EditorialTerracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a woman, Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Cerveteri, Terracotta, 9 11/16 x 6 in. (24.6 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas, Female heads were used often as antefixes on Etruscan buildings. The head of a wo...
EditorialIn the Country, Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, Graphite, brush and reddish-brown watercolor, brush and white gouache on paper, At left is a gate of an estate. At right is a road and the wall of another estate. A man walks on it., Fra...
EditorialCup, tea cup, part of a t?te-?-t?te, painted with lilies, tea cup of a porcelain t?te-?-t?te. Painted in yellow, reddish brown and various shades of green with an ornamental decor, in which lilies. On all parts the monogram MvV (= Michiels van Verduyne...
EditorialSaucer, part of a t?te-?-t?te painted with lilies, part of a porcelain tete-?-t?te. Painted in yellow, reddish brown and various shades of green with an ornamental decor, in which lilies. On all parts the monogram MvV (= Michiels van Verduynen) and the...
EditorialRoasted chicken, Roasted chicken of hollow metal, painted gray with reddish brown, trunk with wings on the side and legs stuck backwards, fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.), anonymous, Holland, c. 1700 - c. 1799 and/or c. 1800 - c. 1899, tin (metal), h 0....
EditorialCup, tea cup, part of a t?te-?-t?te, painted with lilies, tea cup of a porcelain tete-?-t?te. Painted in yellow, reddish brown and various shades of green with an ornamental decor, in which lilies. On all parts the monogram MvV (= Michiels van Verduyne...
EditorialTerracotta Megarian bowl, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Pergamene (?), Terracotta; mold made, h. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Vases, Narrow bands of tiny rosettes and interlocking ivy above a zone of alternating long petals, acanthus leaves and ro...
EditorialGlass alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd?mid 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple, with lighter, reddish streaks; handles in translucent dark ...
EditorialTerracotta Megarian bowl, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Pergamene (?), Terracotta; mold made, h. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Vases, Narrow bands of tiny rosettes and interlocking ivy above a zone of alternating long petals, acanthus leaves and ro...
EditorialTerracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a woman, Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Cerveteri, Terracotta, 9 11/16 x 6 in. (24.6 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas, Female heads were used often as antefixes on Etruscan buildings. The head of a wo...
EditorialGlass alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd?mid 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple, with lighter, reddish streaks; handles in translucent dark ...