19th Century Cast Iron Samurai Abumi (Stirrups)

ABOUT An antique adjustable industrial caged table lamp with cast iron base, bronze centerpiece and original fabric cord. The arm adjusts at any ang...

ABOUT A 19th century watchmaker's trade sign. Double faced. Painted Cast iron body with zinc clock face. CREATOR Unknown. Belgium. DATE OF MANUFACTURE circa 1860-1890 MATE...

Antique 24 pounds "Family Scale" with original decals and dates listed on the front: "Mar.14 '99-Mar.28 '03". All metal. Scale works.

ABOUT An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in. HISTORY Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career. These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...

ABOUT Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. A 19th century English dental surgeon copper floor lamp. This lamp would have originally been a gas light and used outside the front door of the dental surgery of Mr. Bennett Edwards. It's complete with original wrought iron stand, two red etched...

About A Mid-19th Century English gun powder flask wrapped in leather with silver spout and monogrammed silver plaque "ALAN". The spout has a lever that opens the interior to pour ...

Inlaid with brass and silver, this extraordinary pair of Japanese bronze stirrups, known as Abumi, were crafted in the Edo period (1603-1868) for use on a Samurai's horse. Each is wo...

Pair of stamped brass stirrups decorated with Hashizuka, Ito and Manabe Mons. Japan - Edo (1615-1868), 18th century. Height: 10.24 in. (26 cm), length: 12.6 in. (32 cm), width 4.72 in. (12 cm) As in Western culture, the culture Japanese stirrups were part of traditional accessories...

A Pair of Japanese Edo Period (1603–1867) iron, silver inlaid, and red lacquered stirrups (Abumi). Each of typical form, made of iron with silver inlay on the front with floral bloss...

A wonderful Japanese Meiji-era, (1868 - 1912) Bronze Okimono depicting a Samurai. Signed by Miyao and with the trademark, fine quality wood and Gold lacquer stand, the figure stands ...

Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups lacquer Edo late 18th century, early 19th century. Measures: 12 inch length, 10 inch height, 5.5 inch width. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an...

A large, heavy and uniquely shaped Japanese cast iron teapot tetsubin without top. Likely late 19th-early 20th century. From a collecti...