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Period: 16th Century
Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century.
The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae IIII Tab'. Beautiful map of Mercator's Ptolemaic map of the Holy Land, Cyprus, Syria, etc. Originates from Mercator's 'Geograph...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of four wooden columns, hand carved and gilded, Spain.
Located in Firenze, FI
Fine set of four wooden columns, entirely carved and gilded by hand, dating from the 16th century and of Spanish origin. The shaft has a two-level zig-zag carved pattern, (fishbone),...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Ancient Jain Altarpiece with Three Standing Jina's, Gujarat, India 16th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
An authentic, ancient and exceptional Three Jina Shrine. For it’s age the altarpiece is in a very good condition and rather large. The image of three standing, nude Jinas flanked by the other 21 seated Jinas is rare. The lintel of the shrine is showing the nine comets and three seated figures...
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Indian Medieval Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Benjamin Goodison Console
By Benjamin Goodison, Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The simplicity of this Benjamin Goodison console is what sets it apart from most of Goodison’s work. The free-flowing design of the c-scroll legs wit...
Category
British Neoclassical Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Fin de la Guerre: The Behemoth of the Siege of Antwerp, 1585
Located in Langweer, NL
This print depicts the Antwerp warship Fin de la guerre, a massive vessel constructed during the Siege of Antwerp (1584-1585).
It is a copperplate-engraved oblique profile of the D...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 19" X 8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Experience the allure of history with our Brussels 16th Century Pillow, measuring 19" x 8". Immerse your living space in the intricate beauty of 16th-century Brussels design, meticul...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Entrance door of a city Moughal XVI-XVII century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Entrance door of a city
Moughal XVI-XVII century
North of India
Deeply carved Teak wood with floral desigs
With iron rings and sticks to avoid the elephant hits .
Maharashtra, ...
Category
Indian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood
Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 18" X 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Elevate your decor with the Brussels 16th Century Pillow, measuring 18" x 9". This exquisite piece seamlessly blends historical charm and contemporary style for a touch of timeless e...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Renaissance Mapping of Sumatra: Featuring Singapore in Münster’s Woodcut, c.1590
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Sumatra ein grosse Insel / so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennt worden'. Beautiful map of Sumatra and the southern part of Malaysia, with Si...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan.
The large box and cover featu...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone
Antique 16th Century Navy Blue and Gold Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry
16th century
In an open architectural setting, the central crowned and enthroned female figure flanked by three handmaidens, a fourth to the left urging a boy towards a kneeling woman on the right with an apple in her right hand, on the left a wooded landscape with a man walking in the distance, a man striking another over the head in the mid-ground, and a man, a woman, and a handmaiden approaching the scene in the foreground, on the right a man gesturing while others flee up a staircase and out of the scene, within a flower and fruit cluster surround punctuated along the top and bottom edges by balustrades and sphinxes, and along the sides by a figure, a mask, and a beaded and crowned man...
Category
Belgian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made for the safekeeping of money, important documents and pr...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Iron
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. Antwerp, 1571-1585).
Exhibition: “Reality, time and artifice. Still life and vanitas in baro...
Category
Belgian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Other
Limoges enamel plaque depicting the Annunciation, 16th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
A large Limoges enamel plaque depicting the Annunciation, rounded at the top, signed and dated in gold (S.C.) N.B. 1543.
Dimensions: 24.5 x 19 cm.
Incl. frame 33.5 x 26.7 x 1.5 cm.
...
Category
French Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Rare Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl With Landscape, Jiajing, 1560-1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Condition Report: Condition: Good, some small chips and flakes from the top rim. Fritting also. Base rim with a baking flaw. Its also warped. SIze: 21.5cm x 11cm
Lovely decorated pie...
Category
Chinese Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Austria by Wolfgang Lazius – A Magnificent 16th-Century Map from Ortelius
Located in Langweer, NL
Title:
Avstriae Descrip – Wolfgang Lazius’ Map of Austria, 16th Century
Description:
This extraordinary map of Austria pays homage to the Austrian humanist and cartographer Wo...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Sculpture of the Virgin Mary from the 16th Century Dimensions: 98x35x25 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
This majestic sculpture of the Virgin Mary, created in the 16 th century, is a unique piece of sacred art that stands out for its impressive detail and the beauty of its form. Crafte...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
Located in Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
Hand made marks around the vase.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
16th Century Thai Ayutthaya Sandstone Torso of the Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely carved sandstone torso of the Buddha, Ayutthaya period (1350-1767), Thailand.
Wonderfully simplistic, the only ornamentation this torso displays...
Category
Thai Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Biblia Cum Concordantijs Veteris & Novi Testamenti & Sacrorum Canonum, 1519
Located in Delft, NL
Biblia cum concordantijs veteris & novi testamenti & sacrorum canonum, 1519
A Bible by auteur Alberto da Castello, printed by Luca-Antonio Giunta, Latin Anno 1519, Venice
27-532-55 pages
First alphabetical list- Tabula Tertia, after that comes the 1st full page woodblock plate.
This title page in red and black with a surrounded frame in woodcut. Above the page “San Jerome” illustrated and below the page the printers mark “ Giunti’s Mark” from the family of printers in Florentine. The initials L A of Luca-Antonio Giunta.
After this page starts a full-page woodcut illustration after that are 3 pages not numbered and then starts numbered page 2 – 532
On page 401 is also a full-page woodcut plate
There are ca 345 small woodcuts...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese 16th C Sancai Biscuit Green and Yellow Ghendi porcelain/earth.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated and rare 16th century Ghendi with a green and yellow dragon decoration. It is in very good condition.
Provenance: Collected in the 1980's...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 23'' X 19''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Brussels Tapestry pillow, 23" X 19" x 6" Made in the 16th century.
Category
French Empire Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool
Albrecht Dürer 16th Century Old Master Engraving The Sudarium Of Saint Veronica
Located in Nottingham, GB
Albrecht Dürer 16th Century Old Master Engraving The Sudarium Of Saint Veronica
Good condition overall, framed and mounted under protective glass....
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Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
A Very Large Virgin and Child ( 49 inches) , Champagne, circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Large Virgin and Child in walnut wood, carved in the round, trampling on Eve biting into the apple.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile made in Toledo. Azulejo Toledano. Alhambra tile decorated in renaissance mudejar style geometrical design.
Probably made between 1550 and 1575.
In very g...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
GORGEOUS! Incan Kero Qiru Museum Quality! Finest in world. 15th 16th Century
By Pre-Columbian
Located in Peoria, AZ
Incan Kero
Tumbler-shaped drinking vessel
Period: 15th 16th Century
Region: Peru
Material: Wood
Polychroming
Finest in the world!
Museum quality!
Keros were used in Peru to consum...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Enamel
16th Century English Tapestry
Located in LYON, FR
Very rare 16th Century English tapestry. Hand made my candle light over 300 years ago.
Recently professionally cleaned and in good condition.
Sources in Lyon France
Any questions p...
Category
English Medieval Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large French 16th Century Renaissance Painted Framed Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large super early French Renaissance painted and gilt carved framed mirror. Very large architecturally framed painted and carved wall mirror with stylized gilt carved and black paint...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 16th/ 17th Century Weathered Oak Renaissance Angel Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head Renaissance ornament.
France, 16/ 17th century. Weathered
Measurements include the wooden pedestal.
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Oak
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe
Located in Encinitas, CA
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe.
Interesting architectural element composed of 2 framed and trimmed doors of single slabs of very old chestnut. ...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Tibetan lamellar iron armor
Located in Milano, IT
The Tibetan lamellar iron armor with dark patina, provided with shoulders and helmet, can be traced back to the 17th-18th centuries and is in excellent condition. It belonged to a pr...
Category
Tibetan Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pietre Dure and the Art of Florentine Inlay by Annamaria Giusti (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The art of decorative stone work - known as Pietre Dure, or polychrome hardstone inlay resurfaced in Rome in the sixteenth century with the flowering of the Italian Renaissance. Tabl...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian late 16th century Baroque period Walnut Cassone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and high quality Italian late 16th century Baroque period Walnut Cassone. This exceptional Cassone is of museum quality with the phenomenal detailing and attention to...
Category
Italian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French late 16th century Renaissance Walnut Deux-Corps cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Beautiful French Renaissance cabinet in two parts. The top part with two carved doors featuring classical figures opening to an interior fit...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista / Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista / border tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
Catalogue: La Azulejería Toledana a Través ...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Elizabethan 'Tudor' Hand Carved Oak Wainscot Arm Chair circa 1580
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Elizabethan Tudor hand carved oak wainscot arm chair - circa 1580 - would be an asset to any space with its simple and modern shape and carved details... its spectacula...
Category
English Elizabethan Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Oak
Important German Tabernacle Museum Piece 16th-17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important German Tabernacle Museum Piece 16th-17th century
IMPORTANT GERMAN TABERNACLE IN MUSEUM 16TH-17TH CENTURY EXCEPTIONAL SOUTHERN GERMAN TABERNACLE...
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Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Renaissance "Chayère" Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This chayère chair of beautiful proportions stands on a rectangular box base enriched by vermiculure motifs executed in flat-plane. This base is topped by a moulding of strong gadroo...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of four wooden columns, hand carved and gilded, Spain.
Located in Firenze, FI
Fine set of four wooden columns, entirely carved and gilded by hand, dating from the 16th century and of Spanish origin. The shaft has a two-level zig-zag carved pattern, (fishbone),...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet, having a quality lacquered lift off lid above 4 drawers with original handles, containing ...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Stair Tansu
Located in CARLTON, AU
This chest drawers in the form of a stairway (Kaidan Tansu) during Edo period (H208cm,W60cm, D137.5cm), and could be displayed separately in two parts. Th...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Flemish Armorial Tapestry, Late 16th Century, Renaissance
Located in Vienna, AT
A Flemish armorial tapestry.
Late 16th century, possibly Spanish
Woven in wools, depicting the arms of the Abbasid dynasty, combined with those of ...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Early English or Scottish Turner's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Elizabethan or Jacobean turned fruitwood and ash three legged chair, often referred to as a "thrown" chair because all the parts are turned on a lathe (think thrown as on a pott...
Category
Scottish Elizabethan Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
Ornately Carved Chinese Luohan Bed, circa 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Elm
Capture of Tournai by Parma's Forces, 1581: Siege and Conquest of the City
Located in Langweer, NL
This detailed engraving depicts the capture of Tournai by the forces of the Duke of Parma in 1581. The scene shows the siege and conquest of the city with meticulous illustrations of...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
16th C Mechelen Doll-letter M carved in the back.Some leftovers of polychromy
Located in Leuven , BE
Mechelen dolls are rare wooden devotional figurines (mainly walnut was used), which were made by some members of the Guild of Saint Luke. The figures, all individual saints, were made from reference models using highly regulated carving and polychrome techniques. They had to meet several requirements. The shape of the rug had to meet certain criteria and the letter M (from Mechelen) had to be visible in the shape. These devotional or saint figurines...
Category
Belgian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
16th Century Map of Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, ca. 1574
Located in Langweer, NL
Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula based on the 1548 map of Giacomo Gastaldi. It covers nearly all of the peninsula, but does not include the head of the Red Sea. The coastlines ...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Ming/Transitional Chinese Porcelain Plate, European House, Rare Piece
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
I really found something intriguing. This plate decorated with what are often seen as European houses. Something seen on Transitional Kraak plates and bowls. I borrowed a few picture...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Needlework Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Truly Magnificent Large over size Antique Pillow
A very rare late 16th Century English Needlework Panel
The entire surface worked by hand
Finished with 18th century Chenille bra...
Category
English Elizabethan Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk, Velvet
Antique English Tudor Period Oak Panel c.1590
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English Tudor period oak panel dating to circa 1590, deeply handcarved with three large foliage scrolls and flowers. Over 430 years old, this oak wall panel has stood the ...
Category
English Tudor Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Monumental 16th Century Painting Depicting the Scene of the Visitation of Mary
Located in Torino, IT
Monumental
16th century painting
depicting the scene of the
Visitation of Mary.
Anonymous painter of the Lombard school.
Coeval copy after Federico Bar...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
With monogram (illegible) and dated (right ear of the saint).
Oil on oak panel showing a thin, elderl...
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European Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of Persian Carved Window Panels
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Persian (16th Century) carved and painted open design window panels with floral decoration.
Category
Unknown Islamic Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Florentine Renaissance Cassone with decor of vines and grape clusters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ORIGIN : ITALY, TUSCANY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
DIMENSIONS :
Height : 73 cm
Length : 180 cm
Depth: 57 cm
Good condition
Walnut wood
This significant Florentine cassone in the shape of a sarcophagus features a beautiful front panel flanked at the corners by two mascarons surrounded by voluted acanthus leaves. It rests on two lion's paw feet at the front.
The decoration includes a beautiful frieze of scales at the bottom, which continues on the sides. Above this, in the center, a scrollwork cartouche once bore coats of arms. On either side, there is an abundant vegetal decor with vine branches and sumptuous grape clusters.
The domed top lid is adorned around its edge with a wide frieze featuring a scale motif, harmoniously matching the lower cornice.
This beautiful cassone is interesting for several reasons. The choice of ornamentation is not random. Grapes have numerous meanings and are often associated with fertility, especially when represented on a wedding cassone...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
Measures: H. 16 x W. 24.6 x D. 16.1 cm
An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid (with slopes on each side and a flat top) made from exotic wood, probably teak (Tectona grandis), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail (Turbo marmoratus, a marine gastropod) in the shape of fish scales, are pinned to the wooden structure with silver ball-headed nails. The casket is set on bracket feet on the corners. The masterfully engraved decoration of the silver mounts follows the most refined and erudite Mannerist repertoire of rinceaux and ferroneries dating from the mid-16th century. The high quality and refinement of the silver mounts and, likewise, the silver nails that replaced the original brass pins used to hold the mother-of-pearl tesserae in place indicate the work of a silversmith probably working in Lisbon in the second half of the 16th century.
The Indian origin of this production, namely from Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat in the present state of Gujarat in north India, is, as for the last three decades, consensual and fully demonstrated, not only by documentary and literary evidence - such as descriptions, travelogues and contemporary archival documentation - but also by the survival in situ of 16th-century wooden structures covered in mother-of-pearl tesserae. A fine example is a canopy decorating the tomb (dargah) of the Sufi saint, Sheik Salim Chisti (1478-1572) in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, north India. This is an artistic production, geometric in character and Islamic in nature, where usually the mother-of-pearl tesserae form complex designs of fish scales or, similar to the dishes also made using the same technique, with the thin brass sheets and pins, stylized lotus flowers. The truncated pyramidal shape corresponds, like their contemporary tortoiseshell counterparts also made in Gujarat, to a piece of furniture used in the Indian subcontinent within the Islamic world prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese. This shape, in fact, is very old and peculiar to East-Asian caskets, chests or boxes used to contain and protect Buddhist texts, the sutras.
A similar chest is the famous and large reliquary chest from Lisbon cathedral that once contained the relics of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent. Both match in shape, having the same kind of socle or pedestal and bracket feet, and in their engraved silver mountings, featuring the same type of refined, erudite decoration. Their differences lie in the silver borders that frame the entire length of the edges of the chest (both the box and the lid), pinned with silver nails, and on the lock plate, shaped like a coat of arms in the Lisbon example. Given the exceptional dimensions of the reliquary casket...
Category
Indian Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Silver
Engraving of St. Gallen and its Monastery, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1575)
Located in Langweer, NL
Description of the Engraving: Braun & Hogenberg’s "S. Galli Opp. et Monasterium Heluetiorum" from Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1575)
This is an original, hand-colored copper engraving ...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Paper
A late 16th century French Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 16th century Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
France, The Loire Valley area
Dimensions: h. 33.46 in., w. 59.45 in., d. 36.22 in.
Our remarquable table is a fabu...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Stone Console with Red Marble Top
Located in London, GB
French stone console with red marble top in the style of Louis XIV, featuring legs carved out of a solid piece of limestone.
Please note: due to the heavy weight, the console is not...
Category
French Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Chinese Ming Dynasty Architectural Terracotta Roof Tile Figure Qilin Foo Dog pr
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of large Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) earthenware Imperial roof decorations - ornamental architectural terracotta roof tile beasts.
15th/16th century or earlier, Northern China, most likely Forbidden City, Dongcheng District, Beijing, figural pottery modeled as mythical qilin (foo dog / guardian lion), the crouching beast with legs back and flaming body depicted ready to pounce. Retaining partial remnants of the red wax export seal, indicating they are authentic and were legally exported out of the country.
Dimensions: (approx)
Largest: 18" Tall, 19" Wide, 8" Deep
History:
Chinese roof tiles have been a part of Chinese architecture for over 2,000 years. These unique and beautifully crafted tiles have become an integral part of traditional Chinese culture, and have gained international recognition for their beauty and cultural significance. In this article, we will explore the different types of Chinese roof tiles, their construction, cultural significance, preservation and restoration techniques, and modern uses.
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof-figures (Chinese: 檐獸/檐兽; pinyin: yán shòu) or "walking beasts" (Chinese: 走獸/走兽; pinyin: zǒu shòu) or "crouching beasts" (Chinese: 蹲獸/蹲兽; pinyin: Dūn shòu) were statutes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the Chinese empire. Only official buildings (palaces, government buildings, and some temples) were permitted to use such roof decorations.
Occasionally arranged in an outward marching procession with various different examples, the number and type indicating the importance of the duties performed within the building or within the courtyard protected by a gate. With a maximum number of nine, the mythical beast was one of the highest in rank, thus modeled set to pounce upon the man and lower ranking creatures, ready to devour them should they stray from performing their duties with faithfulness and rectitude
The Design and Construction of Chinese Roofs:
The roof design is an important aspect of Chinese architecture, with each component of the roof playing a specific role. Chinese roof tiles fit into the overall design of the roof and are placed on top of wooden supports called purlins. The interlocking system of Chinese roof tiles ensures that they stay in place and prevent leaks. Ridge tiles...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
16th Century Period Elizabethan Carved Table of Substantial Size
Located in High Point, NC
Rare and impressive PERIOD Elizabethan dining table of substantial size. The top is made from four planks, and is banded at the ends to prevent shrinkage. The apron is hand carved ...
Category
English Elizabethan Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Oak
16th-Century Aragonese Walnut and Bone Marquetry Chest
Located in Madrid, ES
This exceptional 16th-century chest is a masterful example of Aragonese craftsmanship, combining rich walnut wood with intricate geometric bone marquetry inspired by Islamic artistic...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Chinese Pottery 【Luzon Jar】/Iron-glazed teapot/15th to 18th centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique ceramic jar, commonly known as a “Luzon Jar,” made sometime between the 15th and 18th centuries. It is believed to have been produced in southern China and then us...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, Muromachi Period 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese late Muromachi Period (1333-1573) lacquered and giltwood figure of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, seated upon an elaborate car...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rare Kosometsuke Antique Chinese 16/17c Ming Dynasty Plate China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke.
The rim of the dish is in the shape of a flower, the dis is overall sha...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gothic front gallery chest, Westphalia around 1500 - 1550, oak
Located in Münster, DE
Gothic front gallery chest, Westphalia around 1500 - 1550, wrought iron bands, boxy oak body, partially carved. Monumental star-shaped key plate with original key, feet on the front ...
Category
German Gothic Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Oak
16th century Brussels pillow 15x11
Located in Los Angeles, US
This exquisite vintage pillow highlights a rich 16th-century Brussels tapestry design, adorned with vibrant fruits and floral motifs in earthy tones. The finely woven craftsmanship r...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
16th Century French Carved Walnut Cassone With Gothic Tracery
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful early walnut chest, French 16th century, with a central panel of Gothic tracery. The only other decoration are simple raised molding square diamonds one the front and sid...
Category
Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Cabinet known as the Sumene Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
EXCEPTIONAL CABINET KNOWN AS THE SUMÈNE CABINET
ORIGIN : FRANCE, NÎMES
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Height: 199 cm
Width: 180.5 cm
Depth: 69 cm
Walnut wood
Good state of preservation
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Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Richly Carved Sideboard Buffet - Renaissance- circa 1580 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Renaissance two-body buffet with four doors and six drawers.
On the upper part of the buffet, who hide two secrets drawers, an alternating band of three masks, represents a mythological scene: Zeus changed into a swan seduces Leda on the banks of the Eurotas. The sides of the buffet are decorated with foliage and vines. The doors cornices...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Walnut
16th Century French Renaissance Chest in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Whereas many pieces of furniture during the Italian Renaissance were heavily painted or inlaid with decorative motifs, French examples utilized hand-sculpted elements as the predomin...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Corinthian Capital
Located in New York, NY
Limestone, carved on four sides with acanthus and scrolls, with traces of primer.
Category
French Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Gothic oak sculpted panel from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
Belgian Gothic Antique 16th Century Furniture
Materials
Oak
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