Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Recently Added A fine & large antique

A fine & large antique 17th Century French carved walnut statue of Saint Peter

a man also identified by Panofsky as Syphilus the mythical shepherd

plus a model number written by hand in red

A good & finely engraved antique Russian Kiddush cup or beaker of larger size

Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Recently Added A fine & large antiqueA fine and rare pair of Italian Baroque carved giltwood and polychrome painted Solomonic columns, late 17th century, circa 1680. Each spiral twist column carved with trailing grapevines and bunches of grapes, the decoration carved and gessoed and gilded on the polychrome columns. Each column with a Corinthian capital to the top and raised circular base with a square hand painted plinth, with polychrome scagliola technique, designed to resemble veined