EditorialPair of Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistols, 1752?53, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, silver, gold, wood (walnut), whalebone, L. of each 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Wt. of each 36 oz. (1030 g), Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock, Pistols with side-by-side barrels became ...
EditorialTureen, 1757?58, French, S?vres, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall: 9 5/8 x 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (24.4 x 28.3 x 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The curvilinear forms of this tureen and the asymmetry of the gilding reflect the characteristic features of the Fre...
EditorialPair of wall lights, ca. 1765?68, German, Berlin, Hard-paste porcelain and gilt bronze; brass, Overall .1 (confirmed field dimensions): 22 x 17 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (55.9 x 45.4 x 26.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Frederick the Great was an ardent champion of ...