A bronze standard

Near East, Western Iran, Luristan, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. Presenting an intricate design comprised of two confronting felines with gaping jaws and exposed fangs, each with a slender elongated bod

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze standard with the Janus-featured god Sraosha grasping the necks of two rampant lions depicted at the top. The bottom is a narrow bell-s

Circa Early 1st Millennium BC In the form of the "Master of the Animals," with a central tube terminating in a janiform human head, two animals on either side held by the central figure, with curving

A Luristan Bronze Standard Finial with Two Ibexes Circa 9th-7th Century B.C. Height 9 inches. Provenance: Charles Ede Ltd., London, 1985 Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfield Hills,

A Luristan Bronze Standard Finial with the Master of the Animals Circa 9th-7th Century B.C. Height 11 5/8 inches. Property from the George R. Francoeur Trust, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, sold to benef

Luristan Ancient Bronze Standard Finial, Circa 900-700 B.C. Or Later Size: 7 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (19.7 x 6.4 cm.), With Base: 10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (26.7 x 6.4 cm.)

Luristan Bronze Standard Finial Circa 900-700 B.C. or later Height 7 7/8 inches (as is) Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati 944 5th Ave, New York

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. This is a bronze hollow tubular standard in the form of two animals with long necks, bodies, and tails stretched out and joined at each paw and their mo

Standard finial, or an idol, having traces of gilt overall, cast with flat back, depicting a standing figure, with tall stylized hair and a suggestion of a robe, with arms downward at sides, facial fe

Pair of Large Chinese Engraved Bronze Standards Pair of bronze standards engraved with dragon and phoenix design and key fret border. Engraved with the Guangxu mark. Would have been mounted on wooden

Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Chandelier of Louis XV inspiration, the twenty-four-light chandelier with a gilt-bronze standard decorated with seated putti personifying music, literature and knowledge, abov

Baccarat Bronze and Crystal Thirty (30) Light Chandelier, the bronze standard with two top tiers of acanthus decorated arms supporting large oblong and rosette/star shaped glass prisms and draped garl

The finely cast gilded bronze standard of rococo motif incorporating cast figural cattails suspends the original cut and polished crystal globe hoisted by figural putto in dark green patina, the whole

19th century French gilt bronze and crystal 24-light chandelier, having a circular canopy hung with round faceted and icicle crystal drops, above a gilt bronze standard in the form of a basket and Gre

French Renaissance Revival five-light floor lamp, early 20th c., Vianne satin glass flame-shaped shades, patinated bronze standard with lion masks, fruit pendants, on a wood stepped base, in need of w

First half 20th Century. Both the base and shade unsigned. The shade with poppies and other foliate, on a patinated bronze standard, with a circular base. (Cond: possibly associated)

Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a cast bronze standard with the Janus-featured god Sraosha grasping the necks of two animals at the top; he has three heads repeating on either side of

Luristan bronze standard finial, 1200-800 BC, the hollow tubular finial executed in the double-sided 'Master of Animals' motif, depicting a stylized human figure holding fantastical zoomorphic creatur

French Victorian style chandelier, c. 1900, having an ornate gilt bronze standard decorated with florals and lions heads, issuing eight scrolling arms terminating in frosted glass shades, fractures an

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals." The composition depicts an abstr

20th century Each surmounted by a cut-crystal spire, the foliate-molded and crystal-clad gilt-bronze standard adorned with four tiers of crystal garlands and drops, the lowest tier also supporting fou

A Regency style inlaid table with X form bronze standard. Ht: 29.25" Dia: 31.5"

Louis Philippe patinated gilt bronze candelabra, 19th/20th c., France, each with five floral scroll arms topped with candle cups on a dark bronze standard terminating on a trefoil base, adjustable red

Northwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Gorgeous bronze standard in the form commonly called "master of animals." Janus-headed human figure grasps an animal head wi