Exceptional and unique sculpture in Baltic black amber depicting a Madonna enthroned with Child.This Majesty, splendidly carved, is characterized by the contrasting color and transparencies given by t[...]
Head of a character in stucco Mon Kingdom of Dvaravati (Nakhorn pathomVII th / VIII th century Former collection of Count De Chasseloup Laubas Without base H 18cm
Head of the Buddha Sakyamuni in stucco Pakistan / Ancient region of Gandhara2nd – 3rd century AD The head of the Awakened One has slightly half-open lenticular eyes with heavy eyelids framing an aquil[...]
Impressive bronze boar's head. Probably a handle or decoration on a piece of furniture. This is not a door knocker because the ring is too thin. Dark brown patina, very beautiful details. The exact da[...]
Madonna and Child in polychrome stucco executed in the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti, Florence first half of the fifteenth century (1378-1455). On the base there is an ancient label from the Bellini Ga[...]
Superb engraved plate depicting a scene in which an Arab knight on horseback, asks a farmer for news of the city behind him, pointing to it. In the city there are two churches with crosses at the entr[...]
Rare and very beautiful bottle probably intended to store ointments, perfumes or prophylactic potions. It represents a mythological animal elephant from the Hindu religion, mount of the god Indra. It [...]
Historical scene. copper plate in relief, probably German from the s. XVI or XVII. Could it be the wife of Darius, king of the Persians, receiving Alexander? 17.5cm in diameter
XVth-XVIth. Cast iron. Very heavy, around 700g. Trace of gold leaf. Brought back at the end of the 19th century by an emissary of Albert Kahn. Height 16 cm with base, 11 cm without base.
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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[...]
Sculpture in sandstone, in beige tone representing a head of Guanyin. The deity is presented with serene facial features, half-closed eyes, elaborate headdress back and held by a rich tiara. Trace of [...]
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[...]
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