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Late Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Document Box with Gilt Floral Scrolling Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese red lacquer document box, dating to the late Qing dynasty (19th to early 20th century), exudes timeless elegance and functionality. Crafted from softwood, the bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Softwood
Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Walnut, Ebony, Maple, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier Jewelry or Make-up box from South Germany circa 1830.
Inside with hinged mirror. A long drawer at the bottom front.
Restored and hand-polished with shellac.
Category
1830s Biedermeier Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay Stationery Box, c. 1930's, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Korean black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay stationery box with lion and peony, circa 1930's, Korea.
The rectangular box and cover ...
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1930s Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Softwood, Lacquer
Swedish Designer Hand Mirror
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A small handled mirror in pine from Sweden circa 1970s. Great simple mirror executed in pine. Could be used as a functional piece or for display. Would blend easily with other interi...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th century display mannequin hand in pine, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / mannequin hand / pine / Rustic / Mid-century
Elegantly fine carved mannequin hand, made in pine wood with articulated thump. This highly decorative wooden sculpture ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique genuine rustic Bent wood box with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box from Hälsingland, Northern Sweden.
Oval box with lid.
Originalpainted with nice patina after several hundred years of use.
Beautifully pain...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Saints Detail, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
This alms box is made of pine wood painted in shades of blue and gray with carved saint figures onamentations decorating the top.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Rare Folk Art Black Forest Root Wood Table Clock w. Bell Ringer Monk, Cuckoo St.
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and great folk-art workmanship mantel clock for the collectors and enthousiasts.
Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest antiques, but never did we come accross a 19th century Black Forest, Folk Art table clock of this design and subject matter and with such amazing natural organic details. This small church or chapel-like 'clockhouse' is entirely handcrafted out of all kinds of wood, but the most eye-catching is ofcourse the organic root wood. Each piece is like an abstract sculpture and depending on how you see things, they may look like one thing to you, but like something completely different to the next person. Because of all the natural materials that were used this small church has a stunning organic look and feel, but what really takes it to another level is the bell striking mechanism. Every six hours the church bell will ring many times, the door on the left will open at every 'strike', revealing the original monk sculpture inside (as shown in the attached video in this listing). With the hand carved crucifix on the right side being made of the same color and materials, it totally blends in with the entire organic design of this Christian antique. Over the many decades this good size and rare antique clock has also grown the most amazing patina and with the natural beauty and unique artisanship that it radiates people will want to stop and study its uniqueness. This work-of-art-table-clock comes with a single day clock mechanism, protected from dust by the original 'back door'. It runs and strikes perfectly and comes with an antique key for winding it. Apart from a few minor imperfections, this rare antique is in excellent condition, which makes it perfect for lovers of unique and rare clocks in general and for Black Forest and Christian Folk Art collectors in particular.
Mind you, our fair price for this sizable antique cuckoo clock...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Pine Bowl, Sweden 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Pine bowl from 1979 by Bjarne Högkvist in Forshaga, Sweden. Sportsstuga style with beautiful grain in the manner of Roland Wilhelmsson. This bowl is a b...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Set of Three Spanish Church Alms Boxes Wall Decoration, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Boxes, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed wooden Church Collection offering donation money boxes as wall decorations.
Beautiful wall decoration comprised of three wall hanging collection / doation money boxes. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels.
Each one has a different design. All three create a colorful set displayed together.
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
On sale as a set.
Measures:
Religious woman: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D
Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D
Blue Box:46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique Swedish Wooden storage box 1865 Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden storage box. . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the 19 century. Initials are hand painted on the top 1865 and hand engraved und...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Pine
Comtoise Morbier Tall Case Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Comtoise Morbier tall clock in a floral paint decorated Pine case, France - late 19th century. Rings on the hour and two minutes after the hour...
Category
1870s French French Provincial Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th-Century Carved Pine Lion’s Head Architectural Fragment, Mounted on Lucite
Located in Atlanta, GA
A substantial and finely carved wooden lion’s head, likely originating from a 19th-century architectural setting, such as a grand entryway, theater, or public building. This striking...
Category
19th Century American Baroque Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Pine
Swedish "dug out barrel"/laggkärl from around 1850s
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish "dug out barrel"/laggkärl from around 1850s
Made from a single solid dugout pine tree trunk with a attatched bottom, perfect as a planter.
Height: 70 cm/27.5 inch
Depth: 34...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Original Painted Mora Clock
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th Century original painted long case clock or Grandfather clock dated 1850. This Scandinavian folk art clock from the town of Mora, famous for clock mechanism production i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Paint
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860.
Walnut and walnut root veneer. Inlay trims in maple and ebony.
Refinished condition, hand polished with shellac.
Dimensions...
Category
1860s Biedermeier Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Softwood
Art Deco Mantel Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Original condition, perfect working
Softwood covered with nutveneer
attributed to Kienze
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Nutwood, Softwood
Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Cherry Wood, Ash, Brass, Southern Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Restored Biedermeier Jewelry Box from South Germany around 1820
Cherry veneered on softwood with inlays in ash veneer. Brass fittings, hinges and working lock.
Restored and hand-poli...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Early 20th century English articulated pine mannequin hands
Located in London, GB
Pair of Early 20th century English articulated pine mannequin hands
Everybody needs a hand or two, With deep colour and a lovely natural patination across all the surfaces. This pai...
Category
1920s British Victorian Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art Wooden Trough/ Serving Bowl
Located in Boden, SE
19th century antique rustic Swedish antique wooden tray/ Serving bowl from Boden ,Northern Sweden .
A farmers handcrafted tray or serving bowl ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Original Painted Mora Clock
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th Century original painted long case clock or Grandfather clock from Sweden. This Scandinavian folk art clock from the famous (for ...
Category
1820s Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
18th Century Blue Swedish Baroque Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue baroque long case clock from the mid to late 18th century, between 1770 and 1790. The clock is Swedish and made from Swedish pine with the original blue paint as well as the aut...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique Unique Large Swedish Genuine Patina Folk Art Wooden Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unique Swedish folk-art bowl in a very unusual boat like shape. This wooden bowl is large and wide with date “1782” underneath along with a set of initials. An unusual detail is the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Primitive Organic Wooden Bowl with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
An antique and unique organic wooden bowl. With highly appealing patina, with traces of use. Produced in Sweden, 19th century.
The bowl has original paint.
Beautiful in any room,a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Mora Clock in Original Green Orange Colors, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish antique mora clock dating from early/ 1800s featuring green paint with orange details that is painted on the body.
The clockwork is sold 'as is' and should be considered as...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Early 20th century Norwegian pokerwork tine box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Scandinavian pokerwork tine box circa 1904.
Beautiful quality small Norwegian pokerwork tine box. Stunning desktop item, with carved dragons to the sides and aro...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Carving Wooden Sculptures Book End Set Of 2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders
Located in Wembley, GB
Book Ends Wooden style acrylic Sculptures A Set Of 2 Decorative Figurines of Human Book Holder
Beautifully stylized a set of figurines with a great ba...
Category
1990s Turkish Art Deco Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
18th Century George III Japanned Table Cabinet
Located in Richmond, London
A superb 18th century George III period miniature japanned collector’s cabinet depicting Oriental scenes, exotic birds, pagodas, butterflies etc. Engl...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration in Blue & Yellow Patina, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Scandinavian Modern Set of 2 Swedishs Folk Art Organic Burl Bowls, circa 1990s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These burl bowls made in Sweden with precision handcraft gives a nice edition to any living room with intention to give an organic simple, but jet complex look. The signs of the wood...
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Fir
19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Régence Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock circa 1850.
Large Swedish long case mora clock, presented in scraped back paint.
Scraped back down to reveal a partial colour of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Japanese antique wood carved Buddha/1800s/late Edo period/folk Buddha
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden Jizo Bodhisattva statue made in the late Edo period in Japan.
It is thought that they were not carved by Buddhist sculptors living in central cities such as Kyoto or...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Cypress
Baccarat Crystal Frog Figurine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet crystal frog figurine by Baccarat of France.
Category
20th Century French Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
18thC. Georgian Yew Wood Large Sarcophagus Shaped Table Box England. Circa 1760
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous looking fine quality and unusual large size 18th century George III table top yew wood sarcophagus shaped box. While it could have been a tea caddy; at 14" wide it seems ove...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Yew
18th Century Swedish genuine country Folk Art box with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A very beautiful folk Art box from Burträsk ,Västerbotten Northern Sweden.
A very decorative original painting that is typical of that region.
Nice salmon pink original painting ins...
Category
1890s Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique Wood Carving Of A Sea Trout
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Sea Trout Trophy Fish Model.
An excellent carved wooden half block sea trout mounted on the original bevelled edged polished backboard, The back of the boa...
Category
20th Century British Sporting Art Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with ...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Paint
Small 19th Century original painted sarcophagus box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century original painted sarcophagus box circa 1870.
Beautiful decorative box with original paint. Sarcophagus shaped lidded box in original paint with traces of origin...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Painted Tall Case Morbier Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
Faux-painted, French Morbier tall case clock with brass and enamel face, hammered brass pendulum. Posies, lily-of-the-valley and strawbe...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Pair of Daprato Studios Kneeling Angel Statues, c. 1910
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in High Point, NC
These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...
Category
1910s American Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Pine
19th Century Swedish Ántique Grandfather Clock Tall Case Clock Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Folk Art tall case clock from Luleå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Made in wood. Nice details and beautiful carvings.
Beautiful handpainted flowers on the front.
The M...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock
By Méchineau
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
18th Century Italian Louis XV Style Pricket Floor Lamp Distressed Finish
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Florentine hand carved wood torchère as floor lamp, a tall solid cembran pinewood pricket carved on three sides, with a deep acanthus leaf and flowers carving, resting on tri...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden, 1962
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking wooden sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, in an abstract form. Pine on a teak base. The form of the sculpture follows the pine woodgrain in a beautiful way.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak, Pine
Early 20th Century Pine Artists Lay Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Pine Artists Lay Figure
A good example of an early 20th century artists lay figure, hand carved from pine wood.
Dimensions in inches: H 17” x W 6” x D 2.5”
A...
Category
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique Folk Art Painted Picture Frame. English, Circa 1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely painted picture frame
Great piece of folk art
Original paint. Painted on pine.
The measurement given below is the outside of the frame
Internally it measures 9.75 x 8.25 i...
Category
1820s English Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Folk Art Box Made by Hand in Pine with Authentic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art box made by hand in solid pine. This box is made in northern Sweden during the mid 1800s, around 1850, and is in original condition with the first layer of paint. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Wooden barrel 1800's Handmade Folk Craft great condition
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine hand crafted wooden barrel. Made to be used as a washing basin or a grain storage. Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Beaut...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Birch
19th century Folk Art Hand-painted Scandinavian Immigrants Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous
Probably Sweden; early 19th century
Polychrome wood (probably pine); iron
Approximate size: 11 (h) x 18.5 (w) x 10 (d) in.
A handsome dome lidded Scandinavian immigrants’...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Large Pine Bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A good size and impressive decorative bowl by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Värnamo, Sweden. Great organic modernist feel. Could be used as a nice fruit bowl or large catchall or ...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Swedish Mora Clock Pale Blue Gold Early 1800s Antique Country Influence A
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Early Victorian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Fir
Esko Yrjälä, Candlestick, Pine, Finland, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform candlestick designed and produced by Esko Yrjälä, Åby, Finland, c. 1970s.
Dimensions: 5.625” H x 2.9” W x 2.9” D
Holds one .875” Diameter candles
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Pine Box with Hand Painting
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century pine box from England which has been hand-painted recently in England to look like a manor house. The box is made from single planks for each side and retains its ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Monumental Provincial Chinese Bathtub, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With its grand scale and perfect proportions, this rustic wooden bathtub is true showstopper. The tub has an elongated, oval shape is comprised of thick cypress wood staves held together by three iron bands. Two iron handles on either side of the basin allow it to be easily moved about a space.
Dated to the early 19th century, the wood exhibits beautifully irregular grain patterns and a warm, richly aged patina that only time can achieve. An incredible way to add rustic texture to the home, we love this gorgeous bathtub as a garden planter, a firewood bin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Swedish Hand-Krafted Turned 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Wooden Bowl in Pine
Located in Örebro, SE
This is a beautiful Swedish hand-carfted 19th century wooden bowl in Wabi Sabi style.
It comes made in pine with lovely patina reflecting its...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Model Sovereign of the Seas Under Glass, 20th
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship model displayed in a mahogany glass case. She was the fastest ship ever built in 1852. California clipper ship mo...
Category
20th Century American American Empire Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
Mora Clock 1800s Swedish Green Gold Antique Swedish Painted Gustavian A
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, practical size antique circular chandelier.
Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Italian Sterling Silver Picture or Mirror Frame with Ornate Gothic Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage picture or mirror frame is signed by an unknown maker and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1970 and done in a Gothic Revival style. The f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gothic Revival Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Softwood
18th Century English Treen Yew Wood Lidded Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Lovely 18th century Georgian lidded jar or condiment pot hand carved and turned from a beautiful piece of yew wood. Rich and warm patina from age and use...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Softwood Decorative Objects
Materials
Yew
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Antique Paper Mache Molds
Antique Rose Medallion Canton
Antique Tin Bucket
Antique Tobacco Cards
Art Deco Naked Man
Used Sitar
16th Century Clocks
Abstract Chess Set
Annular Dial Clock
Antique Charity Box
Antique Firewood Box
Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant
Antique French Rosewood Mantel Clocks
Antique French Slate Clock
Antique Mystery Clock
Antique Nautical Clocks
Arch Top Blue Enamel
Art Nouveau Ar