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Large Antique Asian Sculptural Iron Dragon Outdoor Planter Jardiniere
Located in Forney, TX
cabriole legs adorned with stylized grotesque mask knees. Beautifully aged heavily worn distressed patina
Category

19th Century Asian Qing Antique Grotesque

Materials

Iron

French Henry II Castle Dresser Sideboard credenza Buffet - Renaissance - 19th
By Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
pediment. Arabesques, foliage, grotesques and bas-relief medallions with mythological scenes or portraits
Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Italian patinated bronze figurative fountain mouth
Located in London, GB
with rather grotesque features, not least her distended mouth. The bronze is finely cast and finished
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Silvered-Bronze and Cut-Glass Urn Lamp Bases, French Empire Style
Located in London, GB
roundels, and large male heads, possibly grotesque masks or satyr-faces, and the base of the handles where
Category

Early 20th Century American Empire Antique Grotesque

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Monumental Antique French Empire Period Hall Pedestal Plant Stand
Located in Forney, TX
, stylized grotesque satyr mask with acanthus leaf accent, over high relief crest mural crown depicting four
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

Very Large 19th Century Italian Maiolica Hand Painted Vase
By Cantagalli
Located in London, GB
framed by winged grotesque handles and the entirety of these vase is decorated profusely, including the
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Pottery

William Booth, Founder of "The Salvation Army": A 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
magazine until 1889. He described the images as "grim faces made more grim, grotesque figures made more
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Lithograph

Sleeping Diana - Original Woodcut by J.J. Weber - 1898
By Arnold Bocklin (After)
Located in Roma, IT
unaware, like a biblical Susanna. The two grotesque fauns, which sprout against a stormy sky, contrast
Category

1890s Symbolist Antique Grotesque

Materials

Woodcut

Large Antique Italian Faience Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
foliage in extremely vivid colors. The handles on either end are grotesque figural male heads with curled
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Majolica

Sir Henry James, Statesman: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Pellegrini (Ape)
By Carlo Pellegrini 1
Located in Alamo, CA
magazine until 1889. He described the images as "grim faces made more grim, grotesque figures made more
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Lithograph

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) The Puppeteer, "Janvier", original signed drawing
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
grotesque sides of family life and of humanity at large. Les Enfants terribles, Les Parents terribles,[Les
Category

1860s Romantic Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ink

Stories from Genesis - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 17th Century
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
of the Uffizi Gallery on the east side, executed with grotesque designs. Moving back to Rome he
Category

17th Century Modern Antique Grotesque

Materials

Etching

Monstrance (temple type). Silver. Spain, 16th century with restorations.
Located in Madrid, ES
, sheltered in a structure with grotesques functioning as columns and angels playing musical instruments
Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Silver, Other

Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask, the grotesque face fixed with a predatory smile. A mane of
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Grotesque

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer

Gilt Bronze Table Lamp in the Rococo Style
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in London, GB
with a continuous scene of carousing putti. The shoulders of the lamp are set with grotesque masks and
Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Victorian Late 19th / Early 20thC Brass Fire Dogs or Andirons
Located in London, GB
sphinxes, grotesque animals, mythological statuettes, or caryatides supporting heroic figures or emblems
Category

1890s English Late Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Renaissance Henry II Walnut Buffet
Located in Forney, TX
plaques with grotesque satyr mask, tall paneled backsplash affixed with floating shelf with reticulated
Category

Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble, Brass

Neo-Gothic antique three piece ormolu clock set
Located in London, GB
, the lower part of the case with grotesque mask, all sitting on four lion paw feet; the flanking pair
Category

19th Century French Gothic Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ormolu

French Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Writing Desk After Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in London, GB
masks, while the sides of the apron are affixed with gilt bronze grotesques. The four legs feature
Category

Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ormolu

Théodore Deck Attributed French Ormolu Mounted Majolica Tazza
By Theodore Deck
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
border the outer rim hand decorated in colors with a futuristic abstract design incorporating grotesque
Category

1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Console Table and Mirror
Located in London, GB
, over a grotesque mask, with an architectural background of a brickwork wall, adorned with tendrils and
Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Curule Stool
Located in Forney, TX
lion's head / griffin grotesques, having an upholstered seat cushion adorned with nail head trim, rising
Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
position of his former master. In 1784 a pair of Sèvres vases with Raphaelesque grotesques in violet on a
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

Vanity Fair Caricature, Rev. Edgar Sheppard "A Great Marrier" by Spy
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
grim, grotesque figures made more grotesque, and dull people made duller by the genius of our talented
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Lithograph

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
-shaped lozenges surrounded by floral and grotesque elements below. The portraits seem to identify the
Category

17th Century European Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wool

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
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Stories from Genesis - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 17th Century
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
with grotesque designs. Moving back to Rome he devoted himself more and more to engraving, with which
Category

17th Century Modern Antique Grotesque

Materials

Etching

Fine Antique English Watercolor Painting, Adam Style Palace Interior Rendering
Located in New York, NY
on stands. Adam Style is defined by decorative motifs which include grotesque forms, urns, dancing
Category

19th Century British Adam Style Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

19th Century Victorian Gothic Fire Dogs or Andirons in the Shape of Griffins
Located in London, GB
ornamented (often with patterns or heraldic ornaments, such as the fleur-de-lis, with sphinxes, grotesque
Category

1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Iron, Copper

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Vases After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Long Island City, NY
-Michel Clodion Each vase of tapering form applied with two grotesque masks hung with laurel garlands
Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Bronze

Viennese Enamel and Gilt Brass Table Clock, Mid-19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
topped with fantastic compositions inspired by grotesques. The circular clock face marks the hours in
Category

1850s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Allegorical Pair of Faience de Rouen Busts Depicting Summer and Fall
By Edmé Samson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
mounted grotesque mask plinth.These busts and plinths were likely made by the French Porcelain and
Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarf Figures porcelain, 19th Century
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a pair of Derby Porcelain "Mansion House" Dwarfs or "Grotesque Punches" both with incised
Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century, Pair of Italian Rococo Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Corner Cabinets
Located in IT
specialized in the decoration of grotesque and chinoiserie, both for the court and its palaces and then for
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Grotesque

Materials

Wood

Majolica Rams Head English Decorated Partners Desk Stand with Inkwells
By William Brownfield
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
raised on four scallop shell molded feet with a central raised grotesque dolphin handle with inkwells to
Category

19th Century English High Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Pottery

Neo-Renaissance Style Buffet, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, such as grotesques, swirls, acanthus leaves, cornucopia, chimeras, cherub and portraits in oval medals
Category

Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut

Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
before him, as she calls him to action. This is centred beneath by a grotesque mask, and above by a shell
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

1st Violin Duke of Edinburgh: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Ape (Pellegrini)
By Carlo Pellegrini 1
Located in Alamo, CA
images as "grim faces made more grim, grotesque figures made more grotesque, and dull people made duller
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Asian Architectural Relief Carved Stone Frieze Panel
Located in Forney, TX
dragon or grotesque griffin. The characters in the center may be Asian hieroglyphs (Japanese kanji). The
Category

19th Century Asian Antique Grotesque

Materials

Stone

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917
By Alberto Martini
Located in Roma, IT
"grotesque and macabre" and consider him one of the precursors of Surrealism. This artwork is shipped from
Category

1910s Antique Grotesque

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Beauvais Tapestry and Beech Wood Furniture Suite
By Beauvais Royal Manufactory
Located in London, GB
Chinoiserie and Grotesque ornament, after a model by the designers Guy Vernansal, Jean-Baptiste Belin de
Category

1720s French Louis XV Antique Grotesque

Materials

Tapestry, Upholstery, Beech

Antique English Watercolor Painting, Adam Style Palace Interior Rendering
Located in New York, NY
the stands. Adam style is defined by decorative motifs which include grotesque forms, urns, dancing
Category

19th Century British Adam Style Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain Vase with Snake Handles from Gien
By Gien
Located in Dallas, TX
grotesque, coat of arms and crest motifs throughout. The elegant porcelain piece is in excellent condition
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Grotesque

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Italian Renaissance Raffaellesco Grotteschi Majolica Wall Charger
Located in Forney, TX
stylized foliate scrolls, mysterious masks, dragons and grotesques. Signed in blue against bisque
Category

19th Century Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Majolica, Paint

A Scene in the New Farce —as performed at the Royalty Theater
By George Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
ministers removed. The ministers standing on either side of the throne area all grotesquely satirized. In
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Grotesque

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Etching

"Femme au Tub" from "Elles" by Toulouse-Lautrec
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Hinsdale, IL
freak, an aristocrat cut off from his kind by his grotesque appearance. He found an affinity between his
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Grotesque

Materials

Crayon, Lithograph

Pleyel Grand Piano Hand-Painted Berainesque Style Cabriole Leg Signed G. Meunier
Located in Leeds, GB
arabesque and grotesque ornament combine fantastic iconography and exoticism signalling a transition from
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Walnut, Paint

19th Century French Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Lamp
Located in London, GB
grotesque mask head handles. This was originally a vase that has been skillfully converted into this
Category

1850s French Antique Grotesque

Materials

Porcelain

15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
with grotesque visages. However, the phrase has a deeper meaning, encompassing any carved head (animal
Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble

Fine Antique English Watercolor Painting, Adam Style Palace Interior Rendering
Located in New York, NY
Style is defined by decorative motifs which include grotesque forms, urns, dancing nymphs, foliate
Category

19th Century British Adam Style Antique Grotesque

Materials

Paper

The Monumental Tablet
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
(Grotesques, 4 plates) Original, unwashed condition. Excellent. Second edition first issue through third
Category

1740s Old Masters Antique Grotesque

Materials

Etching

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
the desk's skirting, including grotesque masks at either side as well as shells and acanthus leaf
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Grotesque

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock
Located in London, GB
ormolu beading, swags and grotesques, all set on ormolu toupie feet.
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Grotesque

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Antique Carved Mahogany Settee s in the Chippendale Manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
‘Green Man’ grotesque mask; the triple backs have central hoop shields, flanked by square form interlaced
Category

19th Century English Chippendale Antique Grotesque

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Giltwood and Scagliola Circular Table, after Della Valle Brothers
By Della Valle Brothers
Located in London, GB
on three feet in the form of Grotesque masks.
Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Grotesque

Materials

Scagliola, Giltwood

Rare 18th Century Italian Baroque Fireplace in Finely Carved Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
decorated with masks of grotesques holding ropes of fruits in their mouths and there are trails of tumbling
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Statuary Marble

Antique Arabesque Steel Plate with Gold and Silver Inlay
Located in London, GB
plate, scrolling foliate vines and flowers are interspersed with four grotesque masks. The centre is
Category

19th Century European Antique Grotesque

Materials

Gold, Silver, Steel

18th Century European Baroque Period Dragon Architectural Elements, Set of Six
Located in Forney, TX
mane, grotesque mask, the lion's body is serpentine shaped with prominent pair of large breasts, two
Category

18th Century European Baroque Antique Grotesque

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

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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.