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Pair of Large Italian Ecclesiastical Sculptures c.1800
Pair of Large Italian Ecclesiastical Sculptures c.1800

Pair of Large Italian Ecclesiastical Sculptures c.1800

$10,162

H 43.31 in W 23.63 in D 10.24 in

Pair of Large Italian Ecclesiastical Sculptures c.1800

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

movement as one plays a flute and the other a mandolin; their characterful expressions and dynamic profiles

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Sevres Porcelain Table Clock
Sevres Porcelain Table Clock

Sevres Porcelain Table Clock

$4,758

H 7.29 in W 5.91 in D 1.38 in

Sevres Porcelain Table Clock

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Newark, England

enriched with gilded floral swags and a central hand-painted romantic scene depicting a maiden playing the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4
carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4

carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

bounty) holding a scythe and a bushel of corn; behind another armorini playing the flute and the tail of

Category

Antique 17th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK
LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK

LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK

$3,415

H 14.57 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in

LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

stool to the right, while to the left is a young man standing, intent on playing the flute. Above the

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Table Clocks and D...

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio
Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio

Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio

Located in Lowestoft, GB

painting, with his wee dog, a chap playing the flute, a lady spinning yarn surrounded by kitchenalia. food

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Birdseye Maple

16th Century Lost Wax Cast Bronze Venugopala Form of Krishna, India
16th Century Lost Wax Cast Bronze Venugopala Form of Krishna, India

16th Century Lost Wax Cast Bronze Venugopala Form of Krishna, India

Located in Point Richmond, CA

playing the flute is to Vaishnavite iconography what Nataraja is to the Shaivites: the piece de resistance

Category

Antique 16th Century Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Where I am - a melody of tenderness sounds
Where I am - a melody of tenderness sounds

Where I am - a melody of tenderness sounds

Located in Zofingen, AG

At the center of the painting stands a woman immersed in a state of inner harmony, playing the

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Moor Servant with Fruit basket, Dutch School, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned.
Moor Servant with Fruit basket, Dutch School, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned.

Moor Servant with Fruit basket, Dutch School, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned.

Located in brussel, BE

fruit are presented by a servant depicted as a “Moor”; on the right, a young boy plays the flute. Such

Category

17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Statue **Lead time 5 weeks**
Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Statue **Lead time 5 weeks**

Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Statue **Lead time 5 weeks**

By LAGU

Located in İSTANBUL, TR

is the son of Hyagnis, who invented harmony. Marsyas, who plays the flute very well, is killed by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Statuary Marble, Metal

Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Figurative Statue
Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Figurative Statue

Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Figurative Statue

$7,636 / item

H 49.61 in W 18.9 in D 11.82 in

Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Figurative Statue

By LAGU

Located in İSTANBUL, TR

is the son of Hyagnis, who invented harmony. Marsias, who plays the flute very well, is killed by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Statuary Marble, Metal

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns

$18,800 / set

H 17.5 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

book with a gentleman playing the flute for them and the other scene of a beautiful maiden with her

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 14k Yellow Gold Locket Pendant with 17k Chain, Circa 1880
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Locket Pendant with 17k Chain, Circa 1880

Antique 14k Yellow Gold Locket Pendant with 17k Chain, Circa 1880

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

* playing the flute, positioned next to a calf, and surrounded by intricate floral motifs. The posterior

Category

Antique 1880s Unknown Drop Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Love Song" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
"Love Song" Gold Tone by Carl Moon

"Love Song" Gold Tone by Carl Moon

$17,000

H 16.75 in W 13.74 in D 3 in

"Love Song" Gold Tone by Carl Moon

By Carl Moon

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe (Original frame), page 83. Photo portrays a Native American man playing the

Category

Early 20th Century American Photography

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds)
"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds)

"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds)

By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos

Located in Atlanta, GA

resting place for his subject to recline while playing the flute. An onlooker serenely relaxes while

Category

Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

White Porcelain Decorative Item "Osterfreude" by Carl Werner for Hutschenreuther
White Porcelain Decorative Item "Osterfreude" by Carl Werner for Hutschenreuther

White Porcelain Decorative Item "Osterfreude" by Carl Werner for Hutschenreuther

By Carl Werner, Hutschenreuther

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

piece in a home. It is signed by Carl Werner and portrays a young woman playing the flute and a kid

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Side Cabinet with Red Marble Top by Vedder of Paris
19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Side Cabinet with Red Marble Top by Vedder of Paris

19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Side Cabinet with Red Marble Top by Vedder of Paris

Located in London, GB

a silvered bronze plaque depicting satyrs dancing and playing the flute. The frieze applied with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds) #216/250
"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds) #216/250

"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds) #216/250

By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos

Located in Atlanta, GA

resting place for his subject to recline while playing the flute. An onlooker serenely relaxes while

Category

Early 2000s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

English large Regency period country house gesso decorated casket, circa 1820
English large Regency period country house gesso decorated casket, circa 1820

English large Regency period country house gesso decorated casket, circa 1820

Located in Central England, GB

of dancing young ladies being accompanied by a young man playing the flute. To each end of the casket

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gesso

18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Pastoral Landscape and Goats
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Pastoral Landscape and Goats

18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Pastoral Landscape and Goats

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Dallas, TX

shepherd playing the flute, and architectural elements including a stone urn atop a pedestal surrounded by

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Cupids by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1885
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Cupids by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1885

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Cupids by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1885

By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig

Located in Vienna, AT

in cloths, one sitting and playing the flute, the other releasing a dove from a ribbon held aloft by

Category

Antique 1880s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo Musician's Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo Musician's Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo Musician's Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

are two young sheep farmers, the boy is seen playing the flute while the girl is seen tending to the

Category

Antique 19th Century German Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

18Th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Center Table
18Th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Center Table

18Th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Center Table

$40,915

H 30.71 in W 30.32 in D 21.26 in

18Th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Center Table

Located in IT

rests the figure of a sitting cinesino, lacquered in red and black and golden, intent on playing the

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1880
Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1880

Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures, by E.A. Leuteritz, Circa 1880

By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

filled with apples on her lap, next to her a boy standing and playing the flute, and at the very top

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pierre Paul Rubens « Silène’s Walk », Engraving 18th Century
Pierre Paul Rubens « Silène’s Walk », Engraving 18th Century

Pierre Paul Rubens « Silène’s Walk », Engraving 18th Century

$853Sale Price|20% Off

H 17.92 in W 21.07 in D 0.79 in

Pierre Paul Rubens « Silène’s Walk », Engraving 18th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

squeezing blackberry juice in her hands. To the right of the composition is a character playing the flute

Category

Antique 18th Century French Picture Frames

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper
Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper

Early 20th Century French Painted Faience Wall Platter Signed Henriot Quimper

By Henriot Quimper

Located in Dallas, TX

courting scene with a Breton man playing the flute instrument to a "Bretonne" lady; both people are dressed

Category

Early 20th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience, Ceramic

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

artistic tradition of the region. This enchanting hand made pair features a male puppet skillfully playing

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood

Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Located in Austin, TX

Han Xiangzi play the flute, while Cao Goujiu keeps rhythm with his castanets. Lu Dongbin, the leader

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antoine-Louis Barye, "Peace" Sculptural Bronze, Leblanc-Barbedienne Edition 1920
Antoine-Louis Barye, "Peace" Sculptural Bronze, Leblanc-Barbedienne Edition 1920

Antoine-Louis Barye, "Peace" Sculptural Bronze, Leblanc-Barbedienne Edition 1920

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in PARIS, FR

rich nuance of red and green patina on a representation of a resting shepherd and a child playing the

Category

Vintage 1920s French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hand Carved Man Flute Animals Totem Statue Sculpture
Hand Carved Man Flute Animals Totem Statue Sculpture

Hand Carved Man Flute Animals Totem Statue Sculpture

$1,540Sale Price|30% Off

H 51 in W 15 in D 20 in

Hand Carved Man Flute Animals Totem Statue Sculpture

Located in Dayton, OH

The carving features a man dancing and playing a flute in the treetops with cows / ox, snakes

Category

20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century, French Louis XVI Lacquered Wood Seat Furniture, Aubusson Tapestry
18th Century, French Louis XVI Lacquered Wood Seat Furniture, Aubusson Tapestry

18th Century, French Louis XVI Lacquered Wood Seat Furniture, Aubusson Tapestry

Located in IT

playing the flute, the imagery is set outdoors and framed by red draperies and ochre passementerie

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

V. Paillard & Baccarat, Pair of Wall-lights, France, circa 1870
V. Paillard & Baccarat, Pair of Wall-lights, France, circa 1870

V. Paillard & Baccarat, Pair of Wall-lights, France, circa 1870

$33,799 / set

H 30.32 in W 16.15 in D 18.12 in

V. Paillard & Baccarat, Pair of Wall-lights, France, circa 1870

By Victor Paillard, Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in PARIS, FR

playing the flute and ending in the lower part with a mask. The eight twisted and foliated light-arms

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Dancing Satyr with Flutes Edouard Drouot  1920 France
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Dancing Satyr with Flutes Edouard Drouot  1920 France

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Dancing Satyr with Flutes Edouard Drouot 1920 France

By Edouard Drouot

Located in Antwerp, BE

Deco bronze sculpture depicting a satyr playing flutes, created by the French sculptor Edouard Drouot

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ceiling of the Paris Opera House
Ceiling of the Paris Opera House

Ceiling of the Paris Opera House

By Marc Chagall

Located in Boca Raton, FL

the blue sky while a bird (according to some sorces, a cock), plays the flute. Chagall, who in 1965

Category

20th Century Romantic Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie
Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie

Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie

By John Opie

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

him playing musical instruments, the daughter with her harp and son playing the flute. A third child

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

French 19C Japy Freres & Red Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Set
French 19C Japy Freres & Red Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Set

French 19C Japy Freres & Red Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Set

By Japy Frères, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Phillipe Mourey

Located in Dallas, TX

man playing the flute in the countryside on the left. The front base medallions on each ewer have

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi
Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi

Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

encircles the body, depicting two male figures, one playing a flute and the other a stringed instrument

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Watercolour of Sacrificial Altar to the Genius Augusti at Pompeii
Watercolour of Sacrificial Altar to the Genius Augusti at Pompeii

Watercolour of Sacrificial Altar to the Genius Augusti at Pompeii

Located in York, GB

flute. Records suggest that flutes were played at sacrifices during the Roman royal period (753 - 509

Category

Antique 1870s Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Paint

Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

Located in London, GB

between them is a woman playing the double flute. There are three draped youths on the reverse and a

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour
Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour

Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour

By Giambologna

Located in Beachwood, OH

decorated with images of cherubs playing flutes. The upper section of the base transforms into a head that

Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.
Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.

Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.

Located in Madrid, ES

figure with horns and goat's legs, identified as Pan, son of Jupiter and the nymph Callisto, plays a

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Other Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

Pair Bronze Pixie Statues Elph Fairey Piper Casting
Pair Bronze Pixie Statues Elph Fairey Piper Casting

Pair Bronze Pixie Statues Elph Fairey Piper Casting

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous pair of bronze pixies or elphs Such a whimsical pair, one is playing a

Category

Vintage 1980s Statues

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks
Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks

Swedish Modern Brass Table Lamp by Böhlmarks

By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik

Located in Karlstad, SE

and fine round holes, creating a nuanced and atmospheric play of light. The slender, fluted bakelite

Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Figures On Pith Paper Canton, C.1840
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Figures On Pith Paper Canton, C.1840

Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Figures On Pith Paper Canton, C.1840

Located in London, GB

court and theatrical dress: a lady musician playing the dizi transverse flute in pink robes; a mandarin

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases
Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases

Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases

$380,661 / set

H 64.57 in W 22.84 in D 18.12 in

Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

depicts two children beside a rocky path, the girl playing a flute, while the other shows a courting

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Vases

Materials

Ormolu

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