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Period: 16th Century
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal. Very rare 16th Century Renaissance corner Capital . Hand carved limestone Chapiteau Capital from a Cloister in France . From an ornamental point of view , it is the coronation , the upper part of a post or a column or pilaster pillar . A beautiful Architectural element garden ornament .
It can used as a Base for a coffee glass table , or as a side table for drinks or to mount books. A stunning Fragments to be used as stand for a sculpture . Use it as a pedestal or as a mounted decorative object. In an entryway a bathroom a living room , in an office , it will create an incredible focal point . It can make a beautiful base for a floor lamp by a leather reading chair...
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French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$7,700 Sale Price
21% Off
16th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
16th century French Gothic andirons made of cast iron. With faces on the spit hooks to discourage evil powers.
This product has to be shipped as freight due to its size and/or (volu...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,954 / set
Spanish Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th Century
Located in Soest, NL
16th century Spanish Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
Mea...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
16th Century German Gothic Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
16th century German gothic fireback with a religious theme. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina.
This product weighs more tha...
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German Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large French Gothic Firedogs or Andirons, 16th Century
Located in Soest, NL
16th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have bull's heads and spit hooks.
These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the t...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
16th Century Large Gothic Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Impressive gothic fire dogs with spit hooks with faces. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the andirons were the main cooking equipment ...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$1,187 / set
Late Medieval Granite Benitier or Stoup with Primitive Head as the Water Spout
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Carved granite benitier or sink, primitive carved stone head as the water spout. Usually found at the entrance of Church or Monastry, to cleanse hands and mark the sign of the cross ...
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French Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Granite
Primitive Wabi Sabi XXL 16th C. Spanish Marble Mortar
Located in London, GB
A rare & sculptural 16th C. Marble mortar from the ancient city of Salamanca, Spain.
Likely used by chemists/alchemists of the time due to its size and wear
Heavily, heavily patina...
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Spanish Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
16th Century German Gothic Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
16th century German Gothic fireback from the early days of casting firebacks. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upo...
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German Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
15th-16th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
15th-16th century French Gothic andirons made of cast iron. The andirons have very special spit hooks, as can be seen in the pictures.
This product has to be shipped as freight due ...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
16th Century French 'Lorraine Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
16th century French Fireback with two Lorraine Coat of Arms as well as the Gothic cross of Lorraine (in cords).
All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or more are shipped as st...
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French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
!6th Century, Carved Gilt Wood Capital
Located in Houston, TX
This is a nice size capital from Italy. Normally these were top a column inside cathedrals throughout the world. It’s beautifully hand carved by an artesian out of wood. The gold gil...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Spanish 16th Century Stone Markers
Located in Round Top, TX
A beautiful pair of 16th century Stone Markers in circular shape from the Navarra region of Spain. Wonderful accent pieces for the interior of garde...
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Spanish Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$4,563 / set
China Antique Pair "Spirit Path" Horse Sculptures, Ming Dynasty 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures.
Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE).
A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”.
Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China.
Each mounted on a custom iron display stand.
Dimensions:
A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high;
b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand
65cm, 26” high.
Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60.
History:
Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and
privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing.
The first Ming tomb...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$19,200 Sale Price
60% Off
French Gothic Period 'Pillars and Pediment' Fireback / Backspash, 16th Century
Located in Soest, NL
16th century French Gothic Period fireback with two pillars of Hercules and a pediment.
The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since an...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of 16th Century Late Renaissance Fragment Gilt Panels
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of late Renaissance panels from an altar piece. Original gilt and paint.
Category
French Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Paint, Wood
A Rare Pair of 16th Century Iberian Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare pair of 16th century wrought and etched iron andirons, probably Portuguese, having spiked finials over scallop and crescent-moon shaped spit supports with Moorish inspired geome...
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Portuguese Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Element of an Outdoor Carved Woodwork Showing a Salamander from a Normand House
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This carved oak woodwork was probably placed on the facade of the house, close to the roofing framework of a Norman house. The sculptor had depicted the salamender frontview in a sty...
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French Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Italian 16th Century Marble Fragment
Located in Round Top, TX
A very stunning 16th century Marble Fragment from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully carved with angels or putti and now mounted on its iron...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
French 16th Century Sundail - Cadran Solaire
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional Gothic Period French Cadran Solaire - Sundail beautifully carved from stone. Fabulous patina. A perfect accent to any garden.
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French Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
16th Century Stone Pillar, Sianxi, China
Located in New York, NY
A carved stone pillar from Shanxi, China, circa 1560.
Mounted on a heptagonal wood base.
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$5,281 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique monumental fireplace mantle carved in Serena stone, Tuscany (Italy)
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient monumental fireplace, large hand-sculpted mantle with noble coats of arms and caryatids in Serena stone, from Tuscany (Italy), original from the 16th century, the patina and ...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Antique Fireplace in Serena Stone, Lions Legs-Noble Coat of Arms, 1500, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient fireplace mantel in Serena stone, with lions' faces and hand carved legs, noble coat of arms in the center of the fireplace, from the high 1...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
A panel of two square Ottoman Empire ‘Dome of the Rock’ tiles
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A panel of two square Ottoman Empire ‘Dome of the Rock’ tiles, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, black and apple green with a trellis of split and winged palmettes with cloud-scroll...
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Syrian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 400-600 Year Old Burmese Sandstone Stupa Pagoda Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare stupa sculpture, 400-600 years old, carved in sandstone. In original untouched, well-preserved condition. From Arakan in Burma.
Typical stupa construction with square base, hemispherical dome and conical spire.
At the base a portal door...
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Burmese Other Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened.
Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
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English Renaissance Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
An Ottoman Empire Damascus square tile late 16th century
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Ottoman Empire Damascus square tile, late 16th century, the glazed fritware body painted in underglaze green, blue, turquoise and black with four lobed medallions and four split p...
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Syrian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron Andirons with Food Warmer Late 16th Century Black
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, 16th century
Great craftsmanship typical of the Florentine Renaissance workforce.
These andirons come from a palace of the Florentine nobility and were used in the large f...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of Firedogs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RARE PAIR OF FIREDOGS
ORIGIN : FRANCE
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY, HENRI II
Measures: height: 78 cm 30 ¾ in
width : 24 cm
depth : 61 cm
Origina...
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Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$35,814
Marble Columns of the 16th Century
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Marble columns minimum 17th century coming from a Spanish convent near Granada, however the base was not in a condition to salvage they're still a great find.
Category
Spanish Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$21,369 / set
16th Century Hand-Carved wooden Shoe with a Monk's Character
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century hand-carved wooden Shoe with a Monk's Character.
Category
Spanish Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
16th C set of Four Evangelist Vault Keys
Located in MADRID, ES
Vault keys such as these were used where the vault ribs came together, as a finishing touch. These particular ones depict the four Evangelists. The Angel for St Matthew...
Category
Spanish Gothic Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$16,713 / set
Fireplace mantle carved in slate stone, from Genoa (Italy)
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient, antique and important fireplace mantle, hand-carved in slate stone, from Genoa (Italy) carved with a central flower and chivalric figures on the uprights, original from the 16th century, from the noble palace of Genoa, incredible historical find of great value...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Slate
16th Century Spanish Wrogh Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in Marbella, ES
These fireplace andirons were designed as a one piece structure made of wrough iron. They are from Spain, situated in the 16th century.
Category
Spanish Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Majestic monumental fireplace in pietra serena, carved in all parts, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Majestic, important and ancient monumental fireplace in pietra serena, sculpted in all its parts. The pediment is sculpted with a central coat of arms and female figures on the sides...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Kerala, Madras, South of India, Engraved Granite Column, Mandala and Naga Design
Located in Mexico City, MX
This unique monolitic reddish granite columns come from religious houses to fantastic temples in the south of the Indian subcontinent. This specific piece, with a beautiful geometric...
Category
Indian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Granite
16th Century, Pair of Capitals, in White Stone with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of capitals from 1500s, in white stone with noble coat of arms.
Good condition, beautiful inserted into modern, decontextualized furnishings...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$5,348 Sale Price / item
20% Off
16th Century Venetian Bronze Door Knock with Children Figures
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century Venetian bronze door knock with children figures on the sides and faces in the middle.
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Hand-Carved Stone Staircase Starter in the Shape of a Dragon
Located in Marbella, ES
Venetian Hand-Carved Stone Staircase Starter in the Shape of a Dragon
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
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