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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Museum Quality and Condition Original 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Linen Press
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning early 1600s press with hand-carved heraldic lion sculptures.
In the same decade that a young painter by the name of Rembrandt van Rijn w...
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Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Chinese Six Dynasties Pottery Model of an Armored Horse, 3rd-4th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An extremely rare Chinese painted pottery model of an armored horse, Six Dynasties period (220-581 AD), TL tested by Oxford Authentication.
The stocky ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Stone Monkey Sculpture with Infant Monkey
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese Ming dynasty hand carved stone monkey sculpture. This Chinese sculpture features a monkey figure, sitting on a rock formation, holding a square item, perhaps a...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Baroque Limestone Lion from Solgården, circa 1700s
Located in Kastrup, DK
French carved seated lion with a ring in his mouth, carved French limestone, circa 1700s.
Provenance: The Danish author Karen Branson 1875-1936, One of ...
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Danish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Camel
Located in Austin, TX
A powerfully sculpted Chinese Tang Dynasty pottery model of a camel. The camel is portrayed in a walking stance, long neck extended, with head held high, mouth askew chewing cud. The...
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Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Unusual Painted and Carved Wood Dog
Located in Essex, MA
Dog with a red collar seated with mouth open. I believe this is very similar to Chinese Export dogs and a period copy done in wood. Possibly made as a model for a Chinese export porcelain figure.
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Sculpture Dog Sichuan Pottery Han Dynasty Period China
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture Sichuan pottery walking Han dynasty period, China. A Han sculpture in the shape of a dog. Of the large number of figurines unearthed in burial sites in the city, pottery dogs are among the most unique. These marvelous animated tomb figurines...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Carved Wooden Bull Sculptures Europe Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
Impressive pair of carved antique wooden bull sculptures, European, circa 1840.
A unusual subject not only well carved body but also this extends...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Guardian Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This ancient stone guardian lion shizi was carved by hand out of a single block of limestone. The artisan beckoned the guardian out from the stone, manipulating the unyielding materi...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Full Size Wooden Sculpture of a Horse
Located in London, GB
A late 18th-early 19th century full size wooden sculpture of a horse, with tail made from horse hair, resting on a rectangular wooden base mounted on four castors.
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Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hirado-Ware Mother and Puppies
Located in Hudson, NY
Subtle and wonderfully painted fur expressive faces.
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Gilt Porcelain Dog
Located in New York, NY
Cavalier King Charles spaniel gilt porcelain dog. Antique gilt porcelain dog sculpture on conforming white oblong octagonal gilt banded ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Leather Shoe Boil Boot
Located in Napa, CA
English vintage leather shoe boil boot from the late 18th century. Shoe boil boots are used to protect horses from developing sores on their elbo...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chinese Ming Dynasty Silver Nine Phoenix Coronet Crown, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An amazing and rare Chinese silver Nine Phoenix Coronet or Crown, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), late 16th to early 17th century, China.
A delicate and...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Gold
Rare Early 18th century Irish Carved Folk Art Talbot
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very rare carved and painted wood talbot, a now extinct breed of dog often found in heraldic devices in both England and Ireland, this example in original painted surface and possess...
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Irish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Pair of Early Giltwood Book Stands Carved as Doves
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early giltwood book stands carved as doves mounted upon orbs, from the late 17th or early 18th century. Nice large scale. Books are laid open across the backs of the doves' w...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Giltwood
Late 17th to Early 18th Century Carved Seated Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare, carved Limewood Mythological Reclining Lions, probably Italian. Mounted on base.
Category
Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
By Vinovo Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Vinovo white soft-paste figure of a recumbent lion on a canted rectangular plinth, Italy, circa 1780. Incised cross and V mark. See similar example in the collection of Palazzo Madam...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Continental Faience Dogs, Belgian, circa 1785
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental faience dogs, Belgian, circa 1785.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments.
Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Continental Lion and Lioness, Italian, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Pair of continental lion and lioness, Italian, circa 1770.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Northern Qi Dynasty Pottery Model of an Ox and Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pottery model of an ox and cart. Realistically molded, the ox displays Fine musculature and elements of a harness system. With one fore and one rear...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Gruppo di scimmie in legno intagliato. Lombardia, seconda metà del XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Gruppo di quattro scimmie in legno di tiglio finemente intagliato e patinato scuro. I primati, rappresentati con dovizia di particolari anatomici, assumono pose singolari che le rend...
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Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italy Sculpture Stone Lion Holding a Monkey
Located in Epfach, DE
17th Century sculpture stone lion holding a monkey.
This very decorative Piece was once built into a building as a striking focal point. The depictio...
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Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Large Heavy Rectangular Carved Marble Relief of the Agnus Dei 'Lamb of God'
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large heavy rectangular shaped carved marble relief of the Agnus Dei. It depicts a lamb with curly hair seated over a Bible and bearing ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a King Charles Spaniel, J.J. Kändler
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Louis XVI period Meissen porcelain model of a King Charles spaniel, blue crossed swords mark, after the model by J.J. Kändler. The spotted dog with mouth open to reve...
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 1800th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 1800th century. Preowned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden Sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of regeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Chinese Cast Bronze Censer of Shoulao Seated on a Deer, Mid Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and elegant Chinese bronze incense burner cast as of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, portrayed seated on a deer. The Taoist dei...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Horse
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinese Tang dynasty pottery model of a horse. The majestic animal is portrayed standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, head slightly turned. A saddle and saddle blanket are d...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
