Sawfish Bill Rostrum Mounted on a Custom Steel Base, Large Scale 37 Inches High

A Papua New Guinea hand carved ebony lime spatula covered with continuous swirl designs etched on the open handle and shaft, with some traces of lime stil...

Group of 16th century (or earlier, possibly Gothic) Spanish or Italian wrought iron furniture mounts. These hand-wrought bosses and nails show incredible workmanship. These would have been used to decorate - and to structurally hold together an early chest or casket. The four geometric bosses beautifully made, eight ounces each without the nail! The nails are works of art in themselves, with their heavy geometric heads. Also two round bosses with the nail integral to the piece, one a mushroom form, the other like a parasol. And a single hand-wrought double sided nail. Great group of early iron. Provenance: Frances Pratt, Writer, Artist, Collector. New York City. Approximate sizes: 4 bosses 4.625 inches square 11.75 cm Round bosses 3 inches diameter the larger 2.5 the smaller 7.6/ 6.35 cm 4.5 in high 11.4 cm 5 nails...

Rare and striking sawfish rostrum presented on a custom stand. This natural object, with its rhythmic succession of teeth and raw, tactile surface, evokes both primitive weaponry and...

The swordfish has been a very interesting decoration symbol within the most notable houses and places of Mexico. Likewise, this wonderful piece has been a very important symbol since the time of the Aztecs since it was used as a weapon. As a contribution to the environment and in a more natural way, we offer these wonderful pieces that pretend to be the defense of sawfish (Pristis pectinata...