Exceptional oak four-poster bed with rich carved decoration, 18th-19th century, High Renaissance-Louis XIII style. Remarkable painted leather canopy. Single bed. Excellent condition.
This key is unusual, very flat at the top. We note some signs of wear and rubbing. Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of this key. For condition details, please examine the photos carefull[...]
Lombard manufacture, 17th century.Life-sized polychrome wooden sculpture depicting Saint Charles Borromeocm 185 x 70L x 65PThe sculpture is related to the colossal statue of Saint Charles near Arona, [...]
A large 15th-century Gothic panel in light oak with a window and leaf motif. Originally in two parts, a good size measuring 70 x 29 cm. A fine example from the 15th century.
Seascape depicting several boats setting sail, signed Wigerus Vitringa. The scene is lively and interesting, showing a wide variety of boats, from the smallest to the largest, sailing at a good speed [...]
Perpetual Calendar - Wall-mounted thermometer by Boin Taburet in Paris. Painted and gilded wooden structure imitating marble and bronze. Two gilt bronze plaques (original gilding), one supporting a pe[...]
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[...]
Spanish rapier (sword) with a tang - Spain, late 17th-first half of the 18th century. The hilt has a tang, two large quillons, and a guard branch. The grip is made of beautiful fluted horn. This type [...]
Original maquette intended for the publication of a calendar for the year 1882, the date integrated at the top of the composition within a large heraldic cartouche. This project is the work of Luigi L[...]
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[...]
This portrait depicts a gentleman in three-quarter view, turned towards the viewer, dressed in a rich coat in warm tones dominated by reddish-brown. He wears a wide collar of lace or starched linen, c[...]
Six solid walnut refectory chairs. Friuli, 17th century.46 x 37 x h 106 cm.Made entirely of solid walnut. An identical set can be viewed at the Michele Gortani Carnic Museum of Popular Arts in Tolmezz[...]
Oil on wooden panel
17th century, circa 1630–1670
Panel dimensions: 39.5 × 30.4 cm
Framed dimensions: 52 × 44 cm
Detailed Description
This fine 17th-century painting depicts a biblical judgment[...]
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 [...]
Regarding the condition, please note the oxidation and rust; the ring is deformed, slightly cracked, and very worn. Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the item. Please examine the photo[...]
A beautiful and large bronze medal with a light patina, depicting a man in the Italian Renaissance style the King Alphonse. In latin : Triomphator and pacificateur. 1400. Half-length bust, facing righ[...]
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[...]
A beautiful bronze medal with a light patina, featuring profile portraits of famous men from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. A rather rare medal due to its subject matter. Very good condition.[...]
Venice, 19th century: Carved wooden musician's stool depicting a kneeling putto supporting a top decorated with a stylized shell. Italian work from the late 19th century, classically inspired, typical[...]
Large 17th-century (Louis XIII) mirror. Against a blackened wood background, large repoussé metal (copper or brass) tinsel :Decorations depict birds, foliage, and flowers. Triangular pediment. The gla[...]
Superb small master cabinet, in the Louis XIII style, probably the work of a journeyman, decorated with lion heads, a small plinth border is missing, one of the heads needs fixing, lovely patina, beau[...]
Rare, elegant antique 19th-century gilt bronze wall sconce with two lights, in the High Renaissance, Rococo, Louis XIII style. It features a central wall bracket with space for three screws or nails, [...]
Icon on a poplar panel depicting Saint Onofrio in the desert (visible are the Fountain of Youth and the stag, a symbolic representation of God, as seen when Saint Eustace returns from the hunt). Its p[...]
Description A George II sterling silver kettle on stand, Samuel Courtauld?, London, 1739-55. Chased with foliage, flowers and heads, the cartouches engraved, raffia-covered swing caryatid handle, hing[...]
Description A George IV sterling silver chocolate pot, George Cowie, London, 1826. Tapering cylindrical on a moulded foot, the body chased overall with rocaille, scrolls, fruit and floral garlands, wi[...]
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[...]
A rare 17th-century Italian traveling cabinet, crafted from solid carved wood with incised and decorated leather panels. The front features six drawers arranged in two rows, each adorned in its center[...]
Courtly Love, 19th Century Alabaster Tondo. A very beautiful alabaster tondo from the Napoleon III period, reflecting the "troubadour" style. It depicts the famous representations of courtly love from[...]
19th Century Painting / Porcelain Painting Signed E. Bianchini G. Bertini (19th-20th Century) Depicting a Musketeer After E. Gelli in a Lovely Antique Carved Wood Frame Dimensions: 24 cm high x 11.5 c[...]
A beautiful Italian cassone from the very beginning of the 17th century, made of richly carved dark walnut. The front features a central cartouche with a scene, probably mythological, flanked by two t[...]
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[...]
Italian School, 17th century, painted on copper and parquet flooring, depicting the Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Virgin Mary. 19th century oak frame. Dimensions with frame: 31.5 cm x 27.5 cm[...]
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[...]
This stone fragment, sculpted in bas-relief, most likely comes from a medieval rood screen, a major architectural element of medieval churches. The work dates to around the 14th century, a period of g[...]
Sword signed Enrique CoelSpain17th centurySteel, leatherTotal length: 98 cm; Blade length: 84.3 cmStraight double-edged blade with a flat edge, with a fuller in the first third, engraved with ‘por la [...]
Male figure in carved wood, characteristic of a stylistic production from north-eastern Europe, probably Belgium or the Netherlands.Good overall condition, with an old restoration following a break be[...]
Rare Bergamo(Lombardy) window grate in forged iron with the typical "s" applied.These window grates were particularly delicate, very few are preserved in these conditions.
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 ebonized wood frame with guilloché pattern. Italy or France, second half of the 19th century.Important and rare rectangular frame carved in ebonized wood, decorated with guilloché motifs across [...]
Pair of 17th century French stone "reclining lions" sculptures. Upper parts of an entrance gate of a country house or castle. Dimensions: Length: 87 and 88 cm Height: 52 and 53 cm Depth: 39 and 41 cm [...]
By French Vintage Interiors *RARE ITEM* This exquisite triptych features three stunning paintings with a religious theme. The golden crackle background adds a touch of elegance to this piece, which [...]
A 17th-century majolica platter from Deruta, formerly a presentation dish on a pedestal. It features a decoration of fantastical animals arranged in semicircles, themselves separated by an imaginary f[...]
Oil on canvas, likely depicting the goddess Sothys (the Greek name for the Egyptian goddess Sopdet). She is a deity of ancient Egyptian religion and the deification of Sirius (which can be seen shinin[...]
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'[...]
Important 18-karat gold ring set with an agate cameo depicting a man's profile. No words...just pictures to describe this magnificent cameo. Size 55, weight 11 grams.
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 [...]
Important Christ on the Cross in a Carved Baroque Frame - 18th Century - Italy. Large Christ on the Cross presented in a richly molded and gilded wooden frame, openwork and adorned with acanthus scrol[...]
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[...]
Important two-part buffet in solid walnut, richly carved, Renaissance/19th century style. This high-quality piece is distinguished by the elegance of its proportions and the finesse of its hand-carved[...]
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[...]
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