Up for sale is a very large antique 17th century hand carved Italian religious wooden sculpture. It’s carved with intricate detailing throughout and has acquired a lovely patina from age. The sculpture depicts Jesus wearing a crown of thorns carrying a cross and is mounted to a carved wooden plinth. The statue alone measures 22 [Continue]
Italian Renaissance 1600’s, Saint Cecilia & Angel, Old Master Antique Oil Painting. A wonderful and rare survival and fresh to market, late 16th or early 17th century Italian oil on re-lined canvas depicting St Cecilia playing an organ and attended by an angel. The haloed Saint Cecilia, her eyes raised heaven-wards with an angel at [Continue]
Cornelis Van Poelenburg, Dutch Old Master,’Apollo & Coronis’, 1600’s Antique Oil Painting. A very interesting, fresh to the market original oil on chamfered panel attributed to Cornelis van Poelenburg. Originally thought to depict the Roman goddess Diana & Endymion however research and expert opinion suggests a much more plausible depiction of Apollo and Coronis. The [Continue]
Up for sale is a very large antique 17th century hand carved Italian religious wooden sculpture. It’s carved with intricate detailing throughout and has a hand painted polychromed finish with rich color and has acquired a lovely patina from age. The statue depicts Jesus kneeling and praying while blood drips from his head. He measures [Continue]
French Italian English, 17th Century Latin Missal Leaf, Antique Illuminated Manuscript Painting. An interesting and well presented large illuminated missal leaf of musical plainsong in Latin, painted on vellum, probably 16th or 17th century north european. In good condition and h oused in an ebonised & glazed frame , ready to hang. Approximate image dimensions [Continue]
Italian Renaissance Old Master, Mary Magdalene & Angels, 17th Century Large Antique Oil Painting. A wonderful, large and fresh to the market 17th century oil on canvas of Mary Magdalene in ecstacy, holding a large wooden cross. An impressive large scale oil on canvas depicting the Ecstacy of Mary Magdalene with attendant Angels after Rutilio [Continue]
Jean Daret”The Birth of the Virgin”, Flemish Renaissance, Religious Old Master, 1600’s Large Antique Oil Painting. A superb, large and fresh to the market original oil on canvas depicting the Birth of the Holy Mother Mary. Painted here as a domestic scene with Mary’s mother Anna resting in bed after the birth of her child [Continue]
An original 17th Century Pen and Ink Drawing Study of an architectural pediment with Angel’s By an accomplished but to me unknown hand. Probably Italian Early 17th. Drawn on laid paper laid on to backing at top in good condition It would certainly benefit from further research. From an old album of interesting drawings that [Continue]
Century Charcoal and Grey Wash Drawing. Study of a bearded saint with figures praying. By an accomplished but to me unknown hand. Probably Italian Roman School. Drawn on laid paper generally in good condition for age. Old repair to holing upper centre. Further sketch to the reverse. It would certainly benefit from further research. From [Continue]
An original 17th Century Pen and Ink Drawing. Study of a Monstrance supported by Angel’s. By an accomplished but to me unknown hand. Drawn on laid paper the upper part of the monstrance is drawn on another sheet intentionally cut and laid onto angel base. In good condition for age. It would certainly benefit from [Continue]