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Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Chenets with Musical Putti
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Chenets with Musical Putti

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Chenets with Musical Putti

Located in Dallas, TX

elaborate rocaille framework, one playing a flute and the other holding a small wind instrument. The figures

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Andirons

Materials

Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu, and marble statues
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu, and marble statues

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu, and marble statues

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

their laps. One cherub holds a tambourine while the other plays his flute. Wonderful detail throughout

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Southwestern Metal Wall Sconce with Kokopelli Cutout and Petroglyph Designs
Southwestern Metal Wall Sconce with Kokopelli Cutout and Petroglyph Designs

Southwestern Metal Wall Sconce with Kokopelli Cutout and Petroglyph Designs

Located in Seattle, WA

Kokopelli, the iconic flute-playing figure rooted in Native American mythology. symbolizing fertility, joy

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

A French 19th century Belle Epoque Period marble and Ormolu clock garniture set
A French 19th century Belle Epoque Period marble and Ormolu clock garniture set

A French 19th century Belle Epoque Period marble and Ormolu clock garniture set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

figures playing the pan flute as handles. The urn is centered by a pan flute reserve surrounded by

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras
Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras

Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras

Located in Toledo, OH

flowers on the their heads playing double flute instruments. Decorative bases with bun feet.

Category

Vintage 1910s European Art Nouveau Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Large handcarved Asian wooden sculpture of a water buffalo with calf and figures
Large handcarved Asian wooden sculpture of a water buffalo with calf and figures

Large handcarved Asian wooden sculpture of a water buffalo with calf and figures

Located in Gorssel, GE

of the figures is playing a flute (flute missing). South-China, around 1900. Dimension approx. 68 x

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups
Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups

Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups

$18,500

H 10.25 in W 5 in D 5 in

Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

musicians making merry by playing the French horn, flute, guitar and hurdy-gurdy, and gardeners carrying

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique French Painted Iron Putti Cherub Sculptures Garden Ornaments
Pair of Antique French Painted Iron Putti Cherub Sculptures Garden Ornaments

Pair of Antique French Painted Iron Putti Cherub Sculptures Garden Ornaments

Located in Hopewell, NJ

is playing a flute; the other holds a dear little bird. Lovely sculptures for inside or out in the

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Statues

Materials

Iron

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn
French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

the seat for the patinated Bronze satyr as he plays an Ormolu flute. The patinated Bronze body is

Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

1989 Hopi-Tewa Painted Pottery Canteen by Jean Sahme Nampeyo with Kokopelli
1989 Hopi-Tewa Painted Pottery Canteen by Jean Sahme Nampeyo with Kokopelli

1989 Hopi-Tewa Painted Pottery Canteen by Jean Sahme Nampeyo with Kokopelli

Located in Denver, CO

designs, showcasing a dynamic series of Kokopelli figures—the iconic flute-playing fertility deity revered

Category

Vintage 1980s American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Art Nouveau Pewter Pond Ashtray
Art Nouveau Pewter Pond Ashtray

Art Nouveau Pewter Pond Ashtray

$1,250

H 3 in W 9 in D 6.5 in

Art Nouveau Pewter Pond Ashtray

Located in Queens, NY

playing a flute (Stamped with hallmarks: ACHILE GAMBA).   

Category

20th Century Art Nouveau Ashtrays

Materials

Pewter

18th Century French Rococò Painting
18th Century French Rococò Painting

18th Century French Rococò Painting

By Jean Raoux

Located in Roma, IT

Venice and Padua. In the foreground, a young noblewoman (the patron?) plays a flute with rare elegance

Category

Early 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Canvas

Original Fratin Bronze Pair of Satyrs Candelholder 19th Century
Original Fratin Bronze Pair of Satyrs Candelholder 19th Century

Original Fratin Bronze Pair of Satyrs Candelholder 19th Century

By Christophe Fratin

Located in Paris, FR

with three satyrs playing musical instruments: one plays the drum, another the Pan flute, and the third

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statues
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statues

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statues

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

is playing an ormolu flute while the other is playing a triangle. Wonderful attention to detail and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Statue
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Statue

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Statue

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

holding hands while the central one plays a pan flute. The jovial cherubs at the left are dancing and

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

cherubs sitting playing the Horn with a pan fluted and bagpipes at their side, and a lovely richly chased

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Cartel Clock and Barometer
Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Cartel Clock and Barometer

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Cartel Clock and Barometer

By Julien Le Roy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

young maiden playing a flute while she sits below reading the sheet music. Two sheep seem to be enjoying

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Lovely Chinese Export circa 1920 Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Table Lamp
Lovely Chinese Export circa 1920 Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Table Lamp

Lovely Chinese Export circa 1920 Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Table Lamp

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

1920s Chinoiserie table lamp with hand painted finish of a chap playing a flute The lamp is Chinese

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror
Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror

Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror

Located in Montreal, QC

larger than the mirror. The countryman plays his flute for the young woman and the child as they sit in a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Paint, Wood

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty

$5,135Sale Price|42% Off

H 4.14 in Dm 3.15 in

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

in a dynamic pose, perhaps once part of a larger tableau, playing a flute-like instrument. The facial

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Tang Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

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

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

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

man is sitting beside her, courting her while playing a flute. The lamp to the right depicts a young

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carved Group of Figures Sculpture
Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carved Group of Figures Sculpture

Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carved Group of Figures Sculpture

$6,000Sale Price|42% Off

H 12.5 in W 13.25 in D 4 in

Chinese Lapis Lazuli Carved Group of Figures Sculpture

Located in Guaynabo, PR

Chinese hair styles standing up between a tree trunk. The shorter one is playing a flute and the other one

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Large Chinese Style Cabinet in Black, Red and Gold Lacquered Wood, circa 1880
Large Chinese Style Cabinet in Black, Red and Gold Lacquered Wood, circa 1880

Large Chinese Style Cabinet in Black, Red and Gold Lacquered Wood, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

a flower on one side and a man playing flute on the other side. Gilt bronze handles with a foliage

Category

Antique 1880s European Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty

Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

of a larger tableau, playing a flute-like instrument. The black stand was made in Hong Kong at the

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Han Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Pair of porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze, circa 1890
Pair of porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze, circa 1890

Pair of porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze, circa 1890

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Charles Labarre

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

playing transvers flute on the side. On the other side, we discoter an allegorical scene depicting the

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925
Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925

Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

H 7.09 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in

Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925

By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

clad in a loin cloth playing the pans flute and a similarly clad woman playing the cymbals, covered in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Metal

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