Antique Grotesque

Either end of each sterling silver dish incorporates a protruding handpiece, ornamented with an embossed grotesque mask design. These exceptional Edwardian silver dishes are large e...

17th C representation of the Roof of Folly: An Allegory of the Fall, German School This enigmatic 17th-century painting, laden with symbolic content, echoes the allegorical traditio...

The bases are adorned with Renaissance-style grotesque masks, topped with shell motifs. A carved egg-and-dart molding separates the base from the upper structure.

Walnut burl veneered cabinet, the uprights on the front, also in walnut wood, are richly carved: starting from the bottom there is a shelf in the shape of a leafy volute, surmounted ...

The decor of the panels is made of very Fine designed motifs such scrolls, grotesques and flowery vases, all characteristic of the Renaissance decorative repertoire.

The monkey is elongated, expressive, and slightly grotesque in form, with webbed feet and an alert face, all hand-forged with visible hammer marks that testify to the artisan’s skill.

The central body of the vase features a detailed grotesque painting of symmetrical figures and arabesques, rendered with jewel-like color.

Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Antique ring from the beginning of the XXth century, its flat mounting is decorated in closed setting with a s...

Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Sublime Art Deco ring, it presents a rectangular mounting with cut sides decorated with rose- cut diamonds of ...

At the center of the sheet is a striking red and blue vertical panel of wrought iron arabesques, featuring a symmetrical display of foliage scrolls, acanthus leaves, anthemion motifs...

Other highlights include richly gilt frames with festoons, grotesques, heraldic devices, and scrollwork ideal for ornamental engraving or interior boiseries.

On the right, a female mask with golden hair adorned with flowers and flanked by fruit and birds forms the focal point of a vertical grotesque. Other panels display variations of Ren...

Other motifs include lions, winged mythological figures, grotesques, and rosettes. The variety of borders and friezes shown here would have adorned both sacred and domestic spaces, a...

The right side of the painting features a lavish floral arrangement and a classical water fountain with grotesque mask spouts, reinforcing themes of nature’s beauty, nourishment, and...

Inspired by the eloquent realism of Pieter Brueghel the Elder's popular festivals, Louis de Caullery shapes his genre scenes with a subtle blend of grotesque and sophistication that ...

Of particular interest is the seal at lower center, depicting a grotesque humanoid figure with exaggerated posture—an image reminiscent of magical "Chnoubis" or other protective demo...

He returned to Florence for a brief stay, where he collaborated with Alessandro Allori, Ludovico Buti, Giovan Maria Butteri and Ludovico Cigoli on the decoration of the ceilings of t...

A Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Six Light Candelabra After Claude-Michel Clodion Each vase of tapering form applied with two grotesque masks hung with laurel ...

Kyd’s exaggeration of gesture and expression brings this villain vividly to life, encapsulating his deception, cruelty, and comic grotesqueness. This original lithograph is ideal fo...

On the back of the mirror, you see a centered grotesque face biting a classic ribbon bow of blooming flower vines.

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling google-eyed grotesque face displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collection)...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a large google0eyed frowning Grotesque face displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a coll...

The vessel combines sculptural relief with painted grotesque decoration: a sinuous handle ending in a grotesque mask, animal heads integrated into the body, and a wide frieze of figu...

The gilt bronze is set with a host of motifs, including busts, masks, and grotesques. A male face on each centres the mirrors below the glass, from whose mouths issue forth a trio of...

This is a vertical fragment of a “Berain” Grotesque tapestry with performers in front of an architectural backdrop of columns, architraves, cloth drapes, floral swags and potted plan...

At the foot of the picture, Hogarth illustrated the difference between characterisation and caricature by reproducing three character figures from the works of Raphael, and four cari...

Around him, mocking figures lean in—each rendered with individualized, almost grotesque features—enhancing the emotional impact of the scene.

. * E is a striking, exaggerated head with wide eyes and a toothy grin, possibly a grotesque or theatrical mask used in votive offerings.

In 1710, a list drawn up at the Manufacture mentions eight different cartoons for the compositions of Grotesques - they could've been woven with different borders or simply without t...

Title: Quilp from Old Curiosity Shop – Kyd Character Print after Dickens, ca. 1889 Description: This original chromolithograph shows the sinister figure of Daniel Quilp, the grotesq...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling Grotesque face with a bulbous nose displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a 39 ...

The salts are masterfully executed in a bold Mannerist style, distinguished by kneeling satyrs supporting grotesque masks at the corners of each. Their intricate forms not only refle...

This bronze harpy represents a sculptural translation of the grotesques so admired in Renaissance painting—fantastical hybrids that embody the period’s fascination with the marvelous...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling Grotesque face with a wart on nose displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a 39 ...

Continental German (late 19th cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a laughing Grotesque face with glasses and pointed teeth displayed on a square black marble base stand (p...

Continental German (late 19th cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a surprised looking Grotesque face with large ears & nose displayed on a square black marble base stand (...

Around the time of the First World War the pottery produced some fine North Devon style of vases with applied dragons, some with two or three twisted handles, also other grotesque an...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling grotesque face with a bulbous nose and lips displayed on a square black marble base stand (part...

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a small google-eyed Grotesque face with a slight smile displayed on a square black marble base stand (par...

Keen eyes for detail may particularly admire a marriage of grotesque and hellenistic imagery, with a myriad of sprays, statuesque faces, and mythological animals bearing a strong res...

Displacing her brother’s notoriety onto her, the image reinvents her as “the Bank Nun,” a grotesque magnet for lingering Romantic-era anxieties about the circulation of paper credit,...

It is topped with a large matching mirror bordered by grotesques on a gold background, surrounded by a fluted brass tube and adorned with carved wooden chimeras.

The roof, in this case, is the overhanging, medievel castle like top of the wall bracket. The grotesque creature with figure is one of the best Gothic carvings you will ever see.

A Pair of late 19th century French bronze and Griotte Uni marble ewers After Claude-Michel Clodion Each with fluted spreading neck fronted with a grotesque mask and a pair of entwi...

19th century giltwood Italian wall mirror with polychrome grotesque decorations as flowers, birds and lion. This mirror is quite heavy.

Another detail that sets this chandelier apart is the Mascaron motif; 6 cast brass grotesque masks look down from the rim. It has six medium base sockets, newly wired.

Beautiful artistic plant stand in glazed and painted terracotta, great skill and full craftsmanship. Unique grotesques theme with enclosed in frames moved volutes and foliage, Italy,...

A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Seven Light Candelabra After Claude-Michel Clodion Each as a vase cast in high relief with a procession of putti, with a pair of g...

The scene is set within a monstrous red cavern, which forms a grotesque open mouth complete with blazing yellow eyes and fiery whiskers.

The vase's exquisite Renaissance grotesque ornamentation includes a delicate scroll arbor supporting two rabbits, adorned with tied ribbons and leafy swags throughout.

It includes carved capitals, foliage designs, grotesques, and ecclesiastical busts, illustrating the dynamism and symbolic density found in medieval stonework.

Central to the print is an oval panel depicting a classical mythological scene with three graces and attendants in a lush landscape, flanked by cherubs holding garlands, grotesques, ...

High level artistic commission shows the details of the beautiful Grotesque (antique Roman paintings style found on the walls of basements of ruins in Rome that were called " le Grot...

At the base of each handle, molded grotesque mask faces are integrated into the body.

Designed in a swirled leaf pattern with horned grotesque figures on each corner.

The basin dominated by the Temperance, is lined with moldings godrons, chiseled cartridges allegories of the 4 elements and arts (Rhetoric, Music, Dialectics, Geometry, ...), deities...

Below the shaped green marble top are three metal grotesque masks which connect to the three legs with metal chains.

It features six cabriole legs on scroll feet with prominently carved embellishments including six grotesque masks. The legs are connected with two pairs of double lyre stretchers.

A bird perches in the crown of the tree, while a fruit garland flourishes, and fabric swag adorns the upper portion. The legs display grotesque masks and fantasy birds. This pair are...

The final plate is devoted to typographic ornament, including initials, scrolls, borders, and grotesques that were used in fine German book printing and manuscript illumination.