A Rare and Unusual Late 16th Century Italian Scorpion

1588 Italian Political Science LAW Sansovino Lottini Guicciardini Counter-Reform ‘Propositioni Overo Considerationi’ is a rare, late 16th-century compendium of political science. It includes three

Late 16th C. Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Cassone, with replacements. Provenance: Ex. Nelson Shanks collection. Size: 27'' x 69'' x 22'' (69 x 175 x 56 cm).

28.5" overall length with 10.25" spike, 5.5" at widest point. Two short langlets, No maker's marks visible. **Overall gunmetal patination with some moderate oxidation and light pittin

1598 1ed Psalterium Decachordum BIBLE Psalter Prayer Book Chiropsalterium A rare, late 16th-century Catholic devotional and psalter. “Psalterium Decachordum” includes prayers, petitions, biblical

Western/Southern Europe, northern Italy, perhaps Brescia or Milan, and Germany, ca. 1580s CE. A suit of steel-plate armor used for field duties. The close helmet features a roped vertical crest, a vis

DELL ISTORIE DI GENOVA di mons. Uberto Foglietta ... libri XII, tradotte per M. Francesco Serdonati ... In Genova, Girolamo Bartoli, 1597 (colophon 1596) by Foglietta, Uberto (1518-1581) Size 7 3/4 by

Very Rare 15th-16th C. Italian Venetian SCHIAVONESCA Broad Sword, the Predecessor of Famous Basket Hilted Schiavone, with its Distinctive S-shaped Crossguard & Early Large Version of Cat's Head Pommel

This is a very fine and rare late 19 century italian bronze and alabaster figurine of the young pretty girl reading the book, and signed on her back G. Gioranni. Giorgi Giovanni Battista is a well kno

1775 Principles of Chimney & Fireplace Construction Smoke Remedies Architecture A rare, late 18th-century Italian book on the construction of chimneys and pathways of smoke. This book, illustrated wit

A rare and unusual late 19th Century hand-painted board game, "Buckaneer", painted by Jack Lewis of Lancashire, the large oval shaped game is hand-decorated with images of famous docks including Londo

Rare 16th C. Gothic German or Italian PARTIZAN Polearm with Engraved Sword Shaped Head & Very Old Full Length Haft, Possibly Original to the Head. Total length : 91", Head : 5 1/2" Wide & 32 1/4" Long

Rare and Fine 15th-16th C. Italian FALCHION Sword with Massive Broad Blade, Very Well Marked and Inscribed to Both Sides. An Exceptionally Strong and Combat-worthy Blade with Fantastic Raised False Ed

Rare 15th-16th C. German or Italian SALLET Helmet with a Struck Maker's Mark and Riveted Inner Lining Fixtures. Rolled Edges and a Very Nice and Seldom Encountered Triple-ridged Crown Rib.

Late 16th or Early 17th Century Italian School, Crucifixion Group, circa 1610, pen and bistre ink drawing on watermarked laid paper, 8 x 11.5 inches, Provenance: Rifkin-Young Fine Arts, Riverdale N.Y.

ITALIAN SCHOOLLate 16th CenturyThe Last Supper. Unsigned. Partial ink drawing of a robed figure and illegible period script in ink verso.Gray wash on cream laid paper, 4.75” x 7.25”. Unfra

Height: 84 cm Width: 250 cm Depth: 55 cm Antique Tuscan console table from the late 16th, early 17th centuries of fine Italian workmanship, with splendid mastery of woodworking. The cabinet is made en

Homer. Dell'Iliade D'HOMERO libro dodeci. Translated by Bernardino Leo da Piperno. Rome, Bartolomeo Toso bresciano, 1573 2 leaves, 305 pages, 1 leaf Size 3 1/4 by 5 3/4" Vellum bound, with gold emboss

Italian Antique Print, late 16th Century measures

Pair of Rare and Unusual Altar Sticks 19th century, probably Italian, the wooden pricket-form sticks with quiver-form standards and bas-relief-carved skulls over crossbones on the facade and crossbone

(Italian,16th century) A rare, walnut double tabernacle mirror frame with gilt, polychromed and applied carving decoration; caulicus and ribbon decorated antependium beneath stencilled panels, applied

Rare 17th Century Late Renaissance Italian Cassone made of walnut with richly carved facade featuring a three panel front of heraldic seals flanking a central fountain and fantasy creatures, separated

Art Nouveau Chair The chair is a swivel adjustable desk or vanity chair, floral carved Rosewood Probably Chinese export for European market circa late 19th centuryUnusual Rare Art Nouveau Chinese Expo

1716 Palladio Architecture First Book of Five Orders Illustrated Art Vignola Andrea Palladio was a 16th-century Italian architect who was influenced strongly by the Greek and Roman architectures of Vi

1822 1ed Alice Wonderland Influence RARE World Upside Down Porta Salviati ART Giuseppe Porta was a 16th-century Italian painter whose artwork is beautifully represented in this 1822 work ‘Il Mondo R