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Editorial Light-up Star Wars C-3PO head - set to sell for up to ?1 million - and Leonardo DiCaprio?s Titanic costume among treasure trove of film and TV memorabilia up for auction
Editorial A pair of gold wristwatches belonging to Sir Michael and Lady Shakira Caine will star in Bonhams forthcoming Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection Sale on 2 March 2022 at New Bond Street, London.
Editorial Guitars owned by George Harrison, Bono, Tom Petty and more set to go under the hammer in celebrity musical instruments auction
Editorial Allegory of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Terracotta group with two allegorical female figures in antique clothing holding each other's hands. The figure on the right has a Mercury staff in her hand and a team at her side. The left figure lack...
Editorial Diptych with the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion Diptych with Maria with child and Crucifixion, On the left wing stands Maria with a flower in the right hand between two standing towards her, torch-bearing angels. The child on her left arm holds h...
Editorial Fragment of hob with Justitia, Left part of a cast iron hob. Justitia is central, recognizable by the scales and the sword in her hands. A few domes can be seen in the background. The hob is closed on both sides with a column. The top is closed with a ...
Editorial Marriage of Hendrik Tigges and Magd. Anna Poursoy, medal to them honored by their cousin Jan Christoffel Tigges, Silver medal. Front: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye in triangle, man and woman standing in a large colonnade on either side of a b...
Editorial The Virgin and Child with St Anne, On a base with beveled corners, Maria and Anna stand facing each other and focus their eyes on the child. Maria, with her left leg forward and her head slightly slanted to the left, carries in both hands her son, who ...
Editorial Gerard de Groesbeek, Prince-Bishop of Li?ge, Copper Medal. Front: coat of arms in a cartouche on a crossed bishop's staff and sword under bishop's hat within an inscription. Reverse: seated woman with filled horn of abundance in left hand, with outstre...
Editorial Death of Maria II of England, Bronze Medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: Maria, lying with head on pillow and hands folded, next to her: crown and scepter, above her, angel with star in hand flies inside t...
Editorial Christ's Descent into Limbo Christ's Descent into Limbo Christ's Descent into Limbo Christ Descending into Limbo, from a Passion Altar, Christ with the signs of his suffering, three-quarters to the right, leaning slightly forward with his upper body. H...
Editorial Kintoki and Yamauba Brother pictures (series title) E kyodai (series title on object), Woman with loose hair and fan in right hand, smiling at child sitting on lap with cat in hands. In the cartouche at the top right the parodied performance of Yamauba...
Editorial Two kings in a landscape, Ivory carving, fragment, of two kings in a landscape. Of the figures, carved from a concave piece of ivory, the left is turned to the right, has a beard and bears an object in his right hand, while his left hand rests against ...
Editorial Frenzy Frenzy The frenzy, The insane sits naked on a stump-like, thatched elevation on a square plinth. She has the bent left leg forwards with the foot briefly over the plinth, the right is placed diagonally backwards. She pulls her hair with both han...
Editorial Knight with the coat of arms of Jerusalem Title page for: L. Maimbourg, History of the crusaders, until the redemption of the holy land, 1683, A highly praised knight stands with the coat of arms of Jerusalem on an increase. He shakes the hand of a man...
Editorial Stove plate with a sacrificing king David and the prophet Gad, Stove plate of cast iron, divided into two zones. The upper zone has a representation of a kneeling King David with a sword in the sheath in front of an altar on which a calf or cow is sacr...
Editorial Peace of Paris and recognition of the independence of the United States of America, Silver Medal. Front: lit by all-seeing eye in radiant triangle, woman with palm branch and woman with freedom hat on spear shaking hands, five coats of arms between the...
Editorial Allegory of the arrival of Francois-Hercule, Duke of Anjou in the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: man descending from heaven, representing Duke of Anjou, crowned woman sitting on the ground, representing the Netherlands, his hand wrapped around, cu...
Editorial Marriage of Arnold van Citters Wzn., Government member of Middelburg and Sara Jacoba Ockerse, Medal on the occasion of the marriage of Arnold van Citters Wzn., Government member of Middelburg and Sara Jacoba Ockerse. Silver medal. Front: round altar, o...
Editorial Schutter company of Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: Minerva with plumed helmet and spear holds wreath with left hand above head of shooter who leans on rifle and hands him medal with right hand, left: Aegis and standard, right: pyramid crowned with a b...
Editorial Emblem: virgin Portrait of Lucretia Virgo (title on object), On top of a pedestal a medallion decorated with flowers with the portrait of the Roman virgin Lucretia. The pedestal bears a representation of a budding tulip, surrounded by a swarm of bees. ...
Editorial Peace of Amiens, Silver Medal. Obverse: genius with flame on head, representing Humanity, wearing lion skin over shoulder, in his left hand he holds a club crowned with freedom hat, in another hand he makes a sacrifice on a burning altar, of which the ...
Editorial Soldier who lifts his skewer with both hands horizontally above his right shoulder Corte Onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, importantly right Ghebruyck, from all the time a Soldaet acts of the Spies is necessary (original series title), A soldi...
Editorial Bacchanal or Satyrs and Cupids, Sitting on an elongated floor with some stumps and rocks on the far right the satyr, three quarters to the left, leaning on the left goat on a dead goat, lying against a tree stump. He plays on a pan flute, which he hold...
Editorial Soldier, seen from the back, carrying his skewer with both hands horizontally at nose height, his right hand at the base of the weapon, his face turned to the left Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, interested t 'right ghebruyck, from all...
Editorial Flight to Egypt, The group, placed on a hilly ground, consists of a donkey walking to the left, on which Mary is sitting with the child, preceded by Joseph. Maria, turned towards the viewer, leans slightly to the left and holds the shod feet together. ...
Editorial Quadrant, Two almost identical clinometers to measure the maximum slope of a swinging ship. Both are brass, mounted on a wooden back plate with the center of the bow at the top. The scale on the arc runs from 0 ? to 45 ? each side. The outer edge of th...
Editorial Short-term marriage, Silver octagonal medal. Front: sitting woman suckles child who sits on her lap, next to her child, holding a basket of fruits [?] above his head, man winged behind them with hourglass on head and scythe in hand with inscription and...
Editorial Wedding of Gilbert de Flines and Rebecca de Wolff, Gold Medal on the occasion of the wedding of Gilbert de Flines and Rebecca de Wolff on April 20, 1636: Front: husband and wife shake hands, in between is Christ with a halo, who puts his left hand on t...
Editorial Peace of Munster, Gold-plated silver medal. Front: Peace with olive branch in right hand and trumpet in left hand, standing on military equipment within a three-line circumference. Reverse: two hands from clouds hold a burning heart, lit by celestial l...
Editorial Second centenary on the surrender of the Augsburg creed on the Reichstag, Silver medal. Obverse: man's bust (Martin Luther) inside an inscription and inside a ring of seven with chain-bound coats of arms above a pennant with three-line inscription. Rev...
Editorial Medal for the whist game, Silver Medal. Obverse: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye, with inscription winged Victory with palm branch in raised right hand and three laurel wreaths in right hand between the two legs of a compass, at each of the two...
Editorial Two Quadrants, Two almost identical clinometers to the maximum slope of a winding ship. Both are brass, mounted on a wooden back plate with the center of the bow at the top. The scale on the arc runs from 0 ? to 45 ? each side. The outer edge of the ar...
Editorial Desire for peace in the southern Netherlands, counting medal in honor of Philip IV, king of Spain, Copper medal. Front: horseman on horseback with command staff in hand inside the cover. Reverse: two hands clasped together hold Mercury staff and ears o...
Editorial Domestic altar with the Last Supper House altar with the Last Supper, The altar is made up of a postament, a square center piece and a main frame, on which a crown with a second main frame and fronton. Two columns rest on the postament, which is swallo...
Editorial Allegory on the arrival of Francois-Hercule, Duke of Anjou in the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: man descending from heaven, representing Duke of Anjou, crowned woman sitting on the ground, representing the Netherlands, his hand wrapped around, cu...
Editorial Masterpiece in the form of a demon, Bronze statue of a figure, shown in demonic form with convex eyes, cheeks, horns on the head and shoulders. An attribute in both hands (possibly a knife in the right hand). A nimbus around the head ends in a loop. Th...
Editorial Allegory of the arrival of Francois-Hercule, Duke of Anjou in the Netherlands, Copper Medal Obverse: man descending from heaven, representing Duke of Anjou, crowned woman sitting on the ground, representing the Netherlands, his hand wrapped around, cut...
Editorial Soldier carrying his skewer with both hands horizontally at shoulder height Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, important right ghebruyck, from all the time a Soldaet is acting of the Spies is necessary (original series title ), A full-len...
Editorial Soldier carrying his skewer with both hands on his right side, the point tilted up and close to his abdomen Corte lower body on the figuerliicke image acting of the Spies noodich is (original series title), A soldier, full-length, to the right, who car...
Editorial Folding fan, consisting of a paper sheet painted in gouache with 'The Judgment of Paris' on a mother-of-pearl frame ? jour and embossed with 'metal and quatre couleurs', consisting of a paper gouache leaf painted with 'The Judgment of Paris' on a mothe...
Editorial Fireplace with Caritas and year 1653, Fireplace made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is the personification of Caritas, a seated woman with a child standing against her. To her left is a child with a branch with leaves raised in his hand...
Editorial Arrival of Matthias, Archduke of Austria in the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: young man with whip in hands, standing on four-in-hand, lit by sun within a circle. Reverse: comet above landscape within a circle, Matthias van Oostenrijk (Roman-Germa...
Editorial The Lamentation Lamentation of Christ with a kneeling founder, At the foot of a Calvary mountain made of rocks, Christ lies stretched out to the right in front of the Mary who is lying on one knee. She supports Christ's head with the right hand, while ...
Editorial The Magnanimity of Seleucus The magnanimity of Zaleucus, Zaleucus is leaning to the right with its naked upper body leaning back slightly and balancing its right fist. His left arm is held with both hands by the young man who has sunk to one knee. On t...
Editorial Christ, supported by Joseph of Arimathea (?), On a rising ground stands three-quarters to the right, with the right leg tilted forward, a bearded man, Joseph of Arimathea or Nicodemus with both hands the linen cloth, on which lies the dead body of Chri...
Editorial Fire plate with allegory on the Peace of Munster, Fire plate made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is the personification of Peace with a palm branch in her hand, draped above her canvases and the inscription PAX. Peace is on weapons and ...
Editorial Soldier holding his skewer with both hands upright in front of him high above the ground Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, important rightfully ghebruyck, from all the way a Soldaet is acting of the Spies is necessary (original series ti...
Editorial Saucer, painted with a flower-plucking woman sitting on her knees, Saucer of multi-colored majolica. A landscape is painted on the saucer with houses on the left in the background and a tree on the right in the foreground. A woman is picking flowers in...
Editorial Crown of Thorns, Christ sits on a couch with bound wrists between two executioners, who press a long stick on Christ's head with both hands, each leaning on the couch with one knee. Christ, in loincloth, wears a cloak hanging from the shoulders, which ...
Editorial Desire for peace in the southern Netherlands, counting medal in honor of Philip IV, king of Spain, Copper medal. Front: horseman on horseback with command staff in hand inside the cover. Reverse: two hands clasped together hold Mercury staff and ears o...
Editorial Unbelieving Thomas touches Christ's wound on Quia vidisti me Thoma credidisti beati qui non viderunt et crediderunt (title on object), Christ shows Thomas his wounds after the crucifixion in the presence of the other apostles., Thomas touching or stret...
Editorial Pendant Announcement, birth, adoration of the kings and crucifixion, interior of a pendant (jewelry), The pendant, a so-called 'lantern', consists of four rectangular sides, in which openwork representations are carved within a frame of pillars on whic...
Editorial Portrait of Marco Barbarigo and the Spirit of the Roman People Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente (series title), Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On top a medallion with on the front the portrait of Marco Barbarigo with a top hat. On ...
Editorial Soldier carrying his skewer with both hands horizontally at shoulder height, his right hand at the foot of the weapon Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, interested t'recht ghebruyck, a Soldaet from all t'ghene acting of the Spies noo...
Editorial Frieze from a Mantelpiece with the Virgin and Child, Fragment, The naked child is sitting on a pillow with both hands in a bowl and before Maria's left shoulder and hand. Furthermore, only an agrafe and a few hair strands of Mary are present on the man...
Editorial Failed English attack on Antwerp and Schonbrunn peace, Silver Medal. Obverse: Jupitter with lance and lightning in his hands sits on his throne within a circle, cut off: inscription. Reverse: crowned woman with lance and Mercury staff, representing the...
Editorial Soldier carrying his skewer almost horizontally above his right shoulder Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, important right ghebruyck, from all the time a Soldaet is acting of the Spies need (original series title), A soldier, full-length...
Editorial Soldier, seen from the back, carrying his skewer with both hands horizontally at nose height, his right hand at the base of the weapon, his face turned to the right Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, interested t 'right ghebruyck, from al...
Editorial Model of an Anchor, Model of a 'flat-hand' anchor without anchor pole. Both hands are mounted parallel to each other on a shaft that runs through the anchor cross and on which they turn. The flat front of the hands does the work of the anchor pole and ...
Editorial Two acrobats, On an elongated plate there are two crossed poles on the left and right. A rope is stretched between the posts on which a man balances. The man has a stick in his hands. Against the crossed poles on one side is a ladder with a man in fron...
Editorial Allegorical representation of Amsterdam Title page for Casparus Commelin, Description of the city of Amsterdam, 1693 Description of the city of Amsterdam (title on object), Title page with allegorical representation of Amsterdam. The personification of...
Editorial Five professions, Five glasses with images of professions in a wooden setting. The depicted profession is always mentioned on the glass. Far left: 'plate drucker', turning a plate press with hands and feet. To the right: 'plate cutter', at a table by t...
Editorial Fireplace with Caritas, Fireplace made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is the personification of Caritas, a seated woman with a child standing against her. To her left is a child with a branch with leaves raised in his hand, with a flyin...
Editorial Right wing of a diptych, with the Nativity and other scenes Right wing of a diptych with the Nativity, the Mission in the temple and the Coronation of Mary, The wing is horizontally divided into two registers, each resting on columns with a three-part ...
Editorial medal for the whist game, Silver medal. Obverse: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye, with inscription winged Victory with palm branch in raised right hand and three laurel wreaths in right hand between the two legs of a compass, at each of the two...
Editorial Entry of Louis XVIII, King of France to Paris, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Louis XVIII in royal robe with apple and scepter in hands standing on a four-in-hand, of which crowned woman with olive branch rein within the in...
Editorial The Cog Boat Borne by Mercury, Hercules, Minerva and Neptune The cog ship carried by Mercury, Minerva and Neptune, crowning for a pump, The weapon of Amsterdam, the cog ship, carried by four seated, partly squat, backward facing figures. They hold the ...
Editorial The Supper at Emmaus The Emmaus goers, On an ascending floor behind a set round table there is Christ between the two Emmaus goers, to the right of them are a man and a woman. Christ is pictured the moment He breaks the bread. The stigmata on his hands...
Editorial Soldier holding his musket upright with both hands in front of him Corte lower right on figuerliicke image holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with both hands in front of him, pointing the barrel up, to bring it to his left. In his left hand, ...
Editorial Fire plate with Justitia, Fire plate made of cast iron. Justitia is central, recognizable by the scales and the sword in her hands. A few domes can be seen in the background. The hob is closed on both sides with a column. The top is closed with a three...
Editorial Sleeping Beauty, An image of a sitting girl who has fallen asleep, with her head bent on her hand, who again leans on the back of her chair on which she sits astride with legs crossed. In her hands she holds a spool of thread and a spinning top. There ...
Editorial Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England Title page for Gergorius Leti, The life of Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1720 The life of Elizabeth, Queen of England (title on object), In the middle a pedestal with the title of the book. On the pedestal Brita...
Editorial medal for the whist game, Silver medal. Obverse: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye, with inscription winged Victory with palm branch in raised right hand and three laurel wreaths in right hand between the two legs of a compass, at each of the two...
Editorial The Lamentation, Christ is stretched out on a lining between Mary and Mary Magdalene. In the background a small Calvary mountain, on which a crop. Mary is sitting with the crown of thorns crowned in her lap. She keeps her hands folded and has her head ...
Editorial Desire for peace in France, counting medal in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Copper Medal. Obverse: Louis on horseback in full equipment with commanding staff in outstretched right hand and with bow and quiver inside a circle, cut: year. Reverse: ...
Editorial Schutter company of Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: Minerva with plumed helmet and spear holds wreath with left hand above head of shooter who leans on rifle and hands him medal with right hand, left: Aegis and standard, right: pyramid crowned with a b...
Editorial The verdict of Paris, Ronde, lead plaque, surrounded by a braid band. On the right Venus with Amor at her feet. Paris hands her the Apple with the inscription 'for the most beautiful', which would become the prelude to the Trojan War. On the left Miner...
Editorial Twenty-five-year marriage of Petrus Smidt, Baptist professor in Amsterdam, and Sara de Koker and marriage of their daughter Cornelia Smidt, Silver Medal. Front: Winged Time with winged hourglass on head is carried away by winged boy with scythe in hand...
Editorial Virgin and Child Maria with the Christ Child, On a four-sided plinth that narrows at the bottom, Mary stands with the bent right leg slightly forward, causing her upper body to tilt slightly to the left. With both hands she carries the child sitting on...
Editorial Arrival of Matthias, Archduke of Austria in the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: young man with whip in hands, standing on four-in-hand, lit by sun within a circle. Reverse: comet above landscape within a circle, Matthias van Oostenrijk (Roman-Germa...
Editorial Soldier holding his rudder upright with both hands in front of him Corte onderwysinghe on the figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, important right ghebruyck des Roers (original series title), A soldier, full length, to the right, holding a rudder (a certain type...
Editorial The Entombment, Nicodemus and Jozef van Arimathea stand opposite each other on a rocky, elongated plot, carrying the rigid body of Christ between them on a limp cloth. In the foreground Mary-Magdalene kneels, profile a little to the left and a little f...
Editorial Folding fan with a performance after the painting 'Le pr?tendu' by Prosper-Etienne Berne-Bellecour, Folding fan with double leaf with an elegant aquatint color scene on the satin front - after the painting 'Le pr?tendu' by Prosper-Etienne Berne-Belleco...
Editorial Eleven dinner plates Dinner plate Plate, multicolored with chinoiseries, Round plate of painted porcelain. The plate has a scalloped edge and is painted with a contour chinoiserie in a landscape with a high horizon. The chinoiserie consists of a man wh...
Editorial Departure of Leopold Willem, Archduke of Austria, from the southern Netherlands, count medal of Frederik de Marselaer, magistrate of the treasury of Brussels, Copper medal. Obverse: hand from clouds holds wreath above Archangel Michael's head with cros...
Editorial Peace of Amiens, Silver Medal. Obverse: winged angel with laurel wreath, puts hand on shoulder of Justice and with palm branch pushes the unevenly hanging scales, which she holds out to him in balance within the wrap, cut off: inscription. Reverse: god...
Editorial Schutter company of Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: Minerva with plumed helmet and spear holds wreath with left hand above head of shooter who leans on rifle and hands him medal with right hand, left: Aegis and standard, right: pyramid crowned with a b...
Editorial Fire plate with a man on horseback, Fire plate made of cast iron, with a triple-shaped top. Central is a man on horseback. He looks down and has a hand on his hat. On the left is a man with a pouch in his hands, with a woman behind him. On the right is...
Editorial Saint John the Baptist before Herod John the Baptist at Herod, Round stained glass with representation of John the Baptist at Herod. Behind a set table, Herod and Herodias sit under a canopy, behind which hangs a carpet. There is a mirror in front of t...
Editorial The Entombment, from the Soest Altarpiece, Above a sarcophagus with profiled top and bottom, Nicodemus (?) On the left holds Christ's body, the head and part of the shoulders missing. Behind the sarcophagus Maria, who is holding her son's right arm wit...
Editorial Folding fan with leaf on which in watercolor Eliezer, Rebecca at the source, on a frame of carved and painted ivory with mother-of-pearl, On the leaf is an episode from the much loved Bible story about bridal recruitment and marriage van Isaac, which w...
Editorial Convent seal of Rijnsburg Abbey Convents seal of the abbey of Rijnsburg, Around convents seal of the abbey of Rijnsburg. Above the cross mark in the border lettering an oblong protrusion. Depicted Mary in half body with the Christ child on her lap. Mar...
Editorial Figure of a standing man and woman with a fan, Porcelain image of a standing man and woman on a pedestal, painted on biscuits in blue, red, celadon green and black. The two stand side by side on the pedestal. The woman has a fan in her right hand, the ...
Editorial the wedding, Silver diamond medal with a hole in it. Front: man and woman shake hands, two little angels are holding a wreath together above their heads, between the two in a frame with a lock on a chain around his neck and a key in his right hand, in ...
Editorial Fragment of hob with Justitia, Judge part of a cast iron hob. Justitia is central, recognizable by the scales and the sword in her hands. A few domes can be seen in the background. The hob is closed on both sides with a column. The top is closed with a...
Editorial Soldier firing his musket, leaning on his furket, Corte lower right on the figuerliicke image, aiming a musket (a certain type of firearm) with both hands at a target, relying on a furket (musket fork), and firing. This print is part of the series of 4...
Editorial Funeral medal following the death of Laurens Pit, among others. governor of Coromandel from 1652 to 1663 and Council of India from 1662 to 1678, on June 29, 1684 in Batavia, cast gold oval medallion with cord edging, vz: skeleton facing the spectator h...
Editorial Boys and girls with bunches of grapes and flowers, Group of biscuit. On a round pedestal is an openwork rocaille postament, on which stands a boy with bunches of grapes in the hands and on the hat. Around him, but below are two girls, one with grape bu...