Antique Masquerade

Original vintage advertising poster for the Quodlibet Masken-Ball / Masquerade Masked Ball at the Basel lent carnival in Switzerland held at the Casino-Basel on the evening of Monday...

"The role of these masks in headhunting is described as follows: 'Brag masks [masqueraders] came down from the houses. They were richly decorated and shook as they surrounded the hea...

Rather than simple pastoral workers, these figures depict a fine lady and gentleman attired in fancy dress for a masquerade. Painted in the ‘pale family’ palette with pinks, yellows ...

The production of porcelain in a hybrid paste began in 1762 under Pasquale Antonibon: teapots, cups, are of delicate, simple form and often very prettily painted sometimes with chara...

It is believed that the kagle masquerade was once responsible for “exciting the town in preparation for battle” (Tompieme 1983).

Remember the elegant Carnival of Venice characterized by the stunning masquerade costumes and masks? Says the tradition that people used to wear masks to hide their identity but the...

This work contains 20 plates depicting the floats, decorations and masquerades in this processsion held on February 7th 1695 in Dresden for the Emperor Friederich August / Augustus I...

Provenance The themes of fête galante, pastoral idylls and masquerade themes, created by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), and then developed further by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) ...

., The British Face: A View of Portraiture 1625-1850, February 19-March 29, 1986, illustrated in exhibition catalogue Literature: Aileen Ribiero, The Dress Worn at Masquerades...

An exceptional and highly evocative pair of antique earrings, featuring finely detailed hand-painted enamel portraits depicting a French man and woman wearing black masks, a motif as...

This pendant features a beautiful enamel woman wearing a black mask with diamond eyes on brass. It was originally an antique cufflink (circa 1850-1860) that our jeweler transformed b...

Italian gouache of a bustling street party. Gouache on paper, circa 1920. Unsigned. Displayed in a grey wood frame. Image size, 19.5"L x 13.5"H, overall 22"L x 16"H.

An antique French Louis XIV wall mirror offers gilt cast metal frame with masquerade mask crest with flanking foliate elements and rosette at corners surmounting hammered frame, circ...

Designed as an oval domed brooch glossed with opaque enamel - exhibiting no loss Depicting a colorful portrait of a coy Baroque woman adorned in a masquerade mask Woman has a trio ...

The masks of the Sande society were used exclusively in masquerade performances by the women of the tribe.

Wonderfully executed in the style of Velazquez, depicting a Masquerade Ball. The chiaroscuro and composition create a very mysterious mood.

An unusual two door bonnet top pine armoire masquerading as a three door; the right hand and centre "doors" are one, with a narrow second door on the left.

Immediately after the masquerade of a satire, Italy, circa 1840.

This remarkable textile is a dance costume worn by an Oyo Yoruba performer during the annual masquerade known as Odun Egungun, or “powers concealed.”

This remarkable textile is a dance costume worn by an Oyo Yoruba performer during the annual masquerade known as Odun Egungun, or “powers concealed.”

Original vintage Russian avant-garde cinema poster for a German film - Liebeskarneval / Love's Carnival / Love's Masquerade - starring Carmen Boni (1901-1963), Hans Junkermann and Ol...

In the base, a single hand-cut dovetailed drawer masquerades as two. The doors open a full 180 degrees to reveal a deep storage well with hat shelf and hanging pole.  

The romantic couple look to have taken to the garden before the end of the masquerade ball. The artist has captured the playful scene in enchanting white moon light.

Each concave side has a central crest with crown all flanked with reeded columns accented with rosettes, topped by carved masquerade masks. The top apron has designs with satin and b...

Description: Art Deco painting of a 1920s masquerade ball scene showing a lady wearing a mask accompanied by two man in tuxedos.

Important factors to consider as contemporary Indian made reproductions as well as mid-20th century French and English made orbs flood the market masquerading as authentic 19th centu...

The lively pair are dressed for a masquerade ball complete with colorful costumes and masks.

These cleverly disguised symbols masquerade as decorative flowers and stylized leaves that emphasize the heritage of Bakshaish weavers.

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

At once playful and practical, it slips easily into modern life: on a coffee table concealing remotes, by a bedside holding glasses and notebooks, or simply left closed, masquerading...

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

This example has a detailed carved masquerade mask carved into the face with all its linen, silk clothing still intact.

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

Field of the Cloth of Gold Cardinal Thomas Wolsey orchestrated the event and Henry and Francis met south of Calais for eighteen days of tournaments and diplomacy. Feasts, masquerad...

He performed some painted representations (Three figures dressed for a masquerade , 1740s, Washington, The National Gallery of Art).

The humorous engravings of the painter Alexandre Petitot in the Greek Masquerade perfectly denounce these excesses (A. Petitot and B.

It was from the pavilion that Gustav III left for the fateful masquerade ball at the Opera on 16 March 1792. After the assassination of Gustav III, Duke Charles used the pavilion as ...

Max Beckmann Holzbrücke, 1922 Signed in pencil lower right Drypoint on cream wove paper 11 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches From the edition of 150 Max Beckmann dreamed up a world of actors, cab...

When back in England, the following February, they attended the Duchess of Norfolk's masquerade and were noted to have "trudged in like pilgrims, with vast staffs in their hands!".

Roman attire was popular in portraits around this time, influenced by the theatre and masquerade, but also because it elevated a sitter’s importance, and provided a sense of timeless...

Grobet-Labadié): Bouquet of Flowers; Travelling Acrobats; Festive Scene in Spain; Faust and Margarete; Sketch; Monsoon; Landscape with Figures; Two Female Nudes; Two Cupids Milan: Ad...

Beautifully rendered watercolor painting of a masked female in an elegant ball gown by L. Menhel, circa 1890. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat ...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Street Scene in Venice of people going to a from a masquerade, by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works we...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Street Scene in Venice of people going to a from a masquerade, by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works we...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Street Scene in Paris of people going to a from a masqurade, by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were...

A large fine 19th century French oil on canvas depicting a double portrait of two young Belle Epoque beauties at a masked ball by the eminent Paris Salon painter Jean-François Portae...

Oval locket inlaid with delicately rendered enamel depicting a coy woman adorned with a masquerade mask Accented by two rose cut diamond eyes and five seed pearls lining her blue sa...

Exceptional console cabinet table with fabulous iron work in the form of grape leaf and vine with masquerade faces in the center of each panel. Gilt iron with a red interior which or...

This set of six beer glasses from the Swedish grace period are dedicated to the memory of Gustav III, who was assassinated at a masquerade ball in Stockholm in 1792. They are clear g...

He specialized in figures and landscape subjects and particularly favored depicting figures in ballroom attire masquerading and playing instruments. He exhibited at the Royal Academy...

These holes would have held raffia stripes and leaves during ceremonies adding to the drama of the masquerade. Can be mounted on a stand or hung on a wall.

Lorgnettes were social and decorative accessories for the opera, theater, masquerade balls, sporting events. The Duchess of Windsor had a collection of lorgnettes including a persona...

This large and handsome Baroque style pine trunk is built from stock over 1” thick and is in the form of a faux mule chest, that is, the lower front panel masquerades as a drawer. Th...

This exquisite 1896 lithographic poster by Jules Chéret, renowned as the “Father of the Modern Poster,” was created to promote the Grande Fête: 1er Bal Masqué (First Masquerade Ball)...

An Italian reproduction female resin and alabaster marble statue, in the Neoclassical design style, circa mid to late 20th century, Italy. Statue is an off-white/antique white resin ...

Imponente scultura neoclassica in marmo, modello conosciuto come Afrodite Louvre-Napoli o Venus Genitrix, bottega italiana, 19 secolo. La dea è raffigurata in piedi, al momento de...

A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...

Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...

She Was in the Captain's Cabin, magazine story illustration for "Captain's Boy," by Paul Deresco Augsburg, published in American Magazine, October 1938 The full caption reads: "She ...

Unsigned. On canvas.

Date: 1929 Dimensions: 13" x 15" Framed: 17.5" x 19.5" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Upper Right Original advertisement for Packard Motor Company, published 1929. Though...

This exquisite 19th-century French sculpture, crafted from white marble or a similar material, beautifully captures a young dancer or muse in a moment of graceful movement. The figur...

1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, with Mahogany Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery with Leather Trim. Usable condition. Bespoke quote can be provided for re-upholstery.

Klaudia frontal nude is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on canvas, painted in oil in 2021. The subject of the work is the representation of a nude of ...

Clean Lined Art Deco Bookcase, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, American, circa 1930s. Part of Rohde's modular East Indian Laurel Group. This piece is currently being ref...

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...

Oil on canvas by Robert Louis Raymond DUFLOS (1898-1929), France, 1920s. Naked woman lying in front of her mirror. With frame: 95x61.5 cm - 37.4x24.2 inches - without frame: 73x40cm ...

"Revelation 1" by Mark Bradley Schwartz is an original oil on board depicting a nude female in a monochromatic palette. A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a gr...

These beautiful and colorful lithographic posters were hand reproduced by the Mourlot Studio's Master Printer Henri Deschamps in 1969. They are not to be mistaken with later cheap di...

Plate #9 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...

A striking pair of Danish lounge chairs, crafted in the 1960s by a Danish cabinetmaker. Made in the manner of Henning Kjærnulf. Constructed in solid oak, the chairs feature strong, g...

A period plaster mirror/display. Manner of Serge Roche, Francis Elkins, Syrie Maughan or Dorothy Draper. Mirror itself measures 14" x 12", a very ornate and wide frame measures: 25" ...

Matt Talbert's "Stillness" (2024) is an oil painting on linen, measuring 21 x 14 inches (53.34 x 35.56 cm). The unframed artwork features a nude female figure seated beside a window,...