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Antique Papier Mâché Cow Head
Antique Papier Mâché Cow Head

Antique Papier Mâché Cow Head

Located in Chireno, TX

Antique papier mâché cow head dating to early 20th century, France.

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Striking Antique Terracotta French Cow Head Sculpture From Butcher's Shop
Striking Antique Terracotta French Cow Head Sculpture From Butcher's Shop

Striking Antique Terracotta French Cow Head Sculpture From Butcher's Shop

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderfully detailed French art sculpture of a cow's head from a Lyon, France butcher shop advertisement.

Category

Early 20th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Victorian Oak Carved Cows Head Butchers Shop Trade Sign
Victorian Oak Carved Cows Head Butchers Shop Trade Sign

Victorian Oak Carved Cows Head Butchers Shop Trade Sign

Located in Dereham, GB

Victorian Carved Oak Cows Head, Wall Hanging Would Originally be hung in a Victorian Butchers Shop as a trade sign Sheild shaped Back, with scroll detail Good quality Carved Head, gl...

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Antique 1860s British Late Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Dream Catcher Motif with Cow Head Dangle Earrings Set in 22 Karat Yellow Gold
Dream Catcher Motif with Cow Head Dangle Earrings Set in 22 Karat Yellow Gold

Dream Catcher Motif with Cow Head Dangle Earrings Set in 22 Karat Yellow Gold

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

There are three dangles off each earring; the center has a carved cow head and delicately sculpted acorns flank each side.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold

French Significantly Large & Expertly Carved Walnut Cow Head, 2nd half 19th cen.
French Significantly Large & Expertly Carved Walnut Cow Head, 2nd half 19th cen.

French Significantly Large & Expertly Carved Walnut Cow Head, 2nd half 19th cen.

Located in Atlanta, GA

The size of this carved head and the detail of the carving accompanied by the size of the horns makes this wall sculpture remarkable, likely made for a boucherie as an advertisement,...

Category

Antique 1860s French Taxidermy

Materials

Horn, Walnut

Antique Sterling Silver Antler Stag Horn Cows Head Fork & Knife Meat Carving Set
Antique Sterling Silver Antler Stag Horn Cows Head Fork & Knife Meat Carving Set

Antique Sterling Silver Antler Stag Horn Cows Head Fork & Knife Meat Carving Set

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German / Bavarian fork and knife carving set with antler / stag horn handles accompanied by sterling silver collars and bull / steer / bison head pommel caps.  The cutlery pi...

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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Steel Cowboy Andirons
Pair of Steel Cowboy Andirons

Pair of Steel Cowboy Andirons

Located in Danville, CA

Cool pair of Cow head Andirons

Category

Vintage 1950s American Andirons

Materials

Steel, Pewter

Antique French Cast Iron Butcher's or Conservatory Table with a Red Marble Top
Antique French Cast Iron Butcher's or Conservatory Table with a Red Marble Top

Antique French Cast Iron Butcher's or Conservatory Table with a Red Marble Top

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The base is very ornately cast with scrolled decoration and two figural cow heads on each of the trestle side panels. which are secured together with two heavy steel rods.

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Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-...

Materials

Marble, Iron

MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set
MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set

MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The opaque white glass jar also has a lid with the original label printed with the trademarked double cow heads and crossed cheese cutters. The bottom shows the raised makers marks.

Category

Early 20th Century Canadian International Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Speak Up, Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
Speak Up, Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

Speak Up, Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

By Bright Toh

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Through the fusion of a cow head and a human body, "Speak Up" challenges the traditional notion of what is considered "normal" or acceptable.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique Print of Io Changing into a Cow; Mercury Cuts off Argus's Head, 1733
Antique Print of Io Changing into a Cow; Mercury Cuts off Argus's Head, 1733

Antique Print of Io Changing into a Cow; Mercury Cuts off Argus's Head, 1733

Located in Langweer, NL

This print depicts Io changing into a Cow: Mercury cutting off Argus's head. In Greek mythology, Io was a priestess of Hera in Argos, a nymph who was seduced by Zeus, who changed her...

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Bronze Cow and Calf Animalier Sculpture
19th Century French Bronze Cow and Calf Animalier Sculpture

19th Century French Bronze Cow and Calf Animalier Sculpture

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely modeled French bronze animalier sculpture dating to the 19th century, depicting a standing cow accompanied by a recumbent calf. The cow is portrayed with her head raised and...

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Original 1948 Map of Uruguay by Charles Burki – Art Deco Design
Original 1948 Map of Uruguay by Charles Burki – Art Deco Design

Original 1948 Map of Uruguay by Charles Burki – Art Deco Design

Located in Langweer, NL

Around the borders, Burki added illustrative vignettes symbolizing the country’s key products: a detailed cow’s head among stalks of wheat, a Merino sheep on the opposite side, and d...

Category

Vintage 1940s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

Sterling silver mug, Henry Holland London depicting grazing cows, 1856.
Sterling silver mug, Henry Holland London depicting grazing cows, 1856.

Sterling silver mug, Henry Holland London depicting grazing cows, 1856.

Located in Milan, IT

Sterling silver 925/1000 mug, embossed, depicting grazing cows. Henry Holland sr. Victoria’s head hallmark, London, 1856.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

443. Portrait, Realism Oil Painting of Cow, 44x61 cm, Signed Artwork
443. Portrait, Realism Oil Painting of Cow, 44x61 cm, Signed Artwork

443. Portrait, Realism Oil Painting of Cow, 44x61 cm, Signed Artwork

By Paul Jansen

Located in London, Chelsea

Portrait by Paul Jansen is a captivating original animal portrait, combining meticulous realism with expressive painterly brushwork to capture the gentle character and curiosity of a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Toto's Shangri La Supreme /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Marilyn Large
Toto's Shangri La Supreme /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Marilyn Large

Toto's Shangri La Supreme /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Marilyn Large

By Jack Graves III

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

In mint condition Shipping: This painting will be shipped canvas rolled with its stretcher bars to greatly reduce shipping cost and ensure its safety during transport Notes: In this...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art

Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art

By Damien Hirst

Located in London, GB

An early work 'In and Out of Love' (1991) focuses on a butterfly's brief life-span from hatching to decay, whilst 'A Thousand Years' (1990) consists of a rotting cow's head, sugar so...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Damien Hirst Love Will Tear Us Apart Signed Contemporary Art
Damien Hirst Love Will Tear Us Apart Signed Contemporary Art

Damien Hirst Love Will Tear Us Apart Signed Contemporary Art

By Damien Hirst

Located in Minneapolis, MN

At the second show that year, Hirst debuted the first of his animal pieces, A Thousand Years, featuring a rotting cow's head complete with maggots and flies. Iraqi Businessman Charle...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Beau Simmons - Valley Of Dust, Photography 2022, Printed After
Beau Simmons - Valley Of Dust, Photography 2022, Printed After

Beau Simmons - Valley Of Dust, Photography 2022, Printed After

By Beau Simmons

Located in Greenwich, CT

After checking on the cows and taking a routine head count, this photo was captured shortly before loading up the horses in the trailer.

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ancient Egypt Sculpture of the Goddess Isis-Hathor in Diorite
Ancient Egypt Sculpture of the Goddess Isis-Hathor in Diorite

Ancient Egypt Sculpture of the Goddess Isis-Hathor in Diorite

Located in BARCELONA, ES

This goddess is mainly represented as a woman with the ears or head of a cow, lyriform horns and a sun disk. She sometimes identifies with other goddesses such as Sekhmet and Tefnut ...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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