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Close-up face Baroque Madonna with crown antique oak sculpture

Posted on 6 September 20266 September 2026 by Jeroen

At Hi(s)story Antiques, we are always looking for objects with a soul. Objects that are not perfect, but are marked by time and therefore tell a story that no modern factory can replicate. Our latest find is the ultimate example of this: a monumental, oak Madonna and Child from the seventeenth […]

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Posted on 10 August 202629 September 2026 by Jeroen

Has Hi(s)tory Antiques discovered a rare Romanesque wooden sculpture? As an antique dealer, you secretly dream of it every day: making that one unique find at a local market, in a dusty shed, or during a small auction. An object overlooked by everyone else, but one that instantly sets your ‘antique radar’ off. Last week […]

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