EditorialNameplate belonging to the 'Officers and other shooters of neighborhood VIII in Amsterdam led by Captain Roelof Bicker and lieutenant Jan Michielsz Blaeuw' of Bartholomeus van der Helst, The nameplate is a rectangular plate of black painted wood framed...
EditorialBoys miyamairi kimono with springing carp, Formal kimono for a boy for the first visit to a Shinto shrine (miyamairi kimono), with a decoration of two carp springing up from stylized waves, with rocks, bamboo and stylized clouds. Symbol for (academic) ...
EditorialPortrait of St Boniface, Bust of St Boniface in an oval to the left. Boniface carries a miter on the head and has in his right hand a bishop's staff, the martyr Boniface, 'apostle of Germany ' and archbishop of Mainz, possible attributes: ax in root of...
EditorialWedding dress with extremely wide, puffed sleeves Wedding gown made of white silk gauze with woven white satin flowers (a) with matching white-blue table silk belt (b) and matching white silk stockings (c, d), Wedding gown of white silk mesh with woven...
EditorialCoromandel table with a rectangular inlay with linoleum inlay, Coromandel table with a rectangular leaf inlaid with linoleum. The frame rests on an H-shaped cross with concave, base lines resting on basic elements. The leaf is supported by square colon...
EditorialDress from red silk damask, A dress from red silk, with a repetitive symmetrical drawing of a large palmetal flower, springing up and flanked by large serrated leaves. The boxes between the leaves are filled with palmetal flowers in satin. red satin li...
EditorialBronze mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Bronze, H. 13 5/16 in. (33.8 m), Bronzes, The girl stands on a curled-up lion, and griffins springing from her shoulders help support t...
EditorialStrip of spool lace with bow of forget-me-nots, Strip of natural spool of lace: Mechelen lace. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of an arc formed by two branches with forget-me-nots, springing from a halved flower along the top of the str...
EditorialIncipit to Genesis. Borders with foliate decoration and grotesques. Kneeling figure of a monk and heraldic shield. Six roundels representing the days of creation; God holding a globe, with his left hand in blessing; creation of water; flowers and fruit...
EditorialMiniature of the three Magi before Herod. A bas-de-page scene of a bear on a chain springing at a woman, while a man is whipping it. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source: Royal ...
EditorialBook of Revelation, chapter 22, 1-5. Christ seated on his throne, surrounded by an oval mandorla, above the river and tree of life. Seated at the sides are the twenty who are to reign with God. Below, the angel speaks to St John, and shows him the rive...
EditorialIncipit to Genesis. Borders with foliate decoration and grotesques. Kneeling figure of a monk and heraldic shield. Six roundels representing the days of creation; God holding a globe, with his left hand in blessing; creation of water; flowers and fruit...
EditorialMiniature of the three Magi before Herod. A bas-de-page scene of a bear on a chain springing at a woman, while a man is whipping it. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source: Royal ...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of a knight fighting a lion, which is springing on his horse from behind. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source: Royal 2 B. VII, f.164v. Language: Latin, with F...
EditorialBook of Revelation, chapter 22, 1-5. Christ seated on his throne, surrounded by an oval mandorla, above the river and tree of life. Seated at the sides are the twenty who are to reign with God. Below, the angel speaks to St John, and shows him the rive...
EditorialBronze mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Bronze, H. 13 5/16 in. (33.8 m), Bronzes, The girl stands on a curled-up lion, and griffins springing from her shoulders help support t...
EditorialDesign for an Armor with Tournament Headdress, ca. 1620?56 , Black ink, Sheet: 17 x 11 5/16 in. (43.2 x 28.7 cm), Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604?1656 Escorial) (and workshop), Side view of a design for an armor helmet with an ope...
EditorialEricstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective), 1855, Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, 25 5/16 x 30in. (64.3 x 76.2cm), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803?1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Davis' most successful cast...
EditorialBronze mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Bronze, H. 13 5/16 in. (33.8 m), Bronzes, The girl stands on a curled-up lion, and griffins springing from her shoulders help support t...
EditorialGold hoop with glass pendant stamped disk, Late Imperial, late 4th?5th century A.D., Roman, Gold, glass; stamped, Other (Pendant): 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.7 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm), Pendant: Translucent greenish yellow. Oval disk with rounded edge and sligh...
EditorialEnoch, 1806?7, Modified lithograph printed in relief from a stone; one state, Image: 8 1/2 ? 12 3/16 in. (21.6 ? 30.9 cm), Prints, William Blake (British, London 1757?1827 London), Blake?s only lithograph celebrates artistic creativity as springing fro...
EditorialSconce Representing Winter, from 'Wand-Leuchter die 4 Jahrseiten vorstellend', ca. 1730?56, Etching, Plate: 11 9/16 ? 7 1/2 in. (29.4 ? 19 cm), Design for a sconce in the shape of a large rocaille cartouche with three candelabra with candles springing ...
EditorialCandle Stand, 1800?1840, Made in New Lebanon, New York, United States, American, Shaker, Cherry, 25 1/2 x 18 x 18 in. (64.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm), Furniture, Although several similar stands exist, this example is one of the finest known. Note the elongated...