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A selection of antique ceramic plates and decorative ornaments from different periods, showcasing intricate designs and historical significance.

Campanian Black Bowl. Unknown
Campanian Black Bowl. Unknown
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Plate late 18th century de Porceleyne Lampetkan. Plate 187853 Factory: de Porceleyne Lampetkan, Plate, late 18th century, Tin-glazed earthenware, Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.348)Ornaments for Manzhu Hat 18th century China. Ornaments for Manzhu Hat 60883Dish 1835-40 American. Dish. American. 1835-40. Lacy pressed blue glass. Made in New England, United StatesCampanian Black Bowl. UnknownSix saucers (part of a service) ca. 1760 Doccia Porcelain Manufactory Italian. Six saucers (part of a service) 196901Jewelled Pendant. Culture: India. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Wineglass 16th century Façon de Venise, northern European. Wineglass 460731Plate (part of a service) ca. 1765 Chinese, for Portuguese market. Plate (part of a service). Chinese, for Portuguese market. ca. 1765. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportDish 19th century Dutch. Dish 187873Dish 1835-45 Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Dish 3279Anefo photo collection. Exhibition "The Chinese Porcelain Chest". Part of the service of Willem V. August 29, 1968Plate (assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1787 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 197910Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Lid. Attributed to Stoke-on-Trent Painter (South Italian (Apulian), active 330 - 310 B.C.)Mirror with birds and beasts amid grape vines 7th-8th century China. Mirror with birds and beasts amid grape vines 49586Disk: Emblem of Heaven China. Disk: Emblem of Heaven. China. Jade. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). JadePlate 1840-50. Plate. 1840-50. Lacy pressed glassPlate 1830-45. Plate. 1830-45. Lacy pressed glassPair of wall brackets ca. 1725 French. Pair of wall brackets 205767Flower vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dish (part of a service) 1750-70 Chinese, for Continental European market. Dish (part of a service) 201215Tray 19th century China. Tray 40810Square Dish with Stone Wall and Phoenix and Dragon Cartouches early 18th century Japan. Square Dish with Stone Wall and Phoenix and Dragon Cartouches. Japan. early 18th century. Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels, gold (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsMirror 16th century French. Mirror 193495Saucer ca. 1744-48 Meissen Manufactory German. Saucer 205939Fan mid-18th century possibly Dutch. Fan 209947Set of four panel frames 18th century French. Set of four panel frames. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeEwer 1830-70 American. Ewer. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesBurse 17th or 18th century Italian This burse (a square, pocketlike receptable for the corporeal , or the linen cloth used to cover elements of the Eucharist) forms a set with three other liturgical textiles in the Robert Lehman Collection: a chasuble (1975.1.1797), maniple (1975.1.1798), and a stole (1975.1.1799). The four objects are embroidered in an allover polychrome floral design entirely surrounded by a solidly worked background in silvered metal thread with additional patterns in gilt metal thread. On the chasuble front and back large blossoms are arranged symmetrically on either side of a spray of pink carnations and other flowers placed along the center axis and the background is composed of freely meandering strapwork of wide floral stems and leaves worked in gilt metal thread. The same floral motifs, smaller in scale, appear on the accessories. A large-scale floral design embroidered in a smilar style against a solid background in gilt metal thread decorates a chasuble and Silver tray, gift to Robert Nordin on the 75th anniversary of June 7, 1920. Robert Nordin was bank director at Gefle Stads Savings Bank. He died in 1924. Silverbricka, gåva till Robert Nordin på 75-årsdagen den 7 juni 1920. Robert Nordin var bankdirektör i Gefle Stads Sparbank. Han dog 1924.Vase with cover China. Vase with cover. China. Nephrite, white changed to an opaque ashy tint by calcination. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). JadeWatch ca. 1840-60 Swiss. Watch. Swiss. ca. 1840-60. Gold, champlevé enamel. HorologyPlate ca. 1740 Pierre Chapelle II The two scrolls at the center of the plate form the initials "CE" and may be those of the original owner.. Plate 194361Ministère d'État (Salon de Famille); Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889); Paris, France; about 1868; Heliogravure; Sheet: 31.5 x 45 cm (12 3,8 x 17 11,16 in.)Plate (one of a pair) 1777 Jean Chaslon. Plate (one of a pair) 200209Box ca. 1651-61 French This carved casket, which may have held documents, bears the arms and the cipher of Henri, marquis de Senneterre (1600-1681), made marshal of France in 1651 by Louis XIV. The casket may have been commissioned by Senneterre to celebrate this appointment. High-relief personifications of Victory support the cartouche with the coat of arms on the lid. Representations of the four elements appear on the front and back; Earth with a cornucopia and Water in the form of a river god with a ships rudder flank the marshals cipher in front.. Box 196367Salver. Artist: Outer plaques and mounts after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827-1909 Aachen). Culture: Italian, Milan. Dimensions: 19 1/4 × 17 in. (48.9 × 43.2 cm). Date: 1585-1600 and 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Plate, 1820, hard-paste porcelain.Frame 18th century French. Frame. French. 18th century. Carved and gilded wood. Woodwork-FurnitureBox 1668 Isaac Le Febure. Box 195000Trophy and basket of flowers. unknown c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. On damask=patterned ground, floral arabesques, hanging ribbon-tied trophy with birds & bouquet of flowers in basket The panel was inspired by Les Amours des Dieux, designed by François Boucher, & with alentours by Maurice Jacques, for the Gobelins manufactory, circa 1758. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numberChalice veil 17th century Italian. Chalice veil 227802Dress border early 19th century French. Dress border. French. early 19th century. Metal thread on silk. Textiles-EmbroideredAn ornate silver picture frameMask French 18th century View more. Mask. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeSpoon Dish. Culture: British (American market). Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (16.2 x 10.8 cm). Date: 1740-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Souvenir 1765-66 Possibly by Jean-Baptiste Bertin In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with somVegetable Dish 1840-50 American. Vegetable Dish. American. 1840-50. Lacy pressed glass. Made in Midwest, United StatesPlate 18th century French, Saint-Omer. Plate 195275Mirror with dragon 8th-9th century China A particularly fine rendering of a dragonan auspicious animal in Chinese loreadorns this mirror back.. Mirror with dragon 44525Valance first half 17th century Possibly by Campbell. Valance 227748Plate. Culture: British (American market). Dimensions: Diam. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm). Maker: William Adams & Sons (British, active ca. 1819-present). Date: ca. 1830-ca. 1840. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Plate (one of two) ca. 1750-55 Chinese, for German market. Plate (one of two) 205189Plate. Dimensions: Diam. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm). Date: 1600-1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Box 18th century China. Box. China. 18th century. Jade (nephrite). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). JadeMiniature Dish 1835-50 American. Miniature Dish. American. 1835-50. Lacy pressed glass. Made in New England, United StatesPlate early 18th century Japan. Plate. Japan. early 18th century. Porcelain decorated in polychrome and gold enamels (Arita ware, Imari style). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsPair of mirror knobs. Culture: British. Dimensions: 2 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (5.6 x 4.1 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Hairnet; Egypt; 225-175 B.C; Gold, garnet, and glass paste; 21.6 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm, 127.3 g (8 1,2 × 3 1,8 × 3 in., 0.2806 lb.)Plate 1720 Japan. Plate. Japan. 1720. Decorated with blue (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsDish 18th century Japan. Dish 47396Replanted Tree Library late 19th-early 20th century Workshop of Jian Guzhai Chinese This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216-.279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each sites name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.. Replanted Tree Library 41858Frame 18th century Dutch. Frame 205606Ring China. Ring. China. Jade. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). JadeChasuble 18th century Italian. Chasuble 461575Wallpaper and Border Exhibitor Young & Knowles. Wallpaper and Border Exhibitor, February 8, 1887 (patent). Wood, paper, canvas, metal hardware, open: 64 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 41 1/2 in. (164.8 x 59.1 x 105.4 cm). Decorative Arts February 8, 1887 (patent)Pendant ca. 1600 probably British. Pendant. probably British. ca. 1600. Gold, enamel, amethysts, emeralds, rubies, pearlsScale pan 1572-84 Italian, Rome. Scale pan 202956Escutcheon Plate with the Device of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502-1559) ca. 1525 German, Augsburg Initially intended to reinforce the shaffron in the vulnerable forehead region, escutcheon plates became increasingly decorative in the sixteenth century, providing a prominent surface for heraldic display, personal emblems, and devices. This example is etched with an hourglass, and the (abbreviated) motto Mit der Zeit ("with time," in the sense of "all in good time")--the device of Ottheinrich (1502-1559), Count Palatine of the Rhine.. Escutcheon Plate with the Device of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502-1559) 27177Silhouette of Forest Scene Decorative ArtsSaucer 19th century Japan. Saucer 59858Decorated Lid() ca. 12th-14th century Indonesia (Java). Decorated Lid() 37706Porringer. Maker: John Edwards, American, 1671-1746Pectoral or Pendant. UnknownTextile Fragment 4th-6th century. Textile Fragment 447601Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial ca. 1550-82 French The disk, which includes both the calendar and the dates of the entrance of the sun into each sign of the zodiac, is calibrated in accordance with the Julian calendar. In France, the Gregorian calendar supplanted the Julian in 1582.. Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial 188866Cap Made 1801-1900 Russia. Red velvet embroidered with gold .Dish ca. 1752 Chinese, for Dutch market The arms record the marriage at Zwolle on January 24, 1752 of Jean Guillaume de Famars and Mathilde Jeanne Gertrude Vriesen.. Dish. Chinese, for Dutch market. ca. 1752. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportTile Spandrels 17th century. Tile Spandrels 444895Ornament for a Headdress 18th century China. Ornament for a Headdress 60879Engraved Gem. UnknownRepeater watch ca. 1750 Watchmaker: Jean Baptiste Dutertre. Repeater watch. French, Paris. ca. 1750. Gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies. HorologyWager cup ca. 1880 German. Wager cup 205722Candlestick. Culture: British or Irish. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sign 1800-1830 American. Sign. American. 1800-1830. Cast iron. Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesCandlestick. Culture: British, Sheffield. Dimensions: each: 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (19.1 × 12.1 cm). Maker: Watson and Bradbury. Date: ca. 1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ishizara Plate with Spiral Design late 18th-early 19th century Japan. Ishizara Plate with Spiral Design 63652Part of a dalmatic 16th century Spanish. Part of a dalmatic 222579Box. Culture: American. Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 4 x 2 7/8 in. (8.3 x 10.2 x 7.3 cm). Date: 1830-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Scepter China. Scepter. China. Nephrite. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeSaucer ca. 1725-30 Meissen Manufactory German. Saucer 197674Fire screen late 17th-early 18th century Tapestry woven at Beauvais. Fire screen. French. late 17th-early 18th century. Carved walnut, wool and silk tapestry panel. Tapestry woven at Beauvais. Woodwork-FurnitureSuspension Part for a Musical Instrument called "Gender" 10th-11th century() Indonesia. Suspension Part for a Musical Instrument called "Gender" 37774Medallion China. Medallion. China. Nephrite, white with very light greenish tint. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeFan 18th century French or Italian. Fan. French or Italian. 18th century. Paper, ivory. FansPlate 1831 Sèvres Manufactory French The portrait is of the seventeenth-century dramatist Molière.. Plate 206891Vase 18th century China. Vase. China. 18th century. Yellow agate. HardstoneFan ca. 1835 French. Fan 209823Sconce 1700-1800. Sconce. 1700-1800. Tin, glassVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Watch ca. 1620 German or Swiss. Watch 194134