Madonna and Child with CornucopiaAlabaster, Flanders, third quarter of the 16th centuryDimensions: height 38 cmProvenance: Dutch private collectionStyle: in the tradition of Southern Netherlandish Ren[...]
Beautiful bronze plaque depicting the Flagellation of Jesus Christ tied to a column being scourged by four Roman soldiers, after the model by Galeozzo Moderna, known as Moderno, Verona 1467-Rome 1528,[...]
Oak panel depicting the Forerunner, Saint John the Baptist, carrying the mystical lamb, symbol of Christ. The panel, slightly pierced between the saint's ankles, has been lined. Oak. Northern France. [...]
Free shipping within metropolitan France via La Poste or Mondial Relay**************Exceptional pair of very large cast and turned brass candlesticks, with cylindrical shafts with three wide rings, st[...]
Kiss of Peace (Pax) in gilt and polychrome bronze – Pietà, Mater Dolorosa - Castile, Spain, circa 1575–1600 – Late Renaissance. Important liturgical pax in patinated and gilt bronze, from the Renaissa[...]
Exceptional Gilt Bronze Kiss of Peace (Pax) – Saint Ildefonsus of Toledo – Spain, Toledo, 1534-1545 – Renaissance. Rare and remarkable liturgical Pax in gilt bronze, a work of the Spanish Renaissance,[...]
Walnut caryatid, high period angel, late 16th - early 17th century.. Height 53 cm. Shipping costs: France €20, Europe €30. Other destinations, please contact me. Careful and secure packaging; see pack[...]
A molded and blackened wood frame with gilt decoration, featuring scrolling foliage and rosaries. Italy, 16th century. — Provenance: Amadeo Montanari Collection. Image size: 42 x 29 cm. Exterior dimen[...]
Early Renaissance chest, circa 1600. This chest was used to store valuables and documents for the wealthy owner of the time. A well-preserved document chest made of select oak. Height: 36 cm. Width: 6[...]
A set of six polychrome earthenware tiles or tile fragments (shades of blue, yellow, and white), attractively presented on a modern black metal base. Talavera, Spain, 16th-17th century. Dimensions of [...]
*Unless I'm mistaken, this is a limestone architectural element dating from between the 15th and 16th centuries, probably from a pediment.* Provenance: France (Burgundy, Loire Valley, Paris region, et[...]
This sculpture of St. Anne (mother of the Virgin Mary), a French work from the 16th century, shows her teaching her daughter to read. The book symbolizes knowledge, particularly that of the Scriptures[...]
A Pair of Carved Wooden Chairs
Lombardy, late 16th century
H. 86 × W. 48 × D. 43 cm
This elegant pair of so-called “da balia” (nurse’s) chairs is distinguished by its small scale and the richness o[...]
Early period bronze candlestick, turned on a lathe. A beautiful and interesting model with a wide molded base, a turned baluster stem, and a tall, ringed socket pierced with two circular openings. Ass[...]
Walnut chest with refined decoration and Gothic-inspired motifs, built in the late 16th/early 17th century by cabinetmakers in Florence entirely from walnut, including the back and bottom, all made of[...]
Extraordinary lost-wax cast bronze pharmacy mortar. The mortar's exterior is decorated with a series of alternating frames, and at the bottom is a wide band decorated with phytomorphic motifs. Above t[...]
This left-handed dagger with a ring guard has a morphology distributed across a fairly wide geographical area; typically, it can be attributed to Northern Italy or Southern Germany, but examples of th[...]
Piero di Giovanni Bonaccorsi, known as Perin del Vaga (Florence 1501 - Rome 1547), workshop of - Flagellation of Christ.71.5 x 59.5 cm unframed, 89 x 76 cm with frame.Oil on panel, in an antique 17th-[...]
Important cantonal coat of arms of the Este family on three angular sides, Este family (Este Duchy of Modena and Ferrara) - Pietra Serena material -Originally from upper Lunigiana - 15th CENTURY perio[...]
A carved boxwood knife sheath, dated 1564, richly decorated with religious scenes in relief arranged in superimposed registers. The composition is dominated, in the upper section, by the figure of Evi[...]
High relief sculpture depicting the NativitySpain (Seville) - second half of the 16th centuryCarved and engraved wood, polychrome with gold finishesDimensions: 94 x 71 cm.Full details of the work (cli[...]
Portrait of a Court Lady – French School, circa 1600 Oil on oak panel Late 16th century – early 17th centuryPresented in a fine antique frame in blond tortoiseshell with strong mouldings. Overall dime[...]
Excavated rapier (sword) - Probably France, late 16th/early 17th century. A beautiful, solid, and decorative excavated piece. Traces of inscriptions remain in the blade's fullers, but are barely decip[...]
Hammered brass baptismal basin, Southern Germany, almost certainly Nuremberg, dated to the 16th century (circa 1520–1550).
The basin is raised from a single sheet of brass, deeply repoussé and punche[...]
A small walnut wood table without a drawer, resting on a four-column base connected at its base by a frame with four crossbars. The feet are later additions; it is similar to a parlor table. France, c[...]
Bronze inkwell with a dark patina. Northern Italy, 16th-17th century.11 x 11 x h 22 cm.Made in two parts entirely of lost-wax cast and patinated bronze. The container is richly decorated with deep gro[...]
Flemish School 16th century
Head of Christ – Ecce Homo
Oil on oak panel, octagonal, 8.3 x 5.7 cm
Provenance: private collection Baroness Tony Baert, Belgium
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This painting depicts the [...]
Andrea Michieli, known as Vicentino (Vicenza 1524, Venice 1618). Oil on canvas depicting "Moses Saved from the Waters." This work, profoundly influenced by the style of the master Paolo Veronese, bear[...]
Late 16th-century steel messenger box. Domed lid with decorative riveting. Hinged opening. Two secret compartments release the hasps to reveal keyholes. The lock and keys are currently missing, but th[...]
Although I have not been able to unravel the mystery of their origins for these two sculptures around 130 cm H, polychrome wood. Here is what I have been able to learn: these works, which are of very [...]
Medieval wrought iron lock, complete with two clasps. 16th century, authentic character. Beautiful antique patina with cross-hatched or chevron decoration. A rare piece, steeped in history. Ideal for [...]
Interesting architectural protomes in carved wood depicting fantastic figures, a feminine one and a masculine one, and had an apotropaic function. It is probable that these sixteenth-century elements [...]
Magnificent battle painting on copper attributed to Marzio di Colantonio Ganassini (active in Viterbo, died around 1621), depicting a dynamic and crowded equestrian combat scene between cavalry and in[...]
A rare and deeply moving carved wooden sculpture depicting Christ Bound (Christ of Patience), shown seated, his hands crossed and tied, in a moment of silent suffering preceding the Crucifixion.
Exec[...]
Renaissance Candelabrum Base with Painted Crucifixion
Umbria, 16th century
Carved, polychromed and gilded wood; painted cross on both sides
136 × 43.5 × 30 cm
(The cross and the candelabrum base w[...]
A black and white morion, two-piece, riveted iron skull with stylised embossed decorations; smooth medium comb; distinctive boat-shaped brim with rounded border; original iron comb and a row of simple[...]
Large Renaissance-era carved stone bust of an elderly man facing left; he wears a heavy collared tunic, a long, flowing beard, and a headdress with a turned-up brim, typical of the period. The figure'[...]
Dim. 28 x 40 x 8 mmItaly, 16th centuryIconographyThis finely executed allegorical scene depicts Triptolemus receiving poppy flowers from Ceres, goddess of agriculture. According to mythology, these fl[...]
This exquisite oil on copper portrait, painted around 430years ago, is a splendid survival from the Elizabethan era - the golden age inEngland’s history, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne. It [...]
Monumental and magnificient Silver Processional Cross – Ávila, late 16th century – Master silversmith Bartolomé Rodríguez de Villafuerte. Important and rare Spanish processional cross in repoussé, cha[...]
This charming limewood statuette represents the very popular Saint Anthony, dressed in the hooded habit of the Antonine Hospitaller Order. Popularized by the Golden Legend of Jacques de Voragine, this[...]
Painting oil on canvas measuring 98 x 75 cm without frame and 105 x 83 cmwith frame, depicting a Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Defendente and Fermo by the painter Pietro Ronzelli (Bergam[...]
Two antependium panels from an altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary. One depicts the Annunciation, the other the Virgin with the crescent moon. Both subjects are set within a cartouche of cut leather em[...]
A credenza, partly from the Renaissance, with older parts and remodeled in the 19th century. It opens with two doors decorated with faces and egg-and-dart friezes. It rests on two baluster pilasters. [...]
An important and valuable Cassina chest from the High Renaissance period (ca. 1500), richly inlaid on the rectangular body of beautiful light walnut grafted onto an ebonized base, with plum, boxwood, [...]
Renaissance relief depicting two female figures dressed in a chitonItaly, probably Rome, 16th centuryMarble, wooden frame (provenance label on the back)28 x 20 x 5 cmThis beautiful Renaissance fragmen[...]
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