grotesque motif, each applique features a beautifully hand-painted double-tailed mermaid nestled within intricat...

There are further gilt bronze mounts around the desk's skirting, including grotesque masks at either side as well as shells and acanthus leaf motifs.

The plates feature richly decorated architectural borders, biblical scenes, saints, putti, heraldic devices, grotesque ornament, floral garlands, and classical Renaissance motifs ins...

The wide border is adorned with grotesque and foliate Renaissance-style motifs, meticulously rendered in strong linework and vibrant glaze.

The upper composition shows three grotesque figures gathered around a table, while the central sheet presents a whimsical interaction between two caricatured figures.

The two sculptures present an elegant expressive contrast: on one side, the grotesque and vibrant face of the faun, with curved horns, pointed ears, a protruding tongue, and feral te...

The upper frieze is adorned with dramatic high-relief carved cherub and grotesque masks that act as decorative brackets supporting a prominent, multi-stepped architectural cornice.

Encircling the vessel is an elaborate gilt-bronze framework: a finely pierced gallery to the rim, boldly modelled twin handles formed as winged mythical creatures with crisply chased...

The plates feature beautifully composed architectural panels, classical ornament, grotesques, floral garlands, arabesques, scrolling acanthus, ornamental cartouches, heraldic motifs,...

This way of representing people with dwarfism, far removed from caricature and grotesque exaggeration, can be linked to contemporary Alexandrian statuary.