Historical Objectivity

The Disappointed Lover is a finely composed late Victorian genre painting by John Evans Eccles, a British artist recorded as active in the 1880s and represented in the Bury Art Museu...

19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Commedia Dell’Arte Figure Plaque A fine Italian Grand Tour pietra dura plaque depicting a brightly dressed theatrical figure, likely a Commedia dell...

Isaac Henry Caliga American 1884 Winter Mother And Child Oil On Board A finely observed late 19th-century American winter genre painting by Isaac Henry Caliga, signed lower left and...

This painting illustrates one of the great episodes of royal encounter in the Old Testament: the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon. According to 1 Kings 10, the queen had h...

A fine antique Scottish oval snuff or trinket box, formed with a gilt brass mount and inset polished hardstone panels. The lid is arranged in a distinctive checkerboard specimen patt...

A fine antique North European turned wood architectural temple model, conceived as a small classical pavilion with a circular stepped base, ring-turned columns, arched supports, domed cupola, upper lantern, and turned finial. The form belongs to the 19th-century taste for architectural souvenirs, cabinet objects, and scholarly models, where classical and Renaissance building types were reduced into highly decorative table-top works. Comparable 19th-century North European temple models are cataloged with cupolas, round columns, turned finials, and circular plinths, supporting this classification. The object is made of turned and carved hardwood, likely fruitwood or a closely related cabinet wood, with a warm honey-brown polished surface that emphasizes the lathe work and architectural rhythm. Its composition evokes a tholos or rotunda-type temple, with the repeated columns and domed crown giving it a distinctly Grand Tour character. While Grand Tour models were often produced in marble, alabaster, bronze, cork, and wood, their purpose was similar: to bring the architecture of antiquity and the European journey into the domestic interior. The maker is unknown, and no visible signature or workshop mark is apparent. The workmanship suggests a skilled 19th-century turner or cabinetmaker, possibly working in a North European or Continental tradition of architectural display objects, apprentice pieces, and curiosity cabinet models. Its scale, sculptural profile, and layered construction make it suitable for cataloging under antique architectural model, Grand Tour temple model...

A fine pair of Chinese Canton painted enamel peach-form cups and saucers, Qing dynasty, likely 19th century, each worked in polychrome enamel over a copper body and presented on late...

A fine set of six Lalique France crystal liqueur or shot glasses in the celebrated Enfants pattern, originally designed by René Lalique in 1932. Each small vessel is formed in clear ...

Alessandro Albrizzi Italian Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket, 1960s A fine Italian Mid-Century Modern Lucite world globe ice bucket designed by Alessandro Albrizzi, formed as a clear polished acrylic cube with a spherical interior chamber engraved with the continents, latitude and longitude lines, and orbiting moon detail. The object is both functional barware and sculptural design, with the globe appearing suspended within the transparent mass like an optical illusion or captured planetary form. Alessandro Albrizzi, an Italian designer active in the international design world of the 1960s and 1970s, became known for sophisticated Lucite furniture, barware, and decorative objects associated with jet-set interiors and the glamorous modern taste of the period. His work often combined clean geometric forms with theatrical materials, using acrylic, chrome, brass, and high-polish surfaces to create objects that were at once modern, luxurious, and playful. This example belongs to Albrizzi’s celebrated Lucite barware designs, where the visual wit of an “ice cube” form is expanded into a cosmopolitan world globe motif. The heavy transparent cube, frosted map decoration, and spherical interior give the piece strong Space Age and Mid-Century Modern character, making it suitable for cataloging as Italian Lucite barware, Alessandro Albrizzi ice bucket...

French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Warrior Medallion Tiebacks A fine set of 5 French Neoclassical gilt bronze curtain tiebacks, each formed as a circular medallion with a raised classi...

Continental School Interior Scene of a Sleeping Child and Watchful Dog, Oil on Board, Late 19th Century This intimate oil on board presents a finely composed domestic genre scene ce...

Signed to bottom: 2008 Schiavon - 1/1. This Murano glass vase by Massimiliano Schiavon is a finely executed example of contemporary Venetian glassmaking, distinguished by its scul...

An imposing pair of Grand Tour–style table lamps, conceived in the Neoclassical taste and combining richly patinated bronze with warm, variegated Sienna marble. Each rises from a ste...

This finely rendered profile portrait portrays a fashionable gentleman facing left and wearing an exceptionally tall top hat, high stock, and substantial overcoat. Executed in graphi...

This intimate profile portrait drawn in graphite depicts a distinguished gentleman facing left, his features modeled with remarkable economy in graphite and black chalk on paper. The...

A finely turned ceremonial gavel fashioned from polished organic material, comprising a substantial double-faced head joined to a long, tapering handle terminating in a spherical fin...

A striking pair of sculptural desk dishes carved from exceptionally decorative malachite, each fashioned as a low, organically shaped receptacle with softly rounded contours and a de...

Spanish Blue-and-White Tin-Glazed Earthenware Shell-Form Basin, Attributed to Puente del Arzobispo, Toledo, within the Talavera–Puente Ceramic Tradition, circa 1790–1830 An unusuall...

An evocative nineteenth-century painted tôle fire screen or chimney panel, fashioned from shaped sheet metal and ornamented in the neoclassical taste....

French School, after Nicolas-Louis-François Gosse (1787–1878) Napoleon I Receiving Queen Louise of Prussia at Tilsit, 6 July 1807 Bearing the signature “H. Vernet” lower left Oil on ...

An unusually near complete twelve-piece Continental glass liqueur service comprising two stoppered decanters, six stemmed cordials, and four faceted shot glasses. Each element is ind...

A visually commanding pair of sculptural table lamps, each modeled as an exuberant artichoke raised upon an architectonic ceramic pedestal. Executed in richly colored glazed earthenw...

A commanding pair of large blue-and-white covered-jar table lamps, Continental and probably Dutch, dating to the mid-20th century. Their substantial faceted bodies, architectural sca...

A substantial pair of Chinese export porcelain baluster vases, Qing dynasty, circa 1860–1880, decorated in the richly colored famille rose, or Rose Mandarin, tradition and later moun...

A monumental Chinese cast iron bath tub, also highly decorative as a substantial jardinière or garden planter, likely Qing dynasty or later, of deep elongated rounded-rectangular for...

A monumental Chinese cast iron bath tub, also highly decorative as a substantial jardinière or garden planter, likely Qing dynasty or later, of deep elongate...

A substantial Venetian Renaissance Revival carved walnut Bible casket or document chest, likely northern Italian, circa 1880–1920, the hinged lid centered by a deeply carved winged L...

A pair of bronzed metal candlestick-form table lamps in the antique taste, each with a tall columnar shaft, dished bobeche, cream candle sleeve cover, and stepped circular base with ...

A refined Roman.. or Roman style carved marble head of a young child, Italian, 18th century or earlier, presented as a Grand Tour cabinet object beneath an accompanying glass cloche dome...

A rare and unusual pair of Japanese Meiji period lacquered folding wall shelves, likely late 19th century, each formed with an irregular cloud-shaped backplate decorated in gilt and ...

2 (4) panel Screens available. There is an image in the listing with all 8 panels set up. A grand pair of decorative floor screens, each formed as a separate four-panel folding scr...

A decorative pair of Italian maiolica apothecary jars, likely dating to the 20th century, now converted to table lamps with brass fittings and newly wired electrical components. Each...

A fine pair of early English Derby porcelain reticulated oval baskets, circa 1758–1765, each finely pierced with circular and diamond latticework, applied with small floral bosses, a...

This unusual sculptural glazed earthenware object is best cataloged as an antique French épi de faîtage, or roof-ridge finial, likely 19th century, and probably from the Saintonge / ...

A striking polished solid malachite egg, notable for its substantial weight, deep emerald-green color, and richly figured natural banding. The stone displays dramatic concentric form...

A rare early 19th-century Dutch tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1820, of refined casket form with a softly domed hinged lid, canted serpentine corners, and richly figured tortoiseshel...

Note: This piece is potentially a very early model for the original bronze or sculpted closely to the original. A finely carved marble figure of Mousse Siffleur, also known as The Whistling Boy...

An unsigned 19th-century pastoral oil on canvas, probably English, depicting cattle and sheep at rest within an open rural meadow beneath a broad, cloud-filled sky. The composition i...

A finely modeled Victorian polychrome terracotta figure of a seated pug dog, naturalistically rendered with an expressive broad muzzle, alert posture, compact muscular body, curled t...

An impressive antique Indian zardozi patchwork textile hanging, probably Rajasthan or Gujarat, assembled from richly worked ceremonial, sari, or garment textile fragments and mounted...

A charming pair of Venetian miniature paintings depicting lagoon and harbor views with gondolas, sailboats, distant architecture, and atmospheric skies, likely inspired by the enduri...

An interesting English mahogany post office box model, likely Circa 1890, fashioned as a hexagonal architectural miniature with a faceted pyramidal r...

A finely decorative pair of late 19th century French or Continental cut-crystal and gilt-metal candelabra, conceived in the Louis XVI Revival taste and reflecting the brilliant decorative vocabulary of the Belle Époque interior. Each candelabrum is composed with a shaped cut-crystal standard rising from a radiating scalloped circular base, the glass worked with alternating fluted, diamond-cut, and crosshatched panels that catch and refract light with strong prismatic effect. The central upright finial is similarly faceted, lending height and architectural presence to the form. The gilt-metal arms extend in scrolling foliate branches, terminating in three crystal candle cups or bobeches dressed with faceted crystal bead swags and elongated pendant drops. The combination of clear cut glass, dark metal pinning, and warm gilt-metal mounts follows the historic French taste for ormolu-mounted crystal lighting, recalling the refinement of late 18th century neoclassical candelabra while incorporating the more theatrical sparkle favored in the late 19th century. The floral and foliate arms, scalloped crystal bases, cut-glass finials, and profusion of suspended prisms make the pair especially suitable for use as mantel candelabra...

Frames circa 1830 - with later leather upholstery. Note: Leather is imported from Germany, high quality soft leather. A handsome pair of Georgian era armchairs, each retaining an e...

A dramatic pair of Italian Baroque Revival gilt tole three-light wall sconces. Each is comprised of 19th century elements designed with a richly sculptural tole backplate in a bold p...

A striking 19th-century grand tour era neoclassical grisaille oil on canvas, painted in trompe-l’oeil imitation of carved bas-relief and depicting a winged female personification of ...

An atmospheric Old Master style Italianate landscape, oil on canvas, depicting a dramatic wooded river valley with rocky outcrops, distant mountains, classical ruins and a small arch...

A decorative pair of Italian chinoiserie decorated tole planters, executed in flared square form with red japanned surfaces, black-painted interiors, gilt edging, raised plinth bases...

An impressive English Georgian plate bucket, finely constructed in rich mahogany with brass mounts, brass strapping and an arched carrying handle...

Attributed to Pieter de Ring, or Ryng (Dutch, 1615/1620 – 22 September 1660) Artus Claessens (Flemish, 1600–1644) Dutch or Flemish School, likely 17th century, oil on canvas. Th...

A rare and highly decorative pair of Victorian mirrored oil sconces, each with an oval beveled mirror plate set within a dark velvet-covered or plush-wrapped frame and fitted with an...

A good quality Queen Anne style occasional table with a fixed rectangular tapestry top set beneath glass. The table is constructed in a warm, dark mahogany-toned wood, with a molded ...

A stylish pair of faux bamboo armchairs by The Wicker Works, San Francisco, designed in the refined California coastal and Chinoiserie revival taste. Each chair is constructed with a...

A highly decorative near pair of Italian polychrome and parcel-gilt torchère candelabra, conceived in a theatrical neoclassical fantasy with twin dolphin-form supports, classical urn...

A substantial French lead and zinc garden planter or architectural jardinière, likely dating to circa 1920 or earlier, designed with the sober, sculptural presence associated with ea...

A monumental 19th century black painted cabinet of impressive architectural scale, later decorated with richly raised chinoiserie ornament in warm gilt, ochre, and gold-toned relief....

A commanding 19th century campaign partner’s desk in richly figured mahogany, conceived in the tradition of portable British military and colonial furniture while retaining the scale...

A striking English Regency flame mahogany tilt-top center or breakfast table, circa 1810–1830, conceived with the bold architectural refinement and highly decorative veneer work asso...

A finely decorated French Charles X style verre églomisé mirror, circa 1860, with a rectangular frame bordered by reverse-painted and gilt glass panels. The ivory-toned ground is enr...

A 2 piece sculptural polished steel composition of celestial inspiration, designed with a sweeping crescent form rising above a tall cylindrical base. The upper element curves upward...