EditorialBlack Basalt Bulb Pot, John Flaxman, English, 1755 - 1826, stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration, Four-sided, serpentine sides, front longer than back; shaped edges, scrolled feet. Cover set on angle, with five cups for bulbs and two piercing...
EditorialField of four tiles with flowers in squares, Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multi-colored (blue, orange and purple) painted flower within an octagon formed by tendrils of flowers and leaves. In the corners, a beam angle., anonymous, Netherland...
EditorialField of four tiles with flower, insect or snail in octagon, Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multi-colored (blue, orange and purple) painted snail, flower or insect within a octagon formed by tendrils of flowers and leaves. In the corners, a be...
EditorialTobacco jar, made as a reminder of the award on January 26, 1787 by the Academy Royale et Patriotique of Valence, of an honorary prize to Adriaan Paets van Troostwijk (1752-1837) and Cornelis Kraijenhoff (1758-1840 ), The square pot has a separate lid ...
EditorialGlass cup, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, 2 7/8 ? 3 11/16 in. (7.4 ? 9.3 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; side expanding downwar...
EditorialMeasuring instrument, possibly for measuring courses, consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead axis, Measuring instrument (course meter) consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead ash. On the top and ...
EditorialHolder ?, Holder, incomplete, consisting of two wooden planks which are attached to each other at an angle of 90 degrees. One board is rectangular and has a hole in the middle and two metal clamps on both sides, the other board is wide. The function of...
EditorialField of four tiles with flowers in squares, Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multi-colored (blue, orange and purple) painted flower within an octagon formed by tendrils of flowers and leaves. In the corners, a beam angle., anonymous, Netherland...
EditorialField of four tiles with flower, insect or snail in octagon, Field of four tiles (2 x 2) each with a multi-colored (blue, orange and purple) painted snail, flower or insect within a octagon formed by tendrils of flowers and leaves. In the corners, a be...
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...
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...
EditorialSaucer with putti in a landscape, Porcelain saucer (trembleuse) with a deep center and flatter edge, painted on the enamel in enamel colors and gold. Twice a landscape with two putti on the edge, with golden scattering flowers in between. The shelf wit...
EditorialTobacco jar, made as a reminder of the award on January 26, 1787 by the Academy Royale et Patriotique of Valence, of an honorary prize to Adriaan Paets van Troostwijk (1752-1837) and Cornelis Kraijenhoff (1758-1840 ), The square pot has a separate lid ...
EditorialBronze fibula (safety pin), Geometric, ca. 8th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, length 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Bronzes, Bow bent up at an angle, knob on top slightly flattened with a small collar; head formed by a spiral of one turn. Fibulas of this type are p...
EditorialGlass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.?early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 13/16 x 7/8 in. (2.1 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, opaque white, yellow, and brick red, and colorless., Convex...
EditorialGlass beaker, Mid Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Glass, Uncertain, probably colorless with pale blue green tinge. Thickened, rounded, vertical rim with slight inner lip; straight sides expanding down...
EditorialGlass cup, Mid Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Rounded and thickened vertical rim; sides slighty tapering downward, then with a horizontal bulge (41 mm below rim), and th...
EditorialBronze fibula (safety pin), Geometric, ca. 8th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, length 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Bronzes, Bow bent up at an angle, knob on top slightly flattened with a small collar; head formed by a spiral of one turn. Fibulas of this type are p...
EditorialGlass jug, Mid Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Glass; blown and cut, 4 9/16 in. (11.5 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale greyish green tinge; handle in same color. Tubular rim, folded out, down, over, and in, with beveled upper surface for...