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Antique Lamps and Objects

A collection of vintage lamps and decorative objects, showcasing intricate designs and historical artistry in graphite and watercolor. Features diverse materials and styles.

Hans Westendorff, Silver Caster, c 1936 Silver Caster
Hans Westendorff, Silver Caster, c 1936 Silver Caster
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Birdcage.Two vases; Ornamental vases. Designs for two ornamental vases with ornaments and garlands. The right ornamental vase with two ears. Publisher number 30.Seventeen designs; Nouveaux Liure d'Orfeureire. Four guéridons, three boxes, a mirror, two candlesticks and crockery.Tripod and two vases; Vases, candlesticks, tombstones, sarcophagus, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Vasi, Candeabri, Cippi, Sarcophagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, etc. Ornamenti Antichi DISEGN. Ed Incisi Dal Cav. Gio. Batta Piranesi. An antique tripod and two ornamental vases. Under the vases. Assignment in undermarge. Numbered at the top right: 72.Vignette with winch and mask. Vignette on a pedestal with a mask with veil. In ornamental frame.Six Designs for Drinking Vessels. Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867-1945 (presumed)). Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1899.Six designs for drinking vessels, presented in two rows. The upper row shows three different designs for cups, of which the second is decorated by dolphins. The lower rwo shows three designs for cups with two ears and the last two also have a lid. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lillian Causey, Bonnet, c 1940 BonnetDesigns for Scissors, Punches, and Thimbles. Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 7 9/16 x 8 3/4 in. (19.2 x 22.2 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Censer and blowjob holder; Antique censer from bronze from the monastery in Nes (...). The pipe holder is open and closed. The holder is decorated with fish, plant motifs a male head and the arm of the Aijlva family.Lampetic canan, register arreters, courth, C. 1859 - In or Bions 1864 print Paris paper jug and basin; wash-basinStoneware Crock. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/8" high; base: 5" in diameter; top: 6 7/8" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Pewter Plate. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 23.4 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Cullen.Round Top Table. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2'4"high; 2'8"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Josephine Prado.Sausage Stuffer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 23.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" high; 4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond Manupelli.Warming Pan. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.6 x 22.8 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" in diameter; 40" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Famularo.Sara Garfinkel, Toleware Sugar Bowl, c 1940 Toleware Sugar BowlIce Water Pitcher. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 36.7 cm (18 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" high; 7 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Buergerniss.Vases by Clarey of Asnieres, in a variety of shapes and sizes, weird and wonderful, the sort of thing you find in dusty antique shops or the marche aux puces... Date: early 19th centuryWhiskey Flask. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.3 x 24.5 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: G. A. Spangenberg.Armband. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 18.1 x 13.1 cm (7 1/8 x 5 3/16 in.). Medium: colored pencil and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George B. Wally.Silver vase by Antoine Vechte, 'Neptune et Galhee', c. 1847 photograph Silver vase by Antoine Vechte 'Neptune et Galhee' that is now in the Rijksmuseum. France cardboard. paper salted paper print containersGriechische Vasen Assorted Greek pottery. still image. Illustrations. 1908. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pottery , Greece, Pottery, Greek, Antiquities, Amphoras, Decoration and ornament , Greece, Containers , To 499, Vases, Greek, Drinking vessels , To 499, kylikes, Lecythi, VasesChelsa vase, silver vase after a model by John Flaxman, 1807, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknownSilver Bird Sewing Holder. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 24.4 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.Horace Reina, Silver Basin, 1935 1942 Silver BasinJohn Tarantino, Jar, c 1941 JarGiacinto Capelli, Tumbler, c 1937 TumblerDesign for an Earring, Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper, Jewelry design for an earring. The lower part has the shape of a vase with a flower blossom at center. Above, a knotted ribbon with a palmette on top; the decorative scheme mostly composed of rows of beads., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, 1820-30, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingGordena Jackson, Watch Holder, c 1936 Watch HolderStanley Mazur, Pottery Vase, probably 1941 Pottery VaseStill life with bowls and jars, Jacob Gole, 1670 - 1724 print Still life with bowls, jars, fish and grapes on a table. paper engraving still life of miscellaneous objectsLillian Causey, Glass, c 1937 GlassMagnus S Fossum, Silver Cup and Saucer, c 1936 Silver Cup and SaucerFunnel. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Garjian.Archie Thompson, Coffee Mill, c 1941 Coffee MillHonoré porcelain sample catalog, Honoré (Firm), 19th century, watercolor, gouache, ink, graphite, ca. 1800-1820, The manuscript sample catalog presents seventy-four wares produced by the Parisian porcelain manufacturer Honoreì. The hand-colored illustrations are accompanied by annotations regarding the available sizes, types of decorations, and prices of the porcelain.Table clocks, plate XVII. Leaf with six table bells, a chandelier and a mortar, numbered I-VIII, plate XVII.Angelo Bulone, Zoar Jug, c 1938 Zoar JugAlbert Camilli, Toy China Set, c 1936 Toy China SetPunch bowls and punch ladle. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896.Sewing Bird. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.8 x 23.3 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.Two vases, basket, and figure. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Drawing, Still-life; Yvonne Paul; Student at Cooper Union Art School; USA; pencil on tan paperCHALLENGE CUP OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER RIFLE ASSOCIATIONOrnamental pin; Ars His Myronis Nobilis Effingitur (...); Decorative pins and pendants. Title page. Ornamental pin in the shape of a vase with flowers on a base with inscription. Leaf to a series consisting of a title page and 5 sheets.Crystal bottle, engraved, from the Louvre, Charles Thurston Thompson, c. 1866 - c. 1890.Edward Albritton, Kettle, c 1940 KettleDrawing, Candelabrum as part of a decoration; Italy; pen, ink, brown watercolor, white heightening on red colored paperLady's work table, 1805-1806, designed by Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806). London, England. Furniture, cabinetwork, engravings, and plates colored by hand. 39 x 25 cmQuaker Bonnet. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 33.4 x 24.8 cm (13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lillian Causey.Powder Flask. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 3 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Randolph F. Miller.THE WILLOUGHBY CUP, LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK RACES, 1869Spoons, Pen, sepia, brush, gray water color, The handle is terminating at the front with the mask of a bearded man, crowned by a diadem. At the sides are the transformed ears, which support a drapery festoon., Italy, 1825-50, tableware designs, Drawing, DrawingLamp. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 4" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth Bialostosky.Rome, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegn. ed incisi dal cav. Gio. Batta Piranesi, Vases, candlesticks, gravestones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Vase with bucrania, verso - stamped, A vase with a frieze with bucrania and garlands. Text above image. Dedication below image., print, prent, prints, height 530 mm, width 385 mm, Italian, 1720-10-04 - 1778-11-09, print maker, printmaker, 1778 - 1778, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design byParis, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 27e Cahier CC Cahier de 12 Flambeaux et Chandeliers de Table &c, Two candlesticks, verso - stamped, left with garlands and right with leaf motifs., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 372 mm, width 225 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisherRandolph F Miller and William Kieckhofel, Brass Bell, 1940 Brass BellHerbert Russin, Silver Porringer, c 1936 Silver PorringerJohn Dana, Wine Glass, c 1940 Wine GlassStoneware Jar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.8 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Glass tray, bottle tray, wine cooler, wine glass, champagne glass, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896.attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782-1842, British, Studies of Two Coffin Lids from () Norfolk Churches, ca. 1822. Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper.Bottle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.8 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Silver gilt cup and cover, 1669-1670, (1881). Etching of a two-handled cagework presentation cup, made in London in the late 17th century, possibly from the workshop of the Dutch goldsmith Christian van Vianen or his partner Gerard Cooqus, silversmith to King Charles II. It is decorated with stylised foliage and a bird - possibly a peacock - and is supported on clawed feet. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South KensingtonSperm Oil Lamp. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dana.Crystals engraved can, from the Louvre, Charles Thurston Thompson, 1866 - 1890 photomechanical print Louvre Museum paper container of glass: bottle, jar, vase Louvre MuseumMcLellan Saddle. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 33.2 x 20.6 cm (13 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 27" high; 15 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Praefke.Basket with book and knitting, draughtsman: Pieter de Goeje, 1789 - 1859, paper, h 127 mm × w 201 mmDesign for Four Vases ca. 1770-85 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for Four Vases. Anonymous, French, 18th century. ca. 1770-85. Pen and brown ink, and black chalkPewter Mug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 30.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/4" high; 3 1/4" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.Jewel in the form of a bouquet, c. 1800 - c. 1810 Augsburg (possibly) paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush ornaments, jewelsClarence Secor, Food Chopper, 1939 Food ChopperStill life with jug and garlic, Julie de Graag, 1887 - 1924 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen still life of miscellaneous objectsAmerican 20th Century, Hitching Post, c 1940 Hitching PostFashionable furniture in the French style. Round table with metal dolphin stem and ormolu feet, chair in gold and white with perforated back, window seat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, etc., Strand, London, 1824.Monuments égyptiens. Vases et jeux., 1847., Paris, Publisher, F. Didot Frères. Egypt, Antiquities, LithographsBouquet in Glass vase, Jean Baptiste Monnoyer, c. 1680 - c. 1695 print Bouquet in glass vase. Print is part of an album. paper etching flowers in a vaseSandstone Vessels from Santa Catalina Island. Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952)Various table objects, medieval France. Tranchoirs or knives 10-12, candlestick 34, milk jug 29, bottle 35 from a manuscript, tableware for King Henry II of France 28,30,31,33,36, and large bowl for a heron or pheasant 7. Objets Divers, France, XIVe au XVIe siecle. Chromolithograph by Ferdinand Sere from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.Traditional objects of the tribe of Wuaguhha who live around the Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, Central Africa. Journey across Africa, from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett CameronRay Price, Sugar Industry Implements, c 1938 Sugar Industry ImplementsWeapons and implements of the tribes of Central Africa, visited by Mr. S. W. Baker, 1865. '1. Spear. 2. War bracelet, armed with sharp-pointed blades for striking at an enemy. 3. Hammer, or mace, with iron head. 4. Horn used as a trumpet. 5. Mace. 6. Shield, ornamented with a tuft of black ostrich feathers at the top. 7. Axe. 8. "Mollote", or spade. 9. Fighting-bracelet, with sharp edge around the circle, protected by a sheath of hide. 10. Stool, ornamented with festoons of chains beneath. 11. Another stool, with basket under it, and an arched cavity to hold store of tobacco. 12. Biginhaler, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicineTwo tombs, Abraham Blotling (attributed to workshop or), After Anonymous, 1655 - 1690 print Two antique stone tombs with bird and flower decorations. The lid of the lower tomb is damaged. Amsterdam (possibly) paper etching grave, tombAncient Weapons, after an original Chinese drawing, China, in the year 1800, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, Asi...Vase with Bucrania; Vases, candlesticks, tombstones, sarcophagus, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Vasi, Candeabri, Cippi, Sarcophagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, etc. Ornamenti Antichi DISEGN. Ed Incisi Dal Cav. Gio. Batta Piranesi. A vase with a frieze with Bucrania and garlands. Text above show. Assignment under show.Cruet set of oil and vinegar jugs from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquot's General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l'Auteur, Paris, 1874.Jug. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: colored pencil and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Borelli.Advertising photo with dinnerware and kitchen utensils of the company C. Read & Co., Baltimore, Maryland, Stadler Photographing Company, 1920 - 1930 photograph United States of America paper. textile materialsSun Bonnet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 37.9 x 30.3 cm (14 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cora Parker.Best carbon block filters fitted with anti-corrosive taps, Plate 40, for obtaining purified water in different locations. Date: circa 1880sMusical instruments, France, 15th to 17th century. Vielle or hurdy-gurdy owned by Catherine de Medicis 1, Italian mandolin 2, flute 3, pochette or pocket fiddle 4, and carved wooden box 5. Coffret et instruments de musique, XVe au XVII siecles. From the Carpentier collection. Chromolithograph by Franz Kellerhoven after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.Tie-back. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 54.2 x 33.3 cm (21 5/16 x 13 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/8" high; 6 9/16" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Jennings.A marble vase, and a marble tazza standing on a sepulchral chest. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.Fruit basket and drying fish on a rail.Leaf 23 recto from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.Drawing of 17th century silver belonging to an album, draughtsman: anonymous, Amsterdam, c. 1725 - c. 1728, paper, drawing, h 356 mm × w 245 mmSterling silver goods, Plate 207, showing bells, a trowel, bouquet holders, whistles, a dram flask, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880sPoterie; Vannerie; Armes offensives, rame.. Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848). Prints, Illustrations. 1834 - 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Brazil , Social life and customs, Baskets, Implements, utensils, etc., Pottery, Indian weapons , South AmericaPierced Tin Lantern. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 34.5 x 22.4 cm (13 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward D. Williams.CENTRE ORNAMENT FOR THE MESS TABLE OF THE 17TH LANCERS, 1869