Skip to main content

Brussels - Decorative Objects

to
48
420
108
8
81
49
290
116
26
146
97
5
11
6
7
29
40
64
18
11
133
32
24
22
17
9
7
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
180
160
80
76
69
72,995
64,295
465
150
114
78
53
Height
to
Width
to
536
463
466
14
14
14
14
8
Item Ships From: Brussels
Circle of Pierpaolo and Jacobello Dalle Masegne (Venice, late 14th century)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Circle of Pierpaolo and Jacobello Dalle Masegne (Venice, late 14th century) San Bartolomeo high relief 'en applique' white marble 52 x 30 x 14 cm Provenance : Collection South of...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Beautiful Glass Apothecary Jar - price per piece
Located in Brussels, BE
Cut-glass top and blown glass jar beautiful quality. Multiple available
Category

20th Century European Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Midcentury Sculpture Signed Émile Gilioli, Numbered 2/5, France, 1950s
By Émile Gilioli
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury Sculpture signed Émile Gilioli, numbered 2/5, France, 1950s.
Category

1950s French Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Ch. and I. Wolkoff Sculptural Gemstone
By Wolkoff
Located in Brussels, BE
Ivan et Chantal Wolkoff. sculpture in lucite brass, metal and gemstone, quartz and pyrite. signed by the artist on the lucite and the metal.
Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy
By Florio Keramia
Located in Brussels, BE
Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy
Category

1990s Italian Other Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight Paper Cutter by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight & Paper Cutter by Christofle
Category

20th Century Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Untitled No. 54 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 54 Vase by Marea Hildebrand Handmade Dimensions: D 38 x W 38 x H 32 cm Materials: Stoneware with slip. Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist with...
Category

2010s Swiss Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Bronze Sculpture "Science Guiding Industry" By Emile Picault (1833-1915)
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Ixelles, BE
The sculpture is a bronze work by the French artist Émile Picault (1833-1915). It is typical of his allegorical figures and combines meticulous figurative work with a moralizing or...
Category

19th Century French Industrial Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
Category

17th Century Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Antique Swedish Wooden butter storage box 1800 s Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Painted blue and faded trough time. Nice addition...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch, Pine

Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large stone capital carved on each side in strong relief. The basket is covered with two crowns of vertical acanthus leaves which sprout from the astragal and fill the space between ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antonio da Ros Murano Sommerso Glass Tall Stoppered Decanter
By Antonio da Ros
Located in Torquay, GB
Delightful Murano glass tall stoppered decanter by Antonio da Ros. Large sommerso glass vase with the original 'Venetian Art Glass' silver foil label. The stopper alone measures 32c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass

Art Deco metal sculpture "The Lady With Deer" by Menneville (Ugo Cipriani)
Located in Ixelles, BE
- Description of the Artwork: The work "The Lady with Deer" (Madame aux biches), by Menneville (pseudonym for Ugo CIPRIANI: 1887-1960), is an emblematic Art Deco sculpture, created ...
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Japan Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Japan Bronze, 19th Century
Category

19th Century Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
vintage paperweight in Murano glass, 1970
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Glass "Membrane" Vase by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt
By VeArt, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brussels, BE
Murano glass "Membrane" vase by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Dish by Piet Stockmans, 1991
By Pieter (Piet) Stockmans
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Dish by Piet Stockmans, 1991
Category

1990s Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century White Marble Bust of Queen Marie-Antoinette
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful 18th century marble bust of Marie-Antoinette, wear and losses consistent with age and use.
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Statuary Marble

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s Designer Biography : "Tasca was born 1929. He studied at the Art Institutes of Nove, Venice and Florence. He comes from a family of potters and started to work with clay early, first with his brothers (production of huge panels...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Penguin Travertine Sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Penguin Travertine Sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Category

1970s Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine

Antique Swedish Wooden storage box 1865 Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden storage box. . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the 19 century. Initials are hand painted on the top 1865 and hand engraved und...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch, Pine

Gilt Bronze Decorative Vide-Poche, circa 1960, Italy.
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mid-century decorative bronze vide-poche, circa 1960, Italy. Polished gilt bronze, sculptural abstract decor. Dimensions: 12 cm W (4,72 in ) x 12 cm D x 2,5 cm H (0,98 in). Orig...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Aquilla Vase by Cosmin Florea
Located in Geneve, CH
Aquilla vase by Cosmin Florea Unique piece Dimensions: W14 x D 30 x H 66 cm Materials: Stoneware Please note that this item is handmade and therefore unique; variations are to ...
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Murano Glass Vase by Seguso Viro, 1990s
By Seguso Viro
Located in Brussels, BE
Murano glass vase by Seguso Viro, 1990s.   
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Renaissance Marble Portrait - Northern Italy, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Portrait Northern Italy, 17th century, inspired by antiquity Marble 36 x 13 cm (including the marble pedestal) This Renaissance portrait head of a young man, sl...
Category

17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Metal Sculpture "the Dancer With Cymbals" By Enrique Molins-balleste
By Enrique Molins-Balleste
Located in Ixelles, BE
This is a sculpture made of spelter (or art metal), depicting a young dancer performing a dynamic dance figure, balanced on the toe of one foot. The artist has captured the subject's...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Renaissance Marble Relief - Emilia Romagna, 1470-80
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Relief Emilia Romagna, Faenza ? 1470-80 H 30,2 x L 33 x P 3,5 cm The carved marble relief depicts the Virgin accompanied by a winge...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Carlo Marcellini Florence 1644 – 1713 , Florentine Baroque Putto
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Carlo Marcellini (Florence 1644 – 1713) Putto White and green marble 41.5 x 73.5 cm This marble putto carved in high relief, almost a tutto tondo, and set on an elegant green marble background, appears almost naked, sitting on a cloud. His peculiar pose, in adoration, suggests that the work was a part of a larger composition including other figures in devotion. Published in 2007 by Sandro Bellesi in the monograph dedicated to Gioacchino Fortini (pg.155), this beautiful marble putto was included in the catalog of Carlo Marcellini, a prominent figure in the baroque renewal of Florentine art. Born in Florence in 1644, Carlo Marcellini received his artistic education in the city of the lily, specializing in stone sculpture and stucco modeling under the guidance of Bartolomeo Cennini before continuing his studies in Rome in the Accademia Medicea founded by the Grand Duke Cosimo III in order to familiarize some more promising artists with the essential “ taste of Rome ”. Under the guidance of Ercole Ferrata and Ciro Ferri, Giovan Battista Foggini...
Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Gold Bronze Decorative Geometrical Forms, circa 1960, France.
By Monique Gerber
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice set of seven decorative polyhedrons. Polished gold bronze, circa 1970, France. Dimensions: from 5 to 12 cm. A very decorative set in good original condition. All purchases are c...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Hercules holding a coat of arms Flemish, XVII century White and black marble Measures: 67 x 32 x 19 cm Hercules is depicted naked, holding a coat of arms with the right hand an...
Category

17th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble

Pierre Forssell brass handmade carafe Skultuna Sweden Brancusi
By Pierre Forssell, Brancusi, Pierre Forsell, Skultuna
Located in Forest, BE
This series of drinking cups with the matching flask/carafe with was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's ...
Category

1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Vintage Austrian Cut Glass Crystal Desk Clock by Steiger
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage austrian cut glass crystal diamond shaped table clock. The clock mechanism is by Steiger Quartz. The glass is made and labeled by F Kissling...
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Tapio Wirkkala, Pair of "Korean" Centers for Venini, Murano Glass, 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brussels, BE
For the measurements of the small vase it's: Diameter 13cm and Height 20cm Tapio Wirkkala, Pair of "Korean" Centers for Venini, Murano Glass, 1966 Born in Hanko, Finland, in 1915,...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Pierre Forssell gold plated cups + carafe Made by hand Skultuna Sweden Brancusi
By Pierre Forssell, Pierre Forsell, Brancusi, Skultuna
Located in Forest, BE
This series of drinking cups with the matching flask/carafe with was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's ...
Category

1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Antique Swedish Wooden barrel 1800 s Handmade Folk Craft great condition
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch hand painted wooden barrel. Made to be used as a washing basin. Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Beautiful patin...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch, Pine

Midcentury Glass Vase by Renato Toso for Fratteli Toso, Italy, 1970s
By Renato Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury Glass Vase by Renato Toso for Fratteli Toso, Italy, 1970s.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture
Category

20th Century Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Italian Brutalist Travertine Hedgehog Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian Brutalist Travertine Hedgehog sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine

Glass and Metal Soliflore by Jean Keup for Op der Millen, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Glass and metal soliflore by Jean Keup for Op der Millen - Belgium 1970s.
Category

1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Vase
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Vase
Category

20th Century Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

White Ceramic Bear Sculpture by Stellmacher Teplitz, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
White ceramic bear by Stellmacher Teplitz, 19th century Ceramic biscuit.  
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Letter Holder and Calendar, leather, Delvaux, Belgium, 1970s
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Brussels, BE
D: 12 (7) cm H: 13 (5,5) cm W: 22,5 (16,5) cm
Category

1970s Belgian Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

16h century Griffin Head - Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head Italy, 16th century On a modern metal stand Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand) The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

16h century Griffin Head - Italy
16h century Griffin Head - Italy
$4,179 Sale Price
30% Off
Pierre Forssell Brass Candleholders Made by hand in Skultuna Sweden. Brancusi
By Pierre Forsell, Pierre Forssell, Brancusi, Skultuna
Located in Forest, BE
This series of candleholders was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The candleholder is made ...
Category

1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Swedish Wooden bowl 1800 s Handmade Folk Craft nice details
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique birch hand made wooden bowl. Made to be used as a dining dish / plate. Fine quality of handwork. this is are true piece from the early 19 century. Beautiful patina o...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch

Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cercle of Romano Alberti, dit Il Nero da Sansepolcro ( San Sepolcro, 1521-1568 ) Page Mixed media : wood core, papier mâché, stucco, polychrome and gilded Italy, around 1530-154...
Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stucco, Wood, Paper

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic by Knud Kyhn, Denmark 1950s
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern ceramic by Knud Kyhn - Denmark 1950s.
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528 - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528) Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Around 1510-1520 Painted and gilded terracotta 55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Vide-poche by Alexandre Noll
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Brussels, BE
Tray by Alexandre Noll Signed 'A Noll' on the back Walnut
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Terracotta Sculpture by Yves Rhayé, Belgium, 1985
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Brussels, BE
Terracotta Sculpture by Yves Rhayé, Belgium, 1985
Category

1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Pierre Forssell Brass Candleholders Stamped 1983 Made by hand in Skultuna Sweden
By Skultuna, Pierre Forsell, Pierre Forssell
Located in Forest, BE
This set of 3 candleholders was hand crafted in 1983 at the Skultuna studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The set is made of brass. Simple, minimal and elegan...
Category

1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bronze Paperweights, circa 1970, France.
By Monique Gerber
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of paperweights in the shape of pebbles, circa 1970, France. Gilded bronze. Dimensions: pebble one: 9 x 8 x 3 cm, pebble two: 8 x 7 x 3 cm. All purchases are covered by our Buye...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Elephants by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 4 elephants by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Panels attributed to Carlo Nason, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Panels attributed to Carlo Nason, 1960s
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Antique Swedish Wooden basket backpack 1800 s Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden backpack storage box. It was use to pickup the berries in the woods. Fine quality of birch bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 centur...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Birch, Pine

Pierre Forssell Brass Candleholders Made by hand in Skultuna Sweden. Brancusi
By Pierre Forssell, Pierre Forsell, Skultuna, Brancusi
Located in Forest, BE
This series of candleholders was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The candleholder is made ...
Category

1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Cenedese and Albarelli Murano Amethyst Glass Vase Huge
By Cenedese Albarelli
Located in Torquay, GB
Unique large Murano glass vases. Designed by Gino Cenedese and Maurizio Albarelli for Cenedese et Albarelli, circa late 1970s. Deep gradient amethyst colouring, fading to a pinkish c...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus Black painted stone Italy, 17th century Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm (one head missing) Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange, Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog Over the multitude immers'd beneath. His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard, His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI). Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart. Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously. Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left. A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music. In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him. Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category

17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
$19,704 Sale Price
25% Off
Travel Iron by Raymond Loewy
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Brussels, BE
This ‘Kaloric’ travel iron, designed in 1956 by Raymond Loewy, embodies the direct legacy of American streamlining while continuing the evolution of Art Deco trends. Made of Bakelite...
Category

1950s French Streamlined Moderne Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg Surrea from early 1940’s Sweden
By Stig Lindberg, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Forest, BE
Series of 3 vases and a bowl in powerful white glaze by master ceramicist Wilhelm Kage. It’s a series he worked on int he late 1930’s. The idea behind those pieces is to cut them the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed