Antique Grotesque

Unusual Martin Brothers Vase decorated with Four Grotesque Fantastic creatures amongst flowers and foliage housing Two Owls and Six perched birds.

4 Groups of 9 plates of Grotesque Masks. [Published: Venanzio Monaldini, Rome, 1781].

Unusual Martin Brothers Gourd Vase decorated in relief with Grotesque Fish and Eel

A pair of French bronze grotesque figural wall brackets. One is smiling and holding a musical instrument - the other showing a grimacing face.

A large lobed Roman bowl with grotesque designs based on those of the frescos of Ancona and Pesaro, which inspired the many ceramicists of Rome.

Grotesque nude statuette, wearing only a bonnet and a necklace.

Turned on the lathe and carved, this nutcracker is carved as a grotesque figure of a man s head with merry face on one side and a gasp with a screw on the other side to crack the wal...

Mid-15th century pair of medieval, Gothic limestone beaked grotesques, English, circa 1450. The pair of limestone grotesques with gaping, toothed heads, large protruding beaks and...

Earthenware plate decorated in shades of green of grotesque fantasy animals on four terraces surrounded by flowers and foliage Marked: "L". for a painter.

A Striking Vertical Plaster Cast of An Italian Renaissance Grotesque Depicting A Panoply of Arms and Satyrs on a Chariot.

A striking set of four hand-carved wooden corbels, each showcasing unique carvings and exceptional craftsmanship. Perfect as decorative brackets, architectural accents or displayed t...

Victorian period hand-painted ceramic pedestals in grotesque style with horned satyr heads at the base, made by Alba China.

Faenza vase (Fratelli Minardi Ceramiche Faentine) oval flattened, double handle with winged figure, polychrome decoration with grotesques. On the front, the decoration is enriched b...

The table top is adorned with a beautiful composition in the grotesque style. The tablet slides sideways to access the inside drawer and it unfolds to reveal a green felt.

This fantastic chimera grotesque features a majestically-winged mountain lion (also known as a cougar, panther, or puma depending upon region) surveying its domain.

A fine and unusual Roman Baroque carved and giltwood mirror, with decor of acanthus leaves and a grotesque head, circa 1700-1720.  

Belt Buckle of rectangular form in pierced and cast 830 silver, decorated with interlaced Viking revival ornament incorporating grotesque animal heads, scrolling foliage and geometri...

5095 Martin Brothers vase decorated with grotesque and comical fish, crabs, eel and squid.

Martin Brothers Miniature Jug decorated with Grotesque Fish Undated but Circa 1900 Provenance; Harriman Judd collection Sotheby's, New York 2001

5287 Substantial Martin Brothers Vase decorated with a swamp river scape with grotesque fish. The glaze has numerous glaze pops that resemble the fish’s bubbles.

Antique French cast iron garden fountain pump with grotesque mascarons, circa 1810.  

Standing on two twisted front legs and two weave-pattern rear legs, the chair’s striking design is further enhanced by carved grotesque figures, a signature of Gothic craftsmanship.

This remarkable piece features a central grotesque figure and rests on intricately carved clawed feet.

A 1920s Steuben green "Grotesque" glass vase/bowl with flared lip.

The triple panelled lid with broad and flat run-moulded rails, the front with three panels, each with stained-black foliage issuing from baluster shaped vases, enclosed within a fine...

Important and very rare Genuese carved and gilded chandelier with grotesque masks and fine crystal decoration. Italy.

Martin Brothers Miniature Vase decorated with Grotesque Fish

This alabaster pendant or ceiling lamp is attached to the ceiling by 3 bronze pieces, shaped like grotesque heads These lamps or pendant were hung to enhance and beautify the bulb, ...

A deep cornice is crowned with a central crest cartouche and supported by a frieze of carved grotesques, putti, and garlands, setting an opulent tone for the entire piece.

The rectangular marble top with central Spanish Brocatelle within a border of black above a moulded Sienna frieze, with a pierced scrolling foliate apron centred by a female mask, on...

The cabinet of rectangular form with a break front palisander body enlivened with re tortoiseshell and separated into three sections, the central section with the double pilasters ea...

Unusual Medieval Grotesque inspired andirons with finely chased fantastical masks around the cups.

Martin Brothers Miniature Jug decorated with Grotesque Fish.

Pedestal is cast with four detailed grotesques. Both the top and pedestal are made from painted white cast iron.

Martin Brothers Square section Vase decorated in relief with Grotesque Fish

Indeed, this desk rests on eight legs sculpted with rosettes and decorated with grotesque faces at the top. On each side, the four legs have animated spacers supporting an openwork f...

With blue corona, overall decorated with gilt bronze swans necks, palmettes and grotesque masks.

Martin Brothers "Tobacco Jar" Modelled as a Grotesque Triple Bird Group MARTIN BROTHERS (1873-1914)

A magnificent bronze urn and lid with scroll handle and spout supported by "grotesque" and stylized masks, on a 'socle' base.

Early 18th century pair of polychrome and carved wood representing grotesque attendants of the Sacred Passion, Naples.

Extremely detailed carving of Poseidon surrounded by two Dauphins grotesques. Formerly used as water feature.

Tobacco jar with detachable heads modelled as two Grotesque Birds in an Embrace. Glaze pops. Undated

18th century walnut architectural element, scrolling scale carved volute with applied grotesque mask issuing a pendant resting on a stepped platform base.

5129 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A Grotesque Bird with a “Knowing” expression and winking eye in a high gloss glaze.

Pair of excellent French bronze sconce with grotesque characters and dolphin. The pair have been converted to US standard electric, and have four tears of crystal pendants.

Woven in wools and silks, depicting a woodland scene with a bird perching in a tree, in a border with grotesques.

Depicting foliage and grotesques, the top centered by a Rococo cartouche engraved with coat of arms and flanked by putti.

A pair of two beautiful French openworked brass candlesticks with grotesque heads all around, the are made in the 19th century.

Most of the sculptures had a grotesque touch, lips, eyes, fingers showed an almost childish joy about details.

Dated 1894 Compressed baluster, finely painted with wild flowers,moulded acanthus and floral decorated neck, flanked by mask and grotesque scroll handles, conforming cover, raised o...

That on the right side recalls the small grotesque bronze busts that the great sculptor Bernini made on the roof of his own carriage.

His characterizations of overemphasized grotesque figures inspired the Expressionist painters.

Very elaborate Italian wall fountain with a central Dauphin grotesque, shell basin sitting on a base with three separately carved scrolls.

This extraordinary casket with its complex series of grotesque sea creatures, shells and star motifs echoes nautical mythology and the growing fashion for grottos.

The glasses are decorated with grotesques, medallions with zodiac signs and names of the twelve months of the year.

Antique Statue of a classical figure. A beautiful intricate cast metal statue of a seated woman, dressed in robes on a white marble pedestal. Wonderfully detailed.

Sculpture of the Torso of Laocoon, in yellow Siena marble Estimated shipping costs in Italy: 200€ and in Europe: 420€. 73 x 52 x 27 cm, 20th century. Sculptures, Marble, Good ...

18th Century Spanish Corinthian hand-carved carble capital.

Sculpture - Male figure. Patinated bronze sculpture; set on a black marble base. Flaws in the patina. Height: (sculpture) 43 cm. Height: (total) 46 cm.

This large, carved concrete, alto relief sculpture depicts an open-mouthed, Poseidon-like, gargoyle. This outdoor statue is an impressive garden feature in execution and scale.

Carved stone capital. Italy, 16th-17th century. 30 x 25 x h 25 cm. Entirely carved in stone, some breaks and losses. The lawful provenance of the object has been verified and conf...

Pair hotel silver rams' head salts. Pair neoclassical style tripod form silver plate salts with rams' heads terminating in hoof feet with stretcher to central ball finial all beneat...

A striking Gothic-style antique bed, featuring intricately bobbin-turned posts and stretchers, dating to the 19th century. This beautifully crafted piece captures the romanticism and...

This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...

Green patinated bronze of a mother and child mounted on a wood plinth base. Signed on verso as shown. Condition: Light loss and dents to wood.  

Highly versatile and functional Cado wall unit in walnut by Danish designer Poul Cadovius. We currently have many different Cado pieces in stock and can customize your order to incl...

Exciting Gino Hollander style abstract oil painting. This painting is not signed but we believe it to be by the artist.

The Charcoal Blocks are a grouping of five upright and angled tables. Each of the individual pieces sits with a tilted stance and together they can be organized into a row, grouped l...

The Arcadian Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 40 inches condition: excellent condition for its age, fully restored. provenan...

A charming Swedish Art Deco wall-mounted miniature curio cabinet, circa 1925, crafted in beautifully figured Chesnut veneer with an elegant stepped, ziggurat-inspired silhouette. Th...

This charming 19th-century English regimental drum was fitted with a glass top to serve as a table. It bears the painted arms of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers that was formed in 1881, g...

Aurora over a Northern Lake, signed and dated “G Claeson 1916”, oil on canvas. This evocative landscape, executed in an expressionist manner, and on the same time almost modern, cap...