351 results for "spectandum"

French polychrome plaster anatomical “écorché” figure, after the celebrated model by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Finely detailed study of the human musculature, originally designed as an ac...

Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels). Sculptor–painter. Took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien Dillens...

Richard Durando-Togo is a painter of Argentine origin who spent most of his life in Italy and France, in the latter country he settled permanently in 1934. He is a self-taught artist...

Vase with flower, Alex Lallemand (Ixelles, 1892-1963), signed, Oil spatuled on Canvas.

Most Mambilla or Mambila people live in East-Nigeria; a small fraction migrated across the Cameroon border. They are famous for the originality of their sculptures, especially the so...

Sir Frederick Lugard, baron of Abinger, UK kolonial and administrator Hong Kong en Afrika. Herbert harry Cawood (1890-1957) Signed and dated

This beautiful colonial chair made of horn and leather is African in origin and dates from the early 1900. Despite its age, this chair is in perfect condition, has a beautiful use-p...

Carved Wooden Relief Depicting an Anthropomorphic Monkey, France A carved wooden relief depicting an anthropomorphic monkey shown frontally, seated in a hieratic posture. The smilin...

This fascinating artifact, a hardwood scepter attributed to a Japanese scholar, is a masterful example of late 19th-century craftsmanship. The scepter is distinguished by a striking ...

Magnificent 18th century oval painting representing a lovely milk girl.

Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque partially decorated with cauris Private collection Brussels

This beautiful polychrome and highly expressive statue 18th C statue represents Mary Magdalene in prayer, hands joined, eyes raised to the sky.It's of German origin

The knives were handmade with heavily decorated Forged Iron blades with embellished wooden handles. They would use brass or leather wrappings and tacks that turned their weapons into...

The Bizango life-sized Voodoo Warrior Bizango is the name given to a secret society in Haiti, as well as to its members. Many of their practices are closely associated with Haitian V...

Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticized the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned from the country. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...

This unusual Chokwe mask is probably Katoyo, representing non-Chokwe individuals. The deviation of the mask from the more common Chokwe masks is mainly because they represent Portugu...

A standing female figure with prominent breasts below a columnar neck resting between broad shoulders that lead to elongated arms which bend at the elbows to support the seat above. ...

Traditional Tribal Mandau (Parang Ilang) Sword – Dayak People, Borneo The Mandau is a traditional sword of the Dayak people of Borneo, revered both as a cultural artifact and a weap...

Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong (=an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base is decorated with fine plates in Bamboo and Red Copper. It is also provided with Ideog...

Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People , Cameroon Private collection Brussels These commemorative statuettes ,representing a...

Yoruba Egba, couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode ,Yoruba People, Nigeria Abeokuta Provenance Monique Lancée (Maastricht '80)

This vessel exemplifies the anthropomorphic style, incorporating distinct human-like features into its design. Most notably, the upper portion of the vessel includes a stylized human...

Wooden folk-art figure, 19th century. A stylized female soul in Purgatory, shown seated with folded hands and surrounded by carved flame motifs. Dark-patinated wood with simple, expr...

The Beaded Royal Headdress is made of a palm tree fibre structure, enfolded with burlap cloth embroided with European glass beads that cover the entire object with geometric symbolic...

After Athena was born fully armed from Zeus' forehead, Triton, acting as a foster parent to the goddess, raised her alongside his daughter, Pallas. The sea god taught both girls the ...

An exceptionally beautiful antique French wood carving, made in the 17th century. It depicts Madonna standing with open offering arms .The...

An adze is a cutting tool similar to an axe but with a cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Toraja people from Sumatra Island, used for wood carving, were made from nephrite (also known as jade) in the South Island. In the North Island they were commonly made from greywacke or basalt. At the same time on Henderson Island, a small coral island...

This pair of 1950s South West France red mushrooms seats are made of concrete, frost resistant and very sturdy. In addition, it is equipped with a contin...

A pair of exquisite Toraja rice spoons from Indonesia's Sulawesi Islands, featuring elongated bowls and gracefully curved handles that complement the overall design. Each spoon is in...

“Stop of the travelers” is a charming scene depicting several characters, horses and dogs with a backdrop of woods and a small house. The composition used here is a typical character...

The rocking horse was made in the first half of the 20th century in the United Kingdom. The ears and the reigns are in light brown leather. The main and the tail of the horse are mad...

Beautiful leather shoe from Eastern Europe tracing back to the 19th century. This vintage item features delicate and detailed patterns. A beautiful item steeped in history that will ...

The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...

These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".

This lovely 17th century painting was made in the last part of the European Renaissance period, also known as the high renaissance, late 17th century. This scene depicts the Madonna with her Child...

An old classic Bamana lock , decorated with engraved lines, representing antilope horns ,legs bent appearing at the bottom and a beautiful dark patina a...

Tibetan Left turn Conch Shell Trumpet with Silver Mounts

The Shi are an ethnic group located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (Zaire), mainly located in the South Kivu province. This old sword...

The double-headed snake is the symbol of the Bamum Kingdom. Initially, the King was the only person to wear the belt made of a raffia woven strip covered with cloth and beads. After ...

Beaded elephant mask, Grassland people, Cameroon.

Saint Christopher with the Christ Child, Spain, late 16th – early 17th C Polychromed and partially gilded wood. The sculpture represents Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child ...

Set of two antique 19th C Rural Altarpieces in wood and with heavy encrusted patina 25,5 x 12,5 x 2,7 / 18,5 x 8 x 4 cm.

According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...

This elaborate Janus statue is a rare example of an Ibibio free-standing figure to recall a well-defined ancestor in what seems a European outfit .The Ibibios lend supernatural power...

17th century Flemish Shool Antwerp, wild boar hunt in the style of Frans Snijders, oil on oak panel marked by Guilliam Gabron 1609-1662, Antwerp. The st...

Lovely set of 5 antique earthenware tiles with an elegant pheasant surrrounnded by nature. Strong symbol of luck, imperial bird, the pheasant is associated with immortality and was often used as sepulchral symbol in early Christian art...

The statue is standing on a rectangular base, the body covered with bundles of knotted cloth from feet to chin, the rounded, ovoid head with tight mouth baring teeth and a slender no...

These three shoes were used by a shoemaker as basic show models from which customers could choose. He would then manufacture a customized pair. The three model show age and use relat...

The Greek version of his legend made Alexius the only son of Euphemianus, a wealthy Christian Roman of the senatorial class. Alexius fled his arranged marriage to follow his holy voc...

"About the artist Félix Labisse, born March 9, 1905 in Marchiennes and died January 29, 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French surrealist painter whom the surrealists, however, refused to recognize as one of their own. On the fringes of André Breton’s movement, he was linked in 1947-1948, because of his friendship with Christian Dotremont...

This beautiful lithograph is created by Walasse Ting (1929-2010), an American-Chinese artist known for his brightly colored paintings of cats,...

A lovely woven wicker basket with a lid made by the Kongo People . Such type of basket had multi-functional use. The lid is designed with four triangles pointed at the middle and wov...

About the artist William Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", He is perhaps best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations...

Beautiful antique glass vase.

Here is a wonderful decorative late 19th century pharmacist hand blown dispensing/display glass jar of considerable size. The jar is reverse painted by hand with a white ground and g...

A wonderful headrest from the Karamojong People of Uganda in eastern Africa. It is made out of one piece of wood with the legs having a nice bend shape, supporting on a circular bloc...

The Mezcala culture refers to an ancient Mesoamerican civilization based in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, particularly within the upper Balsas River region. Though not well...

These door locks were generally used to protect houses and granaries.Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. They are usually larger an...

A hand-carved funerary mask meant to attach to a larger mummy bundle. The plank-form mask is painted with a broad red face accented with white, diamond-shaped eyes, a rectangular mou...

Painter and aquatint etcher. Also known as L. Davril. Started painting during WW1 copying the works and drawings of WW1 and later Congo-Africa painter Fernand Allard L’Olivier (Doorn...