Stock Number: a544 Victorian mahogany pedistle desk C1880

Stock Number: a544 Victorian mahogany pedistle desk C1880   « Less

BRONZE SPEAR-HEAD CANAANITE, Late Bronze Age, 1550 B.C. Time of Moses Found in the Holy Land Condition: Perfect condition with natural patina. Measurements:  More »

BRONZE SPEAR-HEAD CANAANITE, Late Bronze Age, 1550 B.C. Time of Moses Found in the Holy Land Condition: Perfect condition with natural patina. Measurements: Length: 35 cm Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite†display stand of high quality. Condition: Good condition with gorgeous natural patina They will beat their swords into plowshares and their SPEARS into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation not will they train for war anymore. (Isaiah 2:4) ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY #338669   « Less

Meticulously crafted ceramic plaque. Grater function is doubtful as insignificant wear on these objects has been observed. Our hypothesis is that these instruments were used  More »

Meticulously crafted ceramic plaque. Grater function is doubtful as insignificant wear on these objects has been observed. Our hypothesis is that these instruments were used for removing fish scales or used for ritual purposes. Red pigment on outer rim. Intact. Measures 9 1/2". Esmeraldas region, Ecuador. 600BC/400AD. Also, this item has been published in Prima Dell America 4000 Anni Di Arte Precolombiana a Cura Di Giuliana Zanetti, pg.253. Both custom made display and book will accompany this piece. Discount on First Acquisition www.galeriacontici.net   « Less

Francisco Goya “El Vergonzozo” Limited Edition Etching-Aquatint Here we are offering fine quality Etching-Aquatint of “Les Caprices” produced  More »

Francisco Goya “El Vergonzozo” Limited Edition Etching-Aquatint Here we are offering fine quality Etching-Aquatint of “Les Caprices” produced in a small Limited Edition of 412 sets, printed on quality paper and executed with the supervision of de La Bibliotheque Nationale, Madrid on “Arches” watermarked Laid paper. Each Engraved work measure 5.5 by 7.5 inches, plus lettering. Sheet measures 13 by 9 inches in great condition. See enclosed image of the colophon. Platemark measures 8.50 by 5.75 inches. The colophon is not included with the purchase but can be down loaded for your records. Los Caprichos are a set of 80 aquatint prints created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1797 and 1798, and published as an album in 1799. The prints were an artistic experiment: a medium for Goya’s condemnation of the universal follies and foolishness in the Spanish society in which he lived. The criticisms are far-ranging and acidic; he speaks against the predominance of superstition, the ignorance and inabilities of the various members of the ruling class, pedagogical short-comings, marital mistakes, and the decline of rationality. Some of the prints have anticlerical themes. Goya described the series as depicting “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society, and from the common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance, or self-interest have made usual”. The work was an enlightened, tour-de-force critique of 18th-century Spain, and humanity in general. The informal style, as well as the depiction of contemporary society found in Caprichos, makes them – and Goya himself – a precursor to the modernist movement almost a century later. The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters in particular has attained an iconic status. Goya added brief explanations of each image to a manuscript now in the Prado; these help greatly to explain his often cryptic intentions, as do the titles printed below each image. Goya’s series, and the last group of prints in his series The Disasters of War, which he called “caprichos enfáticos” (“emphatic caprices”) are far from the spirit of light-hearted fantasy the term caprice usually suggests in art. Los Caprichos were withdrawn from public sale very shortly after their release in 1799. In 1803 Goya offered the Caprichos’ copper plates and the first edition’s unsold sets to King Carlos IV. Later in life Goya wrote that he had felt it prudent to withdraw the prints from circulation due to the Inquisition. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (March 30, 1746 — April 16, 1828) was an Aragonese Spanish painter and printmaker. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. He has been regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and as the first of the moderns. The subversive and subjective element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet and Picasso. 
The engraved images that make up Goya’s most important series of prints, Los Caprichos (1799), have long been recognized as one of the supreme monuments of European art. Goya, royal painter to the kings of Spain during the late eighteenth-early nineteenth centuries, eventually died in exile, both of his major print series having been “donated” to the crown to protect him from the Inquisition. A believer in the potential power of reason, his works show what happens when reason is trampled underfoot by individual human follies and corrupt social customs. In these works Goya looks at his country and memorializes it as a monument to desperation, folly, arrogance, incompetence, and the need that some of his subjects have to try to control the uncontrollable.   « Less

A large clown is pictured in this circa 1940 French circus poster. The poster is linen backed, measures 47'' x 63'' and is in good condition with color restoration to the  More »

A large clown is pictured in this circa 1940 French circus poster. The poster is linen backed, measures 47'' x 63'' and is in good condition with color restoration to the folds and surface scuffing and paper chipping. Status: For Sale Reference#: FIGUIERCLOWN Condition: Good Year: c.1940 Country: France Height: 63 in. (160.02 cm) Width: 47 in. (119.38 cm) Title: Figuier Circus Clown Materials: Linen backed Type: Lithograph   « Less

Pearson's Magazine, Cover, October, 1900. Yellow; black; red; green; brown. Cardstock. The cover of this original issue is a chromolithograph of a young woman with fall maple  More »

Pearson's Magazine, Cover, October, 1900. Yellow; black; red; green; brown. Cardstock. The cover of this original issue is a chromolithograph of a young woman with fall maple leaves.   « Less

this exquisite antique victorian pendant brooch is in 10K yellow gold. this wonderful pendant brooch is pave set with natural seed pearls complete with collet set pearl to  More »

this exquisite antique victorian pendant brooch is in 10K yellow gold. this wonderful pendant brooch is pave set with natural seed pearls complete with collet set pearl to the center.the brooch pendant 22mm square and features a pendant bail that folds back behind the brooch that enables it for wear as a pin or pendant.the pendant brooch is in excellent condition.the date circa 1890.   « Less

Style: Needlepoint Origin: England Size: 7. ft 05 in x 9. ft 07 in (2.26 m x 2.92 m)

Style: Needlepoint Origin: England Size: 7. ft 05 in x 9. ft 07 in (2.26 m x 2.92 m)   « Less

Contemporary art "Still Life" bouquet of flowers in a pitcher oil painting is in Excellent Condition. Signed Quill. Unknown artist. Measures: 21 3/4in. L by 17 1/2in.  More »

Contemporary art "Still Life" bouquet of flowers in a pitcher oil painting is in Excellent Condition. Signed Quill. Unknown artist. Measures: 21 3/4in. L by 17 1/2in. W.   « Less

Golden mahogany circular dining table on four reeded down swept supports with brass castors. The base early Victorian with a later top Wood: Mahogany Type: dining  More »

Golden mahogany circular dining table on four reeded down swept supports with brass castors. The base early Victorian with a later top Wood: Mahogany Type: dining table Size: 63 inches diameter and 29 tall Age: 20th Century Price: £2100 Ref: 4045   « Less