Gryphon - 3rd Century : This Gryphon, or Griffin, is taken from a Roman temple relief design The Gryphon is the mythological guardian of the gold and a symbol of good luck in matters of fortune and wealth

LOT 557 : 10.75 x 5.25 x .5"

Archangel Michael - New York Metropolitan Museum of Art 1475 A.D : His name means “Who is as God”. Michael ranks as the greatest of all angels whether in Jewish, Christian, or Islamic writings. He is Chief of the Order of Virtues, Chief of Archangels, Prince of the Presence, the Angel of Repentance, Righteousness, Mercy, and Sanctification: Also, Ruler of the 4th Heaven and Conqueror of Satan. It is Michael who will descend from heaven with “the Key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand” to “bind the Satanic Dragon for 1000 years” (Revelation: 20:1). It is foretold in Daniel that when the world is once again in real trouble, Michael will reappear. Among the Dead Sea Scrolls there is one titled “The War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness”. Here, Michael is called the “Prince of Light”. Here, Michael, holding in his hand the Scales of Justice, is represented as the Angel of the Final Reckoning and the Weigher of Souls. The Museum original of this sculpture was carved by Andrea De La Robia in 1475 A.D.

LOT 429 : 9"H x 17.5"W

Gryphon - 13th Century : The gryphon, a fabulous monster, is common in Gothic church sculpture In Christian iconography, it symbolizes the dual nature of Jesus (the divme-the bird, human and animal).

LOT 556 : 6 x 4.25x .75"

Archangel Gabriel - Ghent Cathedral, Belgium. 1432 A.D. : Gabriel means “God is my strength”. Gabriel is the Angel of annunciation, resurrection, mercy, vengeance, death and revelation. Gabriel is the ruler of heaven and ruler of the Cherubim. Gabriel is said to sit on the left hand side of God. Mohammed claimed it was Gabriel who dictated to him the Koran. In Jewish legend it was Gabriel who dealt death and destruction to Sodom and Gommorah. Gabriel appeared to Daniel to tell him of the coming of a Messiah: a message which later he repeats to Mary in the annunciation. Earlier he had announced to Zacharias the coming of John the Baptist.

LOT 431 : 13"H

Archangel Michael slaying the Devil - Church of Santa Maria Della Concezione, Rome. 1626 A.D : His name means “Who is as God”. Michael ranks as the greatest of all Angels whether in Jewish, Christian or Islamic writings. He is Chief of the Order of Virtues, Chief of Archangels, Prince of the Presence, Angel of Repentance, Righteousness, Mercy and Sanctification: also, Ruler of the 4th Heaven, and Conqueror of Satan. In Jewish lore, he is regarded as the forerunner of the Shekinah. It is foretold in Daniel that when the world is once again in real trouble, Michael will reappear. It is Michael who will descend from Heaven with “the Key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand” and will bind the Satanic Dragon for 1000 years (Revelation: 20:1). “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his Angels fought against the dragon....and the great dragon was cast out.” (Revelation: 12:7-9).

LOT 433 : 14"H

Archangel Raphael - L.A. County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. 1600 A.D : Raphael means “God has Healed”. Raphael is above all the Angel of Healing as his name denotes, but also is the chief ruling Prince of the 2nd Heaven, Chief of the Order of Virtues, Guardian of the Tree of Life in Eden and by his own admission “One of the 7 Holy Angels” that attend the throne of God. This he reveals to Tobias in the Book of Tobit. He is declared to be “One of the Four Presences set over all the diseases and wounds of the children of men”(Enoch 1). and in the Zohar is “charged to heal the Earth”. Raphael is one of the six Angels of Repentance, Angel of Prayer, Love, Joy and Light. He is said to have the six wings of a Seraphin but at the same time belongs to the Cherubim, the Dominions and the Powers.

LOT 430 : 13"H

Archangel Michael - British Museum, London. 1600 A.D. : His name means “Who is as God”. Michael ranks as the greatest of all angels whether in Jewish, Christian, or Islamic writings. He is Chief of the Order of Virtues, Chief of Archangels, Prince of the Presence, the Angel of Repentance, Righteousness, Mercy, and Sanctification: Also, Ruler of the 4th Heaven and Conqueror of Satan. It is Michael who will descend from heaven with “the Key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand” to “bind the Satanic Dragon for 1000 years” (Revelation: 20:1). It is foretold in Daniel that when the world is once again in real trouble, Michael will reappear. Among the Dead Sea Scrolls there is one titled “The War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness”. Here, Michael is called the “Prince of Light”.

LOT 434 : 13"H

Dragon - 19th Century : This elaborately carved dragon can be found in the library of Chateau Sur Mer, the first of the great villas on Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island Initial construction of this home was completed in 1852.

LOT 538 : 10 x 12.5 x 2"

da Vinci Proportions of the Human Figure - 16th Century : An etching of the widely reproduced drawing by da Vinci indi iduahzes this item. The da Vinci drawing, in turn, was based on the work of Vitruvius, a Roman architect, engineer, and author, who lived during the first century BC

LOT 558 : 8.75 x 11.75 x .75"

Time Flies - 18th Century : The winged hourglass, a decorative motif common on New Eng land gravestones of the vth and i8th centuries, was frequently accompanied by the phrases FugitHora (Time, literally, the hour, Flies) and Memento Mori (Remember Death).

LOT 541 : 8.75 x 3 x 1"

Archangel Uriel : His name means “fire of God”. He presides over Tartarus or Hell. Being both a Seraphin and a Cherubim, he is identified as one of the Angels who helped bury Adam and Abel in Paradise: as the dark Angel who wrestled with Jacob at Peniel: as the destroyer of the Host of Sennacherib and as the messenger sent by God to warn Noah of the deluge. Often identified as the Cherub who stands at the gate of Eden with a fiery sword or as in Enoch I where he is the Angel who “watches over thunder and terror”. In the apocalypse, Uriel appears as the Angel of Repentance who is graphically depicted as being about as pitiless as any demon you would not want to meet in hell. Here he is shown holding his fiery sword of justice in one hand and the keys to the gates of Hades in the other hand.

LOT 432 : 13"H

Woodpecker Tapestry - William Morris - 19th Century : This carving has been adapted from a design by William Morris for the Woodpecker Tapestry, one of only three tapestries per sonally designed by Morris

LOT 555 : 7.5 x 19.25 x 1"

Mary and Child :

LOT 435 : 10.5"H

Glorious Virgin Mary - 14th Century : Rich iconography relating to the Virgin grew over the centuries from a need of the church for a loving mother figure who offers comfort to all mankind The exquisite original ivory was used as an aid in private devotion,

LOT 547 : 2.75 x 7.25 x .5"

Archangel Gabriel (LARGE) sounding the trumpet - Church of San Michelle, Florence, Italy. 1359 A.D. : Gabriel means “God is my strength”. Gabriel is the Angel of annunciation, resurrection, mercy, vengeance, death and revelation. Gabriel is the ruler of heaven and ruler of the Cherubim. Gabriel is said to sit on the left hand side of God. Mohammed claimed it was Gabriel who dictated to him the Koran. In Jewish legend it was Gabriel who dealt death and destruction to Sodom and Gommorah. Gabriel appeared to Daniel to tell him of the coming of a Messiah: a message which later he repeats to Mary in the annunciation. Earlier he had announced to Zacharias the coming of John the Baptist.

LOT 417 : 44"W x 24"H , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Black Madonna :

LOT 438 : 9.5"H