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Place of Origin: Italian
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Pair of Italian Renaissance Iron Page Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) iron life size page figures holding torch.
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Pepsi-Cola Enameled Metal Advertising Sign, Europe, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pepsi-Cola advertising sign made of enameled metal, dating from the 1970s.
The design incorporates the classic logo with red cursive lettering, set against a wavy background ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Black, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche.
The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mercurio Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary, renowned oeuvre of the Mannerist period, this stupendous bust depicts Mercury, or Hermes, the son of Zeus and nymph Maia who served as the messenger of gods in Gree...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Early 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Polychromed Wood Crucifix "Cadore"
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 19th century Italian hand-carved and polychromed wood crucifix sculptural school "Cadore"
Measure cm: H 70, W 37, D 8
About:
The...
Category
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rectangular Blue Oceano 360 Rug by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Rectangular Blue Oceano 360 Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 360 x L 275 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Sombra collection, designed by Miguel Reguero, celebrates the intersection of architect...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Yacht Binnacle from Italy Circa 1880 with Dry Card Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht binnacle of a very unique and rare design. With Italian compass on gimbals. Mushroom style hood with hinged doors. Ornate pedestal with wood base...
Category
1880s Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Statue of Lady
Located in Round Top, TX
Fantastic carved statue of saint with original paint.
Category
18th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Antique Carved-Wood Bouquet Urns with Polychrome Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of carved wood urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of decorations from Italy each feature a hand-carved, two-handled urn, which is raised upon a pedes...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lambrate Terrazze Rectangular Rug in Hand-knotted Wool with Fringe by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Lambrate Terrazze Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 300 x L 250 cm
Materials: Wool.
With Terrazze, the collaboration between Mohebban and Elena Caponi, which began with the Nomadismi co...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Italian Fish Sculpture Made of 18th and 19th Century Fragments
Located in Westport, CT
Unique, whimsical and original sculpture made from antique gilded carvings and vintage Murano glass. This particular fish is shown with a heavy eyebrow and murano teeth! One of two r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Driftwood
Vintage Enamel Rossi Advertising Sign
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Enamel Rossi Advertising Sign
Wear consistent with age and use
Martini Rossi - Decoration - Indistrual
Produced in the 1930s for the French market of Italian spirit company...
Category
1940s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand-Turned Olive Wood Plate Rack with Finial Detailing, 19th Century
Located in Northport, MI
A rare and exquisitely crafted 19th-century olive wood plate rack, showcasing meticulous hand-turning and richly detailed spindle work. This sculptural piece features a rhythmic arra...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Olive
Vintage Illuminated Letter D, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial illuminated letter D was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal ...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Sitting Woman Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This extraordinary sculpture merges art and design in a unique showcase of craftsmanship that will stunningly elevate the aesthetic of any interior. Handmade of gypsum by Romanelli's...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Other
"The Binding of Issac" An Italian 17th century Polychrome Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A masterful example of religious storytelling rendered in sculptural form, this Italian 17th century polychrome relief sculpture depicts the powerful biblical scene of The Binding of...
Category
17th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Grand Tour pietra dura specimen marble chess / checkers game board, rare and ancient marble squares, Italy, 1820s
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Siena Marble
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Sciacca", Set of 2 Pieces, Handmade in Italy
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Folk Art Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large 18th Century Italian Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous bright gilt 18th Century Italian mirror within a bordered glass frame.
This mirror has had some minor restoration, commensurate with age.
Circa 1790.
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
BC Erba / Grass 1989-1990 by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
BC ERBA/grass 1989-1990 by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: W 250 x L 250 cm
Materials: Wool
Produced by Elio Palmisano in 1989-90 for the collection/exhibition Tappeti e Arazzi
...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Marcello Fantoni Signed Midcentury Italian Raymor Lava Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautifully designed and textured yellow green lava glazed studio ceramic lamp by Italian ceramics master or designer Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. Very rare and hard to find style and color. Would be stunning in any setting.
Signed on the base.
Comes with shade as shown.
Fantoni's ceramic works are held in many private collections and museums throughout the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Antique Italy, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful large hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Verona, Italy. Made by a woodcarver in the South Tyrollean area, this area is well-...
Category
Early 20th Century Baroque Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally gilded. as notice some traces of gilt residue. From the collection of Verna Harrah. Harra's Casinos.
Category
Early 17th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stunning Large Woman in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a woman in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a...
Category
1980s Baroque Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Baroque Style Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage Anri Italy, 1970s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the South Tyrollean area, this area is well-known for th...
Category
1970s Baroque Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Telephone Sign
Located in Round Top, TX
Category
1970s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Large Wooden Inlaid Squared Italian Chessboard Box, 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Exquisite large wooden inlaid squared chessboard box. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century.
This handmade box is fantastic because it has an amazing chessboard made of a combination of pine and oak wood squared pieces. The inside part is very large and can be closed with a key that is included.
A wonderful piece that is perfect for completing a neoclassic living room...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Italian Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Pine, Wood
Stunning Large Man in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a man in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a l...
Category
1980s Baroque Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Carved Ludovic Gavioli Organ Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Carved Ludovic Gavioli Organ Figure
Quite simply, she is beautiful and graceful. This amazing example of a late 19th century hand carved sectioned pine organ figure was produced by the world-renowned Ludovic Gavioli. The detail and expression on her face is what makes this example so delightful, an air of beauty and lifelike appeal in her expression. Personally, we have seen a few figures by Gavioli in the past but this one is special. The detail is of the finest quality and the late 19th century was most certainly when Gavioli produced some of his finest work.
Giacomo Gavioli (1786-1875) was considered the greatest of all band organ...
Category
19th Century Early Victorian Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Gianni Versace Silk Rug: Mandarin's Garden Collection by Atelier Versace
By Gianni Versace
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This vintage Gianni Versace collection rug, titled "Mandarin's Garden Silk", was designed and manufactured by Atelier Versace circa 1980. Measuring 200 x 200, this luxurious silk rug...
Category
1980s Chinese Export Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991
Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
Category
1990s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997
Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
Category
1990s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Time Clock Bell from the Moto Guzzi Factory
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze, iron, and pine time clock bell from the Moto Guzzi factory.
Category
1930s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Italian Baroque style silvered metal gilded wood monstrance reliquary. circa 1770-1820
Handmade in Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, commissioned by the church to display an important religious relic, sculptural painted wood form, mounted with decorative silver repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt painted shaped plinth base.
Dimensions: (approx)
17" High, 8" Wide, 5" Deep, 1.25lbs
History:
Reliquaries (also referred to as a shrine or châsse in French), are containers used to protect and display relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter, and a chapel in which it is housed a feretory. A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints.
The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new capital of Constantinople, unlike Rome, lacked buried saints. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics. While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries.
The relics were enshrined in containers crafted of or covered with gold, silver, gems, and enamel. These objects constituted a important form of artistic production across Europe and Byzantium throughout the Middle Ages.
Many were designed with portability in mind, often being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint's feast day or on other holy days. Pilgrimages often centered on the veneration of relics. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it; those churches which observe the veneration of relics distinguish between the honor given to the saints and the worship that is due to God alone.
Sixteenth-century reformers such as Martin Luther opposed the use of relics since many had no proof of historical authenticity and objected to a cult of saints. Many reliquaries, particularly in northern Europe, were destroyed by Calvinists or Calvinist sympathizers during the Reformation...
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Rhinoceros Bronze Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This is an original piece by Raffaello Romanelli executed in 2011 after being commissioned by a private collector to the Galleria. The rhinoceros was modeled with clay looking at different pictures and the clay mold...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Cedrus Deodara #1 by Marco Bellini
Located in Geneve, CH
Qercus Rubra #1 by Marco Bellini
Dimensions: 36 H x 36 W cm
Materials: Cedar
Fire, lime, wood ashes, beeswax
Marco was born in the middle of the rice fields of Vercelli, Ital...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
CF V6 by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF V6 by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: W 285 x L 390 cm
Materials: Wool
Produced by Elio Palmisano in 1989-90 for the collection/exhibition Tappeti e Arazzi
Biographical no...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Gtdesign For Cassina In Touch Rug
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gtdesign For Cassina In Touch Rug
In-Touch is a design carpet that caters to creativity and meets the most extreme needs, suited to any modern furnishing style.
Made of Tencel, on...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Round Plate Vietri C.A.S. 1950 with fisherman figures Made in Italy
By C.A.S. Vietri
Located in Palermo, Sicily
delicious Round Ceramic Plate of Partenopean Folk Culture signed C.A.S. Ceramiche Artistiche Salentine.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
CF V8 2014-2015 by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF V8 2014-2015 by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: W 250 x L 330 cm
Materials: Wool
Produced by Elio Palmisano in 1989-90 for the collection/exhibition Tappeti e Arazzi
Biographical notes
Beppe Caturegli...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Cassina Spider Rug
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Spider Rug
The Spider outdoor rug is a playful interweaving of different colors.
The yarn is very high-tech, versatile and durable. It ensures colorfastness to sunlight, i...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Polyester
Set of 3 Moor Heads, Handmade in Italy, 2022. BESPOKE possibility. Sicily
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Italian Wooden Club from the Vatican, 18 th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional wooden club from Italy,The Vatican,18 th Century
Used by the Guardians of The Pope to protect and as a Ceremonial object,
Good, great old patin...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Chalkware Peasant Pair if Figurines
By Borghese
Located in Malibu, CA
Vintage Niepold Borghese chalkware figurines of a peasant man & woman traveling pair.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
2005 Paola Lenti Rug Made in Italy 8 x 15 ft Oval in Brown and Yellow
By Paola Lenti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Rug that was designed by Paola Lenti. It was produced in Italy and dates to 2005. The rug is an oval shape and is made of an unknown yarn material.
The rug measures 8 ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with arabesque decoration and reserved black and white panels of Asian figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Putto with Dolphin Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This is a reproduction of Andrea del Verrocchio's famous bronze sculpture, Putto with Dolphin from 1470, which is now housed in Florence's Palazzo V...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Italian Copper And Brass brazier Mid-Century, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian copper and brass brazier Mid-Century, 1950s
Found in a country villa in the Sicilian hinterland.
Good condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Spotted Backgammon
Located in Paris, FR
Backgammon spotted with solid walnut case. Backgammon lid's covered with
genuine leather with a spotted pattern in relief. With magnetic closing system.
With leather inlaid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Carved Statue of a Saint
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved statue of a saint with original patina.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Italian Hand Carved Folk Art Santos Doll, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved figure of a Santos doll. The figure is made using pine wood and section constructed with pinned wooden...
Category
1840s Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Scultura monolite in vetro omaggio a Rothko
Located in Torino, IT
Monolite Rothko.
Scultura monolite in vetro di murano, omaggio al pittore Mark Rothko, da cui opere l’artista si è ispirato per la realizzazione dell’opera.
Realizzato con un blocc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous large Italian folk art fish sculpture. Hand-crafted in the 21st century using found 18th and 19th century architectural fragments and decorative antique / vintage elements...
Category
18th Century Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Silver, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche.
The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Brera Terrazze Rectangular Rug in Hand-knotted Wool with Fringe by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Brera Terrazze Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 300 x L 200 cm
Materials: Wool.
With Terrazze, the collaboration between Mohebban and Elena Caponi, which began with the Nomadismi colle...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique 17th-18th Century Wood Italian Seated Saint Figure Fragment with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique 17th-18th century Italian carved wood seated saint figure fragment with beard. Possibly earlier. Remains of paint or pigments in multiple layers.
Arms and one leg missing, old damage to nose and other areas. Mounted on vintage base...
Category
17th Century Medieval Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet with Roman Views
Located in Kastrup, DK
19th century Micro Mosaic tablet with five oval panels with Roman views, approx. 1860-1880.
Very fine tesserae and small briquettes of semi-precious stone...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Moor heads, Collection of 3, Handmade in Sicily, Gold Leaf, Colors Customizable
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
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