Renaissance Walnut Geometrically Inlaid Vargueno/Bargueno c.1530-1550.

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Renaissance Walnut Geometrically Inlaid Vargueno/Bargueno c.1530-1550.An incredibly unusual and early example of a Renaissance walnut travelling cabinet known as a Vargueno Bargueno or escritorio c. 1530 1550 The unusual geometric ebonised inlay of folding ribbons without beginning or end, and the heart shaped central motif to the front of the cabinet suggest a wide range of influences from the mathematical to the romantic. The piece has pyrographic classical acanthus inlaid motifs and iron rivets; a beautifully ornate

One can imagine her standing in a Venetian garden

Would look fabulous as an interior or exterior garden focal point

linked with a simple band

lending the figure a sense of ease within its setting

This limestone sculpture features detailed depictions of three figures

with no crown

the bell shaped bowl above the knocked hexagonal stem with flared sexfoil foot with a flattened thorned rim bearing a number of inscriptions in 18th Century German

A beautiful ancient Roman perfume bottle made of pale marbled iridescent turquoise glass

a water feature or simply a sculptural decorative object of art in your garden or interior

their radiant crowns and faces turning to follow the sun

When the Kingdom of Pergamon fell to the Romans in 133BC Mark Antony seized the 200

they will make fabulous pieces in your interior or as garden vessels

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