EditorialA round bronze ornamental plate on the outside of a wooden shield. The decor is driven and engraved. Around a plant decorated centerpiece is a frieze with a cartoon in different scenes: a man with beard in royal garb sits on a throne decorated with duc...
EditorialFolding fan with a sheet of paper on which a pastoral representation with two figures, dog and sheep and a shepherdess on the back in gouache a frame of ivory ajour and carved in relief, with accompanying fan box, Folding fan with a sheet of paper on w...
EditorialTea Urn in the Shape of Atlas Supporting the World, silver, base metal (liner), wood, In the form of Atlas supporting the world. Triangular base with openwork decoration, on three ball feet, supports kneeling figure of Atlas holding a spherical urn on ...
EditorialLithophane of David and King Saul, biscuit, Vertical rectangle with impressed design showing a robed figure with dagger drawn, lamp in left hand. At right, a kneeling man. Background is a wall with man in armor standing within a niche., Germany, 182519...
EditorialTile, Earthenware, glazed and high fire decorated, Kneeling figure, dressed in baggy trousers, jacket and pointed hat ending in a tassel; seen from the back and right. Chinoiserie type decoration., Alcora, Spain, late 18thearly 19th century, tiles, Dec...
EditorialDesign for a Decorative Vase, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper, Vase decorated with curls and waves and dragon as spout topped with kneeling man., Italy, 17751800, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing.
EditorialFork, ivory, steel, silver, Two long pointed tines, curved shoulders and baluster-shaped neck. Plain silver ferrule. Ivory handle carved in deep relief; three putti, one of them kneeling on the ground, the other two climbing on his shoulders., possibly...
EditorialAn escutcheon, a trophy, a label, a decorative motif for a frieze, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 17321805, Charcoal, pen and ink, brush and gray, brown watercolor on paper, Left row: escutcheon, with a ribbon and two crossed branches on top. Below: a tr...
EditorialKnife, ivory, steel, silver, Blade sabre-shaped with rounded point; silver ferrule. Ivory handle carved in deep relief. Three putti, one of them kneeling, the other two climbing on top of his shoulders., probably Southern Germany, late17th century, cut...
EditorialMount, Brass, Irregular triangle with repouss? nude with helmet raising a club over a kneeling centaur. Possibly representing Herakles and Nessus., Italy, early 19th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Mount.
EditorialTile, Earthenware, glazed, high fire decorated, Kneeling man, with pointed hat and bare feet., late 18thearly 19th century, tiles, Decorative Arts, Tile.
EditorialAdoration of the Magi, Enamel-painted and fired on copper, Scene depicted is 'Adoration of the Magi.' In foreground is seated the Virgin, dressed in sixteenth-century-style costume (dark blue, light blue, red, with gold decoration), holding nude child ...
EditorialWestward Ho! pattern, James Gillinder & Sons, American, 1860 1930, Pressed glass, acid frosted, Compote with cover. Oblong shape with frosted sides on colorless base; sides decorated with molded figures of buffalo and deer. Conforming lid is colorless ...
EditorialAllegorical Figure Depicting Putti as 'Europe' and 'America', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Friedrich Elias Meyer, German, 1723 - 1785, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Europe, wearing loin cloth, s...
EditorialSpoon, ivory, silver, brass, Oval-shaped spoon bowl, rattail on back of bowl. Curved and facetted neck flaring on the sides. Conical silver ferrule. Ivory handle carved in deep relief. Three putti, one of them kneeling, the other two standing on his sh...
EditorialDecorative Motifs, Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Left row: above, the right side of the statue of a displayed eagle supporting a bust with the point of hi...
EditorialCave of the Golden Calf: Design for a Decorative Panel, Worshippers and Calf, Spencer Frederick Gore, 18781914, British, 1912, Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 12 x 10 3/4 inches (30.5 x 27.3 cm), an...
EditorialCave of the Golden Calf: Worshippers and Calf, Spencer Frederick Gore, 18781914, British, 1912, Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 12 x 10 3/4 inches (30.5 x 27.3 cm), animal art, animals, architectural subje...
EditorialAt Rome, Placido Columbani, born ca. 1744, active 1801, Italian, active in Britain, after Placido Columbani, born ca. 1744, active 1801, Italian, active in Britain, Published by Isaac Taylor, 17301807, British, undated, Etching and line engraving on mo...
EditorialA round bronze ornamental plate on the outside of a wooden shield. The decor is driven and engraved. Around a plant decorated centerpiece is a frieze with a cartoon in different scenes: a man with beard in royal garb sits on a throne decorated with duc...
EditorialCup with a mythological scene, Large cup of soft-paste porcelain (p?te tendre) with a cylindrical wall and C-shaped ear, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the outside wall an octagonal section with a mythological representation belonging to th...
EditorialDish on a high foot with the voice in the shape of a kneeling Amor, Coupe or drinking bowl of porcelain, painted on the glaze in blue and gold. The outer wall of the bowl is covered with gold with a gold decorative band on the edge on a blue background...
EditorialPeace of Rijswijk, Silver Medal. Obverse: kneeling man in front of an altar on which military equipment is burned within a circle, cut off: bird within decorative motif. Reverse: inscription, Rijswijk, Monogrammist IL (medailleur), Germany, 1697, silve...
EditorialCup with a mythological scene, Large cup of soft-paste porcelain (p?te tendre) with a cylindrical wall and C-shaped ear, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the outside wall an octagonal section with a mythological representation belonging to th...
EditorialFolding fan with a sheet of paper on which a pastoral representation with two figures, dog and sheep and a shepherdess on the back in gouache a frame of ivory ajour and carved in relief, with accompanying fan box, Folding fan with a sheet of paper on w...
EditorialLantern Slide - 'Kneeling Angel', Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1909-1930, One of a set of ninety magic lantern slides containing images of artefacts, art works, decorative arts, interiors and furniture which appear to belong to various museum and ...