Lombard school, Late IV - early XVII century
Caryatids with coats of arms
(2) Wood, cm Other. 86
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I offer you this interesting corner capital decorated with arcades, interlacing foliage scrolls. We can notice some hollowed out elements letting the light through, as well as the original indented te[...]
Indonesian , historic (!) Buddisme-sculpture. Borobudur. 'Bodhisattva'. Exceptional. Epoque ca. 900-1.000. Made out of the vulcanic, dark-grey stone: Andersite. The Borobudur temple is an Unesco-qual[...]
The chair was carved from a block of rock These stone chairs are generally categorized according to the iconographic pattern carved into the seat support, mainly dividing into two groups, anthropomorp[...]
The chair was carved from a block of detrital sedimentary rock, in which fossil remains can be seen. It is a dark brownish-yellow, porous, coarse-grained calcarenite or calcareous sandstone. These sto[...]
Medieval brazier in chiseled silver and lion's head handles. Bronze and iron tripod support. Extremely rare and refined object, dating back to between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Height appr[...]
Very beautiful painting of a beautiful pictorial quality representing an angler under a bridge. Oil on canvas signed by Paillasse and dated 1912. Beautiful, very realistic representation of the decor [...]
Unframed oil on canvas representing a family walk in a boat. Signed Henry Picou on the front of the boat. The canvas will require cleaning. Painting dating from the years 1860-1880. Henri-Pierre Picou[...]
Very beautiful terracotta offering bowl of pre-Columbian art. Certainly dating from South American antiquity. Sober and elegant with a frieze of floral motifs, fern tips applied in natural hollow. Old[...]
Nucléus ou livre de beurre du Grand Pressigny.
Fin du Néolithique entre 2800 et 2450 environ avant notre ère.
Région du Grand Pressigny
Dimensions :
Longueur :19,5 cm
Largeur : 11 cm
Epaisseu[...]
Byzantine icon painted in the woods. Christ at the table with Madeleine and three guests. Ci-dessous the visages probably deux autres Apôtres. All the pianos ont the volatile colors that persist at al[...]
Anello vichingo in argento, con frontale quadrato inciso con motivi ondulati e quattro piccoli turchesi. I fianchi sono realizzati a traforo con il classico motivo ad onde intrecciate tanto caro alle[...]
Window carved in sandstone with the depiction of two peacocks faced within a 'Small Temple' structure. Five half-moon holes for air exchange and seven radial starry holes where colored glass was inser[...]
Large hollow cup resting on an annular ceramic pedestal with incised decoration in sgraffiato on white slip, composed of diamonds and crosses enhanced with green and yellow castings. 10cm in height 26[...]
Coltello da caccia normanno, in bronzo smaltato. Uno spettacolare coltellino medioevale, che, novecento anni dopo, è rimasto ancora nella memoria storica, copiato e modernizzato nei primi anni del Nov[...]
Medieval stoup in carved stone, with a quadrangular base with four crouching lions. The stem is enriched with clusters and leaves of oak with stylized griffins that climb between the branches. The up[...]
Quick description
Interesting vestige of sculpture, face of Christ.
Made of sandstone, some remains of paint suggest that it must have been entirely polychrome.
Difficult to date precisely, a few [...]
Central Fragment Of Calvary Cross - Medieval - XIIth Or Earlier
Central part of a double-sided granite Calvary cross.
Christ on the cross on one side, the crowned Virgin Mary carrying the child J[...]
Mexico
Huastec Culture / 800 – 1500 AD
Small anthropomorphic vase used by shamans for the preparation of potions. It represents a seated figure with a globular body with a small chest, atroph[...]
Costa Rica / Region of Nicoya
Culture Guanacaste / 1000 – 1500 AD – C.
Anthropomorphic statuette representing a woman originally resting on three feet. The arms are glued along the body, ha[...]
Strip of Coptic fabric in three colors with decorative motifs forming a frieze. The linen fabric is woven and stitched with white and red ocher threads (silk?). In the center of a frieze decorated wit[...]
Gogotte from the Forest of Fontainebleau. Statue created by nature (fantastic animal?) 300,000 years ago, by transforming sand into sandstone. King Louis XIV had Le Notre adorn the fountains of Encela[...]
Singing (hissing) vase that emits a sound when liquids overflow from its two chambers. It is decorated with the image of a serpent, one of the most revered animals in the pre-Columbian cultures of Sou[...]
Liquid vase in the shape of a parrot. In the Chimu culture, the parrot was associated with the notions of fertility and abundance. It is one of the many animals often depicted on ceramic vessels. The [...]
This set of fossil horse bones dates from an extinct equine. The interlocking bones are elegantly presented in a vertical orientation held in place by a black metal frame on a wooden base. The umber-c[...]
France, 15th century
Rape of Proserpine - Narcissus at the Source
(2) Ivory, cm 3,5 x 4,5
The rare pair of ivory reliefs examined depicts two scenes from the world of mythology. The first focuses o[...]
Circle of Benedetto da Maiano (Maiano, 1442 - Florence, 27 May 1497)
Madonna and Child Christ
Terracotta and gold leaf, cm 67 x 37 x 23
The refined and elegant terracotta sculpture depicting [...]
Pair Of Unfinished Snow Goggles
Punuk (?) culture, Alaska ca. 800 - 1400 AD
Fossilised marine ivory
Length : 14,5 cm
An astonishing pair of goggles where neither the eye slits nor the side p[...]
Ometepe culture, Guanacaste - Costa Rica, Nicaragua Period V - 500 - 1000 AD. J.-C.
Vase decorated with a jaguar head.
Terracotta.
Accident and restoration.
Dimensions:
Height: 34 cm.
Diameter[...]
Vase with bird decorations, with a long pouring spout giving the whole an Ibis bird silhouette. Syro beige terracotta - Mesopotamia, Mid Assyrian Period c. 1500 - 930 BC Provenance from a known and ap[...]
Priestess with her arms raised during a ceremony. Orange terracotta, small chip at the end of the bottom. Teotihuacan, Mexico, 450 - 650 AD Provenance from a known and appraised private collection, a [...]
Statuette presenting a seated figure, one hand placed on the chest in a symbolic gesture. He wears a turban crossed over his forehead and ear ornaments. Orange and brown terracotta. Region of Colima, [...]
Statuette presenting a figure seated in a posture of meditation. She wears a necklace with amulet and two ear ornaments. Her headdress is arranged with radiating mats arranged in a fan. Beige-orange t[...]
Walnut statue with very slight traces of polychromy It is a man slaying the demon: under his feet, a grimacing figure. Is it St Michel or St George? He was appraised by Mrs. Laurence Fligny as being S[...]
Superb key-pendant, a bronze jewel from 5th or 6th century, small size and high quality.
This Personal Key was hold as ring or pendant; It is bronze or copper alloy, the hollow stem with its 3 closed[...]
RARE fossilized and base mammoth tooth. Patinated metal base, solid and sober. Dimensions:
* with base: Height: 25 cm Length: 18,8 cm Depth: 11,9 cm. Weight: 3 Kgs
. * single tooth: Height: 11 cm Le[...]
From the Haute Epoque, this important pair of limestone uprights depict two plump and solemn angels, nicely draped, their arms crossed on their chests and their right hands covering their hearts. This[...]
Small fragment of bronzes with incised motifs, mounted on a wooden base under which we read the following inscription: “Roman tools? collection of grandfather Goyot, drawn head”. Provenance: Felix Goy[...]
Hardwood sculpture from the late 15th century, datable to upper Veneto. It represents a female figure characterized by a draped dress, as was the custom at the time. The work is hollowed out inside to[...]
Impressionnant par sa taille, ce spécimens de mâchoire de mammouth laineux comporte la présence de deux molaires , caractérisées par les typiques lamelles qui permettaient à ce représentant de la méga[...]
Magnificent bowl of petrified wood on a base. Estimated period: Neogene - Miocene (20.44-23.03 million years ago. Petrified wood is a mineralized piece of a fallen tree covered with a layer of soil or[...]
12th CENTURY ITALIAN ROMAN MARBLE LION with a stylized mane and tail wrapped around its body and hips, the front legs slightly bent, on a rectangular integral base. a portico, as at the cathedrals of [...]
Bronze applique Christ. XVth century. Good used condition, strong patina and oxidation. Traces of polychromy. Slight twist of the arms. 18cm tall approx. Shipping costs included for France, rest of th[...]
Jama Coaque culture, Ecuador -500 BC - 500 AD.
Bust in pale beige terra cotta.
The skull presents a typical ritual deformation towards the back.
Small hole of cooking at the back.
Work sold with [...]
Three Anatolian polished stone axe heads
Bronze Age, 3rd Millennium B.C.
Marked in white ink: 'LYDIA' and 'Asia Minor P.880'
height 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
height 5.5 cm (2 1/4 in)
height 2.7 cm (1[...]
Large slab of fossilized wood, probably an araucaria from Madagascar, dating back millions of years.
the colors are superb we go from dark red to yellow, beige through orange.
we can distinguish the[...]
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