Ancient-arts

New arrival,

A French Romanesque bronze goat candlestick, the candle holder is gone, begin 1200.

New arrival,

A French Romanesque reliquary appliqué, bronze with remainings from gilt, Limoge Ca 1220

limogechampleve ́poque

New arrival,

A French Romanesque bronze deer candlestick, the candle holder is gone, begin 1200, a similar one can be find in the collection from the Dutch museum “Boijmans van Beuningen” in Rotterdam.

New arrival,

A French Romanesque reliquary appliqué, copper, Limoge Ca 1220

limogechampleve ́poque

New arrival,

A antique Dutch Gothic pricket candlestick, brass, 1450 - 1500

New arrival,
A antique Bronze Italian renaissance, so called Janseniste corpus Christi, molded cire perdue, 17th century

New arrival,

A small antique bronze Dutch or French tripod Cauldron, 14th - 15th century, a similar one can be found in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum collection.

New arrival,

A antique bronze Italian renaissance plaquette depicting Ecco Homo (Behold the Man), workshop of Antonio abondio (1538-1591) C. 1600

The Latin title of this work, according to the Gospel of John (19:1-5), refers to the words spoken by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, when he presented Christ, scourged and crowned with thorns, to the crowd gathered shortly before the crucifixion. Here a full Christ reveals his wounds to angels who collect his blood in chalices, encouraging meditation on his suffering.

Réf: Musée du Louvre,   OA 9189 and Cleveland MoA,   1936.23

                                           

New arrival,

A antique gilt copper, French imperial guard / Cavalry sabretache plate, Napoleon II (second Empire) model 1845

New arrival,

A antique Dutch Gothic candlestick, brass, 1450 - 1500

New arrival, A beautiful Bohemian Art Nouveau iridescent vase inside a gilt pewter mounting by Wilhelm Kralik Sohn, Eleonorheim, decor scales, Ca 1900

New arrival, A antique Italian Baroque memento mori relic depicting Saint Catherine of Bologna (Catherine de’ Vigri) made from molded canvas with still its authentic polychrome, late 16th - early 17th century.

Catherine was born in Bologna, on September 8, 1413, came from an upper-class family, the daughter of Benvenuta Mammolini of Bologna and Giovanni Vigri.

In 1426, after Niccolo III’s ex*****on of Parisina d’Este for infidelity, Catherine left court and joined a lay community of beguines living a semi-religious life and following the Augustinian rule. The women were divided over whether instead to adhere to the Franciscan rule, which eventually happened. In 1431 the beguine house was converted into the Observant Poor Clare convent of Corpus Domini (bare feet sisters), which grew from 12 women in 1431 to 144 women by the end of the century. 

In 1455, the Franciscans and the governors of Bologna requested that she become abbess of a new convent, which was to be established under the name of Corpus Domini in Bologna. She left Ferrara in July 1456 with 12 sisters to start the new community and remained abbess there until her death on 9 March 1463. 
Catherine was buried in the convent graveyard, but after eighteen days, a sweet smell emanated from the grave and the incorrupt body was exhumed.
The incorrupt preserved body of Santa Caterina de ‘Vigri is relocated to a chapel of the Sanctuary of the Corpus Domini monastery in Bologna where it is on display from at least 1529 to the present day, dressed in her religious habit, seated upright behind glass. 
A contemporary Poor Clare, Sister Illuminata Bembo, wrote her biography in 1469. A strong local Bolognese cult of Caterina Vigri developed and she became a Beata (blessed) in the 1520s but at 2 May 1712 she was canonized by Pope Clement XI

😇

SAVE THE DATE ! Visit us in Paris at one of the nicest and biggest antique fair from France, 27 September - 6 October 2024, stand 39 BD RICHARD LENOIR

New arrival,
A antique French Renaissance wrought iron box with a two way secret lock, late 16th begin 17th century

A very rare antique French Renaissance Heemskerkcandlestick, brass, 1525 - 1575 🇫🇷

RESERVED,
A antique French or North Italian late medieval boiled leather, Cuir bouilli and cuir-ciselé technique, satchel or book case with fittings for a carrying-cord, 15th century.

New arrival, A antique French gilt silvered bronze Medieval Corpus Christi, 14th century

New arrival,
A antique French bronze Gothic pax, depicting Calvary or Golgotha mountain with crucified Jesus with the virgin Mary and Johannes at his side, Ca 1500

RESERVED, Aantique French signed “Butterfield AParis” silver traveling pocket compass sundial in its authentic sharkskin with green velvet case, Ca 1700.
With hour graduation for latitudes 43-46-49-52°, IV-XII, I-VIII, 4-12, 1-8 and V-XII, I-VII with quarter-hour divisions, the latitude arc graduated 43°-52°, adjustable bird-shaped gnomon support with a scale 40 - 50 - 60, the compass box with a blue’d iron needle for the north and a extra gilt copper needle for a adjustable magnetic north, with a extra scale from 20 - 10 ~ 10 - 20. ( I can’t find a other one on the net with this extra function)
The hand engraved compass sundial is decorated with foliage and scroll, the engraving with niello infill.
The reverse with the names and latitudes for 28 cities (20 in France and 8 others).

Michael Butterfield (1635–1724) was a British clockmaker who moved to Paris about 1663. He worked at the royal court of France and was appointed engineer to the King Louis XIV.
He opened a shop selling precision instruments in 1677 in rue Neuve-des-Fossés, in Saint-Germain. He sold all types of sundials, but dominated the market for the small traveling compass sundials with the adjustable gnomon with bird motif and three chapter rings. This type of dial became fashionable and called the Butterfield dial.
Among his international clients was the Russian Czar Peter the Great who visited his shop in 1717 and ordered a great quantity of gilt copper dials.

New arrival,
A antique Renaissance bronze devotional Flemish plaquette depicting the Adoration of the Magi, early 17th century.
The Virgin Mary presenting the child Jesus to the three wise men also known as the three kings, and Joseph standing behind her.
After a design by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) for a engraving for Johan Sadeler I (1550-1600), Part of the Series on The Infancy of Christ.

New arrival,
A antique gilt bronze imperial Portuguese carriage plate, decorated with the Royal arms from Portugal surrounded by weaponry like banners, cannon and drums. This is the achievement of the Portuguese Army in the 18th century probably from Joseph I (1714-1777) who was King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his dead, known for his Victory over Spain and France (1762)

New arrival,
A antique Italian gilt bronze Renaissance Pieta pax, attributed to Jacopo and/or Ludovico del Duca (Sicilian sculptors and bronze-casters), ca. 1580 after a prototype by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) for Vittoria Colonna, dated to about 1538–44 and kept at the sabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

New arrival,
A antique Dutch carved and painted pine wood to***co shop counter top display, depicting a pipe smoking, so called Dutchman, 18th Century.

***co ***co ***coindian ***coadvertising ***coadvertising ***coshop ***coshopindian

New arrival,
A antique English carved and painted pine wood to***co shop counter top display, depicting a pipe smoking Indian holding a to***co roll under his arm, 18th century

***co ***co ***coindian ***coadvertising ***coadvertising ***coshop ***coshopindian

New arrival,
A antique Nuremberg (Germany) nested cup weights, marked by George Schüller, 4 Troois pounds or 4 Marc, late 17th century

New arrival, A French Le Puy bronze mortar, very rare on commission made, signed AADRIEN THAINE 1688, decorated with a medallion from Louis XIV 🇩🇪

For now my latest post, if you want to see everything on this account and much more with your own eyes… hold it in your hands ….Visit us in Paris at one of the nicest and biggest antique fair from France, 8 March - 17 March 2024, stand 39 BD RICHARD LENOIR

New arrival,
A antique French Limoges enamel candlestick in the Renaissance style, with polychrome painted coat of arms and two mythological portrait busts depicting Cephale and Adonis, on a black ground, white and gilt enamel ground, on octagonal base, 19th century.

                                                     

New arrival,
A antique couple bronze French tripod athéniennes or Incense burners (brûle-parfum), with there authentic covers, used for sweet-smelling essences (eaux de senteur) , decorated with three finely carved mythical Pan heads, Pan was the Greek god of shepherds, hunters, and the wilds of nature.
First half 1800s

A antique grand tour souvenir, its a box made from a 18th century book cover, when you open it you find four parts from a shell, known as “Cats eye or Shiva’s Eye” and are a symbol of protection as to ward off the “Evil Eye”, Folklore suggests that these Shells are “Mermaids’ Money” and good luck to travelers and fishermen.
The book cover is marked with “Prat de Penit”�Ca 1800.�
These so called eyes are the operculum, or “trap door” shell of several species of sea snails. They shaped like small circles, convex on one side, and flat with a spiral pattern on the other.