Antique Santos

Chapters dedicated to the factories of Miragaia; Massarelos; Cavaquinho and Santo Antônio do Vale da Piedade.

Note: With labels from Santos - London. A teapot of the same shape and decoration is illustrated in the catalog of the exhibition 'Yang-tsai The Foreign Colors' p. 21; China Trade Mu...

Note: According to Reynaldo dos Santos; by analogy with an identical chest of drawers in the collection of Dr.

Supported on elegantly tapering cabriole leg with gorgeous acanthus leaf detail on knee, terminating on a fabulous paw foot, finely carved in high relief. Mahogany Type: 'Santos M...

Supported on elegant ring turned legs conjoined with stretcher, terminating on trestle foot. Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany' Dimensions are of the largest table.

Critical and Apologetic Anti-Prologue; IN WHICH, IN THE LIGHT OF THE CLEAREST REASONS, the errors, oversights, and notable faults that the illustrious Father Manuel Álvares presumed ...

Cuba is mapped under its old Spanish-era provinces (Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas, Santa Clara, Puerto Principe, Santiago de Cuba) pending the American occupation government, while...

A wonderful, intricately carved, heavy solid work depicting a religious figure, likely a catholic saint offering his blessing (We have been told that this may be the Holy Infant of P...

The moulded top circular form with double edged border is raised over a beautifully simple frieze supported on an elegantly tapering sextagonal pod above a quatrefoil platform base, ...

Supported on square elegantly tapering out-splayed legs conjoined with shaped stretcher. Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany' ​Dimensions: H: 41 in / 104.1 cm Legs W: 25.5 in / 64.7...

The moulded, panelled top of rectangular form with delicate line inlay framing gorgeous crossbanding is raised above a serpentine apron to the sides and supported on elegant ring tur...

This hand-carved wooden angel sculpture from Spain, circa 1750-1780, comes from the rich Baroque Santos tradition. The piece features a characteristic full countenance with rounded c...

Raised over a holder for canes, walking sticks and umbrellas with a beautifully ring turned rail and stunningly carved pierced serpentine side supports above a fitted lead drip pan, ...

Supported on an elegantly tapering ring turned pod with sphere and foliate motif detail, above a trefoil base terminating on fluted outsplaying scroll legs with decorative beaded mo...

The moulded top of rectangular form is raised over an elegantly simple frieze above a fitted mirror glass plate back to the rear and a pair of fabulous highly carved double scroll si...

The lower caption reads "Luigi IX il Santo. Lo stesso in abito Reale con sua moglie" (Louis IX the Saint.

The lower section comprises of a pair of cupboard doors which open to reveal a storage area and is beautifully decorated with a series of crossbanded panels of square, rectangular an...

The map extends from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Yucatán and Central America, and east through the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti or Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico and the Leeward a...

The D-end moulded top with lovely fluted detailing to the edges is raised over a simple frieze and supported on elegantly tapering, ring turned legs with exquisite scrolling foliate ...

Raised above a chest base with an arrangement of two short and two long graduated drawers, all cockbeaded with finely turned pulls and brass escutcheons, terminating on elegant ogee ...

Lifesize Santos Italy, 1890 Life-sized polychromed carved wood and plaster Santos on wooden base. 22"w x 20”d x 65.5”h Ref.

North and South America are shown from the Corterealis lands in the far north to the Strait of Magellan, with Havana, Santo Domingo and Cartagena named in the Caribbean, the Mar del ...

The moulded and shaped serpentine fronted seat with roundel corners is raised above a fluted apron and supported on outswept sabre legs to the rear and elegantly, tapering cabriole l...

All'interno del bosco un folto gruppo di figure, figure popolari ma anche altolocate, tutti in abiti orientali, che fanno cerchio intorno a Giovanni Battista, ritratto nel suo cost...

The other side features the bust of Pope Pius XI with a cross design, it is inscribed in Latin and has very detailed architectural scenes in each corner, it is further inscribed ANNO...

Raised over elegantly tapering ring turned end supports with further sphere and gadroon detail above shaped platform base, terminating on fluted c-scroll feet and well cast brass cas...

Seduta al centro della scena è la Madonna, attorno alla quale ruotano gli altri personaggi: in braccio a lei Gesù Bambino, sbilanciato di lato verso San Giovannino, che impugna la s...

Provenance: The vase previously with Santos

Este tipo de composición permite representar múltiples escenas sagradas o santos en un solo panel, sirviendo como ayuda para la devoción personal.

There are important versions officially cataloged as “Workshop of Paolo Veronese” in prestigious public collections, such as the canvas at the Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia in ...

Medicine cabinet from the 1910s, produced by Santo B. Semoff in Sofia, Bulgaria. This cabinet is made of iron and glass, creating a rugged industrial look.

An example of the Lamentation in the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica at Ferrara bears the foundry mark of Santo or Joseph de Levis and the date 1577 (1, fig. 1).

Some miles southwest of Paleokastro lies a high mountain inland, called 'Santo Paulo', the mountain of Saint Paul, with a house or hermitage on the top.

The combination of carved wooden elements, gesso, polychrome decoration and papier-mâché bears similarities to European devotional and processional sculpture, including the tradition...

The furniture can also be seen in houses open to the public such as Tatton Park, Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall as part of the decorative arts collections. Mahogany Type: 'S...

The moulded and stepped cavetto pediment is raised over an elegantly simple frieze above open book shelves with an arrangement of four long shelves flanked with a fabulous pair of st...

He worked in Huesca Cathedral, Madrid (relief of the Assumption of the Virgin for the Convent of Santo Domingo el Real, now in the National Archaeological Museum), Toledo Cathedral, ...

Beneath Cuba, a detailed map illustrates the island of Hispaniola, divided between Haiti and Santo Domingo, while a separate inset shows Puerto Rico.

Raised above shaped apron, terminating on elegantly tapering out-splayed foot. Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany'

Its size and craftsmanship suggest it may have been part of a processional figure, santos figure, or other ecclesiastical artifact.This is a rare and evocative example of hand-carved...

Supported on an exquisitely carved, ring turned baluster pod featuring fabulous motif detail comprising of foliate, gadroon and a gorgeous fluted spiral twist pattern above a concave...

While tables of this form in walnut and originating from Spain are often found in baroque furniture, tables from the Americas and made from dense "Cuban" or "Santo Domingan" mahogany...

A partir del siglo siguiente se convirtió, en principio, en el santo nacional de los portugueses, que ponen bajo su advocación las iglesias con edifican en el extranjero; y luego en ...

The signature is attributable to the Italian painter Giorgio Ceragioli (Porto Santo Stefano, April 28, 1861 – Turin, December 11, 1947).

L'iconografia riconosce in questa figura il santo eremita Onofrio, vissuto nel IV secolo come anacoreta nel deserto egiziano: è difatti qui rappresentato in un'ambientazione roccios...

Raised over an elegant ring turned baluster pod above trefoil base with gracefully tapering out-splayed panelled sabre legs with reeded detailing, terminating on decorative well cast...

Supported on trefoil base with moulded concentric ring and fluted detail, raised above elegantly, out splaying leg with gorgeous scroll and foliate motifs on knee, terminating on lio...

Il tergo della statuina lavorato solo parzialmente e le tracce di un contatto uniforme del manufatto con una superficie verticale, riscontrabile anche nella basa stondata nel retro, ...

Because wartime trade disrupted civilian luxury production, Cartier-branded Reversos from this exact era were produced in exceedingly small quantities—making surviving examples far r...

The simple frieze is raised over an elegant square body fitted with a decorative brass escutcheon and key above a shaped apron, supported on beautifully carved ring turned bobbin leg...

This enabled me afterwards to spend a year and a half in Santo Domingo painting, followed by an exhibition of the result at the Frank Rehn Gallery; then a second trip to Europe in 19...

Supported on a reverse tapering square columnar pod with decorative beaded row and gadroon motif detail above a quatrefoil base with elegantly tapering outswept scrolling legs, termi...

KEYWORDS Canary Islands map, Madeira Porto Santo, Atlantic navigation, transatlantic routes, island cartography CONDITION REPORT Light age toning.

Ritratto di Vescovo con Pastorale 1700 Il dipinto raffigura un santo vescovo o un alto prelato, ritratto a mezzo busto e volto di tre quarti verso destra, con lo sguardo intenso rivo...

Ritratto di Vescovo con Pastorale 1700 Il dipinto raffigura un santo vescovo o un alto prelato, ritratto a mezzo busto e volto di tre quarti verso destra, con lo sguardo intenso rivo...

Quest'opera incarna perfettamente i canoni rinascimentali, raffigurando il santo come un giovane dalla corporatura atletica ed equilibrata, in cui il tema sacro si fonde con la celeb...

Supported on tapering ring turned legs to the rear and elegantly, tapering ring turned cabriole leg to the fore featuring exquisitely hand carved detail to the knee comprising of an ...

Raised over a simple two drawer frieze with decorative swan neck handles supported on elegantly tapering square legs, terminating on casters. Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany' Dim...

L'opera presenta la Trinità in gloria, con il Padre che sorregge il corpo morto del Figlio sul cui capo volteggia lo Spirito Santo; intorno angeli e arcangeli e, ai piedi di Gesù, ch...

Dal punto di vista della composizione, l'attenzione è sapientemente focalizzata sul santo. Accanto a lui, su un gradino di roccia, si riconoscono alcuni attributi iconografici che ne...