Hope supports the unfortunate to the tomb19th century Empire period engraving, engraved by Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers (1779-1857) after the sketch of Armand Charles Caraffe (1762-1822)Encourageme[...]
Antique 19th-century oil lamp in polished bronze and gilt brass, forming a stylized Corinthian column. It rests on a square base. New wiring : gilt brass socket for an E27 screw-in bulb, new wire. The[...]
Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Funerary Mask
Late Period, 26th–30th Dynasties, ca. 664–300 BC
Mummy mask carved in wood and coated with stucco, depicting an idealised face with regular features, intende[...]
Charming limestone wall fountain. Magnificent, a flying fish spouting water from a fully sculpted seashell, itself resting on an ornamental base. Originally from a garden in a folly in Montpellier. It[...]
Antique Engraving – Etruscan Vases France, early 18th century Copper engraving, antique laid paper A beautiful archaeological plate depicting Etruscan vases, taken from a major scholarly work of the e[...]
A bronze sculpture of the Crouching Venus, after the famous model by Antoine Coysevox (1640–1720), one of the greatest French sculptors of the Louis XIV era. This elegant female figure revisits the cl[...]
This 18th-century cameo depicts an antique profile. We note signs of typical wear, a crack at the bottom, rubbing marks, a bent clasp stem, and oxidation of the metal. Our photos allow you to apprecia[...]
A pair of beautiful color optical prints depicting imaginary views of Ancient Rome, titled "Rome in its Ancient Splendor" and numbered 1 and 2 (some foxing).18th century.Good condition.Dimensions of t[...]
An important and exquisitely crafted spelter sculpture depicting the mythological hero Perseus, victor over the sea monster after rescuing Andromeda. The victor is shown in contrapposto, wearing a hel[...]
Large sculpture (116 cm) "Cupid and Psyche" in Carrara marble, 19th century. Psyche is a female figure from Greek mythology. Psyche was the daughter of a king and had two sisters. She was the lover of[...]
Italian Venus after Antonio Canova, a beautiful plaster bust from the early 20th century. The original marble bust, created in 1819 by Antonio Canova, is housed in the Palatine Gallery at the Pitti Pa[...]
Archaeological terracotta - broken and glued - Depicts a lady of high society, wearing a beehive-shaped headdress. 1st century BC to 3rd century AD. Height with base: 13.2 cm
Olympia, the Palaestra, and the Ruins of the Temple of Zeus. The Palaestra at Olympia is an ancient training facility with a square courtyard surrounded by columns. The adjoining rooms were used for e[...]
NymphEtching 19th c Empire PeriodEngraved by B.Lepage after G. Reverdin52,9 x 39,7 cm 20.82 x 15.62 inches Good condition.This work has been restaured by a professional & accurate restaurer.All our[...]
A funerary urn covered with a shroud, symbolizing the detachment of the mortal body and its earthly attributes for the soul's ascent to heaven. This iconography reflects the spiritual and moral concep[...]
A beautiful and large plaster bust of Helen of Troy, after the famous marble sculpture by Antonio Canova, created in 1811 and housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. According to legend, H[...]
Refined pair of Roman oil lamps crafted in silver and bronze, dating to the late 18th century.
The elegant forms and Neoclassical decorative language are characteristic of Roman production of the per[...]
Refined mythological bas-relief depicting a Satyr in the act of seducing Venus, inspired by classical iconography.
The work is set within an elegant Greek grey marble frame, enhancing its sculptural [...]
A rare gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock, decorated with antique ruins, busts, and Corinthian columns, dating from the 19th century. Original mechanism in working order. Signed on the mechanism p[...]
CENZI proposal for you is: Statue Erigone with the Grape Cluster in White Statuary Carrara Marble, It rests on the original column in green Alpi Marble from which it was purchased in the historic Pari[...]
School of the first half of the 19th century. Bas-relief - Sketch of an antique scene, the procession. Terracotta. 29 x 38 x 6 cmWith sketch on the back
Gouache on cardboard depicting a young woman in classical style holding a basket on her head. After Michelangelo Maestri (Italian, active around 1779 – died around 1812). First half of the 19th centur[...]
Christian oil lamp, late Roman period, Mediterranean basin. Oil lamp with a circular bowl, decorated on the shoulder with a continuous frieze of stylized petals forming a radiating rosette. The centra[...]
Charming small bronze sculpture depicting a putto carrying a jug on his shoulder. The bronze rests on a marble base. Signed Clodion on the base (see photo). Dimensions: 21 cm. For any further informat[...]
Length: 40 cm (15 ³/₄ inches) | Total weight: 50.54 gramsTwelve Roman chalcedony intaglios: 6 × 9 mm to 9 × 12 mmIntaglio period: Roman Imperial, 2nd-3rd century ADMounting: Naples, circa 1870Maker: A[...]
Height: 20 mm | Total weight: 1.85 gramsMaterials: High-carat gold, amethyst cabochon, natural ancient pearlsPeriod: Roman art, 1st century BCE – 2nd century ADCondition: Excellent preservation with a[...]
Intaglio: 0.7 x 0.9 cm (0 ¹/₄ x 0 ³/₈ inches)Mounting: Gold (20k) ; O1/2 ; total weight 4,52 gr2nd-1st century B.C. on a later gold ringThis elegant high-carat gold ring showcases a rare Italic agate [...]
Ring size (US 6 3/4) | Weight: 4.29 gramsIntaglio: 10 x 13 mmStones: Old-cut diamonds, carnelian intaglioMounting period: Early 20th centuryIntaglio period: Roman art, 2nd century ADElegant ring in y[...]
Bronze from the large tourde at the end of the 19th century representing Diana the huntress, goddess of war, night and hunting, standing holding a stag by the antlers in her other hand and catching an[...]
Roman intaglio: Head of a man facing left, surrounded by two ears of wheat; in the lower register, a galley. Calcined agate. 11.5 x 10 x 3.5 mm. 0.57 g.
The portrait is reminiscent of that of Octav[...]
Gallo-Roman fibula in the shape of a hare. Copper alloy nielloed with a silver-based mixture and tinned. Typical work from the Alesia region. 1st - 3rd century AD. 2.81 g 21.80 x 16.8 mm. Missing the [...]
A pair of decorative baluster-shaped vases, decorated in relief with scenes of putti. The bodies feature figurative friezes with children carrying garlands, as well as applied female heads on the side[...]
Beautiful engraving in an oak frame. Ancient ruins in Rome: Colosseum and Arch of Constantine. By Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), Italy, 18th century. Good condition with typical signs of age.[...]
A very elegant pair of frosted glass candlesticks decorated with sheathed atlantes, each holding a hammer in her right hand and supported by a cloud-shaped base. Mid-20th century. Beautiful interplay [...]
Beautifully cast Archaic Head of Kore in marble dust, 20th century. On a brown marble base. Original patina. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Height: 18.5cm with base; Width: 10cm; Depth: 9cm. Weight: 1[...]
A very fine intaglio depicting Eros facing an ithyphallic satyr (or Pan). Roman art, 1st century AD for the intaglio.Orange-red carnelian, 11.4 x 10.2 mm (intaglio). 19th-century 18-karat gold mount. [...]
This marble torso represents Ganymede, a divine hero of Greek mythology, famous for his ideal youth and his abduction by Zeus. It comes from a once-complete ancient sculpture, of which only the body s[...]
This particular oil lamp is called an "eared and guttered" lamp. These terracotta lamps are characterized by two symmetrically positioned ears or fins on either side of the basin and a small V-shaped [...]
Large Pompeian-style bronze bowl with two handles – 19th century. An elegant decorative bowl in the Pompeian style, made of bronze, with two finely crafted side handles. The body is adorned with raise[...]
Pair of large covered bowls in the antique style. Patinated bronze. The body is decorated with a frieze of the signs of the Zodiac and features two wide handles with palmettes. The lids, with motifs o[...]
Two silvered bronze and copper cups by Constant Sévin, Désiré Attarge, Henry Cahieux and Barbedienne, circa 1866. See page 80 in F. Rionnet, "Les Bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeur[...]
The excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii since the 18th century have unearthed a wealth of everyday objects and furniture, which remain fascinating in their elegance and whimsy for those fortunate e[...]
A very beautiful marble bust, representing Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, love and seduction, our bust of great finesse is placed on a square base of yellow Siena marble, stamp under the base and monog[...]
Landscape painting depicting ruins in Italy, Grand Tour, 19th century. Attractive decorative oil painting on panel with a gilt frame. Dimensions: Height: 91 cm Width: 39 cm Depth: 2 cm In good conditi[...]
Antique Roman unguentarium, a small, thick-walled blown glass flask resting on a slightly domed circular base. The harmonious and well-balanced pear-shaped body rises to a regular cylindrical neck, en[...]
Beautiful bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina depicting the Discobolus, after the ancient work.On a sea-green marble base.Early 20th century.Good condition.Height of the bronze: 35 cm.Total h[...]
Important Carrara marble group after the antique, depicting a wrestler triumphing over his opponent, on a naturalistic base. The deliberately exaggerated modeling of the work contributes to conveying [...]
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