Architectural roman fragment frieze

A unique piece of history, this architectural fragment was salvaged from a building in downtown Los Angeles, capturing the character of its era.

Traces of the original paint still remain on this unusual architectural element. The element also features a sunburst design. Hung over a bed or in a living room setting this element...

Antique Coade stone frieze fragment. A wonderful frieze section cast in deep relief with Anthemion decoration.

A pair of architectural fragments. They were attached to a wall that's why part of the figures are cut straight. Made in cement showing later restoration and repairs. We sell these a...

This grand piece of moulding once framed an entrance or part of an ecclesiastical structure in a great church. Classical elements are seen in the rectangular dentil moulding and flo...

An English carved wooden architectural fragment in the manner of Adams, pierced with scrolling foliage. This is a great piece for an overdoor p...

Large Victorian Gingerbread Architectural fragment in green. Amazing piece most likely from the crest of a Victorian home. Easily sand to get a r...

A Batak architectural carved-wood house panel from Northern Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) in the Indonesian Malay archipelago. This vintage carved house fragment from the Batak peoples of...

Turn of the century, cast iron frieze with foliate patterns. It originated from the cornice of a New York City high rise building. The iron is painted...

An exceptional architectural high relief hand carved stone band of running scroll decoration frieze panel, with beautiful scrollwork, representing wind or water, and mythological creature, perhaps a dragon or grotesque griffin. The characters in the center may be Asian hieroglyphs (Japanese kanji). The top side has a dovetail joinery cutout from where it would have attached and fit into place before cementing it in place. 19th century or earlier. This antique architectural salvage building element is a beautiful and artful display of history, and a quick way to add texture, character, rustic charm and interest. Will make a wonderful decorative object within your home or office. Provenance: Personal property of Genshiro Kawamoto. A Japanese real estate billionaire and avid art collector who owned numerous multi-million dollar properties in Hawaii and was building one of the most expensive homes in Hawaii prior to his tax evasion arrest, followed by prison sentence in Japan. He had bought multiple properties to convert into museums in order to display his personal decorative arts collection, but due to his legal and financial problems, his items were all auctioned...