Antique Sphere

The sphere is adorned with a wealth of geographical detail, including seasonal passages, unexplored territories, and the division of Australia into New Holland and New South Wales.

The striking moulded Marquina Black marble top of circular form is raised over an elegantly simple frieze above a stunningly carved ring turned, baluster pod embellished with detaile...

Egyptian Antiquities from Gaza and Malta, Antique Engraving, c.1802 This detailed engraved plate presents a carefully arranged selection of antiquities attributed to the eastern Med...

This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry.

Each ball is supported by a circular socle adorned with fluted molding that accentuates the feel and appearance of the spheres. Capable of being used inside or outdoors, our Belgian ...

Dated “10 Mai 1884” and marked as part of the first year (“1ère Année”) of the Album Comique series, this work reflects the broader ambition of the publication to portray prominent p...

An impressive and expressive pair of 19th-century hand-carved lions, each depicted standing with one paw resting on a sphere—symbolizing dominion and power. The figures are finely mo...

Set of 9 antique French bowling game/boules cloutees / nailed balls - spheres of wood studded throughout with nails for durability.

Brass ceiling pendant Lustre with crystal drops and half a sphere of engraved glass French, circa 1900 Good antique condition.

Political boundaries are clearly delineated and enhanced with subtle original hand coloring, distinguishing the major regions and spheres of influence of the period. Mountain ranges...

The end of its handle is adorned with a craw foot grabbing around a sphere. A classic symbol of infinity or multiplicity.

Above is a smaller turned sphere, with a terminal element, a pinnacle. Germany circa 1880.

Created by Charles Dien, a noted French globe maker, this piece features beautifully printed constellations and celestial data, presented on a 30 cm (11.8 in) diameter sphere, mounte...

At the bottom edge, a fascinating arrangement of spherical elements—each sphere intricately decorated with foliate motifs—is linked together in a semicircular formation, giving the p...

The map covers Lombardy, Piedmont, Venetia, Tuscany, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, and the Papal States, with borders carefully hand-colored to distinguish the various states and spheres ...

They feature a nice and art deco design with large spheres. Great proportions and a very distinct appearance.

An early 20th century French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues, large ribbed center columns, and cut crystal sphere. Solid bras...

This small bronze ornament on a nickel plated semi-sphere carries a sphere made from blue lacquered wood.

Both sconces are adorned with cut crystal pendants in the shapes of teardrops, flowers, and spheres, adding sparkle and sophistication to the composition.

The mannequin is made of walnut wood, the articulated spheres are made of maple wood. The limbs are fully articulated, as is the head.

Coastal outlines along the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Siam, and South China Sea are precisely rendered, highlighting key ports, trade routes, and colonial spheres of influence. Together...

The inclusion of his book, presented almost ceremonially, suggests a moment of personal pride, marking the culmination of a life’s work shared within the intimacy of the family spher...

This traditional cup-and-ball game features a beautifully patinated olive wood ball attached by a rope to a gracefully shaped oak handle with a wide circular base for stability. The ...

Numerous pendants, prisms, flowers, daggers and drops, some of which are amber, adorn the whole, which ends with a faceted sphere. Related work : The model of these chandeliers is n...

The tapered shade is topped with a decorative cap and crowned by a sculpted sphere finial. The shade has been expertly hand-crafted in a style consistent with the lamp’s era, guide...

These textiles served not only as decorative items but also as spiritual and contemplative pieces, bringing a vision of heaven into the domestic sphere. The botanical motifs, from th...

The lower half of the sphere is adorned with chased foliate scrolls, evoking vines and flora in rhythmic, swirling patterns.

Chondrite meteorites contain chondrules, microscopic spheres which are by repute the building blocks of our planetary systems.

The piece is topped by a sphere divided in two by a band of small lines. The interior is gilded.

This interplay of arcs, verticals, and spheres creates a spring-like visual rhythm characteristic of Hunzinger’s belief that ornament should emerge organically from structure—a philo...

He has positioned her in a lovely setting that speaks to the cultural belief that a woman’s proper sphere evoked leisure, beauty, and aesthetic harmony.

* Set (2) of round pewter boxes with lids with top spheres * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer: Just Andersen * Style: 1024 and 1025 * Year: 1918-1929 * Condition: Good vinta...

Each candelabra with a standing patinated empire figure of a maiden with open arms holding the five light candelabra, with a central sphere and a swan sitting on top with open wings.

A rare and museum-grade necklace composed of exceptionally large ancient Himalayan agate beads, each hand-carved between 100 BCE – 200 CE in the Tibetan–Himalayan cultural sphere. Th...

It rests on a base with turned legs decorated with imposing ringed spheres ending with skates and connected by a wooden spacer.

This aesthetic permeated various spheres of artistic expression, from architecture and interior design to fashion and fine arts. 

The curving, brass arms extend from one of four decorative spheres off the stem. The bottom ball has a beautiful texture, it is composed of small cast flowers.

The base is accented with a Giltwood egg and dart band along the top edge, with four wonderfully detailed open winged swans standing proudly on Giltwood spheres. At the center are fo...

Mirror features a round giltwood frame adorned with evenly spaced gilt spheres spread out between the raised trim moldings of the inner and outer molding of the surround.

A pair of tall Art Nouveau bronze candlesticks with white and orangish-brown marble spheres. Continental, circa 1890-1930. Measuring approximately 21.5" in height and 9" in diamete...

Two elaborate glazed porcelain figures each stand on a circular carved wooden base decorated with neoclassical elements and upholstered in red, raised on three spheres. Protecting th...

The lower tier also has arms with gilt Metal sprays with a dagger atop and exquisite spheres of bold aqua Opaline glass below. Separating the bottom and mid level is a diamond cut Cr...

The lid with a sphere shaped finial is decorated with scrollwork, floral, foliage, and cloud ornaments made in the same technique.

The lovely crafted half cut glass sphere which has been artfully integrated into the base gives the copper an additional nice shine.

Antique decalcomania or potichomania large blown glass ball sphere. Hand blown glass sphere. 19th century cut out chromolithographs decoupaged into the interior.

Unusual model with a frame made from turned spheres. The seat cushions are professionally renovated with new padding and new outer fabric – they are in new condition and have never u...

French Baccarat dore' bronze and crystal scrolled arm chandelier with hanging foliage crystal prisms, central bulbous fluted crystal column, gilt bronze fluted candle cup bobèches, ...

His work is characterized by a combination of neoclassical and baroque forms. Here, the central sphere, taken from a Friesian Baroque brass chandelier, is combined with neoclassical ...

Very early and important design by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn; horseshoe-shaped stand, each with two spheres under the corner joints of the seat, beechwood, light stained, polis...

Raised over gorgeous ring turned baluster column support with fabulous fluted and sphere carved motif detail above concave trefoil base with elegant, fluted bun foot, terminating on ...

The instrument shows the signature of the maker Lennel à La Sphére à Paris. France 1780.

. #: LU1314222935752 Marble sphere shown has sold, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314222983832 (SOLD.)

Embellished with rock crystal and cut crystal pieces, The caged frame decorated with beads and flowers. 10 candle bulbed arms with alternate drip pans in bronze, crystal finials and ...

The simple moulded and fluted frieze with reeded panelled detail is supported on elegantly tapering, ring turned baluster legs with foliate and sphere motifs, terminating on finely c...

In 1886, at 17-19 rue de Buci, he founded his own publishing house for maps and plans, world maps, globes, terrestrial and celestial spheres, charts and wall maps for educational use.

The top of the frame is connected to a baluster gallery with a mirrored back. Two alabaster spheres form the upper end. Very beautiful craftsmanship.

A polished gilt bronze sphere anchors the lower terminal, enhancing the sconce’s vertical elegance and symmetry.

In 1886, at 17-19 rue de Buci, he founded his own publishing house for maps and plans, world maps, globes, terrestrial and celestial spheres, charts and wall maps for educational use.

2 French Art Deco metal chandelier with 5 frosted molded glass panels in a geometric shape and floral design and having a beige marble sphere centered on a hanging column (PRICED EACH)

She is today recognized not only for her artistic quality, but also for her contribution to art history as a female pioneer in the academic sphere. Ekwall’s painting style merges ac...