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The DECOR pages at TheFROCK.com are a gallery of vintage and antique fine art and artifacts from the 17th through 20th centuries. It's a curated collection of rare pillows and paintings, boxes and jars, candlesticks and lamps, and all things decorative. As with any vintage and antique items, please expect age-appropriate wear including all the subtle signs of use and/or manmade irregularity that are the authentication and hallmarks of aged and hand-wrought wares. (See our Purchase/Policy page if you are unfamiliar with examples of age-appropriate wear on vintage and antique merchandise.)
Decadent pillow with Victorian era glass beaded velvet needlepoint front, the fine beadwork has a gold thread wrapped padded maltese cross at its center. Housed in upholstery weight striped silk. Mitered corners. Measures 21" square. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear.
$2,350 / DE-001001
Antique, mid 19th C., portrait in landscape oil painting on stretched canvas of a clever young woman in elaborate French dress, as seen through a Trompe-l'œil oval. Measures about 18.5 x 16" including the original well-decorated gilt wood frame with corresponding oval rabbet. Condition is excellent with craquelure and other age-appropriate wear including small losses throughout the antique gilded frame.
$12,540 / DE-001002
Majestic neoclassical antique figural bronze candelabras. The big tall ornate pair each have two classical mythological winged bust mounts and endless detail throughout. They stand an impressive 20.5", heavy. Excellent condition with minor patina and abrasion to metal throughout, and other age appropriate wear.
$6,550 / DE-001003
Huge (lifesize!) ape man in powdered-style wig and beautifully crafted antique-style costume. The face is a hard, handpainted material, his hair appears to be sheep's wool, and he's otherwise mostly stuffed fabric. Sits (with hinged knees), but if he stood he'd be about 55". Excellent condition with only age appropriate wear. This was reportedly made for one of the 60s/70s Planet of the Apes movies, as a prop in a scene that took place in an ape museum's pseudo-seventeenth century exhibit. Whatever the origin, he is magnificent.
$15,980 / DE-001005
Antique, probably early 19th century, oil portrait on canvas of a handsome woman in lace bonnet and elaborately constructed deep red dress under a gossamer shawl. Unsigned, relined. Frame—a beautiful, heavy wood with original silver leaf—dates later. Outer frame measures about 23"x 18.5". Condition is excellent with craquelure and other age-appropriate wear.
$19,500 / DE-001006
Gianni Versace estate oil painting on wood dated 1843, signed illegibly. Last sold as lot #1693 (Dipinti Antichi e del XIX secolo, Arredi e oggetti dÍarte della collezione di Gianni Versace a Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio) at an auction in Lake Como in 2005 by the PORRO italian auction house that auctioned the entire Versace, Lake Como estate. Measures 19.5" x 15.5" overall. Excellent condition with age-appropriate wear, board has an antique restoration, done beautifully with a marquetry insert as seen from rear view. Painting retains Versace sticker from the PORRO auction, and a CHRISTIE'S stamp from previous auction sale.
$34,450 / DE-001007
17th century oil on wood panel painting of Saint Jerome in the wilderness. The antique maple frames dates later, probably 19th century. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear including craquelure and a darkened patina, with light abrasions and small retouches. It measures about 12.5" x 14.5" overall.
$12,550 / DE-001010
Beautifully realized mid 19th century oil on canvas portrait of a young priest with bible, luminous skin and realistic features. Contemporary wood frame. Condition is excellent with small amount of paint loss at bottom, craquelure, and other age-appropriate wear. Signed (see photo) and dated 1850. Total measurement of about 18" x 15".
$19,400 / DE-001011
Old French toile and hand-embroidery pillows. The fine needlework center panels are surrounded by french toile de jouy, with double velvet trims, and edged in a colorful striped heavyweight cotton; an impressive collection of old textiles with spectacular pattern and palette throughout. Silk backed. Measures a substantial 20.5" square. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear.
$3,700 / DE-001012
Big, antique—19th century gilded bronze metal with marble base, I believe—art nouveau bust of a beautiful young woman in well-draped dress and hat. Thick heavy metal in an impressive size, it stands about 23" tall and 13" wide. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear.
$13,880 / DE-001013
Antique, art-nouveau drawing of the mythological, snake-headed gorgon Medusa, signed and dated 1917. Technically and aesthetically brilliant, one of the best antique depictions I've seen of the iconic creature. Condition is excellent with superficial wear to the gilt finish of the antique carved wood frame. Measures about 22" x 17" overall.
$8,940 / DE-001014
One of two oil paintings of the Temptation of Saint Antoine by Henri Privat Livemont. Livemont is known for painting allegorical scenes, dancers, and nudes, and is perhaps best known for his Art Nouveau posters that are still produced today. This pair of paintings are slightly different in size, both around 16.5" x 21" including the heavily carved wood frames. Both are signed and dated 1931, making them near the last painted works of his life. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear.
$24,400 / DE-001015
One of two oil paintings of the Temptation of Saint Antoine by Henri Privat Livemont. Livemont is known for painting allegorical scenes, dancers, and nudes, and is perhaps best known for his Art Nouveau posters that are still produced today. This pair of paintings are slightly different in size, both around 16.5" x 21" including the heavily carved wood frames. Both are signed and dated 1931, making them near the last painted works of his life. Condition is excellent with age-appropriate wear.
$24,400 / DE-001016
A stout pair of 19th century pink glass urn vases with magnificent colorful gryphon paintings; their distinct shape is commonly identified as 19C Baccarat by the major auction houses. Each of the hand-painted creatures faces the other, amid gilt and enamel gardens of leaves, scrolling vines, and colorful flowers. The scenes are at front and wrap around to the sides. Interiors are white, one has dark residue in its base, bottoms are white as well and without signature or maker marks. Excellent condition with losses to the gilt line-work, and other age-appropriate wear. They stand about 10 inches, they are round with 5 inch diameter at widest.
$6,350 / DE-001017
Striking early 19th century Regency era oil on canvas portrait painting of a well-collared young man with luminous porcelain skin. Condition is excellent with a small patch seen from rear, as well as craquelure and other age-appropriate wear. Measures about 29" x 25" overall, including its impressive gilded 19th century wood frame.
$24,550 / DE-001019
Old (early to mid 20th century, I believe) neoclassical venetian artglass candlestick with berries and leaves hanging from twisting gold aventurine flecked vines. Measures about 11.75" tall, " 6" wide at grapeleaves, and 5" diameter base. Condition is excellent with age appropriate wear.
$925 / DE-001020
Large 18th or 19th century antique oil on canvas painting depicting an 18th century French aristocrat being feather-ticked by a lascivious woman who is probably a prostitute; a black servant watches the ridiculousness from a corner shadow. Masterfully painted with noticeable brushwork, housed in what appears to be its original gilt wood frame. About 36" by 31" overall. Excellent condition with age-appropriate wear, the frame is fine too with heavy tarnish and minor losses throughout.
$28,400 / DE-001023
Pair of monumental, old—probably c. 1920s - 1940's Art Deco and Hollywood regency era, bronze filigree lamps with faceted crystal stud and marbled slag glass panel shades. Each stand about 40" tall, and about 20" wide. Works well and wiring seems uncompromised, though as with all vintage and antique lamps, rewiring is at your discretion.
$15,440 / DE-001024
Masterful 17th C. oil on canvas of the Temptation of Saint Anthony, attributable to David Teniers, the Younger (1610-1690, Flemish). The strainer-style supports are period-appropriate for Teniers, and the quality of brushwork and the signature imagery are indistinguishable from the Flemish painter's (Teniers painted multiple versions of this subject, with comparable pieces in the Museo del Prado and Museum of Antwerp). The centuries-old painting was relined at some point in its history (likely nearly a century ago). Painting is in excellent condition with age-appropriate wear, wood frame dates later and is excellent as well. Measures about 24.5" x 28.5" framed.
$44,800 / DE-001027
Very large 19th century pillow in elaborate Northwind themed needlepoint scene with petitpoint details. Antique cotton or linen fringe trim, cotton or linen floral back. Excellent condition with only minor age marks to the floral textile, the modern insert appears to be feather and is generously stuffed. Measures about 24 inches by 28 inches, plus fringe. One of the most impressive antique needlepoint pillows I've seen.
$3,350 / DE-001028