19th Century Gold Asian Tropical Wood Pearl of Wisdom Hand, Antique Table Décor

A single, antique Asian tropical wood hand, the pearl of wisdom ornament, in good condition. The pearl was a symbol of the most valuable treasure, wisdom...

A 19th Century, very decorative large Burmese Buddha head made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The red patinated décor piece is ...

An antique Italian mask of Socrates, the Classical Greek philosopher 470-399 BC. Hand carved in white Carrara marble and mounted on a Rosso Verona marble base, in good condition. Wea...

An antique hand carved Rosso Verona marble sculpture or mask of Zeus with detailed carvings, in good condition. Similar can be viewed at the temple collection in the British museum i...

This antique statue of the first President of the United States, George Washington, is made of French plaster and is in good condition, ...

An antique Italian torso of a Roman male in hand carved Carrara marble and mounted onto a black marble base, in good condition. The Italian décor represe...

Two wood feet part of an antique mannequin in wood and padded hemp. the wood parts are only the feet, the hands and the head. These feet in original ...

Antique Tamil Nadu massive ferocious mythical lion (Yali) and hunter sculpture - hand carved from a single piece of wood (likely teak or walnut) - multi color painted finish with fin...

A lovely angel, his right hand extended as if to touch something or hold something. He appears very calm and peaceful, clothed in a partial shroud which is draped over his shoulder...

Superb polychrome carved wooden ram from Scotland-19th century Very elegant and surprising ram which is almost carved at life size which comes from a Manor in Scotland. Uncommon ...

Hand carved wood head of a horse, stained black, shown wearing a bridal and bit, with mouth open as if in a full gallop. A very handsome piece of sculpture, likely a fragment from a larger piece, now mounted on a custom iron base. Great decoration for the equestrian or lover of horses. Great for mantel...

A carved and painted wood 'TURKOMANIA' sculpture of an ottoman soldier French or Dutch Turkomania, early 19th century Depicted in standing position, with a sword in one hand and a club in the raised other, with a fur hat, long moustache and long coat, on a square base. Measures: H. 58 cm Note: During the Dutch War of Independence from 1568 till 1648, the Dutch and Turks were allies against Roman Catholic Spain and the slogan of the Dutch was “liever Turks dan Paaps” (rather Muslim than Roman Catholic). In 1612 the first Dutch ambassador arrived in Istanbul. Nevertheless, in Holland, there was also the image of the cruel and heretic Turk stemming from the frequent violent clashes between Dutch ships and the pirates from Algiers, usually called the “Turkish pirates”. When the Ottoman armies advanced against Vienna, in the eyes of many Europeans the Islam bent on destroying Christianity. Later in the early 19th century, although the Turkish threat to Europe was long gone, the image of the Turks deteriorated again because of the Greek uprising. The Sultan Mahmud II understood that Turkey had to modernize along West European lines and among other things in 1808 he replaced the “picturesque” oriental clothing...