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“SEE ME! - TOUCH ME!” The eroticism of touch
Chessmen, Ivory, King and Bishop.
Chessmen, Ivory, King and Bishop.
Cigarette Box, which belonged to the Maharadjah of Cooch Bihar in Bengale, or rather, Bihar. Ivory. The box was made in Italy at the end of the 19th century. (Top and bottom)
The Curious Mother in Law, polychrome porcelain, Vienna, second half of 19th century.
Tender Lovers, polychrome Bisque Porcelain, Vienna, Biedermeier.
Cigarette Holder, made from meerschaum and amber, historism, second half of the 19th century, probably from Vienna.
Cigarette Holder, meerschaum, Vienna, the middle of the 19th century.
Ithyphallic Minotaur, bronze of the Munich gynecologist,. Rudolf Rehbach (b. 1951), 1976.
Lady with little dog, ca. 1920. Terracota.
Solitary Pleasures, painting on ivory, Biedermeier.
Happiness from Behind, ivory medallion, Biedermeier, adapted from a painting by François Boucher (1703-1770), a favorite painter of Ludwig XV.
Satyr and Nymph on Arabian Rug Performing Cunnilingus, viennese bronze by Bergman.
Lovers, Bronze by Casarotti.
Ball Clocks, the Company Doxa from Le Locle (Switzerland), established by Georges Ducommun (1868-1936). Casing made of argentite (new silver or china silver). Painting and reconstruction of erotic clocks started in the 1880’s in Budapest. Penis is the se
Egyptian Sarcophagus with Girl, Franz Bergman, Vienna, Jugendstil. Bronze, ca. 1905. (Top and bottom)
Chair Carved and adapted, after photos of furniture from the estate of Katharine the Great.
A Brothel Is Opened, by the French artist Dominique Larrivez who thus protested against the closing of bawdy houses. They were closed on April 13, 1946—the Maisons Closes in France.
Walrus Tooth, With erotic engraving, 19th century.
Man Walking Over a Giant Penis, bronze, ca. 1900.
Tribute to Pan, group made of wood painted with oil. Southern Germany, 18th century.
Lovers, original is a bronze casting by Casarotti, 1910.
Arab Slave Trader, Viennese bronze, ca. 1910. Arm moves in order to hide the girl’s nudeness.
Erotic jewel box, It contains three ivory dildos and a small ivory cream bowl. This object, of fine workmanship, which might go unnoticed when closed and sit on the sideboard of any decent bourgeois household, comes from England and dates from the second
The Sheik’s Cat, from the Arabian series of Bergman, Vienna. Designed by Tiffany, New York. (Top and bottom)
Replica of Chastity Belt, Middle Ages, Worn by a Lady in the absence of her knight to prevent unfaithfulness. These curious objects, however, belong mainly in the area of myth making.
Chastity Belts, Early 17th century. (Venus Bands, Virgin's Belts, Modesty Belts, Florentine Belts.) Iron, etched, gilded, with leather lining, probably Italian. Latin inscription translates as: “Everyone, even those attempting with a finger, will be judg
Phallus made from glass, designed by Renato Analué, Italy, ca. 1960. This glass sculpture was originally in the private possession of the writer Alberto Moravia.
Pipe with Nymph, Meerschaum pipe with a practical amber mouthpiece, Vienna, second half 19th century.
Viennese Bronze, During the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph, Vienna became a center of the artistic metal processing industry. The works later known as Viennese bronzes were a specialty of the Viennese art and craft industry in the years between 1870 and 1
Woman under a movable clothes, bronze.
Woman pulling up stockings, Vienna bronze. Ca. 1920.
A monk – and what he is thinking of, Vienna bronze. Ca. 1900.
Bordello scene, in the background – the Madam collecting the money. Medallion the 18th century. The hard to recognize wine glass in the woman’s hand indicates that she is a prostitute. Rear: Tortoiseshell with intarsia. (Top and bottom)
Three Female Pissers, Bisque porcelain. Belien, ca. 1900.
Bowl offering a risqué view from underneath, Bisque porcelain. French. Ca. 1920. (Top and bottom)
Ivory pendant, Gold and one pearl. (Man’s) hand grasping a penis. Contemporary.
Ivory phallus with engravings and silver lock, England. 1850.
Lesbian couple, Bronze. By Lambeaux. Ca. 1910.
Lady with dog, Motif after a painting by Boucher. Carved ivory. French. Ca. 1900.
Kris Blade Handles, from Java, 19th century. The erotic kris or creese blade handles are part of a wavy, double-edged dagger made from wood, horn, and bones depicting demons, ancestors, or gods, which are to protect the carrier or owner of such a dagger.
Kris Blade Handles, from Java, 19th century. The erotic kris or creese blade handles are part of a wavy, double-edged dagger made from wood, horn, and bones depicting demons, ancestors, or gods, which are to protect the carrier or owner of such a dagger.
Ritual Phalli, Bali, 20th century.
Love Positions, Bali, contemporary work.
Love Positions, Bali, contemporary work.
Ritual phallus from Bali, 20th Century
Balinese Drums, The penises can be removed and used as drumsticks, Bali, contemporary work.
Ritual Phalli, Bali, 20th century. (Top and bottom)
Doctor Figurines (known as Doctor Lady), In Chine in the Empire, it was not the custom for women to undress in front of doctors. With the help of the figurines, the doctor explained to the patient the root of her suffering. 19th-20th century. (Top and bo
Four Chinese snuff-bottles, cut coloured glass. About 1880.
Chinese doctor doll, Ivory. Early 20th century. (The larger the breasts of these figures, the more recent they are. Old doctor dolls show very flat breasts.)
Piece from a Chinese porcelain set with 9 pieces, 19th century.
Mushroom and seashell as genitalia symbols, Japan. Bisque porcelain. Meiji period (1868 – 1912).
Japonese vase with erotic decoration, Ca. 1920
Japonese vase with erotic decoration. Ca. 1920.
Peach bowl, from below: female genitalia. Japan. 19th century. The peach symbolizes the female genitalia. (Top and bottom)
Porcelain bowl, painted on bottom. Japan. 19th century.
Three porcelain bowls, Japan. 20th century.
Sake bowls with erotic paintings, Japan. Contemporary.
Sarasundari, Heavenly pleasure maidens, modern. Sandstone sculpture. Indian typical motif. In the imagination of many Hindus is a paradise peopled with ever-willing, never-satisfied pleasure maidens.
Ivory Stelae Depiction from the Kamasutra, The Kamasutra describes a variety of love positions with five of them being depicted here. Beginning of the 18th century.
Temple Dancer, India, 19th-20th century. Presumably part of a procession carriage.
Copy of A Temple Relief, India, 19th century.
Replica of a Temple Relief from Khajuraho, Partly cut from soapstone.
Cult vessel, Peru- Moche culture, 4th-9th Century AD. Clay receptacle; copy. Original in National Museum of Anthropology and Archeology, Lima.
Lovers in Various Positions, Mexico, replicas from 18th-century.
Lovers in Various Positions, Mexico, replicas from 18th century motifs.
Flute Player, Mexico, contemporary work.
Erotic Wooden Sculpture, Work of the Makombe in Tanzania, Africa.
Face and Belly Masks of the Makonde, Africa
Snake charming, Africa. Ebony. Contemporary work.
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