These remarkable artefacts show two beautifully preserved fish. We can clearly see the texture and patterns of the fish bones and faces, creating an incredible sculptural quality within the fossils, r[...]
Calcite on black marble base Beautifully sized calcite, with large crystals, on stepped black marble base. A thick round of brass holds the stone in place, but it can be turned in any direction. Size [...]
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 [...]
IMPORTANT PLASTER MOLDS ARMED IN WOOD AND FIBER REPRESENTING THE LUDOVISI THRONE MADE BY THE WORKSHOPS OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM - IT IS THE SIDE SIDES OF THE THRONE THAT ARE PRESENTED TO YOU - THE INCENSE[...]
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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Spectacular reliquary in wax, with sculpted reliefs on the front and back. It features figures from medieval times, a King flanked by monks and a Queen among nuns. The characters are represented stand[...]
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[...]
An original Beautiful Sancai glazed Tang camel,
Tang Dynasty, 618 -907 AD
with Oxford Thermoluminescence Analysis Report,
taken from three different places of the camel.
Overall in very good con[...]
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