EditorialSampler, Elizabeth Miskey, American, b. 1811, Medium: silk and wool embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, stem, rococo and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, A large basket of fruit surrounded by flowering sprays, and a v...
EditorialProbably by William Penstone, Mug, British, London, Probably by William Penstone (apprenticed in 1742, no mark entered), 176364, British, London, Silver, Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialCann, 1775?1800, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 3/16 x 5 1/16 in. (13.2 x 12.9 cm); 13 oz. 16 dwt. (429.7 g), Silver, Otto Parisien (ca. 1725?1811).
EditorialPunch Bowl, 1811, Made in Albany, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 4 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (12.1 x 25.7 cm); 32 oz. 17 dwt. (1022.3 g), Silver, Isaac Hutton (American, New York 1766?1855 Albany, New York).
EditorialBlock weight of half an Amsterdam pound, Brass block weight of half an Amsterdam pound. In the form of a truncated cone. On top, the crowned weapon of Amsterdam has been smashed between the letters GG. Furthermore, the reference years 1736-1742. The fi...
EditorialPack of tobacco from the French era, Pack of tobacco from the French era. Square packet of tobacco of dirty beige paper with black lettering, on one side in Dutch, on the other in French. On top two times the eagle on a thunder cloud. Sealed with a str...
EditorialMarket bucket, oval wide-ranging bucket on one foot. The bucket has a fixed handle. The bucket is engraved with lines and leaves. The bucket is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, mt. = Hendrik Duller, container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, Hendri...
EditorialBaker's Guild in Amsterdam, Guild Medal of Pieter Cornelise, Brass Medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions, cut off: inscription. Reverse: man who is busy putting bread in the oven within the circumference, Amsterdam, Pieter Cornelis...
EditorialCup with a foliate scroll, Porcelain cup with a cylindrical wall and C-shaped ear, painted on the enamel in purple and gold. On the outside wall a continuous leaf tendril with alternating golden and purple leaves. Above the foot and on the edge a golde...
EditorialSaucer with a calendar and a foliate scroll, Porcelain dish with a straight wall, painted on the glaze in purple and gold. On the shelf a calendar with the French name days of the second half of the year 1811. The inner wall with a continuous leaf tend...
EditorialCover-up, Cover-up on three legs, with a handle and a lid. The lid has a button and engraved lines. The cover is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, mt. = Willem van Strant, extinguisher for coal, Willem van Strant, Amsterdam, after 1727 - before 1742, silver (m...
EditorialRowing, scaffolding and barges guild of Amsterdam guild token by Gerrit Kempen, berth Kalkmarkt, Brass medal. Front: sailboat sailing to the left, on rear: sitting man and flag. Reverse: private label between the letters K and M above the heart with th...
EditorialMilk jug, Pear-shaped milk jug on three outwardly bent legs. The S-shaped handle is machined. An engraved line runs along the serrated top edge with spout. The milk jug is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = H (1742), mt. = Arnoldus van Geffen, an ax and ...
EditorialRowing, scaffolding and boatmen guild of Amsterdam, Guild Medal of Hendrik van Vught, Kalkmarkt Berth, Messing Medal. Front: sailboat sailing to the left, on rear: sitting man and flag. Reverse: private label between the letters K and M above the heart...
EditorialMedallions Antiques (Antique Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1800, Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1748?1811) after Rapheal (Italian, 1483-1520), Manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1738?1815), France, Jouy-en-Josas, France, Cott...
EditorialTheatre Royal Covent Garden Token, 1746, British, Bronze, Diameter: 32 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Thomas Pingo (Italian, 1692?1776, active England after 1742).
EditorialPlate with imaginary portrait of the tragic poet Moschion, 1811?18, French, S?vres, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The decorators at S?vres painted cameos in a way that convincingly captures the stones' translu...
EditorialTheatre Royal Covent Garden Token, 1746, British, Bronze, Diameter: 32 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Thomas Pingo (Italian, 1692?1776, active England after 1742).
EditorialCann, 1775?1800, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 3/16 x 5 1/16 in. (13.2 x 12.9 cm); 13 oz. 16 dwt. (429.7 g), Silver, Otto Parisien (ca. 1725?1811).
EditorialLondon Royal Society of Arts Medal, 1790, British, Silver, Diameter: 44 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Thomas Pingo (Italian, 1692?1776, active England after 1742).
EditorialCann, ca. 1825, Made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (14.6 x 14.3 cm); 11 oz. 11 dwt. (358.5 g), Silver, George Baker (active ca. 1811?1825).
EditorialPunch Bowl, 1811, Made in Albany, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 4 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (12.1 x 25.7 cm); 32 oz. 17 dwt. (1022.3 g), Silver, Isaac Hutton (American, New York 1766?1855 Albany, New York).