CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER

Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) carved in the shape of a phallus, with metal details., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm. Weight: 6 g.

Each element is equipped with buckles and straps for firm attachment to the horse's leg. The part in contact with [..], Height x width x depth: 13 x 17 x 20 cm. Total weight: 1194 g.

walrus ivory netsuke (Obobemus rosmarus) depicting: - a crouching man with a large drum resting next to him in [..]

In Victorian times in England, it was common to give decorative objects with shells, such as frames, boxes or [..], Height x width: 31 x 22 cm.

The picassiette technique is a form of art that consists in creating mosaics using broken pieces of plates, ceramics, [..], Height x diameter: 28 x 20 cm. Weight: 2980 g.

carved elephant ivory cigarette case (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..], Height x width x depth: 9.6 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm.

A small glass bottle, sealed with a metal stopper decorated with stylized floral motifs, containing inside a trellis-shaped [..], Height x diameter: 21 x 8 cm. Weight: 350 g.

cast iron with turned wooden handle, on wooden base. During the Victorian period sugar was sold in large hard [..], Height x width x depth: 15 x 36 x 10.5 cm. Total weight: 120 g.

precision instrument used by goldsmiths to weigh small quantities of precious metals and stones. It has two equal [..], height x width x depth box: 7 x 28 x 20 cm. Total weight with box: 1796 g.

Made of ceramic, with a smooth body in beige and green or in blue and light blue, decorated at the center with [..], Height x diameter: 25 x 10.5 cm. Total weight: 1434 g.

The Virgin of Smolensk belongs to the fundamental type of depiction of the Virgin Odigitria, understood as "She [..], Altezza x larghezza: 48 x 25 cm.

The Smolensk Madonna belongs to the fundamental type of depiction of the Virgin Odigitria, understood as “She [..], Height x width x depth: 54 x 44 x 5 cm.

this iconography has its origins in the earliest Christian depictions found in the Catacombs, drawing inspiration [..], Height x width: 44.5 x 35.5 cm.

The work depicts Calvary with Jesus crucified and at the sides his Mother, Martha and the centurion Longinus; [..], Height x width: 44.5 x 38 cm.

tempera on panel depicting Christ Pantocrator, with robes, book attribute and halo. Silver oklad. The back covered [..], Height x width: 22 x 18 cm.

The Christ Pantocrator surrounded by two angels and the full figures of St. John the Baptist and the Deipara, [..], Height x width: 42 x 33 cm.

the standing St. Peter, full-length, with the keys of Paradise hanging from his left wrist, while with both hands [..], Height x width: 54 x 27 cm.

the figure of the  Christ surrounded by two angels and the full figures of St. John the Baptist and the Deipara, [..], Height x width: 53 x 46 cm.

the Virgin is at the center of the scene and around her are portrayed the ''afflicted'' such as: the offended, [..], Height x width: 34 x 28 cm.

depicted with halo, robes, attributes and silver background. Hallmarked with the multi-funcional hallmark [..], Height x width: 31 x 26.5 cm.

depicted with halo, robes, attributes and silver background. Hallmarked with the multi-funcional hallmark [..], Height x width: 27.5 x 23 cm.

Depicted in full length, Saint Paul the Thaumaturge, the first Christian hermit, appears as an elderly figure [..], Height x width x depth: 38.5 x 35.5 x 8.5 cm.

depicting the Mother of God of Kazan. The Mother of God is depicted up to her shoulders, her head slightly inclined [..], Height x width x depth: 43.5 x 38.5 x 9 cm.

The Virgin is placed in the centre, enthroned, caught while enveloping the Child Jesus, standing and full-length. [..], Height x width x depth: 31.5 x 27 cm.

The icon depicts the twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar, i.e. the most important feasts of [..], Height x width: 31 x 26.5 cm.

Set in a wooden shrine, the icon depicts Christ the Blesser, one of the most sacred and widespread images in the [..], Height x width x depth with theca: 28 x 25.5 x 7 cm.

the Virgin holds the Child with her right arm, while her right hand points at him. This composition is known as [..], Height x width: 33 x 27.5 cm.

depicting the Mother of God of Kazan. The Mother of God is depicted up to her shoulders, her head slightly inclined [..], Height x width: 31.5 x 26.5 cm.

Tempera on panel; The Holy Trinity is the fundamental and most important doctrine of the Christian churches; in [..], Height x width x depth: 26.8 x 24 x 2.4 cm.

sided by Jesus and the Virgin in the highest corner. St. Nicholas is among the most venerated saints in Russia.The [..], Height x width: 29 x 23 cm.

Peter of Kiev is a venerated saint in the Russian Orthodox Church, whose patron saint he is. He was a monk and [..], Height x width: 26.5 x 22 cm.

The icon depicts the twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar, i.e. the most important feasts of [..], Height x width: 39 x 29.5 cm.

The iconography known as the ‘Mother of God of the Sign’ has its origins in the earliest Christian depictions [..], Height x width: 31 x 26 cm.

tempera on panel depicting Christ Pantocrator., Height x width: 47 x 38 cm.

tempera on panel depicting Christ Pantocrator, with robes, book attribute and halo. Silver oklad. The back covered [..], Height x width x depth: 23 x 19.5 x 5 cm.

Anna the Prophetess (in Russian  Анна Пророчица ), as described in the Gospel according to Luke, is presented [..], Height x width: 15.5 x 11 cm.

Central oval decorated in enamels, set in a niello metal oklad., Height x widths: 18 x 14.5 cm.

depicting the saint at rest, shown at the center in half-figure, elder with white hair and beard, symbol of the [..], Diameter: 24 cm.

depicting St. Nicholas in the center, half-length, with his right hand blessing and the book in his left hand. [..], Height x width: 30.5 x 40 cm.

Tempera on panel with floral patterned frame. In center three figures of saints, standing and frontal., Height x width: 24.5 x 22 cm.