Themed collection - Owls
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Small but precious collection of Owls, 4 pieces.
1) Terracotta plate coated with glass tiles and bearing a highly decorative image of a beautiful colorful owl. Measures 24.5 x 24.5 cm, 7 cm high, and weighs 1100 grams. Perfect for a collection. Early 21st century.
2) Sleeping owl in Suar wood, with the look of an old sage, of Indonesian origin, hand-carved in excellent fashion. (It is a wood grain, not a crack.) Measures 14 cm in height, 10 cm in width, and 9.5 cm in thickness, and weighs 305 g. Late 20th century.
3) Bronze owl, lost-wax casting, of excellent workmanship and well defined. Of Indian origin, it still bears the original export label attached. Measures 6.8 cm high, 6 cm wide and 5.8 cm thick, and weighs 210 g. 1970s/1980s of the 20th century.
4) The smallest yet the most iconic... Small bronze sculpture patinated green depicting an owl with spread wings, created in the contemporary era (around the late 2000s). The work echoes the models of ancient Mediterranean votive bronzes, where the owl was a sacred animal to the goddess Athena and a symbol of wisdom, protection, and the ability to see beyond the darkness. At the same time, some rigidity of the body and the synthesis of forms recall, by suggestion, the archaizing aesthetics of certain Etruscan bronzes, especially in the small votive figures intended for temples.
Height about 3 cm, wingspan over 5 cm, and weight around 25 grams, the miniature concentrates in a small size the presence of a larger statue. About the year 2000, Etruscan zone in Tuscany, Italy. The green antique patina enhances the archaeological effect, making it suitable for a Wunderkammer or a collector’s desk. This is not an ancient artifact but a free modern interpretation that pays homage to both Athena’s owl iconography and the Etrusco-Italian taste for small votive bronzes, offering a decorative object with strong symbolic power.
View the 23 photos of the 4 owls for a quality overview.
Quickly packed very well with Styrofoam and/or bubble wrap, and shipped with tracking and insurance via top shipping agencies.
The shipping cost includes tracking, packing materials, and insurance for the works.
Due to customs duties issues and procedures, we do not ship to the USA.
Corsica to be arranged.
Small but precious collection of Owls, 4 pieces.
1) Terracotta plate coated with glass tiles and bearing a highly decorative image of a beautiful colorful owl. Measures 24.5 x 24.5 cm, 7 cm high, and weighs 1100 grams. Perfect for a collection. Early 21st century.
2) Sleeping owl in Suar wood, with the look of an old sage, of Indonesian origin, hand-carved in excellent fashion. (It is a wood grain, not a crack.) Measures 14 cm in height, 10 cm in width, and 9.5 cm in thickness, and weighs 305 g. Late 20th century.
3) Bronze owl, lost-wax casting, of excellent workmanship and well defined. Of Indian origin, it still bears the original export label attached. Measures 6.8 cm high, 6 cm wide and 5.8 cm thick, and weighs 210 g. 1970s/1980s of the 20th century.
4) The smallest yet the most iconic... Small bronze sculpture patinated green depicting an owl with spread wings, created in the contemporary era (around the late 2000s). The work echoes the models of ancient Mediterranean votive bronzes, where the owl was a sacred animal to the goddess Athena and a symbol of wisdom, protection, and the ability to see beyond the darkness. At the same time, some rigidity of the body and the synthesis of forms recall, by suggestion, the archaizing aesthetics of certain Etruscan bronzes, especially in the small votive figures intended for temples.
Height about 3 cm, wingspan over 5 cm, and weight around 25 grams, the miniature concentrates in a small size the presence of a larger statue. About the year 2000, Etruscan zone in Tuscany, Italy. The green antique patina enhances the archaeological effect, making it suitable for a Wunderkammer or a collector’s desk. This is not an ancient artifact but a free modern interpretation that pays homage to both Athena’s owl iconography and the Etrusco-Italian taste for small votive bronzes, offering a decorative object with strong symbolic power.
View the 23 photos of the 4 owls for a quality overview.
Quickly packed very well with Styrofoam and/or bubble wrap, and shipped with tracking and insurance via top shipping agencies.
The shipping cost includes tracking, packing materials, and insurance for the works.
Due to customs duties issues and procedures, we do not ship to the USA.
Corsica to be arranged.
Details
Number of objects
4
Type
Owls
Period
Late 20th century
Country of origin
Asia
Condition
Excellent
