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Pair Of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Quail Boxes, Qing Dynasty, Late 19Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNE TRINKET BOXES
Extremely tactile little boxes in the form of a male and female quail with polychrome enamels.
Very characterful and charming depiction of t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Franz Bergman Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Merchant
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Franz Bergman Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Merchant
This Franz Bergman Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture is a stunning example of early 20th-century Viennese craftsmanship, known for its intricate detail, vibrant colors, and storytelling compositions. Standing 7 inches high, 5.5 inches wide, and 3.75 inches deep, this finely cast bronze piece portrays a Middle Eastern or North African street vendor, captured in a moment of animated movement as he prepares or serves food. Expertly cold-painted in rich hues, the scene is set on a detailed rug base, adorned with traditional geometric patterns, adding depth and authenticity to the composition. The vendor stands over a small ornate table...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Moorish Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair Modern Tole Polychromed Life Size Sculptures of Potted Palm Trees
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Modern Tole Polychromed Life-Size Sculptures of Potted Palm Trees
Late 20th Century
This striking pair of life-size tole palm tree sculptures offers a stunning blend of m...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Saints Detail, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
This alms box is made of pine wood painted in shades of blue and gray with carved saint figures onamentations decorating the top.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Large Porcelain Ginger Jar, Famille Noire, China c1930s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1930s hand-crafted Chinese porcelain ginger jar, also known as a large melon jar for its distinctive, rounded shape.
In very good condition for its age and use, this collectible p...
Category
1930s Chinese Qing Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Black Polychromed Porcelain Ginger Jar by Yamatoku Meiji Era
By Arita
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Japanese black polychromed porcelain ginger jar. Handcrafted towards the end of the 19th century during the Meiji period in Japan.
The jar features an elongated ovoid-shaped body, and is decorated in a chinoiserie style, and adorned with Japanese symbolism... Encircling the body of the ginger jar are two green...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Chinese ‘Yongzheng-Style’ Famille Rose Porcelain Punch Bowl Circa 1950s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large ‘Yongzheng-style’ Famille Rose (Fencai) Chinese porcelain punch bowl, handcrafted around the 1950s in China.
Decorated with a vibrant central springtime scene of four birds ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Set of Three Spanish Church Alms Boxes Wall Decoration, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Boxes, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed wooden Church Collection offering donation money boxes as wall decorations.
Beautiful wall decoration comprised of three wall hanging collection / doation money boxes. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels.
Each one has a different design. All three create a colorful set displayed together.
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
On sale as a set.
Measures:
Religious woman: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D
Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D
Blue Box:46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Ulysse Dabouze (Haitian, 19th C.) Hand-Carved Bust of Henri Christophe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ulysse Dabouze (Haitian, 19th C.) hand-carved bust of Henri Christophe.
inscribed H. Christope
This hand-carved wooden bust of Henri Christophe, attributed to Ulysse Dabouze (Haiti...
Category
19th Century Haitian Folk Art Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony
Early 20th Century Green Cachepot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning Art Nouveau cachepot exemplifies the elegance and creativity of early 20th-century decorative arts. Its vibrant green glaze is adorned with a delicate hand-painted vine...
Category
Early 20th Century French Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Porcelain Tray Animal Cat by Designer Lynn Chase, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful '90s designer 'Amazonian Jaguar' cat porcelain rectangular serving tray, by Lynn Chase, 1994, circa late-20th century. A porcelain tray, with animal print design and cent...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Louis RICHE French Art Deco Nude Lady & German Shepherd, 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco nude lady and german shepherd by Louis RICHE, France , ca.1920. Polychrome glazed terracotta. Height : 17.5"(44.5cm), Width : 27"(68.5cm), Depth : 10.8"(27.5cm). Sign...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Hubley Cast Iron Boxer / Boston Terrier 'Puppy Size' Doorstop, Circa 1930
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hubley Cast Iron Boxer / Boston Terrier 'Puppy Size' Doorstop, Circa 1930
An original Hubley cast iron Boxer/Boston Terrier 'Puppy Size' doorstop, circa 1930. This charming and rare...
Category
20th Century American Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked
Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action.
From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic wall sculpture depicting a rare horses from SAN POLO VENEZIA
By Otello Rosa
Located in Renens, CH
Rare wall sculpture in polychrome enameled ceramic
representing four horses signed " SAN POLO VENEZIA "
Category
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Majolica Pharmacy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
18th-19th C. Italian Rock Crystal Ball on a Later Italian Giltwood Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-19th C. Italian rock crystal ball/orb on a later Italian giltwood stand, in two parts
The rock crystal ball/ orb European possibly French o...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pocket Cigarette Case Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
6238-7239- Pocket cigarette case with spring button in 925/1000 fire-enamelled sterling silver with beautiful vessel miniature hand-painted by th...
Category
1990s Italian Empire Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze 'Carmen' Attributed to Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna cold painted bronze 'Carmen' attributed to Bergman, Brilliantly enameled, of a gypsy girl with tambourine standing on a oriental rug, mount...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Porcelain Plant Flower Pot Holders Planters Cachepots Jardinières, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of European porcelain flower or plant planters jardinieres or holder cachepots with flower and leaf design, circa mid-20th centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Planter Cachepot Jardinière Pheasant Bird by Mottahedeh, Italy
By Mottahedeh
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian flower or plant potholder planter cachepot jardinière with pheasant bird by Mottahedeh, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Pot is cream off-white ceramic with promine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration in Blue & Yellow Patina, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Fully Signed Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861 ~ 1936)
This exquisite Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by F...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Italian Painted Venetian Rococo Wall Mirrors & Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Rococo Wall Mirrors with Candle Holders
Possibly Venetian Hand-Carved & Painted Circa 19th Century or Older
This exquisite pair of 19th-century...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Wood Low-Relief Depicting a Werewolf and Saint George
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional polychrome wood low-relief depicting a werewolf and saint george after a woodcut by lucas cranach (“DER WERWOLF” 1512)
Provenance :
collection Brimo de Laroussihle
colle...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Plaster 2 Setters On The Hunt Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco sculpture, France, 1920s. "Allez Hop" (Let's go). Young teenager with two setters. Polychrome plaster. Height : 19.3"(49cm), Width : 23.2"(59cm), Depth : 11.4"(...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Canton Famille Rose Large Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A large Canton Famille rose baluster vase, of baluster form, with a tall waisted neck, an everted scalloped rim, the neck and shoulders with applied paired confronting Foo lions and ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Georgian Gothic style tall case clock, its bonnet with a swan’s neck broken arch pediment with Battersea enamel oval polychrome urn accents surmounting scrolled fabric...
Category
Late 18th Century English Gothic Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Polychrome Delft Hand Painted 17th Century Portuguese Ceramic Tureen Lid
Located in Coimbra, PT
Delft polychrome Portuguese hand painted ceramic covered tureen with lid and under plate, hand painted 17th century, tin glazed faience with floral, hunting and bird motif, early 20t...
Category
1940s Portuguese Country Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Delft
Largest Hubley Seated Scotty with Collar Doorstop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Largest Hubley Seated Scotty with Collar Doorstop, A pristine example of the largest model of the seated Scotty dog doorstop Hubley made. Complete with blue collar, this model is a b...
Category
20th Century American Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Vintage Chinese Plaster Tang Style Horse
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Chinese Tang style polychrome pottery horse statue.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
19th century Folk Art Hand-painted Scandinavian Immigrants Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous
Probably Sweden; early 19th century
Polychrome wood (probably pine); iron
Approximate size: 11 (h) x 18.5 (w) x 10 (d) in.
A handsome dome lidded Scandinavian immigrants’...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Pair of Chinese Polychrome Porcelain Lidded Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This pair of exquisite lidded Chinoiserie vases, or ginger jars, features an intricate, hand-painted polychrome decoration of flowers and foo dogs – mythical lion-like creatures that...
Category
20th Century Chinese Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with
polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Gothic Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Onyx & Polychrome Spelter Reading Woman with Dog, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Art Decospelter statue.
Different colors of onyx and polychomed spelter circa 1930
The scene reprensents a woman absorbed in his reading with her dog.
Good condition
Shi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
French 19th Century Polychromed Life-Size Figure of a Geisha, Charles Massé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Polychromed Japonisme life-size cast-metal figure of a standing Geisha, cast after a model by Charles Massé (French, 1855-1913). The standing Japanese beau...
Category
19th Century French Japonisme Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture, in White & Gold
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Size 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture, in White/ Cream Gold
Representing Pop -Art of of the 1980s, we are pleased to offer this remarkable life-size monkey sculpture that embo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Seldom seen Paper Mache NaNa Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Paper Mache , polychromed "NaNa" Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle,,
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
19th Century Bohemian Moser Attrib Enameled Ormolu Jewel Casket Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Aesthetic Movement period Bohemian enameled jewel casket attributed to luxury glassmaker Moser.
Hand-crafted in the late 19th cent...
Category
19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Mid-18th Century Philippine Baroque Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Monumental Anglo Indian Polychromed Rajasthan Bulbous Covered Tole Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Anglo-Indian Polychromed Rajasthan Bulbous Covered Tole Urn
India, Circa 1960s
A monumental example of Anglo-Indian workmanship, this polychromed Rajasthan bulbous cove...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Gaston Leroux Bronze Figure of Aida on a Sphinx, French, 19th Century
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gaston Leroux (French, 1854-1942). A very fine French 19th century polychromed and patinated bronze sculpture of "Aida" resting on a sphinx, her legs crossed and holding a gilt-bronze tambourine, after the model by Gaston Veuvenot Leroux "Aida, A Femme Au Tambourin Assise Sur Une Tete De Sphinx". Signed: Gaston Leroux, Paris, circa 1890.
Measures: Height 29 inches (74 cm).
Width 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Depth 15 inches (38.1 cm).
The opulent and extensively detailed version of Aida was inspired by ethnographic findings of the mid-19th century in ancient Egypt as well as the influences of theatre and costume design. Travelers to the East had often recorded their journeys, either in writing or in pictures, but the movement of Egyptomania was wider-reaching than Egyptology. The immensely popular vogue of Egyptomania is without doubt due to the success of performing arts in recreating this era, in particular, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Both the Cairo and Paris premieres created sensations so large that they influenced generations of artists from Alexander Cabanel to Cecil de Mille. In Aida, the ruins of Egypt were brought back to life in full color and scale before the eyes of a generation that would make history as romantics, adventurers and explorers.
The Cairo premier of Aida was entirely conceived by one of the foremost Egyptologists of the day, Auguste Mariette, who was assigned to the project by Khedive Ismail Pasha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinoiserie Famille Rose Decorative Box with Birds Flora and Fauna
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage decorated Famille Rose ceramic decorative box, Chinese Export/Chinoiserie style, circa mid-20th century. Box and lid are beautiful decorated with figures and bird...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Polychromed Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning polychromed wood santo from the early 1700s. Likely from a Roman Catholic Church. Very good condition considering age. Huge amount of presence. Beautiful religious artifact.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Egyptian Fragment of a Seated Man - Ancient Egypt, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Egyptian Fragment of a Seated Man
Limestone - polychromy
Ancient Egypt, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Most likely from the tomb of Montw-m-H3t
Provenanc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Antique French Tole Handled Bucket/Cachepot 'Labors of Cupid'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Tole Handled Bucket/Cachepot 'Labors of Cupid'
France, Circa 1900
A delightful Antique French Tole Handled Bucket/Cachepot, dating back to the early 1900s, originatin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vase with Cranes by the Villeroy&Boch Manufacture, Mettlach Germany, Circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Model n° 1567
Beautiful Japanese inspired baluster-shaped vase in tinted stoneware. The rich polychrome rotating decoration illustrates cranes in the moonlight, near a lake lined wi...
Category
Early 1900s German Japonisme Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Magnificent Bohemian Engraved Citrine Cut to Clear Floral Vase, Style of Moser
By Moser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Magnificent Bohemian Engraved Citrine Cut to Clear Floral Vase
Bohemia, Czech Republic, Post WWII Circa 1950
A stunning example of craftsmanship from Bohemia, Czech Republic, circa ...
Category
20th Century Czech Neoclassical Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Bronze Sculpture Of Man With Cigar By Bruno Luna "Don Circo"
Located in Norwood, NJ
Whimsical patinated and painted bronze by Mexican artist Bruno Luna (b.1963) Man with Cigar, "Don Circo". Depicting a full size man dressed in a tuxedo with a pocket boutonniere, wal...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century Japanese sculpture likely portrays an accomplished teacher of Japanese Zen Buddhism. Developed from wood with a polychrome finish, this monk is expertly carved with...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pierrot Polychrome Sculpture, 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pierrot under the Moon sculpture, France, ca.1900. Polychrome plaster and mirror. Pierrot sits on a stone balustrade and plays the mandolin under the moon. The moon is represented b...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Plaster
Pair of Han Dynasty pottery Horses and Equestrian Riders
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful pair of Ex Sotheby’s painted Polychrome equestrian horse and riders made from gray pottery, presents beautifully and guaranteed authentic with provenance and COA.
Measures: Height 11.5 inches and width 11 inches
Condition: Possible professional restorations but not detectable.
Provenance: Sotheby’s London. 16th November, 1999. Lot 12 (2 of 4 horsed in that lot)
Sotheby’s New York, NY September 14, 2019.
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The importance of the horse in the history and culture of China can be viewed, in part, through the artistic legacy of this great civilization. In sculpture, painting, and literature, horses were glorified and revered. Horses were believed to be related to mythological dragons, reflecting their sacred status within society. During the unification of China under the Han Dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Massive Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Gloria Hernandez
By Mata Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand-turned massive Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel with fish motif by Gloria Hernandez, circa 1990s. The exquisite piece made of nat...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Italian Carved Wooden Polychrome Greyhound Dog Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved near Venice, Italy, circa 1960, this large antique sculpture sits on an integral square red and gilt wooden pillow base; it features a greyhound figure sitting on back le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Spanish Colonial Madonna/Saint Statue in Carved & Polychromed Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and rare Spanish colonial statue of a madonna or female saint in carved and polychromed wood with movable arms and hands. Philippines, circa 1700s. In her time and within th...
Category
18th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early Spanish 17th C. Porto Santos with Original Polychrome Paint and Columns
Located in Houston, TX
Very rare and early Spanish Porto Santos “Door of the Saints” Altarpiece with 12 carved columns and original gilt and polychrome paint. This is typical piece to be seen in the Cathol...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Polychromed Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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