351 results for "spectandum"

What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...

Wooden cane - handle is carved with the face of a bearded man

Antique French wooden steer's head,used as the exterior sign of a butcher’s shop (in French they would call it a boucherie). The sign must be over a hundred years old,still has his o...

Francis of Paola, O.M., (or: Francesco di Paola or Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order ...

Anang/Ibibio Ekpo cult Ancestor dance Mask , Anang/Ibibio People ,Nigeria Maud et René Garcia Paris-Harrie Heinemans Collection Museum Berg & Dal-1984 Martin Lagrain AHDRC ao-...

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

Copper alloy weights Marc system.

An intriguing example of a fully articulated circus puppet marionette, in the form of a clown. This figure is fully articulated with iron strings support...

Gnarled wooden cane

C.P. Initials,Portait of African Male,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated

Saint Erasmus or Saint Elmo (Antioch, ca. 240 – Formia, 303) was an Italian bishop and patron saint of the sailors. His attribute was the capstan, a winch on which the anchor chains were rolled up. He died as a martyr for his faith, and his bones were transferred to Gaeta in the 9th century, where they are kept in the cathedral to this day. The electric phenomenon of Saint Elmus fire is named after Saint Erasmus and the 16th C humanist Desiderius Erasmus. Little is known with certainty about Saint Erasmus' life. However, many legends may have been passed on orally until the - no older writings are known with certainty. His birthplace was in present-day Syria. However, the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian forced him to flee to Mount Lebanon...

Hard wood with rests of polychromy.

These stunning and unique Miniature Georgian shoes were produced in England during the early 19th century, circa 1830. They are hand carved from Mahogany wood and feature the most wo...

Oak Corpus Christi with polychromed leftovers, Flemish School.

These heads allowed the relatives to always have a link with the deceased, second half of the 20th century.

Very mysterious and imposing bronze sculpture depicting a mythical giant, half-man, half-ape, armed with a club and about to devour a dinosaur held in his left hand. Most likely of A...

This type of shield was used to deflect the strike of sticks or whips in ritual staged fights.Beautifully made from hide and natural fibers with a textural and timeless modern form. ...

Very vivid Still Life Jean Jacques Foulon was a Belgian painter. He was born in 1923 in Kraainem and died in Brussels in 1980. J.J. Foulon was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in...

Ashanti People, Ghana Asipim chair, outstanding item.

The Mangbetu people once reigned over a flourishing kingdom in northeastern Congo. Hence their traditional art flourished around the court. Their very rare figural sculptures are rem...

A pair of female ‘ibeji’ twin figures of the Yoruba people. From south-west Nigeria . Both ‘ibeji figures’ wear a high plaited coiffure, coloured blue by m...

This realistic handcrafted leather covered Monkey has a very nice age patina and would constitute a beautiful Natural History piece in every type of design envirronement. The skin de...

Gustave Fontaine (Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels) was a sculptor–painter. He took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sc...

The polychromed statues are in an excellent state and date from a period when profane sculptures started to replace the religious ones.

Dummy Boards’ are flat, oil painted figures in trompe l’oeil- often life-sized (sometimes smaller), which were placed around the house: in halls, corridors, by fireplaces and on stai...

Portrait of a Kongo Chief with feather headdress, plant material on Jute, Frameda Patchwork of bark and raphia finished with feathered headdress. This is was made for export and it i...

Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky was born in Brussels in 1927, and is known for his involvement in the avant-garde CoBrA group. Melding medieval illustrations, folk art, and comic-bo...

The 19th century was a very popular time to smoke tobacco with a pipe. This is a set of six copper pipe holders in various sizes and shapes from this time period. It made it easier a...

Pieter Plas(Alkmaar 1810-1853) came from a well-known family of artists from Alkmaar. His father and first teacher was the carriage and landscape painter Louwerencius Plas (1776-1847...

Solid forged Bamileke short sword with a finely carved face on the top of the handle. Patina of use

Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa Carved from a single piece of wood, the African Ashanti head rest, Ghana, has a curved top raised on a pedestals depicti...

Terracotta pot of roughly crescent shape featuring a pair of naively modelled human figures seated on the concave edge, each with arms folded to the abdomen and feet pointing downwar...

A taxidermy Golden-bellied Mangabey Monkey mounted on a wooden plinth with a broken down ice cream trike, mounted in the manner of Walter Potter.

Worn by chiefs and other notables on ceremonial occasions, these beaded heads were highly symbolic power accoutrements and probably represent the heads of enemies taken in battle. Ol...

The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood to which horse tails are attached. These tails are veritable war trophies cut from ...

Singerie is a visual art genre that features monkeys imitating human actions, often dressed in stylish clothing, designed to amuse and offer a satirical take on society. The term ori...

Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.

The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...

Grassland 's Chief knive embroided with trade beads

This fine, round, dark grey vessel depicts a complete figure which is rare. It was made by the Mangbetu People. The Mangbetu ethnic group lives deep in the...

Alex Lallemand (Ixelles, 1892–1963) Belgian painter. He had a predilection for landscapes, figures, flowers, and still lifes. His works are imbued with dreams, instimism, and sometim...

The ‘Multicolored Man’ depicts a head with an enlarged nose and ear and worried looking eyes and mouth. The characteristics are yellow, orange, blue, wh...

A 6 antique earthenware tiles set evoking a delicate sun-shaped figure surrounded by abstract shapes. A beautiful decorative set that can be used on a chimney or a wall - one of many...

This rare, almost circular-shaped masks, belongs to the Ekanga secret society and would have been kept in baskets at the heart of their sanctuaries. The minimalist style and the whit...

Seated terracotta Figure with nose-ring, Quimbaya culture, 17th C

Lega people, DRC, two ceremonial bone hairpins from the Lega people in DRC.

Originally known as 'Yeoman Warders', the guards of the Tower of London were first formed in 1485 by Henry VII. Today, they are more commonly known as 'Beef...

Considered to be the originators of this accomplished leather-on-wood technique, which is also used by their neighbours Idoma, Boki, Igala and Bangwa, the Ejagham wanted to achieve a...

This pair of female torsos presumably decorated a fair stand or an organ in a theme park. Most likely, they were part of an immense organ that was intended ...

Anthropomorph Terracotta Vase

After Jean Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes, 1684-Nogent-sur-Marne, 1721), Disembarkation for the Island of Cythera, Pastel drawing, Framed, 19th or ...

Designed and sculpted in France by a regional artist, each Gorilla head is meticulously crafted from clay. This process brings forth a piece that embodies both dynamic movement and a...

Unknown Academy Student 19th C drawing, pencil on paper, framed and signed.

This iron cross belonged to a German immigrants from Russia and dates backs to the first half of the 20th century. The cross consists of a base, decorated with flora and a plaque wit...

Drawing framed, dated and signed.

Aboriginal People, Australia, Tiwi painted ritual object and clapper sticks.

Framed, signed and dated.

Framed, signed and dated.

Rotterdam-born painter Willem Muys (1720-1763) specialized in wallpaper paintings. Little is known about his work, as not many paintings can be attributed to him. His children Cornelia, Robbert and Nicolaes were trained by him and have all made a career as artists. In the story of Rebecca (Gen. 24: 46-67) the servant...

This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. The mask was collected at Karambare in the 1930s by Dr. R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in t...