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Late 19th Century Oil - The Nun and Drunkard
Late 19th Century Oil - The Nun and Drunkard

Late 19th Century Oil - The Nun and Drunkard

Located in Corsham, GB

A comedic scene depicting a nun ushering a drunkard through an arched doorway, possibly after he

Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Monachella" Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Monachella" Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s

Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Monachella" Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s

By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena

Located in Naples, IT

patina. The Monachella lamp takes its name from the headgear of the nuns who calmly and serenely go about

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Brass

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure

Located in London, GB

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure A rare and unusual example of a mid-19th Century

Category

Antique 1880s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

4 Antique Double Green Lacquered Doors, 1700, Italian Convent
4 Antique Double Green Lacquered Doors, 1700, Italian Convent

4 Antique Double Green Lacquered Doors, 1700, Italian Convent

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

were the doors that led to the nuns' rooms. Very charming with original irons and handles, smooth but

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood

Monumental Italian Antique Gilt Museum Quality Frame, circa 1860
Monumental Italian Antique Gilt Museum Quality Frame, circa 1860

Monumental Italian Antique Gilt Museum Quality Frame, circa 1860

Located in Big Flats, NY

plaque which reads "The Nun Buti and the Artist Lippi Historical Painting by Prof. Castagnola, Florence

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950
0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950

0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950

By Josef Hurka

Located in Wien, AT

1950s in the Czech Republic. Due to its shape this lamp has been dubbed 'the nun.' It is made of

Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Red 0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950
Red 0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950

Red 0513 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1950

By Josef Hurka

Located in Wien, AT

the Czech Republic. Due to its shape this lamp has been dubbed 'the nun'. It is made of lacquered

Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

19th C. Antique English Chester Castle Gold Framed Green Mat Black White Etching
19th C. Antique English Chester Castle Gold Framed Green Mat Black White Etching

19th C. Antique English Chester Castle Gold Framed Green Mat Black White Etching

By George Cuitt the Younger

Located in New York, NY

the Nun’s Garden with the Grand Entrance to the Castle at Chester, was completed in 1827 and is in its

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paper

Nuns in the arches

Nuns in the arches

By Mauro Fichman

Located in Paris, FR

The Carioca aqueduct, better known as Arcos da Lapa, was built by Governor Ayres Saldanha in 1723 to bring water from the Rio Carioca to Largo da Carioca as a solution to the lack of...

Category

1980s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

In the Hammam, Tunisia

In the Hammam, Tunisia

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Provenience: Galleria Carini, Milan, private collection. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy cre...

Category

1890s Old Masters Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Saint in Prayer, 1880
19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Saint in Prayer, 1880

19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Saint in Prayer, 1880

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

interior decorators. The nun's face is sweet with her gaze turned to the crucifix resting on an elegantly

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Rare Antique Gold Spanish Nun's Ring Rose Cut Table Cut Diamonds Museum
Rare Antique Gold Spanish Nun's Ring Rose Cut Table Cut Diamonds Museum

Rare Antique Gold Spanish Nun's Ring Rose Cut Table Cut Diamonds Museum

Located in London, GB

A very scarce early 18th century Spanish gold ‘nun’s ring’, circa 1700. These rings, belonging to

Category

Antique Early 1700s Spanish Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold

Luis Molinari-Flores Derived from Const. 29 Signed Modern Screenprint 115/120
Luis Molinari-Flores Derived from Const. 29 Signed Modern Screenprint 115/120

Luis Molinari-Flores Derived from Const. 29 Signed Modern Screenprint 115/120

By Luis Molinari-Flores

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

, Temple of the nuns-Uxmal. From a private collection. Dimensions: 24”h x 26.75”w x 1.5”d (framed). In very

Category

Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Nun of the Benedictine Order, 1845
Antique Print of a Nun of the Benedictine Order, 1845

Antique Print of a Nun of the Benedictine Order, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Benedictine de l'Adoration Perpetuelle du St. Sacrement'. Print of a Nun of

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Nun of the Knights Hospitaller, 1845
Antique Print of a Nun of the Knights Hospitaller, 1845

Antique Print of a Nun of the Knights Hospitaller, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Religieuse de l'Ordre de Saint Jean de Jerusalem'. Print of a Nun of the

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Nun of the Order of Charity, 1845
Antique Print of a Nun of the Order of Charity, 1845

Antique Print of a Nun of the Order of Charity, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Religieuse de la Charité'. Print of a Nun of the Order of Charity. This print

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

19th century Spanish chestnut nuns cabinet ...
19th century Spanish chestnut nuns cabinet ...

19th century Spanish chestnut nuns cabinet ...

Located in Brecht, BE

a lovely Spanish 19th century chestnut cabinet, they were made for nuns rooms in the convents

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Chestnut

Antique Hand-Carved Statue of Nun
Antique Hand-Carved Statue of Nun

Antique Hand-Carved Statue of Nun

Located in Dallas, TX

Lovingly holding a large bible, this carving depicts a Flemish nun, perhaps the Mother Superior, in

Category

Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Antique Print of a Nun in the Order of Saint Basil, 1845
Antique Print of a Nun in the Order of Saint Basil, 1845

Antique Print of a Nun in the Order of Saint Basil, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Religieuse de Saint-Bazile en Orient'. Print of a Nun in the Order of Saint

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Modern Abstract Oil Painting of a Nun
Modern Abstract Oil Painting of a Nun

Modern Abstract Oil Painting of a Nun

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Modern Abstract Oil Painting of a Nun. Unsigned. From the private art collection of renowned

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Gold Thread Embroidery of Royal French Interest
Gold Thread Embroidery of Royal French Interest

Gold Thread Embroidery of Royal French Interest

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

. Denis in 1769. When the Convent was disbanded during the French Revolution, one of the nuns, Sister Mary

Category

Antique 1750s French Tapestries

Nuns in Prayer, Fine Church Interior, Signed Oil Painting
Nuns in Prayer, Fine Church Interior, Signed Oil Painting

Nuns in Prayer, Fine Church Interior, Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nuns in Prayer By German artist P.Hauptmann, mid 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Pair of Full Length Paintings of Late 18th C. Young Nuns
A Pair of Full Length Paintings of Late 18th C. Young Nuns

A Pair of Full Length Paintings of Late 18th C. Young Nuns

Located in Palm Beach, FL

nuns. The paintings exude a peaceful elegance, a calm and stately presence. St Augustine was founded as

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings

Ave Maria by Erté
Ave Maria by Erté

Ave Maria by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

cardboard with electric bulbs imitating flames exactly. Below, around the candles, nuns, all dressed in long

Category

20th Century Art Deco Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Important Chanel Pink "Camellia" "Pate de Verre" Statement Necklace
Important Chanel Pink "Camellia" "Pate de Verre" Statement Necklace

Important Chanel Pink "Camellia" "Pate de Verre" Statement Necklace

By Maison Gripoix for Chanel

Located in Palm Springs, CA

worn by the nuns. In 1926, she introduced her first little black dress, reclaiming a color that had

Category

Vintage 1980s French Artisan Drop Necklaces

"Stay On The Shore" by Anfa
"Stay On The Shore" by Anfa

"Stay On The Shore" by Anfa

Located in Dallas, TX

an oil on canvas depicting a nun at the sea shore, she holds a beach ball and an umbrella and as

Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

after Henri Matisse - Fern - Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Fern - Lithograph

after Henri Matisse - Fern - Lithograph

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Lithograph after Henri Matisse - Fern Artist : after Henri MATISSE Signed in the stone, as issued Edition of 250 38 x 28 cm Reference : Lithograph published in 1965 for the Portfo...

Category

1950s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph - Woman
Lithograph - Woman

Lithograph - Woman

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matis...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Early 19th Century Spanish Pinewood Cabinet
Early 19th Century Spanish Pinewood Cabinet

Early 19th Century Spanish Pinewood Cabinet

Located in Brecht, BE

This cabinet came from a nuns room, love the simple lines ... totally original...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Pine

French Restoration Period Solid Walnut Buffet
French Restoration Period Solid Walnut Buffet

French Restoration Period Solid Walnut Buffet

Located in Austin, TX

. From a nun's convent in the Rhone Valley.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Buffets

17th Century Italian Religious Icon Painting
17th Century Italian Religious Icon Painting

17th Century Italian Religious Icon Painting

Located in Milano, MI

, depicting a bishop blessing two kneeling praying nuns. Unframed, this antique oil on larch panel painting

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

Spanish Pine Cabinet
Spanish Pine Cabinet

Spanish Pine Cabinet

Located in Brecht, BE

This small cabinet, was made in the 19th century for a nuns room in a Spanish convent, lots of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Antique French Embroidered Tapestry
Antique French Embroidered Tapestry

Antique French Embroidered Tapestry

Located in Wainscott, NY

Delicate framed silk tapestry fragment, completed by nuns in the South of France, late nineteenth

Category

Antique 19th Century French Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread, Silver

Antique French Embroidered Tapestry
Antique French Embroidered Tapestry

Antique French Embroidered Tapestry

Located in Wainscott, NY

Exquisite framed silk tapestry, completed by nuns in the South of France, late nineteenth century

Category

Antique 19th Century French Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread, Silver

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The price for a the nun in our collection starts at $246 and tops out at $19,305 with the average selling for $4,612.