Antique Pillars

The cameo depicts a female figure draped in fabric and leaning against a pillar. The hardstone panel is framed by a bead decorated border accented with thirty-four pavé set Old Dutc...

The circular basin surrounds a sculptural center pillar adorned with carved cherub figures, adding movement and classical detail to the design.

The movement is an outstanding example of late seventeenth-century English horology, featuring an eight-day duration, six-pillar construction, and striking the hours on a bell.

It serves as a key element in Hindu worship, often representing the cosmic pillar of creation and the source of life. Accompanying the lingam is the Nandi bull, a revered figure in ...

This unique piece features a square base with a central pillar surrounded by four upward sweeping legs culminating at a gold colored rimmed cylindrical top. 10 1/2" tall x 5" wide.

The open spiral has a central pillar painted red signifying the decent of the blood of man in to hell at the base, with masks of devils to the colomun.

The serene pale yellow-green central field features a graceful two-column composition — a rare and beautiful variant of the standard Mihrab format, symbolizing the paired pillars of ...

They feature a primarily cubic structure, with pillars at the vertical edges that serve as support and decorative elements thanks to the spherical finials that crown them.

A fine pair of pillar and step cut Regency claret jugs with corresponding pillar cut stoppers.

For the Hellenic Greeks a herm was a square or rectangular pillar of stone, although there are also examples in terracotta or bronze.

Small corbels project from the capitals of the ‘bundle pillars’ (pilasters), forming the transition to the richly carved cornice zone that forms the upper edge of the piece of furnit...

Piaffe Dressage Lesson in the Pillars — Encyclopédie Horse Engraving, 1750 This refined mid-18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving titled Manège, La Capriole.

In his hands he holds three scepters: the was with the djed pillar symbol, the heka, and the nekhakha. His feet rest on a maat platform.

Hand-crafted in hardwood, stained in a warm light brown, with pillar style round legs, top and bottom stretchers and a bottom shelf with a geometric design. 29 x 29 x 27.5 inches.

The cabinet has a gently oversailing top flanked by a pair of beautifully carved turned decorative pillars. The base is finished with a molded skirt and raised on bracket feet.

Hangs 20" down. Used with a pillar candle or battery operated candle. Good condition.

The building is marked by wide aisles with light filtering through the arched windows on the left, illuminating the nave of the sacred building, the massive pillars, the portals and ...

The acanthus carved and concaved front arm rails continue down to the seat rail, resting upon petite fluted pillars. The nicely padded seats are framed with a bowed front seat rail t...

The cabinet has a gently oversailing top flanked by a pair of beautifully carved turned decorative pillars with flora and leaf carved detailing. The base is finished with a molded s...

The clock features pierced tapered pylon-shaped plates united by four tapered baluster pillars enclosing a single chain fusee train with five-spoke wheel crossings, terminating with ...

This structural balance between the prominent ivory field—complete with a centrally hanging floral bouquet, elegant pillars, and a dramatic arched spandrel filled with intricate scro...

A handsome pair of large antique red sandstone monolith pillar staddle stone garden stones, dating to the 19th century and having survived over 200 years of use.

This detailed early 17th-century equestrian print illustrates classical horse training techniques using pillars, set within the courtyard of the Louvre.

Dimensions: 1’ 11” x 5’ 6” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Tibet Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with vegetable dyes Condition: Wear co...

Elevate your space with this vibrant Antique Tibetan Pillar Rug featuring a five-clawed Imperial dragon.

The pyramid, partly domed roof of the detailed geometrical religious altar is supported by four long pillars, resting on a rectangular metal, partially Pinewood base, which are reinf...

Highly decorated with alternating blue-green djed pillars, light tyt-knots, and set against a red background, and between two lighter horizontal bands above and below.

While the decoration is understated, the design of the pillars and lattice embodies a simple aesthetic, creating a natural and unpretentious presence.

The upper section rests upon a high-angled, contrasting black-stained roof board at the top corners and is supported at the base by two heavily turned baluster pillars that elevate t...

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Watanabe no Tsuna Cutting Off the Demon's Arm at Rashomon (Rashomon Watanabe no Tsuna oniudekiri no zu) Meiji period, 1887 Woodblock print Vertical oban diptych: ...

The decoration is framed by architectural pillared borders and integral feet, while the lower perimeter is decorated with beautifully cast oak-leaf ornament.

Further ornamentation is provided by splendid carved ribbons and botanical motifs that carry through to the central bands of each supporting pillar. In the eighteenth and nineteenth...

Originally meant for wrapping around monastery pillars, it serves beautifully as a unique wall hanging or narrow floor runner.

Reserved against it are shaped panels alternating between figure subjects and bird-and-flower compositions: court ladies and attendants gathered on terraces and in pillared interiors...

Popular pieces produced during this period include tilt top dining tables and pillared extendable tables. Sofa tables and drum tables were also favoured at the time as were sideboard...

By the artist’s hand and tools the brecciated white stone with gray veining has been shaped to subtle rings around the circumference as the pillar widens from the top to the base. Th...

Saint Simeon the Stylite to the center, who spent 37 years living atop a column or stylos, he is seen emerging from his pillar. Saint Stylianos, the patron saint of children, seen fa...

Antique wrought iron Italian andirons log holder, having two beautiful classic shapes with the great handmade craftmanship of the turned shapes and burin incision decors typical for ...

Beautiful 18th-century French Louis XV Period 'Flower Basket' fireback with flower decorations and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and t...

This is an elegant antique dining set that comprises an antique Regency triple pillar dining table dating from c. 1830 and a set of twelve Regency  Revival swag back dining chairs da...

The top is supported by a sturdy central baluster pillar with fluted and carved elements. The contoured cross-shaped base rests on four arched legs that end in finely carved wooden c...

Can be electrified or used to hold large pillar candles.

Featuring the Sphinx, Cleopatra's needle and the Pyramids, a winged goddess (possibly Nekhbet or Isis), stylized pharaohs, and hieroglyphic patterns, all flanked by decorative archit...

Beautifully figured mahogany with fine acanthus leaf bronze mounts on the pillar & scroll pilasters. Note the whorled leaf mounts on the sides of the pilasters.

His collaborations with the Daum workshops and his central role in disseminating the Nancy style made him a pillar of early 20th-century decorative design.

The plates depict celebrated dressage exercises including the croupade, ballotade, capriole, and piaffe performed between pillars, all central elements of aristocratic riding academi...

The kneeling merchant and the structural pillar show the classic, slightly softer detailing indicative of a high-quality spelter casting rather than crisp chiseled bronze.

The figures are separated to fit the space of the pillar and shown from the front, in an unusual arrangement of which rare parallels are preserved.

In the centre of the frame, one of the Acritani Pillars stands before the Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs, a Roman porphyry sculpture in striking reds and purples.

An elaborately cut, William IV two piece bowl with a pillar fan edge.

Piece is Carrara marble - white with black veining, a circular graduated base and a fluted pillar. Obelisk shown available separately. Great decorative object(s).

The table rests on a carved wooden pedestal base, featuring a four-legged “waterfall” or cross-style support adorned with ornate, bulbous turned pillars. At the apex of the pedestal ...

Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert.

These ornate architectural pillars feature a dramatic twisting spiral design, richly embellished with carved grapevine, foliage, and floral motifs, iconic of Baroque period design.

On the back, the dorsal pillar characteristic of this type of piece can be seen, originally inscribed with offering formulas and the figure's name.

This authentic antique Mongolian pillar rug features a powerful five-clawed Imperial dragon (Long) soaring through a deep indigo field.

Stylized flowers are decorated on a pillar, with an angular shape rounded at the top and a brass frame in original good condition.

The cross is since then a sign for humility and sacrifice. The pillars of Hercules symbolize strength and the unknown.

This quality Georgian mahogany bureau bookcase stands upon '' o gee'' feet The bureau section featuring an arrangement of 2 over 3 oak lined drawers with brass swan neck handles Peri...

Notable are the turned supports between the doors and drawers, which represent a stylized interpretation of the Pillars of Hercules, a recurring symbolic motif in historical furnitur...