19th Century French Historical Hammered Copper Relief Plaque

19th century, French hand hammered plaque historicizing a village, circa 1850. Copper plaque in a wood frame.  

A beautiful handcrafted, hand painted decorative plate from Ceramics of Monaco. Fabricated in one of the many small ceramic factories in the Pri...

An exceptional and most decorative Austrian 19th century patinated bronze, giltwood and Ebony wall plaque signed K. Sterrer. The striking wall decor is centered by the wonderfully executed patinated bronze plaque depicting a handsome sculptor in his atelier draped in a flowing garment working on a bust of a woman resting on a stool while holding his hammer and chisel. He is standing on a wall bracket like element with an impressive open winged eagle above an acorn finial, a tied carpenter's square and a tied bell hammer with a caliper and fine foliate branches at his feet. In the background is a beautiful maiden also draped in a wonderful flowing garment siting with her legs crossed on the plinth of a capital where another maiden, possibly a statue, is standing with a globe and sextant in her hand with plaques, busts, wings and curtains above. The plaque is set within an elegant mottled giltwood frame with beautiful richly carved wrap around berried laurel bands with a fine angled ebonized Fruitwood border. All original gilt and patina throughout. Karl Sterrer...

A Grand Tour heavy bronze bas-relief of a classical scene showing a retinue of six figures consisting of two nude standing males and three classically draped maidens including Athena...