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Editorial EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 Yacht designs revolutionising the Luxury Boat Industry
Editorial Over 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
Editorial Spain, Valladolid. The Church of Saint Paul. Former convent, Isabeline style. It was commissioned by Cardinal Juan de Torquemada between 1445 and 1468. Kings Philip II and Philip IV of Spain were baptized in the temple. General view of the facade, desi...
Editorial Model of a round-grenade ignition mechanism, Half-wooden sphere that covers the top of represents a grenade with an ignition mechanism attached to it, possibly a so-called Bourbon tube, but larger and coarser than known ignition mechanisms of this desi...
Editorial Turkey. Aphrodisias. Ancient Greek Classical city. The Stadium. It was built in the later 1st century AD. Originally designed for athletic contests. Panoramic view of the east end of the building, turned into an amphitheatre and arena specifically desi...
Editorial Saint Anthony the Abbot turmented by Demons, 1500-1503. Panel of an altarpiece dedicated to the Trinity, Saint Anthony the Abbot and the Blessed Ramon Llull. By Joan Desi (documented in Majorca between 1481-1520). From the Chapel of the Potters of the...
Editorial Saint Anthony the Abbot turmented by Demons, 1500-1503. Panel of an altarpiece dedicated to the Trinity, Saint Anthony the Abbot and the Blessed Ramon Llull. By Joan Desi (documented in Majorca between 1481-1520). From the Chapel of the Potters of the...
Editorial Illustration of cross-section of a hut made from branches and mud. A Treatise on Civil Architecture. London, 1759. A Treatise on Civil Architecture, in which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates ... desi...
Editorial Knight's tale. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. Kelmscott Press: Hammersmith, 1896. Palamon and Emily (Emeyle). Image taken from The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. (Edited by F. S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures desi...
Editorial Illustration of cross-section of a hut made from branches and mud. A Treatise on Civil Architecture. London, 1759. A Treatise on Civil Architecture, in which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates ... desi...
Editorial Saint Anthony the Abbot turmented by Demons, 1500-1503. Panel of an altarpiece dedicated to the Trinity, Saint Anthony the Abbot and the Blessed Ramon Llull. By Joan Desi (documented in Majorca between 1481-1520). From the Chapel of the Potters of the...
Editorial Band with Vegetal Motif, 6th?9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 21 3/4 in. high 7 1/16 in. wide (55.3 cm high 18 cm wide), Textiles, The pattern of this earth-toned clavus is created from a candelabrum-like desi...
Editorial Wall-mounted Shelf Unit from 'Verscheyden Schrynwerck (...)' ['Plusieurs Menuiseries (...)'], 1658, Engraving, Sheet: 10 15/16 ? 7 7/8 in. (27.8 ? 20 cm) [cropped within plate mark], after Paul Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1567?1630), Desi...
Editorial Piece from a Luxury Iron Dagger, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 1/2in. (4.8 x 4.6 x 1.2cm), Metalwork-Gold, These pieces?grip terminal, mounts, scabbard chape, all in gold?are all that remain of a luxury dagger. The stamped desi...
Editorial Chest, 15th?16th century, European, Iron, Overall: H. 8 3/8, W. 7 5/8, L.11 3/4 in. (21.3 x 19.4 x 29.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron, In addition to the luxurious and decorative jewel caskets of ivory and leather, iron coffrets and chests of varying sizes, desi...
Editorial Saint Anthony the Abbot turmented by Demons, 1500-1503. Panel of an altarpiece dedicated to the Trinity, Saint Anthony the Abbot and the Blessed Ramon Llull. By Joan Desi (documented in Majorca between 1481-1520). From the Chapel of the Potters of the...
Editorial Costume of Charlotte Corday, French Revolutionary era. Assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. Handcoloured lithograph by A.E. after a design by Leon Sault from "L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, c.1880. Sault was a theatre and opera desi...
Editorial THE LIFE OF GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI: 10. Meeting of Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel on the Road to Capua after the Battle on the Volturno, Oct. 26, 1860; 11. Garibaldi's Return to Caprera, November, 1860; 12. Interview Between Cavour and Garibaldi at the Desi...
Editorial Applique and embroidered Tangka showing Shabdrung (king) Ngawang Namgyel's lineage and previous reincarnations. The Shabdrung is seated in the center. Left: the first Je Khenpo Damchoe Pekar Jungne, 1604-72. Right: Desi Tenzin Drugye,1591-1656 (the fir...