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Decorative Metal Artifacts

Detailed images of historical decorative items, including candlesticks and ornate containers, showcasing craftsmanship through the ages.

Asia, China, Beijing. A detail of a sharp claw and pomegranate belongs to a Forbidden City's bronze lion, in the World Heritage Site in Beijing, China.
Asia, China, Beijing. A detail of a sharp claw and pomegranate belongs to a Forbidden City's bronze lion, in the World Heritage Site in Beijing, China.
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Asia, China, Beijing. A detail of a sharp claw and pomegranate belongs to a Forbidden City's bronze lion, in the World Heritage Site in Beijing, China.Candlestick, Limoges enamel, 13th cent. France.golden candelabraMedal box. With the conclusion of the peace treaty of 1784, the French vice-admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was honoured as a hero by France and the Netherlands. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) presented him with this box containing a gold medal. Thanks to De Suffren,the Dutch colonies in Africa and Asia had not fallen into British hands.Sweetmeat glass ca. 1720 Bohemian. Sweetmeat glass 196052Goldsmith's art, India, 16th century. Cup with cover, possibly from Goa.Plate decorated with a figure of the god Mercury, a cock and a ram Roman, made about AD200-270. Chisel marks indicate the sun and grass. The figures were originally gilded.Porringer. Maker: George Hanners, Sr., American, 1696-1740RELICARIO DE ORO Y PIEDRAS PRECIOSAS. Location: MUSEO IMPERIAL. WIEN. AUSTRIA.Tureen. Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831DETALLE DEL CODO DE LA ARMADURA A49 - SIGLO XVI. Location: PALACIO REAL-REAL ARMERIA DE MADRID. MADRID. SPAIN.Panagyurishte treasure. Gold rhyton. 3rd cent BC. Bulgaria.Extreme close-up of red sindoor Shaving Stand with Soap Dish and LatheringBrush. Maker: Apollo Silver Company, American, ca. 1890COLLAR ILEGERTE EN ORO Y CAMAFEO CON FIGIE ROMANA-PROC DE LA PEDRERA-DETALLE(CONJ Nº 75299). Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Lerida. SPAIN.Madrid, M.A.N. Arte Edad Antigua. Thymatelia o candelabro, soportes para lámparas para quemar perfumes. Hechos por el método de la cera perdida. Oro. S.VI a.c. Higueras de Pintado, Lebrija, Sevilla.Group of Three Canisters in BathroomDetail of moroccan lantern at the Medina of Marrakech, AfricaFaberge egg by Michail Pershin, gold, silver precious stones, 1891, Faberge manufacture, 19th century, Russia, Moscow, State Armoury Chamber in the KremlinCOPON S XVII. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN CLEMENTE-MUSEO. Toledo. SPAIN.chalice, José Losada, 19th century, gilded silver, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, province of La Coruña, Galicia,.Silversmith's art, Italy, 15th century. Nicola Gallucci da Guardiagrele (1385-1462), processional cross of Saint Maximus, 1434, in silver, enamel and copper. Height 90 cm. Front side. Detail: our Lady of Sorrows.CASCOS DE ORO REPUJADOS DEL TESORO DE LOS QUIMBAYAS - COLOMBIA - 200-1000 DC. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Belgian 1949 Imperia TA-8 hood ornament, car mascot, emblem of oldtimer, antique vehicle, classic automobileCenterpiece, 1838-1848. Charles-Nicolas Odiot (French, 1826-1868). Silver gilt; overall: 37 x 30.2 x 25.1 cm (14 9/16 x 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.). Made for Louis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France 1830-48.MOROCCO, Fes: Fes El, Bali (Old Fes), Metalworkers Souk Large PlatterMortero árabe, epoca califal.hospitality tessera in the shape of a bear, Castro de Las Rabas, Cervatos, Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, SpainSilver Ink Stand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 35.6 cm (11 1/16 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN DIXON.Silver art Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotoxYellow copper wall arm with double candleholder, cantilever candle holder lamp lighting medium brass metal, casted brass Copper wall arm with two candlesticks on curled arm Transverse branch with two shallow dishes with the candle holders The holders are decorated with surrounding ridges and noses the bottom fastened with large square and machined nuts Elongated suspension with two screw holes (probably not original) topped with pinnacle lighting evening night illuminate interiorCrosier. Annunciation. Ca.1240. Romanesque. Limoges. Anonymous. Provenance unknown. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.TESORO DE ELDORADO. Location: MUSEO DEL ORO. BOGOTA. COLOMBIA.ESCRIBANIA DE PLATA DEL TALLER DE MARTINEZ - MADRID - 1834. Author: TALLER DE MARTINEZ. Location: SENADO-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.DETALLE DE UN MUEBLE MODERNISTA - SIGLO XX. Author: ANTONIO GAUDI. Location: CASA CALVET. Barcelona. SPAIN.Metal islamic crescent moon iconGolden Disk In The Gold Museum In La Candelaria, The Old Town Of Bogota, ColombiaKraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo AgencyGnathian squat lekythos with a female head painted on. From Nola. Dated 310 BCAncient metal jug in oriental style in antique marketGladiator. Thracian helmet. Pompeii. 1st century AD. Pompeii. Naples. Archaeological Museum. Italy.Sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt, Africa.Metal fitting on the rear of a gondola, Venice, Italy, EuropeSilversmith's art, Italy, 18th century. Carlo Bartolomeo Minutto, silver two branch candelabra.Detail of a Celtic reliquary, 8th century. Artist: UnknownViking age. Harness for bow. Historical Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.Cruz de las cofradías, siglo XIV. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.British, Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 1st half of 19th century, Wood and compo, original oil gilding, Frame: 23 3/4 × 30 1/4 × 2 3/8 inches (60.3 × 76.8 × 6 cm)Ewer probably Italian 19th centuryEngland, London, Westminster Abbey, Henry VII's Lady Chapel, Tomb of Queen Elizabeth lDetail from the reconstructed Sutton Hoo Helmet, which was part of the Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork. Dated 5th CenturyVase with a dragon unknownLock; steel, fire-gilt bronzeCreampot and SugarBowl. Maker: Cary Dunn, American, born 1732, active ca. 1765-87Eastern engraving on bronze, close-up. Oriental patterns on metalClose-up of a candle stand and the Star of David. Half-spherical container on four claws, standing on a square plate, resting on four ball-shaws. The container is plated on the inside. Signature and dated.Texas, Houston. Museum of Fine ArtsFloral art pattern example of the Ottoman timeEgypt, Valley of the Kings, tomb detailOttoman art example of Mother of Pearl inlaysAlte silberne Vase. Dunkler Hintergrund. Selective focus. Old silver vase. Dark background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxSablinx 22726809JAMUGA DE TARACENA DE TIEMPOS DE MUHAMMAD V(BOABDIL). Location: ALHAMBRA-MUSEO-EBANISTERIA. GRANADA. SPAIN.PullSilver tea set, teacups & silver spoonsBrass key plates on wooden door Planispheric astrolabe from Persia, an ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky. Dated 11th CenturyVintage car logo and bonnet hood of 1909 daemler car India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotoxThe Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Political figure, Christianity, monastery, decorative arts, object of worship, Personality, religion, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Cantacuzene manual cutPere Llopart / Sarcófago de plata de San Ermengol de Urgell, 1755. Museu Diocesà dUrgell.Amazigh bracelets decorated with reliefs of birds Amazigh bracelets decorated with reliefs of birds, Libya, Corral del Carbón , al-fundaq al-yadida, 14th century, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21956762Japan, Honshu, Aichi, Nagoya, Nagoya Castle, Traditional Warriors' HelmetBucket bag in black handwoven cloth with Greek decorations and ecru silk cashmere woven with running stitch and straight stitch, double tassel, 1900-1910, fashion accessories, Italy, 20th century.Close_up of Vajra, Bhaktapur, Nepal, AsiaChinese gold tea set with patterns. High quality photo. Chinese gold tea set with patternsWine Glass 3rd c. B.C. Greek Art Martini & Rossi Musuem, ItalyUK, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Crown Liquor Saloon, historic 1885 bar, stained glass windowJeweled detailing in BaliGold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC.Brett und Brotmesser für Schabbat Brote, Challa Brett und Brotmesser für Schabbat Brote, Challa Copyright: xZoonar.com/HGVorndranx 21893960The Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC, September 9, 2008.Golden ship emblemOman, Muscat, Mutrah. Mutrah Souk / Market, Traditional Omani Khandjar DaggersAncient bronze lions as a handle of vat in the Forbidden City, BeijingAntique sundial time, India Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotoxTurkish Ottoman style water tap examplesGold ring and fibula from Lefkandi (Greece). Goldsmith art, Greek Civilization, mid-9th Century BC.Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Stone jars of Pharaoh Khasekhemwy, found in mud-brick tombConstable Crown, 15th century, gothic.Tutankhamun 's earrings. Egypt.Cáliz de Galcera de Vilanova, 1390. Museu Diocesà d'Urgell.19th Century Italian Cameo jewelleryWhite House furnishings and furniture, including silverware, chairs, tables, etc.. White House furnishings. Silver pitcher on a pedestal base with a grapevine motif. The handle is made to look as if created from the grapevine, and the top of the pitcher contains a faun holding the horns of a goat. Vermeil Room, White House, Washington, D.C.Sauce Boat, one of a pair, 18th century, Daniel Smith; Maker: Robert Sharp, British, 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (13.65 x 21.91 x 10.48 cm), Silver, England, George IIIFoot case for a mummy. Gilded feet with sandals and a checker pattern depicting basketwork. Linen with plaster, painted and gilded. Roman Period. 1st century AD.Earrings 13th-16th century Indigenous American (Pre-Columbian) This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Earrings 141763heap of of gold nails macro gold nails on a wooden surface board macro Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxIvashutinx 10501345Golden Filigree Earrings From Tradicion Zenu Tribe In The Gold Museum In La Candelaria, The Old Town Of Bogota, ColombiaCase (Inrō) with Design of Thatched Buildings Beside River Landscape 18th-19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Thatched Buildings Beside River Landscape 58393Beijing Blue Harbor