EditorialNecklace of gold with diamonds, pearls and enamel. Decorated with brightly colored flowers of the Nasturtium, Necklace of gold, diamonds, pearl and enamel. Decorated with flowers of the Nasturtium enameled in bright colors., anonymous, Paris, c. 1900 -...
EditorialFolding fan with leaf, with a gouache on the front 'Psyche in the palace of Amor' and on the back a symmetrical combination of flowers and landscapes, on a turtle frame, Folding fan with a thin leather leaf, that a l'anglaise is placed on the frame of ...
EditorialSialia wilsonii, Print, The bluebirds are a group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passerines in the genus Sialia of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. They...
EditorialTestudo carbonaria, Print, The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average 30 cm (12 in) as adults, but can reach over 40 cm (16 in). They have dark-...
EditorialBelt Buckle, 550?600, Visigothic, Copper alloy with garnets, glass, lapis lazuli, and cuttlefish bone, Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (13.6 x 6 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper, The belt buckle was a field for elaborate decoration and a very visible sym...
EditorialPapagallo. A large brightly colored food fish (Nematistius pectoralis) related to the amberfishes and found from southern California to Peru —called also roosterfish. Aquatilium Animalium Histori? liber primus. Rome, 1554. Source: 41.i.10 plate opp...
Editorial'Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-15th century, Attributed to India, Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 6.5 in. high 7.50 in. wide (16.5 cm high 19.1 cm wide), Codices, This painting comes ...
EditorialBelt Buckle, 550?600, Visigothic, Copper alloy with garnets, glass, lapis lazuli, and cuttlefish bone, Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (13.6 x 6 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper, The belt buckle was a field for elaborate decoration and a very visible sym...
EditorialPendant, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon, Gold with garnets, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/16 x 1/16 in. (2.8 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The region of Kent, in southeastern England, was an important center of Anglo-Saxon jewelry production of the type represented b...
EditorialDisk Brooch, early 600s, Made in Faversham, England, Anglo-Saxon, Gold with garnets, glass, and niello, Overall: 1 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/16 in. (4.7 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The region of Kent, in southeastern England, was an important center of Anglo...
EditorialPendant, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/16 x 1/16 in. (2.8 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The region of Kent, in southeastern England, was an important center of Anglo-Saxon jewelry production ...
Editorial'Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-15th century, Attributed to India, Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 6.5 in. high 7.50 in. wide (16.5 cm high 19.1 cm wide), Codices, This painting comes ...
EditorialTintern Abbey by Moonlight, ca. 1789, Graphite and watercolor with scratching out, sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (13.3 x 20.9 cm), Drawings, John 'Warwick' Smith (British, Irthington, Cumberland 1749?1831 London), John 'Warwick' Smith-whose sobriquet refers...
EditorialBowl with Bird and Flowers, 10th century, Made in Iran, Amul, Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze (Sari ware), H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Ceramics, This earthenware bowl is one of the finest examples of the 'Sari...