Objects of Curiosities
Find in this section objects of curiosities, unusual objects and unique pieces of Art & History and a selection of genuine and original antique furniture or current production drawing inspiration from the past.
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Set of 2 Ancient African Stools, Gabon
€1,200.00Two unique pieces. The items shown in the picture are exactly the items you will receive.
Chairs and stools are prestigious objects for the Kota people of Gabon.
You can notice how they use similar characteristics on all of their sculptures and other subjects that they create. L
The seat is decorated with various geometric patterns engraved in what appears to be copper and brass.
It shows signs of wear due to aging but remains remarkably solid.
Material: Wood, Brass and Copper
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Gabon
Tribe: Kota
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Male King Figure, H156cm, Mid XXth Century
€3,200.00The unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
Wooden male king (Ndop) figure.
The figure sits cross-legged on a square platform (yiing) carved with a representation of a climbing vine.
Ndop statues are idealized representations of the Nyimi or kings of the Kuba kingdom.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Congo
Tribe: Kuba Bushoong
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Ancestor in Terracotta, Nigeria, Mid XXth Century
€440.00The unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
Little is known about the Nok culture, which is defined largely on the basis of its stunning terracotta artwork.
Aesthetically, the sculpture is both naturalistic and expressionistic, with very distinctive elongated forms, triangular eyes, pierced pupils and nostrils, and elaborate hairstyles.
The function of this art is unclear, although the care with which they are executed has led some to claim that they represent nobility.
Material: Terracotta
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Nigeria
Tribe: Nok
Tribe: Kuba Bushoong
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12 Butterflies from Pacific Islands H66cm
€3,720.0012 magnificent bird-winged butterflies in a capsule globe.
The most common bird-winged butterfly - Ornithoptera Priamus - is actually not so common, because it is only found in a few small islands in the Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Southern Moluccas, Solomon Islands...
Islands where their forests diminish year after year under the influence of men.
This is why this protected species will be delivered with a CITES.
Only the males have these bright colors, the females are even larger, but brown in color.
They are so remarkable that our specimens now come from a farm in Indonesia.
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Large Statuette, H63,5cm, Etruscan Art
€460.00Large statuette presenting a reproduction of an "Ombra della Sera", a masterpiece of Etruscan Art dating from the 3rd century BC. BC, from ancient foundries in the Volterra region of Italy, and preserved at the Guarnacci Museum.
The story goes that Giacometti, in love with these statuettes, was inspired by them to design his emblematic sculptures.
Its workshop bronze patina gives it a warm and authentic appearance.
Material: bronze finish metal.
A very beautiful contemporary artisanal work for this beautiful object of Art.
For a refined and eternal interior decoration.
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Fragment Statue of Hermes, Bronze Patina
€1,104.00Large reproduction or adaptation of an ancient Greek torso where we recognize Hermes son of Zeus and messenger of the Gods
It is the fragment of a statue from the imperial period, probably created around 350 BC. J.-C.
The bust presented here is a so-called "bronze fragment" version. Very elegant oxidized bronze patina.
Material: composite and marble powder
A very beautiful current craft work for this beautiful object of Art.
For a refined and eternal interior decoration.
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Antique Statue of Hercule H57cm
€590.00Reproduction of a fragment of a Hercules statue dating from the early 3rd century, attributed to the sculptor Glycon of Athens.
