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Editorial Mould for a Stamp, 17th?18th century, Greek, Limestone, Overall: Diam. 5 13/16 x 2 13/16 in. (Diam. 14.8 x 7.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial The Three Maries, late 14th century, French, Oak, Overall: 8 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (20.6 x 8.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The swooning Virgin Mary is supported by Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome. The group, originally placed at the foot of the cross, was c...
Editorial A lady, Case maker: Alfred Andr? (French, 1839?1919), late 19th century, probably French, Paris, Wax, gilt copper, 3 3/8 ? 2 3/8 in. (8.6 ? 6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Case maker: Alfred Andr? (French, 1839?1919), A plaster model for one side of this c...
Editorial The Kiss of Judas, 16th century, Made in Lower Rhine, Germany, German, Oak, Overall: 10 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 2 9/16 in. (26.2 x 15.8 x 6.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot), probably modeled by 1496, cast ca. 1501, Italian, Mantua, Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes), H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. of base 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, This is the best su...
Editorial Miniature Litter Section, 11th?late 15th century, Peru, Chim? or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 8 cm), Metal-Sculpture.
Editorial Medallion with Saint George Slaying The Dragon, late 15th century, German, Mother of pearl, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1/4 in. (5.2 x 0.7 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Similar mother of pearl medallions were often set into reliquaries. It has also been suggested th...
Editorial Lucretia, possibly 17th century, German, Boxwood, H. 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, This sculpture is one of a number of stylistically related statuettes linked to Conrad Meit. The early seventeenth century witnessed a revival of interest i...
Editorial Head of Hercules, 17th century, German or Netherlandish, Ivory, 2-3/4 x 1-1/2 x 1 in. (7.0 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial Miniature Litter Section, 11th?late 15th century, Peru, Chim? or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 7.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture.
Editorial Miniature Litter Section, 11th?late 15th century, Peru, Chim? or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, Length 4-5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Metal-Sculpture.
Editorial Virgin, ca. 1500, South Netherlandish, Boxwood, Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. (23.5 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Medallion, 17th century (in the Byzantine style), European, Boxwood, Overall: 1 15/16 x 3/16 in. (5 x 0.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Miniature Relief of Hebrew Prophet with Scroll, 1200?1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in. (4.5 x 3.9 x 1.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, Originally these five panels may have been mounted ...
Editorial Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child and the Three Angels at Mamre (interior) and the Crucifixion and Three Church Fathers (exterior), ca. 1500 or later, Russian, Wood, stained, silver-gilt, pearls and garnet, Overall (opened): 3 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in. (7...
Editorial Virgin and Child, mid-14th century, French, Walnut with traces of polychromy, Overall: 11 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (29.8 x 10.8 x 7.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, This elegant sculpture reflects aspects of both contemporary ivories and monumental sc...
Editorial Miniature Relief of an Evangelist at His Writing Table (John, Luke, Mark), 1200?1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in. (5.4 x 4.5 x 1.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, Originally these five pa...
Editorial Miniature Relief of an Evangelist at His Writing Table (John, Luke, Mark), 1200?1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 1/2 in. (6 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, Originally these five pan...
Editorial Figure of a Saint, ca. 1630?40, Italian, Rome, Silver, Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (20 x 7.6 x 5.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Attributed to Francesco Mochi (1580?1654), The style of the figure is close to large-scale sculptures of Francesco Mochi (15...
Editorial Triptych, ca. 1700?1725, Russian, Fruitwood, H. 5-1/4 in.; W. open: 6-1/4 in.; W. closed: 3-1/16 in., Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial Game Piece in the Form of an Enthroned King, ca. 1200?1250, North German, Probably fine pumice stone, Overall: 1 7/8 x 11/16 x 15/16 in. (4.8 x 1.8 x 2.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial Medallion, St. George Slaying The Dragon, 17th century, Slavic, Boxwood, Overall: 2 x 3/16 in. (5.1 x 0.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Mould for a Stamp, 17th?18th century, Greek, Limestone, Overall: Diam. 5 13/16 x 2 13/16 in. (Diam. 14.8 x 7.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial St. George and the Dragon, 15th?16th century, German, Boxwood, Overall: 7 11/16 x 6 1/16 x 3 7/16in. (19.6 x 15.4 x 8.8cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Virgin and Child, late 16th century, Made in Santiago de Compostela, Spanish, Jet, traces of gilding, Overall: 6 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in. (16.9 x 6.4 x 5.3 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial Miniature Relief of an Evangelist at His Writing Table (John, Luke, Mark), ca. 1200?1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in. (5.6 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, Originally these ...
Editorial Matrices, 1220?72, German, Lithographic limestone, 8 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. (22.5 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, The European-style matrices carved on this stone are thought to have been used for the decoration of Crusader gear made of hardened le...
Editorial Clement XI (?) (Giovanni Francesco Albani), Pope 1700?1721 (b. 1649), 18th century, Italian, Ivory, 1-3/8 x 1-3/16 in. (3.5 x 3.0 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
Editorial Miniature Litter Backboard, 11th?late 15th century, Peru, Chim? or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. (6.8 x 9.8 cm), Metal-Sculpture.
Editorial Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350?1419), late 17th century, Spanish, Wood, polychromed and gilded, 5-1/8 x 5-3/4 in. (13.0 x 14.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, This Spanish Dominican (ca. 1350?1419), often depicted with wings, was known as 'the Angel of Judgment....
Editorial Miniature Relief of Hebrew Prophet with Scroll, 1200?1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in. (4.9 x 4.1 x 1.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, Originally these five panels may have been mounte...
Editorial Miniature club, ca. 1860, United States, Maine, Penobscot, Root, pigment, H. 7 1/2 x W. 3 1/8 in. (19.1 x 7.9 cm), Wood-Sculpture.
Editorial Plaque with the Adoration of Trinity, 15th century, Spanish, Boxwood, Overall: 8 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 11/16 in. (22.4 x 11.7 x 1.8 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Limestone naiskos with Egyptianizing decoration, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Chalk limestone, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (11.4 x 7.9 x 4.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, Miniature shrine in Egyptian style with a figure of Thoth.
Editorial Virgin and Child, ca. 1400?20, Made in Belgium; Made in Burgundy, French, South Netherlandish or French, Walnut, Overall: 5 15/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 1/4 in. (15.1 x 10.3 x 8.3 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The unusual depiction of the Christ child both nurs...
Editorial Half of a Prayer Bead with the Lamentation, early 16th century, Netherlandish, Boxwood, silver, Diam. 1 3/16 ? 1/4 in. (3 ? 0.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot), probably modeled by 1496, cast ca. 1501, Italian, Mantua, Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes), H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. of base 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, This is the best su...
Editorial The Kiss of Judas, 16th century, Made in Lower Rhine, Germany, German, Oak, Overall: 10 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 2 9/16 in. (26.2 x 15.8 x 6.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Bellows with Relief, early 16th century, North French (?), Oak, polychromy, gilt, Overall: 12 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 5/16 in. (31.5 x 20 x 3.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus before Pilate, early 16th century, Netherlandish, Boxwood, Open: 4 7/8 ? 3 3/4 ? 1 1/4 in. (12.4 ? 9.6 ? 3.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial A lady, Case maker: Alfred Andr? (French, 1839?1919), late 19th century, probably French, Paris, Wax, gilt copper, 3 3/8 ? 2 3/8 in. (8.6 ? 6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Case maker: Alfred Andr? (French, 1839?1919), A plaster model for one side of this c...
Editorial The Three Maries, late 14th century, French, Oak, Overall: 8 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (20.6 x 8.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The swooning Virgin Mary is supported by Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome. The group, originally placed at the foot of the cross, was c...
Editorial St. John the Evangelist, probably from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1420, Made in Upper Rhineland, Germany, German, Limewood, Overall: 7 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (19.7 x 7 x 5.1 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Louis XV, 1763, French, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood, Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717?1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire), In a technique of his o...
Editorial Bellows with Relief, early 16th century, French, Oak, Overall: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood.
Editorial Figural study of a female nude kneeling, late 18th?early 19th century, French, Terracotta, Height: between 3 and 5 cm., Sculpture-Miniature, Jacques-Edm? Dumont (Paris 1761?1844).
Editorial The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 18th century, Hispano-Philippine, Ivory, partly gilded and polychromed; Halo: silver; Eyes: glass, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, The pose indicates the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. A fuller r...
Editorial Saint Felicity, 1762, Italian, Palermo, Silver, Height: 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, After an original by Giacomo Serpotta (1656?1732), This statuette and its mate The Blessed Catherine after the stucco figures of Augustinian nuns by Ser...
Editorial Saint Michael, 1740?45, Italian, Naples, Silver, Overall: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14 x 14 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Probably by Gaetano Fumo (active 1737?59), Fumo is said to have ceased working silver in 1745 in favor of employment as an en...
Editorial The Blessed Catherine, 1762, Italian, Palermo, Silver, Height: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, After an original by Giacomo Serpotta (1656?1732), This statuette and its mate Saint Felicity after the stucco figures of Augustinian nuns by Serpo...
Editorial Base for a Statuette, 1470?80, South Netherlandish, Boxwood, Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. (8.9 x 12.4 x 8.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The figures of Eve and the serpent are carved on either side of the Tree of Knowledge. The serpent has a wo...