Elegant Antique French 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry Panel representing "Summer", the deep rose gound decorated with naturalistic garlands and rinceaux, centering an oval medallion with the reclining figures of Ceres and a flower-bearing child extended on a wooden stretcher. 40" X 92" The history of tapestry weaving is continuous. In the 5th cent. A.D. and in the centuries immediately afterward, monasteries and convents were the centers of the craft. By the 15th cent., tapestry weaving had re... Click for details

Exceptional Pair of Figural Woman Sconces caved, and retaining some of the poly chromed paint on the surface with the candle to be mounted on the top. H:25" W:9" D:16" A caryatid (also spelt Karyatid), is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. In the arts of design, the draped figure supporting an acanthus-grown basket capital taking the form of a candlestick or a table-support is a familiar cli... Click for details

White Carrera Marble Pedestal Base and elegant plinth for any art object, H:38" top square 11 X 11" botton square 13.5 X 13.5" The word "marble" derives from the Greek marmaros, "shining stone" Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3). It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications. Pure white marble is the result of metamorphism of very... Click for details

Antique Terracotta French Provincial Olive Jars from the St. Remy area, and the partially glazed ovoid body with a flared lip, and typical pitted surface the one in front is: H:21" Diameter of lip 13", $2,700. The larger of the two also with a flared lip and ovoid body with typical pitted surface, partically glazed, H:24.5" Diameter of lip 15.5", $2,900. The classic Provençal and Mediterranean forms; the most common is the jarre à l'huile, or olive oil jar, traditionally in terra-cotta copiousl... Click for details

Tall Italian Gold Gilded Vintage Pedestal with separate matching marble top. Two fluted columns support the carved wooden top and matching piece of marble. Four Italian paw feet. Matching front and back; sides. 45.5”H, 15”W on base, 12.5”W on top, 8”D. In Classical architecture, a pedestal is a support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. Such a pedestal may be square, octagonal, or circular. The name is also given to the vertical members that divide the sections of a balustrade. A s... Click for details

A Louis XIV style boulle marquetry table box, 19th Century. Of rectangular outline with domed cover, decorated with cut brass on a mottled red ground, the interior lined in quilted crimson fabric. This antique French box is 15.5"W, 7.5"H, 8.5"D. Overall small restorations and repairs. In the visual arts, inlay is any decorative technique used to create an ornamental design, pattern, or scene by inserting or setting into a shallow or depressed ground or surface a material of a different colour or... Click for details

An old architectural element used over a doorway, window or headboard. From a local estate in Montecito, CA (near the city of Santa Barbara). Restored, painted turquoise green stripe along center. Very good condition. Foliate center design. Ready to hang. 73"W, 10"H, 4.5"D. Ask about our discounts.

This piece has been reported to the police as stolen, with security systems they will find them, it was 2 Italian/Spanish men dark hair, 5'10, other one 6'2" in a white sedan Nissan if they try to sell you this object, it is reported on Art Theft site also. Police Report # 07-4810. Art Deco Sculpture of Panther, signed T. Cartier. Marble and Onyx base. 9”H, 15.5”W, 6”D. Art Deco was a popular decorative design style of the 1920s and 1930s. The name is taken from the exhibitions of Les Arts Decor... Click for details

Colorful Oriental Lacquer Boxes. Beautiful designs of figures in pagoda landscape around all sides. Removeable tops. Approximately 15” x 15” x 6”. One is about one inch larger than the other around all sides.

LifestyleAntiques.com is an antique dealer in Santa Barbara, California specializing in European antique furniture and antique lighting for your home and garden. Among some of our specialties are home lighting, h... Click for details

Capo di Monte Chocolate Cups, full set of 8. Extremely rare to find a large collection. Please inquire to ascertain the full background of these pieces.

Capodimonte: The relief style, highly colored and defined porcelain pieces are commonly called and identified in our current market place as Capo-di-Monte. It was King Ferdinand IV, son of King Charles who opened a factory in Naples in 1771 and began to use the mark o... Click for details

A Large Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster Vase. Decorated with Oriental genre scenes and floral and avian cartouches, the neck with small gilt Foo lion handles and applied gilt serpents. 24”H, 8” diameter of circular base.

Famille Rose - group of Chinese porcelain wares characterized by decoration painted in opaque overglaze rose colours, chiefly shades of pink and carmine. These colours were known to the Chinese as y... Click for details

Late 19th Century Gustav Dentzel Carousel Horse - Mathilda, an Inside Row Prancer. From carousel in Dover, PA. Documents and photograph available to ascertain Mathilda's origin. Removeable tail of horsehair. Beautiful wood finish and multi-color trim. Very strong frame; no major restoration work done. One original leather stirrup remains. 53"H, 48"W, 11"D.

Mathilda does not come with the table featured in the catalog... Click for details