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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by verlaine as the only true king of his centurygerman and european history no inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the age of 40, declared insane in a plot to depose him, ludwig died in mysterious circumstancesa man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, ludwig ii of bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of richard wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of statein realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, although his neglect of bavaria's political interests made powerful enemies among those critical of his self-indulgence and excesses
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Late 15th century/early 16th centurytwo elephant folio leaves with a beautiful illuminated initialare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach 60 x 42 cmitaly, from a antiphonalsalvavit sibi dextera ejus, et brachium sanctum ejussing unto the lord a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victoryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepsalm 97 and other cantate domino canticum novum, quia mirabilia fecitcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Antwerp, early 16th century (circa )are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe angel is depicted in relief, facing righthis hair is cut in a typical hairdo of the periodthis beautiful sculpture probably found its place on the side at the top of a retable scene, each part of which was sculpted separately before it was assembled(see "les retables anversois xve & xvie siècles" by the autor hans nieuwdorp (catalogue broché – ) oak with some minute traces of polychrome painta rare carving of an angel from a large antwerp retableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: h 15cm x w 10cm - the perspex stand is not included and was used for photography purposes only - read morethe position of his body and of the folds of his long tunic indicate that he is supposed to be flyingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Goodbye, twentieth centuryincorporates his acclaimed first volume of autobiography,a poet in the family, in a new volume which brings his life up to the present and the outset of a new centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham dannie abse's rich mixture of welsh and jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies since the war
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames edward barnsley has been to british furniture in the twentieth century what bernard leach was to ceramicsin his workshop he kept alive the ideals of the arts and crafts movement into which he was born at the turn of the centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe and his craftsmen accepted the challenge of living by 'doing and making' in an age of mass production, and so preserved the tradition of fine craftmanship which is flowering among a new generation of designer-makers today
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Bronze christ from the late 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis face features a short chiselled beardchrist is represented with his head leaning to the rightsecure shippingchrist wears a pleated perizoma whose drapery stretches to the rightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe bronze features a superb patina
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18th/19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia small, but very refined sculpture depicting two entwined cherubs, one with his hands folded in prayer, the other with his left hand pointing upwards (to heaven?)limewood with the original polychrome paint and gildingdimensions: h 20cm; w (left to right) 15cm; d (to top of left hand) 6please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5cm in good condition with the usual traces of age and minor blemishescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
282 €
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Its manufacture is german and dates back to the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikienjoy the auction! read morethe child in the manger (as mentioned in the bible passage above) is the first expression of the iconography of christ godthe sculpture is in excellent condition“for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders and he will be called: wonderful counselor, mighty god, everlasting father, prince of peacepictures are part of the lot descriptionof the increase of his government and peace there will be no end” (isaiah 9:5)this polychrome wood carving is an excellent exampleof course, the basket is not for sale, but only for demonstration purposesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipping by express courier
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Oxfam shop colne road the emergence of russian classical music in the nineteenth century in the wake of mikhail glinka comprises one of the most remarkable and fascinating stories in all musical historythe five men who came together in the russian capital of sthow this happened is the subject of stephen walsh's brilliant composite portrait of the group known in the west as the five, and in russia as moguchaya kuchka-the mighty little heapthe detail is engrossingmusorgsky asserts his independence, moving from writing songs and the showpiece night on bald mountain to the magnificent boris godunov, meanwhile struggling against poverty and depressionin the background such important figures as vissarion belinsky and nikolay chernïshevsky shape the cultural milieu, while the godfather of the kuchka, critic and scholar vladimir stasov, is seen offering sometimes combative supportpetersburg in the s, all composers of talent, some of genius, would be-in spite of a virtual lack of technical training-responsible for some of the greatest and best-loved music ever writtensee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe does so with deep understanding and panache, making musorgksy and his circle both important and a delight to readwe see borodin composing music while conducting research in chemistry ("he would jump up and run back to the laboratory to make sure nothing had burnt out or boiled over there, meanwhile filling the corridor with improbable sequences of ninths or sevenths"); balakirev tutoring musorgsky ("balakirev could not remedy the defects in his pupil's character, but he could confront him with works of genius"); cui doggedly producing operas during breaks from his career as a military fortifications instructorfriends, competitors, and creative intellectuals whose ambitions and ideas reflect the ferment of their times, mily balakirev, césar cui, alexander borodin, nikolay rimsky-korsakov, and-most important of all-modest musorgsky, come wonderfully to life in this extended accountas an experienced and widely skilled musical scholar and biographer (his two-volume life of stravinsky has been called "one of the best books ever written about a musician"), stephen walsh is exceptionally wellplaced to tell this story
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Date: 16th century it is mounted on a pedestal later on lined with velvet16th century carved oak retable element showing a roman soldier from the flagellation of christ or the road to calvarythe whip in hand is missingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart of an altarpiece/retable group - christ on the whipping column or the road to calvaryorigin: probably flanders - belgiumtotal height 36presumably flanders - belgiumbeautiful patinathe height is 28mounted on a modern wooden velvet covered basebeautiful retable fragment with a representation of a roman soldier with helmet and long tunicplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whip in his raised hand is missingnice soft patinaplease take a look at the photo,s as they are part of the descriptiontotal height: 36catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changein centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historythe pages are tightcenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otherdust jacket shows some minor shelf wearthe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pagesthere are two sections of colour illustrationsoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionwe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scalethe black cloth boards are in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allhere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspective
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibiographical notes: illarione, born in , was one of the four sons of vincenzo mari (the greatest cabinetmaker of the 19th century)guido, born in , was one of illarione's sons; he mainly worked as a street vendor of inlaid furniture produced by his familythe mari workshop was active since the first half of the 19th century; the last cabinetmakers were active in the decades following world war iilabelled underneath the top and produced by the prestigious mari illarione and sons workshop, rolo (reggio emilia)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerestored in a professional and conservative way (small cracks closed, woodworm treatment and grouting)it has small inevitable imperfectionsshipping to italy and europe onlyelegant coffee table with central foot, inlaid with a bird decoration in the middle, in light wood on a dark walnut briar backgroundcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe courier delivers to street floor
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino frame gallery certificate protected shipping with insurance born in , died in jean rouzaud is of the lineage of new york abstract expressionists) jean rouzaud was able to draw inspiration from it and detach himself from it at the same time, in search of his own aesthetic, made of rigour, nuances, lyricism and tears, luminosity and questioningwork mounted on stretcherbased in sète, he created his own artist's house in the s on mont saint-clair in front of the mediterraneanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeintegrated into the space and time of his century, sensitive and touched by the work of his friends, (françois desnoyer, maurice sarthou, gabriel couderc, pierre soulagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Recollections and studio photographs of 31 of the most prominent artists of the twentieth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cms (sheet), 24 x 16 cms (image), with annotations in the white marginperhaps the very finest collection of artist photographs to date, including sections on bonnard, matise, van dongen, picasso, chagall, brancusi, arp, miro, dubuffet, giacometti ain good condition\t\t added: >> two portraits of georges rouault\t silver gelatin prints, cstamped, both 25 x 18revised editionwhite cloth with embossed initials, with dustjacket, 31 x 24 cms, 293p, profusey illustrated in colour and bl/w, mostly full-pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe portrait with raised hands was (partially) published on double-page in liberman's book the artist in his studio () in good condition, matted, with slight handling marks read morealexander liberman - the artist in his studio - new york, random housecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst published in , reprinted in an expanded edition, with a new introduction by the artist, in
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It is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationfor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read moretoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national heroits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedoxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdi
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The horn can now be seen in the danish museum of national history at frederiksborg castle in hillerødare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiarent nicolai dragsted (9 june august ) was a danish goldsmith based in copenhagen who was awarded the predicate court supplier to the court of denmark shortly before his deathtested as silver by a jewellerdragsted, still existshe also made the golden wreath for frederick viiø's sarcophagus in roskilde cathedraldragsted created the golden horn given by danish women to bernhard severin ingemann to mark his 75th birthdaya sterling denmark - 2 kroner frederik viiiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Old 19th century doorstop in the shape of a wesleyan minister in traditional hat carrying a bible under his arm, plus postage read more
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Wooden sculpture from the 18th century representing the virgin and child, the child raises his hand and with the symbol of peacexylophagous attack stopped and treatedthe wood was attacked but still of good qualityit may be placed down or be hung on the wallsome lacks see pictures
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Rare mid century stag blond oak twin pedestal deskour driver is volunteering for nhs therefore is checking his temperature on a regular basisdimensions - l 118 x d 55 x h 127 cm free delivery within north and south circular of london in accordance to new government guidelines on covoid-19, to protect both customers and delivery drivers the furniture can only be brought to the front door of your home or buildingdrawers run as they should and carry the stag makers stampthis is a true vintage item so will have some signs of light use but is still in superb conditionfeatures three drawers on either side with metal handlescentre ledge has a white formica topstay at home, shop online and be safe! read more
250 €
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Pair of early 20th century russian lacquer paper mache plaque, one scene is showing a lady laying in bed and the old man is holding a vigilance by her bedside, with his staff resting next to the table which has a book & some beads, with vibrant colours of gold, green, red and pink, other scene is of a 3 horse drawn carriage, with the man being the driver and the rest of the family are sitting in the back, painted with vibrant coloursare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikismall signs of agingwith stamp and writing to rearplease note there are some very small nibbles to the base one plaqueplease look at all my pictures as they are part of my descriptionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A 19th century hand-carved wooden panel with representation "jesus wears his cross and falls"are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki“they forced a passerby who just entered the city, simon of cyrene, the father of alexander and rufus, to carry the crossunder this law, roman officials or soldiers were allowed to force random bystanders to transport material a roman mile awaydimensions: height: 39 cm width / thickness: 71 kg professional packaging + shipping with track & traceduring the way of the cross of jesus, he is forced to carry the crossthe romans were able to force simon, who presumably was from cyrene (a roman colony in north africa) to carry the cross of jesus thanks to the so-called angaria legislationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshortly before, jesus had been sentenced to the crosscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the gospel of mark, matthew and luke, simon of cyrene is mentioned
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The flower album is a heavy book, and would have been handsome when new - bound in full leather with impressed decoration on front and back, and a strong metal clasppage edges are all gilt19 x 26 x 3cm / 20 x 27 x 3 cm / 23the third is a presentation 'flower album' given to one george miller by his twelve classmates in the bible class, possibly at a school founded by archibald reith (whose memorial features in one of the photographs)no loose pages, however, with lovely photography of scottish scenesinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages are all rather grubby and somewhat foxed; photos placed randomly through the volumeoxfam books & music islington collection of 3 photo albums, late 19th century, and sone album helpfully labels the pictures, while the other does not, though there are photographs by signposts, which offer cluessadly, as so often with family albums, there is no clue as to the identity of the people depicted - but perhaps they were members of george miller's familytwo of these albums feature photographs of scotland, evidently taken during two different motoring holidays (the cars featured have different number plates) all albums are not fully complete5cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine, however, is missing, and the covers badly rubbed and worn, particularly at the cornersthe two scottish photo albums are much of a size, one being considerably more worn than the other - indeed, the front cover is detached, with the spine covering
50 €
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Period: 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinsured shipping with trackable parcelthe faun is a natural deity of the woods in roman mythology, he was a protective figure; propitiatory feasts were celebrated in his honour, and they were also the occasion for the transition to adulthoodbeautiful black head of a faun made of wax, with a wonderful and very refined workmanship and beautiful detailsthe piece measures 35 cm, preserved in almost perfect conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesize: 35 x 18 x 19 cm approxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are an integral part of the description
171 €
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Period: 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisize: 59 x 13 x 18 cminsured shipping with trackable parcelthe faun is a natural deity of the woods in roman mythology, he was a protective figure; propitiatory feasts were celebrated in his honour, and they were also the occasion for the transition to adulthoodbeautiful bust of a faun made of wax, with a wonderful and very refined workmanship and beautiful detailsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole body measures 40 cm and shows some slight signs of ageing (everything is visible in photos)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are an integral part of the description
223 €
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It belongs to a series of 6 busts especially commissioned by the owner’s father to an important sculptor in the early 20th century for his roman villa, that the owner has now started to sell separatelyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe bust underwent some small restorations but in the s, made by professional restorersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeparticular bust of caracalla in marble, bust in precious red marble and head in marble gilded with gold leaf, very rare sculpturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
955 €
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Italy, early 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe plaque was probably inserted in a travel altar or reliquary casketa rare bone plaque carved in relief with the portrait of pope julius ii, who reigned from 1 november to his death in2cm; thickness 0please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store7cm note: the last picture shows a portrait of the pope, which is not part of this sale and for comparison only - perspex stand is not included - read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
110 €
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Three great 20th century composers for the organ-jean langlais, charles tournemire and olivier messiaen-all began their careers as paris organists with usuals gifts as a improviser lyrichord-undatedalbum cover in very good condition,minor marks on the backlangalis and tourmire became successors to cesar franck at the church of ste,clotilde on the famous caville-col organtracklist side 1 1- hymne d'action de grace, "te deum" 2-pistaccio 3-chant de paix 4-chant heroique deux poemes evangelique 5-la nativite 6-les rameaux side 2 1-prelude a l'introit 2-offertorie 3-elevation 4-communion 5-alleluia see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington record in excellent condition, spindle marksas composers, each has his own characteristics and special way of writing for the organsleeve in excellent condition, minor foxing
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Dimensions: 59 x 13 x 18 cm origin: italy period: late 20th century the photos are part of the descriptionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinsured and tracked shippingthe faun is a natural deity of the woods in roman mythology, he was a protective figure; propitiatory feasts were celebrated in his honour, and they were also the occasion for the transition to adulthoodbeautiful bust of a faun made of wax, with a wonderful and very refined workmanship and beautiful detailsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole body measures 40 cm and shows some slight signs of ageing (everything is visible in photos)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
221 €
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Beautiful 18th century tile from the netherlands with the representation of a sea creature / mermaid emerging from the seaalong the sides equipped with 4 'spider heads'are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperhaps it is the portrayal of triton, the son of poseidon, who calmed the waves by blowing on his whelk shellfrom the netherlands9 cm length x 12the piece will be adequately packaged and shipped with track & tracemade of earthenware, glazedthe piece can be collected in schoten, antwerp, belgium after consultationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: approxweight: 254 grams in very beautiful conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
60 €
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Large ancient 19th century statue of a religious man holding an urn and a child praying at his feetare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipped via mondial relay or colissimo, depending on the countrymade of oak and quite heavyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesplit at the back (see photo)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
27 €