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Gold Artifacts and Ornaments

Historical gold objects including spirals, furniture mounts, and decorative pieces from various periods and cultures.

Hair Ringlet with Ram Head, c. 4th Century BC. Greece, Hellenistic period. Gold; overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.).
Hair Ringlet with Ram Head, c. 4th Century BC. Greece, Hellenistic period. Gold; overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.).
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Coin. Culture: China. Dimensions: W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols late 18th-early 19th century Giovanni Antonio Santarelli Italian The mild gray ground is a foil for delicate movement and ornament. Giovanni Santarellis original wax-on-slate model (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence) is oval. He expanded the compositional field onto a wider hexagon, from the outset sensing its suitability for a ring.. Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols 198585Sponge Box 1845-1855 Netherlands. Silver .Shoe buckles late 18th century British. Shoe buckles. British. late 18th century. metal, pasteVinaigrette with View of Warwick Castle. Nathaniel Mills; Birmingham, England. Date: 1846-1847. Dimensions: 3.8 × 2.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1 in.). Silver gilt. Origin: Birmingham. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Ornament: band 8th-12th century Indonesia (Central Java). Ornament: band. Indonesia (Central Java). 8th-12th century. Gold. Jewelry. Shoe buckle of silver plated copper decorated with a ridge, oval-shaped. A cut-away middle edge with four times a rose and ribbons are connected to a cord between two oval lists of cords ridge diamonds.Gold buttons with male face relief, from Megara, GreeceSouth African Coin defaced by Anglo-Boer War POW'sPowder Case (Compaq), French, made in Paris, 1928 by Cartier. Gold, platinum, agate, mother of pearl, lacquered panels, enamel and diamondsOjime 19th century Japan. Ojime. Japan. 19th century. Ivory. Edo period (1615-1868). OjimeRingReliquary Pendant with Hounds Coursing a Hare. Culture: German. Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm). Date: late 14th century.Relics of Saint Barbara and Saint George probably were once visible in the tiny windows of this pendant. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Goldsmith's art, Italy, 19th century. Gold, silver and diamonds dog collar (collier de chien), around 1890. Detail.Round Vestnoop or Boarding of copper, 1900 - 1925 Round vest button or on -board of copper. West-Europa copper (metal) Round vest button or on -board of copper. West-Europa copper (metal)Round Vestnoop or Boarding of copper, 1900 - 1925 Round vest button or on -board of copper. West-Europa copper (metal) Round vest button or on -board of copper. West-Europa copper (metal)Square Vestnoop or Boeknoop van Koper, 1900 - 1925 Square vest node or cutter of copper. West-Europa copper (metal) Square vest node or cutter of copper. West-Europa copper (metal)Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Finger Ring 1325 BCE Egypt. Faience . Ancient EgyptianEarrings (USA); hair, goldBead ornaments, two triangles joined, 25 1st half of the 5th century A.D. East Germanic or nomadic () Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorated with geometric patterns to match gold foil appliqués that were sewn onto the sleeves and neckline of festive clothing.. Bead ornaments, two triangles joined, 25 246827Augustin Dupré (1748-1833). Punch: standing republic, 1793. Steel, polygonal block face oval. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsEarring, 18th-19th Century. India. Silver gilt with pearls, gold beads and crystal; overall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.).Pair of silver -colored metal and coral -colored paste, anonymous, c. 1950 - c. 1970 The ear clips are triangular and light bulging in shape, with rounded corners. A light -bent tapered piece of metal that ends in a circle runs from the bottom to the bottom to the bottom corner. On either side of this piece of metal is a round bead of coral -colored paste in a diamond -shaped setting. The bead on the left side of both ear clips is placed identically. The method of setting the right -hand bead differs. Netherlands metal. The ear clips are triangular and light bulging in shape, with rounded corners. A light -bent tapered piece of metal that ends in a circle runs from the bottom to the bottom to the bottom corner. On either side of this piece of metal is a round bead of coral -colored paste in a diamond -shaped setting. The bead on the left side of both ear clips is placed identically. The method of setting the right -hand bead differs. Netherlands metal.A small gold cornet (crown) studded with precious inlays. Dated 2nd CenturyThe Cursed Amethyst. Quartz, variety amethyst, silver, amethyst scarabs, engraved This stone is testament to the properties people ascribed to gemstones, beyond their scientific or monetary value.Tassels (3) 17th century Italian. Tassels (3) 222496RingArched EarOrnamentNecklace pendants and beads Babylonian ca. 17th-16th century BCEEarring with hair work. Earring with filigree and hair work. The rated drop-shaped middle piece is surrounded by filigree train with horns and flowers from Zeeland buttons. Under, dependent, three stamped golden ornaments. The hook is connected to this by an eye at the top of the ear pendant and is decorated with a stamped ornament and Zeeland buttons. The decoration of the hooks is different, one has a French lily as a center piece, the other a flower with volutes. The drip-shaped center piece shows hairwork on ivory under glass. The show is that of a coffin with the letters cat, on which an urn and a weeping willow next to it. Brands on the hook with flour: Leeuwekop used to the left; Mt. Ms with a kind of hammer between the letters in = F. Muhlenschmidt and W. Schammer.COLECCION DE LLAVES PARA CUERDA DE RELOJ. Author: P RICHMOND (JOYERO). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Crowded gold box, guilloche and enamelled blue with a painted enamel after Boucher's pastoral: do they think of this sheep René-Antoine Bailleul. 1778-1779. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. This box is very classic in the organization and the patterns of its translucent enamel decor on a background guilloche with parallel waves, a base divided into four panels, chopped gold moldings with small leaves and half-lights. The translucent enamels give it this radiance which competes with that of the precious stones. The miniature appearing on the cover of this box takes up a composition of François Boucher, they think of this sheep or the rest, exhibited by the artist in the living room of 1765 . It was engraved by Mrs. Jourdan (a test at the Louvre museum, Department of Graphic Arts, Edmond Collection de Rothschild, inv. 5973 L.R.) and Jacques Bonnefoy (a test at the Louvre museum, Department of graphic arts, Edmond de Rothschild collection , inv. 18316 L.R.). The same rural scene appears on cupstop quality cut steel men's shoe buckle made in Birkingham (United Kingdom) in the 1780's.BroochBrochette with a golden vice, c. 1912 Brochette with a golden five between two roses in wire work with a cannon closure. The mint is in a muntrand with six legs. Netherlands gold (metal) Brochette with a golden five between two roses in wire work with a cannon closure. The mint is in a muntrand with six legs. Netherlands gold (metal)Gold metal comb from Italy. Dated 19th CenturyBitcoins on Black BackgroundNecklace or Rosary () 17th-19th century Philippines. Necklace or Rosary () 40570Hair accessory 1830-80 Russian This object is from the collection of Natalia de Shabelsky (1841-1905), a Russian noblewoman compelled to preserve what she perceived as the vanishing folk art traditions of her native country. Traveling extensively throughout Great Russia, she collected many fine examples of textile art of the wealthy peasant class. From the 1870s until moving to France in 1902, Shabelsky amassed a large collection of intricately embroidered hand-woven household textiles and opulent festival garments with rich decoration and elaborate motifs. The Brooklyn Museum holdings include many fine examples including the majority of the garments. Portions of Shabelsky's collection are also housed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Cleveland Art Museum, and the Russian Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg.. Hair accessory 156467HeadbandGolden wingBird Bead, c. 900-1550. Colombia, Muisca style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; Muisca metalwork divides into two categories: ornaments to be worn, such as these, and offering figurines, in the case to the right. The elaborate bird pendant features delicate herringbone moldings, openwork patterns, and wing details-all part of the wax model from which the pendant was cast (see nearby computer animation). The dangles were attached after casting.Netsuke of Quail and Millet. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ear Clip with Design Composed of Granulation Last quarter of the 10th-last quarter of the 15th century Indonesia (Java). Ear Clip with Design Composed of Granulation 50055Emblem, Sikh, Sikhdharma Gurdwara Singh Sabha Association, Novellara, Reggio Emilia province, Italyisolated object on white - money FrogGolden angel wings, cutoutPendant with a tariff stamp Municipal mail 2 grosze