17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar

Italian late 17th c. Carved Wood and Silver Leafed Cherubs. Silver Leaf believed to be original. Mounted on new Lucite Bases. The Wing Span length measures 22 inches.

Finely hand carved rock crystal.

17th c. Italian Carved Walnut Female Figure on original Giltwood base. The sculpture is 2 pieces. The base measurement is 2.5 inches H and 8.5 inches L.

Late 18th c. Italian Scholar Silver Leaf Statue in Papier Mache and Wood. The base diameter measurement is 7.5 inches.

Late 17th century wood carving. C1690 carving of putti in a playing position on a original rocky base great patination and colour size 60cm...

A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of details. The wood was covered with a thin layer of pellet and finished in color. Immediately above the forehead, in correspondence with the anterior neonatal fontanel, the CHRISMON is painted in purple red. The monogram of Christ or Chi Rho (or CHRISMON) is a combination of letters from the Greek alphabet, which form an abbreviation of the name of Christ. Solar in nature, often inscribed in a circle with multiple rays reminiscent of the cosmic wheel deriving from the ancient solar emblems of Egypt. The symbol consists of two large overlapping letters, the 'X' and the 'P'. They correspond, respectively, to the Greek letter '?' ('chi', which reads kh, aspirated) and '?' ('rho', which reads r). These two letters are the initials of the word '???st??' (Khristòs ), the name of Jesus, which in Greek means "anointed" and translates the Hebrew "messiah". On the sides of these two letters, there are very often two others: one 'a' and one '?', alpha and omega...

Primitive religious carving oak panel 1631 This rare piece comes from France, the somewhat Primitive carving shows the Madonna and Child sitting on the Devil who is depicted as a li...

Whimsical Carving of a Dwarf with Snuffbox, 19th Century A 19th century funny carved and painted dwarf with snuffbox. Unrestored original condition, old wormholes, partly paintloss ...