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Small Scottish Orkney Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back, circa 1900
Small Scottish Orkney Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back, circa 1900

Small Scottish Orkney Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back, circa 1900

Located in Atlanta, GA

designed to shield the sitter from the cold, harsh winds of the North Sea. The chair showcases two open

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Rustic Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

A Large British Sailor's Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship
A Large British Sailor's Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship

A Large British Sailor's Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship

Located in Downingtown, PA

Vigo. The squadron left Madeira with a north-east wind and had a pleasant run down the Trades, which

Category

Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Black Forest Face North Wind Oak Chair
Black Forest Face North Wind Oak Chair

Black Forest Face North Wind Oak Chair

By Michigan Chair Co.

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Whimsical Black Forest North Wind style carved face chair. Turned wood and carved detail in tiger

Category

20th Century American Medieval Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Vintage Patinated Cast Bronze North Wind Sculpture
Vintage Patinated Cast Bronze North Wind Sculpture

Vintage Patinated Cast Bronze North Wind Sculpture

Located in Morristown, NJ

Likely 20th c., North Wind, cast bronze on stand. A hefty and attractive patinated bronze, this

Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Greek Revival Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Pottery Garden Figural Plaque with North Wind Face 20th C.
Antique Pottery Garden Figural Plaque with North Wind Face 20th C.

Antique Pottery Garden Figural Plaque with North Wind Face 20th C.

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique garden plaque offers pottery construction with face of the North wind god, 20th century

Category

20th Century Garden Ornaments

Materials

Pottery

Victorian Hand Carved Rosewood Sofa
Victorian Hand Carved Rosewood Sofa

Victorian Hand Carved Rosewood Sofa

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Victorian hand carved and well-proportioned mahogany rosewood Baudoine sofa with center north wind

Category

Antique 1820s English Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany, Rosewood

Superb English Silver and Enamel Casket by William Comyns
Superb English Silver and Enamel Casket by William Comyns

Superb English Silver and Enamel Casket by William Comyns

By William Comyns

Located in London, GB

with cupids, flowers, the north wind, birds, medusa, and dolphins, with blue enamel, is in wonderful

Category

Antique 1890s English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Italian Curule/ Savonarola Carved Renaissance Revival Chair.
Antique Italian Curule/ Savonarola Carved Renaissance Revival Chair.

Antique Italian Curule/ Savonarola Carved Renaissance Revival Chair.

Located in Nantwich, GB

1880. Highly desirable carvings depicting the Face of the North Wind. This beautiful chair has heads

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Map of the Ancient World by Cellarius, 1703
Antique Map of the Ancient World by Cellarius, 1703

Antique Map of the Ancient World by Cellarius, 1703

Located in Langweer, NL

constrained the winds with one particularly beastly example of the north wind about to be unleashed

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Empire Bronze Doré Eight-Light Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Bronze Doré Eight-Light Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Bronze Doré Eight-Light Chandelier

Located in Brooklyn, NY

faces representing the North Wind, engaging the underside of the body with petaled anthemia. Four

Category

Antique 1890s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Figures, Mercury and Fortuna, Grand Tour
Pair of Bronze Figures, Mercury and Fortuna, Grand Tour

Pair of Bronze Figures, Mercury and Fortuna, Grand Tour

By Giambologna

Located in Petaluma, CA

enough to offer. These have the desirable marble bases with a north wind blowing out the figures, and the

Category

Antique 1880s Italian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem
Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem

Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem

Located in Studio City, CA

carrying a three-headed fish with the God of Wind (North wind or perhaps an Anemoi) symbol above her head

Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Geometric Wind Chime/Bell in the Style of Joe Coniff and North Country
Brutalist Geometric Wind Chime/Bell in the Style of Joe Coniff and North Country

Brutalist Geometric Wind Chime/Bell in the Style of Joe Coniff and North Country

Located in San Diego, CA

Brutalist Geometric Wind Chime/Bell in the Style of Joe Coniff and North Country. Bronze wind chime

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculpt...

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antique George Salter English Iron Station Platform Penny Scale Northwind
Rare Antique George Salter English Iron Station Platform Penny Scale Northwind

Rare Antique George Salter English Iron Station Platform Penny Scale Northwind

By George Salter & Co. Ltd

Located in Dayton, OH

high relief scalloping, acanthus leaves, florets and a beautiful North Wind Face in-front of the

Category

Early 20th Century Late Victorian Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Paolo Soleri Wind Bell
Mid Century Paolo Soleri Wind Bell

Mid Century Paolo Soleri Wind Bell

By Paolo Soleri

Located in Round Rock, TX

A cast bronze wind bell by Paolo Soleri. A functional piece of art with a wonderful patina and a

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments

Materials

Bronze

East of the Sun; Laguna Beach
East of the Sun; Laguna Beach

East of the Sun; Laguna Beach

By Michael Obermeyer

Located in Pasadena, CA

my favorites of Laguna Beach, from a trail that winds high above North Laguna. I especially enjoy the

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back
Late 19th Century Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Late 19th Century Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Located in Atlanta, GA

sitter from the cold winds of the North Sea. Two open, slightly curving arms rest on a rectangular framed

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Rustic Wingback Chairs

Materials

Straw, Oak

Scottish 1900s Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back
Scottish 1900s Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Scottish 1900s Oak Orkney Island Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Located in Atlanta, GA

back, designed to protect the sitter from the cold winds of the North Sea. Two open, slightly curving

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Rustic Wingback Chairs

Materials

Oak, Rush, Straw

Scottish Late 19th Century Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back
Scottish Late 19th Century Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back

Scottish Late 19th Century Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back

Located in Atlanta, GA

, reminiscent of wingback chairs, was meant to protect whoever was sitting in the chair from the cold winds of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Rustic Wingback Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Late 19th Century Scottish Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back
Late 19th Century Scottish Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back

Late 19th Century Scottish Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back

Located in Atlanta, GA

from the cold winds of the North Sea. This Scottish chair comprises two open arms with slightly slanted

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Wingback Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Vintage 1950s Orkney Island Style Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back
Vintage 1950s Orkney Island Style Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Vintage 1950s Orkney Island Style Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back

Located in Atlanta, GA

a tall handwoven strack back with curving sides, designed to protect the sitter from the cold winds

Category

Mid-20th Century Scottish Wingback Chairs

Materials

Straw, Rush, Wood

Ghosts of Everest The Search for Mallory & Irvine Hardcover Book
Ghosts of Everest The Search for Mallory & Irvine Hardcover Book

Ghosts of Everest The Search for Mallory & Irvine Hardcover Book

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

found George Mallory's body - astonishingly well preserved - high on the wind-swept North Face of

Category

1990s Italian Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Paul Nash Haystack Oxenbridge Farmhouse Iden Watercolour Paper 1923 Redfern
Paul Nash Haystack Oxenbridge Farmhouse Iden Watercolour Paper 1923 Redfern

Paul Nash Haystack Oxenbridge Farmhouse Iden Watercolour Paper 1923 Redfern

By Paul Nash

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

spiralling wind over the north elevation of the farmhouse, the track, the tree on the horizon and the

Category

Vintage 1920s British Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

North Wind Fantasy Chair
North Wind Fantasy Chair

North Wind Fantasy Chair

Located in Hudson, NY

19th century Black Forest carved fantasy chair. North wind with open mouth, oak and original patina

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Wood

"North Wind" Architectural Ornamentation
"North Wind" Architectural Ornamentation

"North Wind" Architectural Ornamentation

Located in Litchfield, CT

American, mid-19th century. Cast iron, exceptional surface.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Empire Patinated Brass and Zinc North Winds Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Patinated Brass and Zinc North Winds Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Patinated Brass and Zinc North Winds Chandelier

Located in Charleston, SC

eight candle arms adorned with north winds faces and pine cone finial. The chandelier has recently been

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Large Scale Carved Wood Plaque
Large Scale Carved Wood Plaque

Large Scale Carved Wood Plaque

Located in New Orleans, LA

Very unusual carving of face possibly depicting the North Wind.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

PR. 18TH CENTURY ITLAIAN  CARVED GILT WOOD APPLIQUES
PR. 18TH CENTURY ITLAIAN  CARVED GILT WOOD APPLIQUES

PR. 18TH CENTURY ITLAIAN CARVED GILT WOOD APPLIQUES

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of Giltwood masks of the north wind wired as sconces.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

19th C. French Majolica 3 Pc Jardiniere
19th C. French Majolica 3 Pc Jardiniere

19th C. French Majolica 3 Pc Jardiniere

Located in Natchez, MS

French Majolica three piece jardiniere set with dolphin handles and the north wind motif.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Pottery

French Gilt Wood Shell Supported By Dolphins
French Gilt Wood Shell Supported By Dolphins

French Gilt Wood Shell Supported By Dolphins

Located in Natchez, MS

French 19th c. Shell compote supported by two dolphins and crested by the north wind.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Walnut Refectory Table
Italian Walnut Refectory Table

Italian Walnut Refectory Table

Located in Natchez, MS

Italian Walnut carved refectory table with carvings of north wind and acanthus and paw feet

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Walnut carved Italian Hall Chairs
Pair of Walnut carved Italian Hall Chairs

Pair of Walnut carved Italian Hall Chairs

Located in Natchez, MS

Great pair of carved walnut hall chairs with amorial crests as back panels and north wind motif on

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Taboret Table with Carved Top
Taboret Table with Carved Top

Taboret Table with Carved Top

Located in Hudson, NY

Whimsical table or stool, in original dark, finish, with carved north wind face in top. Bun feet

Category

Early 20th Century Stools

Materials

Oak

Early C20th Pair of Ormolu Wall Sconces / Lights
Early C20th Pair of Ormolu Wall Sconces / Lights

Early C20th Pair of Ormolu Wall Sconces / Lights

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

decoration; the 3 branches supported by a mask of 'North Wind'. Price £1450

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Swedish Gothic Revival Desk
Swedish Gothic Revival Desk

Swedish Gothic Revival Desk

Located in Richmond, VA

four carved griffin legs coming together in a central arch topped with carved North Wind faces.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks

Earty 20th century bronze statue of the flying Mercuty
Earty 20th century bronze statue of the flying Mercuty

Earty 20th century bronze statue of the flying Mercuty

Located in Firenze, IT

Bronze statue depicting Mercury balancing on an allegory of the North Wind in a powerful pose

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Figural Spinning Door Bell
Bronze Figural Spinning Door Bell

Bronze Figural Spinning Door Bell

Located in Middleburg, VA

A whimsical, figural bronze doorbell, circa 1900, depicting the face of the north wind blowing, as

Category

Antique 19th Century Doors and Gates

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Newfoundland Map Hooked Grenfell Mat
Newfoundland Map Hooked Grenfell Mat

Newfoundland Map Hooked Grenfell Mat

Located in Essex, MA

compass, and an allegorical figure blowing the north wind. Mounted on a stretcher,15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.

Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Empire Clock

Empire Clock

Sold|$6,500

Empire Clock

Located in Bronx, NY

the peering face of the North wind.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Mid-19th Century Boston Oak Metamorphic Library Step Chair by Maker a. Eliaers
Mid-19th Century Boston Oak Metamorphic Library Step Chair by Maker a. Eliaers

Mid-19th Century Boston Oak Metamorphic Library Step Chair by Maker a. Eliaers

Located in Charleston, SC

features carved lion faces, north wind and paw feet. The chair transforms into a set of four library steps

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Gothic Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Cast Iron Fireback Representing the Abduction of Oreithyia, 18th Century
Cast Iron Fireback Representing the Abduction of Oreithyia, 18th Century

Cast Iron Fireback Representing the Abduction of Oreithyia, 18th Century

Located in Richebourg, Yvelines

of Attica, by Boreas. Boreas, the North Wind, Astreus son's, one of the Titans, and the Aurora, lived

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Heavily Carved Oak Slant Front Desk
Heavily Carved Oak Slant Front Desk

Heavily Carved Oak Slant Front Desk

Located in Vancouver, BC

Beautifully carved oak slant front desk with four carved drawers with "North Wind" handles and

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Desk, Breakfast or Library Table, and Two Chairs
Antique Oak Desk, Breakfast or Library Table, and Two Chairs

Antique Oak Desk, Breakfast or Library Table, and Two Chairs

Located in Crockett, CA

A nice quarter-sawn oak desk or library table and two pressback chairs with the face of the north

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Antique Carved Wood Sculpture of the Greek God Pan (Satyr)
19th Century French Antique Carved Wood Sculpture of the Greek God Pan (Satyr)

19th Century French Antique Carved Wood Sculpture of the Greek God Pan (Satyr)

Located in London, GB

him. In another version, Pan and the north wind god Boreas clashed over the lovely Pitys. Boreas

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Swedish Art Deco, ceiling mount fixture, Mjolby Intarsia.
Swedish Art Deco, ceiling mount fixture, Mjolby Intarsia.

Swedish Art Deco, ceiling mount fixture, Mjolby Intarsia.

Located in New York, NY

marquetry of many exotic woods depict the four winds, east, west, north and south. Glass globe has a repair

Category

20th Century Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Orkney Chair 19th Century Scotland, circa 1890
Orkney Chair 19th Century Scotland, circa 1890

Orkney Chair 19th Century Scotland, circa 1890

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

protect the sitter from the harsh winds of the North Sea, Orkney (old Norse: Orkneyjar), also known as the

Category

Antique 1890s British Rustic Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Oak

Orkney Chair of Small Proportions in Pine and Straw, circa 1970
Orkney Chair of Small Proportions in Pine and Straw, circa 1970

Orkney Chair of Small Proportions in Pine and Straw, circa 1970

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

one from the harsh North Sea winds characteristic of the area. Made with a woven straw back and pine

Category

Vintage 1970s Scottish Chairs

Materials

Rush, Pine

Ladies Pine Orkney Chair of Small Proportions, circa 1920
Ladies Pine Orkney Chair of Small Proportions, circa 1920

Ladies Pine Orkney Chair of Small Proportions, circa 1920

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

protect their onwner from the harsh North Sea winds characteristic of the area. Made with a woven straw

Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Pine

Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces

Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Sconces

Located in Natchez, MS

Pair of French Empire gilt bronze wall sconces with north wind motif.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Continental Polished Bronze of Fortuna after Giambologna
Continental Polished Bronze of Fortuna after Giambologna

Continental Polished Bronze of Fortuna after Giambologna

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

a face blowing the winds of the Boreas, the Greek personification of the north wind. Beautifully

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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