Renaissance Decorative Objects

Antique French Renaissance Figural Brass Repousse Fireplace Coal Scuttle Bucket. Circa Early 19th Century. Measurements: 13.5" H x 12" W x 10" D.

Large patinated wooden sculpture depicting a woman in a draped dress, carrying a vase on her head. The sculpture is of very high quality, particularly the patina, which gives it a...

An incredible and rare 15th century French carved limestone fragment depicting the back of a man's head with a wavy hair texture, and mounted on a c...

A sensational and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Silvered Bronze urn, attributed to Barbedienne. This most impressive urn is raised by ...

Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) multi colored round crystal paperweight with floral design.

This is an old large Spaniard hand painted and carved wood nude baby Jesus. He has hand painted large expressive eyes and eye brows. His abundant hair is bro...

PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) brass candlesticks with an open double swirl design on a round base (PRICED AS PAIR).

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 ...

Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Figural Bronze 4 Candle Pink Glass Column Candelabra. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18.5" H x 1...

This pair of antique covered urns are signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and d...

English Renaissance style trunk-shaped wood box on wheels with criss-cross iron bands and brass studs

Important and refined oval polychrome stucco depicting the Madonna and Child. The mother and child are held in a tender embrace, and in addition to the Madonna's typical robes, two h...

Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) bronze aladdin lamp with 2 burners and scroll relief with cupid and bird finial.

Italian Renaissance style plaster ear detail of Michelangelo\'s David statue

PAIR of English Renaissance style pewter etched floral design tea caddy vases (20th Cent) (PRICED AS PAIR)

Shaped box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful miniature hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing ...

**Antique-Style Bronze – Young Child with a She-Wolf on a Pedestal – 16th Century – M1423** This **16th-century bronze** is finely crafted. It depicts a **young child accompanied, p...

Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...

Throughout the sixteenth century, sculptors working in the German city of Nuremberg carved sculptural reliefs in various media. This polychrome example, which depicts Hercules’ battl...

Manopan crank musical organ. 19th Century. It is complete but it does not work, it needs to be revised. It has 6 cards with spanish songs of the time. G...

A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze lidded urns, stamped P.H. Mourey. Each most handsome urn is raised by a round base with a bea...

Spanish Santa Margherita with Dragon hand carved wood sculpture. Beautiful original polychrome especially on the dog figure which is an example of a mythical Renaissance medieval dragon...

For your consideration, a decorative plate vintage medieval knights metal dish plate ashtray FIA Lyon France. Stainless steel. Stamped by maker. Dimensions: 1.13" H x 5.13" in diame...

Easily recognizable with his gesture of showing pest effect on his thigh this pilgrim saint is accompanied by an angel curing him. The quality of the wood is noteworthy. Bibliography Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art Chrétien...

This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened. Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...

Large double patina bronze representing the Florentine Singer of the 15th century, signed P Dubois Fr The young and elegant boy, standing, plays and sings, leaning against a column:...

Italian Renaissance style brass urn with center scroll & medallion and flair top (19/20th Cent.) (similar to #008526)

2 Italian Renaissance style objet d'art ostrich eggs mounted on bronze triple griffin bases (19/20th Cent) (PRICED EACH)

Antique French Renaissance "Le Force & Le Pouvoir" Spelter Metal Sculptures Raised on Wooden Bases - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H x 9" W x 5.25" D.

Continental, early 20th century. A antique oval box made of brass and other metals. The box has a basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The pl...

Introducing Renaissance, a unique champagne cover from our K-OVER Works of Art Collection. This exquisite piece draws inspiration from the ornate Florentine style of the Medici fami...

Jewelry box in 925 sterling silver. The body of the box is rectangular and shaped which makes its line light and harmonious. The hinged lid is hand-engraved with volutes and Florentine lilies...

Superb and rare chiseled bronze basin from the Italian Renaissance. Very beautiful workmanship. Uncommon and very decorative object. Very beautiful patina and in superb condition.

A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns, signed Leon Boucher. Each urn is raised by ...

Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Huge and monumental Florentine Renaissance-style vase...

Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust of Ippolita Maria Sforza in the Renaissance Style After Francesco Laurana. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 19" W x 9" D.

Stunning and rare pair of 16th century Italian candle bearing Angel candlesticks depicting male and a female figures from the renaissance period. Each figure is meticulously carved f...

North Italian, 16th century Bust of the emperor Vitellius Bronze, on later bronze socle, lead support to reverse 18 cm. / 7 ins (the bust), 23 cm. / 9 ins overall This fine and apparently unique all’antica Renaissance bronze is inspired by a bust in Venice thought to depict the Roman emperor Vitellius (15-69 AD), who ruled for only eight months in 69 AD before he was overthrown by Vespasian. The Vitellio Grimani, also known as the pseudo-Vitellius, was discovered in Rome in 1505 during excavations on the Quirinale on land owned by the Venetian cardinal Domenico Grimani (1461-1523). On the death of Grimani the Vitellius was sent to Venice and bequeathed to the Republic of Venice, where it was displayed at the Palazzo Ducale from 1525 to 1593. It is now in the Museo arceologico nazionale di Venezia (inv. 20) and regarded as a portrait of an unknown Roman from the first half of the second century AD. The present small bust, with its rough, waxy surface and imaginative adaptation of the antique model on which it is based, bears all the hallmarks of Renaissance bronze modelling in the north of Italy. Indeed, the vigorous modelling is reminiscent of the works by Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532), who worked in Padua in the Veneto and specialised in small bronzes based on antique subjects. See, for example, his head of Bacchus (private collection, offered at Sotheby’s London in 2021), which has a similarly waxy treatment of the hair. The fantastical lion-mask on the breastplate, with its stylised face and unusual braids of hair, is also typical of the imaginative re-working of antique motifs by Renaissance artists. This indicates that the present bust is probably by a follower of Riccio working in Padua or another centre of classicism in the Veneto. RELATED LITERATURE: L. Planiscig, 'Andrea Riccio...

Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Double Inkwell. Item features double inkwell with inserts, central can...

Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.

Majolica vase with a black background decorated in golden yellow. the vase is formed by a very slender body and a flared neck ending with a rather everted edge: it is handmade and ha...

Antique E. Rousseau Cast Spelter Metal French Maiden Woman Bust Sculpture. Item features cast metal construction, wooden base, signed to rear, very unique antique sculpture. Circa 1...

English Renaissance (Dated 1652) oak slant front bible box

Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 200 cm (78,7 in) and a diameter of 70 cm (27,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1...

A young Bacchus cast in bronze, the Roman god of wine, half kneels half sits on a rock while holding grapes in one hand raised above his head and a cup in the other, his head tilted ...

Refined and unique hand-forged wrought iron candle holder. In the past, it was used as a "walking candle holder" for moving between rooms in the house, thanks to its practical base t...

A scarcely seen early 20th century high relief hand made & painted Majolica pottery planter in the manner of Della Robbia. Generous dimensions, beautifully maintained; signed Italy.

Covered Pot with Gadrooned Decoration Green marble, bronze Venice, 16th century Height: 26 cm; Diameter: 21.5 cm. An elegant covered pot carved from richly veined green marble, char...

Exceptional altarpiece representing the annunciation circa 1600, fruitwood rare altarpiece from the North of Portugal, unique due to its large size representing the scene of the annunciation, where the Archangel Gabriel (represented on the bottom left), sent by god (represented on the top left) announces to Marie (bottom right) that she will give birth to Jesus. Very good state of conservation, carved on three panels Dimension: Height 1m51 Width 1m03 Very nice colour and exceptional dimensions Restorations of use We placed the altarpiece on a red velvet base and a Spanish occasional...

PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (PRICED AS PAIR) Both prickets are missing

This listing features a set of 18th century style candle sticks.

Small statuette in bronze of a Venetian mercenary on a small brown stone base with a natural edge. Italy, 16th/17th Century.

Impressive pair of black patinated bronze vases in the style of Renaissance. Finely decorated handles with a satyr figure, over with a and body surrounded by bacchanal scenes. Exquis...

Antique continental wood carving of a youth holding a vessel resting on a lion carved pedestal, 19th century. Both wood carving and pedestal have excelle...

Antique Bronze King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples 1884 Dish Wall Plaque. Item features fine cast bronze relief, remarkable details, banner reads, "Visita Di S.M. Umberto I...

An small but exquisitely cast and highly detailed bronze statue of St Joan of Arc in full body battle armour including the horse with one hand holding ...

An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for th...

ewer and its basin called "Temperance", in silver-plated bronze, in the style of the Renaissance, after the model of François Briot, preserved in the Louvre Museum. The egg-shaped...

PAIR of Italian (early 19th Century) painted and parcel gilt carved standing figures of a young man and lady dressed in traditional cloths (PRICED AS PAIR)

Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (priced as pair).