Painted Architectural Elements

This monumental Indian column once supported part of the entrance or courtyard cloister in a grand mansion. Originally part of a series, this individual column is all that remains. The piece comes in multiple stacked segments, distributing the weight of the original structure from its floral motif capital through its stone plinth. Only one is available. Origin: Rajasthan, India, 19th century. During the colonial period, Indian traders amassed huge fortunes and some of that wealth found its way into mansions and palaces. A hundred or more years later, many (if not most) of these structures are obsolete or the fortunes of their owners have dwindled. Many are in urban areas in which land is very valuable now and aggressively sought for multi-storey buildings. Old single-storey mansions are often disassembled piece-by piece and the parts sold on the international market. India is one of very few countries that have the labor supply to decommission old structures in this meticulous way. The column could be used in an architectural, load-bearing way or as a free-standing decoration...

Monumental 19th Century European Industrial Clock Face with Roman Numerals, 48" An extraordinary and boldly graphic 19th century European clock face, originally mounted on a public ...

Pair of monumental architectural antique polychrome corbels with fruit and foliate designs. The back with boards covering the previous mounting. Dimensions: 14" W x 16" D x 56" H Con...

A unique and antique set of 16 Art Nouveau handmade tiles. Manufactured in Belgium, around 1920. A beautiful pattern and color (green). These tiles would be charming displayed on eas...

Magnificent, one of a kind French antique fireplace mantle in limestone with original patina. The special design is from the Louis XIV period, 18th century. The mantel is in great sh...

Pair of Large Ionic Painted Wood Capitals. Mid-19th Century. Dimension: 37.5" W x 6.75" D x 17.5" H.

Ancient pair of lacquered doors with original frame, hand lacquered with gray panel and beige / yellow contours, built at the beginning of the 19th century for home in Italy. Elegan...

A matched pair of wooden foundry molds. Large-scale measuring approximately 48 inches wide and 40 inches high. Would make an impressive wall decoration or could be repurposed as a ta...

Set of n. 6 antique lacquered doors, single-winged, with overdoor painted on canvas (to be revised if a restoration is needed to taste), lacquered with beige and blue tones, with cen...

PAIR of Italian Neo-classic style (19/20th Century) white and gold painted railings with balustrade columns. (PRICED AS PAIR).

A pair of antique carved wooden architectural panels from the 19th century, with traces of original paint. This exquisite pair of antique carved wooden panels from the 19th century, ...

18th century Italian wall decorative panel frieze with stunning hand-carved gilded relief. The decorative gilt relief motif is very classical, hand-carved with alternating love knots...

A French carved and painted wooden panel from the 19th century, with musical instruments. Created in France during the 19th century, this architectural panel features a grey painted textured ground adorned with a carved Allegory of the Liberal Arts symbolized by various musical instruments, set inside a molded frame topped with scrolling foliage. Boasting a nicely weathered patina, this 19th century French carved wooden panel...

Cast Iron House Trees Polychrome Door Stopper or Large Bookend 19th Century original painted cast iron doorstop has great patina. This heavy weight doorsto...

the lively capital with out-scrolled acanthus leaves all resting on a separate wooden base; with later base

Antique lacquered and hand painted door, blue and gray colors, the same on both sides, very beautiful with carved molure and painted panels with typical decoration of the century, bu...

A scarce 18th century Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted wooden newel post torchère. This completely original 250 year old antique, modeled as a putti (angel - boy- cherub), having traditional inset glass eyes, polychromed, depicted standing, one leg slightly in front of the other, one arm bent supporting post, on circular base. circa 1780s This wonderful architectural salvaged building element would have been positioned on top of the first post at the beginning of a staircase railing...

A fine vintage traffic or street sign. With text that reads: FRESH OIL. In reflective yellow paint. Simply a great vintage sign! Date: Mi...

Laced blankets, crochet throws and knitted mantles are at the heart of Gaudí. Handmade is the focal point to the Gaudí tile, where soft lines create a we...

Gorgeous Neapolitan XL tile panel by the firm, Recuperando, Italy. In a beautiful color palette showing lots of details. This large panel (140 cm) consists of 49 tiles of 20x20 cm. ...

Offering the last surviving ceramic art panel from the lobby of the Hilton Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach. Jackie Gleason was "Creative Consultant" for the ...

PAIR of Louis XVI style (19th Century) off-white and gold painted fluted corner pilasters (PRICED AS PAIR)

Moroccan handcrafted cement tile with traditional Fez Moorish design. These are authentic Moroccan encaustic tiles hand made by artisans in Fez Morocco. This is the traditional Moroc...

Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...

Iconic Gucci nameplate with their stylized aluminum letters that are 22 inches high. Impressive size to display. Letters will unbolt easily.

English cast iron figural and foliage decorative beaded border fire back, Late 18th century.

Pair of Southwest Asian carved wood and poly chromed columns with stylized Corinthian capitals, reeded pillars, and terminating on circular squared decorative floral plinths, Early 1...

Fun and playful tile with the image of a gecko. In a gorgeous bright orange color. Avalaible in two sizes. These tiles could be combined with eachother or incorporated into a custom ...

A large Qing Dynasty period black signboard from the 19th century, with red calligraphy. Crafted during the 19th century Qing Dynasty, this large signboard once adorned a temple, gui...

Pair of 18th century painted carved wall consoles, Louis XIV style, French.

Theia Tiles and Maison Sarah Lavoine have partnered to create a collection of gem-like tiles. There are two graphic models, available in six iconic colou...

1970s Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Pineapple Finials with Silver Color Finish

Stunning Art Nouveau/ Arts & Crafts tile panel from the superb firm, Craven Dunnill, & Co., Ltd, Jackfield Salop, England, circa 1905, in a bright celadon. This quantity original jug...

An interesting pair of devotional niches made of carved and polychromed wood, dating from the 18th century. They feature an architectural structure with a pyramidal roof and stepped ...

This is an impressive pair of tall 19th century French doors with their original casing and subtle arched crest top. This pair of tall antique doors...

Dance floor was designed by Charles de Beistigui and architect Emilio Terry for the world famous ball held at de Beistigui's Venetian Palazzo Labi...

Oblique is inspired by the elegance of Art Deco; formed by a number of diagonal surfaces, this tile creates a trompe l'oeil effect. Sturdy and discreet, its bold lines create an eleg...

Ancient 18th century boiseries in gray-green lacquered wood with golden leaf friezes and paintings in the upper part depicting landscapes, personalities of the time and mythological ...

Antique interior door, lacquered and hand painted, with red floral motifs on a yellow background patinated by the centuries, complete with original frame and irons...

A Thai carved stone temple wall plaque depicting two ceremonial dancers with green accents. hand carved in Thailand, this antique wall plaque featu...

Circa 1920 Pair 1920’s painted fluted pine pillars Measure: H195 x 18.5 cm Diameter bottom 15.5 cm Diameter top.  

Moroccan handcrafted and hand painted cement tile with traditional leaves design. These are authentic Moroccan encaustic tiles hand made by artisans in Fe...

An interesting pair of devotional niches made of carved and polychromed wood, dating from the 18th century. They feature an architectural structure with a pyramidal roof and stepped ...

Dating to the 1800s, this imposing French plaster pot a feu (“fire pot”) has been paired with a wooden pedestal that features a well-done orange and brown ...

Industrial foundry form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, stepped Art Deco design, would make an amazing coffee/cocktail table. See other listings for additional foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...

Moroccan handcrafted and hand painted cement tile with modern black, white and grey design. These are authentic Moroccan encaustic tiles hand made by artisans in Fez Morocco. This ...

Pair of late 19th century cast iron architectural rosettes with original red or green paint surface. Presented on custom museum stand.

Worked in the neoclassical style in France in the early 1900’s, this large plaster capital on wooden pedestal is of the Composite order. Composite orde...

This 19th century Rococo-style, gilded and painted in blue and red table lamp, featuring an decorative urn shaped body with side handles carved in wood. The lamp is raised on a squar...

A fine Chinese decorative carved wooden architectural pediment, most likely from a temple, its crest featuring a gilt carved center star fl...

Nice 19th century French carved and painted barometer. An interesting accessory that would make a great gift! Circa 1850 38h x 11w

Antique interior door, richly painted with classical motifs, with original frame, built and hand painted in the 18th century, for an important bu...

Incredible set of No. 8 antique interior doors, with frame and overdoor, are 4 with moved bar and 4 with straight bar, but coming from the same large noble residence in Piedmont (Italy). Hand-built in the 18th century, they have original gooseneck irons and a high frame (only 1 door of those with a straight bar also has a painted panel in the overdoor). the 4 doors with moved bar panels measure with frame approx. W 127 x H 320 cm, internal door passage light...

A Batak architectural carved-wood house panel from Northern Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) in the Indonesian Malay archipelago. This vintage carved house fragment from the Batak peoples of...

Antique handmade door, lacquered with baroque tiles but always rustic themes with bright colors (green, red and yellow), very painted on the back too, with vertical planking and 3 ho...

Tua is a rhombus shaped tile that plays with volumetry, allowing the same tile to unfold in an array of shapes, which go from stellar constellations to elegant waves. The Tua collect...

A 19th century Italian fragment table lamp. This table lamp has been fashioned from a 19th century Italian fragment which has been mounted onto a newer Lucite base. This lamp feature...

An exquisite pair of hand carved Hindu wooden temple struts, mounted on stone bases, from the 19th century. This pair of antique temple struts from S. In...

Theia Tiles and Maison Sarah Lavoine have partenerd to create a collection of gem-like tiles. There are two graphic models, available in six iconic colou...

Large neoclassical Italian giltwood sunburst on original large base. Monstrance. Sun rays and palmettes. Parcel gilt column with rayed being eye. Illuminati symbolism.