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Period: 16th Century
Antique Chinese Porcelain Jiajing/Wanli Ming Swatow Large Plate, 16/17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great Ming plate with a Kraak lay out. Most likely 16th century. Southern China - Swatow - Zhangzou. Decoration of 1 deer at night under a clouded moon and ...
Category
Chinese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,359 Sale Price
20% Off
Christ Crucified in Silver 16th Century Italian School
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ crucified in silver
16th Century Italian school
Measure: height: 40cm.
very good condition.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$4,755 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 16th-Century French Polychrome Wooden Pietà Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
This rare and extraordinary 16th-century French sculpture depicts the iconic Pietà, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and emotional depth. Finely carved from wood and adorned with...
Category
Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Shou Lau Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Spanish Gilded Painted Wood Sculpture of Saint Roch
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century Castilian gold-leaf gilded painted wood sculpture of Saint Roch, where the quality shows in the exceptional realistic skin tone. He is represen...
Category
Spanish Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Very Large Granite Stone Mortar 16th Century
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This very large and unique granite stone mortar from the 16th century has a beautiful and rare color palette. This impressive piece has a great patina and character. It looks impress...
Category
French Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Granite
16th Century Fossil Embedded Shipwreck Vase, Sawankhalok, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery.
Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water.
Natural ...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb late 16th century signed colonial Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer
Momoyama period, late 16th/early 17th century, inscribed 'Arisato' on the bottom
H. 30.5 x W. 43...
Category
Japanese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Cedar, Lacquer
Large Stone Mortar 16th Century
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This very large and unique stone mortar from the 16th century has a beautiful and rare color palette. Earth tones accentuate the color layers of the marble. This piece has a great pa...
Category
Danish Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500.
The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
Category
Thai Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
16th Century Southern Germany Wood Figure of Saint Roch
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Easily recognizable with his gesture of showing pest effect on his thigh this pilgrim saint is accompanied by an angel curing him. The quality of the wood is noteworthy.
Bibliography
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art Chrétien...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Carved and Mounted Marble Stemma Cartouche from Tuscany, Italy, 16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The carvings of this marble stemma cartouche dates to the 1500’s. Hand-carved in Tuscany, Italy, the marble was mounted onto a geometrically shaped iron stand within the last century...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls
Located in London, GB
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a carved ‘Dragonfly’
Marble
16th / 17th Century
England
Size: 36cm high, 28cm w...
Category
English Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
In Medieval Europe and even more during the early 16th century fantastic beasts could be found in Bestiaries, a literary genre close to poetry. A bestiary used the characteristics of...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
16th Century Shipwrecked Vessel, Cambodia
Located in New York, NY
16th century Cambodian vessel found from shipwreck of the coast of Cambodia.
Beautiful natural shells and barnacles from being under water
for hundreds of years.
Museum quality.
Category
Cambodian Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Korean Celadon Bottle Vase Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic bottle-form vase circa 16th century Joseon Dynasty. It was likely intended as a wine bottle, the pear-shaped vessel with flaring neck feature a celadon glaze exterio...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Korean Buncheong Ceramic Vase with Incised Designs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic bottle form jar of Buncheong ware circa 15-16th century Joseon Dynasty. The surface of the jar features a celadon glaze and an elaborate incised design of large flor...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Statue Hans Peisser and Pankraz Labenwolf, Attributed to, Warrior
Located in Milano, IT
The bronze statue depicts a Turkish warrior with shield and sword. the warrior is shown bare without veils, with a base also made of oval-shaped bronze, acting in a war scene.
Detai...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$6,657 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Stone Vasque, Vessel from Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 16th century Vasque or vessel from the Catalan region of Spain. Hand-carved with one whole to a side. An very wonderful piece to serve as a jardinière or planter. Ver...
Category
Spanish Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
Category
Thai Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl With Crane, Jiajing – Wanli Period 1560-1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely decorated piece. A rare type
China Jingdezhen kilns
Ming Dynastie, Jiajing reign (1522-1566)
Provenance:
– Private collection Netherlands
Additional information:
Material: Po...
Category
Chinese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,340 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Architectural Model, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusually large Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed pottery architectural model of a shrine or cabinet, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The shrine model crafted o...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Large European Mediaeval Oak Carving of Christ in the Tomb
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large European Mediaeval Oak Carving of Christ in the Tomb
The sculpture is partially polychrome and depicts “The Pamoison de la Vierge” also known as the “Swooning Virgin” this sc...
Category
Medieval Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
15th-17th Century Burmese Sandstone Demon Figure Mounted on Base
Located in Kastrup, DK
400-600 year old sandstone figure of a "Demon" carved in deep relief.
In good original condition with a natural age-related patina that emphasizes the figure's age and authenticity.
...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Large White Marble Mortar 16th Century
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A very large and unique white marble mortar from the 16th century with sculpted side mascarons. This imposing piece has great patina and character. It looks impressive set in a coffe...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
500-600 Years Old Hindu Monkey-God Hanuman Carved In Sandstone
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 year old sculpture of 'Hanuman', the Hindu monkey god, carved in sandstone.
From temple in Burma, 15-16th century or even older.
In very good condit...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Wanli Kraak Lidded Jar Landscape, ca 1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Amazing Lidded Jar from the Ming period, kraak porcelain. Nicely potted and with beautiful Kintsugi restoration.
Ongoing scene of a typical Kraak landscape. The lid with a nice f...
Category
Chinese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,670 Sale Price
20% Off
Fra Mattia Della Robbia, Saint Joseph, Tuscany, Around 1505-1510
By Della Robbia
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Fra Mattia Della Robbia (Firenze 1468-1534)
Saint Joseph
Terracotta
Tuscany, around 1505-1510
55 x 40 x 30 cm
Marco della Robbia the Younger (April 6, 1468 in Florence - 15...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
16th Century Ceremonial Urn from Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in NICE, FR
Beautiful funerary terracotta urn called from the Bura region (Niger) in West Africa. This cylindrical anthropomorphic sculpture is adorned with geometric designs. It depicts a human...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Religious Sculpture Representing the Nativity, Carved Wood from the 16th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Religious sculpture representing the nativity, carved wood from the 16th century.
Carved wood sculpture, walnut wood and oak wood base, sculpture representing the nativity, circa 16...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak, Walnut
16th Century Vietnamese Large Unusual Shape Shipwreck Vessel, Vietnam
Located in New York, NY
16th century Vietnamese large unusual shape shipwrecked vessel.
Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water.
Two available and sold in...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century.
A circular, tubular bronze box with a finial lid, to which a piece of tubing is attached, forming a press for the interior of the case. It features a...
Category
European Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved Chinese wooden horse is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Depicting the pleasures of daily life, míngqì f...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
16th Century Head Of A Noble
Located in Round Top, TX
A very striking 16th century statue - head of a nobleman - crafted from Roman concrete - opus caementicium. Roman concrete is durable due to its incorporation of volcanic ash, which...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Coade Stone
Pair of Burmese Sandstone Temple Guards
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare pair of carved sandstone Burmese temple guards. Originates from paragode in Burma c. 15-17th century.
Handcarved with fine details. Each guard ...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$16,315 / set
Sandstone Carving of Two Demons Riding on Elephants
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 year old sandstone carving. The sculpture is depicting 'Two demons riding on elephants'.
From Buddha pagoda / temple in Arakan, Burma, 1400-1500.
Untouched and in original condition with great patina. Mounted on light sandstone plinth...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Large Sculpture of the Virgin Mary from the 16th Century Dimensions: 98x35x25 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
This majestic sculpture of the Virgin Mary, created in the 16 th century, is a unique piece of sacred art that stands out for its impressive detail and the beauty of its form. Crafte...
Category
Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,740 Sale Price
20% Off
16th Century Sawankhalok Large Shipwreck Vessel, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok large ceramic vessel from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery.
Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water.
Part of ...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
16th Antique Carved Marble Mortar
Located in Marbella, ES
A unique piece of great historical and aesthetic value, this antique Gothic mortar has been hand-carved from a single block of light marble. Its robust shape and sculpted side fins e...
Category
Spanish Gothic Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Saint Ambrose Archbishop of Milan and Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo, 16th Cent
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 16th Century Italian wood carved figures of Saint Ambrose Archbishop of Milan and Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo, two of the four original Doc...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$11,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ming Gap Jar from Shipwreck Salvage, Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This centuries-old ceramic vessel from Thailand is an excellent specimen of a salvaged ceramic jar from a shipwreck during in the Ming gap period. This antique jar from Thailand, circa early to mid 16th century, stands just over 20 inches in height and has a rounded body, with a thickly rounded top lip, and set of four loop-hole projections arising from the shoulders (which would have been used to secure a lid at top). There is a fabulous texture about the jar, from the centuries of being submerged underwater, which has encrusted it with barnacles and tales of sea-life. Should you wish to have a collection of these Ming gap jars...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bowl with mandarin duck and lotus pattern design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Bowl from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 136 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found...
Category
Vietnamese Ming Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of rare statues , Noah and King David, Flanders, early 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Noah and King David, Flanders, early 16th century
Rare wood carvings in the round of Noah holding the Ark and King David holding his lyre. Noah, a biblical figure, is the tenth and l...
Category
Belgian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Bronze Situla, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Acetre. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze piece that has a circular foot, and a circular body, with an outwardly hollowed mouth at the top, and a decoration in relief in this last area o...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 16th Century Carved Wooden Terms or Beam Supports from Northern Europe
Located in Dallas, TX
A fascinating bit of history, this pair of carved wooden terms dates to the High Renaissance during the 1500s. A term is a beam support in the form of a human head where the bust con...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
16h century Griffin Head - Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head
Italy, 16th century
On a modern metal stand
Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand)
The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$4,160 Sale Price
30% Off
16th Century Ceramic Sawankhalok Shipwreck Vase, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic tulip shaped vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery.
Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water.
Par...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Eagles 16th Century from North Italy Church Lectern
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional pair of aigles of the 16th century of Italy
Superbe pair of wooden sculpted aigles from the Italian Renaissance. Very Fine and delicate sculpture
The pair of eagles se...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Small Thai Chiang Saen Bronze Head of the Buddha, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming fragmentary cast bronze Buddha head with traces of gilding and lacquer, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Saen style, 16th century, Thailand.
...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
16th C Mechelen Doll-letter M carved in the back.Some leftovers of polychromy
Located in Leuven , BE
Mechelen dolls are rare wooden devotional figurines (mainly walnut was used), which were made by some members of the Guild of Saint Luke. The figures, all individual saints, were made from reference models using highly regulated carving and polychrome techniques. They had to meet several requirements. The shape of the rug had to meet certain criteria and the letter M (from Mechelen) had to be visible in the shape. These devotional or saint figurines...
Category
Belgian Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Rare Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Very unusual Chinese export porcelain bowl. It has bright colors with a lot of gold throughout. Height: 5 in, Width: 10 in, Base Width: 5.25 in
Category
Chinese Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Late Medieval Encaustic Tile with Rampant Lion
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 445-year-old late medieval 16th century encaustic tile of Flemish origin (unmarked), detailed with a rampant lion. Made from terracotta and glazed, this 6-inch antique tile is an e...
Category
Dutch Medieval Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Adoration of the shepherds - Large high-relief, Northern Italy Circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
Large high relief in carved and gilt wood, with many traces of polychromy, representing the Adoration of the Shepherds.
The evangelist Luke first mentions that the scene takes place at night. A sudden light, which frightens the shepherds, signals the arrival of an angel who announces "great joy". He gives them a sign: they will find "a newborn baby wrapped...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A deep and well carved panel English oak 16th century
Located in Bakewell, GB
A deep and well carved panel English oak with many figures in deep relief and a good colour
Circa 1520
33cms wide x 21cms high
Category
English Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
16th Century Large Shipwreck Vessel, Sawankhalok, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand, Sawankhalok large ceramic vessel from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery.
Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water.
Natural original patina.
Three available and sold individually.
Part of a very large collection of shipwrecked pottery...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Renaissance Medical Box. Spanish Or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychro...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$16,404 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Pair of 16th Century RenaissanceBronze Candlesticks from Bohemia
Located in Wien, AT
An exceptional and rare pair of Renaissance bronze candlesticks, dating from the 16th century and likely originating from Bohemia (modern - day Czech Republic).
Each candlestick feat...
Category
Czech Renaissance Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Sawankhalok Shipwrecked Fossil Embedded Coconut Pot, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok shipwrecked coconut pot.
Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water.
Natural original patina.
Two available and sold indi...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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