Antique Baluster Shaped Vase Porcelain Guangxu Era 1875-1908 - China, Guangxu Era (1875-1908)

China Han period (206 BC-220 AD)

Jar in green glazed terracotta, the lid represents the five sacred mountains, the path between earth and paradise, Mount Bo and Mount Kunlun, two sacred Taoist mountains, which evokes the journey of the dead to the immortal kingdoms. In the central band a scene of animals in the mountains.

France, Mid '900

Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases with love scenes painted in polychrome inside reserves and signed Gillet. On a cobalt blue background stand out the rich gold decorations with leaf volutes and plant motifs. The vases are mounted on gilded bronze and have side sockets. Under the base is the maker's mark.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Pair of Medici vases in gilded and chiseled bronze with plinth base decorated with vegetable and Greek motifs. The two vases have two terminal handles with lion heads.

Italy, 1920s

Blown glass dragonfly vase with large applied handles.

Italy, 1930s

Clear glass vase. Glass fish-shaped lid grip with gold inclusions.

Italy, XX-XXI Century

Bronze sculpture depicting a dancer signed Messina at the base. Posthumous copy.

Italy XX Century

Bronze sculpture depicting a large rooster. Unidentified author's signature on the sculpture but identifying label on the wooden base.

USA 20th century

Bronze sculpture on a marble base depicting the allegory of triumph. Twentieth-century replica. At the bottom engraved signature of the author and authorization of the foundry.

France, Second Half XIX Century

Gilt and burnished bronze sculpture depicting a tamer with a horse. The author's signature is inscribed on the base. Posthumous copy.

16th Century / 1501 - 1600

A basement of the Renaissance, bronze. Three feet and a hole in the middle. Three paws of winged lions support the basement. Bas reliefs depicting garlands surmounted by storks are represented within a reserve contained in moldings on each side of the basement. The three uprights are surmounted by ram's heads. The round relief was probably welded in the 19th century to convert the item in an inkpot. Manufactured in Tuscany, Italy, first half of the 16th century.