Pair of Large Clear Glass Display Domes

A charming pair of patinated bronze infants cast in the 19th century. One of the babies is happy, while the other one is crying, perhaps corresponding to an 18th century poem by Vota...

In the first plaquette the putti drink wine, eat grapes, make music and wrestle in a field with a round temple in the background. Signed CLODION In the second plaquette, young sat...

This witty pair of lamps are decorated with hand-painted gold and silver coins on hand-blown white opaque glass. From the 1960s.

Beautifully cast bronze copies of the Furietti Centaurs, one elder and one younger. Each is mounted on a bronze base and both are unsigned with no foundry marks. These bronzes are copies of the two Roman (or Hellenistic) monumental marble versions excavated at Hadrian's Villa in December 1736 by Monsignor Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti. The original models now reside at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. These bronzes were a popular subject for collecting in both the 18th and 19th century Grand Tour periods. Engravings of the pair were widely disseminated in Europe in the 18th century which increased their fame. Provenance: The Estate of John Nelson, a noted Los Angeles antiques dealer...

This is a large antique display dome. An English, glass taxidermy or collectable showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Of...

This is an antique display dome. An English, glass over beech taxidermy or collectable showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Super...

A lovely addition indoors or outdoors during a garden party or as kitchen decor, this tall thick glass dome cloche is perfect cover for cheeses or perhaps to cover small desserts on ...

This is a tall antique specimen dome. An English, glass and leather taxidermy display case, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Well pr...