“Apostle” spoon with St. Simon, silver, England, 18th century.
“Apostle” spoon with St. Thomas, silver, England, 18th century.
Alexander Sochaczewski (1843-1923), Portrait of an elderly woman, oil on canvas, Munich, 1884-1897
Altar Bust of Saint James the Greater, Linden Wood, Lower Silesia, Turn of the 15th/16th Century.
This Late Gothic altar bust depicting Saint James the Greater (the Apostle) was created at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, approximately between 1490 and 1510. It represents the mature guild craftsmanship associated with the Lower Silesia region, with a particular emphasis on the workshop circle active in Wrocław or Świdnica. The object's flat-cut, raw reverse, bearing clear traces of medieval tools such as an adze or a profiling chisel, unequivocally confirms the sculpture's original purpose for mounting in an altar cabinet or predella.
Height: 32 cm Width: 24 cm Depth: 16.5 cm Weight: 1.99 kg
Apsara / Surasundari, marble, India, 19th century.
Balsamarium / Scatozza 49 Type Toilet Flask, glass, Roman Empire, 1st/2nd century AD.
A complete, ancient Roman unguentarium (balsamarium), this piece is a classic example of a luxurious toilet vessel with rare and highly specialized morphology. In the rigorous archaeological classification of glass from the Vesuvius region, this vessel represents the Scatozza 49 form (the Italian equivalent of the De Tommaso 14 type). In Clasina Isings' classic, pan-European classification, this object is positioned as an early transitional variant of the Isings 82 form (displaying evolutionary characteristics between Isings 28 and 65 types), making it exceptionally interesting from the perspective of Roman glass craftsmanship development. The artifact dates from the early Imperial period and exhibits workshop characteristics typical of manufactories operating in Italy and the western provinces of the empire during the second half of the 1st and early 2nd century AD (Flavian period).
Height: 14.2 cm Rim diameter: 4.8 cm Maximum body diameter: 7.8 cm Weight: 54.0 g (wall thickness approx. 1 mm)