A GILT BRONZE SCULPTURE OF NARCISSUS. Status: For Sale Reference#: DF_JA_1_10_36  More »

A GILT BRONZE SCULPTURE OF NARCISSUS. Status: For Sale Reference#: DF_JA_1_10_36 Condition: EXCELLENT CONDITION NO ISSUES Year: 1860''S Country: ITALY Height: 25 in. (63.50 cm) Depth: 11 in. (27.94 cm) Width: 11 in. (27.94 cm) Materials: BRONZE   « Less

After Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Inscribed on reverse, 'Houdon'. Height - 14".

After Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Inscribed on reverse, 'Houdon'. Height - 14".   « Less

Spectacular Americana. My girlfriend... This fabulous circa 188os circus wagon post from the Wallace Circus of Indiana (merged in 1909) Carved and decorated, 48" high.

Spectacular Americana. My girlfriend... This fabulous circa 188os circus wagon post from the Wallace Circus of Indiana (merged in 1909) Carved and decorated, 48" high.   « Less

FRANCE FRANCE A BEAUTIFULLY CAST BRONZE STAG ON A WOODEN PLINTH.

FRANCE FRANCE A BEAUTIFULLY CAST BRONZE STAG ON A WOODEN PLINTH.   « Less

Origin: Northern Ghana Circa: 14 th Century AD to 18 th Century AD Dimensions: 10" (25.4cm) high Catalogue: V19 Collection: African Style: Komaland Medium: Bronze This  More »

Origin: Northern Ghana Circa: 14 th Century AD to 18 th Century AD Dimensions: 10" (25.4cm) high Catalogue: V19 Collection: African Style: Komaland Medium: Bronze This remarkable piece is believed to be an altarpiece from one of Africa’s least understood groups, the Koma people of Northern Ghana. It is a large, rounded hollow mass decorated with wavy lines on the upper half and zoomorphic/anthropomorphic forms. The piece is surmounted by three seated figures made in the traditional Komaland style, with corpulent bodies, short limbs and columnar heads with flat tops. The central figure is male, the lateral individuals are female. The faces are very similar, with circular appliqué eyes, nugatory noses and open mouths. The lateral figures appear to be drumming on drums held on their laps, the drumsticks resting on their breasts. The central figure is holding an unidentified object on his lap. They are all decorated with jewellery, and the entire piece has a dark, uneven patina of age. The Komaland people are almost completely obscure, and since the original discovery of their artefacts in 1985 very little further research has been carried out. Basic dating indicates a range of perhaps 500 years between the 13th and 18th centuries. They are known to have been very able ceramicists, and made pots, figures, heads, talismans (anthropomorphic and zoomorphic) and a variety of other items; they were also, unusually, competent metalworkers, and produced a plethora of weaponry and ornate helmets. Their society was presumably sedentary, agricultural and hierarchical, as indicated by the range of crafts available, the tumuli in which they were found, and the size of the sites.   « Less

According to myth, Zeus, king of the gods, fell madly in love with Leda, wife of the king of Sparta. He surprised her in the form of a swan as she was bathing at the river's  More »

According to myth, Zeus, king of the gods, fell madly in love with Leda, wife of the king of Sparta. He surprised her in the form of a swan as she was bathing at the river's edge. From the union and that with her mortal husband, Leda hatched four children from eggs: Castor and Pollux, Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy. Here, the voluptuous queen, clothed only in a clinging, diaphanous gown that reveals her figure, is courted by a rather small swan. A splendid example of the terra-cotta art famous in antiquity, this charming piece delights the senses even in a modern world that no longer believes such tales. - (P.4372)   « Less

FRANCE 19TH CENTURY A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A GENTLEMAN IN EVENING DRESS. VERY WELL CARVED, NOTE THE DETAIL .

FRANCE 19TH CENTURY A 19TH CENTURY MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A GENTLEMAN IN EVENING DRESS. VERY WELL CARVED, NOTE THE DETAIL .   « Less

The Roman occupation of Ancient Israel is a torrential chapter in the history of both the Roman Empire as well as the Jews that would ultimately lead to the expulsion of  More »

The Roman occupation of Ancient Israel is a torrential chapter in the history of both the Roman Empire as well as the Jews that would ultimately lead to the expulsion of Jewish population from their homeland. With the decline in power of the ruling Seleucid dynasty of Syria in the second century B.C., the Maccabeans began to assert greater political independence for the Jewish people. Upon the death of Alexander Jannaeus in 76 B.C., his widow Salome Alexandra took over the reigns of power. However, because a woman could not hold the office of high priest, this title was given to her son by Jannaeus, Yehohanan Hyrcanus II. When Salome died in 67 B.C., a civil war broke out between Hyrcanus and his brother Aristobulus II that lasted four years, until the Roman general Pompey intervened. Pompey then conquered Jerusalem but left the powers of Yehohanan Hyrcanus as high Priest intact. From this time onward, the Romans took an active hand in the political affairs of Judea. One of John Hyrcanus chief advisors was Antipater the Idumean who saw that his own son Herod was eventually installed on the throne after the death of Hyrcanus in 40 B.C. Origin: Israel Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Catalogue: V7 Collection: Biblical Style: Roman Period Medium: Basalt   « Less

POLAND MODERN HAND SCULPTED TERRACOTTA BUST BY KATERINA NOVAK, AN ESTABLISHED ARTIST WHO EXHIBITS WIDELY AND SUCCESSFULLY THROUGHOUT EUROPE.

POLAND MODERN HAND SCULPTED TERRACOTTA BUST BY KATERINA NOVAK, AN ESTABLISHED ARTIST WHO EXHIBITS WIDELY AND SUCCESSFULLY THROUGHOUT EUROPE.   « Less

POLAND 21ST CENTURY A HANDMADE TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE OF A PUG BY A POLISH ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN ANIMAL THEMES.UNIQUE.

POLAND 21ST CENTURY A HANDMADE TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE OF A PUG BY A POLISH ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN ANIMAL THEMES.UNIQUE.   « Less