Early 1900s Carved Wooden Coat of Arms Plaque with Crossed Swords

An ancestor of modern orchestral horns, this le cor de chasse, or hunting horn, would have been carried by a member of a fox or stag hunting party known as the huntsman. Unlike orchestral horns, this brass version is valveless, relying on the skill of the huntsman to manipulate pitch through delicate adjustments of the lips. By varying the frequency of notes, as well as the pitch and duration, the huntsman would produce different signals to alert members of the hunting party or to relay commands to the hounds. Horns such as these (cor à plusieurs tours) that feature distinctive tight coils and a soldered mouthpiece were designed to be played with one hand while on horseback. Our French brass hunting horn...

Hand-carved in Italy, this limestone plaque depicts a pair of rampant ibex in front of an expansive grapevine. This scene is most likely an interpretation of a sixth-century Sasanian...

A stemma is a written record of a family tree that can be traced back to ancient Rome when they recorded such genealogical information on scrolls. In the Middle Ages, coat of arms be...

Reminiscent of a late 15th century coat of arms, this double eagle cartouche plaque has been hand-carved in limestone in Italy. A square top shield wi...

Black Forest Deer Trophy on Carved Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s A large antique deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque with dark brown finish. The trophy was shot in...

A Black Forest period carved wooden plaque from the early 20th century, with chamois motif, foliage and petite mirror. Hand-Carved in Switzerland during the early years of the 20th century, this wooden Black Forest plaque draws our attention with its chamois head emerging from an oval medallion, surrounded by scrolling leaves wrapped around a branch. The lower section showcases a petite oval mirror...

An Italian carved-wood hanging wall plaque from the early 19th century. This antique wall decoration from Italy is round in shape and features a hand-carving depiction of a putto hanging onto lovingly, as if riding, atop a water fowl. Waving water and foliage further embellish the scenery of this plaque. This piece retains it's original finish, though there may be a few areas of minor touch up done in the past. This early 19th century wall plaque...

A French carved-wood wall plaque from the early 19th century. This antique wall decoration from France features the Neoclassical stylings of swirling leaves and florals splaying outw...