Venetian Renaissance Statue of Nymph with Shells c.1550

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Venetian Renaissance Statue of Nymph with Shells c.1550An incredibly rare and absolutely stunningly detailed Istrian stone Renaissance Venetian statue of a Nymph with shells c. 1550 Almost life size, a sublimely beautiful Renaissance sculpture, yet practically Modernist in feel standing in an elegant classical pose, holding shells and corals. One can imagine her standing in a Venetian garden, gazing across the lagoon to the Adriatic Sea in the distance. With centuries of wear, she now stands as elegant as

A charming late 17th Century oak jewel box

Pedestal approx 4ft high

The association of the Blessed Virgin with glory and teaching was popularised in Catholic imagery from the mid 11th Century

This evocative work of art is a Russian School icon created in the 17th Century with later 19th Century restoration to the front

Painted in a delicate verdigris which has aged even more beautifully over the last century

1860 From the gardens of a private Scottish Estate

Glimmers of a variety of colours can be seen

“High fired terracotta

while his right hand most likely once held a sword – his traditional attribute – now absent with time

this white marble basket overflows with a selection of fashionable fruits — luxuries that would have been rare and highly prized in the 18th century

He famously scribed his ‘Divine Comedy’ and widely considered the most important Poet of the Middle Ages

In original paint