Antique Planer

While the subject remains firmly rooted in observation, the figure is constructed through simplified planes and controlled contours. The limbs are subtly elongated and the modeling r...

His right arm extends outward, resting beyond the picture plane, while his left hand is drawn inward toward his waist - a confident pose that conveys authority without veering into t...

Arranged in a precise yet organic composition, the stones form a domed surface of faceted planes, their subtle irregularities revealing the hand of the cutter.

The relief shows confident toolwork: crisp contours to the facial profile, detailed treatment of the helmet and feathers, and subtle gradations of planes between the figure and the b...

The diagonal sweep of the foreground hedge draws the eye across the picture plane, enhancing the dynamism of the riders and lending a pleasing depth to the scene.

While lacking a central medallion, the composition utilizes a balanced, repeating arrangement of stylized floral sprays and circular motifs across the entire plane, achieving a quiet...

This work is titled 'Near Plane, at Waterloo - Top of Plane in Distance'.

Second, the handling of flesh: Johnson’s portraits are repeatedly distinguished by a cool, porcelain-like modelling in the face, with minimal visible brushwork and an emphasis on smo...

Particularly notable is the balance between figuration and abstraction: the figures remain legible yet are reduced to essential volumes, with simplified facial planes and rhythmic co...

A slight, non-structural warp in the plate's plane is visible, confirming its hand-built, monoxyle coiling process.

Behind them, the mountain chain unfolds in overlapping planes: the shadowed areas are treated with deeper tones, while the upper crests are illuminated by a grazing light that define...

The hand‑carved interior, irregular edges, and tool marks speak to a world in which objects were made by necessity, not ornament, and where the maker’s hand remains visible in every ...

The sitter is shown in Italian uniform, his figure constructed through angular, interlocking planes that break the body into sharply defined facets.

Elvegård’s composition is structured through a series of receding planes that guide the viewer’s eye from the foreground into the distance.

This elegant structure, where the design repeats uniformly across the entire plane, defines the piece as an exceptional example of allover rugs.

The bronze retains a rich, even brown patina with subtle highlights that accentuate the facial planes and garment details. The sculpture is in excellent antique condition commensurat...

The composition unfolds in gentle, rolling planes of green, each modulated with Keith’s signature atmospheric touch.

A particularly photogenic table: the angled planes and open core make it exceptionally responsive to light, ensuring compelling compositions from virtually any angle.

There is a strong structural quality to the composition, with the buildings simplified into interlocking planes of colour—a characteristic that reflects the enduring influence of Pos...

The bronze retains a warm, rich brown patina with subtle golden highlights that accentuate the facial planes and sculptural depth. The bust is raised on a classical circular socle ab...

The specimen wood base with three oak barley twist supports, the frieze and triangular undertier veneered in thoya wood, amboyna and plane wood. The top Italian, circa 1850, the bas...

Each lamp is built around a squared baluster-form vessel with sharply angled shoulders and a gently tapering neck, the surfaces chased in high-relief with layered blossoms and scroll...

This repeating structure creates an engaging visual rhythm across the entire plane, establishing a true allover design that feels remarkably contemporary and speaks directly to the e...

This pendant depicts a biplane designed in France and widely used during the First World War as a reconnaissance or bomber aircraft. The plane is set with small, flat diamonds. Antiq...

The structure is defined by its horizontal, tightly packed bands of color, creating a striking linear movement across the floor plane. The absence of a central medallion or defined b...

During this decade, he began experimenting with breaking up forms with cubist planes of color. After his return to the United States, he renewed his friendship with Hans Hofmann, wh...

Bohemia was the only region where Cubist principles—such as the use of sharp edges, crystalline forms, and dynamic plane fracturing—were so significantly applied to applied arts and ...

The design is architectural and rhythmical, unfolding through stepped planes and carefully articulated vertical elements that give the piece a strong sculptural presence.

Originally used as a carpenter’s support stand for working with long timbers and traditional kanna (Japanese hand planes), it is inherently stable and robust, with a distinctly utili...

The contrast between the deeply saturated field and the wide, unadorned camel-toned border emphasizes the Art Deco preference for defined planes and simplified color palettes. Such h...

Both compositions are enriched with dense, repeating floral motifs across the ground plane, while the upper and lower registers incorporate panels of calligraphy, reinforcing the man...

At the center lies an elongated diamond medallion composed of overlapping translucent planes, echoing the cubist influence that was pervasive in French design at the time.

Unlike the tightly centralized medallions of classical weaving, this design embraces asymmetry, allowing the stylized flora to flow organically across the plane. The composition is f...

This repeating motif avoids a central medallion, allowing the pattern to flow seamlessly across the floor plane without interruption. Such substantial pieces were designed to anchor ...

Across radiant landscapes, intense portraits, and complex still lifes, the Post-Impressionist perfected a style that used vivid color palettes and sensitively layered brushstrokes of...

Wide boards, hand-cut nails, and uneven planes all speak to its origins in a time when furniture was made with the tools at hand and finished with what was available.

The composition incorporates Cubist-inspired motifs, with flattened forms, bold outlines, and overlapping geometric elements that break the surface into rhythmic planes. Signed by bo...

The repeating motif of vases overflowing with blossoms creates a balanced and rhythmic allover design that fills the entire field without relying on a central medallion, offering vis...

The field of the rug is adorned with a fascinating fragmented lattice pattern—composed of overlapping diagonal and angular planes in varying earthy tones of taupe, camel, cinnamon, a...

The cover is embellished with an impressive hot enamel panel depicting a bi-plane* in flight over an air field, with sparse structures to the horizon; this is a rare and highly desir...

Beneath the dappled shade of plane trees, elegantly dressed riders and carriages assemble along the broad promenade, the pale architecture of a park-side building rising softly in th...

The armrests extend in long, straight planes, supported by upright posts that reinforce the chair’s modernist character.

These abstracted botanical elements showcase the shift towards modern modernist rugs, emphasizing line and color over intricate detail, creating a sense of sophisticated asymmetry an...

The surface is richly modeled with vigorous tool marks and textured planes, characteristic of Bourdelle’s mature style and his departure from classical smoothness toward expressive m...

Executed in a provincial High Andean workshop, the figures display the characteristic columnar stance, simplified facial planes, and earthy polychrome palette associated with Altipla...

At first glance, the form possesses a strikingly modern sensibility—bold volumes, simplified planes, and a serene abstraction—yet closer examination unmistakably reveals its antiquity.

Louis Valtat revealed a striking unity of style, which has now won him belated recognition, throughout a wide range of subjects: nudes, atmospheric scenes - such as Chez Maxim's (189...

The artist skillfully models the muscular planes through subtle gradations of tone, achieving a sculptural depth that reflects rigorous academic training.

The façade is dominated by deeply carved geometric panels, arranged in a disciplined, symmetrical composition that recalls Iberian Renaissance coffers and Spanish Baroque precedents....

The polished architectural planes gently reflect light, while the recessed sculptural details generate contrast and dimensional richness.

The composition employs a sophisticated allover design, where scrolling vines and abstract chrysanthemum-like blossoms fill the entire central plane without the interruption of a cen...

Some minor curving to the horizontal plane of the base and possible reinforcement of the legs from the interior.

This rare service includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2", with early GI mark 12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Regular Knives, 8 3/8", with early GI mark 12 Regular Forks, 7" 12 Sala...

Light moves slowly across the curved planes, reinforcing the sculpture’s meditative quality and lending it an almost architectural stillness.

Composed only of lines and planes, it is a true embodiment of simplicity, allowing it to blend effortlessly into contemporary interiors regardless of style or trend.

– The young, but already mature artist is attracted to the task of embodying time as a philosophical category on the two-dimensional plane of the canvas, he introduces the “fourth ...

This magnificent still life (of which the related pendant is also available - link -), depicts a composition of fruit, arranged on a plane with a dark background, including some juic...