Selected Design Antiques Decorative Art

Pair of Italian plaster plaques of Roman emperors. Round, gilt frames. Late 19th century.

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original late 19th century extra large Flemish oil painting, signed A Apoeie depicting a nice nature scene in front of the sea. A ...

Gordon B. Coutts (Scottish/American, 1868-1937) A very fine and large orientalist oil on canvas titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier" (Arabic: عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’ - Urdu: عاشورا‎ - Persian: عاشورا‎ - Turkish: Aşure Günü). Signed and inscribed: 'Gordon Coutts/TANGIER' (lower right), circa 1920. Provenance: The Fisher Art Museum, University of Southern California. Gordon Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and travelled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896 he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920 he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco where, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the the village people and Bedouins. The present work depicts the celebration of Ashura. The day of Ashura is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims; "A day of pain, pilgrimage and pageantry, it is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. This is a period of mourning and cleansing, which marks the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad...

An Italian hand-carved wall plaque, with its original painted and gilt finish, from the 19th century. This antique wall decoration from Italy features a rectangular-shaped molded surround, with quarter-circle inner edges, that frame a carved assemblage of helmet, horn, arrows, and foliate motif at center with carved-rope and bow-tied ribbon in gilt. The original hand-painted finish has a faux marble background in gray hues, with green, red and gilt accents on the center carvings. This 19th century Italy carved plaque...

These elaborate and deeply carved panels are mid-20th century. The carving is very detailed and on a rather deep heavy wooden panel. All the raised areas are richly detailed and gild...

A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a Parisian street scene. This painting perfectly depicts life in the "City of Lights" with its restaurants, busy streets, cafes and wonderful ar...

A large and decorative antique neoclassical plaster wall plaque with a stunning painted timber frame backed with hessian. In a large landscape form, this handcrafted plaque is decor...

Flemish school of the 16th century Allegory of Africa
After The Allegories of the Continents by Maerten de Vos (engraving by Adriaen Collaert)
 Oil on copper
 Inscription: "Giulio Ro...

19th century hand carved armorial. The plaque is shaped as a shield and carved upon it are a knight's head with plumes of feathers in his armor, over ...

A large Italian ceiling panel made of hand crafted Walnut, enhanced with caryatid and acanthus scrolls, in good condition. The antique wall relief, décor represents the Rococo time period...

Antique framed impressionist oil painting on board. Lovely artist signed antique framed impressionist oil painting on board. This beauty d...

A pair of large 19th century Japanses Screens of Japanese scenery. The screens also come with a wooden crate which would have been built for them at a later date in order to move ...