EditorialPair of mules Muil of green floral silk with gold brocade, Muil of green floral silk with gold brocade, leather soles, flat square noses and long front pieces., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1715, silk, leather, l 26 cm h 5.5 cm h 9 cm ? w 10 cm.
EditorialPair of mules Muil of green floral silk with gold brocade, Muil of green floral silk with gold brocade with leather soles, flat square noses and long front pieces., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1715, silk, leather, l 26 cm h 5.5 cm h 9 cm ? w 1...
EditorialLace-up boot made of black box calf with patent noses, Right lace-up boot made of black calf leather with patented noses. Model: Sporty with a round toe and Viennese heel made of layers of leather. The nose piece is lacquered. Seams along this and on t...
EditorialWhite velvet ball shoe decorated with embroidered palm flowers with tendrils, White velvet ball shoe. Pump, with pointed toe and medium heel, which is straight, but runs hollow. Embroidery of red and yellow silk and silver thread of palm flowers with t...
EditorialWhite velvet ball shoe decorated with embroidered palm flowers with tendrils, White velvet ball shoe. Pump, with pointed toe and medium heel, which is straight, but runs hollow. Embroidery of red and yellow silk and silver thread of palm flowers with t...
EditorialLace-up boot made of black box calf with patent noses. Model: Sporty with a round toe and Viennese heel made of layers of leather. The nose piece is lacquered. Seams along this and on the rest of the shaft with perforated edges. Address (unclear, on th...
EditorialThe Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses Because of the Stench. Inferno, canto XXIX. William Blake; English, 1757-1827. Date: 1827. Dimensions: 240 ? 338 mm (image); 272 ? 354 mm (plate); 394 ? 539 mm (sheet). Hand-colored en...
EditorialThe plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, [London : 1779 Sept.], 1 print : etching., Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the Plan which calls for draining of the British Ocean to facilitate an invasion by F...
EditorialThe Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses Because of the Stench. Inferno, canto XXIX. William Blake; English, 1757-1827. Date: 1827. Dimensions: 240 ? 338 mm (image); 272 ? 354 mm (plate); 394 ? 539 mm (sheet). Hand-colored en...
EditorialDasyurus tafa, Print, Quoll, Quolls (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to mainland Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Austr...
EditorialArvicola amphibius, Print, The European water vole or northern water vole (Arvicola amphibius, included in synonymy: A. terrestris), is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only superficially resembles a true ra...
EditorialThe Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses Because of the Stench. Inferno, canto XXIX. William Blake; English, 1757-1827. Date: 1827. Dimensions: 240 ? 338 mm (image); 272 ? 354 mm (plate); 394 ? 539 mm (sheet). Hand-colored en...
EditorialMan's head and bird's head in profile. A physiognomy book from the 16th century. Physiognomy assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. Comparing man and animal heads. Man and bird. Eagle. Noses...
EditorialThe plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, [London : 1779 Sept.], 1 print : etching., Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the Plan which calls for draining of the British Ocean to facilitate an invasion by F...
EditorialThe plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, [London : 1779 Sept.], 1 print : etching., Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the Plan which calls for draining of the British Ocean to facilitate an invasion by F...
EditorialDouble Bat-Head Figure Pendant, 11th?16th century, Panama, Chiriqui, Gold, Overall: 3 in. (7.62 cm), Metal-Ornaments, The twin figures on this gold pendant wear identical headdresses, loincloths, and wide collar necklaces. Each holds a spear thrower an...
EditorialDouble Crocodile Pendant, 8th?10th century, Panama, Macaracas , Gold, quartz, H. 1 1/2 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Depicted on this pendant are two side-by-side composite creatures in which the long, toothy snouts w...
EditorialTwo Tengu Carrying a Parcel, Meiji period (1868?1912), second half 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Netsuke, The tengu were originally thought to take the form of birds of prey and were depi...
EditorialThe plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, [London : 1779 Sept.], 1 print : etching., Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the Plan which calls for draining of the British Ocean to facilitate an invasion by F...
EditorialGuests at a fashionable salon, all wearing extravagent fur-lined clothes, jackets, dresses and pelisses. By the early 19th century, fur lined and trimmed cloaks, coats and jackets were all the rage. "Once, or rather in the past, we saw only bare should...
EditorialThe plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, [London : 1779 Sept.], 1 print : etching., Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the Plan which calls for draining of the British Ocean to facilitate an invasion by F...