Antique French Carved Oak Altar Wall Hanging Gothic Architectural Church Mantel

Antique French carved wall sculpture of The Gleaners by Jean Francois Millet. Direct from France to us, this very large (45” ht.) antique wood wall sculpture, after Jean Francois Millet, inspired by his oil painting, “The Gleaners”. Note: Jean-François Millet (1814-1897) was a French artist noted for his oil paintings of pheasant...

Antique French Bench Stool Gothic Renaissance Carved Oak Trestle Fleur de lis. Direct from France, a highly carved antique oak bench or stool. Superb hand carvings and craftsmanship...

Often when centuries-old trunks did not survive the passage of time, 19th-century menuisiers (French woodworkers) would salvage the surviving wood and carve new furniture such as desks and similar trunks. The facade was typically the most ornate section of these antique trunks, making intact frontages highly valued antiques. Hand-carved from oak in Picardie, France, circa 1550, this period Gothic architectural is a beautiful example of an antique trunk facade that was not incorporated into a more recent furnishing. Picardie is a former administrative region in northern France that is home to many Gothic cathedrals. The Amiens Cathedral (mid-13th century) is the largest standing cathedral in Europe and is truly a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Our trunk frontage has five vertically oriented inset panels embellished with various forms of Gothic tracery, including high-arching niches...

This large hand-carved wooden cherub is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Germany and dating to approximately 1750 and done in the period Rococo style. The sculpture is ...