Portacandele in legno dorato con tracce di policromia - Italia fine XVII secolo

Scultura lignea austriaca raffigurante dignitario della fine del XV secolo. La figura barbuta, raffigurata con lo sguardo rivolto verso il basso e il volto serio, indossa un coprica...

Antique 16th-century yellow marble mortar from Torri del Benaco, chiseled by hand from a single piece of marble and with the presence of two handles to facilitate its use. Mortars we...

Coppia di angeli di epoca barocca, poggianti su basamenti ornati da caratteristici motivi a ricciolo e teste di putti; le due figure sono rappresentate in posizione speculare, un bra...

Standing at over two feet tall, this 17th century pair of angel candlesticks has been carved out of a beautiful French elm wood. Because elm wood typically has an interlocked grain, it can be quite difficult to carve or split. These candlesticks were produced by a master craftsman in France during the 1600s. Our angels have long, wavy hair that extends past their shoulders. They are wearing long flowing gowns with scalloped collars and half sleeves. The loosely draped robe reaches their ankles, exposing bare feet that stand upon a round base. One leg is also visible from behind the material due to a slit at mid-thigh. Each angel is holding a turned candle holder that has a large wrought iron pricket with a lobed bobeche. In France, this type of candle holder is known as an Ange Céroféraire. A ceroferary is the acolyte...