Antique Torches

Atop of the clock is also a quiver filled with arrows as a sign of protection and torch with the eternal flame. On top of the quiver and eternal flame is a berried laurel garland as ...

The torch is the attribute of Hymen, god of marriage, and the two were probably intended as Love and Marriage.

Above the dial is a stunning female allegorical figure supported on clouds and raising a flaming torch toward the sky, a symbol of enlightenment, truth, knowledge and liberty.

She supports a large scale patinated Bronze torch with Ormolu flames. Wonderful quality throughout and impressive scale.

With his right arm extended, he holds aloft a slender, tapering torch, ornamented with finely chased decorative bands and surmounted by a beautifully detailed swan with outstretched ...

Pair of carved and polychromed wooden candle sconces featuring a parcel gilt back plate with hand holding a torch and tin candle cup. NOT ELECTRIFIED.

Each sconce features an ornate neoclassical backplate with a flaming urn, laurel wreath, ribbon, and classical torch-form decoration. The sconces are fitted with two candle-style ar...

At the center a closed double door with rosettes separates a woman and a young man who clasp hands; a winged figure behind each of them places a hand on their heads, and each winged ...

In the Louis Xvi style of carved wood and gilded ,having a hand carved trophy ( allegory of peace ) with instruments of torch and quiver resting on a laurel wreath .The ends have lat...

Item features remarkable cast bronze detail with flame and torch accents, floral drapes, central harp form, very nice antique pair.

One figure in a flame-red mantle is shown with a torch, while others hold a spear, a bird, and a cornucopia of fruit, suggesting an allegory of the elements or seasons.

An atmospheric nocturnal scene, this oil painting centres on a horseman in a warm red coat, raising a burning torch above his pale horse. Its flickering light picks out the animal’s ...

Holm, Kjobenhavn (older Danish spelling for Copenhagen). 4-strand basket weave reticulated borders, each centered by a winged goddess - one carrying a babe with torch on her back, th...

This is a superb pair of stylish French Neo-classical ormolu & glass flaming torch wall lights, circa 1920 in date. Each has an ormolu foliate and ribbon backplate holding a fro...

This is a superb antique set of four stylish French Neo-classical ormolu & glass flaming torch wall lights, circa 1920 in date. Each has an ormolu foliate and ribbon backplate h...

The vertical shaft culminates in a tapered spike designed to hold a large candle or wax torch; a functional yet sculptural element that once illuminated stone interiors.

The removable double-handled bucket rests gracefully atop its tall, tapered pedestal, creating an elegant silhouette reminiscent of a ceremonial torch or a classical urn. Rich coppe...

Wooden Torch Holder Putto Italy 19th Century

Expertly crafted from rich, warm walnut wood, the cabinet showcases a smooth, polished walnut veneer finish highlighted by a stunning, centrally carved relief motif of a flaming torc...

This unique pair features intricate hand-carved detailed backs with meaningful detail: from arrows of love and an Olympian torch to elegant fruit and leaf motifs. Tropical-leaf finia...

It features classical figures—including a seated bearded scholar or philosopher reminiscent of antiquity, a female figure holding a torch, symbolizing enlightenment, and scales. A cr...

At the center a man holds up a flaming torch beside a robed and turbaned companion, and fallen fragments lie on the floor.

The rectangular giltwood frame is bordered with classical beading and foliate ornament, rising to an elaborate crest centered by a pair of lovebirds among flowers and foliage, with t...

Rising vertically from the column like a stylized torch, this ornament gives each andiron a strong architectural silhouette and may be understood as an appropriate symbolic reference...

The raised, hand-painted relief features a dynamic depiction of a uniformed firefighter in mOrion dressed in a red coat and blue trousers, carrying a flaming torch and hoisting a bug...

The Royal peacock feather-cast corona centered with pine-cone finial drop, supporting three suspending tasseled swags, the nine candelabrum alternating with ram heads and putto (chil...

The substantial shell cameo is intricately carved in relief with an elegant Neoclassical scene depicting a cherub holding a torch beside a winged angel. The detailed figural composit...

Next is a tapering shaft hung with arms and implements: arrows, axes, a cup, rolls, a head and torches. Third is a second spiral column on a lettered pedestal, with a draped statue o...

The motif of Eros leaning upon an inverted torch is generally identified with Eros Thanatos, a symbolic representation of death frequently encountered in Roman funerary iconography.

Designed and an oval-shaped locket pendant centering a limoge miniature enamel painting Measuring 28.0 x 20.0 mm - depicting the Goddess Psyche riding a giant winged butterfly Depict...

19thC Carved Giltwood & Gesso Wall - the cresting with birds, flowers and foliage, a flaming torch and quiver of arrows, the plate within a moulded slip and surround with further fl...

The architectural crest is decorated with a pair of opposing winged sphinxes flanking a classical torch, an elegant motif inspired by ancient antiquity and favored in Swedish Gustavi...

The fine black mesh behind adorned with brass embellishment with tied ribbon, torch, quiver and shield. 19th century. Unusually small design.

High on the left a charge is blasting the rock, sending fragments flying in a burst of light; wooden beams and ladders are fixed to the rock face, and large buckets hang on ropes to ...

At the top of the backrest sits a second trophy of attributes, combining a torch, quiver, scroll, and wreath of leaves. The seat, backrest, and armrests are upholstered in blue velve...

At the centre, finely cast crossed torch and quiver motifs provide a particularly elegant classical reference, surrounded by restrained ornamental detailing characteristic of the Vic...

The front is carved with the Torch and quiver and drape designs with tassels.

These arms, supported by thick scrolls, hold at their extremities light arms in the shape of torches made of a geometric repetition of small flat iron scrolls.

A gilt and black painted radiant mirror with a central convex mirrored plate around which are arranged a rays of alternating shorter ebonized flame torches and longer gilt rays with ...

A pair of French architectural caryatid figures in cast spelter, originally used as gas torches. Good quality patina commensurate with age.

the central female figure is holding the torch Which consists of four bobeches with four candles and one central Light that has been electrified.

Iconography: Classical Flaming Torch (Flambeau), Laurel Swags, and Ribbon Knots.

A particularly decorative example of the French historicist revival of 18th-century decorative arts, combining the romantic imagery of Cupid and the flaming torch with exceptional gi...

At the center is a traditional Louis XVI emblem: a flaming torch crossed with arrows and bound with ribbon, surrounded by laurel leaves and a floral wreath.

Below, an allegorical pair of gilt bronze winged maidens with their arms raised and flanked by a pair of Egyptian revival masks of females, all above a pair of patinated bronze winge...

Good pair of mid-19th century French tole vases in original painted and gilt decoration, depicting cherubs in classical stances, one playing a lute, the other holding a flaming torch...

The lamp is crowned by a large torch-flame glass shade, dramatically moulded to resemble rising flames.

The lamp is crowned by a large tinted glass shade modelled as a flickering torch flame. Its sculptural folds become particularly dramatic when illuminated, producing a warm amber glo...

The upper scene illustrates Judges chapter 7, verses 19 to 22, in which Gideon's three hundred men break their pitchers, hold up their torches and blow their trumpets around the camp...

The upper section culminates in a dramatic torch or flame-form glass shade, which diffuses the light through the textured glass and produces a soft atmospheric glow.

One cherub holds a flaming torch or quiver, universally symbolizing Cupid and the fire of romantic love.

An articulated bronze hanging link supports the substantial Arts & Crafts-style gallery, from which rises a dramatic hand-moulded French glass shade formed as a flickering torch flam...

The apron above displays sensationally detailed Giltwood panels at the apron, while centered by pierced reserves of crossed torches surrounded by a laurel wreath. The apron is flanke...

He wears a helmet and carries a torch with a butterfly resting on his other arm.

Above, a broad fluted capital supports the light fitting and an attractive frosted moulded glass flame shade, creating the appearance of a classical torch when illuminated. The combi...

The Nereid Amphitrite, seated beside an overturned vase from which a spring gushes forth, represents Water; the Muse Urania, raising an armillary sphere towards the heavens, symbolis...

The entire medallion is outlined in verdigris acanthus, its serrated foliage suggesting perpetual regeneration and aristocratic refinement, and is anchored by flaming palmette pendan...

Handmade wool vertical wall hanging tapestry of a garden scene with a flaming torch tied together with ribbon above a pair of birds at center.

The frieze with panels and fluting, with centre tablet featuring carved torches and ribbons. Moulded shelf above. An imposing, substantial piece perfectly fitted for a rustic setting...

Above sits a dramatic French Vianne moulded glass shade in the form of a flaming torch, producing a particularly atmospheric glow when illuminated.