A rare Valsuani silvered bronze vase of prancing horses, Paris 1930

Impressive centrepiece in ceramic by Tommaso Barbi, decorated in his signature malachite finish with feature gilt zig zag frieze on black band.

Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...

Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...

Exquisite decorative architectural element, a wall hanging of generous scale. Sand cast bronze, with old verdigris patination and painstaking detail to the composition, the scales and twin heads of Horus. The energy expressed in beautiful coiled, tensile form. Bronze castings have a long tradition in Berlin, the most renown being the Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck that operated from 1851 until 1926. Horus, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and whose left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing. Falcon cults, which were in evidence from late predynastic times, were widespread in Egypt. This coiled serpent form is equally reminiscent of Nehebkau a primordial snake god in ancient Egyptian mythology. Ultimately considered a powerful, benevolent and protective deity, he is described as a companion of the sun god Re. Egyptian revival: Egyptian culture first enchanted the West when Cleopatra captured the hearts of legendary Romans Julius Caesar...

Beautiful pair of 2 bronze Italian vase made in 1930s.  

Set of three bronze vases. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930. Previous use was bullets. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...

Set of two bronze vases. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930. Previous use was bullets. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving...

Gorgeous craquele ceramic vase, made in France in 1930. The firing technique called craquele is the most sophisticated in the twentieth century; in fact, it involves firing the potte...