CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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(2) ANTIQUE SPANISH RELIGIOUS ALTARFIGURES(lot of 2) Antique Spanish religious figures, 19th c., comprising: (1) carved polychrome seated man holding a scroll and pilgrim's staff, likely Saint James, and (1)...
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ITALIAN ROUGE ROYAL MARBLE MODEL OFTRAJAN'S COLUMN, AFTER THE ANTIQUEFitted with a black marble base and a bronze classically clad figure.
17 1/2 x 4 x 4 in.
Note: Trajan's column sits in the Roman forum...
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F. BARBEDIENNE AFTER PAUL DUBOIS MEDITATIONBRONZE After Paul Dubois (French, 1827-1905) "L'Etude et Meditation" Bronze Sculpture, signed "F. Barbedienne Fondeur Paris" to left, and signed "P. Dubois" to back, above...
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F. BARBEDIENNE AFTER PAUL DUBOIS LACHARITE BRONZE After Paul Dubois (French, 1829-1905), "La Charite" (the original 1874-1879), Bronze Sculpture Group, signed "P. Dubois" on the back, and with signature of...
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GRAND TOUR GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF THEFARNESE HERCULES, AFTER THE ANTIQUEStamped, 'Herkules', and raised on a marble plinth base.
15 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.
Note: This bronze is modeled after a Roman marble...
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A GROUP OF 110 ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS(110) Comprising 110 books, including: D'Argence, Rene, Avery Brundage Collection Chinese Jades , The de Young Museum Society/Kodansha International, 1972. Masterpieces of...
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BRUNO LUCCHESI BRONZE POPE JOHN XXIIIBrunoLucchesi (Italy / American, 1926-). Bronze sculpture, Pope John XIII. Signed along edge of robe. Mounted on wooden base. Sculpture 19"H, with base 21"H....
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CHINESE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND ASSOCIATEDJADE FINIAL Chinese jade tripod censer and associated jade finial, carved in imitation of an archaic bronze ding, the globular body flanked with a pair of looping handles...
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PAIR OF PAIRPOINT GILT BRONZE FIGURALSTANDS FITTED WITH ENGRAVED GLASS BOWLS Pair of Pairpoint gilt bronze figural stands fitted with engraved glass bowls, marked 'PAIRPOINT 4970', 7.5"h. Provenance: Property...
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CONTINENTAL MINIATURE WATERCOLOR ANDGOUACHE PAINTING OF A PORT SCENE WITHIN GILT BRONZE FRAME Continental miniature watercolor and gouache painting of a port scene within gilt bronze frame, 19th century, indistinctly...
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TWO AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE MONKEYSTwo Austrian cold painted bronze monkeys, the first depicted crouching with arms outstretched, partially impressed 'GESCHUTZT' , height 5.25"h; the second depicted holding...
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP OF THE FARNESEBULL, CIRCA 1890... BULL, CIRCA 1890, after the Antique, nicely modeled and detailed throughout with a lovely blackish to cocoa brown patination, each separately cast figure...
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP OF THE FARNESEBULL, AFTER THE ... BULL, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY THE NELLI FOUNDRY, ROME, LATE 19TH CENTURY, nicely chased with intricate details throughout and each separately cast figure...
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ALEXANDER VIII GILT BRONZE PAPAL MEDALSCUDO 1690 - HAM...17th century Italian gilt bronze papal medal or scudo, 1690, with the obverse depicting a bust of Pope Alexander VIII (born as Pietro Vito Ottoboni, 1610-1691),...
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PFEIFFER, Auguste, (French, 1832-1886):Torquato Tasso, the noted poet/author, seated, with a copy of his famous poem, ''Jerusalem Delivered'', next to him on the floor, Bronze, 11'' h., 11.5'' w, signed, affixed...
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AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN 1757-1822)
HERCULESAND LICHAS bronze, dark brown patina, signed 'Delafontaine, bronzier' and with Canova signature to the base27cm wide, 42cm high, 20.5cm deep‘The importance and value of...
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GROUP OF BOOKS & OTHER ACADEMIC STUDIESWrightsmanCollection, Vol. I, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Furniture, Vol. II, Furniture, Gilt bronzes & Carpets; 15th and 16th Century Italian Drawings, 17th Century Italian Drawings,...
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POPE JOHN PAUL II BRONZE MEDAL CELEBRATINGTHE FIFTH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE, 1982 THE FIFTH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE, 1982, the front of the medal depicting Pope John Paul II, in white box, green felt lining (2) Provenance:...
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MALTA 4 TERI GIOVANNI PAOLO LASCARISBRONZE Lascaris was a Grandmaster of the Knights of St. John (AKA Knights of Malta), 1636-1657. Known for the Lascaris towers around Malta, in 1639, he fought the 1st war...
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CAST METAL PINS, BUTTONS, MEDALS, MEDALLIONS,PENDANTS AND SOUVENIRS, 40+ PIECES, LATE 19TH C./ 20TH C., INCLUDING THE AMERICAN CIVI...Cast metal pins, buttons, medals, medallions, pendants and souvenirs, 40+ pieces,...
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Dassier family, a collection of ninebronze medals to include Martinus Folkes 1740, Alexander Pope 1741, Edmundus Halley 1744, Henry V 1731 and George II 1750...
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AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (ITALIAN, 1757- 1822) 8 ½"H x 27"L x 11" Pair of sleeping lions, bronze garden sculptures after the pair made for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter's, Rome....
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A Gilt Bronze Amethyst-Inset Papal Ringof Pope Paul V
Italy, 16th Century
Height 2 1/2 inches....
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Attributed to Luigi Valadier I or aFollower (Italian 1726-1785) "Design for a Reliquary or Monstrance" c. 1775/1800 layout in geometric strokes of very light graphite execution in ink and ink wash on cream-colored...
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A Pair of Patinated Bronze RecumbentLions after those modeled by Antonio Canova (Italian 1757-1822) for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City Rome rectangular plinth ball feet height...
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A Collection of Eighteen Books on AsianArt comprised of The Pursuit of Antiquity Roderick Whitfield Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes Emma C. Bunker Asiatic Art H.F.E. Visser The Arts of Asia Meher...
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French Bronze Figure of the "Diana ofVersailles", fourth quarter 19th century, after the antique traditionally attributed to Leochares, ca. 325 B.C., the dark brown-patinated figure with gilt quiver, h. 14-3/4"....
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Replica bronze Liberty Bell whitechapel foundry, london, 1975 On hanging frame and trailer. PROVENANCE: In 1975, Chairman of the Liberty Bell Foundation, Edward J. Piszek commissioned this full-size...
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Medals: Six commemorative medallions20th century including: United Nations Peace Medal 1975 (Proof Franklin Mint sterling); Apollo 11 twenty-fifth anniversary 1994 (Proof .999 fine); Apollo XIII ''Tribute to...
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ATTRIBUTED TO GIROLAMO DELLA PORTA:BUST OF POPE PAUL III Hollow-cast bronze bust modeled with head cast down and wearing a cope with figure vignettes and joined by a clasp the base with recumbent river gods...
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