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Period: 17th Century
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Ladies in Meeting Plate Marked, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated kosometsuke plate with an unusual scene of 4 Ladies in a garden, seems like they have a meeting. A pot with a plant in the middle lower part of the scene and ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century finely carved with roccaille inside reserve crowned heraldic coat of arms Ital...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Chinese Porcelain Late Ming or Transitional Plate Fisherman Turtle
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Blue & White Ko-sometsuke plate with a Fisherman trying to catch a turtle. very unusual Ko-Sometsuke plate! Catching a Turttle which was well known to live for a very long time, ha...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Arita Kakiemon Unusual Shaped Bowl Flowers Shibata, 1670-1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy with this new arrival. Square Arita/Kakiemon bowl of unusual shape and design. Besides the very nice floral decoration there is also hidden decoration of flowers. The un...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Spanish Brass Candlesticks, c1700
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Pair of Spanish Brass Candlesticks, c1700 Additional information: Date : c1700 Period : Philip IV Origin : Spain Decoration : Reeded capstan capital with a...
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Spanish Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Spanish Sculpture of Saint Jerome, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A late 17th-century Spanish wood sculpture of a penitent Saint Jerome, possibly Seville, circa 1680.
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Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Terracotta Djenné (Mali, Afrique)
Located in PARIS, FR
Probablement 12e-15e s. Djenne du Mali (Afrique), belle engobe en terre cuite, col se terminant par une lèvre évasée, bel exemplaire. Objet de tombe provenant d'un ancien site Djenn...
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Malian Tribal Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Rare Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Bowl Shou with Silver Handle Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous quality blue and white porcelain bowl, Kangxi period. Wonderful deep Kangxi blue colour, decorated all around with archaist Shou characters. Silver addition with mark. Bott...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Baroque Italian Winged Putto Giltwood Silvered Angel Figure
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Baroque Winged Putto Sculpture 17th Century Lombard School Carved Giltwood and Silvered Angel Figure Winged Putto Lombard Italian Figure from 1600 Angel in Gilded and Silvere...
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European Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary olive oyster floral marquetry lace box, circa 1685. England The cross grain olive moulded and holly banded top is centred by an oval of...
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English William and Mary Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly

Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Wine Vessel Flowers Silver
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The large cobalt blue wine vessel with nice handle and beautiful decoration of flowers. The cobalt blue and painting quality are amazing to my humble opinion. A high quality and unus...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

A Dutch Delft Lobed Dish, Late 17th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Dutch Delft Lobed Dish, Late 17th Century Eric Knowles Comments. Despite the flake chip this dish is a remarkable survivor, they are almost invaria...
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Dutch Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Plate Arhat, ca 1600-1640
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
⁠It's 17th century chinese porcelain, Ming period, made for the Japanese market. This unusual Kosumetsuke plate was used for the tea ceremony. Very nice⁠ The dish is strongly paint...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze lion on marble base. Antique chased gilt bronze recumbent lion on rare green speckled marble base. Italy, late 17th century. Dimensions: Ov...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Set of 3 Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Plates Tiger & Horse, ca 1600-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Superb antique Chinese porcelain zhadou. Blue de Hue porcelain for the Vietnamese market. Decorated with butterflies, flowers and bats. The porcelain is almost like soft paste from the Qianlong period. Such small 'zhadou' were used as table-top slops jars rather than as floor spittoons. When making tea, the Chinese first rinse the cups and teapot in boiling water to cleanse and warm them. Such water would be jettisoned into a 'zhadou' along with tea dregs and other waste. Blue de hue porcelain From the 1700s onwards, kings of the Le-Trinh dynasty in Vietnam ordered porcelain from China for their court. This type is named after Hue, the 19th-century capital of the last royal dynasty in Vietnam, the Nguyen dynasty...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Four silver candlesticks, Johann Priester, Augsburg c. 1690
Located in Greding, DE
Set of 4 candlesticks, silver, Augsburg, c. 1690, master Johann Priester, prov.: Adolf Meyer, Hamburg, 15 Oct. 1970, DM 6.500,-.
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German Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Steel Engraved Nuremberg Money Chest or Cash Box circa 1600
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a money chest or cash box with steel engraved figures on each side and an intricate locking mechanism under the lid, typical of metalwork coming out of a host of ci...
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German Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Antique Ko Akae Tea Bowl Cup Chinese Porcelain Chenghua Marked, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This nice tea bowl/cup (might also be incense burner) from the early 17th century. With a Wucai/Verte scene of a wise man in a garden. The base with an overglaze red Chenghua mark. T...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Ko Akae Style Dish Japanese Porcelain Wucai, 17/18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese in Chinese Ming style. We think its 17th ot 18th c Chenghua mark at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Emperor: Chongz...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Wooden sculpture depicting a female figure
Located in Firenze, IT
Wooden sculpture depicting a female figure, 17th century. Dimensions: 14x18x72 cm
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Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Literati Plate, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated kosometsuke plate with a rare scene of a landscape. These dishes normally have 3 feet on the base, they seem to have been removed on this one. A traveller in...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century German Pocket Watch In 18k Gold
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century German Pocket Watch In 18k Gold ELEGANT POCKET WATCH WITH CASE AND SPHERE IN 18 K GOLD - IT HAS DIFFERENT MARKS - SEE CASE PICTURES. T...
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Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Marble Sculpture of a Saint, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A late 17th century marble sculpture of a saint, possibly Central Italian. Monogrammed on the marble base "F G F."
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

17th Century German Carved Oak Religious Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century German hand-carved oak religious sculpture. Possibly a saint or a bishop. The bearded man is cloaked in draped fabric with only left ...
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German Gothic Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

French, 17/18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Village Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique hand forged iron cross that once stood in the centre of a Provençal village. France, circa 1650-1750. Weathered. Measurement is with the wooden base.
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French French Provincial Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Pair of large baroque statues , Italy Genova 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of large statues carved in the round, probably representing cerulean angels (although there is no evidence of wings on the back), or allegories of fortune (in which case we can ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Lion Marble sculpture from the 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
XVII Century Lion Marble, 30 x 43 x 25 The object under consideration is configured as a marble sculpture referable to the 17th century, characterized by a strong, visceral langua...
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Italian Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

French Louis XIV Messenger Box Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Rare Louis XIV period messenger box, Late 17th Early 18th century, in wood sheathed in black-tinted leather with a radiant sun motif. This solar decoration is certainly a reference t...
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

17th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Terracotta Jesus Child Putto Figure
Located in Lincoln, GB
Exquisite product is a polychromed, hand painted terracotta figure that beautifully depicts Baby Jesus. The attention to detail is evident in the figure's glass eyes, which add a lif...
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Italian Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Ming Cizhou Wine Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the early 17th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. The Ming-dynasty jar has an elegant, tapered for...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet. It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early Delft Bottle in Blue and White Glaze, 17th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early delft bottle with blue decoration depicting a castle with floral designs, circa 1690, Netherlands.
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Dutch Other Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with gold-plated kyanite. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in It...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal

Large French Faience Two Handled Garden Vase, Nevers, Circa 1680
Located in New York, NY
On a 'Persian' blue ground, the handles intertwined, the body with "candle" style decoration which imitates splashes of candle wax.
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French Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

Mid 17th Century Dutch Engraved Silver Wedding Casket or knottekist, Circa 1660
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A museum-grade mid-17th century Dutch silver marriage casket or knottekistje, circa 1660. Raised on solid silver bun feet the miniature casket is profusely engraved to all faces depicting a courting couple and architecture entwined in scrolling foliage. The reverse of the casket depicts the last supper, however, if you look closely, you can see a boy stealing food or wine from underneath! Possibly, this is the courting gentleman showing that he had a sense of humour. The scratch lined moulded top is surmounted with an intricate handle (once gilt) and floral patera to the centre. There are two inscriptions each within a cartouche 'In Lÿfde Beltact het al' and 'Getrouw tot in den doot' which loosely translates to 'faithful until the death' and 'love is everything'. Wedding caskets...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

17th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Corpus Christi Starburst Crucifix/Cr
Located in Lincoln, GB
17th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Painted Corpus Christi Starburst Crucifix/Cross An excellent example with intricate carved detailing to the corpus face and body Wall mo...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
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Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Spectacular 'Morser', Florence, Italy, 17th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The mortar is of exceptional quality. The sculptural execution of the carved decoration is appealing. Large scrolls of leaves terminate in stylized eagle heads. The sides are adorned...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Late 17th Century Leather And Brass Travelling Box
Located in Benington, Herts
A very fine and interesting late 17th century English work box or travelling case English Circa 1680 Of conventional form with slightly domed lid, this piece has acquired a magnifi...
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English Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Ming Dynasty. Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions of extraordinary quality and casting. Procured from an important New York Collect...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations. Rare find. France, circa 1600-1700. Weathered and some losses.
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French Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

French 17th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period trivet. It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th-18th Century Dutch Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered. The Netherlands circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden ped...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

17th Century and later carved oak overmantle
Located in Martlesham, GB
A large 17th Century and later carved oak overmantle, consisting of two moulded front panels with intricate carved leaf and fluted decoration, carved fi...
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British Jacobean Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Large French 17th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period trivet. It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th century Chinese Ming Porcelain Ceramic Blue and White Vase Covered
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique 17th Century Chinese porcelain - Ceramic covered vase Origin: China, Period Late Ming, approx 1630 - 1645 Form - Octagonal balus...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700. The sundial is made for a latitude of 44° and could be used in places in the south of France such as Avignon and elsewhere along this parallel. The elaborately engraved base plate has a Roman chapter ring on which the gnomon (a triangular flap) casts its shadow. It is signed by the maker in the following manner: Butterfield A Paris. On one side is a glazed recessed compass with a blued steel hand to position the instrument in such a way that the time can be read. The hinged triangular gnomon is richly engraved and in the shape of a bird’s head. The folding gnomon and cut corners enable the dial to be carried in the pocket. The underside shows the latitudes of various Southern-French places in the relevant areas Its maker Michael Butterfield was an English instrument maker who based himself in 'Le Quay de l'Horloge' of Paris from circa 1685. These types of dials, often replicated by other makers, became known as Butterfield Dials...
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Ming Cizhou Wine Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the early 17th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. The Ming-dynasty jar has an elegant, tapered for...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet. It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

A Very Early Primitive Wabi Sabi 17Th C. Spanish Stone Mortar
Located in London, GB
A very primitive hand carved Spanish stone mortar from the 17th C. Heavily worn with exceptional patination. Others available...
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Spanish Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Ming Cizhou Storage Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the early 17th century and was used to store condiments or pickles in a Ming-dynasty kitchen. The grand jar has an elegant, tapered form and is...
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Chinese Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Stone Head Sculpture, United Kingdom, XVIIth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted stone head on a modern base, of a mustachioed man According to the 1983 sales certificate, it would be a 17th century sculpture, even before, of United Kingdom or Ireland o...
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British Medieval Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Four angels, Provence or Italy, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Four candle light angels, Provence or Italy 17th century Rare set of four angels, bearers of the light brought by Christ. Two stand on cherub-headed supports, one arm on the hip. T...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

17th Century Architectural Stone Capital
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare fragment is from the 17th century and would have stood atop a column. It's backside was affixed to the building and it most likely supported molding or an arch which were seen throughout the medieval period buildings and into the early 1600s. Rare and beautiful medieval treasure.
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Medieval Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Pair of angels in gilded wood Rome 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Rome, 17th century Pair of angels Gilded wood, cm h 92 - Base, cm 25 x 40 The pair of putti examined is a masterpiece of the Roman Baroque period, a period of pomp and opulence w...
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Italian Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Bronze inkwell. Spain, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze inkwell. Spain, 17th century. Inkwell made of octagonal bronze with eight small holes and one larger one in the center of the upper part that has a flat base and decoration o...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Italian Faience Apothecary Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century Italian Faience ceramic apothecary jar. Bright colors of yellow, green and dark blue on cream background. In writing is "VG To BASILICO". There is a label affixed to bot...
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Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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