Antique Grotesque

figures, grotesque faces, fashion portraits and caricatures. The black and white art are adhered to a

checkerboard inlay and brass ring pulls, flanked by expressive carved lion and grotesque masks in full relief

grotesque—typical of architectural grille work from the period. Flanking this central motif are panels

include richly gilt frames with festoons, grotesques, heraldic devices, and scrollwork ideal for

and birds forms the focal point of a vertical grotesque. Other panels display variations of

mythological figures, grotesques, and rosettes. The variety of borders and friezes shown here would have

neoclassical scene with a winged medusa style grotesque mask architectural panel above a foliage garland

patiné, finement sculpté de masques grotesques, comprenant : Un canapé Une paire de fauteuils à dossier

and a classical water fountain with grotesque mask spouts, reinforcing themes of nature’s beauty

Bosch, fusing grotesque imagery with theological satire. Human and avian forms intermingle within a

are adorned with Renaissance-style grotesque masks, topped with shell motifs. A carved egg-and-dart

interest is the seal at lower center, depicting a grotesque humanoid figure with exaggerated posture—an

Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Antique ring from the

twisted into a grotesque pose of self-effacing servility, with his hands clasped in mock humility and a

, encapsulating his deception, cruelty, and comic grotesqueness. This original lithograph is ideal for collectors

frieze of carved grotesques, putti, and garlands, setting an opulent tone for the entire piece. The

world and the grotesque nature of power through the eyes of avant-garde satire. Although Rouault

Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Sublime Art Deco ring, it

grotesque masks above the knees, these depicting the exoticism of The Americas with four stylized Native

out beautifully on the white ground. Accented with gilt details and presenting grotesque handles, this

incorporates a protruding handpiece, ornamented with an embossed grotesque mask design. These exceptional

, possibly a grotesque or theatrical mask used in votive offerings. In the lower portion: * F features the

: This original chromolithograph shows the sinister figure of Daniel Quilp, the grotesque villain from

Venetian grotesques and polychrome decorative ornaments in the Renaissance style. Each piece is signed

side, executed with grotesque drawings. When he returned to Rome, he devoted himself more and more to

intricate carved leaf and fluted decoration, carved figures and grotesque masks flanking each panel

19th century Neo-Renaissance cabinet closet Oak, solid. Richly carved, grotesque carved, two

delicate foliate carvings and topped with a sculpted keystone—perhaps a leafy boss or subtle grotesque

beautiful five arm sconce is centered by a richly chased and wonderfully detailed grotesque mask containing

the natural and supernatural. This bronze harpy represents a sculptural translation of the grotesques

flanked by grotesques and scrolling foliage, the sides with a scrolled boss and gadrooned frieze on giant

adorned with scrolled handles that terminate in grotesque masks, showcasing the intricate craftsmanship of

Asian Burmese style (19th Century) carved and painted wall plaque of head of grotesque figure with

Clodion Each vase of tapering form applied with two grotesque masks hung with laurel garlands above a

, mocking figures lean in—each rendered with individualized, almost grotesque features—enhancing the

incised, batlike wings, recalling grotesques from medieval cathedrals and bestiaries. From beneath the

set with a host of motifs, including busts, masks, and grotesques. A male face on each centres the

dragons, some with two or three twisted handles, also other grotesque animal forms were made. Still others

two grotesques facing each other or back to back, with a candlestick or central motif as the axis

beauty. Keen eyes for detail may particularly admire a marriage of grotesque and hellenistic imagery

according to the imagination of the time, and again from a grotesque mask. In the upper part there is

scene is set within a monstrous red cavern, which forms a grotesque open mouth complete with blazing

bracket. The grotesque creature with figure is one of the best Gothic carvings you will ever see. Its

see a centered grotesque face biting a classic ribbon bow of blooming flower vines. On the bottom, on

decorations in Renaissance style with grotesque faces. Fantastic big paw feet. High and imposing backrest, the

the upper bowl. Absolutely stunning and enhanced by the characterful and grotesque griffins. Each

bold Mannerist style, distinguished by kneeling satyrs supporting grotesque masks at the corners of

grotesque magnet for lingering Romantic-era anxieties about the circulation of paper credit, financial

ornament. It includes carved capitals, foliage designs, grotesques, and ecclesiastical busts, illustrating

graces and attendants in a lush landscape, flanked by cherubs holding garlands, grotesques, caryatids

Each with fluted spreading neck fronted with a grotesque mask and a pair of entwined serpent handles

introspection. Her stylized appearance draws from Renaissance grotesques and ancient coin portraiture. Of

lithograph depicting a fantastical Italian faience vase in grotesque style, preserved in the collection of

. His expression borders on grotesque, exaggerating the vulnerability of an infantilized monarch. This

, from a private French collection This tapestry comes from the so-called “Grotesques” hanging which

Clodion Each as a vase cast in high relief with a procession of putti, with a pair of grotesque mask

grotesques that were used in fine German book printing and manuscript illumination. Hermann Dolmetsch (1838