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Antique Metalwork Pieces

An assortment of historical metal objects including handbells, decorative handles, balusters, and appliques, showcasing intricate designs and craftsmanship.

money / finances, coins, Germany, bracteate, silver, late 12th century, wood engraving,
money / finances, coins, Germany, bracteate, silver, late 12th century, wood engraving,
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Handbell 19th century () Italian. Handbell. Italian. 19th century (). Metal. Venice, Italy. Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapperApplique. UnknownHandle. UnknownAncient Assyrian jewel and earring, found in Nineveh in Iraq, preserved at the Louvre Museum.From Fine Arts Book, vintage engraving, 1880.Baluster. Culture: French. Dimensions: Height: 24 in. (61 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.money / finances, coins, Germany, bracteate, silver, late 12th century, wood engraving,The Blessed ampoule, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846Pair of console supports early 18th century French. Pair of console supports. French. early 18th century. Wood, carved and painted. WoodworkGermanic jewellery, silver clasps and jewellery hangings of gold, Germanic, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th centuryLarge Vase of Delft, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Box cover early 18th century possibly Dutch. Box cover 187273 possibly Dutch, Box cover, early 18th century, Straw on wood, paint, paper, 16 1/4 13 3/8 in. (41.3 34 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.924)Two Borders Made 1870-1879 Belgium. Silk, bobbin straight lace .Vintage antique line drawing or engraving of decorative capital letter B with ornament or embellishment around. From Biblische Geschichte des alten und neuen Testaments, Germany 1859.. Vintage Drawing of Decorative Capital Letter T With Ornament AroundShawl Sample early 19th century. Shawl Sample 447755EJ Gilsleider, Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Weather VaneIron vintage design elementTerracotta vase, Epee in bronze, Of the lake dwellings of Switzerland, vintage engraved illustration. From Natural Creation and Living Beings.Postage Motifs, Stamps, CancellationsPoint of France or Point colbert, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Console (console d'applique) first quarter 18th century French. Console (console d'applique). French. first quarter 18th century. Carved and gilded wood. Woodwork-FurnitureCandle holder is Montmorillon Vienna, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869Mirror and Handle 10th-11th century Indonesia (Java). Mirror and Handle. Indonesia (Java). 10th-11th century. Bronze. Eastern Javanese period. MetalworkRapier ca. 1620 Spanish The rapier was the principal civilian sidearm throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Designed for cut-and-thrust fencing of progressively complex techniques, the rapier is characterized by a double-edged blade with an acute point and an elaborate guard for the hand. The guards, usually of iron or steel, were subject to a variety of embellishment. They were engraved, chiseled, gilded, damascened, and encrusted in gold and silver in keeping with fashionable styles. Unless otherwise noted, the materials, attributions, and dating given here refer to the hilts. Rapier blades, invariably of steel, bear a variety of makers marks denoting their origin in the two principal centers of blademaking, Toledo in Spain and Solingen in Germany.. Rapier 25058Model of a cradle 1736 British. Model of a cradle 198104Lappet Made 1735-1740 Brussels. Linen, bobbin part lace of a type known as Brussels .Regalia of Scotland: The George, 1850. The Great George was made for Charles II in 1661 by the Royal goldsmith, Robert Vyner. It was described as a '...large enamelled George set with 20 large diamonds and one hundred and odd lesser diamonds'. It would have been attached to the Garter collar. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.Throne of Dagobert I, King of the Franks, 603-639 Throne of Dagobert I, King of the Franks, 603-639 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665207Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: Dulcimer, 1870. 'The dulcimer is Italian, with twenty-six sets of metal strings, to be played with two little hammers'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.Two Swords, Cameroon, Africa, Illustration, 1885Piece 18th century French. Piece 214122Goodwill Mace Gift For Australia -- The ornate head of a mace, made by a London firm, which is to be presented by the British Parliament to the Australian Parliament to mark the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Australia.The gift will be a token of the goodwill of the British Parliament and of the British people. October 07, 1951.Pair of door fixtures French 18th century View more. Pair of door fixtures. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeBorder Tile 1883 J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works. Border Tile 573Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 445676Medal of the Earl of Manchester, English Parliamentarian during the English Ciil war; Black and White Illustration;Chair seat cover 18th century Dutch. Chair seat cover 219427Window cornice ca. 1825 American. Window cornice. American. ca. 1825. Gilt and painted wood. Made in New York, United StatesOld Germanic burial types, on the left a cremation grave, type of grave for the burial of cremated remains of the dead as a fire deposit or in vessels made of clay, stone, metal or specially made urns, on the right, burial with weapons in the ground, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, EuropeSmall carved wooden jewelry cabinet style Jean Goujon, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Historical photograph, tendrils of a pumpkin (Cucurbita), Karl Blossfeldt, Urformen der Kunst, The original artGreek Ornament and Etruscan OrnamentHunting knife and sheath that belonged to the Marquis de Valseca, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873Jug ca. 1295-1070 BC Late New Kingdom. Jug 546221Prison, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.Knocker. Dimensions: 10 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 14 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Flat decoration with wide white moresken; Flat decorations and parts of a hilt, decorated with moresken. Moresken consisting of a basic motif in the corner that is four times limited. From a series of 42 sheets.Fragment necklace with Vantour, vintage engraved illustration. Private life of Ancient-Antique family-1881.Guards Present To Princess -- Part of the Service ordered by the Brigade of Guards. Every piece bears a regimental badge. Those on these plates are (Left to right) Grenadier, Irish, Coldstream. Scots and Welsh Guards. An Imperial red and gold dessert, Service has been ordered by the Brigade of Guards as a weeding present for Princess Elizabeth, and is being made at Worcester by the Royal Porcelain Company. It is one of the four China services being made as wedding presents for the brigade of Guards (2) the City of Worcester and the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, none of which will be ready until nearly a year after the marriage. These pictures are of samples of the dessert service, now being prepared for the display of wedding presents at St. James's Palace. November 05, 1947. (Photo by Fox).Historical drawing from the 19th Century, Greek stringed instruments or chordophones of antiquity, great lyre and trigononChainmail coif and example of an interlocking chainmail. circa 1120 AD. from the book The British Army. 1868. Historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century originalThe illustration here shows ancient Greek artifacts. They are two rhytons and one parasol.The illustration dates to 1882.Leather Helmet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836Leather Helmet, vintage engraving. Leather Helmet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660123Watch 17th century Watchmaker: Conrad Kreizer. Watch 194133Leather Helmet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.Snuff bottle with stopper 18th-19th century China. Snuff bottle with stopper 41170Position of the rails on the railway sleepersFragment of a Dragon Head 8th-9th century Indonesia (Java). Fragment of a Dragon Head 38914Ring with gem intaglio of helmeted head A.D. 2nd century Roman Period The intaglio carved in this garnet represents a figure wearing a helmet with a crest, presumably one of the Olympian gods like Ares.. Ring with gem intaglio of helmeted head 551847Rapier dated 1773 Spanish The rapier was the principal civilian sidearm throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Designed for cut-and-thrust fencing of progressively complex techniques, the rapier is characterized by a double-edged blade with an acute point and an elaborate guard for the hand. The guards, usually of iron or steel, were subject to a variety of embellishment. They were engraved, chiseled, gilded, damascened, and encrusted in gold and silver in keeping with fashionable styles. Unless otherwise noted, the materials, attributions, and dating given here refer to the hilts. Rapier blades, invariably of steel, bear a variety of makers marks denoting their origin in the two principal centers of blademaking, Toledo in Spain and Solingen in Germany.. Rapier. Spanish. dated 1773. Steel, horn. SwordsEngraving of an earth closet, a basic type of toilet with dry earth used to cover excrement. Dated 19th CenturySalver ca. 1755 Robert Calderwood. Salver. Irish, Dublin. ca. 1755. Silver. Metalwork-SilverCharacter to the Seal. (sculpture in the Louvre), vintage engraved illustrationCandlestick 19th century China. Candlestick. China. 19th century. Jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). JadeParts of The Treasure of Pietroasa, denotes an archaeological find in Romania from the first half of the 19th century, Treasure of Athanarich, Histori...Joyeuse sword and seal of Charlemagne, 8th century. The coronation sword has a gold hilt, pommel, grip and guard, gem-encrusted scabbard, belt decorated with fleurs de lys. Charles the Great or Charles I (748-814) was King of the Franks, Lombards and Emperor of the Romans. Epee de Charlemagne. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.Chasuble with The Crucifixion, Holy Women and Saints early 17th century German. Chasuble with The Crucifixion, Holy Women and Saints. German. early 17th century. Silk Brocade, silver thread. Made in Cologne, Germany. Textiles-Costumes-Ecclesiasticalan iron birthday bouquet for Prince Bismarck, flowers made of sheet iron, arts and crafts / ein eiserner Geburtstagsstrauß für Fürst Bismarck, Blumen aus Eisenblech, Kunstgewerbe, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,. Mirror. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Textile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443291Book clasp 18th century Dutch or German. Book clasp 192399Vase perfumes, vintage engraved illustration. Private life of Ancient-Antique family-1881.Scarf Morocco. Silk; embroidered on cotton voile with check woven by thicker threads; Holbein stitch .Statussymbol des Anführers. Schemel des Bakairi-Volkes. Artefakte aus Amerika. Veröffentlichung der Meyers Enzyklopädie. Leader s status symbol. Stool of the Bakairi people. Artifacts of America. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23196716Traditional comb, Wayana Indians tribe, French Guiana, South America. Drawing by P. Sellier. From Cayenne to the Andes (1878-1879) by Jules Crevaux (1847 - 1882) Le Tour du Monde 1880Glass Fragment 15th century, with modern additions European. Glass Fragment. European. 15th century, with modern additions. Colorless glass. Glass-StainedOrnament with Decoration of a Dragon Korea. Ornament with Decoration of a Dragon 57531Stone temple door Jamb from Bihar, India. Dated 11th CenturySilver Statuette of St. Matthew, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (15 × 5.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: Wittenberg Reliquaries; Hortulus Animae. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lid lamp, vintage engraved illustration. Private life of Ancient-Antique family-1881.COFFIN OF HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT; PRINCE ALBERTOrnament with shell ..Reliquary cross early 17th century Spanish. Reliquary cross 191909Gaming stick -Pair of pilaster capitals 18th century French. Pair of pilaster capitals. French. 18th century. Wood, gilt. WoodworkDoor Knocker Plate 15th century French. Door Knocker Plate 463538An engraving depicting a hinged tin mould of the newly introduced 'Artichoke' pattern. Dated 19th centuryPriam's Treasure, a cache of gold and other artefacts discovered by classical archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) a German pioneer in the field of archaeology.Armor for a Youth ca. 1570-80 and later possibly Italian. Armor for a Youth. possibly Italian. ca. 1570-80 and later. Steel, leather, textile. Armor for ManE. de Bont, Wooden cliché for an image of lantern lighters with Rotterdam weapon as New Year's wish, cliché printer's equipment wood, cutting Wooden cliché for the image of two lantern-lighters at work; in the middle there is an already lit lantern; at the top of the crowned weapon of Rotterdam with garland and palm branch as decoration; at the bottom of palm volute as decoration Rotterdam light lighting New Year's wish public order gas fuelEdison's incandescent lamp, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Majel G Claflin, Tin & Wall Paper Cross, c 1937 Tin & Wall Paper CrossEngraved Gem. UnknownFig 1 Fish bait and the two systems to kill the devil, Fig 2 Swivels diverse, Fig 3 Fishing ratchet has Troling, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.Shadoof icon silhouette for your t-shirt isolated on white background. vector illustration money / finances, coins, Germany, thaler, reverse, coined by emperor Maximilian I, silver, early 16th century, wood engraving, 19th century, after Julius Friedl_nder, coin cabinet, Berlin,Egg Tray, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of Words and Things - Larive and Fleury - 1895Bracelet Assyrian, vintage engraved illustration. Private life of Ancient-Antique family-1881.Handbell 19th century () Italian. Handbell. Italian. 19th century (). Bronze. Italy. Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapperGoldsmith Black - JewelryMeissen. Goldsmith Black - Jewelry