15th centuryBishop Polychrome wood, cm alt. 70This wooden sculpture depicts a seated bishop on the throne. The small size of the collection suggests that it should be placed inside a tabernacle or woo[...]
A carved marble fragment, most likely a door lintel, depicting a fish swimming in a strong current. The fragment shows a fish with a long tail, fins, a well-defined head, and facial features. The fish[...]
Torso of SylvanusAncient Rome Circa 1st-2nd Century ADPrice18,000 EURMaterialMarbleDimensionsHeight 31 cmProvenance- Ohrtmann collection, Kiel, Germany, formed during the 1960s - 1970s.- Petit Musée, [...]
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[...]
Scultura in terracotta di eccezionale qualità e rarità, di area francese agli inizi del XV sec. (rapporto di termoluminescenza a cura del Dott. Fulvio Fantino).Questa Madonna col Bambino, assisa su di[...]
Magnificent 14th-century stone head of a sun god from the town of Alcácer do Sal, Portugal. The face is subtly carved and primitive, surrounded by the incised lines of the sun. Mounted on a stand.
This carved wooden Christ is from the 15th century, it is a work of folk art from the South of France or Spain. It has a beautiful polychromy, you will note that it is old but probably later. This scu[...]
Extraordinary carved bone plaque. Meuse, 12th century, probably depicting a praying monk. The plaque, a poupée de chasse part of a cassina or a panel decorated with characters, presents typical Romane[...]
Martyrium stone bearing a carved cross.
Umbria, 12th / 13th century AD.
Made of white marble, this is one of the first testimonies of a very ancient practice, that of building churches over the reli[...]
Gandhara civilization, ca. 2nd century, Rare miniature bronze statuette representing the Bodhisattva Padmapani, standing on a raised base, wearing a diadem and "dhoti", his head leaning against a halo[...]
Sculpted stone female head, round face, almond-shaped eyes, thick helmeted hair, from the Gallo-Roman period (52 BC to 486), resting on three inlaid iron feet (lacking at the nose).
Pair of Arab-Norman lions carved in stone. Spectacular exterior lions sculpted by an Arab or Persian artist at the court of Frederick II. A sculptor who ideally copies an image of a lion without ever [...]
15th century
Pentecost and the Flagellation of Christ
Two plates carved pear wood, cm 16 x 10.5; cm 17 x 10.5
The two works, subject of this exhibition, are presented as two plates of pear wo[...]
Central Italy, 15th century
Madonna Sedes Sapientiae
Wood, cm 94 x 43 x 16
The sculpture in question depicts a Madonna with Child attributable to a manufacture operating in the area of Central It[...]
Polychrome wood very good work of sculpture with powerful torso and great finesse which places this work in the French Renaissance strong presence of the gaze two fingers missing some restorations
Rare sculpture of Saint Bartholomew (or Barthélemy) from the 14th century. Spain (Leon or Castile). This type of sculpture can be found as early as the 12th century. However, production was able to co[...]
Section of stabilized mammoth molar (Mammuthus primigenius), cut lengthwise. This slab can be precisely cut, drilled, sanded, polished, etc. to obtain the desired result. Geological period: Pleistocen[...]
This statue was present at an exhibition on the Silk Road in Fukuoka (Japan) in March 2024. It is an exceptional piece which has retained all its color throughout the centuries. Exhibited behind thick[...]
Superb engraved and gilded bronze figurine depicting a standing soldier, wearing a plumed helmet and wearing armor. He raises his right arm and places his left hand on a shield decorated with an eagle[...]
Beautiful Boxwood Sculpture From the 15th Century - Virgin and Child - Niche Virgin Remains of polychromy on the dress Iconography of the Middle Ages, notably the almond-shaped eyes, at the base, old [...]
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[...]
Important stone gargoyle from the Romanesque period dating from the 11th - 12th century in good condition.
Dimensions
Height 1m37
Width 32cm
Depth 43cm
Blasone-insegna templare in marmo bianco scolpito.
La Croce 'brevetto' dell'Ordine del Tempio, composta da quattro asce da guerra, ha al centro scolpito il Santo Graal. Questa insegna in marmo dovev[...]
Figurine of a Sukia shaman:
Anthropomorphic statuette representing the idol of the “smoking” shaman,
Town of Guacimo, Costa Rica,
Volcanic stone,
10th–16th century.
Shaman sitting with his arms crossed on his knees, his face seems to be scanning the horizon, perhaps waiting for a divine sign. His ears are symbolically disproportionate and his forehead has an outg[...]
Lombard school, Late IV - early XVII century
Caryatids with coats of arms
(2) Wood, cm Other. 86
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Window carved in sandstone with the depiction of two peacocks faced within a 'Small Temple' structure. Five half-moon holes for air exchange and seven radial starry holes where colored glass was inser[...]
Mask carved in lava stone, refreshing an Arab warrior, with a leonine appearance, from whose mouth spring water flowed. Medieval Arabic sculpture in lava stone, probably made in eastern Sicily.
Dry S[...]
Quick description
Interesting vestige of sculpture, face of Christ.
Made of sandstone, some remains of paint suggest that it must have been entirely polychrome.
Difficult to date precisely, a few [...]
Central Fragment Of Calvary Cross - Medieval - XIIth Or Earlier
Central part of a double-sided granite Calvary cross.
Christ on the cross on one side, the crowned Virgin Mary carrying the child J[...]
France, 15th century
Rape of Proserpine - Narcissus at the Source
(2) Ivory, cm 3,5 x 4,5
The rare pair of ivory reliefs examined depicts two scenes from the world of mythology. The first focuses o[...]
Circle of Benedetto da Maiano (Maiano, 1442 - Florence, 27 May 1497)
Madonna and Child Christ
Terracotta and gold leaf, cm 67 x 37 x 23
The refined and elegant terracotta sculpture depicting [...]
From the Haute Epoque, this important pair of limestone uprights depict two plump and solemn angels, nicely draped, their arms crossed on their chests and their right hands covering their hearts. This[...]
Hardwood sculpture from the late 15th century, datable to upper Veneto. It represents a female figure characterized by a draped dress, as was the custom at the time. The work is hollowed out inside to[...]
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 [...]
Superbe et rare vierge rayonnnante à l'enfant en bronze de la fin du XVème siècle. La vierge est présenté debout tenant dasn ses bras l'enfant Jésus, elle est coiffé d'une couronne maintenant sa longu[...]
Porphyry block - 36 kg
Porphyry is a purple colored stone with white speckles recognized for its high hardness. It has been used in sculpture and architecture since Antiquity, in particular in the ma[...]
Porphyry Block - 70.4 kg
Porphyry is a purple colored stone with white speckles known for its high hardness. It has been used in sculpture and architecture since Antiquity, in particular in the manuf[...]
Alsatian carved wooden panel, representing a woman with joined hands during the Angelus prayer, with the bell tower of a small village on the side, certainly Schalbach (in Alsace), border decorated wi[...]
polychrome stone sculpture or land representing a character, a man with known traits "negroid" in a colorful dress, from Northern France or Flanders, period XV-XVI centuries. This sculpture is in good[...]
marquee element or limestone column contained a bunch of grapes (traces of polychrome) France, XIV and XV century Height 25x15x15xm (17x17x17 base) Height 44cm
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