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Item Ships From: Paris
Leopard Dark Brown Sit Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Leopard Dark Brown Sit all in ceramic, hand-painted piece.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Earth Globe Black and Teak N°1 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Earth Globe Black and Teak n°1 all in hand-carved natural teak root and with black volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy rotative syste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

Elephant Sculpture in Noble Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture elephant in hand-carved noble wood. All in waxed noble wood and with 2 tusks in white finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Leopard Black and White Left Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture leopard black and white left all in hand-crafted ceramic mad ein Italy.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Saint-Louis Crystal Manufacture, Layered Opaline Baluster Vase, France 1980s
By Saint Louis
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and large opaline layered baluster crystal vase by the Saint-Louis crystal manufacture. Signed Saint-Louis and manufacture sticker. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

The « Nymphs » Bowl by A-E Carrier-Belleuse and H. Journet & Cie, France, c 1878
By H. Journet & Cie, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Carrier et H Journet et Cie, 24 bd des Italiens, Sté des Onyx and numbered 2326 Diameter Base : 44 cm (17,3 in.) ; Diameter bowl : 49 cm (19,3 in) Important and rare circular...
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1870s French Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Bronze

Outbreak Bronzed Glass Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl Outbreak Bronzed glass all in blown glass with bronze casted inside the bowl, glass with local oxides and bronze components to create unique effe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Candle box Gold Croco made with white porcelain from Limoges, France. With porcelain lid. With gold plated 24 karat crocodile and with black crocodile skin in leather style. Insi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

White Parrot Candleholder
Located in Paris, FR
Candleholder white parrot all handcrafted in porcelain. Hand painted and with details in solid bronze. With 2 candleholders. Candles not included.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Small Silk Wallet Nishijin Saganishiki 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a wallet/ coin case which was made in Japan around 1990s. It is made with silk and this wallet will come with a plastic case. The material is silk and metal. The technique wh...
Category

1990s Japanese Showa Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Royal Dux Bohemia, Art Nouveau Centerpiece, Bohemia, circa 1900
By Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in PARIS, FR
Bearing the mark Royal Dux and numbered 1252 Large enamelled porcelain centerpiece with golden highlights, representing a nymph sitting on a shell like a ship sailing on the waves, ...
Category

Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Stormtrooper Black Helmet Butterflies Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Stormtrooper Black Helmet Butterflies with original black Stormtrooper helmet in matte black resin ornamented with black papillo gambrisius butterflies (no cites required f...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Resin, Wood

French Coq Sculpture in Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture French Coq made in ceramic, hand painted piece.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Concorde Model Sculpture in Resin Scale 1/25
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Concorde model in high quality resin, scale 1/25. Vertical base in blackened steel. Exceptional piece. Made in France. Base: L 71 x D 55cm. Model: Wingspan 100cm x heig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Buccellati woven basket covered with fruits solid silver 925
By Buccellati, Mario Buccellati
Located in Paris, FR
This sterling silver basket, in excellent condition and ready to grace your table, is an exceptional creation by the Buccellati house. It is a symbol of Italian excellence in the art...
Category

20th Century Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Luxury Watch Black or Brown Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury watch black covered with black cowhide leather sheathing, box with details and finishings in polished nickel-plated brass. Upholstery and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Amy Vase
Located in Paris, FR
Vase Amy all in porcelain, hand-glazed and sculpted. Porcelain with a mineral finishing.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Amy Vase
Amy Vase
$1,186 / item
Luxury Watch Blue or Redwine Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury watch blue covered with blue cowhide leather sheathing, box with details and finishings in polished nickel-plated brass. Upholstery and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Contemporary 'Tweety Decorative Bird CS3' by Noom, Black Ashwood, In stock
By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM
Located in Paris, IDF
Bring a touch of whimsy to your home or office with the charming wooden bird from the Tweety series. Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, this minimalist sculpture is an attractive accent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Ash, Oak

US Astronaut NASA Sculpture Life-Size in Resin
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture life-size in Resin US Astronaut NASA. Made in 2018.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Loyalty Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture loyalty bronze with all structure in solid bronze in brown finish.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Quartz and Marble Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box quartz and marble in black marble with lid. With natural quartz on lid's top.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Marble

Gorilla Kong Sculpture in Solid Bronze Orlinski
By Richard Orlinksi
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Gorilla Kong all in solid bronze. Limited edition of 8 pieces, numerated 8/8. By Richard Orlinski. Exceptional piece.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Vase birds porcelain with bronze all in hand painted porcelain and with bronze trim details up and down the vase.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
$757 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Typical Buccellati: pair of woven baskets covered with fruits solid silver 925
By Buccellati, Mario Buccellati
Located in Paris, FR
In excellent condition and ready to grace your table, these two sterling silver baskets are an exceptional creation by the Buccellati house, a symbol of Italian excellence in the art...
Category

20th Century Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Sea Shell Big Dish
Located in Paris, FR
Dish sea shell big with all structure in fine handcrafted porcelain in white finish. Delivered in luxury gift box.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Sea Shell Big Dish
Sea Shell Big Dish
$1,332 Sale Price / item
20% Off
White Eagle Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture White Eagle with all structure in porcelain in shiny finish and in glazed copper lustrous finish.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Petal Bronze Shiny Glass Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl petal bronze shiny glass all in blown glass with bronze shiny finish inside, with blackened glass finish outside. Hand-crafted piece, each piece is unique.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke 'Buffalo' 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan...
Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Backgammon Tray in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The KIFU PARIS Backgammon game tray is the ultimate luxury game. Accented with a mixture of shagreen, pen shell and bronze-patina brass this piece comes with all game parts in a velvet pouch. Available in a light or dark color-way. The dimensions of this piece are 60 x 34.5 x 5cm All Kifu Paris pieces are handmade by artisans, ultimately making each piece unique. Custom color/sizing available on request. Wipe clean with soft dry cloth. Although inspired by her parents, her collection of Home Accessories and Furniture is a distinct identity of its own. Kifu uses handmade techniques of elaborate inlay patterns of shagreen, shells, semi-precious stones, materials she experienced as a child growing up in her parent’s studio, but interpreted in a younger quirkier way reflecting her youth. From her "jewelry inspired knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic constellations, as seen on her enormous round mirror...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Baccarat, Holly Vase, French Art Nouveau 1900s
By Baccarat, Henry van de Velde
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Baccarat crystal vase. A masterpiece of French Art Nouveau. Crafted in the late 1800s / early 1900s, it echoes the elegance of a holly tree, its branches and leaves dancing in...
Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Kenza Leo Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box Leo Kenza all in solid wood with tawny pattern finish outside. With black lacquered finish inside, box with opening lid. With brass deco on the top and brass feet.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Kenza Leo Box
Kenza Leo Box
$898 / item
R2D2 Life Size Model Sculpture Star Wars
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture R2D2 life size model star wars. Set upon a millennium falcon base. sculpted in resin and with accurate lights and sounds. With rotative hea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Rare Charles Lotton Iridescent Blue Art Glass Vase Art Nouveau Style
By Charles Lotton
Located in London, GB
This extraordinary iridescent glass vase by renowned American glass artist Charles Lotton is a true work of art. Featuring a striking organic form with a gracefully elongated stem an...
Category

1990s Central American Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Petrified Wood n°C Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
SIde Table Petrified Wood n°C. Side table in solid petrified wood from Indonesia. Petrified wood has turned into stone. Trees have been buried for many years under sediment they tra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood

Lunar Clock in Pure Crystal Made in 2018
Located in Paris, FR
Lunar clock in pure crystal glass paste made in France in 2018. Clock showing moon age, also shows moon sunsets and sunrises. Major world cities are plan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Jean Cocteau Original Edition Ceramic Vase "Les Vestales", 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic vase - "Les Vestales" from 1958 Edition originale Madeline & Jolly - Signed - and with original certificat Red Terracotta earthenware with yellow / blue / green...
Category

1950s French Art Deco Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Vase 'Malevich CSL5' by NOOM, Burned Steel, Limited Edition
By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM
Located in Paris, IDF
Malevich vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection. Collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Aircraft Engine Gold Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker Aircraft Engine Gold is inspired by radial aircraft engines from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum alloy wi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Plate, Chrome

Émile Gallé, Enameled Seashells and Flowers Green Opaline Glass Jardinière Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare early Émile Gallé jardinière vase in green opaline glass with enamelled decorations of seashells, plants and flowers. France late 1800s. Signed "Émile Gallé pour Bonh...
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Louis Vidal (1831-1892), Roaring Lion, France
By Louis Vidal
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful roaring lion in gold patinated bronze by the artist and sculptor Louis Vidal (1831-1892) of the Romantic period, France 19th century. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 17 x 36 x 9 Secure shipping. Louis Vidal, Vidal the blind or Vidal-Navatel is a French sculptor born on December 6, 1831 in Nîmes and who passed on May 9th, 1892 in the 12th district of Paris. Born to an unknown father and Sophie Vidal-Navatel, he grew up in a family of artists, having for stepfather the painter Alexandre Colin who married his mother in second marriage and for half-brother Paul-Alfred Colin. He studied anatomy but became blind around 1853, which prevented him from pursuing this path. He studied with the animal sculptors Antoine-Louis Barye and Pierre Louis Rouillard and became an animal sculptor himself by replacing sight with touch. This faculty enabled him to create portraits, he perceived the shape of faces by touching them and sculpted them in clay, and remains known as the author of a sculpture representing a roaring lion, as well as that of a bull in bronze, donated by the State to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes in 1867. Louis Vidal worked in particular with Alfred Barye, son of his master Antoine-Louis Barye. He became a professor of modeling in 1888 at the École Braille in Paris. A portrait of the artist taken by the photographer Étienne Carjat...
Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Tresse Braided Mirror by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Wide oval mirror in glazed ceramic, finish mat, designed by Laura Gonzalez. Braided and wavy detail. All is crafted in France.
Category

2010s French Other Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Sumo Wresler KitanoUmi Figure Pottery 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: 7.5 x 12 x 18.5 cm Material: Pottery Name: Kitanoumi Period: Showa (1980s) Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (May 16, 1953 to November 20, 2015), born Toshimitsu Obata (Obata Toshi...
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Contemporary Vase 'Genke CSL7' by Noom, Rainbow Zinc Plating Steel
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, IDF
Genke vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection. The collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Lalique, "Langeais" Candle Vase, France, 2000
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb "Langeais" model candle holder or vase by the Lalique Maison. Previously a Langeais carafe with a damaged rim, it has been perfectly modified by a master glass artisan into th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

La Ferrari Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture La Ferrari with all structure in assembled aluminium pieces (4mm thickness), all painted with original Ferrari rosso corsa paint. Limited Editio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 3 Metal CACTUS Contemporary BRUTALIST SCULPTURES by ESOJ France 2020
By (Circle of) Jan Weesop
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 3 strong and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculptures, unique pieces by artist ESOJ, France 2020. Dimensions : The higher : H 101.5 x D 23 cm / H 40 x D 9 inch The medium : H 50 x D 17 cm / H 20 x 6.7 inch The smaller : H 21 x D 16,5 cm / H 8.2 x 6.5 inch These pieces allow to be presented independently, as well as together (recommended) allowing various esthetic compositions. They are made to be set up indoor as radical sculptures, as well as outdoor on a terrasse or in any garden or even wild nature to create a trouble illusion between wildness and modernity. We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event. Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive. For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean...
Category

2010s French Brutalist Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Model sculpture in clay, by Michel Lucotte, France, circa 1965
By Michel Lucotte
Located in Paris, FR
Clay sculpture model, study for a monumental sculpture. Unique piece, stamped in ink by Michel Lucotte. Biography Michel Lucotte (Born August 2, 1931 in Dijon, lives in Burgundy) ...
Category

1960s French Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Black Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Black Horse Head all in fine porcelain in black matte finish with braided mane in copper gold finish. Sculpture on base.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Af. Henri Chapu and Att. to Prof. Guiseppe BESSI, Joan of Arc Bust, Italy 19th C
By Henri Chapu, Giuseppe Bessi
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Italian Joan of Arc marble bust after Henri Chapu attributed to Professor Giuseppe Bessi from the Italian 19th century romantic period. In wh...
Category

19th Century Romantic Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Art Deco Ceramic Panther, Primavera
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in Paris, FR
Created in 1912 by René Guilleré, Primavera was the atelier of the major department store Le Printemps. The idea was to offer furniture and art objects that combined contemporary aes...
Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary 'Tweety Decorative Bird CS1' by Noom, Natural Ashwood, In Stock
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, IDF
Bring a touch of whimsy to your home or office with the charming wooden bird from the Tweety series. Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, this minimalist sculpture is an attractive accent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Ash, Oak

Danish Retro Dog Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Danish retro dog In hand painted ceramic.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chill Cow White Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl Chill Cow White all in porcelain in white finish with gold plated (24K) finish details and inside the bowl.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Picasso Ceramic Cup "Picador" Edition Madoura 1955
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso (after) ceramic "PICADOR", 1955 Original edition Atelier Madoura, Vallauris France Turn round ceramic cupel Diameter 12,5 cm White earthenware clay with engobes and pa...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antropomorphic bronze sculpture, 1950s, 1960s, France
By Pablo Picasso, Henri Laurens, Ossip Zadkine
Located in Paris, FR
Big antropomorphic bronze sculpture, 1950s, 1960s, France. . In the style of the creations of Zadkine, Picasso, Henri Laurens. . The base of the sculpture is made of travertine. . Ve...
Category

1950s French Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

Polychrome carved wood Virgin and Child from the 15th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD VIRGIN AND CHILD FROM THE 15TH CENTURY   ORIGIN: SOUTH GERMANY, SWABIA, NUREMBERG REGION PERIOD: 15th CENTURY   Height: 94,6cm Width : 28 cm Depth : 18 cm   Lime wood Original Polychromy Good state of conservation     From 1430 onwards, sculpture underwent a profound stylistic renewal which continued until 1530, the so-called late Gothic period. In the Germanic countries, original sculptures flourished in an expressive and sensitive vein.
This renewal was inspired by the art of Nicholas of Leiden, who was active in Strasbourg in the 1460's. His style broke with the refined and delicate art of the international Gothic style in force throughout Europe around 1400. The figures became more authentic and realistic. The bodies became denser. Clothes are animated by deep, broken folds, the fabrics are heavy and have a great decorative value. In addition, the polychromy is intended to be illusionistic. The painting makes it possible to restore the texture of the materials, the richness of the textiles and the natural skin tone of the characters.   The dissemination of images through engraving and the great mobility of the artists led to the success of this style, which conquered the Upper Rhine, Swabian, Tyrolean and Franconian regions, contributing to the formation of a common stylistic identity in these regions. The economic boom in the flourishing German cities was conducive to the development of original production. Attracted by this prosperity, numerous workshops were set up in order to meet the orders of religious communities, the Church and the laity, including a clientele of middle-class rockers.      This precious Virgin and Child is depicted standing on a crescent moon, her head encircled by a crown of tall flowers. Her long wavy hair spreads over her shoulders, framing her beautiful oval face. Under fine eyebrows drawn with a brushstroke, her almond-shaped, slightly drooping eyes look at the Child with infinite softness. She is dressed in a long red dress with a rounded neckline, belted under the chest. The heavy fabric of her dress spreads out in broken folds at her feet. On her shoulders she wears a golden cloak. The drapery has deep folds. She holds out her right hand while she holds the Christ Child with her left.   Christ, with his well-defined hair, is naked. His cheeks are highlighted with red, he holds an apple in his left hand and with the other hand makes a sign of blessing towards the faithful.   Virgins with Child on a crescent moon were very popular in the second half of the 15th century, especially as the central subject of altarpieces in southern Germany and Austria. The crescent moon on which Mary is standing is reminiscent of the Woman of the Apocalypse. Often equated with the Virgin Mary.    This episode is taken from the Book of Revelation (12:1-6)   1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. ; 2 She was pregnant, and she cried out because she was in labor, in pain from giving birth. ; 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: it was a great fiery red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads. ; 4 His tail swept down a third of heaven's stars and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that when she gave birth, he might devour her child. ; 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child who is to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was snatched up to God and his throne. ; 6 Then the woman fled into the desert, where God has prepared a place for her. There she will be taken care of for one thousand two hundred sixty days.   Some theologians see in this woman a reference to the Virgin Mary and in the child, Jesus.    
This remarkable work is a very fine example of sculpture from Swabian workshops in the last decades of the 15th century. It presents all the characteristic stylistic elements: a highly girdled silhouette, an abundant drapery with angular folds, but also a great physical presence accentuated by the polychromy that restores the anatomical details. This group is made of a wooden log. The deep folds of the drapery highlight the movement of the Virgin holding the child.       Bibliography :   Sophie Guillot de Suduiraut, Dévotion et Séduction, Sculptures souabes des musées de France, vers 1460-1530, Paris musée du Louvre-Éditions somogy, 2015   “Revelation 12 -   Common English Bible...
Category

15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Crocodile Candle Holder
Located in Paris, FR
Candle Holder Crocodile with metal structure in brass vintage finish, for 1 candle, candle not included.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 1920s 'Mouse' Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fas...
Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Two Frogs on the Lotus Leaf' 1950s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fast...
Category

1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Paris - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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