Carved Folk Art Witch Scrying Mirror

Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaws, the cadaverous face with deliberate missing tooth in brown wash patination throughout. Stood upon a small marble base with the skull attaching via a dowel fitting. The Skull probably from German origin. Notes  From approximately the sixteenth century, skulls were commonly used to remember death as they symbolise the transience of human life. Memento Mori literal Latin translation means remember that you [have to] die. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery...

Fine and rare Swiss Black Forest carved St. Bernard Dog relaxed laying down with its head resting. The figure carved from a single piece of wood beautifully sculptured with a natural...

The charming figure, carved from a single piece of wood is exceptionally carved showing the male figure with humorous expression holding two Rabbits one by the ears and the second under his arm. A third Rabbit stands at the feet of the male looking up, each rabbit with a different expression. The male figure is wearing traditional Japanese attire with his hair tied back stood upon a naturalistic base. The figure dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1900. Notes The Rabbit is one of the 12 animals to feature in the Japanese Zodiac signs which follows the Chinese astrological system along with the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Such division is connected with the Jupiter cycle around the Sun, which lasts about 12 years. As 2023 is the year of the Rabbit...

From our Silver collection, we are pleased to offer this Novelty Art Deco Tea Server. The tea server cast in silver plate and shaped as a squat form jug with a viewing window to the front below the word Tea in capital letters. The jug opens from the top by sliding the lid across the handle allowing the user to fill the jug full of loose leaf tea. The tea then fills through to the bottom of the jug where another viewing window can be seen. The user then tips the jug and a single serving will be administered from a small spout at the bottom of the front. The server is truly a novelty way to both store and serve loose leaf tea! The base is hallmarked EPNS A1...

Fitted with the original Glass Stopper The bottle of large sized with tapered base and top with a gradient Green hand cut glass body, silver hinged lid and original glass stopper. T...

Glass Body with Silver Plated Mounts From our Glassware collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Nouveau Silver Plate Swan Decanter by WMF. The Deca...

Small antique French wall mirror in dark carved wood, circa 1900. Folk Art style with a small pediment carved with three leaves and a frami...

Rare French mirror in light oak with an original shape decorated with engraved leaves in Folk Art style. Frame width: 7.5 cm - 2.95 in. Modern glass mirror. Antique wood back.

Small antique French carved wood mirror, Tramp Art style, circa 1910. Hand-made of painstakingly assembled small pieces of diamond-shaped cut wood the mirror frame consists of three triangular pediments and pyramid-shaped elements. Antique mercury glass mirror...

Late 19th-century English carved oak mirror with a thick square frame and beveled glass. Ornate yet understated, the piece has charming proportions and a rich natural patina. Engla...

Gold Leaf Giltwood Minature Mirror with Crest, Spain, 1920s Finely carved petite oval mirror with crest. Carved wood, covered with gesso, 24-karat gold leaf finishing. This small sized Art...

Antique French wall mirror in carved light oak wood decorated in the Breton folk art style (French region). Antique frame measures width 11...