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Editorial Butterfly count and climate change
- 2024-07-12
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Editorial Butterfly count and climate change
- 2024-07-11
- 1
Editorial PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE: *NO WEB UNTIL 0830AM EST 14TH FEB* Pippa Middleton shows off her athletic frame in a white bikini as she hits the beach in Bart?s
- 2024-02-14
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2024-01-24
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-12-07
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-16
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-16
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-16
- 1
Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-15
- 1
Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair opens, Battersea Park, London, UK - 23 Jan 2024
- 2023-06-07
- 1
Editorial A pair of Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses from Joan Didion’s estate sale auction hosted by Stair Galleries, in Hudson, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2022. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
- 2022-12-13
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Editorial A pair of Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses from Joan Didion’s estate sale auction hosted by Stair Galleries, in Hudson, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2022. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
- 2022-11-01
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Editorial A tortoiseshell butterfly in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire.
- 2022-08-04
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Editorial Candelabrum. Made by Matthew Boulton; English, 1728-1809; and John Fothergill; English, 1728-1782; Probably designed by Sir William Chambers; English, born Sweden, 1723-1796; Birmingham, England. Date: 1765-1775. Dimensions: 49.5 ? 66 cm (19 1/2 ? 26 i...
- 2022-04-24
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Editorial Coffer. Attributed to Andr?-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732); France, Paris. Date: 1700-1720. Dimensions: 44.5 ? 73 ? 48.3 cm (17 1/2 ? 28 3/4 ? 19 in.). Oak, tortoiseshell, brass, pewter, ebony, and gilt-bronze mounts. Origin: France.
- 2022-04-24
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Editorial Red rock cod, Scorpaena papillosa and red handfish, Thymichthys politus (ruby fish, Scorpoena cruenta, and tortoiseshell fish, Cheironectes politus). Chromolithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foe...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Snuff Box, 1700s. France, 18th century. Wood decorated with lacquer with gold or gilt metal mounts, lined in tortoiseshell; overall: 3.9 x 7.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.).
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Pandurina or discant lute from 1734 (left), Milanese mandoline lute decorated with mother-of-pearl from 1775 (centre), and Milanese mandoline lute decorated with tortoiseshell and ivory from 1739 (right). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Willia...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Powder Flask. German; possibly Munich. Date: 1605-1640. Dimensions: 20.3 ? 11.4 cm (8 ? 4 1/2 in.). Gilt brass, tortoiseshell, and ivory. Origin: Munich.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros 1, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae 2, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album 3, with poppy. Vanesse grande tortue, Vanesse petite tortue, Vanesse gamma. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste de...
- 2021-10-09
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Editorial Netsuke of Flying Goose over Flowers, Edo (1615?1868) or Meiji period (1868?1912), 19th century, Japan, Ivory, decorated with bird in shakudo and flowers in mother-of-pearl, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Netsuke, On the obverse of th...
- 2021-10-09
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Editorial TORTOISESHELL TOM CAT.
- 2021-10-09
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Editorial Table, Attributed to Andr?-Charles Boulle (French, 1642 - 1732, master before 1666), France, about 1680 - 1690, Oak, spruce, alder, and mahogany veneered with brass, pewter, tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ivory, ebony, and stained and natural woods, brass,...
- 2021-10-09
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Editorial Macro shots of butterflies, Oxfordshire, UK - 25 Aug 2021
- 2021-08-27
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Editorial Cat show in Moscow
- 2021-08-15
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Editorial Box, Shaped tortoiseshell, Circular tortoiseshell box with lid., Europe, late 19th century, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Box.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Abstract Hexagons, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Multiple wisps of lines carved out form abstract hexagons. The three-pronged shape represents the pattern of a tortoiseshell, which represents longevity...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Brooch, Tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver, Brooch of tortoiseshell, oval in shape, having at each end two adjacent deep triangular indentations and an oval boss in top center. Top and sloping sides are banded or piqued in gold and silver in flo...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Pair of Bracelets, Shaped tortoiseshell with carved applied tortoiseshell monograms, A and b: band bracelets with a clasp of a small knob and a matching hole, ornamented with the initials 'E.J.O.' in decorative carving on plain disc., England or France...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Plate, Thomas Wieldon Factory, English, Lead-glazed earthenware, Molded edge; marly decorated with wavy lines enclosing lozenges, in slight relief. Polychrome tortoiseshell decoration in brown, with green and yellow blotches on upper surface. Glaze cra...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Comb, Shaped, carved and pierced tortoiseshell, Triangular form of mottled, translucent brown, the edges of intricate pierced scrollwork surrounding a section of solid tortoseshell with a V-shape cut in the center, above five long teeth to fix the comb...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Clock, Silver-gilt, shaped tortoiseshell, cut diamonds and rubies, lapis (base); leather with silk and velvet lining (case), Architectural structure holding circular clock, its border encrusted with diamonds, ribbon motifs surrounding the top and botto...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial comb (hair jewelry), Anonymous, first quarter 19th century, General: 8.8 x 19.2 x 16.5cm (88 x 192 x 165mm), Tortoiseshell comb to decorate the hair with a broad, oval-shaped blade with eight long teeth. The base of the comb is light brown and transpar...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Bracelet, Formed, pierced and carved tortoiseshell, Dark brown tortoise shell with intricately carved center showing a frontal female head framed by two male profiles., Naples, Italy, late 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Bracelet.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Pair of earrings, Carved tortoiseshell, gold, Tortoiseshell pendant earrings. Each earring composed of vertical post from which hangs a stylized tulip, and round pendant surrounded by circular framing., ca. 1890, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Pair of earrings.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Box with hinged lid, tortoiseshell, bone, small rectangular box of bone, black with hinged lid and thin veneer of tortoise-shell on lid. Sides of box are curved from top to bottom (convex, concave, convex), 19th century?, containers, Decorative Arts, B...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Penwipe, Tortoise shell, gold, silk, Bell-shaped tortoiseshell mount with turned knob finial, decorated in gold piqu?, pos? and point, with foliate scrolls; a thick tassel of varicolored pastel silk floss is mounted in this and serves as pen-wiper., Fr...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Music Box, Tortoiseshell, silver gilt, feathers, Rectangular tortoise shell box with hinged back, containing key. Oval, hinged and parcel-gilt medallion on top, engraved with flying crane and flowers. Catch on front of box opens this medallion and rele...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Comb, Tortoiseshell, gold, Ornamental tortoiseshell comb with chignon netting of gold arranged as scallops with ball and star motifs., France, Germany, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Comb.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Oval snuffbox with circular portrait miniature, Tortoiseshell, chased gold, enamel on copper, Oval hinged tortoiseshell box, gold rim and frame; enamel portrait of a man in a red coat, slashed; white collar, green band; white wig., England, ca. 1775, c...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Box, Tortoiseshell, Dark circular tortoiseshell box with gold border around edge of lid and an illustration of a simple flower and shapes surrounding the central motif on top of the lid, France, ca. 1785, containers, Decorative Arts, Box.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial comb (hair jewelry), Anonymous, first quarter of the 19th century, sawed-out, General: 7 x 16.3 x 15.2cm (70 x 163 x 152mm), Tortoiseshell comb to decorate the hair with a large, oval-shaped blade and eleven long ones teeth. The top is decorated with a...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Box, Shaped tortoiseshell, ivory, wood, silk (cord) silk velvet (interior), Rectangular box of wood with wavy sides and hinged cover. Sides covered with flamy tortoise-shell; top cover is domed sheet of tortoise-shell without backing. Inside edges line...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Bracelet, tortoiseshell, Bands of tortoiseshell curved to form bracelets; tag attached reads: 'Pair of tortoise shell bracelets worn by Amy Hewitt (Mrs. J. O. Green oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Hewitt) when a child.', Italy, ca. 1850-1875, jewe...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Box and cover, tortoiseshell, gold (rose), gold (yellow), ivory (painted), Paris, France, ca. 1785, containers, Decorative Arts, Box and cover.
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial comb (hair jewelry), Anonymous, first quarter 19th century, General: 8.8 x 19.2 x 16.5cm (88 x 192 x 165mm), Tortoiseshell comb to decorate the hair with a broad, oval-shaped blade with eight long teeth. The base of the comb is light brown and transpar...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial comb (hair jewelry), Anonymous, first quarter 19th century, General: 8.8 x 19.2 x 16.5cm (88 x 192 x 165mm), Tortoiseshell comb to decorate the hair with a broad, oval-shaped blade with eight long teeth. The base of the comb is light brown and transpar...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Casket, Shaped and engraved tortoiseshell with applied pigment and repouss? silver (mounts), Oblong casket with arched lid hinged at back; engraved decoration featuring birds amidst floral and foliate borders; silver mounts consisting of center lock in...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Haircomb, tortoiseshell, metal, coral, Tortoise shell comb with seven teeth and a hinged plate ornamented with two rows of coral beads and three coral pendants on chains of gold beads attached to the plate., mid-19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, ...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Box in the shape of an egg, Worked tortoiseshell inlaid with gold, Egg-shaped box with hinged lid; tortoiseshell with all-over decoration of scrolls, flower sprays, birds, and butterflies piqu?, point, and pos? in gold., France, early 18th century, con...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Tortoiseshell matchsafe, Tortoiseshell, gold, Oblong, with curved lid and rounded corners, semi-transparent, featuring gold piqu? work in cross-like pattern all over box body, small gold shield attached to front. Lid hinged on left side. Gold release b...
- 2021-02-22
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Editorial Snuffbox mounted with two miniatures, Mother-of-pearl, chased gold, inlaid lacquered tortoiseshell, hand-painted watercolor on ivory, glass, Box, circular, with detachable cover; black lacquer on papier mach? inlaid with all-over diaper design in mothe...
- 2021-02-21
- 1
Editorial Pair of Cuff Studs, Shaped tortoiseshell with carved and applied tortoiseshell, A pair of rectangular tortoiseshell cuff links with ornate 'E' monogram on each link, Italy, late 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Pair of Cuff Studs.
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Snuff Box, Tortoiseshell, gold, Irregularly octagonal, with hinged cover; blonde tortoiseshell, with molded edges and raised panel on cover; decorated in gold piqu? work; on cover, within a double border of strapwork and scrolled cartouches filled with...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Box and cover, lacquer and tortoiseshell, Speckled dark green composition on outside; tortoise-shell on inside. Circular. Cover decorated with engraving showing tomb, stream, and four female figures, with a circular opening across which passes a revolv...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Card Case with Pencil, Shaped tortoiseshell, ivory, metal; wood and graphite (pencil), Rectangular card case, tortoiseshell patterning has uneven opacity. Two sides of case connected at bottom, center of pertruded half-circle pinned together, allowing ...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Writing kit, Cut and shaped tortoiseshell on wood core, silver, glass (bottles), textile (interior), Rectangular tortoiseshell box with arched lid (a), containing ink well (b), bottle for sand (c), pen (d), pen nibs (e/f)., probably Europe, 19th centur...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial comb (hair jewelry), Anonymous, first quarter 19th century, General: 8.8 x 19.2 x 16.5cm (88 x 192 x 165mm), Tortoiseshell comb to decorate the hair with a broad, oval-shaped blade with eight long teeth. The base of the comb is light brown and transpar...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Bris? fan, Carved, pierced and painted ivory sticks with tortoise thumbguard and glass rivet, leather ribbon, Bris? fan with ivory sticks carved ? jour, decorated on obverse and reverse with birds, animals and foliage (phoenixes,mythical qilins, and pe...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Matchsafe, Shaped tortoiseshell, bone, gold, metal, Rectangular, rounded corners, with tortiseshell veneer over bone. Where bottom edge of lid meets upper egde of box body are seams of bone. Round gold release button on side. Lid hinged on opposite sid...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Box, Molded and carved tortoiseshell inlaid with silver and mother of pearl, Inlaid tortoiseshell with silver and mother of pearl, Europe, 19th century, containers, Decorative Arts, Box.
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Christian Zell, two-manual harpsichord, property of the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, spruce, pine, painting, various woods, ivory, tortoiseshell, various metals and precious metals, various paints and varnishes, oil and tempera painting, cardboa...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Tea Bowl with?Flowers, 12th13th?century, Stoneware with paper-cut designs and black-and-brown tortoiseshell glaze (Jizhou ware), 2 1/4 ? 4 1/4 in. (5.7 ? 10.8?cm), Although it was smaller than other centers, the Jizhou kiln complex in Jiangxi Province ...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial British (?) Baroque frame, Unknown framemaker, 20th century, Wood, simulated tortoiseshell veneers; ebonised back and sight mouldings.
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial St. George and the Dragon, Francesco Fanelli, born 1577, Italian, active in Britain (from ca. 1632), ca. 1635, Bronze, on a later wooden base with tortoiseshell veneer and gilt bronze mounts, Overall: 11 1/2 ? 11 1/2 ? 8 inches (29.2 ? 29.2 ? 20.3 cm),...
- 2021-02-21
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Editorial Bronze equilateral fibula, Riha type 7.16, Van Buchem 28. In tortoiseshell form (cat 1908). But in 2 (or 3) of the triangular boxes there are remnants of green enamel. The X-sign in the middle is red [...
- 2021-02-20
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Editorial Case (Inr) with Design of Sages Seated on Verandah, One holding a Fan, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date 17th18th century, Japan, Lacquer, roiro, rubbed fundame, takamakie, tortoiseshell; Interior: nashiji and fundame, 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 1 in. (6.4 x 5....
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Box, French or British, late 17thearly 18th century, French or British, Tortoiseshell, silver, Overall: 9/16 ? 2 3/8 ? 3 3/4 in. (1.4 ? 6 ? 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Kano Seisenin, Case (Inr) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Kano Seisenin (17751828), 19th century, Japan, Lacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie, Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell, Netsuke: basket; w...
- 2021-02-19
- 1
Editorial Bris? fan, French, 17901820, French, Ivory, paper, tortoiseshell.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Fan, probably Chinese, third quarter 18th century, probably Chinese, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, gouache, tortoiseshell, metal.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Case (Inr) with Design of Bishamon on Clouds Pursuing Demon (Oni) Holding Sacred Gem, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date 17th century, Japan, Lacquer, roiro and rubbed fundame, gold and silver hiramakie, tortoiseshell; Interior: nashiji and fundame, 2 ...
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Venus Rising from the Sea, European, 19th century, European, Disc: ivory; box: tortoiseshell, Diameter: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Sculpture-Miniature.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Fan, French, 183060, French, silk, tortoiseshell.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Thomas Whieldon factory, Stoke-on-Trent, Fenton Vivian, Staffordshire, Tureen stand, British, Staffordshire, Thomas Whieldon factory, Stoke-on-Trent, Fenton Vivian, Staffordshire, ca. 1760, British, Staffordshire, Tortoiseshell ware, Overall: 12 3/4 ? ...
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Tobacco box, British, 17th century, British, Tortoiseshell, silver, 7/8 ? 3 3/4 ? 3 1/8 in. (2.2 ? 9.5 ? 7.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination.
- 2021-02-19
- 1
Editorial Fan, Italian, 174060, Italian, tortoiseshell, paper, gouache, metal.
- 2021-02-19
- 1
Editorial Snuffbox, French, Paris, 176875, French, Paris, Gold and composition; tortoiseshell, Overall: 1 1/4 ? 3 1/2 ? 2 1/2 in. (3.2 ? 8.9 ? 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Wig comb case with two combs, Jamaican, Port Royal, 1685, Jamaican, Port Royal, Tortoiseshell and silver, Overall: 8 1/4 ? 5 1/2 ? 1/4 in. (21 ? 14 ? 0.7 cm), Natural Substances.
- 2021-02-19
- 2
Editorial Bris? fan, probably British, 182029, probably British, Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl.
- 2021-02-19
- 2
Editorial Desk, French, early 18th century, French, Oak, ebony veneer, tortoiseshell, brass, gilt bronze, tooled reddish-brown leather top, 31 5/8 ? 64 ? 35 1/2 in. (80.3 ? 162.6 ? 90.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Probably by Andr? Charles Boulle, Table desk, French, Probably by Andr? Charles Boulle (French, Paris 16421732 Paris), late 17th century, French, Ebony, brass, and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze and tooled red leather top, 31 ? 77 1/2 ? 34 in. (78.7 ? 196....
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Box, French, 17th century, French, Tortoiseshell, brass, Overall: 3 7/8 ? 3 in. (9.8 ? 7.6 cm), Natural Substances.
- 2021-02-19
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