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European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italy 18th Century Lombard Carved & Polychromate Sculpture of St Peter of Verona
By Veronese
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian 18th century sculpture of St. Peter of Verona.
A magnificent sculpture of St Peter martyr of Verona, created by a member of the Lombard art school in Verona Italy, in the...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th CENTURY BRONZE GROUP, RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid bronze sculptural group depicting the rape of the Sabine women, made with the ancient lost wax technique. The drama of the scene is rendered with great mastery: in the cente...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Botryoidal Green Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large botryoidal green malachite specimen from Kolwezi, Congo, presented on an exclusive museum-quality painted plaster display plinth.
Named for its distinctive form resembling a...
Category
Congolese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Collection of 7 Small Cabinet Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and colourful collection of 7 natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive small wooden display base.
Ex. private British collection, this group contains a ran...
Category
Norwegian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
A Captive Soldier - Italie (Rome), 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A Captive Soldier
Gilt Bronze, Lost Wax
Italie (Rome), 17th century
H 17 x Dia 10 cm
H 6 2/3 x Dia 4 inch
The 17th century witnessed a flourishing of artistic expression across Eur...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
END OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSIC TERRACOTTA BUST
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful terracotta bust of a young charioteer, chariot driver during ancient games and tournaments. The work reflects a clear eighteenth-century style, with particular attention to...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Neolithic Stone Bracelets from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite Neolithic bracelets from Mali are a captivating testament to ancient craftsmanship and ingenuity. Carved from limestone with natural crystalline veins coursing throug...
Category
Malian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
XVII secolo, Rilievi in marmo raffiguranti papa Innocenzo XI e Pio V
Located in Milan, IT
XVII secolo
Rilievi raffiguranti papa Innocenzo XI e Pio V
(2) Marmo, cm diametro 29
I due manufatti in esame, una rara coppia di tondi in marmo riferibili al XVII secolo, rappre...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Natural Carboniferous Fossilised Fern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural plate type carboniferous fossilised fern. Showing ferns in relief, this fossil would certainly make a stunning new display or decorative piece for any home or collect...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Rhesus Monkey and child'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rhesus Monkey and child, model 1464, circa 1750 .
Modelled by J.J. Kändler. Monkey, with outstretched hand holding fruit, and child chained ...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Corinthian helmet with Bull Horns and Lotus Flower Decoration.
Archaic Period, c.550-500 BC.
Cast, hammered and incised bronze.
An exceptionally well preserved example of one of the most iconic ancient Greek...
Category
European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Silver and Gold Crucifix with Mica and Calcite Crystal
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver and gold leaf crucifix adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a mica cluster and a calcite crystal. The mica specimen is from the Great Smoky Mountain...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Italian Small 18th Century Hand Carved Baroque Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small Hand carved winged angelhead with its original gilding.
Italy, circa 1750
Weathered.
Measurement here below inclusive the wooden base.
H:14cm W:11,5cm D:7cm
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Large Cast and Chiseled Bronze Plaque - Saint Sebastian, Rome 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Cast and Chiseled Bronze Plaque
Saint Sebastian after the model by Guido Reni (Capitoline Museum)
Rome, 17th century
Large rectangular bronze plaque depicting the martyrdom of...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Miniature Cows Delftware Dutch Pieces Polychrome, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unusual pair of two small Delft earthenware cows with enamel. They had rough life but still very nice.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Europe...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, 'Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman. circa 1755
Both designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Rare and early examples of both models.
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha
Southern Italy, 17th century
Polychrome and gilded wood
20 x 14,5 x 15 cm
Born into a noble lineage, Agatha came into the world ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Two Saints In Polychrome Wood, Portugal, 17th Century, human-sized
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Two Saints In Polychrome Wood, Portugal, 17th Century
Size 1:1
Category
Portuguese Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gothic crowned Head - Île de France, 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin
Île-de-France, first half of 14th century.
H26 x 14 x 14 cm
Provenance :
- Private Collection, Paris France (1960)
- Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (19...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper.
Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584.
A couple of gardeners, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, with flowers and vegetable basket, sitting / s...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Dutch Delft Blue Cows 18th Century
By Delft
Located in Maidstone, GB
A rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft cows, blue and white, made in the De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) factory, circa 1780.
24 cm (9 inches) lo...
Category
Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
French 18th Century Baroque Hand Carved Gilt-wood Standing Lion On Curl
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion with its original weathered gilding. France circa 1750
Weathered, small losses and old repair . Measurements include the wooden base.
H:37,5cm W:28...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Italian, 18th Century Carved White Marble Winged Double Angel Head Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and unique handcarved white marble winged double angel head ornament.
Italy, circa 1750.
Weathered .
Measurement includes the wooden base.
H:24cm W:23cm D:10cm
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Striking large Herkimer diamond on its native matrix
Located in London, GB
Magnificent large Herkimer diamond proudly seated on its original matrix. This clear, double-terminated quartz crystal is renowned for its exceptional clarity and brilliance, akin to...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...
Category
Malagasy Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
18th Century Italian Crucifix with Malachite, Calcite, and Raspberry Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix mounted on green malachite, calcite with fluorite, and raspberry garnet. The piece is adorned with Carnelian pebbles and garnet. The minerals are from a...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite
Spectacular Golden Pyrite
Located in London, GB
Impressive sculpture features a large cluster of Pyrite,
masterfully extracted from the depths of Peru. Renowned
for its metallic luster and golden hue, Pyrite—often called
“Fool’s G...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pyrite
High Quality Half Amethyst Geode with Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A stunning half geode with an incredible amethyst and overlaid calcite formation at the bottom. The interior of the piece is a very deep cavity which presents very high-quality ameth...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
French Late 18th Century Neoclassical Grey Marble Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique and wonderful hand carved grey marble angel head, France, circa 1780-1800. Beautiful weathered.
Measurement includes the wooden base.
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Natural Rock Crystal Quartz Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A natural rock crystal cluster with polish brass stand.
Measures: I 12” /L x 8” /D x 4” /H without stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Musician Cherub Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved cherub depicts a putti with wing and playing the guitar; the sculpture is very expressive in his movement...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline
Venus Pudica (Medici-type) - 18th century, Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Monumental sculpture representing the Venus Pudica (Medici-type)
18th Century
Italian (Rome)
White marble
Based on a model from Antiquity, the Medici Venus, currently in the Uffizi ...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation
Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)25000
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Telamon
Northern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century
Reemployed Roman marble
H 32 x L 18 x P 17 cm
« Sono coloro che hanno dimenticato che l’uomo é solo un bruco, destinato a dive...
Category
Italian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of 17th/ 18th Century Italian White Marble Baroque Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique and very beautiful pair weathered white marble baroque ornaments. They most likely once adorned a church altar.
Original period pieces, Italy, ci...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Venetian sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in Walnut
Located in Cesena, FC
Sculpture of Saint Paul, an ancient statue
Ancient statue of Saint Paul from the 17th century
Large sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in solid Walnut wood.
Or...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Superb Maya Iguana Deity(Itzamna) Relief w/ Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A superb relief-carved panel depicting the Maya Deity Itzamna, appearing as an Iguana, stretched out on a platform with long-toed limbs splayed
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650
Located in Bakewell, GB
Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650
C1650 wood carving of a putti retaining polychrome decoration.
Size 60 cms high 30cms wide and 26cms deep
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Exceptional blue-purple fluorite with pyrite
Located in London, GB
Exquisite specimen of blue-purple fluorite from the renowned
La Viesca Mine in Asturias, which closed in 2020, making pieces
like this increasingly rare. The specimen boasts vibrant ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Pyrite
Brahin Pallasite Meteorite Slice
Located in New York, NY
This meteorite was acquired from the Bethany Sciences collection and was once a part of the private collection of Meteorite Man Robert A. Haag. It includes an informational Certifica...
Category
Belarusian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
Exceptional Pyrite with calcite
Located in London, GB
Stunning Pyrite piece from the mineral-rich soils of Peru, this
piece is a symphony of metallic luster and geometric precision.
Its perfect cubic crystals are interlocked in a captiv...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pyrite
Amethyst “Harp" with phantom calcites
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Megalodon Tooth From South Carolina, USA // 5.67" High
Located in New York, NY
This huge 5.67" high megalodon tooth is five to ten million years old from South Carolina, USA. The megalodon was the most massive predatory shark to ever live. Reaching lengths of 7...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Stunning Onyx Lamp
Located in London, GB
Beautiful lamp, carved from a block of translucent Mexican banded onyx.
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Rock Crystal
Franconia Meteorite
Located in New York, NY
Found in 2002 at Franconia in Mojave, Arizona, this H5 chondrite meteorite can be found strewn amongst many other varieties of metorite in what has been coined a Dense Collection Are...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Other
World-Class Maya Cormorant Throne Panel W/ Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
This magnificent panel is an example of the pinnacle of Maya stone carving.
It depicts the head of a cormorant in profile, with a long hooked beak, curved tongue, large central eye,...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Stunning Pyrite Sphere
Located in London, GB
Captivating Pyrite sphere from Peru, a true natural masterpiece. This sphere is a polished marvel, with countless tiny Pyrite crystals embedded within, each sparkling with perfect lu...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Pyrite
Exceptional Onyx lamp
Located in London, GB
Beautiful lamp, carved from a block of translucent Mexican banded onyx.
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Rock Crystal
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