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Artistic Design Sketches

A series of vintage design sketches featuring ornamental motifs and decorative elements, illustrating historical styles and craftsmanship.

Drawing, Design for Hat Tree "B" with Drip Tray; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream laid paper; 24.8 x 19.4 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. )
Drawing, Design for Hat Tree "B" with Drip Tray; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream laid paper; 24.8 x 19.4 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. )
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Built-in showcase with blue Chinese porcelain; Drucker expansion (room 352). .Round leaf with moresken; Flat decorations and parts of a hilt, decorated with moresken; Rounded with Moresken. Moresken consisting of two basic motifs that each mirrored three times. From a series of 42 sheets.Design for a Brooch, Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper, Jewelry design for a brooch. In the center, a circular diamond, between a thunderbolt with arrows pointing towards all four corners. On top of the diamond, an eagle with wings spread. The frame of the diamond has a knotted ribbon below in the center., Italy, 1810-15, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingIsabella Ruth Doerfler, Small Decorated Box (side), c 1937 Small Decorated Box (side)Wall clock decorated with putti and twisted pilasters, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph photographic support clock. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. column, pillar ~ architectureRolland Livingstone, Cabinet top Desk, c 1937 Cabinet-top DeskA silver mug with three coins: from Jan Kazimierz from 1667 from two sides and the coin of Gdańsk, in the collections of Antoni Porczni in 1915 - general view; Rók Ewicz, Józef (Fl. 1915); 1915 (not after 12.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);The Order of St. Stanisława After the Minsk Castellan Michał Obuchowicz Reverse unknownStill life with two candlesticks, two figurines and a mirror with the reflection of a girl ..Pa. German Octagonal Dish. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 37.5 x 34.6 cm (14 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.Two paper emergency coins from the siege of Leiden, 1574, 1700 - 1899 drawing Two paper emergency coins from the siege of Leiden, 1574. Front lion with lance and lion and lion with sword and weapon of Leiden, downside coat of arms and inscription in Latin. Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush coin LeidenFlorence Truelson, Bedstead, c 1937 BedsteadDesigns for a Necklace and Four Earrings, Pen and ink, brush and red, olive, gray watercolor on wove paper, Jewelry designs for a necklace and four earrings. In the upper row the earrings, numbered from left to right: No1, No2, No3, No4. Number 1 with a big golden oval ring, the front of which is covered by diamonds. Below it a circle with a pendant in it. Number 2 in pendant form with three compartments, each with a red diamond in the center. Belonging to it, also marked with No2 is the necklace formed by nine large and 20 small red diamonds. Number 3 with a bunch of grapes hanging below three diamonds. Each ring with two slopes. Number 4, large gold oval with seven diamonds along the front., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, early 19th century, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingPlate with cups and ecuelle. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Decorated chest of drawers in the style of Louis XIV, from the collection of Christopher Beckett Denison, Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print paper ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material)Glasses objects, plate XVIII. Leaf with fifteen glass objects, drinking glasses, chalices and carafes, numbered i-XV, plate XVIII.Still Life with Decorative Arts, Sèvres. Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811 - 1882)Reproduction of a stamp of an unknown historic document, possibly covering on Charlemagne.Wind-shaped instrument with bubbles; Design for marquetery of musical instrument hung up to ribbons in around medallion. One of 103 designs for marquetics of ribbons hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the Great Hall of the Prince of Orange Palace in Brussels in 1828.NO. 165, ENGRAVED STEEL CASKET, 16TH CENTURY, THE EXHIBITION OF ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL ARTEmergency coins from Amsterdam, 1578; Images of the emergency coins from Amsterdam, beaten by the government in the 1950s, of the Silver Sint Nicolaas, protects Heyig there city) in the Oude Kerke. Four silver emergencies in Amsterdam beaten of church silver during the siege by Sonoy in 1578. Numbered no. 1-4, the first two depicted with front and downside.Ancient Greek coins. 1841 - 1844. Fizeau, H. (Hippolyte), 1819-1896. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography CollectionOrnament designs on blocks.Unknown photographer, wooden sacrificial trim in Utrecht (without date): View. Photo on cardboard, 29.6 x 36.3 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : Opferbüchse aus Holz, UtrechtTwo oval picture frames; Iie. Cahier d'ovales et de medallions pour les bijoux et voitures; Ornamental designs for jewelry and carriages. The upper frame is decorated with scientific instruments and the lower armor. Ornament print from Series B.Ornate water pitcher, two goblets, two decanters with flower arrangement. Attributed to Alexander Nichol (Scottish, 1843 - 1896)Chalice, can, candlestick, basin and censer; Designs for religious and profane objects; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani per USI Comuni della Vita. Print is part of an album.Lectern and Bible presented to the Prince of Wales, 1864. 'We have engraved a photograph of the carved oak Lectern or reading-desk, with the Bible upon it, which were, along with a Common Prayer-book, lately presented to the Prince of Wales by the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Charles Russell, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, and other gentlemen, in the name of more than eight thousand subscribers of one shilling each, as a token of their loyal attachment to the son of our Queen, with their earnest congratulations upon his marriage. The deputation, about twenty in number, had an intervTokens in the fiftieth anniversary of the Society Tot Nut van 't General, 1834, 1834 print Penning driven on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Society for Nut van 't Algemeen, November 16, 1834. The front and reverse side, stands with the oak leaves. Netherlands paper steel engraving medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)Venetian glass vase with gilt bronze mounts (16th cent.). Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Vases, Venetian glassSeven Designs for Decorated Plates 1845-55 Alfred Henry Forrester Alfred Crowquill British. Seven Designs for Decorated Plates 394826Zero products (two goblets, glass and casket) from the collection of minutes Institut, Liegnitz; Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902); 1854- (1854-00-00-1854-00-00);Legnica (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), minutes of Institut (Legnica), artistic crafts, goldsmithCandlestick. Candlestick with shaft in the form of an Egyptian female Herme. At the top left numbered 8, bottom right 1.40.Twee Zilveren EN Vorclee Bokal; Two silver and gold plated trophies. 17th century Stadrath of Bautzen. .Design for a Brooch, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, Jewelry design for a brooch. A vase with a large flower stem, a small one, and a leaf stem. In the center is a large blossom., Italy, mid- 18th century, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingHelmut Hiatt, Platter North Carolina Arms, c 1936 Platter - North Carolina Arms812 sepulchral vase. N. M. Athens , Urns, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionCase decorated with cherubies and human figures (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support chest, coffer. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wingsDesigns for Two Porcelain Vases ca. 1770-85 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Designs for Two Porcelain Vases 344028MACHINES DE THEATRES Radel. "Theaters' machines".Woodburytype photograph by Victor Angerer showing still life with Ambras collection objects and a model of the Danube female by Hans Gasser, 1882.The coronation chair, which for 600 years has been used for the Anointing and crowing of English kings. Just below the seat is the historic Stone of Scone. March 07, 1938. Floor lantern with four large glass spheres and a middle lamp, the bronze frame is decorated; 7. Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris. Bronzes.; Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris with 50 photos.Oval flower wreath. This print is part of an album.Posthumous medal August II Wettyna from 1733. unknown, Geiger, Andreas (1765 1856), Groskurt, Heinrich Paul (1675 1751)Lüdecke Carl Johann Bogislaw (1826-1894), altar attachment (without date): View. Photo on paper b/w on cardboard, 23.2 x 19.9 cm (including scan edges) Lüdecke Carl Johann Bogislaw (1826-1894): AltaraufsatzPot in the form of a gourd with floral motifs and with batter in the form of leaves, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph cardboard. photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. applied arts, arts and crafts; industrial design. flowers ~ ornament. ornament derived from plant formsCupboard 15th century South Netherlandish. Cupboard. South Netherlandish. 15th century. Oak. Woodwork-FurnitureDesign for Cushioned Bench 1841-84 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Design for Cushioned Bench 367423Articles in Gutta Percha. Gutta Percha Company., Anonymous, 1851.THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONThree chairs, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph On the left a folding chair of walnut with a rosette on the backrest, in the middle of a sgabello decorated with sea creatures, on the right a chair with armrests decorated with plant motifs and two heads as a crown of the rear styles. Europe cardboard. photographic support armchair, seat. ornament derived from plant forms. rosette ~ ornament. monsters of the sea EuropeOrnament with a ship and fantasy ornaments, c. 1925 Leaf 8 Verso from a sketchbook with 11 sheets. pencil ornaments ~ artBasket of willow branches found in the Mesa Verde National Park, c. 1891 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Mesa Verde National ParkVienna paper container made of plant material other than wood: basketTwo designs for tables, stands, a vase and a bowl on a stand, c. 1765 - c. 1780 drawing Drawing is set up on sheet with framework lines in two colors of brown. Paris paper. ink. graphite (mineral). watercolor (paint) pen / brush table. containersRound pendant with a stone, caught in an egg list; Designs for hangers. The setting consists of rollerwork.Medallions with weapons and agricultural attributes; 15th Cahier de Trophées de l'oeuvre de ranson.zes medallions. On the top left with torch, arrow sleeve, bow and shield with hearts. In the middle with weapons, flag and drums. At the top right with vegetables. At the bottom left with agricultural objects. Central and bottom right with (flowers) tendrils.Two SIlver Jewelry Designs. Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867-1945 (presumed)). Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1899.Two designs for silver pieces of jewelry, possibly brooches or pins. The first is shaped like a butterfly with a purple colored stone for the head and one smaller pink stone on each wing. The second looks like a flower with three white petals and three white pearls in the center. The designs are numbered individually (continuous from the previous pages). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Parure of old coins with filagree mounts by Boucheron, Paris.. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Coins, ParuresStill life with curtain, lace, vase and bust.Twee armchairs, Léon Laroche, 1895 - 1935 print Twee armchairs. Take UIT 355th NUMMER (delivery). paper seating furnitureHelmet found at Bosworth Field, and flexible cuirass of metal laminae on leather said to have belonged to King Henry VIII. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.Pot with openwork lid decorated with Asian punctuation marks and two birds on the side, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph cardboard. photographic support albumen print container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin. applied arts, arts and crafts; industrial design. ornament derived from plant forms. flowers ~ ornament. ornamental birdsRalph Atkinson, Quilt Circle with Tulips, c 1937 Quilt - Circle with TulipsGlass carafe and a cup, anonymous, c. 1890 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Prague paper container of glass: bottle, jar, vaseLauweriks, Mathieu, Bank designed by Mathieu Lauweriks, recto - handwritten, photograph, photo, photos, II, CANAPÉ, height 276 mm, width 379 mm, photographer, 1910 - 1910, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, daylight collodion silver print, Dutch, 1864-08-25 - 1932-04-15, clientArrangement of plaster models by J.G. Bofinger.Untitled Made 1859-1869 France. In the 1860s, French textile designer Charles Aubry began using photography to make floral patterns for manufacturers, having spent previous decades creating designs by hand. He also sold photographs as models for students of industrial design; French art schools sought to improve their training programs in applied arts and design to gain a competitive edge in the increasingly industrialized market for wallpaper and fabrics. Declining demand for naturalistic-pattern designs, however, together with the art establishmentís anxiety over the increased status of photography, brought a halt to sales in the 1870s, and Aubry died bankrupt and relatively obscure.. Albumen print . Charles AubryFrank Wenger, Shelf Clock, c 1938 Shelf ClockTile, flowerpot in blue on white, corner motif oxenkop, glued corner fracture, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedBronze vase.. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Vases, BronzeTiffany Lamps. Photographs. 1913. General Research Division. Decoration and ornament , United States , 1800-1899, Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.)Belt with silver ornaments; Ceinture and Argent Doré sur Velours; Orfékererie ..Sylvia De Zon, Shoe Buckle, c 1937 Shoe BuckleEight designs for jewelry, including large pin with pearls and flowers.. Gerlach, Martin. Prints, Design drawings. 1872 - 1873. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry , Design, Pendants (Jewelry), StickpinsLetter case, Medium: leather, silk Technique: counted stitch embroidery, Letter case or pocket book with tooled brown leather covers. Inside covers have silk panels embroidered with multicolored silks in counted stitch embroidery. One side has an urn with weeping willow tree, the other a wreath of flowers with the initials J.B., France, early 19th century, costume & accessories, Letter casePattern. Culture: German. Dimensions: L. 3 1/2 x W. 3 1/2 inches (8.9 x 8.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Still life with dried plants, William England (attributed to), The London Stereoscopic Company, c. 1858 stereograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print still life of miscellaneous objects. dried flowersThree Designs for Candlesticks, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray, yellow watercolor, graphite on light blue paper, Horizontal rectangle. Three designs for candlesticks, the same designs that appear in 1938-88-626, with coat of arms of Cardinal Braschi at the pedestals. At left, candlestick A is supported by crouching lions carrying calyces. The pedestal is a richer variation of the one that appears in E in 1938-88-624. The shaft is a foliated baluster above a calyx. At center, B is supported by tortoises upon knobs. The shaft has, below, a bowl in the two calyces; above, a fluted column. At left, C is also supported by tortoises. The shaft consists of a calyx in opposite direction, a capital, and of a column with a base, calyx, spiral flutes and scallops. Scale at lower left., Rome, Italy, 1802, lighting, Drawing, DrawingAnonymous, brooch (main title), 1925. Graphite, ink and gouache on gray card B. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Sample early 19th century French. Sample 224048Image of four stamps and the coat of arms of different members of the Van Wulven family.Rosalia Lane, Fan, c 1936 FanA Greek ceremonial tripod, as used by the Oracle at Delphi and elsewhere Design for Three Hat or Coat Racks early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Three Hat or Coat Racks 386784Design for Two Vases ca. 1770-85 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for Two Vases 344069Two cupboards with smoke and hunting tributes, Midart, 1839 - 1885 print Two cupboards with smoke and hunting attributes. Print from 238th Livraison. paper furniture for storageHelmet, ascribed to Attila, in the collection of the Artillery Museum of Paris. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistNine plaster casts of urns and candlesticks, anonymous, c. 1875 - 1900 paper. photographic support albumen print paper. photographic support albumen printAn engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament. The letters of the alphabet and a variety of conventional signals indicated by single and combined movements of the galvanometer needles. The operator worked the instrument by manipulating the two handles at the bottom, and an alarm bell was housed on the casing and was used to signal the beginning of a message. Shown at the International Electric Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. Dated 19th centurySpecimens of M. Champfleury's collection of pottery, illustrative of the French Revolution, 1864. '1. The portrait of Necker:...L'Espoir et le Soutien de la France...on a milk-pot. 2. A porte-bouquet:...Notre union fait notre force. 3. Holy-water vase...probably...belonged to...an unsworn priest. 4. An inkstand...On a drawer is the inscription, Guerre aux tyrans; on the left-hand side, Unité et indivisibilité de la République; on the right-hand side, Paix aux Chaumières. 5. A plate with the inscription, Jeanne Charbonnier...The goddess is represented carrying a yellow cBox for rouge and patches 1783-84 French, Paris A finely made silver or gold box required great precision and training on the part of the goldsmith. Each panel had to be perfectly flat, accurately cut, and meticulously soldered. The fabrication of inset hinges, which allowed the cover to swing readily and close firmly, required special training and attention. This small box for rouge and patches has two compartments and three tightly fitting hingesan even more demanding challenge for the fabricator. One chamber, accessible from the top, reveals a section for rouge and a small brush, while the other, for patches, is accessed from the bottom of the box.. Box for rouge and patches. French, Paris. 1783-84. Varicolored gold. Metalwork-Gold and PlatinumPoelzig Hans (1869-1936), exhibition of porcelain Volkstedter models according to designs by Poelzig and Moeschke in the Kunsthalle, Mannheim (without year): wall arm candlesticks. Photo on paper, 15.5 x 22 cm (including scan edges)Nicholas Gorid, Checkerboard Table, 1936 Checkerboard TableRecortable infantil. Aparador, mueble de comedor. Hojas trepadas y ranuradas para el montaje sin pegamentos. Editorial Barsal. Barcelona, años 1930.Ten goblets, in: waist of cards for Wista. National Card Factory J.C. du PortaAntwerp, Simonau & Toovey, Mechelen, Maes, Joseph, Gilded silver vase and a monstrance, displayed at an exhibition of religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, -37, recto - handwritten, 50 . 51, 50 - 51, height 242 mm, width 172 mm, Belgian, 1838 - 1908, photographer, 1864 - 1866, paper, papier, photolithography, fotolithografie, clichémakerElmer G Anderson, Pa German Stove Plate, c 1936 Pa. German Stove PlateFurniture beginning of the seventeenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Kelk; Cup of steel sheet ..