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Antique Glass and Ceramics

A collection of fragments and decorative items from ancient cultures, including glass beads and porcelain, showcasing rich histories and craftsmanship.

Paperweight, 19th century, Baccarat Glass Works, 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (5.4 x 6.99 x 6.99 cm), Glass, France, 19th century
Paperweight, 19th century, Baccarat Glass Works, 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (5.4 x 6.99 x 6.99 cm), Glass, France, 19th century
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Fragment of pendant ca. 1981-1550 B.C. Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period. Fragment of pendant 557408Giant Helmet (Cassis cornuta), IndonesiaBracelet; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Chamomile tea. White cup of tea with chamomile flowerShabti. Egyptian; Kaw el-Kebir. Date: 380 BC-343 BC. Dimensions: 11.5 × 5 × 2.75 cm (4 1/2 × 2 × 1 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.green amazonite mineral stone isolated on white macro shooting of collection natural rock - green amazonite mineral stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8637459Glazed ceramic tile with geometric decoration 10 x 9, 5 cm. (15 th CE ) - Modern era belonging of the " Burgo de Santiuste Museum" in Alcalá de Henares. (Madrid). SPAIN.closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Amber gemstone with inclusions isolated on white background. polished Amber gemstone with inclusions isolatedPaperweight 1840-1865 France. This paperweight uses a traditional glass-making technique called millefiori to great effect. Italian for ìone thousand flowers,î millefiori was first developed in fifteenth-century Venice. In the nineteenth century, French glassmakers revived the technique with a cultural twist. Arranged to evoke traditional French gardens such as the Tuileries in Paris, paperweights like this example brought a little of this landscaping magic indoors.From the late 1840s to early 1860s, French manufacturers of fine glass and crystalósuch as Baccarat (Alsace), Clichy (Paris), and Saint-Louis (Lorraine)ócatered to the vast public enthusiasm for beautiful yet functional desk accessories. Paperweights, which were designed to secure loose papers against drafts, were among their most popular products.. Glass . Clichy GlasshouseCameo with Saint Nicholas 12th-13th century Byzantine or Italian This glass paste imitation cameo is of Saint Nicholas of Myra, who wears clerical dress identifying him as a bishop.Expensive cameo and semiprecious hard stone carvings for personal devotion were so highly prized that imitations in glass paste were produced for the general populace in Byzantium and abroad.. Cameo with Saint Nicholas. Byzantine or Italian. 12th-13th century. Moulded glass paste. Made in Venice . GlassScholars Rock in the Form of a Fantastic Mountain 19th-20th century China This unusually large piece of malachite, with dramatic silhouette and rugged surface, resembles a craggy mountain in miniature. Intended to adorn a scholars studio, the pieces striking shape and vivid colors were viewed as embodiments of the dynamic transformational processes of nature.. Scholars Rock in the Form of a Fantastic Mountain. China. 19th-20th century. Malachite. SculptureInlay fragment, net design. Dimensions: H. 1.7 × W. 2.3 cm (11/16 × 7/8 in.). Date: 1st-3rd Century A.D..A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectioned at right angles, probably by striking the bar with appropriate tools, to produce small inlay tiles. The tile would then be smoothed and polished on the face intended to appear outwards. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Small flasks and juglets in some common shapes. Found on the Phoenician coast, from the 1st century.A drop of cosmetic oil on a corrugated surface. High quality photo.Signet Matrix - Seal Matrix, 1750-1850.. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents.. This is one of a collection of twenty-seven acquired by the museum in 1934. The majority of examples are made of moulded translucent glass, in this case mauve. This example bears a design of a dog near a tomb.Small open black box decorated with purple flowersGlass Fragment 14th century or later European. Glass Fragment. European. 14th century or later. Pot metal glass. Glass-Stainedwooden eagleGreen recycled egg carton box on isolated background, storage Green recycled egg carton box on isolated background, storage. Top view Copyright: xZoonar.com/DANKOxNx 21386730Beads Perlen Beads Perlen Copyright: xZoonar.com/YvonnexBogdanskix 6831638Hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale), outer wing, inner wing, Germany, EuropeSeal in the form of a hedgehog ca. 1981-1550 B.C. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period. Seal in the form of a hedgehog 557060. In two pieces broken hair comb of turtle with high standing smooth back. With a total of sixteen teeth.velvet letter with gold velvet letter with gold Copyright: xZoonar.com/OxanaxRishnyakx 5994969Amulet of the God Bes. Egyptian. Date: 1069 BC-664 BC. Dimensions: 2.7 × 1 × .64 cm (1 1/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.Cast Fragment. UnknownHermesVolute-krater fragment ca. 360-340 B.C. Greek, South Italian, Apulian. Volute-krater fragment. Greek, South Italian, Apulian. ca. 360-340 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Late Classical. VasesOrnamentsgreen shower gel isolated on white green shower gel isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxPetermanx 2208899Wooden bracelet isolated on the whiteBroochThe usual sow bug (wood louse) beautiful in ultra close-up, in white background. All stages of folding into a ball, The inhabitants of the forest floorPearl inside of oyster shellPaperweight 1801-1900 Clichy. Technological improvements to optical scientific instruments in the mid-nineteenth century spurred a veritable obsession across Europe with identifying and classifying the natural world. Amateur botanists were eager to collect and preserve floral specimens, which they intently researched and catalogued. In response to this broad appeal, French glassmakers made paperweights that portrayed the very botanical subjects that were so enthusiastically sought. Many weights represented specimens with horticultural correctness, but others were entirely fanciful creations. Paperweights like this example speak to the periodís fascination with taxonomic systems.From the late 1840s to early 1860s, French manufacturers of fine glass and crystalósuch as Baccarat (Alsace), Clichy (Paris), and Saint-Louis (Lorraine)ócatered to the vast public enthusiasm for beautiful yet functional desk accessories. Paperweights, which were designed to secure loose papers against drafts, weJapanese gilded, box in the shape of a persimmon fruit. Wood with painted lacquer design in slight relief, 19th century. Birmingham MuseumWooden bracelet isolated on the whitetop view of beads from natural seeds of Rudraksha tree on gray concrete backgroundHoneycomb from bee hive filled with honey, Organic product themeRed snake skin purse isolated on white background.Raw shanghai hairy crab isolated on white backgroundAmulets of Hearts (2) 1350 BCE Egypt. Glass . Ancient Egyptiancorn snake - cut outRaw of black and gold Easter eggs, balanced on its blunt end on grey background. Easter decoration seamless banner conceptStampCovered seal box late 19th century China. Covered seal box. China. late 19th century. Nephrite. JadeBead Roman Black, opaque cylindrical bead, marbled in color.. Bead. Roman. Glass. Glasstwo dalmatian jasper Dalmatian stone gemstones natural mineral gem stone - two dalmatian jasper Dalmatian stone gemstones isolated on white background close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8547226Miniature Hammered Silver Bottle with Blue Bead 8th-16th century Peru; north coast (). Miniature Hammered Silver Bottle with Blue Bead 309287Perfume bottle with cut 'pointed' or 'sharp' stones, with a crescent -shaped stop, anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1950 Perfume bottle, oval round, with sharpened 'pointed' or 'sharp' stones. The stop is crowned by a crescent. glass grinding Perfume bottle, oval round, with sharpened 'pointed' or 'sharp' stones. The stop is crowned by a crescent. glass grindingOld style box isolated on whiteBracelet probably 14th-15th century The earliest known examples of this type of seamless mosaic glass bracelet are from the late thirteenth century; it continued to be produced well into the nineteenth century at Hebron, in Palestine. This bracelet, together with thirty-three others in the collection, comes from UpperEgypt and was probably made during the Mamluk period.. Bracelet 446031RakSix zero round glass marbles on white background Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotoxAnonymous / 'Case for jasper bowl with cameos on the cover and foot'. 1690 - 1711. Leather, Wood, Metal, Cloth. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Paperweight 1801-1900 France. Glass . Compagnie de Saint LouisTraditional Copper Canele Molds Dripping Beeswax On TowelFragment of an Inlaly Depicting a Bird. Egyptian. Date: 304 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 1.4 × 1.2 × 0.3 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 1/8 in.). Glass, mosaic technique. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.CabbageColorful Easter Egg Colorful easter egg Copyright: xdi0raxJasper on feltBlue Crumpled EyeshadowBanded Agate, Quartzsite, AZ.Carnelian scarab early 5th century B.C. Greek Herakles wielding his club and holding a lion by the tail.. Carnelian scarab. Greek. early 5th century B.C.. Carnelian. Archaic. GemsSnuff Bottle 18th century China. Snuff Bottle. China. 18th century. Glass. Snuff BottlesTea bowl. Terracotta with covered with metallic reflections. China, Song Dynasty. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 72687-17 Asian art, Bol A The, Ancient Ceramic, Covered, Song Dynasty, Email, glacide, Chinese object, Chinese pottery, Terracotta, Xeme X 10th 10th 10th century, Xieme Xie 11th 11th 11th 11th century XII 12th 12th 12 CENTURYFragments of white glass bowl decorated with blue glasspetters, bowl bowl dish holder soil find glass, hand blown Five fragments of glass bowl on stand foot White glass or milk glass on the outside decorated with blue splash glass and flowed blue glass Unclear whether the fragments really belong together. Furthermore, two wall fragments one ear and one edge fragment archeology Valckensteyn Poortugaal Albrandswaard decorate serving Soil discovery: castle Valckensteyn in Poortugaal now Albrandswaard 1961-1962.A red Christmas ball ornament on snowDromedary tooth moth several blue-green eggs next to each otherBox with Bush Clover Design 19th century Japan. Box with Bush Clover Design 58245cracked ice letter U - Small 3d frozen font - Suitable for Nature, winter or Christmas related subjectsCandidatesTasty chocolate candy in form of crown Tasty chocolate candy in form of crown, isolated on white ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxGuryanovx 6253336 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedBlackberriesOkraEmpty ceramic black plate with christmas decoration elements on holiday textured concrete backgroundInfinity stone made on black background in frame.Mosaic glass fragment. The small glass fragment shows a honeycomb pattern on violet background. In each honeycomb are distorted white points arranged around a yellow center. In Roman times, they used colored, ornamented glass for vessels, mosaics, wall decorations and furniture ornaments. For the production, different colored glasses were molded into tubes and rods. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had a wide variety of amorphous or floral patterns.Tigers eye on feltAshes, black paint with a stylized flower in gold makie, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 Zeslobbish box covered with black lacquer and on the lid a stylized flower in Makie, the petals filled with various geometric patterns. In the box a suitable leaf, decorated with two Pauwlonia blades. Inside of the Nashiji box. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating). gold (metal) lacquering Zeslobbish box covered with black lacquer and on the lid a stylized flower in Makie, the petals filled with various geometric patterns. In the box a suitable leaf, decorated with two Pauwlonia blades. Inside of the Nashiji box. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating). gold (metal) lacqueringAmazonite, Gemstone, MineralRed flower on tableStamp Seal, Gabled, Hemispheroid. Western Iran, circa 4th millennium B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Black serpentinetumbled Ox s eye gemstone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled Ox s eye gemstone on dark granite background from South Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383712Ornament Japanese late 19th century View more. Ornament. Japanese. late 19th century. wood, metal. Accessory-WaistGlass Fragment 13th-15th century European. Glass Fragment. European. 13th-15th century. Pot metal glass. Glass-StainedSnuff Bottle (China); glass, stone, ivory; 5.7 x 1.9 cm (2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ); 1980-9-1-a,bElephant, late 1800s-early 1900s. Russia, Saint Petersburg, late 19th-early 20th Century. Opal; overall: 1.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.).tumbled rhodonite mineral gem stone macro shooting of natural gemstone - tumbled rhodonite mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8877141An old explaned hip prosthesis lies on the operating tableRed Plum, Fruit against White BackgroundGreen hornworm fallen on it´s side on a white background, st. albert alberta canadaBlack corkscrew two corksDecorated chocolate Easter eggSealing pistonBLIŻEJ KULTURYSoap barsBarrel jellyfish, dustbin-lid jellyfish, frilly-mouthed jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) washed ashore on the beach along the North Sea coast in summerpurple corn isolated on white backgroundEaster eggs in ukrainian traditions Royalty Free Vector