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Period: 17th Century
Large English 17th-18th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle, England
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Large 17th-18th Century Lignum Vitae English Mortar and Pestle. Lignum Vitae is one of the worlds heaviest, densest wood. This original Mortar & Pestle features a circular form wit...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"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
Italian Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Polychrome Carved Wood Statue Of Saint Florian
Located in Bilzen, BE
A fine quality 17th century Italian polychrome carved wood Saint Florian Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; 250 – c. 304 AD) was a Christian holy man a...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
LATE 17th CENTURY EMBOSSED BRASS FOOD WARMER
Located in Firenze, FI
Ancient brass food warmer, worked and embossed by hand, characterized by an elegant and refined style. It has a round body supported by a ring foot, a lid with a handle and two handl...
Category
Italian Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
LATE 17th CENTURY CASTLES MAJOLICA PLAQUE
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid polychrome majolica plaque, attributable to the renowned Castelli factory, located in Abruzzo (Central Italy), and dating back to around the end of the 17th century. The pla...
Category
Italian Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica
Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Extremely rare survival of a 17th century vernacular iron wall sconce
Unusually incorporating a hood to protect against fire and reflect the heat back into the room so it does not r...
Category
English Baroque Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Miniature Altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style, 1657
Located in Gorssel, GE
Wooden miniature altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style.
This altar - used for private devotion - was made in the 17th century a...
Category
Renaissance Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian School Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony and the Child
Located in Leuven , BE
According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...
Category
Italian Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 17th century wood carving of Putto
Located in Bakewell, GB
Late 17th century wood carving.
C1690 carving of putti in a playing position on a original rocky base great patination and colour
size 60cm...
Category
Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chiseled Bronzw Processional Cross Cap of the "Christ of the Agony", Spain, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Processional cross cap of the "Christ of the Agony". This Christ belonged to the parish of San Pedro de Ariznoa located in the town of Vergara in Guipuzcua. The piece is handcrafted ...
Category
Spanish Rococo Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Of French Carved Giltwood Reclining Lion Sculptures, Florentine, With Pad
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pair Of 17th Century Carved Giltwood Reclining Lion Sculptures, Florentine, With Padded Rests On Backs. 17th Century
Category
French Renaissance Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
JAMES NORTHCOTE 1480-1517 PAiNTINGS PRINCESS BRIDGET & MARRIAGE OF SHREWSBURY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of 16th to 17th century, miniature oil paintings which are after the originals by James Northcote (1480-1517) t...
Category
English Charles II Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, after an original painting of Pietro Testa
Located in Braintree, GB
Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, after an original painting of Pietro Testa
Etching is depicting the holy Family, with Shepherd and Baby Jesus.
Made ...
Category
European Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming naive/folk art/sculptural pair of carvings. Crisp, fluid, characterful carving. Lustrous patina.
One a hunting scene in a wood near a cottage : a hunter shooting deer wit...
Category
English Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Pietro da Cortona 1630 Fresco Study, Antique Louis XIII Frame
By Pietro da Cortona
Located in Grenoble, FR
Pierre de Cortonne
(in Italian: Pietro da Cortona, whose real name is Pietro Berrettini) (Cortona, November 1, 1596 - Rome, May 16, 1669)
is a painter and Italian architect of Bar...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Gérard Edelinck - Portrait
Located in Braintree, GB
Artist: Gérard Edelinck
Title: Tetelin Pincit
Signed - Artists Signature - Year 1675
Medium: Etching
Gérard Edelinck (20 October 1640–2 April 1707) was a copper-plate engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin, who worked in Paris from 1666 and became a naturalized French citizen in 1675.
The work of this great engraver constitutes an epoch in the art. Edelinck stands above and apart from his predecessors and contemporaries in that he excelled, not in some one respect, but in all respects, that while one engraver attained excellence in correct form...
Category
French Antique 17th Century Folk Art
A magnificent Dutch marquetry cabinet on stand, by Jan van Mekeren (1658-1733)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A magnificent Dutch marquetry cabinet on stand, by Jan van Mekeren (1658-1733) possibly made for William III and Mary of England
Amst...
Category
Dutch Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Kingwood, Oak, Walnut, Holly
Queen Anne Period Blanket Chest with Two Whimsical Faces, ca 1740-1760
Located in York County, PA
QUEEN ANNE PERIOD BLANKET CHEST, CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS, WITH BLACK DECORATION ON A RED GROUND, THAT INCLUDES TWO WHIMSICAL FACES, ca 1740-1760
This very early, American, painted blanket chest...
Category
American Antique 17th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Price Upon Request
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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