CHARLES II OF ORLEANS - Autograph letter signed, addressed to Monseigneur d'Albin. Paris, June 12, 1540. 1 p. in-4 (23x34cm), 15 lines in brown ink on paper, handwriting of a secretary, autograph sign[...]
Virgin with Child,studio of Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, known as Giampietrino (active Milan 1495-1550) Oil on poplar panel, h. 63 cm, w. 49 cmImportant 17th century Italian frame in gilded and painted wo[...]
Altarpiece Group – Antwerp, First Half of the 16th Century
Carved oak, traces of polychromy
Branded with the Antwerp hand mark on the hat of the central figure
31.5 × 39 × 6.5 cm
This finely car[...]
FOESIO, Anutio, HIPPOCRATES. Magni Hippocratis medicorum omnium facile principis opera omnia quae extant. Francofurdi, Andrea Wecheli, 1595. A large volume (385x260 mm), 8.5 cm thick, later binding, i[...]
French school from the beginning of the 16th century. Saint Jerome around 1530. Thin panel pasted on panel measuring 39.5 cm by 33 cm Magnificent antique frame entirely sculpted measuring 58 cm by 48 [...]
Antique painting depicting the Face of Christ as Salvator MundiFlemish painter, 16th-17th centuryOil on copper22 x 18 cm./ framed 42 x 39 cm.An intense image of the face of Christ as 'Salvator Mundi',[...]
Small walnut chest, solidly built and richly adorned with wrought-iron fittings, including long lance-shaped straps and decorative studs, many of them pierced or engraved with cross motifs.These featu[...]
Large round embossed brass offering dish depicting the scene of Adam and Eve. The central scene is surrounded by Gothic text running all the way around. Nuremberg, 16th century.
A Tuscan Ligurian chest, entirely made of walnut, including the base and back, from the late 16th century. It is carved and carved on all sides, with an imposing cornice with contemporary feline feet.[...]
Early 16th century hasp chest lock with mechanism. Hasp locks, typical of medieval and Renaissance chests, are characterized by their mechanism of moving pins (hasps) operated by a key with a notched [...]
Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church16th-Century Italian SchoolOil on canvas – 66 x 46 cmOriginal canvas, later stretcher. Very well preserved.This remarkable portrait of Saint Grego[...]
The Transfiguration – Flemish School XVI th centuryOil on copper, 30 x 25 cm. With period frame: 55 x 50 cm.Late 16th – early 17th centuryPresented in a 17th-century Flemish frame, made of ebonized wo[...]
Beautiful limestone sculpted head wearing a beautiful scarf. Traces of original polychromy and later painting. A good original and moving piece. Height: 14 cm
Mannerist frame called "à cassetta" in carved wood gilded with gold leaf. Carved and applied staples. Tuscany. Second half of the 16th century. Provenance: Amadeo Montanari Collection. Reproduced in t[...]
Griffin head
Italy, 16th century
On a modern stand
20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand)The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle and horse ears.
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Original engraved map with watercolor highlights, taken from the second volume of three by Peter von Brachel, publisher in Cologne in 1580, three geographers participated in this work "Braun Georg, No[...]
Left hand dagger with S guard, openwork ring and silver handle"Northern Italy or Germany, around 1560-1600.Superb and rare Renaissance dagger, used as an auxiliary weapon in the rapier duel, perfectly[...]
Carved walnut chest, some panels carved in relief, the rich middle panel decorated with a salamander, fantastic figures is framed by two women in allegories, the front uprights in column, the chests c[...]
This striking male head, with its powerful features and inspired gaze, exemplifies the expressive strength of early sixteenth-century religious sculpture. The sculptor demonstrates exceptional skill i[...]
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa, 1557 – Venice, 1622)
Portrait of an Intellectual
Venice, circa 1590
Oil on canvas
117 × 88 cm
Bibliography:
Attribution proposed by Professor David Dotti, 20[...]
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti
Tuscany, second half of XVI century
H 10 ; diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food, dyes and drugs. The rich friezes [...]
Oil on canvas in its original carved, ebonized, and gilded wooden frame.Dimensions: Height 154 cm – Width 122 cm This large oil on canvas depicts the Adoration of the Child Jesus in a theatrical and l[...]
PLUTARCH - The moral and mixed works of Plutarch. Translated from Greek into French, revised and corrected in several passages by Master Jacques Amiot, advisor to the King and grand almoner of France.[...]
Christ as the Redeemer
Emilia-Romagna, early 16th century
Terracotta
46 × 43 × 21 cm
This deeply moving bust of Christ as the Redeemer exemplifies the refined terracotta sculpture that flourished [...]
Circle of Romano Alberti, called Il Nero da Sansepolcro
(Sansepolcro, 1521–1568)
Page
Mixed media: wooden core, papier-mâché, stucco, polychromy, and gilding
Italy, circa 1530–1540
Height: 88 cm
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This is an oak corbel salvaged from a house in Lille with a variation on the theme of the Harpy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the harpy is usually a female fantasy creature with a bird's body, a huma[...]
Faces of Saints in hieratic poses. Oil on canvas Master of the Venetian Renaissance Late 16th century Good condition for its age. Relined, with scattered restorations and paint fixation. A 16th-centu[...]
Free shipping insurance included (EU only)Bronze Christ, hollow cast, 16th centuryProduced in southern and eastern France, this model of Christ is typical of the French Renaissance. It retains an arch[...]
Beautiful illuminated initial cut from a liturgical manuscript, probably a choir antiphonary, depicting the Crucifixion of Christ. In the center of the composition, Christ is nailed to the cross, bene[...]
Court portrait of Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), Queen of England, 18th centuryEnglish School - Oil on oak panelAntique court portrait of Anne of Cleves, Queen of England, oil on panel. Gothic Revival po[...]
Haute Epoque bronze candlestick, molded socket mounted on a column shaft and a large round base, from the 16th - 17th centuries. This candlestick is in its original condition. Please note: small hole [...]
Fireback cast during the last quarter of the 16th century and before 1610 with the four crowned coats of arms of Lorraine, the three coats of arms of France and Navarre topped with a royal crown and i[...]
Free shipping insurance included (EU only)Solid silver crucifix pendant, Renaissance, 16th centuryThis cross features a triangular section body, ending at each end with a gadrooned top, as well as a [...]
Satyr. Extraordinary Venetian door handle attributed to Nicolo de' Conti (1530-1601) by the Hampel auction house, but could also be attributed to the workshops of Severo Calzetta in Ravenna or Andrea [...]
Partly antique Louis XIII table. Reworked in the 19th or early 20th century. Extensions that can be stored under the top. Dimensions when open: 258 cm.
Medal dedicated to Emperor Charles V by the city of Nuremberg. 1521Albrecht Dürer (design) Hans Krafft (execution) Silver Nuremberg (Germany) 1521The city of Nuremberg commissioned this medal in honor[...]
Rare and important limestone sculpture representing the Virgin in majesty, seated on a Gothic throne with the child on her knees holding a dove, a rare representation because the child is presented fa[...]
Splendid panel depicting "Jesus' Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane", painted in oil on panel by a very skilled painter of Ferrarese culture stylistically similar to the style of Benvenuto Tisi known [...]
Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus. Small figurine carved in coral. Work from Trapani (Italy), 16th or 17th century. Probably intended for a reliquary or a devotional medallion, it measures 4 cm in heig[...]
Renaissance bronze bell. 16th-century Florentine work. The small iron ring at the top is broken and missing; it would have been used to add a wooden or other handle. Beautifully decorated and of high [...]
HAUTE EPOQUE Superb Renaissance linden wood sculpture depicting a woman / Saint wearing a headdress and a dress typical of early 16th century period. This figure, which could represent St. Suzanne (?[...]
St. Anthony standing, captured in the act of preaching.His cassock consists of a gold-decorated tunic, striped with dense black parallel lines, and cinched at the waist with a splendid gold cord.Aroun[...]
Beautiful representation of the Virgin and Child, carved in wood and still partially covered in its original polychromy with gold highlights. Mary, standing, supports the Child Jesus on her left arm; [...]
A rare cast North Italian finger ring with an engraved coat of arms. Sixteenth century. Dragon figures from the shank and are reminiscent of Florentine decorative drawings of the 16th century. ( Cfr. [...]
This exquisite illuminated miniature, produced in France in the mid-16th century, delicately and richly depicts the scene of the Annunciation. The image is set within a large historiated initial, like[...]
This interesting and rare painting was originally part of a domestic tabernacle, for which this panel served as the door for the doors that enclosed it, as can be deduced from the small hinge holes on[...]
Virgin School of Quito, Ecuador XVI , in polychrome wood. The Virgin was a favorite theme of sculptors in Quito during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Devotion to the Virgin was particularly strong[...]
Solid bronze candlestick featuring astem topped with a cylindrical socket and resting on a circular base.The simple execution of thiscandlestick is a fine testament to the art of Renaissance brasswork[...]
Set of three carved wooden elements decorated with chimeras. Element in the center: H.83 cm x W.74 cm. Elements on the left and right: H.80 cm x W.110 cm each.
A stunning pair of 16th century stylophore lions, cast and gilt bronze figurative sculptures from Germany, Nuremberg.The Stylophore Lions were figurative sculpture used in the Renaissance era to supp[...]
Scipione Pulzone, known as Il Gaetano(Gaeta, 1544 ca. – Rome, 1598)Portrait of a LadyOil on canvascm 118,5 x 97 Bibliography:X. Salomon in A. Zuccari, A. Acconci, Scipione Pulzone. Da Gaeta a Roma all[...]
Painting oil on canvas, measuring 82 x 112 cm without frame and 100 x 130 cm with contemporary frame, depicting Christ in the house of Mary and Magdalene by the painter Francesco Bassano the Younger ([...]
MELA (Pomponius) - Pomponii Melae de orbis situ libri tres, accuratissime emendati, un à cu Commetariis Ioachimi Vadiani Heluetii castigatioribus, & multis in locis auctioribus factis: id quod ca[n]di[...]
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