Pair of German Renaissance style Moresca dancers Munich town hall sculptures. See original pair at the Museum Munich, Stadt. See a very similar pair illustrated in page 220 in "Luxury Arts of the Renaissance" by Marina Belozerskaya The J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles. "The moresca a highly popular dance at courts across Europe was, in contrast, mostly a spectator sport of the aristocracy, as it was performed primarily by professional dancers accompanied by pipe and tabor. Baldesar Castiglione admonished that if a courtier wished to dance the moresca, he had best do so in private". This pair were made from Tere Cotta and are exact 20th reproductions of the originals. Each figure measures 27 and one half inches high and 16 inches deep. Excellent condition with minor repairs to two fingers.
Three panel oil on canvas Victorian screen room divider c1880. This lovely screen. The scenes depict a parrot on a branch above a flying duck with a center urn with flowers and a third panel with a peacock. Each panel measures 6 feet high and 22 inches wide. There is a old Sotheby lable on the reverse.
19th century Chinese rosewood stand. This is one of the finest stands we have come across. All hand carved from single stock rosewood. Measures 5 inches at its widest and 3 inches high. The inside measurement for the base of a vase is 3 and 3 eighths inches
Early Italian torchiere standing light fixture c1800. This torchiere retains its original faux marble hand painted finish. It has been electrified. Measures 75 inches to the top of its finial and has a 12 inch hand carved base.
