France 17th Century Round Wooden Frame Window/Mirror

A fine example of reinterpretation and realization of an antique XVII century architectural element. Two wooden round windows of an old house, with original hinges, have been reused ...

Rare Marble herbalist to hold salt, moon and stars carved on the wavy front. The lid is lead, with the image of the sun and lions. Louis XIV period, France 1600.

A large round metal mirror. This convex mirrors were called “witch mirrors” because they were believed to have magic powers, such as visually confusing wi...

Oil painting on iron plate, depicting a Vanitas with skull and fruit. Octagonal frame in interlocking ebonized wood with flaring to match the painting and gold profiling on lead. Ita...

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...

A Wunderkammer round curved mirror with white wooden frame, mounted over white wooden round base. On the rear of the frame there is one round malachite stone. Italy circa 1870.

Red patinated industrial wooden window frame mirror. Spain, 1930s. Eyecatching round window frame converted into wall mirror. This wooden wall mi...

Flemish or Italian with double ripple frame. The back was added at a later date. Circa 1700.

Rectangular 17th century Florentine mirror with "original" mercury glass. The mercury glass is in 3 pieces with etching on the top and bottom piece. ...

A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Mirror Late 17th Century The arched rectangular later mirror plate flanked by two putti and carved flowering motif along the sides and the...

Rare 17th Century Octagonal Baroque Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror. Made of deeply patinated walnut and Rosewood with intricate inlaid Ivory and tor...

Mirror. Carved wood. XVII century. Mirror with a slightly rectangular carved wooden frame that has a metal piece on one of its smaller sides so it can be hung on the wall. The frame...