EditorialBowl and lid, Earthenware, Blue footed bowl with star pattern of white pearls all over. Finial made up of crown of pearls., Switzerland, 18th century, ceramics, Decorative Arts, Bowl and lid.
EditorialBowl and lid, Earthenware, Bulbous two-handled footed bowl. Bowl is white with row of pearls on foot in blue, blue handles, and pearls under rim. Lids finial is six-footed curled element second element on top in blue, yellow, and red., Switzerland, 18t...
EditorialSampler, Thomizan Thomson, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, eyelet, cross, half cross, and rococo (queen) stitches on plain weave foundation, 'Blessed those who have God chose/ and in him put there tr...
EditorialFrieze, Xavier Mader, Dufour et Leroy, Block-printed and flocked paper, Fans of ostrich plumes emerging behind sunburst of jewels, over which are drapery swags rendered in flock; this bound by a string of pearls and emeralds. Swags are caught up with j...
EditorialBowl and lid, Earthenware, Blue footed bowl with star pattern of white pearls all over. Finial made up of crown of pearls., Switzerland, 18th century, ceramics, Decorative Arts, Bowl and lid.
EditorialOrnaments, Medium: silk, metal, pearls Technique: split stitch embroidery on satin weave, Four separate ornaments, cruciform, with center circular medallions framing pictorial representations of Saints (apostles). Faces and hands in fine silk split sti...
EditorialThe Judgement of Solomon, Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation with metal, wood, seed pearls, mica Technique: embroidered in flat satin, stem, and back and knot stitches on seven and one satin foundation. Relief by a variety of looping, wrapping,...
EditorialBowl and lid, Earthenware, Bulbous two-handled footed bowl. Bowl is white with row of pearls on foot in blue, blue handles, and pearls under rim. Lids finial is six-footed curled element second element on top in blue, yellow, and red., Switzerland, 18t...
EditorialBrooch, Gold, enamel, pearls, diamonds, emeralds, Gold and emamel brooch with four button pearls, twelve diamons, one octagonal emerald, and four square emeralds., London, England, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Brooch.
EditorialWorkshop of Wetherell & Janaway, Watch, British, London, Workshop of Wetherell & Janaway (active 178594), ca. 1790, British, London, Case: gold, pearls, enamel, silver set with diamonds and opal; Movement: with diamond endstone, Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4....
EditorialChrist crown, Half crown of a Christ statue, of gold and enamel, set with pearls and precious stones., anonymous, Spain, c. 1550 - c. 1600, gold (metal), pearl, precious stone (material), h 9.5 cm.
EditorialMaria crown, Half crown of a Maria statue, of gold and enamel, set with pearls and precious stones., anonymous, Spain, c. 1550 - c. 1600, gold (metal), pearl, precious stone (material), h 14.5 cm.
EditorialWatch with pearls, Watch with gold and silver hammered dial. Front and back of the cabinet with double row of pearls. Marked in the case: 1754. Shaded carure. First half of the 19th century., anonymous, c. 1815 - c. 1830, gold (metal), silver (metal), ...
EditorialTombboard of Theodora Hendrica Piekenbroek (1746-70), wife of Boudewijn Versewel Faure, diamond-shaped of Indian wood with black painted profiled wooden frame, painted with an oval weapon on black ground, covered by a crown with nine pearls and covers,...
EditorialDish Dish with two birds in a water landscape, Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue. On the shelf a scalloped cartouche with two birds in a river landscape. Around the cartouche a band with napkin work and a swastika pattern. The edge is alternat...
EditorialOctagonal bowl with floral motifs, dragons and pearls, Octagonal bowl with a flat edge, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, black and gold with flower sprays on the eight outer sides and with two dragons chasing a pearl the edge. Kakiemon...
EditorialSaucer dish with three shishi with two pearls among clouds, Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue. On the shelf three times a shishi (lion dog) and two pearls between clouds. An unidentified character on the bottom. Blue-white., anonymous, Japan, ...
EditorialRectangular censer on four legs with dragons, Rectangular incense burner of porcelain on four legs with two handles in the shape of a lion's head, painted in underglaze blue with dragons and pearls. Marked on the bottom with the six-character mark of e...
EditorialJug with pearls, Stoneware jug on high feet with a spherical body and wide neck. The C-shaped ear is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck and foot. Partially covered with cobalt blue. Six printed vertical bands with pearls embossed o...
EditorialForehead jewel (tika) Forehead jewel (tika) Forehead Jewel (tika), A forehead ornament (tika) in the shape of a golden crescent moon, with a bunch of jewels. Everything is inlaid with red and green stones and diamond splinters. Nine pearls hang from th...
EditorialPlate with a crowned family crest and four flower sprays, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, black and gold. On the shelf a crowned weapon with two stars, a twill and a half moon saved in a blue background, the helmet sign is a putto u...
EditorialSaucer with a roundel and foliate scrolls, Porcelain dish with a straight wall, painted on the glaze in gold. On the shelf a rosette in a medallion of pearls. The inner wall with a leaf vine between two golden bands. Marked on the bottom with NEELES., ...
EditorialOctagonal bowl with floral motifs, dragons and pearls, Octagonal bowl with a flat edge, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, black and gold with flower sprays on the eight outer sides and with two dragons hunting for a pearl on the edge. T...
EditorialOyster shell with sea figures and a rock with plants, Sea pearls shell, one of a few, embossed with figures at sea, close to a rock with plants engraved and blackened like the waves. On the right a woman sitting on a fish with a man beside and a woman ...
EditorialHandle box with Chinese designs, Handle box made of white porcelain, decorated with Chinese designs in red, gold, turquoise, blue and tan. The handle is plated. At the top edge of the container a row of white pearls in relief., Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, 1...
EditorialBrooch of gold, Brooch of gold with four rubies and a pearl. On the brooch a trailer with a ruby and two pearls, one of which is missing., Netherlands (possibly), 1800 - 1900, gold (metal), ruby (mineral), pearl, h 3.3 cm ? w 2 cm ? d 1.4 cm.
EditorialBowl (crow cup) with Chinese ladies, trees and a bridge on a rock, Bowl or crow's head made of porcelain with a scalloped edge, painted in underglaze blue. The outer wall is divided into wide and narrow compartments with in the broad compartments alter...
EditorialCross of the chain of the Order of St. Michel by Cornelis Lampsins, Malthezer cross with 'pearls' on the points, the French lily between the arms. In the middle in an oval wreath depiction of an angel (St. Michel) with raised arms and one foot on a lyi...
EditorialDish Dish with birds in a water landscape, Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat a star-shaped cartouche containing four birds in a river landscape with flowering plants (lotus). Around the cartouche lotus vines, swastika pattern and ...
EditorialGold watch with white enamel dial, Gold watch with white enamel dial. Along the front bottom a rim of pearls. On the back bottom a shell-shaped decoration of pearls and enamel., anonymous, Switzerland (possibly), c. 1800 - c. 1850, gold (metal), pearl,...
EditorialDutch 5 cent, 1914, Netherlands, 5 cent, Square nickel coin. Front: ornamentation in corners, two circles inside, with country indication. Inside a fruit-bearing branch of an orange-apple. Reverse: shell decoration in the four corners, connected by pea...
EditorialBracelet, Bracelet of gold with diamonds, pearls and blue and white enamel. Shows a mix of historical styles., anonymous, Germany (possibly), c. 1840 - c. 1850, gold (metal), diamond (mineral), pearl, d 6.2 cm.
EditorialPlate with a crowned family crest and four flower sprays, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, black and gold. On the shelf a crowned weapon with two stars, a twill and a half moon saved in a blue background, the helmet sign is a putto u...
EditorialNecklace, 1845?50, Seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehair, silk and yellow gold, L. 20 in. (50.8 cm), Jewelry, This seed pearl necklace is composed of three floral plaques mounted on thin sheets of mother-of-pearl and joined by two double strands of p...