EditorialTable with hexagonal top and base, on S-shaped legs, decorated with flower and leaf motifs, Table of ironwood. The hexagonal leaf is trimmed with a pearl edge and rests on a hexagonal substructure of six horizontal broken panels with flower and leaf mo...
EditorialBlack ironwood, Olea capensis (Wavy-leaved fragrant Cape olive, Olea undulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1831.
EditorialBlack ironwood, Olea capensis (Nepal privet glabrous var., Ligustrum nepalense glabrum). Native to Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1829.
EditorialTric-trac table of ironwood (?) Inlaid with tropical woods, Tric-trac table, rectangular, of ironwood (?) Inlaid with tropical woods. The table rests on four square legs with baluster-shaped sections above houses, standing on low bobbins. The houses ar...
EditorialBlack ironwood or olive tree, Olea capensis, native to Africa. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's "Herbier General de l'Amateur," Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier ...
EditorialBlade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tant), Japanese, blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century, Japanese, Steel, ironwood, silver, rosewood, ivory, L. 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm); L. of balde 13 in. (33 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm), Daggers.
EditorialBewicks Wren - Iron-wood Tree, Wren (Thryomanes bewickii, Troglodytes bewickii), Ironwood Tree, Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 118 (vol. 2), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of Am...
EditorialTric-trac table of ironwood (?) Inlaid with tropical woods, Tric-trac table, rectangular, of ironwood (?) Inlaid with tropical woods. The table rests on four square legs with baluster-shaped sections above houses, standing on low bobbins. The houses ar...
EditorialPadouk wood cabinet with iron wood panels, Padouk wood cabinet (or sono keling?) With iron wood panels (Ambonese wood?). The cabinet rests on low S-shaped curved legs, ending in claw-and-ball, connected by a swung cross. It has two doors above two draw...
EditorialTable with hexagonal top and base, on S-shaped legs, decorated with flower and leaf motifs, Table of ironwood. The hexagonal leaf is trimmed with a pearl edge and rests on a hexagonal substructure of six horizontal broken panels with flower and leaf mo...
EditorialLessenaar with Bible dated 1716, on twisted trunk on round profiled pedestal, supported by three balls, Lessenaar with Bible. The desk is made of teak and iron wood. The rectangular leaf has a profiled raised edge at the bottom and rests on a twisted t...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
EditorialBed of wood with twisted legs and with styles decorated with dolphins and acanthus leaves, Bed of djati (?) Wood, resting on twisted legs. The corner posts, which end in buttons at the top, are partly twisted and partly made up of houses and turning. T...
EditorialWalking stick made of wood with sater head on button, Walking stick made of ironwood (?). The button consists of a carved satyr head with the stick connected by an ornament, Friesland, anonymous, Europe, c. 1700 - c. 1750, ironwood, cutting, h 84 cm ? ...
EditorialArmchair with rattan seat, decorated with rosettes and twisted parts, an openwork crown on an arched top line, armrests end in elephant-like heads, Ironwood armchair with rattan seat. The legs and back posts show houses with rosettes and twisted parts....
EditorialTwo-door cabinet on a base of padouk and ironwood, Two-door cabinet on a base. The padouk case has an iron (?), Profiled, truncated cornice and base. The doors and the side pillars have sunken fields with scaled top and bottom rails, surrounded by ebon...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
EditorialPaddle cupboard and ironwood cupboard, Paddle cupboard and ironwood cupboard. The cabinet rests on a low base with S-shaped curved legs, connected by a slung cross. the entire frame is decorated with carved tendrils. The cupboard, which has a curved ho...
EditorialButton belonging to a walking stick, Button belonging to walking stick, Friesland, anonymous, Europe, c. 1700 - c. 1750, ironwood, d 3.2 cm ? h 4 cm.
EditorialBench on six slung legs, Bench of ironwood (?) On six slung legs with houses, resting on flat spherical foot blocks and connected by slung foot lines. The slung armrests support the slightly hollowed armrests, ending in a volute, which overflow into th...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of ironwood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has sc...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
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...
EditorialBewicks Wren - Iron-wood Tree, Wren (Thryomanes bewickii, Troglodytes bewickii), Ironwood Tree, Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 118 (vol. 2), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of Am...
EditorialBlack ironwood, Olea capensis (Wavy-leaved fragrant Cape olive, Olea undulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1831.
EditorialBlack ironwood, Olea capensis (Nepal privet glabrous var., Ligustrum nepalense glabrum). Native to Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1829.
EditorialBlack ironwood or olive tree, Olea capensis, native to Africa. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's "Herbier General de l'Amateur," Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier ...