Pair of Late 16th-Early 17th Century Pinnacle Fragments

An outstanding and exquisite 17th century French capital to a pilaster. Expertly carved from wood with a wonderful cherub stunningly finished in water g...

An absolutely stunning set of two 17th century architectural fragments from Venice, Italy. Beautifully carved in giltwood with a pomegranate motif, a symbol of resurrection and the h...

A sensational pair of 16th century Capitales Sevillanos, fabricated in Italy of Carrara marble and then brought to Seville, Spain. Wonderful architectural elements to incorporate int...

A very handsome early 17th century Door from Venice, Italy. Doors such as this were used to cover cupboards that were recessed into the wall. Beautifully constructed from walnut. Fab...

Late 17th century wood carving. C1690 carving of putti in a playing position on a original rocky base great patination and colour size 60cm...

Late 17th Century Baroque Angel Candlestick, Scandinavian Amazing carved wood and polychrome candleholder.

A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th century For a related example see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 412, plate 436. Originally this may well have been a tobacconist's shop window figure. For a similar, but slightly earlier unpainted example, see Sotheby's, The W. J. Shepherd collection of treen, 30th November 1983, Lot 393, illustrated in Pinto "Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking", plate 1. Carved wooden figures, often painted, were placed outside tobacconist's shops as signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor'. 'At the sign of the black boy' or 'at the sign of the blackamoor' was a popular address for tobacconists since the early 17th century. The 17th century figures...

A late 17th/early 18th century Flemish or Dutch carved wood panel, possibly from a wall paneling, or a component of a large cabinet, likely from a hunting lodge.