Pair Early 19th Century Worcester English Porcelain Griffins

19th Century Neoclassical pair of bronze tazzas with moulded everted rim raised over baluster body with gadroon motif flanked with scrolling stylised twin handles featuring acanthus ...

Early 19th Century pair of Paris porcelain vases with drip pans, flared rims and light blue painted finish with a delicate c...

A pair of Regency period tureens vibrantly painted in underglaze cobalt blue with richly gilded dolphin supports and top. On the side of each tureen is the crest of the family of Ble...

A powerful and dramatic pair of Italian neoclassical carved and gilt wood mythical animal figures on faux painted bases, mid 19th century or earlier, Italy. The fantastic beasts are well carved, with dramatic wings that follow the sensuous curve of the neck, and a sinuous body ends in an eel-like tail gracefully curled in upon itself. The bearded heads feature a flattened snout with sharp teeth and a lolling tongue, and pointed horse ears and mane. The long forelegs stretched out in front of them and ending in pawed and clawed feet. The beasts have characteristics of several different mythical animals, making them hard to positively identify. The most likely candidates would be dragons, hippocampi, or chimeras. The beasts are unfinished to the back, indicating they were originally part of a relief decoration, possibly from a mirror. They have now been mounted to wooden bases faux painted to imitate porphyry. They would make perfect bookends or mantle sculptures.