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Beautiful sketches of ceiling designs and ornamental patterns from the 18th to early 20th century, reflecting historical architectural elegance.

Frans Bandelen conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703, 1713 - 1720 Frans Bannel conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703. In the book with drawings of French banners, standards and timpani, conquered during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1713). Northern Netherlands paper drawing Frans Bannel conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703. In the book with drawings of French banners, standards and timpani, conquered during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1713). Northern Netherlands paper drawing
Frans Bandelen conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703, 1713 - 1720 Frans Bannel conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703. In the book with drawings of French banners, standards and timpani, conquered during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1713). Northern Netherlands paper drawing Frans Bannel conquered in the Battle of Spierbach, 1703. In the book with drawings of French banners, standards and timpani, conquered during the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1713). Northern Netherlands paper drawing
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Vignet, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953) (Possible), 1884 - 1952 photomechanical print paper printing block
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Ex Libris by Michiel Frederik Hennus, Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1919 print An interior with a piano and a bookshelf. Through a view of a church. paper drypoint pianoforte. book. view through a window from the inside. church (exterior)
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Art industriel : siéges (nécropole de Thèbes , XVIIIe. & XXe. dyn.). Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Illustrations. 1878. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Egypt , Antiquities, Chairs, Decorative arts, Ancient
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Menning with an emblem and the names of the Hungarian Kings, Anonymous, After Nicolas Chevalier, 1711 - 1720 print Design of a round medal with, in six concentric circles, the names of the kings of Hungary and their government years, starting with Queen Maria and ending with Ferdinand IV of Hungary. In the middle of the medal an emblem with a king that wads through the sea in rainy weather. The motto of the emblem is: "Tandem pia causa triumphhat". Amsterdam paper etching seal (symbol of sovereignty). king. Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept). storm at sea
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Wall Paper Border Design. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 38.1 x 47.6 cm (15 x 18 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/8" high; 13" repeat. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.
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William Herbert, Keystone Design, c 1936 Keystone Design
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Klingholz Fritz (1861-1921), painting a barrel vault in Pompeii (March 31, 1892): View. Pencil watercolored, white heighted on the cardboard, 31.9 x 23.3 cm (including scan edges) Klingholz Fritz (1861-1921): Bemalung eines Tonnengewölbes, Pompeji
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Reed shield interweaved with silk. 1/3 actual size. Watercolor by Acad. F. Solntsev. Chromolithography by F. Dreher., 1849 - 1853., Moskva. Publisher, Tip. A. Semena. Art, Russian, Chromolithographs
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Design for book binding by Louis Couperus' Metamorphoze. Draughtsman: Jan Toorop. Dating: 1868 - 1928. Measurements: h 226 mm × w 356 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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In the middle of the center rectangle is a circular medallion with Napoleonic N; the coats of arms of the emperor and of the King of Italy are shown laterally. Laurels are in each corner of the interior square; depictions of men battling centaurs between the laurels. Outside edge around center rectangle are identical depictions of Victory presenting a figure to a winged male nude. Each scene is separated by armor. The plaques behind each figure refer to specific victories of the Napoeonic army. The conquered armies are noted on the plaques. The center rectangle and the scenes on the lower left are completed with color. Date: ca. 1810. Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Stucco design with Bacchantes from the House of Epigrams, Regio V, Insula 1, 18. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emil Presuhn's "Pompeji. Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874-1881," Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno and Miss Amy Butts, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.
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Samuel O Klein, Bandbox, 1935 1942 Bandbox
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Panel (For a Screen) Made 1875-1900 China. Panels Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with extended weft and interlaced outlining wefts; painted; borders silk and cotton, warp-float faced 5 1 satin weave; inner and outer edges silk, warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave; lining cotton, plain weave .
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Design for a salt vessel. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1874 - 1932. Measurements: h 264 mm × w 198 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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'Sketch of a Stemmed Vase for the Service of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich'. Russia, St Petersburg, 1848. Dimensions: 47,7x31,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Fyodor Solntsev.
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Crowd standing for decorated facade or monument, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing paper. pencil brush façade (of house or building)
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Reproduction of three designs to decorate a reliquary, Franz Kellerhoven, after Steph. Martin, c. 1859 - in or before 1864 print Paris paper enamelling ~ applied arts
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Embroidered tablecloth with flowers and coats of arms, 1562. From the Sigmaringen art collection. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by H.P. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.
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Piece of Calico. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 35.1 cm (11 1/8 x 13 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Grant.
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Textilefragment, Dyed cotton and llama (or alpaca) wool, 27 × 23 1/2 in. (68.6 × 59.7 cm) unframed, , Made in Central Andes, Peru, Central Andes,Chancay, Late IntermediatePeriod, Textiles
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Liemann Ludwig Theodor, sketchbook of the Italian journey (without date): Bl. 61: Rome. 2 sketches: Studies on ceiling design in S. Pietro in Vaticano/S. Peter and in the Palazzo del Belvedere/Vatican (details). Pencil and ink watercolor on paper, 61 x 45 cm (including scan edges)
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Ex Libris of the Hou'en Trouw Association, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1916 print In the middle two hands that shake each other. Left vertically 'Hou' and ', on the right vertical' faithful '. Stylized birds above and below. Amsterdam paper shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'. birds Amsterdam
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A mahogany table with brown fittings from the 18th century from the collections of Helena Karska in Warsaw in 1916 - views from the front, from the side, from above on a scale of 1: 5; Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 9.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);
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Monogram, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953) (Possible), 1884 - 1952 photomechanical print Monogram with the letters IVVDM (). paper printing block
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Bandbox. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22 x 29.8 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high; 16" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Acampora.
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Randolph F Miller, Ceiling Decoration, Detail of (From a Restoration), c 1940 Ceiling Decoration, Detail of (From a Restoration)
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Oven exposed in 1883 at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich; Guler, R. (1836-1909); 1883 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);
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Schematic Drawings of Buyid Silk (1962.264), 1900s. Félix Guichert (French). Ink on paper; overall: 63.7 x 48.3 cm (25 1/16 x 19 in.); second section: 17.3 x 44.5 cm (6 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.).
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Band design for: Louis Couperus, fate, 1898, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1898 photomechanical print paper printing block foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament
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Wolff Fritz (1847-1921), Provincial Museum, Wroclaw (1873): Grundriss KG. Tusche watercolor on the box, 77.6 x 92.1 cm (including scan edges) Wolff Fritz (1847-1921): Provinzialmuseum, Breslau
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Dolores Haupt, Knit Beaded Bag, c 1938 Knit Beaded Bag
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Design for an Ecclesiastical Veil. Artist: Ernest Geldart (British, London 1848-1929). Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (22.5 x 22.5 cm). Date: late 19th-early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Wall Bracket (Ecclesiastical). Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 36"long; 10 1/4"deep; 10 1/2"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Jewett.
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Design for book band for charivaris' Ruize -Rijmen, 2nd bundle, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing paper. pencil brush ornaments ~ art
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Quilt Block: "Constancy". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 47.8 x 42.3 cm (18 13/16 x 16 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.
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Design for the cover of the architect, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1878 - 1938 drawing paper. bronze paint. pencil brush / painting the serpent tries to persuade Eve to take some of the fruit (usually an apple). weekly, monthly, magazine, etc.. book-cover, binding. (other) historical names
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Cross of the Cross of Commander (Komandoria) and the City of Gdańsk captured in 1410, according to the illustration of Stanis Waw Durinka from Kraków with a copy of Jan D Zegosz, "Bandera Prutenorum" from 1448; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Durink, Stanis Aw (ante 1430-ante 1492); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Battle of Grunwald (1410), Długosz, Jan (1415-1480). Banderia Prutenorum ...., Gdańsk (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Knights (Order), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884)-collections, Lesser, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron-1853-1935 ), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, banners, city banners, gift (provenance), commander, copies, military, lenses, banners, fabrics, military
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Ornemens. Copiés d'après les peintures originales.. Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832. Prints, Illustrations. 1845. General Research Division. Egypt , Antiquities
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Seven Designs for Decorated Cups. Artist: Alfred Henry Forrester Alfred Crowquill (British, London 1804-1872 London). Dimensions: sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm). Patron: Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company (British, active ca. 1828-1859). Date: 1845-55. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Kruseman, AC, Haarlem, Emrik & Binger, Hand-spiegeltjen, Hand mirror from the sixteenth century, verso - stamped, Both sides of the mirror are depicted. The edge of the mirror is decorated with floral motifs, birds, putti and lion heads in relief. On the right, on the back, a biblical scene is depicted with Judith and Holofernes., print, prent, book illustration, prints, height 290 mm, width 375 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1857 - 1864, paper, papier, chromolithografie, printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher
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Letters from an illuminated alphabet, a gold chalice from the Cathedral de Sens, a golden reliquary from the Cathedral of Reims, and wood-carvings from the choir at the Cathedral d'Amiens.. Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentation from Manuscripts of the Middle Ages. 14th century), 1897, chromolithograph.
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Mission Fountain. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 31'3"wide; 3'high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Geoffrey Holt.
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Nobilis Saxonia fl. Visurgis, cum terris adjcentib, ab Inclyta Bremen, ad ostium maris part 1; Schenck, Pieter (1660-1711), Valck, Gerard (1651 cars 1652-1726), Janssonius, Johannes (1588-1664); 1711 (1711-00-00-1711-00-00);
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House of Tullius Faustus on the Strada della Fortuna (left), and house of Popidius Priscus (right), Pompeii, Chambre dune maison situee rue de la Fortune, Region IV.4.62. Maison de Popidius Priscus, Region IV.7.2.20. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) lithograph by Pierre Guzman from his own Decoration murale a Pompei, (Wall decoration at Pompeii), Editions Albert Morance), Paris, 1924.
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Arabic women's decorations; Petit (Flow. CA 1830-1840), Michel de Roissy, Olivier Anselme Félix (Paris; Litographic Plant; Fl. 1830-1856), Rifaud, Jean-Jacques (1786-1852); 1830 (1830-00-00-1830-00-00);
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Design for Raam van de Postkantoor in Utrecht: Mercury, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1924 drawing Sketch for stained glass window for the post office in Utrecht: Mercury hunting the earth by day by night by tomorrow and evening. pencil. cardboard. chalk. brush (story of) Mercury (Hermes). work of applied art (+ glass ~ arts) Utrecht. Post -post office
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Guide for Constructing the Letter Z; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish , Hungarian, 1542 - 1600); Vienna, Austria; about 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9,16 x 4 7,8 in.)
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Heraldic Teutonic flag of the commander and city of Gdańsk taken in the year 1410, according to illustration by Stanisław Durinek of Kraków from the manuscript of Jan Długosz, `Banderia Prutenorum` from the year 1448. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, Durink, Stanisław (-ante 1492), painter
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Thèbes, Médinet-Habou Thebes, Medinet Habu. Palais de Rhamsès IV, seconde cour, galerie de l'est, registre inférieur, quatrième tableau. Le même roi Rhamsès-Méïamoun offre ses prisonniers au dieu Ammon-Ra et à déesse Mouth, l'un assis, l'autre debout, dans un naos.. Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832. Prints, Illustrations. 1845. General Research Division. Egypt , Antiquities
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Application of Mr. Ch. Henry's Colour Circle (Application du cercle chromatique de Monsieur Ch. Henry), theatre programme for Les résignés by Henry Céard and L'echéance by Jean Jullien (Thétre Libre, 31 January 1899). Dimensions: 16 cm x 18.5 cm, 15.5 cm x 18 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: PAUL SIGNAC.
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Helen Bronson, Fireman's Hat, c 1937 Fireman's Hat
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Murals from the House of Argus and Io (Casa d'Argo e d'Io) at Heraculaneum (circa 300BC to AD79), excavated in 1830. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth from an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn in his own "Ornamente aller klassischen Kunst-Epochen nach den Originalen in ihren eigenthumlichen Farben dargestellt" (Ornaments of all classical art epochs after the originals and depicted in their proper colours.), Dietrich Reimer, Berlin, 1870. It includes interior decorations by Giulio Romano in the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, medieval mosaics in Sicily, and Roman wall paintings from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Wilhelm Zahn (1800-1871) was a German artist, architect and academic who traveled around Europe documenting classical and Renaissance architecture.
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Thai harmonicons: Ranat ek and khong yai (xylophones) and ta'khay. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.
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50 Heller from St. Wolfgang,Notgeld. Artist: Unknown
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Design for a silver centerpiece, decorated with flowers and fruit. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1874 - 1932. Measurements: h 540 mm × w 630 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Blasons, Model for Angelo, Padua Tyrant at Comedie-Francaise in 1835 Louis Boulanger. Coatings, model for Angelo, Tyran of Padua La Comdie-French in 1835. Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper. Paris, Victor Hugo House.
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Band design for: J.N. van Hall, poets of this time, 1899, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1899 drawing paper. ink. pencil brush
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Emrik & Binger, Silk fabrics. 14th century, 10th century, Silk fabrics, 10th century and 14th century, Two examples of silk fabrics, 10th century (lions) and 14th century (Annunciation)., print, picture, historical object representation, book illustration, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 292 mm, width 375 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1857 - 1864, third quarter 19th century, paper, papier, chromolithografie, printer, drukker