EditorialCenser, Bronze, A panelled octagonal foot resolves into a twisted knop to a round gadrooned bowl, the upper rim of which bears four pierced lugs to receive chains. The lugs are matched on the base of the pierced top which is in the general form of an o...
EditorialPage Three from 'Premier Livre De Differents morceaux A l'Usage de tous ceux qui s'appliquent aux beuax Arts Invent? Par G.M. Oppenort Architecte du Roy Et Grav? par Huquier,' Serie A (Moyen Oppenord), Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 16721742, Gabriel H...
EditorialBaldacchino with Papal Ar, Graphite, gray wash, pen and dark gray ink on cream laid paper, Vertical composition of a papal altar with six steps that lead to a mensa with a crucifix and seven candlesticks. On the sides there are canopy supports which co...
EditorialSide chair, Mahogany veneered oak and ash (frame), solid mahogany (legs, arms, and back), brass (coasters), Straight-sided front legs, set square, curving outward toward voluted foot; lotus leaf carved on knee, with volute in side of knee. Back legs sq...
EditorialPlate 3, 'Decoration de chemin?e pour un grand Apartement', Jacques-Fran?ois Blondel, French, 1705 - 1774, Jean Mariette, 16601742, Engraving on paper, A simple mantelpiece with voluted outline with a rectangular painting above it depicting seated Apol...
EditorialPage Five from 'Cinqui?me Livre Contenant des Cartouches Invent?s par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Grav? par Huquier', Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 16721742, Gabriel Huquier, French, 16951772, Etching on paper, Three cartouches in sequence. Fi...
EditorialMirror with candle brackets, Walnut veneer on deal, carved gessoed,and cast brass, mirrored plate glass, Rectangular mirror (a) with original rectangular bevelled glass. Inner gilt molding carved with regularized floriation in low relief; shaped at upp...
EditorialScarsdale, Walnut and beechwood, gilt pewter, gilt and reverse-painted glass (verre ?glomis?) panel, mortise-and-tenon construction, Shaped open back with voluted top rail and two horizontal crossing members enclosing a verre ?glomis? panel bearing the...
EditorialDecoration of the Bedroom Fireplace Wall at Hotel Roquelaure, Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, French, 1677 - 1746, Jean Mariette, 16601742, Etching on paper, An elevation of a wall with a fireplace in center, flanked by double doors. Fireplace with a mirror wit...
EditorialCenser, Bronze, A panelled octagonal foot resolves into a twisted knop to a round gadrooned bowl, the upper rim of which bears four pierced lugs to receive chains. The lugs are matched on the base of the pierced top which is in the general form of an o...
EditorialVoluted handle of the Crater of Vix with Gorgon's head (detail of 07-01-02 / 60). From the tomb of the " Lady of Vix", Mount Lassois, France. Greek import or from Sicily. Overall height 164 cm.
EditorialVoluted handle of the Crater of Vix with Gorgon's head (detail of 07-01-02 / 60). From the tomb of the " Lady of Vix", Mount Lassois, France. Greek import or from Sicily. Overall height 164 cm.
EditorialFurniture plaque carved in relief with a falcon-headed figure, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.9 x 2.01 x 1.73 in. (9.91 x 5.11 x 4.39 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs-Inscribed, Carved in high rel...
EditorialOpenwork plaque with a hybrid tree, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th?8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. (9.9 x 5.5 x 1.8 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Two sets of four curving, voluted branches grow upwards ...
EditorialVoluted handle of the Crater of Vix with Gorgon's head (detail of 07-01-02 / 60). From the tomb of the " Lady of Vix", Mount Lassois, France. Greek import or from Sicily. Overall height 164 cm.