Garden Fountain Statue-Entwined Sea Creatures
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Romantic old French weathered cement figure from the South of France. The figure depicts two fish-like fabled creatures tightly entwined. The figure has previously stood in the mi...
Cement
$44,077Sale Price|25% Off
H 88.59 in W 70.87 in D 70.87 in
Early 20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Large Fountain with Statue
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful refined garden fountain with statue in neoclassical style, circa 1930s main material mixed with grit marble dust and cement.
Stone, Cement
$1,550
H 23.75 in W 18.5 in D 15.5 in
Modernist Garden Fountain Sculpture Art Deco circa 1930s Mid Century Modern Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Figural Garden Fountain or Sculpture, artist unknown, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. Retains warm original outdoor patina to the cement. This retains the original interio...
Cement
Fountain/Statue
Located in New Orleans, LA
A mid to late 20th century cast cement fountain/statue with nice patina.
Neoclassical Garden Large Fountain with Statue
Located in Saint-Gondon, Centre-Val de Loire
This superb neoclassical garden fountain, dating from the 1930s, comes from the private garden of an elegant Parisian home, making it a rare piece of authentic charm. Made from a mi...
Stone, Cement
Sold
H 42.875 in W 16.5 in D 45 in
Pair of Large Cast Medici Lion Statues or Fountain Elements from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in the style of the famed Medici Lions, these French lion statues have been plumbed for use as fountain elements. The large lions are mirror images, with one lion having a ball ...
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
French Limestone Cherub Fountain Water Exit
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful French Limestone Cherub Fountain Head Water Exit from 1950. Hand-carved with exquisite detail, this unique piece features a cherub on a fish creature and will add an air ...
Cement
Fabled Fish Creature Fountain Sculpture, 1940s-1950s France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Romantic old French weathered cement figure from the South of France. The figure depicts two fish-like fabled creatures tightly entwined. The figure has previously stood in the mi...
Cement
20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Fountain with Statue
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful refined garden fountain with statue in neoclassical style, 20th century main material mixed with grit marble dust and cement.
Stone, Cement
Sold
H 72.25 in W 37 in D 25.25 in
Cast Stone Putto and Dolphin Fountain Element or Statue from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous French cast stone statue is composed of a finely cast putto on a stylized dolphin holding a large C-scroll shell overhead. The piece also doubles as a fountain element,...
Cast Stone, Cement
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
$129,042 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Mirror, Giltwood
$380,335
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
$124,850Sale Price|28% Off
H 38.25 in W 82 in D 32 in
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and gilt bronze mounts, After a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Harvey Probber American Mid-Century Green Velvet Round Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century large round sofa with a low curved partial backrest and emerald green velvet upholstery with a button tufted removable seat cushion, resting on five short brass ...
Metal, Brass
$4,848Sale Price|25% Off
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
Restoration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Sofa Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Restoration period mahogany veneered boat-shaped bed with a slightly overturned bedside. The front is soberly dressed with an ormolu plaque with scrolls and flowers framing a female ...
Bronze
Magnificent Antique Limestone Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Each jamb of the fireplace has a brown bear standing on a plinth holding a heraldic shield. Above the bears are carved capitals supporting a substantial breakfront cornice shelf. The...
Limestone
$94,031
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
Antique French Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique French marble and gilt bronze mantelpiece of exceptional quality and large scale. After a design by François Antoine Vassé (1681-1736) for the Salon d'Hercule of the Palac...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
19th Century Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished with elaborate carvings on the headboard and sides. The stunning wood grain enha...
Silk, Wood
Large Empire period boat bed and canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Large boat bed in solid flamed mahogany, mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, from the Empire period. Four baluster jambs, adorned with fleurons, ...
Bronze
$19,981
H 96.46 in Dm 94.49 in
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head and Base
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian carved limestone and wrought iron wishing well head from the Veneto area. Great decoration for your garden. It may also be used as a planter. The octagonal base diamet...
Limestone
18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III mahogany breakfront bookcase with four astragal glazed doors below fluted frieze and dentil cornice surmounted by pierced swan-neck pediment incorporating car...
Mahogany
Baradari in White Marble Handcrafted in India
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air. The structure has three doorways on every side of the square-shaped structur...
Marble
$390,000
H 85 in W 77 in D 25 in
Mid-19th Century White Marble Statue "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne" from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Neoclassical carved white marble sculpture, "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne," signed J.B. Clesinger, Rome (Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French, 1814-1883), dated 1866, showing Ariadne sea...
Marble
$85,859
H 99.81 in W 88.59 in D 22.84 in
Neo-Renaissance style cabinet with painted enamels signed by Theophile Soyer
By Théophile Soyer
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This two-bodies Neo-Renaissance style display cabinet with two glass doors was made in the second half of the nineteenth century in waxed walnut. The enamel plates, remarkable in the...
Enamel
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