EditorialRocking chair made of djati wood, covered with reeds, Rocking chair made of djatihout covered with reeds. Curved front and back legs resting on two faintly curved diagrams, connected at the front and sides by slender rungs, decorated with turning at th...
EditorialGu?ridon and Candelabrum Gu?ridon of teak, Gueridon of teak, standing on three S-shaped curved, claw-ending legs decorated with leafwork. The multiple articulated and profiled trunk is made up of baluster forms, some of which are faceted, and a ribbed ...
EditorialArmchair, Armchair made of painted Indonesian wood with a thatched diamond seat, resting on S-shaped legs placed at an angle, connected by an X-shaped cross and ending in ball-shaped claws. A standing acanthus leaf above the swellings. The front line i...
EditorialChair, Chair in teak (?), With round seat made of woven wicker. The six S-shaped legs end in claws and are decorated with leafwork above the swellings. They are connected by a cross like spokes of a wheel, a twisted vase at the crossroads. The scallope...
EditorialTable made of Indonesian wood, resting on S-shaped legs placed at an angle, ending in convex claws and adorned with a carved shell pattern above the swelling. The legs are connected by an X-shaped cross, formed by S-shaped rungs with a flower basket at...
EditorialWall arm of red painted teak, copper, copper. The pointed oval wooden backplate is hollowly scalloped and has a palm-shaped connecting piece on which is mounted the shell-shaped attachment of the S-shaped bent, ribbed, articulated articulated copper ar...
EditorialArmchair, Armchair made of painted Indonesian wood with a thatched diamond seat, resting on S-shaped legs placed at an angle, connected by an X-shaped cross and ending in ball-claws. A standing acanthus leaf above the swellings. The front line is adorn...
EditorialCupboard of Indonesian wood on base, Cupboard of Indonesian wood, resting on a base glued with burr walnut. The lock plate, corner pieces and hinges are made of forged copper. Iron handles with copper plates on the sides. Behind the two front doors the...
EditorialStandard for the Rembrandt portfolio with winch bird motif, Standard for the Rembrandt portfolio consisting of a frame made of coromandel wood that is slanted backwards. The framework rests on two curved legs attached to the rear at the height of the c...
EditorialTable with profiled round leaf on baluster-shaped trunk with three S-shaped legs that end in a fist shape, Small table with a round profiled round leaf. The baluster-shaped trunk is supported by three radially grouped S-shaped legs. The legs end at the...
EditorialChair made of beech wood, painted with chinoiseries in gold on a black background, Chair of beech wood, painted with chinoiseries in gold on a black background. High openwork backrest, the front legs are bent and end in hoof shape. Loose seat made of l...
EditorialPanel with Horse Heads, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Wood (teak); carved, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Wood, This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two symmetrical horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded ...
EditorialArmchair made of teak and rattan covered seat, so-called 'Raffles' chair, Armchair made of teak with rattan covered seat ('Raffles chair'). The chair rests on baluster-shaped ribbed front legs and saber-shaped rear legs that merge with the back arched ...
EditorialGu?ridon, Gu?ridon in the form of a naked boy clothed with loincloth and holding a tray with both arms above his head, Gu?ridon in the form of a naked boy or putto with loincloth, carrying a round tray with arms raised on his head. On an openwork pedes...
EditorialTrictrac plate with 28 discs, 2 cups and a dice, Trictrac plate of tropical wood (ambon sutra?) With coromandel wood walls, in the form of a square hinged box, both halves inlaid on the inside with a total of 24 pointed playing fields, alternating Coro...
EditorialSpear Rack of Governor-General J.C. Baud Spear rack of Governor-General J.C. Baud Lansenrek of Governor General J.C. Baud, Wooden bow with 13 oval recesses for stick weapons. Each recess has a brass cleat. The shape of the cleat is a rectangle with a c...
EditorialMegalaima asiatica, Print, The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is an Asian barbet having bright green, blue & red plumage, seen across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds w...
EditorialPatras, Greece. St Andrew's Cathedral, 20th century. Relics of the Apostle St Andrew on a silver carved teak (small finger, part of cranium). Peloponnese.
EditorialRocking Stool. Designed by Isamu Noguchi; American, 1904-1988; Made by Knoll International, Inc.; American, founded 1938; East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Date: 1955. Dimensions: 27 ? 35.3 cm (10 5/8 ? 13 7/8 in.). Teak and steel. Origin: East Greenville.
EditorialPatras, Greece. St Andrew's Cathedral, 20th century. Relics of the Apostle St Andrew on a silver carved teak (small finger, part of cranium). Peloponnese.
EditorialRocking Stool. Designed by Isamu Noguchi; American, 1904-1988; Made by Knoll International, Inc.; American, founded 1938; East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Date: 1955. Dimensions: 27 ? 35.3 cm (10 5/8 ? 13 7/8 in.). Teak and steel. Origin: East Greenville.
EditorialPlants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.
EditorialArchitectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, last quarter of 16th century, India (Gujarat, Patan), Teak with traces of color, H. (approx.) 15 ft. (4.58 cm), Sculpture, The carved wooden dome, balconies and supports of this architectural ensemble be...
EditorialPatras, Greece. St Andrew's Cathedral, 20th century. Relics of the Apostle St Andrew on a silver carved teak (small finger, part of cranium). Peloponnese.
EditorialArchitectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, last quarter of 16th century, India (Gujarat, Patan), Teak with traces of color, H. (approx.) 15 ft. (4.58 cm), Sculpture, The carved wooden dome, balconies and supports of this architectural ensemble be...
EditorialThe Death of the Giant Shankachura: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), 1680?90, India (Bikaner), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Overall: 8 7/8 x 12 1/4in. (22.5 x 31.1cm), Paintings, As the songs of Krishna we...
EditorialPanel with Horse Heads, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Wood (teak); carved, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Wood, This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two symmetrical horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded ...
EditorialCup in the shape of a magnolia blossom, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Rhinoceros horn cup, teak stand, H. incl. base 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Horn, The rhinoceros was once widespread in China...
EditorialPair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style', 9th century, Found Iraq, probably Takrit. Made in Iraq, probably Samarra, Wood (teak); carved, Left door: , Wood, This carved pair (with ) of teak doors imported into Iraq from Southeast Asia is probably fro...
EditorialTeapot, 1764?98, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pewter, teak, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Metal, William Will (1742?1798).
EditorialPlants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.
EditorialBastard teak, Pterocarpus marsupium. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887.
EditorialBastard teak, parrot tree, palas or dhak, Butea monosperma (Butea frondosa). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London, 1880.
EditorialFlame of the forest or bastard teak, Butea monosperma. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical...
EditorialPatras, Greece. St Andrew's Cathedral, 20th century. Relics of the Apostle St Andrew on a silver carved teak (small finger, part of cranium). Peloponnese.