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Intricately designed candlestands and holders crafted from various materials, featuring decorative elements and historical styles, all set against neutral backgrounds.

Chair walnut, with octagonal seat. Shield with intarsia tree and decorations, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600
Chair walnut, with octagonal seat. Shield with intarsia tree and decorations, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600
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Keyed Bugle in E-flat. Culture: British. Dimensions: L.:36.8 cm (14-1/2 in.) without key; Bell Diam.:15 cm (5-15/16 in.); L. of mouthpiece: 9.7 cm (3-13/16 in.). Maker: Muzio Clementi & Co.. Date: ca. 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Automaton clock in the form of a lion. Culture: German, Augsburg. Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/2 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (34.3 × 20.3 × 14 cm). Maker: Clockmaker: Karl Schmidt (German, ca. 1590-1635/36, working 1614). Date: ca. 1620-35.The rampant lion, an animal with strong heraldic connotations, must have been a successful model for several types of automata, to judge from the number of surviving examples. The eyes and mouth of this automaton are set in motion when the clock strikes the hour. The piece was in use long enough to have been fitted with a short pendulum sometime after its invention in the second half of the seventeenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Diane by Ossip Zadkine, 1890-1967, France, Paris, Musee de ZadkineBlack candlestick engraved in retro style on white background. Hand drawn doodle sketch style. Vintage vector illustrationA restoration of a royal lyre from Ur, decorated with a gold head of a beared bull. Excavated by Leonard Wooley at Ur. Date: 21st Sept 1929The Golden Rose by Minucchio da Siena (active 14th cen.) / Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny) / after 1330 / France / Gold, silver, glass stones / Objects / H 60 / Medieval artKohl Tube ca. 1295-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Egyptian glassmaking, which had reached a high level of virtuosity in late Dynasty 18, continued to be practiced in the Ramesside Period; however, the quality, as well as quantity, of its production dropped off sharply in Dynasty 20. The "feathered" decoration of this kohl tube was achieved by winding thin colored glass rods around the vessel and pressing them onto the surface of the vessel while it was still soft, and then drawing the rods up or down with a metal instrument.. Kohl Tube. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Glass. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19-20Candlestick (one of a set of six) 1675-76 J. C. (probably), London. Candlestick (one of a set of six) 204869RVD / Royal House photo collection. Toys from Prince Alexander, son of King Willem III. zd}TESORO DEL CARAMBOLO-JOYA IBERICA EN ORO S VI/VII AC - ARTE TARTESICO. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.Crown for the King of Ardra, Anonymous, 1664Panel from a Choir Stall, c. 1330-1340. Spain, Catalonia, Monastery of Pedralbes, 14th century. Walnut; overall: 295.8 x 59.1 x 5.8 cm (116 7/16 x 23 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.).Spinning prayer wheel on a white backgroundSignaling Baton (Saihai) and Storage Box 18th century Japanese Saihai were carried as signs of rank and were used by military commanders to give the signal for an attack. This saihai is decorated with peony blossoms, the mon (crest) of the Tsugaru family. The Tsugaru, who had land in northern Japan, were wealthy and influential daimyo (lords) who were renowned as patrons of the arts. The Tsugaru continue to be one of the leading families in Japan; they were united in the eighteenth century with the imperial household through the marriage of Tsugaru Hanako and Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of the Emperor. The saihai and its matching storage box are among the most finely made and preserved examples in existence.. Signaling Baton (Saihai) and Storage Box. Japanese. 18th century. Wood, gold, lacquer, paper, leather, silver, silk. MiscellaneousHypatia, terracotta figurine, Alexandria, Egypt.Footed Beaker (Stangenglas). UnknownCenser 16th century Spanish (). Censer. Spanish (). 16th century. Brass. Metalwork-BrassWorld's Best Mother