Realistic, slightly idealized representation of the face of a young woman executed in stucco. It is somewhat reminiscent of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, but stylistic characteristics such as th[...]
A Roman marble trapezophore in the form of a young Barbarian Dacian figure Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Height 24 1/4 inches (62 cm). Property of Mr. Radu Moldovan, Skokie, Illinois Provenance: BC. Holl[...]
Miniature terracotta rooster glazed with lead enamels in three colours, yellow ocher, green and almost black manganese purple. The rooster is made in 2 molded parts, assembled with slip. Chinese creat[...]
Gothic Sculpture from the 15th century, Carved Oak Mourning Virgin
Oak, height 34 cm, width 13 cm (height including later base 41 cm)
Late 15th century, circa 1480-1500, probably made in the Net[...]
An oak misericord carving of a lion.
English, 15th century.
Measures 51 x 15 x 10cm.
Two large roses flank the boldly carved lions head which is carved with large ears and tongue playfull[...]
Haute Epoque
Stunning pair of stone carved presentation lions, Romanesque period, (11th - 13th centuries), Italy
These lions frequently decorated the entrances to churches, sometimes supporting co[...]
Gothic marble lion, Italia probably Milano.Marble lion lying on the ground, the head rests on its right foreleg, the left one slightly recessed. The two hind legs are folded, the right one resting on [...]
This young man has a very sympathetic, endearing, touching and almost mischievous expression of surprise.
Wearing a cap, which looks more like a 'pileus' than a 'mitre', he is characteristic of ecc[...]
Rare bas-relief sculpture in white marble, representing a carrier of fly swatters called Chauri holding a water jug in the left hand and the fly swatter in the right hand, in an architecture typical o[...]
Head of an apostle or of Christ in carved limestone. Elongated face with a large forehead and long hair with thick wavy locks on the sides. The almond-shaped eyes are underlined by the hemmed eyelids.[...]
Carolingian capital. Pre-Romanesque marble.
Small marble capital from the Carolingian period decorated on all sides. This pre-Romanesque capital is decorated with masks with an acanthus leaf decorati[...]
Importante Vierge à l'enfant en bois sculpté, dos creusé. Assise sur un banc trône, le buste droit, Marie porte le Christ assis sur son genou gauche. La Vierge présente un visage aux traits stylisés[...]
Large Virgin and Child in oak from the end of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. The plasticity of the faces and of Christ evokes the 13th century (the face of the Virgin evokes th[...]
Seated in the traditional position of the grounding to witness (bhumisparsha mudra) Very beautiful patina with green dominance, small accident at a corner of the base, remains of gilding on the curls [...]
Near East - 1st millennium BC Attentive ibex.
Bronze.
A few breaks and gaps.
Dimensions:
Height: 16cm.
Width: c.3 cm.
Depth: 10.5cm.
Height with base: 20 cm.
Base: 14 x 6 cm.
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 [...]
Egypt - New Kingdom (13th century B.C.) to Third Intermediate Period.
The god Thoth in his Baboon form, hands resting on the knees.
Turquoise blue frit statuette with thick glaze.
Chips on the lef[...]
Swoon of the Virgin, altarpiece element - late 15th century
Swoon of the Virgin, altarpiece element of the late fifteenth century.
Represents St John supporting the Virgin at the foot of the Cross[...]
Head of a man in polychromed limestone, fifteenth century
Beautiful head of a young man, probably a saint monk or deacon in painted limestone. It may be Saint Stephen. The top of the head bears a s[...]
Very beautiful oak beam head, architectural element representing a bearded man wearing a hat. West of France, around 1500 back formerly plastered, but solid wood. Big size !
Capital with monk's head in limestone, Bourges 13th century
Capital with monk's head in lacustrine limestone from Berry, Bourges, 13th century
Carved in a very hard lacustrine limestone rich wit[...]
Fragment of altarpiece representing the Virgin of Calvary supported by Saint Jean.
To be compared with works produced in Abbebille around 1500, in particular a relief from the Cluny museum (CL15385),[...]
Pair of gilt and polychrome wood angels around 1500
These angels belonged to a gallery of angels carrying the instruments of the Passion, of which only one of our angels preserves the attributes.
[...]
RARE sandstone deity sculpture
13th century KHMER art.
Cambodia, Bayon style.
Dimensions:
Height: 18.5 cm.
Length: 17.8 cm max.
Depth: 9.4 cm.
IN GOOD GENERAL CONDITION, with visible lacks.
[...]
The remnants of the original polychromy and the beautiful patina of the lead make it a magnificent collector's item. It is a corpus from the 15th century, cast in lost wax in lead. Netherlands or Fran[...]
Statue of Eve hiding her nudity after being driven out of paradise. Granite from Limousin. Prior to the 16th century. Height: 65 cm RAUX workshop restoration.
This limestone sculpture represents a Virgin of Mercy: after the descent from the cross, Mary holds Jesus on her knees and observes the death of her child. This very moving moment is not found in the [...]
Beautiful depiction of Shiva from this popular story from the Shiva Purana. Mother Parvati once wanted to take a bath and created a boy from the soil of her own body, asking him to stand guard outside[...]
Seated Virgin and Child. Carved wood, hollow back. Traces of polychromy. Sculpture of Lorraine origin. End of the 14th century. Adapted support. Suzor collection
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Wooden Corpus Christi, 15th century
This Christ shows an almost straight posture, only slightly lopsided, legs being hardly bent with feet superposed.[...]
Rare Virgin and Child in polychrome wood of Romanesque tradition, Fenouillèdes region, representing a Virgo Lactans. Before this discovery, only 3 medieval nursing virgins were known in the Pyrénées O[...]
India, 10-13th century.
Fragmentary statuette of an Apsara in medieval style adorned with jewels and a necklace of pearls.
Brownstone.
Work sold with its base.
Measurements:
Height: 13cm.
Widt[...]
Stunning antique stone sculpture. It is a Roman head of a man with fine features, a large flat nose, large eyes and well-lined lips. His forehead is quite low and he wears short curly hair. A few chip[...]
Greece, Boeotian workshop - 4th century BC.
Nude ephebe standing on a pedestal, holding a purse in his left hand, his right hand open in the direction of the observer.
Ocher terracotta with white sl[...]
Sculpture from the Gothic period of the 15th century,
around 1460-1480.
A work from southern Germany.
Christ has its old polychromy, it lacks both arms.
Dimensions of the sculpture:
Height 64cm
[...]
Interesting sculpture of the Madonna and Child surmounted by crowns, reproducing the simulacrum of the Madonna of Trapani attributed to the workshop of Pisano.
This votive sculpture could be sculpted[...]
XVth polychrome marble Pieta. The Pieta where the Virgin of Pity is an artistic theme of iconography in sculpture and Christian painting; it represents the Virgin Mary in Mater Dolorosa, mother mourni[...]
Apostle in polychromed carved walnut. Our protagonist is represented in full length, dressed in a large coat with scalloped sleeves, punctuated with deep dynamic, broken and rolling pleats. His face i[...]
Bronze staple The ornamental part in the form of the stylized head of a horse. Beautiful old green patina slightly oxidized. dimensions: height: 6 cm width: 2.4 cm Sold as a base possibility of acquir[...]
Beautiful stone sculpture representing Saint John the Baptist, with its attributes: Camel fur coat, lamb in its halo surmounted by a cross. In limestone, from the 14th century. Used condition: some ol[...]
Large house with terracotta balcony with green glaze, lead enamel. The roof is rectangular with tiles representing a thatched roof. The front legs are zoomorphic in shape with traces of orange polychr[...]
Lady of the Court in a kneeling position, her head tilted forward, her crossed and belted dress falling to her knees. His hands were made of wood and were to hold an offering or a musical instrument. [...]
The Hindu mother goddess Hariti, protector of children, is shown here in her Javanese form as Men Brajut. She sits with a child on her lap which she hugs against her chest and holds another behind her[...]
Beautiful full-length statue, hollow back, medieval sculpture of fruit wood, with traces of polychromy and gilding, Probably Saint Anne, with long hair, who, in the scenes of the education of Mary, ha[...]
First Romanesque art Saintonge. Rare and early Romanesque transom or applique capital of a Romanesque half-column. Due to its origin (Aulnay), it precedes the exceptional sculptures of the Saint-Pierr[...]
Saint Anne became one of the most famous and beloved saints in the 15th century. As the grandmother of Jesus, her special power as a heavenly intercessor for her grandson was considered. Her veneratio[...]
Gandhara (now Pakistan and Afghanistan), 1st-5th century AD Height 19 cm, width 5 cm, depth 4cm. The state of conservation is visible in the photos. The stone sculpture (called schist) shows a man in [...]
Madonna in lime wood with remains of polychromy, made in the 14th or 15th century. The face of Saint Mary presented in the spirit of naturalism is full of peace and melancholy. Gowns gently posed care[...]
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