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.”

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.  

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

Above the dial, in the arch, is a painted country scene depicting a couple playing tennis, with moving rackets and a mock pendulum masquerading as a tennis ball. The verge movement ...

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...

Henry of Navarre bought steel rings and painted lances for a masquerade in 1576. There are many records of running at the ring at the Scottish and Tudor courts.

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...

Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug Featuring an Adamesque central medallion set against a warm caramel ground, the composition is elegantly anchored by swa...

French Bohemian painter (early 20th century) - Female nude. 100 x 70 cm without frame, 109 x 79 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (some cracks...

Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 34 inches overall and 20 by 28 painting alone. In excellent condition. Handsomely framed in a period ar...

It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...

The Allegorical Winged Nude Lady, adorned with the attributes of Spring French School, 18th century (Rococo period) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 52 inches provenance...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...

A pair of late 19th Century, antique Italian Ionic style columns, meticulously hand carved from solid marble, in good condition. These monumental architectural elements feature class...

Antique Bena Lulua Mask Late 1800s to Early 1900s – Democratic Republic of the Congo This striking primitive folk art mask hails from the Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republi...

Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...

This work is framed. Unframed size: 70x80 cm, framed 75x85 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas...

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century Very decorative. Comes from a Berlin private collection.

This beautiful British mid 19th century oil on board painting is by Edward William Wyon. It was painted in 1843 when Wyon would have been in his early thirties. The composition is a ...