{6 Antique & Vintage Italian Angels, Cherubs Putti}

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From Italy I have 11 different antique and vintage handcarved wooden Angels, Cherubs, Putti. In my previous post {Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS} ←click link. I did show you the ones that we have brought back from our trips. They are permanently displayed in our living room, not only for Christmas. My ANGELS - CHERUBS - PUTTI are the REAL thing, made out of special wood and hand carved in South Tyrol, Italy. 

Due to the long winters, with lots of snow in that region, from October till April, they have taken up this ancient art since the 1700s. They use only high quality wood from Linden, Maple and Cendia Pine trees. This Cendia Pine tree, also called Swiss pine or Arolla pine, grows at a high altitude, in the Alps. Wood carvings are expensive and that is because the tree has to be 75 years old before they can start drying it in a natural surrounding for several years, before the actual carving is done.

This is a beautiful painted Cherub head looking to the left with an eye from its back for hanging. It is quite large with 8" width and height. I do have the one that is looking to the right also, so they could be hung as a pair.

Stunning craftsmanship from those artists in South Tyrol, Italy... 

The angel wears even a head band. 

It is with sadness that they have closed in 2020 and here is an informative video: ANRI. Of time and tradition ←click for video

This angel looks to the right...

Look at those details! Available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics

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One angel has two stickers from Anri, Italy and the other one has only one sticker (the left green one).

The ANRI company founded in 1912 by Anton Riffeser closed its business in 2020 ←click link.

Those ANRI Woodcarving pieces will become very rare and valuable...

It takes three months to create an ANRI wood carving! ←click link for more info.

Beautiful antique Angel - Putto hand carved in wood from South Tyrol, Italy and hand painted with 23 Ct gold.

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Eye in back for hanging.

Some touch ups with red... Have a look here at: Salcher, South Tyrol, Italy ←click link for some price indications, considering that this antique one is 13 cm.

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ANTIQUE Angel - Putto with horn from Italy. Done in hand painted wood and covered with 23 Ct gold.

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There is quite some 23 Ct gold used for the back too. An eye for hanging is attached to the wood.

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Beautiful Italian Wedding Angel - Cherub, holding up the wedding rings and a heart...

Lots of 23 Ct gold leaf on this one. 

Such a lovely angel!

Quite some gold leaf in the back...

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The same size and also in gold antique Wedding Angel with Heart and Rings ←click link

Here I have very rare 1920s solid oak Putti!

The crafts people in South Tyrol know how to create some heavenly pieces!

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{Our foster-daughter Anita} created this for us. She is a graphic designer in Indonesia. Far away but close in our hearts.

Related links:

{5 Angels - Putti from Italy & Germany}| previous post by me

{Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS} | previous post by me {Conrad Moroder, Italy | Angels & Cherubs} | previous post by me

{Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS}

As promised yesterday, you will meet today our ANGELS - CHERUBS in the living room. That is, those that reside on the mantle, and the others I will introduce to you some other day. Okay? Tomorrow I will be posting about some antique ANGELS - CHERUBS that I will be offering for sale on my on line Mariette's Back to Basics Boutique. Not the same as we have, but they too are from TYROL, either from Austria or Italy. There the wood carvers do this meticulous craft since the 1700s and not only are they displayed inside Churches all over Europe but also in many homes, as lots of people do collect them. Angels are heavenly and they kind of link us to another world, one without sorrow and pain. It would be great if we too could flap our wings and at times take off... Vanish from the spot where we at times get stuck in an overload of work or other problems. Soaring free and high in the sky where the sun shines and moving on to some nice and warm place. BUT, we cannot fly, so therefore we only can collect ANGELS - CHERUBS for reminding us of a better after-life, by placing them inside our homes. As far as I can remember, I've always loved angels and roses... For me, they are the key ingredients for romance and for creating a warm place that we love to call 'HOME'.

Our ANGEL - CHERUB residence...

All our ANGELS - CHERUBS are the REAL thing, made out of special wood and hand carved in South Tyrol, Italy.

Due to the long winters with lots of snow in that region, from October till April, they have taken up this ancient art since the 1700s.

They use only high quality wood from Linden, Maple and Cendia Pine trees. This Cendia Pine tree, also called Swiss pine or Arolla pine, grows at a high altitude, in the Alps. Wood carvings are expensive and that is because the tree has to be 75 years old before they can start drying it in a natural surrounding for several years, before the actual carving is done. 

Please click here→ Rafaello Angel from Salcher in South Tyrol, Italy for viewing.

But once you make such an investment, it means this is for life and it becomes a family heirloom. Quite different from any resin product or worse, mass production from China...

The Italians do also use 23 Ct gold, so you can figure why their pricing is according to all that.

We love them and instead of having a Christmas tree with all kind of things, we keep our ANGELS - CHERUBS year round on display.

You can order this very Baroque CHERUB in linden with 23 carat gold (antique) at Lorenz ← click link.

Ours is 30 cm (+ 12") and the price would be 336.00 € or 453.00 US $ + shipping 69.90 € via UPS to the US and UK.

This will make you appreciate what I have to offer tomorrow in my next post...

Oh, the Baroque CHERUB we have is antique, that means antique painted with 23 Ct gold leaf.

Haydn ANGEL with lute, 25 cm or + 10" tall.

Haydn ANGEL with trombone 25 cm or + 10" tall.

Similar Haydn ANGEL as ours and the 25 cm in gold plated 23 Ct would cost 392,00 € or 529.00 US $

A 20 cm tall ANGEL on a cloud...

Our 14 cm Raffaello ANGEL

To the left is another Raffaello ANGEL in naturel and it is 10 cm with a Heart ANGEL next to it.

Our 14 cm gold plated 23 Carat Raffaello ANGEL is not listed here but the 19 cm gold plated 23 Ct Raffaello would cost 406,56 € or 549.00 US $.

The 10 cm natural Raffaello we have is listed for 40,90 € or 55.00 US $ and I have calculated the EURO at a 1.35 US $ value.

These Raffaello ANGELS are again available at Salcher ←directly from Italy.

This ANGEL was given to me out of the estate of a friend that sadly passed away. His Mother who gave it to me also has joined her son in heaven...

This is a very special ANGELS engraved calender coin from France, from the year 1969.

That's when Pieter and I first met... 

YES, I BELIEVE IN ANGELS...

A French silver Raphael ANGEL... 

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520), better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

Quite fittingly to end this post with these Italian silver ANGELS by Raphael...

Related links:
{Angels engraved on lucky calendar coin of 1969} | previous post by me
{5 Angels - Putti from Italy & Germany}| previous post by me {6 Antique & Vintage Italian Angels, Cherubs Putti}| previous post by me Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS | previous post by me {Conrad Moroder, Italy | Angels & Cherubs} | previous post by me {Angels & Cross Stitch for Christmas} | previous post by me

{Our Living Room}

In previous posts I have shown you several other rooms already, so today I take you inside our Living Room. For links to the other rooms, you can check below this post.

You come inside the living room from the entrance hall and there is another door into the kitchen on the right side (for the viewer).

Like our bedrooms and dining room we do have here also solid red oak Liberty Plains natural 5" planks.

We have many things from exotic places where we worked and/or lived.

The wooden chess set and the two wall plaques are from Bali, Indonesia.

Later I will show you certain things again with more detail.

The furniture is all solid French oak and we did bring it over from The Netherlands, it crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times.

You see the door to our veranda here.

The arched window is looking out onto the garden, backside of the house with our huge live oak tree.

The arched window also has solid oak (painted white) indoor shutters for saving energy and being Eco friendly.

A collection of Baccarat crystal.

Also our Russian Icon as you can find at Christie's.

On our travels to Eastern Europe we admired many in their beautiful Churches.

Stepping back it looks like this. A large solid oak rectangular coffee table and a 3-seat leather sofa; a love seat; a chair and an ottoman.

Tomorrow I will show you the Italian and German wood carved angels - cherubs - putties on the mantle shelf and chimney wall.

A double window looking out onto the balcony.

Full view of the double window, with the solid oak indoor shutters. Very hard to capture against the light.

The Energy Star ceiling fan has been hung by Pieter earlier this year, see link below. What a perfect timing for this record hot summer!

The 42-color 19th century Danish cross stitch embroidered roses on the wall I've shown before in a post, you can find the link also below this post.

We have lots of books in our home... This is the secretaire and its leather chair, Pieter's writing area.

Stepping back a little bit to see the love seat and the rest.

That completes our circle, almost back at the hallway door...

That's it!

A classic interior, as we don't change much.

We've been now 63 times to The Netherlands to see mainly my Parents and Pieter's elder brother, he lost the middle brother and his sisters-in-law already. When we lived in Italy, Pieter's Mom died, so we actually drove to her funeral in 12 hours time.

 Visiting family and dear friends has more value to us than replacing furniture...

Peace of mind is important for being able to grow old gracefully with a smile on your face instead of bitterness.

There will always be new furniture, but one's life can be lived ONLY once.

Loved ones and the TRUE LOVE of your life are worth much more for investing in... keeping a blissful relationship!

Tomorrow you will meet the Angels - Cherubs - Putti!

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{Our 'GREEN' Bedroom} | previous post by me
{Our Kitchen Improvements} | previous post by me
{Our White Ceramic Chandeliers from Italy} | previous post by me
{More of Our Kitchen} | previous post by me
{Our Dining Room} | previous post by me
{My Embroidered Roses in 19th Century Danish Pattern} | previous post by me

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