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Technique: Painted
Pair of 19th C. Hand-Carved Wood Fragments from India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 19th century Hindu temple fragments. This pair of antique fragments were elements of a section of hand-carved wood frieze, within a...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A painted model of a famous English medieval house built from matchsticks C1910
Located in Central England, GB
This superb highly detailed English folk art model dates to the early 20th century and depicts a complicated half timbered and thatched famous Hereford property entitled “The Old Hou...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Pair of Hand-Carved 19th C. Fragments from India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 19th century Hindu temple fragments. This pair of antique fragments were elements of a section of hand-carved wood frieze, within a...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,050 / set
Set of 2 Rectangular French Breton Wood Trinket Jewelry Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in France, a charming set of two hand-carved wooden Breton style boxes. Breton is a type of French antique furniture from the Brittany region in France. The Breton style is ...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
French vintage skittle game, circa 1920–1930.
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charming French skittle set consisting of 9 wooden pins (3 red, 3 white, and 3 blue) and 2 balls.
The set comes in its original wooden box with a handle.
Original condition with a be...
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Swiss Enamel and Gold Telescope
Circa 1820
This extraordinary telescope exemplifies a rare union of 19th-century Swiss scientific innovation and artis...
Category
19th Century Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold, Enamel
Mid-Century Children
s Wooden Pony with Wheels and Red Painted Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century children's wooden pony with wheels, red painted details, handles and straw mane and tail. Perfect for a children's room or nursery. In original condition with visible wea...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Straw, Wood
$425 Sale Price
32% Off
Antique Austrian Cast
Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Cat Figurine Whimsy Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats. These highly detailed sculptures date from approximately 1900-1920.
Approximate dimensions of figurines: (L/W/H)
Cat 'Paper Boy...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Polychromed carvings representing soldiers of the recent history, Spain, 1940s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Polychromed wood carvings representing Spanish and French soldiers throughout recent history, Spain, 1940s.
Set of 4 polychromed wooden figures representing different types of Spanis...
Category
1940s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Paint, Wood
British 19th Century Drum Table
Located in New York, NY
This charming 19th-century English regimental drum was fitted with a glass top to serve as a table. It bears the painted arms of the Royal Dublin Fusil...
Category
1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Eclectic Collection of Five Continental Dog-Form Inkwells
Located in London, GB
Eclectic collection of five Continental dog-form inkwells
Continental, circa 1900
Measures: Largest: Height 12cm, width 30cm, depth 18cm
Smallest: Height 10cm, diameter 7.5cm
T...
Category
Early 20th Century European Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Islamic Antique Qajar Blue Tile with Koranic Script 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century Qajar blue tile with Islamic calligraphy writing.
Antique 19th century Islamic Koranic calligraphy with Koranic script.
Qajar dynasty, a blue and white Islamic ...
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Art Deco Wrought Iron Fish Bowl Stand with Glass Bowl
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic art deco wrought iron fish bowl stand with a large 2 gallon glass bowl. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear and lots of charm, old white paint. Stand is flared...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Cast Iron Race Horse Bank by J
E Stevens Co. 1871
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Cast Iron Race Horse Bank by J & E Stevens Co. 1871
USA, Circa 1871
This rare 19th-century cast iron Race Horse bank by J & E Stevens Co., pat...
Category
19th Century Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Red and White Porous Ceramic Noughts+Crosses Board, Brass Pieces, Walnut Edge
Located in London, GB
Red and White Porous Ceramic Noughts and Crosses Set with Brass Pieces. This simple game would make a lovely, light-hearted yet sophisticated gift....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Sailboat Model, Painted Wooden Body, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Sailboat model on stand. Painted wood body and bronze accessories.
Made between 1920s-1930s. Very nice restored conditions.
Very decorative item, perfec...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$2,275 Sale Price
35% Off
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Medieval Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Antique German Bisque Doll Armand Marseille, Ric#007
Located in Norton, MA
An original Armand Marseille doll, etched into the bisque at her nape with a Bisque head and hands. Her feet wear perfect little red leather shoes wit...
Category
1910s German Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
McKenney and Hall Hand-Painted Lithograph "Chippeway Widow", circa 1837
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Chippeway Widow" hand-painted color lithograph on paper depicts a Native American Indian woman lamenting the death of her husband, presum...
Category
1830s Native American Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English
Country House
Private Post Box, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
A fantastic painted wooden English 'country house' private red post box likely to have been made for the lobby of a hotel, business, club or a country house. It would have been empti...
Category
1920s English Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in near mint condition Fiat 600 with a rollback cloth convertible top. From a lot of seventeen that were probably stored from day one, and never played with. Made by Ban...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Papier Mache Rocking Toy Clown Figure. 1920
s.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely toy clown
A bell rings when it rocks
Hand painted papier mache.
Marked " foreign ". Most likely by Schoenhut, Germany
Good condition / condition commensurate with the age ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Bitossi Aldo Londi Cubus Ashtray, Rimini Blue Glaze
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Italy during the 1950s–60s. Part of the iconic Rimini Blu series, the piece features a bold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large pair of vintage 1950s string marionettes, these magnificent Rajasthani Kathputli puppets came from the vibrant state of Rajasthan in northwestern India.
Meticulously handcrafte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Silk, Wood
19th Century Religious Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th Century / Religious Icon / Egg tempera and gilt on wood panel / Antique
A beautifully preserved 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting Saint Nicholas the Wonderw...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large And Impressive Fiberglass Faux Masthead
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and Dramatic fiberglass re-creation Masthead. A large and impressive fiberglass faux masthead shaped in the form of a woman holding a spiraled horn with draped attire.
Condi...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Antique Church Statue Mary of Lourdes
Located in Buxton, GB
This beautiful sculpture is a true masterpiece from the 19th century, featuring Mary of Lourdes in all her glory. Crafted with precision and care, it is a must-have for any art colle...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Paint
French 19th Century Gilt and Painted Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century painted and gold-gilt barometer and thermometer. It is a recognizable ‘banjo’ shaped scientific instrument with all the carved details ...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks.
Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze.
Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft.
Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman.
Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen
Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
WHITE
Wood FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 Max by RS Barcelona for up to 8 players
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 MAX in Green
DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona
The more, the merrier. It’s not just a saying, it’s really true. The RS MAX football table doubles the ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
18th Century Italian Hand-made Polychrome GIlt Wood Holy Water with Engraving
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy, Marche central region, a polychrome carved holy water font mid-18th century, a shaped panel with carved and gilt scrolls and acanthus leaf details. A green edge decoratio...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Poplar
Majolica Wall Decoration Plate by Johann Maresch, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for one of our rare Majolica items, an exceptional wall plate by Johann Maresch from the beginning of the 20th century. The beautiful worked Majolica plate shows Rhine. Like every J. Maresch items the artist took great value...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Majolica
The Annunciation by Eve Licea, 1st Plate of The Story of Christmas Series, 1988
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage from the 1980s for Collectors.
1st plate in The Story of Christmas Series by Eve Licea
The plate is 9.1/2 inches square and in very good condition, no issues.
White porcelain...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Christmas Tree Village Train Surround Painted Wooden Fence Gate
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This lovely, vintage Victorian style Christmas tree surround fencing will create an old fashioned quaint decoration or display. There are four sides that each measure 40 inches to 42...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
$552 Sale Price
20% Off
Outdoor/Indoor GREEN FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 Max by RS Barcelona for up to 8 players
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 MAX in Green
DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona
The more, the merrier. It’s not just a saying, it’s really true. The RS MAX football table doubles the ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$7,960 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Extremely Rare Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Ships and Original Lid, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
1760 – 1800
Workshop: De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot)
A rare blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lid.
The jar is decorated...
Category
1780s Dutch Rococo Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura
circa 1960s
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$491 Sale Price
40% Off
Extremely Large Hand-Drawn Manuscript Map of Surinam, 1830, History of Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique large hand-drawn map of Surinam by Albrecht Helmut Hiemcke (German, 1760-1839)
?
'Colonie Surinaame', 1830
A large hand-drawn and coloured map of the colony of Suri...
Category
Mid-19th Century Surinamer Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Framed Miniature Portrait, Buxom Woman in Blue Bonnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 19th century French hand-painted miniature portrait framed under glass, portraying an older woman wearing a bonnet tied with a blue ribbon, her ample bosom showing in a blue...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Golf Motiff Smoking Stand.
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An interesting cold painted wrought iron smoking stand. The golf themed stand with holding area for golf balls and 2 golf clubs, the top ashtray is missing. 34.5 inches tall, 12 in...
Category
Early 20th Century American Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury-filled glass thermometer still in working order...
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Juicer, Ric.00033
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese made entirely from wood, this antique was used mainly as a juicer for fruits.
L:25in(63.5cm) H:16in(40.6cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of English Maritime Colored Etchings 1806.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Pair of English Maritime Colored Etchings 1806.
English hand-colored etchings of a 90 Gun Ship at Spithead and a Collier with a view of the S...
Category
19th Century English Romantic Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique German Bisque Doll 971 A 2 M Armand Marseille, Ric#004
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful Armand Marseille 14" bent knee baby in her factory original clothing and mohair wig. Her bisque socket head is good with no evidence of mish...
Category
1910s German Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Antique
Rare Pair of Church Brackets for Saint Statues with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and matching pair of colorful & meaningful church wall brackets / shelfs.
If you are a private collector of ecclesiastical art or if you are looking for the perfect ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 19th Century Neoclassical Carved Painted Gilt Wood Mirrored Urn Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, large and most impressive European antique urn-form mirrored wooden statue.
Late 19th century, most likely Italian, possibly French, hand carved, painted and gilded solid...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Robert Brendel
s Botanical Model, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Botanical model by Robert Brendel, famous German botanist, 19th century.
As detailed by the University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum, "In the late 19th century Botanist and model-mak...
Category
1890s German Other Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Burmese Carved and giltwood Stupa with Buddhas in Niches
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Burmese Shan period stupa with many seated Buddha's set in niches. With original gilding and red and green polychrome.
The stupa is a Buddhist architectural monument ho...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Other Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern World Map Globe Pipe Holder Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Super charming piper holder featuring a world map design and two indentations that hold the bowls of the pipe. Certainly a very functional piece that is elegant enough to sit on a co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
French Modern Painted And Giltwood Sunburst Barometer
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Painted and Giltwood Sunburst Barometer.
This unusual French mid century modern star shaped barometer is executed in a beautiful shade of red with gilt
wood accents.
Th...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,800 Sale Price
32% Off
Barcelona Olympic Football Mascot Cobi (1992) by Javier Mariscal
Located in London, GB
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Commonly referred to as Barcelona '92, these games were notable for being the last Summer and Winter Olympics to be held in the same year, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided thereafter to alternate the events in separate even-numbered years, starting in 1994. This was a pivotal moment in Olympic history, as the Barcelona Games marked the first Summer Olympics held in the post-Cold War era and were free from the boycotts that had plagued previous events, a situation not seen since the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Barcelona '92 is widely regarded as one of the most successful Olympic Games, contributing significantly to the modernization and global image of the city. It was also a Games of many firsts: the debut of the "Dream Team" in basketball, which featured NBA players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, and the reintegration of South Africa into the international sports community after a 32-year ban due to apartheid. The participation of a unified German team following the reunification of East and West Germany, and the absence of the Soviet Union (though its former republics competed as the Unified Team), further emphasized the geopolitical shifts of the time.
The official mascot for the 1992 Barcelona Games was *Cobi*, a stylized sheepdog designed by Catalan artist and designer Javier Mariscal. Mariscal, already a significant figure in contemporary design, was known for his eclectic and playful style, often blending comic art with a modernist sensibility. His creation of Cobi was a departure from previous Olympic mascots...
Category
1990s Spanish Sporting Art Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
17th/18th Century Baroque Period Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque period Spanish or Italian hand carved polychrome painted wood Santo sculpture with inset colored glass eyes, original white robe garb and later wood rosary.
Intrica...
Category
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
George H W Bush 1991 double signed letter
By A. Ramsay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spectacular 1991 handwritten on White House, stationary George Herbert Walker Bush letter. The letter discusses the gulf war and is double signed second signature is just signed Geor...
Category
1990s American American Classical Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Very Large Hand-Drawn View of St Iago Cape Verde, by Frederici, 1783
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Johann Christian Friderici [= Frederici] (Heldburg 1766 - Cape Town 1804)
Prospect van het eyland, en de rheede van St. Iago. Geteekend van Johann Christian Friderici / Verbeelding van de inwoonders op St Iago
(View of the island, and the roadstead of St. Iago. Drawn by Johann Christian Friderci / Depiction of the inhabitants on St Iago)
?Porto Praia, Cape Verde...
Category
Late 18th Century Cape Verdean Dutch Colonial Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Doulton Burslem Series Ware Golfing Scenes Vase by Charles Dana Gibson
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare Doulton Burslem series ware porcelain vase decorated with golfing scenes by renowned American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (American, 1867-1944) and dating between 190...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Lladró Polo Player Figurine in White by Ernest Massuet. Limited Edition.
By Lladro, Ernest Massuet
Located in New York City, NY
White matte porcelain figurine of a limited series polo player with methacrylate support attached to the base. Polo Player, is a piece full of energy in which we see the horse litera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Porcelain
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: Straasburger, 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco.
The brand name: Straasburger, is painted in a...
Category
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Toy Carriage with Coachman and Horse. Rare Danish Antique
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charming and well-preserved antique toy in the form of a cart with coachman and horse, crafted from wood with detailed craftsmanship.
The cart is painted black with fine red accents...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Other Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings
Located in Middletown, NY
First Edition. In two Quarto volumes, with copious color illustrations.
London: R. Ackermann, printed by L. Harrison & J. C. Leigh, 1814.
13 x 10.63...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Barcelona Olympic Boxing Mascot Cobi (1992) by Javier Mariscal
Located in London, GB
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Commonly referred to as Barcelona '92, these games were notable for being the last Summer and Winter Olympics to be held in the same year, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided thereafter to alternate the events in separate even-numbered years, starting in 1994. This was a pivotal moment in Olympic history, as the Barcelona Games marked the first Summer Olympics held in the post-Cold War era and were free from the boycotts that had plagued previous events, a situation not seen since the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Barcelona '92 is widely regarded as one of the most successful Olympic Games, contributing significantly to the modernization and global image of the city. It was also a Games of many firsts: the debut of the "Dream Team" in basketball, which featured NBA players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, and the reintegration of South Africa into the international sports community after a 32-year ban due to apartheid. The participation of a unified German team following the reunification of East and West Germany, and the absence of the Soviet Union (though its former republics competed as the Unified Team), further emphasized the geopolitical shifts of the time.
The official mascot for the 1992 Barcelona Games was *Cobi*, a stylized sheepdog designed by Catalan artist and designer Javier Mariscal. Mariscal, already a significant figure in contemporary design, was known for his eclectic and playful style, often blending comic art with a modernist sensibility. His creation of Cobi was a departure from previous Olympic mascots...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
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