Antique Grotesque

Early 20th grotesque mascot.

Grotesques is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist in the second half of the 19th Century.

Grotesque mask cufflinks in heavy sterling silver by Etienne David.

Large heavy 18th century or earlier carved oak corbel. The corbel depicts a large male open-eyed smiling face with broad features. Finly carved details with wonderful old patina.

The most striking feature of this chandelier are the grotesque masks with horns, which adorn the bottom of the bowl.

An early 19th century plaster grotesque herm statue in the neoclassical style circa 1820.

This engaging antique grotesque or demonic mask is quite the decorative piece.

An imposing and expressive late 18th/early 19th century plaster wall hanging mask modelled as a neoclassical or mythical grotesque, painted with a dark shellac finish. With a promin...

Corbel is carved in high relief with a stylized grotesque face. It would have originally been created as an architectural support element for a church or monastic structure as it emb...

Renaissance Medallions & Mythological Grotesques – Classical Ornament, Pl. LIV This striking chromolithograph, Plate LIV from *L'Ornement Polychrome* (Paris, circa 1869), presents a...

The composition is built around overlapping concentric medallions, framed with rich ornamentation and grotesques, creating the illusion of a vaulted or domed ceiling.

17th century French grotesque tapestry An antique French Beauvais tapestry from the 17th century, depicting a Grotesque scene with an Elephant and performers from an exotic Circus.

Grotesque Portrait is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized in the Early 20th Century.

The plate features an array of interlacing scrollwork, grotesques, vases, floral tendrils, fruits, winged cherubs, and fantastical creatures arranged within vertical panels and recta...

Renaissance Scrollwork with Cherubs & Grotesques – Classical Ornament, Pl. LV This richly colored chromolithograph, Plate LV from *L'Ornement Polychrome* (Paris, ca. 1869), showcase...

Grotesque Mask (Griffin Head)
Central Italy, 16th century
Carved stone
20 × 29 × 21 cm (excluding the stand) This carved stone mask depicts a stylised griffin’s head and belongs to t...

A grotesque, weeping countenance is modelled directly into the body of this German novelty character stein, fashioned in the likeness of an anthropomorphic root vegetable.

A heavy cast stone sculpture depicting a grotesque Wally bird in the manner of the Martin Brothers, designed and produced by Brighthelmstone.

Deuchar, David (after van Ostade). Three Grotesque Figures. Edinburgh: 1800. Etching on extremely fine cream laid paper, 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 inches (87 x 60 mm), thread margins.

Standing 20 cm high by 18 cm wide, this characterful piece dates from the late Victorian period, probably the 1880s or 1890s, and reflects the whimsical grotesque animal wares produc...

Grotesque Scene is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lo...

A 19th century continental mahogany green man grotesque wood carving. This mythical figure is skilfully carved in high relief from a deeply coloured mahogany.

This whimsical Jugendstil desk inkwell is cast as a grotesque bird, featuring a long hinged beak lid and rounded body raised on three webbed feet.

Each corbel is centered around a vividly carved grotesque mask emerging from the structure of the bracket.

Modelled in a dynamic stride with its trunk curled tightly upward, this English ceramic elephant displays the crisp, characterful animal modelling produced by Bretby Art Pottery in D...

Renaissance Decorative Friezes – Grotesques, Cherubs & Heraldry, Plate LI, c.1869 This dazzling chromolithograph from Plate LI of L'Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet showcases a...

Renaissance Fragment: The Grotesque Candelabrum
 Italy, 16th century
 Marble 29 x 21 x 12,5 cm This fragment of a white marble pilaster constitutes a remarkable testament to the orn...

Rendered in the distinctive Italian Renaissance Revival taste—inspired by 16th-century Urbino majolica and the Vatican Raphael grotesques—this footed jardinière features a scalloped,...

Late 19th Century French Gien Faience Cachepot, Italian Renaissance Grotesques on Black Ground, circa 1880 An exceptional antique French earthenware / faience cachepot (planter or c...

Moulded with a wide, gaping mouth to function as a spoon warmer, this grotesque toad features raised beaded skin texture and stylised scrollwork running along the haunches.

This intricately carved English oak Jacobian-style table features an inset leaf-carved border with several carved faces composed of foliage or "green men" on four corners. The tablet...

An extremely rare and probably unique, tall grotesque figural ewer or spoon/ladle warmer by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dated 1880.

Renaissance Panel Ornament – Intricate Arabesque and Grotesque Motifs, Plate LXVIII This richly detailed chromolithograph, Plate LXVIII from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, showcases a ser...

Rare oil lamp or bronze perfume burner representing a grotesque or fantastic animal after the artist Arent Van Bolten.

The piece is attributed to Belgian sculptor and ceramic artist Arthur Craco (1869–1955), whose work frequently explored fantastical, organic, and grotesque decorative forms during th...

A 19th century continental mahogany green man wood carving. This mythical figure is skilfully carved in high relief from a deeply coloured mahogany. The head has flowing hair resemb...

A 19th century continental mahogany green man wood carving. This mythical figure is skilfully carved in high relief from a deeply coloured mahogany. The head has flowing hair resemb...

Dating to circa 1900, grotesque animal figurines of this distinctive style were manufactured across northern France and Belgium, most notably associated with the Mosanic pottery trad...

An outstanding pair of European Renaissance Gothic grotesque lion stylobate architectural elements.

Modelled in the Victorian grotesque novelty tradition, this tall ceramic jug takes the form of an upright goose with a wide, gaping beak that acts as the pouring spout.

Produced in England during the late nineteenth century, the piece is unmarked beneath the base but typifies the eccentric grotesque art pottery associated with Northern potteries suc...

Set of Three Renaissance Grotesque Ornament Chromolithographs by Albert Racinet Description: A superb set of three original antique chromolithographs illustrating Renaissance grotes...

The shaped backboard is carved in deep relief with a grotesque mask: a bearded wild man or green man with bulging eyes and his tongue sticking out, framed by scrolling acanthus leaves.

The composition belongs to the broader tradition of French-inspired grotesque ornament that circulated in the Dutch Republic through prints by designers such as Jean Bérain and Danie...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this suite of five, restored Circa 1600-1700 Gothic Grotesque Carved Architectural supports or bookends A ...

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

An extremely rare and probably unique, dish applied with two open-mouthed quasi-simian creatures arm-wrestling created by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers and dated 1884...

Three Grotesque Characters is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of M...

A rare and important pair of stoneware grotesque amphibious creature andirons by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers dating from the mid 1870’s.

17th Century Grotesque Ornament – Mythical and Architectural Motifs, Plate LXXIX This richly detailed 19th-century chromolithograph, Plate LXXIX from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, presen...

Handwoven in wool and originating from France, this 2x11 French Gobelins pictorial tapestry from the early 18th Century is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—"Mois Grot...

The design employs a classically-inspired grotesque format with compartmentalized vertical organization on a pale gold ground.

A medieval style inspired painted plaster head depicting a monks head. Grotesque caricature with strong evil/dark features.

France, 19th century Lead This ornamental fountain mask exemplifies the Regence style, a transitional aesthetic between the late Baroque and early Rococo periods in France . Cast in...

Pair of reliefs; grutescos or candelieri. Carved, polychrome and golden wood. 16th century, and later Pair of reliefs made of hand carved wood, gilded and polychrome, showing a winge...

Grotesque Fantasies with a Japanese Influence – Plate III from G.

Asian Burmese style (19th Century) carved and painted wall plaque of head of grotesque figure with taxidermy horns.  

This sculptural tribute, dating from the late twentieth century and probably produced during the 1990s, pays homage to that celebrated tradition by translating the distinctive grotes...

A marvellous original mid to late Victorian sketchbook by the father of well respected artist John Charles Dollman 112 pages of bold watercolours, very much in the manner Edwin Lea...

This is a stunning and rare antique Belle Epoque Buckle in Sterling Silver with a Gargoyle, God or Grotesque Imagery with acanthus leaf designs throughout.