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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
English Medieval Extremely Rare Church Pew Animal Carvings
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Medieval Extremely Rare Church Pew Animal Carvings
Pair of extraordinary animal carvings from the 15th century. A cat playing with a mouse and a dog with a bat wing in its p...
Category
Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece.
This is an ...
Category
German Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Roman Gladiator Short Sword 1.AD with Bronze Teardrop Terminal Belt
Located in Doha, QA
This Roman Gladiator short sword is an absolutely outstanding and unique example of an ancient Roman Pompeian Gladius Sword from 1. AD. There were three ty...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Stone Buddha Head Chinese Qi Dynasty on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved out of a single block of grayish brown stone (likely granite type), this Buddha head represents Northern Qi style in China (550-577AD) and likely of the period. The Northern Q...
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Gothic period carved oak panel, 14th - 15th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A Flemish carved oak panel in reliëf from the Gothic period, 14th - 15th century
21.2 x 38.5 cm
Category
Belgian Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Amethyst Mineral Sculpture with High Crystal Peaks on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
A stunning deep purple amethyst cluster with unusually high peaked crystals on metal stand. The polished frame shows mineral layers developing from the rough basalt, to the grey/blue...
Category
South American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
XL Ammonite fossil on stand
Located in MILL, NL
Gigantic Ammonite fossil on custom black stand.
Approx. 150-200 Million Years Old.
An ammonite is an extinct marine animal belonging to the class of squid. Ammonites lived in the ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Early Muromachi Period Samurai Naoe Shizu Katana with Papers, 14th Century
Located in Hampstead, QC
Early Muromachi period Japanese Samurai “Naoe Shizu Katana” (sword). The Muromachi Period in Japanese history ran approximately from 1336 to 1573.
HISTORY: In the Kamakura period ...
Category
Japanese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Judaica Bronze Oil Lamp with Hebrew Inscriptions
Located in Doha, QA
An extraordinary very rare Holy Sabbat oil lamp with the Hebrew language inscriptions which means “Holy Sabbat”. Made out of bronze and has an untouched patina. Those kind of Oil Lam...
Category
German Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Steel and Sterling Silver Malaysian Dagger
Located in Miami, FL
19th century sterling silver Malaysian Dagger.
Original carved mahogany wood handle.
Sterting silver carved crown.
Damascene steel.
The kris is an as...
Category
Malaysian Malayer Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Large Ammonite Fossil
Located in Napa, CA
Ammonites were predatory Prehistoric cephalopod mollusks which existed between 400 and 66 million years ago before dying out during the extinction event which killed the dinosaurs. V...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Manteña Chair of Power Cachique of Prehispanic Ecuador 900 AD
Located in Madrid, ES
The chair has been carved from a block of
rock
These stone chairs are usually classified according to the iconographic motif carved in
the support of the seat, dividing mainly into t...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Amethyst Crystal Cluster with Exceptional Calcite Formation, Mineral Art
Located in London, GB
An incredible amethyst formation with central calcite "arch" and calcite spear.
Two special calcite formations are shown here; the first is a beautiful arch covered with a blanket...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
'World Chronicle', 1st Edition, by Schedel & Wolgemut, Nurnberg, 1493
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'World Chronicle' 1st edition, by Schedel, Nurnberg, 1493
Original woodcut, one page with seven illustrations and Latin text
By Hartmann Schedel, originally published: July 12, 1493
Illustrator: Michael...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jewish Judaea Silver Shekel – Year 2 of the First Jewish Revolt (AD 67/68)
Located in New York, NY
This silver shekel, weighing 14.32 grams, was struck in Judaea during the First Jewish–Roman War, a significant period of resistance against Roman occupation that lasted from AD 66 t...
Category
Israeli Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest.
It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
Category
English Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Spanish Moorish Gothic Mortar 15th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Spanish - Moorish Gothic bronze mortar and with ribs, most likely from Andalusia.
Of conical shape, resting on a circular base, the exterior decorated with a series of wing-shaped pr...
Category
Spanish Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Ptolemy III Bronze Double-Sided Coin 94.5 gr
Located in Newmanstown, PA
This is one of the largest ancient coins ever. Very rare and hard to find. It is in an excellent condition with a lot of details showing. The coin is about 44.5 millimeters wide and ...
Category
Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt Silver Zuz (AD 132–135) – Judaean Coin Certified by NGC
Located in New York, NY
This silver zuz coin, weighing 3.30 grams, was minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a Jewish uprising against Roman rule in Judaea from AD 132 to 135. Undated but attributed to the y...
Category
Israeli Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare RM Jewish Judaea Silver Tetradrachm AD 134–135 Hadrian Jewish Uprising
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and historically significant Roman Provincial silver tetradrachm, minted in Jerusalem during AD 134–135, under the rule of Emperor Hadrian. Struck at the height of the...
Category
Israeli Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ballets Russes by Richard Shead Hardcover Book 1998
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ballets Russes Richard Shead. Greenwich Editions, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 192 pages."A prodigious concentration of talent combined to produce the legendary Russian Ballet....
Category
Expressionist Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Medieval Period Antique European Polearm Axe
Located in Forney, TX
A rare authentic antique Late Medieval period (circa 1300-1500) European polearm two-handed battle axe (dane axe / sparth axe) probably English, Scottish or Italian. Impressive large...
Category
European Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Iron
Ancient Greek Hellenistic Glass Finger Ring
Located in London, GB
This beautifully preserved ring was cast from light green transparent glass. Its large size and shape are typical of Hellenistic finger rings, and its now ...
Category
Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Roman Bronze Ring – 1st Century AD
Located in Madrid, ES
An interesting Roman ring from the 1st century AD, cast in bronze and decorated with an engraved motif of two fish facing each other, a common symbol in the ancient world, associated...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Tabletop Amethyst Formation with Calcite Goethite & Quartz
Located in London, GB
A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long fromation preserves a prominent golden calcite crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptura...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Roman Bronze Phallic Amulet, 1st–2nd Century AD
Located in Madrid, ES
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and a...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, complete albeit with only minor damage. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Ma...
Category
Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Eggshell
Roman Christ 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Romanesque Christ of the 17th century carved in fruit wood with posterior cross. It has remains of the original Polychrome. Total dimensions: 58x43 cm.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Meccano Building Game in Original Box
By Meccano
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through time with this original Meccano building game, presented in its vintage box. Crafted by Meccano Limited in England, this piece of history invites you to u...
Category
English Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large one-of-a-kind medieval Italian armorial shield church architectural elements.
Dating to around the late 15th century, hand-crafted in Italy, most impressive size, standing over 6-feet tall, bow front shaped shield form, polychrome painted Memento Mori - The Wars of the...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Christ on the Cross – Late 15th Century, La Rioja (Spain)
Located in Madrid, ES
"Christ on the Cross – Late 15th Century, La Rioja (Spain)"
Important crucified Christ carved in polychrome wood, from the La Rioja region of Spain, and dating from the late 15th cen...
Category
Spanish Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Medieval inscription
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Medieval German Inscription
stone
Germany, 14th century
46 x 83 x 13 cm
Category
German Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Large Scale Banalinga 'Shiva Lingam' Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display
Outstanding large scale specimen from India
Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter
Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands.
This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Pre-Columbian Hand Painted Narino Bowl Colombia
Located in Washington, DC
Fine Pre-Columbian Narino footed bowl from the highlands of Columbia, circa 1250-1500 AD.
Desirable polychrome bowl would make a great addition to any pre-Columbian collection. Au...
Category
Colombian Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Roman Glass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful original ancient Roman glass embedded in Lucite cube, was used for containing perfume. Exceptional object of art for display.
Category
Israeli Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Incan Sun God Vessel. Terracotta Inti Pre-Columbian Historic Art Sculpture Peru
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING!
PRE-COLUMBIAN
INCAN CEREMONIAL
SUN GOD VESSEL!
CIRCA AD 1300-1500
TWO REPRESENTATIONS OF INCAN SUN GOD INTI
(also known as Apu-punchau)
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 12-1/2 " TALL by 4-1/2" WIDE
This is the Holy Grail of Incan Pre-Columbian vessels.
Here is an incredibly significant Incan Pre-Columbian terracotta ceremonial vessel with two depictions of INTI, the Incan Sun God on each side of the vessel with incredible details and beautifully preserved.
Finding an Incan vessel with the depiction of Inti is quite rare. These were reserved for important ceremonial functions such as Inti Raymi - the festival in honor of the Sun God.
What makes this one even more special is that the depiction of the Sun God nicely matches a 17th century document...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
A Collection of 4 Ancient Roman Bronze Coin 200-300 AD Collectible Object
Located in Wembley, GB
A collection of 4 nice original ancient large bronze Roman coins. Could be emperor Caracalla dating from circa.200-300 AD. Shows nice detail, imagine all the places these coins have ...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare Antik Judaic Kiddush Cup Medieval Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very rare small Judaic cup from medieval period used for the Kiddush ceremony and also probably for circumcision. This chiseled bronze cup is decorated on its belt, with Hebrew characters. The back of the cup is decorated with the Star of David. The whole has a beautiful old patina.
This object with certain oriental influences, probably comes from medieval Spain...
Category
Spanish Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gothic Judaica Box with Kabbalistic Seals and Sacred Texts
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and evocative Medieval Gothic box contains a powerful combination of Salomon’s Kabbalistic seals, a sacred ex libris dedicated to God, and a Star of David inscribed with He...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Framed 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1450, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum. Framed within large decorative matt. In very good a...
Category
French Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
Ancient Byzantine Bronze Double-Sided Engraved Reliquary Cross, 9th-12th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fine engraved double-sided Byzantine bronze reliquary cross, 9th-12th Century AD
Excellent original patina
Composed of two parts hinged at the top an...
Category
European Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
Located in Wembley, GB
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
The drinking horns from Persia Iran. It is made from bronze.
Rythones are from ancient eras and the...
Category
Persian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Brass, Silver Leaf, B...
Mortar and pestle. Bronze. 15th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar and pestle. Bronze. 15th century.
Bronze mortar and pestle with a circular base and a spouted mouth decorated with a band beneath the rim. The base, facing outward, features...
Category
European Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century.
It has faults.
Polychrome wood carving that shows the Virgin sitting on a throne, with her right hand r...
Category
Spanish Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Khmer Buddha Naga Art, Bronze, Angkor Period, 12 Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bronze Buddha wearing the monastic garment. It sits on the coiled naga whose body forms the three spirals. The seven heads of the serpent form a canopy to protect Buddha during medit...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Shoe Shine Stand from Turkey with Accessories for stand
Located in Lomita, CA
The beauty is in the details of this Turkish antique Brass Shoe Stand. The details include accessories like an old shoe shine kit with bottles and...
Category
European Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...
Category
Unknown Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Antique Roman Bronze Rare Architects Geometrical Compass/Divider 3.AD
Located in Doha, QA
Extremely rare and one of a kind ancient Roman bronze geometrical compass/divider. It is in an excellent condition for its age. The Compass is displayed on a dark marble block with a...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell
Located in Copenhagen, K
Large South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam shell
The shell is in very good condition and with a beautiful pink tint.
Category
Pacific Islands Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Macedonian Alexander the Great Coin Set in 22 kt Gold & Emerald Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Greek (Macedonian) Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin, 336-323 BC, set in a 22-karat gold bezel and Bail with an Emerald...
Category
Macedonian Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold
Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Crucified Christ, Sorrowful Crucifix. Carved and polychrome wood.
Located in Madrid, ES
Crucified Christ, Sorrowful Crucifix. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly southern German school, 15th century.
Polychrome and gilded wood carving showing Christ with the Crown of Thorns, on the Cross, already deceased (eyes closed), with the usual INRI phylactery on the upper crossbar of the Latin cross, three nails (note the crossed feet) and a short, golden and polychrome purity cloth or perizonium. It is known, in German, as “Gabelkreuz” or “Gabelkruzifix” (“Sorrowful Crucifix” in Spanish) to a type of Gothic Crucified Christ that is especially expressive (prioritizing external suffering over other aspects) and that, normally, presents the cross in a of Y or ypsilon (alluding to the Tree of Life), created, apparently, thanks to the influence of the mysticism of the late 13th and early 14th centuries (Saint Brigid...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Jewish Silver Zuz (132–135 AD) — Grapes & Temple Trumpets
Located in New York, NY
This silver AR Zuz, weighing 3.13 grams, was minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a defining moment in Jewish resistance against Roman rule between 132 and 135 AD. Struck in the thir...
Category
Israeli Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Roman Cross – 4th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
An extraordinary Roman cross dating from around the 4th century AD, corresponding to the period of the late Roman Empire and the beginnings of official Christianity after the Edict o...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child
Located in Doha, QA
This extraordinary museum piece Enthroned Virgin Mary/Madonna with child on her lap comes from the Rhone region in France. The saint symbol and protec...
Category
French Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
14th-Century Romanesque Christ Figure
Located in Madrid, ES
14th-Century Romanesque Christ Figure
Material: Polychrome wood with deep, aged patina
Dimensions: 17 x 4 x 2 cm
A poignant and rare Romanesque Christ figure from the 14th century, ...
Category
Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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