Set of Three Antique Western Saddles

Kokeshi (こけし こけし, kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines t...

Antique set of French skittle pins crafted in wood, turned and painted grey.

Collection of Three Vintage Tractor wrenches United States Early 20th century Cast steel 7, 8.5, and 12 in. / 18, 22, 31 cm Custom display measu...

This set of seven antique bronze cats are each posed differently, and are cast using the highly collectible Viennese cold painted bronze technique. ...

Lot of three Indian terracotta processional figures. Krishnanagar, Bengal, 19th Century. Painted terracotta figures, depicting two males and one female musician...

ABOUT Price is per collection. 2 collections available. (1st set and 4th set have sold) Please specify which set to purchase. Decorative only. Original cobbler's wooden shoe forms...

Rare pair of antique freezes with grapes in gilded wood: very beautiful. Probably they were part of some large mirror that broke, who knows where, when and how. They can be laid over...

Rare and stunning Italian sculpture of a composer of famous religious music. With pride we offer you this antique and incredibly well crafted bust of 16th century, Venetian composer...

Marvelous quality, bronze Virgin Mary with the holy heart symbol on her chest. If you are a collector of antique and top-quality religious artefacts the...

Stunning religious wall panel in thick relief with strong hook for easy mounting. For the collectors of stunning antique church relics we are also offering this marvelously hand carved pelican sculpture for wall mounting. The character ascribed to the pelican in this context is nearly as fabulous as that of the phœnix. From a clumsy, gluttonous, piscivorous water-bird, it was by the growth of legends transformed into a mystic emblem of Christ, whom Dante terms "Nostro Pelicano". St. Hieronymus gives the story of the pelican restoring its young ones destroyed by serpents as an illustration of the destruction of man by the old Serpent, and his salvation by the blood of Christ. The pelican in Christian art is an emblem of Jesus Christ, by "whose blood we are healed" and it is also a symbol of charity. Many early painters and carvers mistakenly represented it more similar to an eagle (much like in this antique church relic), and not as a natural pelican which is why most people today still are a bit confused at first when this stunning hand carved, symbolic bird is called a pelican. This striking and all hand carved, symbolic panel was originally part of a church or monastery communion rail...