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"The Battle of the Golden Spurs" Avante Garde Print
By James Ensor
Located in Soquel, CA
French cavalry soldiers. This print is a prime example of Ensor's bizarre, and sometimes grotesque
Category

1890s Expressionist Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

French Renaissance Revival Folding Three-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Renaissance Revival folding three-panel screen with hand-painted Grotesque motifs and
Category

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Glass, Wood, Canvas

Middle Ages Decorative Ornament – Rich Romanesque Borders Motifs, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
knotwork and vegetal flourishes – Grotesques, mythical creatures, and detailed columns recalling medieval
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

American Arts Crafts, Monkey Snake Wrought-Iron Door Knocker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, expressive, and slightly grotesque in form, with webbed feet and an alert face, all hand-forged with visible
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wrought Iron

Monumental Silver Viennese Enamel Mythological Stein by Karl Rössler, Bouguereau
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in New York, NY
surrounding motifs of grotesques, acanthus scrolls, and stylized foliate arabesques reinforce the stein’s
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Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Late 19th Century Silver Plated Wine Bottle Carrier / Caddy, U.K. Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
-grotesque supports and fitted to a detachable column that rises to a foliate cast carrying handle. A very
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Silver Plate

Renaissance Decorative Panels – 16th–17th Century Ornament, Plate LXIX, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
displays elaborate heraldic or grotesque figures within a golden background, while the bottom-right corner
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Decorative Cartouches Motifs – Antique Lithograph, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
figures—such as bearded masks, busts in classical headwear, and grotesque faces. At the center, an ornate
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Ceiling Ornament – Antique Decorative Print, Plate LIX, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
historical figures. Interspersed among them are ornate scrolls, grotesques, arabesques, putti, heraldic
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Architectural Ornament – Gilded Scrollwork Cherubs, Pl. LXVI, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
, grotesques, and winged beasts—all recurring motifs in Renaissance architecture and furnishings. Many of these
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Ornament Plate in Grisaille – Classical Scrollwork Emblems, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
in Italy. At the center, tall arched panels show symmetrical grotesque compositions combining lions
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Pair Large Meiji Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
exceptional designs of grotesque mythological figures. 23 1/4 inches tall and each in very good condition.
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

Large Rectangular Console in richly carved and gilded wood, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
, lambrequins and scrolls, joined by a strong strut featuring the same decoration, with a grotesque mask in the
Category

1750s Italian Baroque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble

Continental German Terra-Cotta Mash
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a laughing Grotesque
Category

19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble

Baroque Ornament Details – 16th 17th Century Design Elements, Plate LXII, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
stylized animal heads or fantastical beasts – Cartouches and bracket feet adorned with grotesques, garlands
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

20th Century Belle Epoque Diamonds 18 Karat White Yellow Gold Dangle Earrings
Located in Poitiers, FR
For pierced ears. Earring in 18 karat yellow and platinum- owl and grotesque hallmarks.. Slender
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold

Rare Pair of Renaissance Revival Cabinet Attributed to F. Linke, France, c. 1880
By François Linke
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine designed motifs such scrolls, grotesques and flowery vases, all characteristic of the Renaissance
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Rare large early 19th century hand carved Neo-Gothic cupboard in oak
Located in Meulebeke, BE
. Also, sculpted dragons, grotesque geometrical motifs and refined figurative details in neo-gothic style
Category

16th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Oak

Pair Italian Hall Chairs Hand Carved Lime Wood, circa 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Lime Wood Carved Italian Hall Chairs. circa 1880 The top featuring a rather grotesque
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1880s Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Set of Ten French Baroque Style Walnut Masked Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
renaissance revival style. The chairs feature tall backs with intricately carved grotesque masks. The masks
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

Pair Walnut French Arm Chairs Carved Farmhouse Fauteuil
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elaborately carved with paw feet and grotesques to each handle Also features bronze lions head that hold that
Category

1840s French Provincial Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Enclosed By Elegant Carved Frame Headed By Scrolling Eagles, Grotesque Figure Heads And Central Set Elegant
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Bold Black and White Etching on Paper The Colonial Governor by Georges Rouault
By Georges Rouault
Located in White Plains, NY
world and the grotesque nature of power through the eyes of avant-garde satire. Although Rouault
Category

1920s Expressionist Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper, Etching

XVII Century Venetian Rosso Verona Marble Wellhead with Wrought Iron Top, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
elderly man, a leonine head, and a grotesque simian face, each expressing a vivid physiognomic variation
Category

17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

17th Century French Ornament – Baroque Scrollwork and Arabesques, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
grotesque—typical of architectural grille work from the period. Flanking this central motif are panels
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

French Decorative Ornament – Baroque Panel Designs, Plate LXXVI, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
and birds forms the focal point of a vertical grotesque. Other panels display variations of
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

17th Century French Cartouches – Ornamental Baroque Frames, Plate LXXVII, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
include richly gilt frames with festoons, grotesques, heraldic devices, and scrollwork ideal for
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Greek-Roman Ornament Print – Classical Decorative Motifs Borders, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
mythological figures, grotesques, and rosettes. The variety of borders and friezes shown here would have
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Antique 1920’s Grand Tour Italian Venice Majolica Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
depicting Ancient Greek Society, handles in the shape of winged griffin's and grotesque masks mounted on
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1920s Italian Grand Tour Antique Grotesque

Materials

Majolica

Rare Italian Rococo Giltwood Fossilized Marble Console Table ca. 1750
Located in Shippensburg, PA
grotesque masks above the knees, these depicting the exoticism of The Americas with four stylized Native
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble

17th Century Gothic sculpted oak panel, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
century grotesque sculpted panel. Hand-carved with floral and foliage decorations with a male head in the
Category

17th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Grotesque

Materials

Oak

Engraving of Harpocrates and Ancient Egyptian Magical Seals, c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
interest is the seal at lower center, depicting a grotesque humanoid figure with exaggerated posture—an
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Elaborate Renaissance Revival Carved Library Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
include grotesque Dionysiac figures with goat horns and ears on bearded Pan masks and female masks perhaps
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Uriah Heep from David Copperfield – Dickens Character Lithograph by Kyd, c.1889
Located in Langweer, NL
twisted into a grotesque pose of self-effacing servility, with his hands clasped in mock humility and a
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Mr Whackford Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby – Original Dickens Lithograph, 1889
Located in Langweer, NL
, encapsulating his deception, cruelty, and comic grotesqueness. This original lithograph is ideal for collectors
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

"Allegorical Mythological Summer"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
classical water fountain with grotesque mask spouts, reinforcing themes of nature’s beauty, nourishment, and
Category

17th Century Realist Antique Grotesque

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silver-Gilt Dressing-Table Service by Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1917
By Crichton Brothers
Located in Paris, FR
and tray are beautifully embellished with grotesque in Renaissance style, depicting mascaron, animals
Category

1920s English Antique Grotesque

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

18th Century Italian/ French Renaissance Revival Lion Inlay Strongbox Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
checkerboard inlay and brass ring pulls, flanked by expressive carved lion and grotesque masks in full relief
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18th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Iron

Antique Egyptian and Greco-Roman Heads and Figures – Engraving c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
, possibly a grotesque or theatrical mask used in votive offerings. In the lower portion: * F features the
Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

Quilp from Old Curiosity Shop – Kyd Character Print after Dickens, ca. 1889
Located in Langweer, NL
: This original chromolithograph shows the sinister figure of Daniel Quilp, the grotesque villain from
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

French 20th Century Sapphire Diamonds 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Antique ring from the
Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...

Ceramic Crackle Gazle Tureen with Lid and Plate, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Renaissance grotesques. The subtle patina, including aged chips and beautiful crazing throughout the surface
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Antique Bibikabad Rug 4 3 x 6 5
Located in New York, NY
grotesque ivory faces are developed from cloud bands or decorative bosses. Caffe au lait field, orange
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Bibikabad Rug 4
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Antique Bibikabad Rug 4
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 x 6
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$1,560 Sale Price
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Victorian Oak Breakfront Bookcase Carved Miskin Manor 1870 Library
Located in Potters Bar, GB
, grotesque masks, rosettes, male caryatids and an eagle motif to centre top It really is a detailed and
Category

1870s Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Oak

17th C representation of Roof of Folly: An Allegory of the Fall, German School
Located in Leuven , BE
Bosch, fusing grotesque imagery with theological satire. Human and avian forms intermingle within a
Category

17th Century German Antique Grotesque

Materials

Canvas

18th Century, Pair of Neoclassical Italian Carved and Gilt Wood Candlesticks
Located in IT
are adorned with Renaissance-style grotesque masks, topped with shell motifs. A carved egg-and-dart
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XIII Style Renaissance Revival Cabinet c. Mid 19th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
frieze of carved grotesques, putti, and garlands, setting an opulent tone for the entire piece. The
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

1920s Art Deco Fine Pearl Diamonds 18 Karat Yellow Gold Platinum Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, own and grotesque hallmarks. Sublime Art Deco ring, it
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Grotesque

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold, ...

Pair of Renaissance style French patinated bronze ewers
Located in Cheshire, GB
a punched ground, the handles with cherub mounts issuing from the rims descending to grotesque masks
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

Antique 8-inch Decorative Neoclassical Tile by Minton
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
neoclassical scene with a winged medusa style grotesque mask architectural panel above a foliage garland
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Grotesque

Materials

Clay

19th Century French Louis XV Style Mixed Wood Marquetry Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
popularized symmetrical decoration known as grotesques in the 1690s. The commode is embellished with rococo
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

Renaissance Harpy - Italy, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
the natural and supernatural. This bronze harpy represents a sculptural translation of the grotesques
Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

17th Century German Barock Carved Mirror
Located in Lymington, GB
displaying eagles. The base centred by a grotesque mask typical of this early period. The oval frame is
Category

17th Century German Baroque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Mirror. Embossed metal, glass. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
flanked, above, by two embraced putti, and by two monstrous grotesques at the bottom. The signature is
Category

19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Metal, Other

The Lion - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
side, executed with grotesque drawings. When he returned to Rome, he devoted himself more and more to
Category

Early 17th Century Antique Grotesque

Materials

Etching

16th c Spanish Silk Linen Embroidered Textile Fragment w/ Figures Animals
Located in Milford, NH
, with embroidered angels, grotesques, and mythological animals. This textile is mounted on linen and
Category

16th Century Spanish Antique Grotesque

Materials

Textile

Arts Crafts Gold Crackle Glaze Bottle By Sir Edmund Elton
By Sir Edmund Elton
Located in Petworth, GB
‘grotesque’ pottery.
Category

1910s English Arts and Crafts Antique Grotesque

Materials

Pottery

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Antique Grotesque For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique grotesque for your home. An antique grotesque — often made from metal, wood and ceramic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique grotesque — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique grotesque, designed in the Art Nouveau, Folk Art or Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique grotesque over the years, but those crafted by Martin Brothers, A. Clerissy and Burmantofts Pottery are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Grotesque?

Prices for an antique grotesque can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $56 and can go as high as $300,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,655.