Grinard Collection Architectural Elements

Large 19th-Century American Cast-Iron Lion Shield Medallion, Architectural Ornament An imposing and sculptural late 19th-century American cast-iron lion medallion, modeled in deep h...

19th Century European Hercules Herm Architectural Carving Hand-carved wood, 42" high × 4" wide × 3.5" deep A finely carved wood architectural fragment in the form of a Herm of Hercules, dating to the 19th century and drawing upon Renaissance and Baroque precedents. The sculpture shows the muscular torso of a mature, bearded male figure with a deeply furrowed brow, curling hair, and a voluminous beard. His body is rendered in tapering herm form, with a draped cloth across the midsection leading into a long rectangular plinth decorated with foliate carving. The herm derives from classical antiquity, where stone posts surmounted by the head or bust of Hermes (and later other gods or heroes) served as boundary markers and architectural supports. During the Renaissance and Neoclassical revivals, this form was adapted into decorative architecture, furniture, and garden ornaments, often featuring heroic or mythological figures such as Hercules to convey strength and guardianship. The stern expression, powerful musculature, and prominent beard allude to Hercules, the archetype of heroic masculinity. Such carvings were often installed as newel posts, pilaster ornaments, or architectural appliqués...

Monumental 19th Century European Industrial Clock Face with Roman Numerals, 48" An extraordinary and boldly graphic 19th century European clock face, originally mounted on a public ...

Large Pair of 19th C. Carved Mahogany Heraldic Winged Griffins, Attributed to the workshop of R.J. Horner Co. Presenting an exceptionally large pair of 19th-century carved ma...

Massive Antique Textured Opaque Glass & Zinc Lantern/Street Lamp Shade USA, circa Earlier 20th Century  This massive antique textured opaque glass and zinc lantern or street lamp sh...

19th Century Italian carved marble Architectural Frieze Sculpture of Caesar, Of rectangular form the finely carved Carrera Marble 50" x 20" slab w...

Large Roman style bronze figural architectural element, depicting a goddess holding on her head an acanthus column with a bronze urn cascading with ...

Art Deco bronze floral motif architectural panel, each one of rectangular form with pierced floral still life.