Apsley Hanging Copper Dish Light

An Enormous Early 20th Century Copper and Brass Clad Log Bin with circular and diamond shaped embossed panels to two of the four sides, and overall muted and sleepy surface patina. ...

A George III Adam Period Brass Hob Grate. Additional information: Dimension: Height: 68.5 cm, 27″ Width: 79 cm, 31 1/8″ Depth: 33.5 cm, 13 1/4″

A mid 17th century large scale oil on canvas depicting a Leopardess, a Lioness and a Wolf toying with a Dead Hare in an Arcadian landscape; in the style of the Dutch Golden Age ‘Animaliers’ and the circle of Frans Snijders. Large canvases of hunting scenes, often featuring exotic animals such as leopards and lions, were initially popularised by the celebrated painter and diplomat Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), and rapidly became a fixture of seventeenth-century patrician residences across Europe. They were heirs to the Renaissance tradition of tapestries representing hunts, which had long been a form of princely decoration, but had typically required much greater expenditures of time and money. A monumental Wolf and Fox Hunt painted by Rubens in about 1616 – now in New York’s Metropolitan Museum – is considered one of the master’s earliest forays into this genre (fig. 1), alongside a set of four large hunting scenes originally executed for Elector Maximilian of Bavaria (c. 1616), featuring a Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt (Alte Pinakothek, Munich); a Wild Boar Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseilles); a Tiger Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes); and a Lion Hunt destroyed by fire in Bordeaux in 1870. This type of composition – with its energetic treatment of the subject, its references to exotic and powerful beasts and its vibrant atmosphere – immediately appealed to patrons and was enthusiastically embraced by artists both within and outside Rubens’ immediate circle. Among the former were fellow Flemish painters Frans Snyders (1579-1657) and his brother-in-law Paul de Vos (c. 1591-1678), each of whom collaborated with Rubens on important commissions, while also pursuing the genre of hunting scenes as part of their respective studio practices. Indeed, both are now predominantly remembered for their dynamic representations of hunts, which – differently to Rubens’ – chiefly focus on the animals, without the presence of human figures. This characteristic is shared by the present composition, which highlights the interaction between the beasts themselves, their feral nature and proximity enhancing the scene’s dramatic undercurrent. The wolf on the left, baring its teeth to defend its prey, is carefully observed, including its blood-shot eyes, salivating mouth, and thick fur, which all find parallels in compositions by Rubens and his circle (fig. 2). Similarly, the lioness emerging from behind a tree trunk in the background is a citation from a famous composition by Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder...

A Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror, with Extending Swanneck Candle Arms With lightly curving convex plates. The arms removable. Diameter: 70cm, 27 1/2″

Quality handmade of solid copper lantern with three 40 watt lights. Electrified and ready to light. Beautiful oxidization patina. Made in the US Could be used in wet location and in...

Quality handcrafted of solid copper lantern , beautiful patina ,with three 60/watt lights. Electrified and ready to light. Beautiful oxidization patina. Made in the US Could be used...

Elegant lantern made of hand crafted copper, quality workmanship, four sides of art glass, and one 60/watt light. Suitable for wet location, original canopy and chain is included. O...

Beautiful funky hanging lantern hand crafted from copper by artisan craftsman , hand beveled glass and floral etching on it . Newly electrified with one 60/watt light . Will look gr...