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Classic Ornamental Drawings

Intricate designs of candlesticks and decorative elements, showcasing detailed craftsmanship and historical styles, primarily in black and white.

Tours, Blaise, Gabriel, Reliquary cabinet, set up during the Exposition Rétrospective of 1873 in Tours, France, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 165 mm, width 108 mm, French, 1827 - 1897-09-04, maker, manufacturer, 1873 - 1873, paper, Woodbury type
Tours, Blaise, Gabriel, Reliquary cabinet, set up during the Exposition Rétrospective of 1873 in Tours, France, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 165 mm, width 108 mm, French, 1827 - 1897-09-04, maker, manufacturer, 1873 - 1873, paper, Woodbury type
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Fire Island, from the Lighthouses series (N119) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1889 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Lighthouses" series (N119), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 die-cut cards in 1889 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. Fire Island, from the Lighthouses series (N119) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Les delices des yeux et de l'esprit ptie 1-3, Nuremberg, George Wolfgang Knorr, 1764-1773, pictorial works, shells, This illustration features a collection of various seashells, showcasing their diverse shapes, patterns, and textures. At the top, two shells exhibit intricate designs: one is smooth and rounded with a patterned surface, while the other is elongated and spiraled, adorned with vibrant coloration. Below these, a flat, striped shell displays a more subdued pattern. The central piece is a prominently textured shell characterized by ridges and a warm orange hue, surrounded by a smaller, glossy shell that appears more delicate. The arrangement highlights the natural beauty and variety found within marine life.Crowns, Coronets and Mitres, Heraldry - SymbolsUnbekished frogs, Bélá Glue, PhotographsEx libris van S.G.H., anonymous, after Jan H.L. Hanau, 1903 paper printing block flowers ~ ornamentJohn Matulis, R Angell's Tavern Sign, c 1939 R. Angell's Tavern SignServing forks and knives. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896.Wilhelmine Cords, b. Moers (1788-1877), daguerreotypie of a painting. .Shoemaker, Jan Luyken, 1694 print Amsterdam paper etching shoe-maker, cobbler. handicrafts, craftsman at workMercantile Junks at Canton John Thomson British, Scottish ca. 1869La Reine Hortense - Yacht de l'empereur, Havre. Artist: Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820-1884). Dimensions: Image: 31.8 x 41.3 cm (12 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)Mount: 53.1 x 66.3 cm (20 7/8 x 26 1/8 in.). Date: 1856.Le Gray photographed the imperial yacht in the port of Le Havre in July 1856, just before it set off for Greenland and Spitzbergen on an expedition led by Prince Napoleon. The sleek vessel's rigging and guys seem to secure its perfect placement within Le Gray's frame.In the late 1840s, Le Gray had helped perfect the paper negative process and the salted paper print, using to aesthetic advantage their tendency to exaggerate light and shadow and to impart a soft graininess to the picture. But in this photograph, and in the dramatic seascapes that followed and that won him international renown, Le Gray used a new technique-the glass plate negative and the albumen silver print-to achieve a limpid atmosphere, extreme clarity of detail, and flawless surface. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of ArUntitled, One of 274 Vintage Photographs , late 19th-early 20th century. Printed ink on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in. (14 x 10 cm). Arts of the Islamic World late 19th-early 20th centuryBox at Prijsenning awarded to Bart van Hove at the International World Exhibition in Paris, 1900, 1900 medal box Square cardboard box with brown leather covered with lid with lip -hinged at the rear through the white sides inner lining. Cover with gold -colored inscription within decorated frame. Rounded sides. Inside in the stake of red velvet. France cardboard. silk. velvet (fabric weave) Paris