Surprising head in painted raw wood, probably a hat fad.
France
1920s
Set of 10 Medici vases with terracotta handles decorated with antique bas-reliefs representing a squatting woman milking a goat and a love seller.
Sold in pairs
South of France
20th century
Polychrome painted papier-mâché marotte presenting a female figure with a scalloped bodice and wearing an original satin fabric cap with a barrette in the shape of colored glass flies
19th century
France
A superb Austrian inkwell depicting a finely sculpted horse head enhanced with cold-painting, a technique popular in the late 19th century. This rare model, made around 1900, illustrates the virtuosity of Viennese artisans, who were able to realistically capture the expression and movement of animals. The inkwell cleverly conceals its practical utility behind a sculptural work of art.
19th century
Elegant pair of candelabra in chased bronze combining patina and gilding, dating from the end of the 19th century. Each candelabra is magnificently decorated with a Bacchus, god of celebration and wine, depicted standing, holding a trumpet and a cornucopia from which escape arms of light ending in finely crafted sockets.
France 19th century
A delightful pair of candelabra in chased, gilded and patinated bronze, made in Paris in the 19th century in the Louis XVI style. Each candelabra depicts a standing faun, a mythological figure full of charm and elegance, holding two finely decorated light arms.
France 19th century
Umbrella dog, black forest work.
19th century
Switzerland
Pair of Staffordshire thick fireplace dogs hand painted in black and white polychrome porcelain with typical gold collar.
United Kingdom
19th century
Made using the traditional filigree technique typical of 17th-century Spanish craftsmanship the medallion features meticulous work of intertwined silver threads creating complex and detailed openwork designs.
Miniature pendant- double-sided painted fixed under glass representing the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, yellow gold frame decorated with spiral patterns in enamelled polychromy.
Spain
17th century