EditorialOver 1,200 of Hollywoods biggest blockbuster film Artifacts and 20th and 21st century screen gems including John Travoltas Pulp Fiction suit and casino chips from James Bond film Casino Royale to dazzle the auction block
EditorialPreparations for the wedding party Van d'Inrydingh Iesu, and some histories based on that (series title) Parable of the royal wedding party (series title) Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel (...) (series title), A king instructs his servant to invite the wedding...
EditorialTable clock in the shape of Atlas, Table clock in silver and gilt bronze in the shape of Atlas. The square base rests on four acorn-shaped legs. On the pedestal stands a naked Atlas figure, who holds the oval watch case with both hands above the head. ...
EditorialRedheaded Girl in Evening Dress (Jeune fille rousse en robe de soir), Amedeo Modigliani, 1918, Oil on canvas, Though the woman in this portrait is unidentified, with her vivid hair and strapless dress, she is no less memorable. She drapes her shoulder ...
EditorialFolks Always Invite Me for the Holidays, plate 41 from Bunk!. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; British (1924-2005). Date: 1972. Dimensions: 424 ? 292 mm. Color screenprint on paper. Origin: England.
EditorialBhima arriving at the castle of Dvaraka to invite Krishna to the asvamedha. Krishna, who is with his wife Satyabhama, pretends not to hear. Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. India, 1598. Source: Or. 12076, f.13v. Language...
EditorialRun-Off Elections. "- Will she invite me for a second waltz?," plate 114 from Actualit?s. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1869. Dimensions: 240 ? 205 mm (image); 302 ? 248 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on buff wove paper, with lette...
Editorial"- I am glad that we are not scientists, otherwise Monsieur would also invite us to taste this camel hump he ordered from Algeria... I'd rather enjoy a meal of veal hump!," plate 8 from La Sopci?t? D'acclimatation. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808...
EditorialFolks Always Invite Me for the Holidays, plate 41 from Bunk!. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; British (1924-2005). Date: 1972. Dimensions: 424 ? 292 mm. Color screenprint on paper. Origin: England.
EditorialBhima arriving at the castle of Dvaraka to invite Krishna to the asvamedha. Krishna, who is with his wife Satyabhama, pretends not to hear. Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. India, 1598. Source: Or. 12076, f.13v. Language...
EditorialCrest and motto of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. Prize competition. The Prime Warden, Wardens, and Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, London, hereby invite the attention of jou...
EditorialBhima arriving at the castle of Dvaraka to invite Krishna to the asvamedha. Krishna, who is with his wife Satyabhama, pretends not to hear. Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. India, 1598. Source: Or. 12076, f.13v. Language...
EditorialBronze phallic amulet, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm.), Bronzes, Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. They were symbols intended to bring good luck...
EditorialBronze phallic amulet, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm.), Bronzes, Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. They were symbols intended to bring good luck...
EditorialWoodland Road, ca. 1670, Oil on canvas, 37 1/4 x 51 in. (94.6 x 129.5 cm), Paintings, Meyndert Hobbema (Dutch, Amsterdam 1638?1709 Amsterdam), In many of the artist?s earlier works (like the one in Gallery 634), pathways and picturesque passages invite...
EditorialKrishna Brings the Messenger Akrura Inside Nanda?s House: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript, ca. 1620?30, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (16.5 x 33.7 cm), Paintings, Akrura was dispatche...
EditorialAkrura Informs Nanda and Yashoda: Page From a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1630?50, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (16.5 x 33.7 cm), Paintings, The evil king Kamsa, K...
EditorialMehmet Bueker, agricultural teacher in Anatolia, is usually invited to festivities in the eight villages og his district. Outside the " People's House", a feature in every Anatolian village, drummers and a flutist invite guests to join in the...
Editorial'A Horse Affrighted by a Lion', 1777. The picture is intended to express the terror of the horse and to invite the spectator to identify with the innocent and beautiful victim. The sublime emotional intensity is reinforced by the stormy weather and the...