Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.

Schiaccianoci in legno di nocciolo intagliato. I manici sono a forma di fuso a connettersi alla parte superiore. La scultura raffigura il busto di un monaco con tonaca e cappuccio. L...

Erotic cast pewter plaque: A good surprise. In the bedroom with a bourgeois interior, the master of the house surprises the maid asleep, feather duster in hand and petticoat up. By E...

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...

Trade sign of a mechanic's shop depicting a large wooden wrench with the mechanic's telephone numbers and address written on both sides. United States of America circa 1930.

Carved wood tuna fish trade sign with "Mullaney's Fish Market" in hand painted lettering of gold, outlined in black. Weight: 33 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 24"H x 60"W x 2"D Made...

Six foot carved Atlantc tuna trade sign with handpainted distressed finish. Lettering reads "Anthony's Pier 4". Carved features include fins, gills, snout, eyes, etc. Fitted with iro...

Carved flounder trade sign with lettering for "Boston Fish Market". Details include gills, fins, mouth, snout, eyes, etc. Fitted with hanging chain. Letters are painted in blue, outl...

Carved flounder trade sign with lettering for "Chatham Fish Market". Details include gills, fins, mouth, snout, eyes, etc. Fitted with hanging chain. Letters are painted in blue, out...