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An assortment of ornate wooden boxes from different cultures and periods, showcasing intricate designs and textures suitable for storage.

Orchestral Horn Case, anonymous, c. 1860 Horn box of oak for storing a horn. Germany oak (wood) Horn box of oak for storing a horn. Germany oak (wood)
Orchestral Horn Case, anonymous, c. 1860 Horn box of oak for storing a horn. Germany oak (wood) Horn box of oak for storing a horn. Germany oak (wood)
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Wooden Moveable Type, probably 1800s. China, Nigur, 19th century . Wood; overall: 2.3 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm (7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.).Pedestal - cabinet. unknown, authorInrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina early 19th century Hara Yōyūsai Japanese. Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina 58575Przeszo Przyszoci unknownSnuffer (can); Koenigliche Porcellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710-1763); 3Models of a Twin Screw Steamer.Polychromed block model of a wooden double-steam vessel, damaged. Typical to this model is the round stern with two rear supplies for the double-leaf screws and the two stirring; Two extra keels of approximately halfway through to the rear. One deck with indication of shutters. Seven gunpaints and a schematic model of a gun on shift stringer, with traces for its positions on the deck. Only parts of the two masts and the bowsprit have been placed on the model. The vent goes back, oncoming to the fashion of early ram ships. Scale 1:40 (derived).Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Lotus (obverse); Flowering Peony and Lotus (reverse) 18th-19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Lotus (obverse); Flowering Peony and Lotus (reverse) 58722Magic trunkWriter's Box In the style of Ogata Kenzan Japanese. Writer's Box 45512Cradle -Toilet set. The principal piece of this toilet set is a small chest of drawers with an attached mirror. This example was made in China, though its mirror follows an English design. It was commissioned by the Canton-based Dutch merchant Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest as a gift for his daughter in the Netherlands; her initials are found on the accompanying toilet boxes.Suitcase, with leather, sliced a sun and further decorations. Suitcase, with leather, sliced a sun and further decorations and the words Virgio M (Ari) a. With iron fittings.Box for Perfume () China. Box for Perfume (). China. Porcelain painted in famille noire enamels. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsGunlock (Flintlock) on a Dummy Breech of a 12-Pounder Carronade.Flint slot on wooden model of a carron of 12 pounds a carronade. The lock has a brass house with iron lock mechanism, rooster and Pandekel. The lock is mounted on the right side of the zund hole with a pin in the lock support and a bolt through it. Pan and Pandekel are short; The pan has a hole that led the flame to the zundhole. A portion of the lock hardener of the wooden kulas is missing.Pouncepot (part of a set) 1760-70 British, Birmingham, Warwickshire The lid of this writing box is decorated with a classical landscape. Although the source of the scene is unknown, such designs were often based on compositions by fashionable French or Italian painters. The inside is fitted with a rectangular compartment for pens, a glass inkwell, and a pounce pot.. Pouncepot (part of a set) 833963CaseModel of the Mortar Bed of a Bomb demolition, Rijkswerf Rotterdam, c. 1842 - c. 1847 demonstration model Model of the cross -section of a ship, on which the construction of the support of a mortar rack is indicated twice, on the ground shelf. On one side the construction is completely elaborated and can be taken apart completely, it is only partially displayed on the other. The ship has two decks; Under each mortar rack, the more than five cat tracks are applied, ranging from one side to the other under the deck beams of the lower deck. Snack deck are installed in the longitudinal direction of two walls of stacked beams, connected by swallow tails, which support the upper deck. The detailed part is also completely filled with beams and struts, creating the whole in the more than two cupboards, finished with a large number of added metals and artificial knees. This part is also detailed with the Mortier on her Affuit à Pivot. Parts of the deck must be removed to run the pivot. The mortaBox ca. 1750-56 Mennecy. Box 200830TabakierkaTiled clock; Zoll, Benjamin (Fl. 1715-1760); Ok. PO. 18th century (1746-00-00-1755-00-00);Leather case designed for daguerreotype or ambrotype (empty), 1840-1880, maker unknown. Gift of Mrs Ruby Carman, 1966.15th Century box decorated with a woman and unicorn. Made from bone and metal.Model of a Jolly Boat, c. 1819 ship model. instruction model Tension model on a standard. Overnaadse Ankle Riems sloop, peaked around with almost flat seam and flat mirror; A foreclosure, four roeings and an open cabin with side rods and setboard. The pre -stem has been copied. Simple rudder; Wooden telly. There are four more rowing germs and three mast parts in individual parts. Rotterdam wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Box unknownThree-Footed Stand 14th century Japan. Three-Footed Stand 61938Wickerwork Box, 1609. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620). Lacquered wickerwork (of woven bamboo) framed in wood with circular scene inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gold; overall: 7.7 x 13.8 cm (3 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.).Multiculously painted tea leopard of Faïence, Anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1760 Square tea bus, multi -colored painted with a few in 18th century costume in a landscape. Delft . Square tea bus, multi -colored painted with a few in 18th century costume in a landscape. Delft .Box, Anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Rectangular box decorated with chrysanthemums and Pauwlonia imperialis in gold lacquer. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating) Rectangular box decorated with chrysanthemums and Pauwlonia imperialis in gold lacquer. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating)Bandbox, Block-printed paper, pasteboard support, Side decorated with ducks on water, with trees and buildings on shore. Top decorated with house and mill, printed on green ground., USA, ca. 1830, Wallcoverings, BandboxSmall wooden casket with bone and faince inlaid vegetal elements. Old Kingdom. 5th Dynasty (2435-2305 BC). Gebelein, mastaba of Perim. Egypt.French family album with 22 photos, anonymous, diverse manufacturers, 1860 - 1900 Photo album with 22 pages with 22 cartes-de-visiting in with golden lines framed passe-partouts. Portraits of unknown men, women and children are depicted. The photos were taken by various French photographers. The photographer is anonymous of 8 photos. Possibly there is information about the manufacturer on the back of some of these cartes-de-visiting, but not all of these photos could be removed from the album. France cardboard. paper. photographic support. plush. metal albumen print historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. childModel or a Jolly Boat. Span model with round timber on a standard. Overnight ankle belt sloop, peaked round trip with almost flat seam and flat mirror; A prior to five docks and tracks and an open cabin with silk ducts and putting board. The vent is copied. Easy stir; The brass helper is bent upwards. The round wood consists of a mast with sprit. Six oars.Przeszo Przyszoci unknownA wooden plane from 1764, with any carving .. The planer is marked: t.n.b.tamborino, little majorcan drum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, SpainWine Chest. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 51.1 x 71.7 cm (20 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" high; 22 1/2" long; 15 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Leonard Battee.Chinese Peach-Shaped Cinnabar Lacquer Trinket Box on Stand, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 1736 - 1795Old book isolated on white background Circumcision setPouch of purple velvet, consisting of four pattes on which alternately the crowned monogram 'DG' or 'ML' or two entangled hands under a burning heart, embroidered with multicolored silk, pearls, lovers and rubines, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625 Pair of purple velvet, consisting of four pattes on which alternately the crowned monogram 'DG' or 'ML' or two intertwined hands under a burning heart, embroidered with multicolored silk, gold thread, pearls, lovers and rubies. Model: Each Patte ends in point and has five holes where a cord of braided silk - ending in bulbs and acorns - is pulled through. Lined with red silk; Now faded to pink. Decorative: In the middle of each patt a shield at the top ending in a point and crowned with a floral ornament of (originally gilded) Silver Canetille, freshwater pearls and a ruby in the middle. At the bottom the shield runs out in a point and the same lines form two curls in which a violet made up of (gilded) Silver Canetille, freshwater pearls and a ruBox. Berlin, Germany. Date: 1765-1775. Dimensions: 3.8 × 9.5 cm (1 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.). Metal, enamel, and gilding. Origin: Berlin. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Cordial glass, from a cordial set, c. 1870, 3 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (7.62 x 3.97 x 3.97 cm), Glass, England, 19th centuryJohn Koehl, Bridal Chest, 1935 1942 Bridal ChestSamuel Faigin, Carpet Bag, c 1938 Carpet BagLetter box 18th century Japan. Letter box 58291tamborino & flabiol, flute and drum, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.Sword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g). Date: ca. 1615-1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Architectural Fitting (Gong) Made 770 BCE-481 BCE China. This is one of sixteen hollow bronze fittings in the museumís collection that together comprise rectangular, L-shaped, and cylindrical pieces. In 1973, fittings of similar shape and design were excavated from the site of a palace of the 7th century B.C. in modern-day Fengxiang, Shaanxi province in north China. Most show tightly interlaced surface patterns like those cast in this piece. Archaeologists have conjectured that these fittings, some of which preserve traces of wood, originally served as collars and sleeves that had been socketed over a framework of timber columns and tie beams embedded into the earthen walls. Some of these pieces may originally have been stuffed with silk to tighten them.. Bronze .Model of a Gunboat, anonymous, 1775 - 1825 ship model. hull model. demonstration model Construction model of the hull of a flat -bottomed gunpower on a ground board; The skin under the barkhout is for the most part omitted. Round for ship with two guns; Round a stave. Four gun ports in silk. The ship has one deck that ends in the forage at the guns. Straight, wide rudder with roser head and curved tile stick. One barkhout, the Zeeg forwards and backwards; Three -part trusses. Half a mast, half a bicons and two rest with four puttings are applied to the model. Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Church and Psalm book in Segrin Band and with silver locks, Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800 Church and Psalm book in Segrin Band and with silver ditches, on which the main virtues have been presented in six driven women's figures. paper. shagreen (leather). silver (metal) Church and Psalm book in Segrin Band and with silver ditches, on which the main virtues have been presented in six driven women's figures. paper. shagreen (leather). silver (metal)Old chest isolated on the white backgroundMarie Lutrell, Bandbox, c 1940 BandboxHalf Model of a Landing Craft, anonymous, c. 1804 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast boat. Closed deck with a rectangular deck house in the middle. Round for ship with one cannon. Round stern, wide rudder with tie stick. De Zeeg rises to both ends, one barkhout. Peaked around. Netherlands wood (plant material)Wine case. IsolatedSnuffbox ca. 1760 Doccia Porcelain Manufactory Italian. Snuffbox 207209Steam Locomotive, Block-printed paper, pasteboard support, a) Bandbox, covered with scenic wallpaper called 'Steam Locomotive'. Blue background, with dark green trees, hills, buildings, a couple (lady with parasol) and train. The train consists of a locomotive, passenger car, cattle car and flat car carrying logs. Printed in white, tan and yellow., b) Lid has similar paper to box: Rim has border with chair pattern of leaves and flowers on yellow background., USA, ca. 1835, transportation, Wallcoverings, Bandbox, BandboxSquare Dish with Abstract Motifs 19th century Shuntai Japanese Kat Shuntai, whose father was the famous potter Shunzan, ran the official Owari branch of the Tokugawa family kiln (goyyama) at Ofukeyo from 1817until 1851, when he passed the operations on to his son. He is famous for his Oribe style renditions.. Square Dish with Abstract Motifs. Shuntai (Japanese, 1799-1878). Japan. 19th century. Glazed stoneware (Seto ware, Oribe Revival type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsWriting Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (base), c. 1573-1599. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). This box--a container for an inkstone, brushes, and ink--is both functional and lavish, its dramatic effects achieved with a pear-skin ground decoration (nashiji), and sprinkled powder decoration in high relief (takamaki-e). In contrast to the bright, celebratory motifs on the exterior, the interior of the box invites a more reflective mood with its autumn moonlit sky over chrysanthemums.Roll horse from the Reygersberg family. Original oak rolling horse. The gold-plated iron attachment is sculpted and shows herons between aquatic plants.Burning candle in a brass candlestick stands on the two old thick book isolated on white backgroundFramed Miniature of Hampton Court, c. 1905. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842-1918), Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862-1923). Jade, gold, enamel, ivory; overall: 6.9 x 11.3 cm (2 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.).Model or a yacht. Statenkacht, palm wood model, arranged for feeding fourteen pieces of guns. Without a rig. A seahorse on the vent. The mirror decorated with carved war attributes. The model is on two sculpted feet.Inkstone Case (lid), 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Lacquer on wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, applied carved metal, and glazed ceramic; overall: 3.5 x 21.6 x 16 cm (1 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.).Medical instrument - Phlebotomy Outfit, 1750-1850. Possibly made in France. Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.. Phlebotomy, or blood-letting, has a long history and was a remedy for many illnesses, its height of popularity being the 18th century. This phlebotomy outfit contains a brass scarifier made by Savigny, and four remaining cupping glasses, each with adjustable valves. .Letter bag in a flat, rectangular model, of dark red (art) Leather, on which inside a diamond shape a embroidery of stylized flowers and branches in gold and silver thread. Letter bag in a flat, rectangular model of dark red (art) Leather, on which the valve inside a diamond shape a embroidery of stylized flowers and branches in gold and silver thread. Around the window a pattern embossed in the leather. On the front two dark red press studs. The bag is lined with black leather and has one souffle. In the cover page two flat surfaces, lined with suede, closed with a valve that runs in a point. On the back two copper rings, leather clothes, leaving a brief leather handle with two push buttons. At the bottom of these press studs is 'Made in France'. In the middle of the rear a horizontal band of leather.ARQUILLA. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. GERONA. SPANIEN.Model of Canarian fishing sloop. 18th-19th centuries. Wood, copper, fabric and rope. Naval Museum. Madrid. Spain.Brass design fitting on antique wooden pen box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxSnuff box with the portrait of Anna van Barnevelt (1725-1789). Oval snuff box in four colors of gold. On the lid a painted ladies portrait in an oval medallion behind glass. Cisellated Louis XVI ornament. Miniature portrait of a woman, maybe Anna van Barnevelt (1725-1789), wife of Abraham del Court, Lord of Krimpen. Bust, the eyes aimed to right.small treasure box shabby lookMonique Vedie. Box. Rectangular, flat, lifting and folding flat cover. Rigid cardboard or plywood material covered with Moiré almond green paper, 1960. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 71348-27 Cardboard, set, counterplaquement, flat lid, rigid material, gilded moire, almond green paper, folding, rectangular, liftingKnight with a sword on top of the battlement - path includedThe Royal house. 40 photos of the royal house in insert album with play box.Souvenir 1775-81 Possibly by Louis Cousin In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchaHemelbed made of walnut, completely rigged with curtains and traps of silk, anonymous, c. 1690 - c. 1710 Hemelbed, made of walnut, completely decorated with curtains and traps of silk. The bed consists of a wooden container with raised headboard, resting on bol feet, where a construction is imitated with false hinges, as if the two long sides can be folded down. There is a loose soil in the container, consisting of an oak framework with red white checkered single tires. The square corner styles with imitation crib bolts, run through in four double -torped styles, on which the sky and the framework with the outer falls rest on four iron pins. Between the styles there are four rods to which three curtains of Rode Moiré side hang, trimmed with a passement with yellow and red brushes. The raised sky is covered on the inside with yellow-pink changeant side, trimmed with ditto passion. Two yellow curtains are attached to the sky, which were originally slanted, with a cord with brushes aroundSnuffBottle. Retailer: Clausen & Maull, American, 1830-1843Model of a kiln with a boiler house.This model represents the steam box at the Rotterdam Naval Dockyard. Steam boxes were used to steam the hull planks for ships in order to bend them into the required curvature. The model shows the two boilers that were needed in the boiler house to make steam. It also includes some furniture and a bedstead for the stoker.Inkstand with the coats of arms of Leiden, Delft and William III, Anonymous, c. 1670 - c. 1680Half Model of a Schooner Gunboat, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a two -mast. The skin above the barkwood is closed, the ship has a railing. Get mirror, Hol Wulf, no details of the fence, no side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. Zeeg to both ends ascending, one barkhout and one reehout. Peaked around. Scale approx. 1:30 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material)Snuff Box with Figures, late 18th century. Continental, (France), late 18th century. Watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts; overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.).Model of An Armed Longboat, Rijkswerf Rotterdam, c. 1819 ship model. instruction model Spant model with round wood on a standard. Smooth bodder double -belt barkas, around with flat seam and flat mirror; A forecast, six dids and railway sticks and an open cabin with side rods. The Voorsteven is copied and has a disk. Three -part trusses. Easy stir with a tie that fits over the roson king. The rig consists of a large mast with RA for a bucket sail and a drizzle with paaaiist sock and blade. The Barkas is armed with a carronade on a loose sledge that rises from front to stern, and is provided with loading utensils; The carronade is moved by means of a roasting spindle Midscheps, which in combination with the chicken tut that can be placed in the floor of the cabin also serves to hoist the anchor. There are also a hand pump, a boat hook and fourteen rowing germs on individual parts. Scale 1:20 (derived). Rotterdam wood (plant material). brass (alloy). bronze (metal)Vernafleur brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Gift box with talcum powder, can of bath salts and box of toilet soap. Chromolithograph by an unknown artist from the California Perfume Company (later Avon) product catalog, New York, Kansas, Montreal, 1927.Half Model of a Schooner, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1880 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed block model (starboard) of a two -mast schooner. Clipper. Elliptical fence, stir with round stirring king (American rudder) and rounded Roerblad. On the aft deck a cover structure, on the front deck an entrance. The Zeeg runs slightly to both ends, a reehout. Stretch around. Indonesian Archipelago wood (plant material)Toiletries in the caseInro with decor of leaves, anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Decor of leaves in red and green nuanced gold and of fruits between them in pale red. Black fond specked with gold, which turns into a dense gold soil at the top of the Inro. Five boxes connected to rope. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating) Decor of leaves in red and green nuanced gold and of fruits between them in pale red. Black fond specked with gold, which turns into a dense gold soil at the top of the Inro. Five boxes connected to rope. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating)Old book with brown cover isolated on a white backgroundBox with a set of buttons, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1820 Buttons of sharpened and polished steel (24 large, 15 small) in box of paper covered with leather. The buttons are faintly lobed and equipped with a double, star -shaped pearl edge between small polished balls and facet cut dots. A facet cut button in the middle of each knot. The small knots were intended for the vest, the big one for the jacket. The box consists of two equal halves and has two metal hinges. It closes at the front with two metal hooks and eyes. The box is made up of different layers of thick paper and is covered on the inside with brown sheets (under the buttons) and green cotton (lid). The box is equipped with dark leather on the outside. England Buttons: Steel (Alloy). Box: Paper. Box: Leather. Lining: Wool. Lining: Cotton (textile) grinding / polishing Buttons of sharpened and polished steel (24 large, 15 small) in box of paper covered with leather. The buttons are faintly lobed and equipped with a double, starInrō with Basket of Spring Flowers (obverse); Basket of Autumn Flowers (reverse) late 18th-early 19th century Japan. Inrō with Basket of Spring Flowers (obverse); Basket of Autumn Flowers (reverse) 58886Toy shipping crate -Koran Koran with a koran stand made of wood in front of white background copyright: xzoonar.com/simonevoigtx 6561434Model of a Chebeq, anonymous, 1600 - 1700 ship model. fully rigged model. show model Polychromed and witnessed Spanty model of a Mediterranean Chebec, incomplete. Spitse bow and falling, curved pre -stem, galjoen with Scheg in the shape of a curl. Row rising to the back, above the falling stern a mirror with round buttocks. The rudder rises until the half -deck, on which the stirring steps sails. Above the fence with windows is a rear campaign deck with Hakekebord with cutting work. The sides are decorated above the mountain wood with painted praise. There is one continuous deck with twenty -six gates; At the rear is the cabin, the half cover and the campaign deck. For a pre -pleches and a betting. Of the rig, only the large mast and the whipped mast have been stored: the breeding mast and the bowsprit are 20th-century additions. unknown wood (plant material)Kandakkak by King Willem III used in the laying of the first stone of the railway bridge over the IJssel at Zutphen.Zwart painted wooden lime box, in which a sinking container with glass back. A silver plate with inscription behind the glass. Above Ajour Crowned National Arms, surrounded by a wreath of oak and orange branches. The sides fully decorated with cut out plant motifs and both provided with and handle carved from wood. Signed: R. J. Gamelkoorn / Case supplier. Dated: XXII October MDCCCLXI. Signature: On silver plate l.: Sr ... (illegible) Inscription: King Willem de DeD has etc.Gem Bank' or 'Watchdog of the Treasury' mechanical bank, c. 1878, H. L. Judd Manufacturing Company, Wallingford, Connecticut, c. 1830-1960s, 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (8.26 x 13.97 x 5.72 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th centuryInkwell, painted multicolored with landscapes and the arm of Ernst Johann Graaf van Biron (1690-1772) and the mirror monogram of his wife Benigne Gottlieba Trotha. Porcelain inkwell, multi-colored painted with landscapes and the coat of arms of Ernst Johann Count of Biron (1690-1772) and the Spiegelmonogram BGVT of his wife Benigne Gottlieba Trotha, named Von Treyden. The inkwell has not been marked.Model of a fence. Polychromed and witnessed oak model of a yacht. On the mirror a sliced decoration in the style of Louis XIV. Large Lady of Klegsman Head as Roerkop. Partially painted green and gold.Case (England); wood, brass, shark skin, silk; L x W x D: 22.6 x 12 x 7.3 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-279-aKnife (England), ca. 1720-40; brass, steel; L x W: 18 x 1.9 cm (7 1/16 x 3/4 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-279-eGlass model or a 76-gun ship of the line. Full model of a linie ship, three-master, with 76 pieces to the water line. The three masts and the bowsprit consist of thick turned glass thread. The ship is further built from a few and, if necessary, several thin glasses side by side. The wires are black or colorless and almost all turned. On board nine figures in different colored clothing, and a dog. As a figurehead a men's figure with a stab weapon in the right hand. A sloop on both sides of the ship. The model is in wooden cupboard. The sea is shown with glass flakes.Grandville (n.1803-09-15-D.1847-03-17), scenes of the private and public life of animals, Paris: J. Hetzel and Paulin, 1842 2nd part (registered title (letter),), 1842. Balzac house.Brass design fitting on wooden bottle box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox