About Acroterion
A C R O T E R I O N : [ak-ruh-teer-e-uhn]: 'The Highest Ornament' The word 'acroterion' is an ancient classical architectural term originally used by the Greeks, and adopted by the Romans as 'acroterium', which literally is the plinth and ornament on the apex or ends of a pediment, from the Greek akrōtḗrion (ἀκρωτήριον) meaning ‘summit', or 'extremity’. A C R O T E R I O N : The gallery, founded in 2012, is open by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from ancient to contemporary.
Featured Pieces
Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite pair of neoclassical Corinthian column form table lamps converted to electricity in the early 20th century from circa 1825 French Sinumbra oil lamp bases, the lost-wax-c...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
English Charles II Olivewood Oyster Veneer Side Table, circa 1680
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine English pre-William-and-Mary, circa 1680 Charles II period side table of rectangular form, the moulded-edge parquetry top inlaid with olivewood 'oystering' within geometric st...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Charles II Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Russian Neoclassical Mahogany Armchairs, Pair, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An incredibly rare and unusual pair of circa 1800 Russian or Baltic Directoire style armchairs or fauteuils of both klismos and curule variant form, the solid mahogany frames gilt-me...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Metal
English Georgian Mahogany Two-Drawer Bachelor's Chest, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine English circa 1760, late George II, early George III period bachelor's chest of rare 'hat chest' or 'bonnet chest' configuration, the luminescent mahogany case of rectangular ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Calamander Inlaid Mahogany Sofa Table by William Wilkinson, London, circa 1820
By William Wilkinson
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A very fine and elegant circa 1820 English regency solid mahogany drop-leaf two drawer sofa table by renowned London cabinet-maker William Wilkinson of false double-sided form having...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables
Materials
Brass
Japanese Edo Imari Paktong Mounted Garniture Vases, Pair, circa 1720
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and rare near pair of first quarter 18th century Japanese Edo Imari garniture vases of baluster form having silver-gilt paktong neck and...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
'St. Leonard's-on-Sea Looking East', Oil on Canvas by Thomas Ross, England, 1878
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderfully atmospheric and exquisitely painted oil on canvas late afternoon waterfront view of the English seaside resort town of St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex in 187...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Italian Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of a Fashionable Lady, Rome, circa 1775
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderfully naive circa 1775 Italian reverse glass polychrome portrait painting of Roman manufacture depicting a noble or fashionable lady in lavish attire housed in original molde...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Blown Glass, Giltwood
Dutch Baroque Wrought Iron & Brass Fire Grate or Fireplace Grate
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful 17th century and later Dutch Baroque period wrought iron and brass fire grate of large scale, the rectangular basket with cast-iron back having foliate and geometric desi...
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Indonesian Blue & White Megamendung or Clouds Pattern Batik Panel, circa 1930
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine and large semi-antique circa 1930 Indonesian batik finely-woven cotton panel from Cirebon, West Java having blue and white "Mega Mendung" or "Chinese Cloud" wax resist dyed pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Textiles
Materials
Cotton
English Georgian Chippendale Mahogany Double-Sided Pembroke Table, circa 1760
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A very fine English late George II, early George III period circa 1760 mahogany Pembroke or drop-leaf table of Chippendale design, the rectangular single-board top with drop-sides an...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Drop-leaf and Pembr...
Materials
Brass
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