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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Late 17th/Early 18th C. Carved Wood Hunting Panel C.1680-1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 17th/early 18th century Flemish or Dutch
carved wood panel, possibly from a wall paneling, or a component of a
large cabinet, likely from a hunting lodge.
Category
Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine. Earthenware figurines like this were made in great abundance throughout Mesoamerican history, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events across Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, or coiffure, and ear spools...
Category
Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of details. The wood was covered with a thin layer of pellet and finished in color.
Immediately above the forehead, in correspondence with the anterior neonatal fontanel, the CHRISMON is painted in purple red. The monogram of Christ or Chi Rho (or CHRISMON) is a combination of letters from the Greek alphabet, which form an abbreviation of the name of Christ. Solar in nature, often inscribed in a circle with multiple rays reminiscent of the cosmic wheel deriving from the ancient solar emblems of Egypt. The symbol consists of two large overlapping letters, the 'X' and the 'P'. They correspond, respectively, to the Greek letter '?' ('chi', which reads kh, aspirated) and '?' ('rho', which reads r). These two letters are the initials of the word '???st??' (Khristòs ), the name of Jesus, which in Greek means "anointed" and translates the Hebrew "messiah". On the sides of these two letters, there are very often two others: one 'a' and one '?', alpha and omega...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Torso of a Youth
Located in London, GB
A marble statue of a youth in contrapposto position. The torso is idealised but has only softly suggested muscles, giving the impression of youth. The beginnings of the slender arms ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Exceptional Lancaster County Sack Back Windsor Chair
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is an exceptionally fine Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sack Back Windsor Armchair, circa 1780. It has a bowed crest rail mortised into a continuous rear rail with eleven spindles, se...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar figure. circa 1800
Hand-crafted in the late 18th / early 19th century, exceptionally executed intricate detailing, the large scale antique religious sculpture depicting the female Saint Teresa of Avila, polychrome painted gesso over finely sculpted wood, inset glass eyes, shown in Carmelite nun habit...
Category
Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden cross
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wood, paint
22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm)
18th century
A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Exceptional 1750 Red and Blu Painted Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Small Antique painted blancket chest
Measures: H. 31cm - L. 72cm - P. 45cm
Rare small chest in painted fir wood.
The decorations are geometric, of an intense blue color, with ...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs
Height...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th C Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head Indian Ritual Art Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head – 19th Century
Beautiful 19th-century brass votive head of Lord Shiva, finely cast with detailed moustache and turban. This larger form ...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1600s Bridal Bench, Scandinavian Wabi Sabi
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Antique Norwegian bridal bench, circa 1600s. Later legs, with some age.
Wear consistent with age and use showing beautiful patina.
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Polychromed Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning polychromed wood santo from the early 1700s. Likely from a Roman Catholic Church. Very good condition considering age. Huge amount of presence. Beautiful religious artifact.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American "Human Effigy" Female Stone Sculpture, Tennessee, 1000 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Native American Human Effigy female statue, Holliston Mills Site, Tennessee , sandstone, circa 1000 AD
Dimensions: 11.75 inches tall and 3.75 inches width 5.75 diameter
All stone carvings from America's Prehistoric past are scarce. The majority of known carved stones come from the far western Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas cultures.
This sculpture is unique.
Quality: fine original condition with varigated patina as found. Notice the detail of the carved ear spools...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Roman Carved Marble Torso in Military Dress, circa 2nd-3rd Century
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Roman marble figure of a male in military dress, late Roman Period, circa 2nd-3rd century.
The figure portrayed dressed in military att...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Marble
18th Century Dutch Kaas Hudson Valley of New York
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Massive 18th century Dutch kaas made in the Hudson Valley of New York, circa 1790-1810. It is made of walnut and has four shelves and one large draw across ...
Category
American Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel.
A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Early Americana Painted Wood Monogrammed Trunk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive trunk / chest composed of a hinged wood plank top and painted wooden frame with brass and steel embellishments (brass nailheads with hand-hammered steel handles / hinges / ...
Category
American Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration on later sledge feet...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Federal Gilt Swag Mirrors
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of federal gilt mirrors of rectangular form with thin molded frames and tall vase and acanthus leaf garland and swag decoration to crowns as well as to bases, retaining origin...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Corsican Bronze Hoard
Located in London, GB
Dagger L: 27.8 cm,
Luniform bronze, possibly a belt buckle L: 10.8 cm,
Shield-shaped bronze with a point Diam: 6.5 cm,
Pommel Diam: 3.7 cm,
Violin-bow brooch L: 17.5 cm,
P-Shape...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bridal Bench, Scandinavian Wabi Sabi, c 1600s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Antique Norwegian bridal bench made from rare black alder, this bridal bench approximately dates back to the 17th century.
Wear consistent with age and use adds character, with a b...
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Sacking of the City, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting the sacking of a seaside city by the Saracens, of good pictorial quality. We find cou...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
AR Denarius Gordian III (238-244)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus feeding snake on her arm from patera
Gewicht: 3.41 g
Kwaliteit: Prachti...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Silver
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Traces of original polychrome
Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C
Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep
Provenance:
Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent
Ex Rupert Wace Limited London
Ex Private London collection
cf A...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Bull
Located in Middleburg, VA
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Bull. Originally part of a ceramic floor. Made in Italy, circa 200 AD.
A rare and evocative Roman micro-mosaic fragment depicting a recumbent bull, ...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Antiquity of Roman Large Bust-Weight of Venus with Silver Inlaid Eyes, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large bust weight of Venus with silver inlaid eyes and celestial diadem,Roman culture,Germany,2nd-3rd century AD.
The goddess is depicted nude, slightly gazing to her right with detailed silver inlaid eyes and firmly expressed lips. Her hair is piled high in two parts, loosely drawn back and tied in a chignon. The goddess has been depicted nude, wearing an impressive celestial diadem with three luminaries (two of them silver inlaid) and six lunae.
Material: Bronze (copper alloys and lead), decorated with silver inlays.
Traces of lead fillings for calibration of the weight
Dimensions: Height 14 cm.
Provenance: Old private coll. Munich, Germany before 1980. Later : Görny and Mosch GmbH, Munich, 1999/ Private coll. Schellingerhout, Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (acquired in 1999) / ex private collection KS, Antwerp, Belgium.
Certificate:Akanthos. Akanthos
Ancient
Art
Antwerp
Expertise
For:
Artefact: Bust weight of Venus (Aphrodite) with large celestial diadem and silver inlaid eyes.
Country: Germany.
Culture: Roman.
Date: 2nd-3rd century AD.
Material: Bronze (copper alloys), decorated
with silver inlays. Traces of lead fillings for calibration
of the weight
Lit: Published and illustrated: GM Munich, 98 /1999 number 2307.
Provenance: Old private coll. Munich, Germany before 1980. Later: Görny and Mosch GmbH, Munich, 1999/ Private coll. Schellingerhout, Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (acquired in 1999) / ex private collection KS, Antwerp, Belgium.
Remarks: Dimensions: Height: 14 cm. Steelyard weight...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Coptic Textile with Classical Figures
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Finely woven of wool and linen, this large, ancient, museum level Coptic textile depicts figures derived from classical antiquity, some playing musical ...
Category
Egyptian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Midsummer Night
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century folk-art painting on board in wonderful colors including dusty blues and oranges, depicting finely attired characters in period costumes in a bacchanalian outdoor fes...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette
Reverse: owl standing right with h...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Silver
18th C "Stolen or Strayed" Gem Penned Notice Sign For its Return Giltwood Frame
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A stolen gem!!!! beautiful penned circa mid to late 18th century notice for it to be returned. Housed in a later glazed deep moulded gilt frame
“Stolen or strayed the 8th instant At...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Gustavian, 18th Century Plate Rack with Original Rosemåling Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gustavian Swedish 18th century plate rack with original gorgeous rosemåling painting, circa 1800, origin: Northern Sweden.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Country Pine Rocking Bassinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce late 18th / early 19th century Gustavian Period country Swedish farmhouse pine bassinet / cradle with beautifully aged character and warm patina.
Hand-crafted in Sweden, c...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Portuguese Handcrafted Wooden Stand Cross with Gilt Bronze Christ
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage handcrafted wooden stand cross with gilt bronze Christ and ornaments on a beautiful carved wooden base, Portugal, 1930-1939.
Measures: Height 19...
Category
Italian Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Ngelima Bronze Currency Piece on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare 18th-century Ngelima bronze currency manilla is a stunning artifact, weighing an impressive 20 pounds of solid bronze. Adorned with intricate incised line drawings at its e...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian carved wood ear, once part of a mummy mask, stands as a poignant testament to ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs. Dating back over 250...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient American "Human Effigy" Stone Pipe, Woodland Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
Early American Pre-Historic Human Effigy stone pipe, woodland period, 2500 BP
Formerly in the Harold French collection, Amboy, Indiana (photo)
All st...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup.
The real Kuba masks...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
Early antique Russian Travelling Icon in bronze, 18th Century or earlier
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Russian orthodox travelling Icon, hand made of bronze, which we date to 18th Century or earlier.
The bronze icon is cast with a main rectangular slightly curved shape with a smaller rectangular tab section above. The reverse has a hanging spigot cast into the top tab section. This piece has a mix of colours within the bronze with the high points being worn and shiny from wear and use.
This antique bronze icon probably depicts Saint Nicholas as the central image with other figures ( children?) either side of the head, all within a border. There are other details on the icon including letters and numbers towards the top of the main rectangle. The tab section is also decorated.
The reverse also carries decoration but is quite worn.
Overall an early and very interesting Russian bronze Icon...
Category
Russian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare Brazilian Colonial 18th Century Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
18th-Century Brazilian Devotional Shrine from Minas Gerais
A rare and historically significant 18th-century Brazilian devotional shrine from Minas Gerais, an exceptional piece of col...
Category
Brazilian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Stump Chair, Late 1700s - Early 1800s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful stump chair with beautiful scars and wonderful repairs that add to its charm and uniqueness. The chair was aquired from Sweden and is most probably from a Swedish origin....
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Diminutive 18th Century American Chippendale Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
A fine diminutive 18th century American Chippendale mirror with cut-out scroll work crests and ears in mahogany retaining original dry surf...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century European carved pine trunk
Brilliant antique trunk / blanket chest from Europe. This can also be used as a toy chest, games chest, linen chest, etc.
The chest meas...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Blanket Chest Blue and Red Painted
Located in Vo', Veneto
Ancient Tyrolean painted chest.
Measures: H. 70, L. 174, P. 63
Antique painted chest.
On the front it has two mirrors with geometric decor...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Painted Box in Oak Wood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Scandinavian Baroque oak wood box with original ironwork, partially black painted.
We acquired this piece in the region of "Skåne" in South Sweden. This Mid 18th Century piece wa...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Danish Wrought Iron Mounted Fish Fork
Located in Søborg, DK
A wrought iron fish fork from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and a piece of pure folk art.
Who ever made this made an extra effort to not just make it functional but also so...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category
French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
1800's Swedish Mortar made of solid Öland limestone.
Located in Boden, SE
Mortars made of Öland limestone in the 1800's was used by many in Sweden.
They was known for its durability and ability to withstand wear over time.
In good vintage and charmy condit...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Edward III 1361-1369 Gold Noble Treaty Period 1361 - 1369, London
Located in Braintree, GB
Edward III 1361-1369 Gold Noble Treaty Period 1361 - 1369, London.
Country: England
England
Period: House of Plantagenet
Ruler: Edward III
Phase: treaty period (1361-1369)
Producti...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware.
This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
17th Century Oil on Board Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful early 17th century oil on board painting of Saint Eugene - The Archbishop Of Toledo, Spain. Wonderful brushwork and intricate detail....
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Royal Conclave: A Manuscript Glimpse into Persian Courtly Life
Located in Langweer, NL
A page from a Persian manuscript, distinguished by its intricate miniature painting and surrounding script.
Description
The artwork shows a scene ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paper
18th Century One-Door Wardrobe, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
One-door wardrobe in fir from 1700
Measures: Height 185cm – Width 115cm (130 to the frames) – Depth 50cm (57 to the frames)
Spruce wardrobe, with one door, in excellent conditi...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornament
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornament.
These tassels were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. T...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved Baroque period architectural element, now fashioned as a sculptural bracket shelf.
Hand-crafted by a master-artisan in the 18th century, originally part of a corbel, likely from a church around the Black Forest region of Southern Germany. Exquisitely hand carved solid walnut, exceptionally executed and intricately detailed, featuring two protruding busts of cherub children with fine facial details and sculpted wavy hair, over pierced foliate floral decoration. circa 1750
Provenance / Acquisition:
Property from the magnificent estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928 -2019). An American business magnate and financier.
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house J. Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. September 2022 More of T. Boone Pickens Estate catalog
J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting this item from the iconic Texas and Oklahoma oil...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
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