EditorialDesign for a Sauce Boat, Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 17991868, Graphite, pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper, Shown from side. The handle formed by a winged mermaid is at right. A grapevine rinceau grows from the fishtail leg. Oblong plin...
EditorialDesign for a Console Table, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray watercolor on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Design for a console table. In the center of the upper frame, an oval topped with a crown, the letter 'N' inside, likely referring to Napoleo...
EditorialDesign for a Fountain, Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor, traces of graphite on off-white laid paper, Fountain set in a landscape. A shallow basin with dolphins is supported by sphinxes with fishtail legs. Water flows into a larger basin. Broad fr...
EditorialDoor Knocker and Metal Purse Frames, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, The doorknocker: a female griffin with fishtail legs, shown in profile. Left part of metal frames, composed of snakes, florals and vines., Ital...
EditorialVz: two seahorses, with a fishtail as a hindquarters, pulling a car, controlled by a small man, he has the whip in his right hand and the reins in his left hand., Gem, intaglio, ringstone, carnelian, Color : orange-red, Shape: oval, Processing: edge at...
EditorialVz: two seahorses, with a fishtail as a hindquarters, pulling a car, controlled by a small man, he has the whip in his right hand and the reins in his left hand., Gem, intaglio, ringstone, carnelian, Color : orange-red, Shape: oval, Processing: edge at...
EditorialFishtail Knife, 4500-4000 BC. Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-IIa period, 4500-3000 BC. Dark brown to a dark green colored flint; overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.).