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Historical Locks and Designs

A collection of historical lock and design illustrations showcasing ornate craftsmanship, including a sixteenth-century lock, a candlestick, and lamp designs.

Design for a Silver Candl, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk Support: white laid paper, joined at center, Rome, Italy, Italy and Germany, 1725-40, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
Design for a Silver Candl, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk Support: white laid paper, joined at center, Rome, Italy, Italy and Germany, 1725-40, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Beach chair and a figure with a hat, 1890 - 1946 Leaf 35 Recto from a sketchbook with 50 sheets. paper. pencil chair. head-gear: hatThree designs for key hole plates; Diverses Pièces De Serruriers. Leaf 4 from series of title page, blade with assignment and 14 sheets with batter and forging, keyhole plates, keys, door knockers and door knobs. Second edition.Products from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.Design for Sideboard of Black Oak, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Sideboard with rounded corners set on an open platform of conforming shape set on molded rectangular support with carved floral garlands; upper section of piece has molded top and flat central section with three horizontal drawers flanked by two carved terminal figures; backsplash with carved cornucopia at right., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingJohn Dieterich, Shoe Buckle, c 1936 Shoe BuckleArchie Thompson, Chair, 1941 ChairHans Korsch, Andiron (one of pair), c 1937 Andiron (one of pair)Nicholas Gorid, Checker Table, 1936 Checker TableGladys Phillips, Hitching Post, c 1937 Hitching PostHenry Granet, Side Chair, c 1937 Side ChairPrint (France)Russkoe vooruzhenie c XIV do vtoroi poloviny XVII stoletiia. VINNAIA LIADUNKA Russian arms from the fourteenth to second half of the seventeenth century. Cartridge pouch.. Viskovatov, A. V. (Aleksandr Vasilevich), 1804-1858. text. Prints. 1841. General Research Division. Russia. Armiia , Uniforms , History, Russia. Armiia , Equipment , History, Armor , Russia, Arms & armament , Russia, Russia. Armiia, Russia, Military supplies, Uniforms, Military uniformsDesign for a Bread Basket. Date/Period: Ca. 1810. Drawing. Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on paper. Author: UNKNOWN.Vertical lobe shower with large oval compartment; A few new compartment. At the top a mask with flapping crest is pictured, at the bottom of a mask with wide open mouth. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets.Vase with Flowers. An ornamented vase with flower vines all around, including two garlands.English chair from the end of the 18th century from a set of furniture from the collections of Stanisław Ursyn-Rusiecki in Warsaw in 1915-views from the side, from above with the cross-section and at the front on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 5.05.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Two designs of stoves, with a foot size, W. van Uyen, c. 1800 - c. 1900 drawing paper. ink pen / brush / brushSideboard designed by Robert Adam, 1770, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, europeanDrawing of 17th century silver belonging to an album, draughtsman: anonymous, Amsterdam, c. 1725 - c. 1728, paper, drawing, h 356 mm × w 245 mmNine vases, c. 1866 - c. 1900 drawing On the left are two large vases that are more detailed in detail than the other seven, behind the upper one can be seen a sketch of another vase. tracing paper. pencil drawingCollection of coins. Unknown makerAntwerp, Maes, Joseph, Belgium, Chaise, XVe Siècle, Decorated oak chair, recto - stamped, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, CHAISE en bois, recto - printed, MEUBLES. - PL. 8., JJvY, height 320 mm, width 227 mm, photographer, 1882 - 1887, paper, collotype, photoprint, photolithography, Belgian, 1838 - 1908, cliché maker, Work conceptionCrystal Vessel with Ornamented Metal Lid, Foot, Handle and Mounts second half 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Crystal Vessel with Ornamented Metal Lid, Foot, Handle and Mounts 386743Piano (the product of the Warsaw factory of Antoni Leszczych from 1825-1826) - views from above after closing the flaps and from the side, from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw purchased in 1917; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1917 (before 15/03/1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Hans Korsch, Tongs and Shovel, c 1939 Tongs and ShovelDesign for a glass cooler, c. 1790 - c. 1795 Rome paper pen / brush table-wareDecorative group of hunting tool poultry and festans. .FURNITURE, EAST INDIA COMPANY, AND, INLAID TABLE AND ORNAMENTS OF TOP, CALDECOTT, GREAT RUSSELL STREETFurniture (Secretary) and a group of products (cups, plates, A 00; , 3 cm, pod Adka: height 37.6 cm, width 34.2 cm; di 41972/67 MNW; all rights reserved.Legnica (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), minutes of Institut (Legnica), furniture, artistic crafts, goldsmithDesign for Adjustable Side Serving Table, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Two models of same design: at right, basic model with molded rectangular top, raised on 2 straight tapering supports on splayed bracket feet joined by single horizontal stretcher, scroll-like elements on tops of supports and above feet; at left, same model with 2 additional shelves, straight supports, and no scroll-like decoration, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingHand drawing isolated illustration of old street lamp ( near Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow) in black color on white backgroundExamples of goldsmith work, unknown, in or before 1770 - 1780 print Various examples of goldsmith work such as scissors, rings, and an hilt of a sword. Numbered 1 to 15. pl. Ii. paper etching / engraving jeweller, goldsmith, silversmithWriting Arm Chair. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38.1 x 27.9 cm (15 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rolland Livingstone.Drawing, Design for Sideboard "C" with Six Legs and Five Drawers; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 20.6 x 24.1 cm (8 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. )Trays with pepper, salt and mustard vessels; Empire objects. Designs for empire objects such as three plateaus with pepper, salt and mustard vessels. All objects are numbered.George Fairbanks, Meal Bench, c 1937 Meal BenchDesign for Table with Newspaper Rack, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream laid paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingThree antique vases on base; Vases after the manner of the antique (...). Three antique ornamented vases with figures on a base on which images of two antique vases and the serene title.1 et 2. Béquilles de cannes. 3. Coupe, cristal, monture argent. 4 et 5. Manches d'ombrelles. 1 and 2. Cane handles. 3. Crystal dish in silver mount. 4 and 5. Umbrella handles.. Prints, Design drawings. 1900 - 1909. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry, Goldwork, Containers, HandlesDesigns for Two Chiffoniers, Charles Heathcote Tatham, 1772-1842, British, undated, Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 × 11 1/4 inches (20.3 × 28.6 cm), architectural subject, bookcases, elevations (drawings), furnitureA mioboczna application with a convex mirror (one -balance label with a reflector) from the Leopold Méyet collection in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1915 - general view; around 1920-1922 (1918-00-00-1922-00-00);Chair sofa, Quéton, 1885 - 1895 print A canapé in the Louis XIV style and an armchair in the Louis XVI style. Print from 291st Livraison. paper seating furnitureParis, Imprimerie Eudes, Dujardin, Lyon, Garcin, Jacques, Two 16th century French wooden chairs and a 16th century Flemish wooden chest, at the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, recto - printed, These prints are part of a cover with 79 prints on 54 leaves and 65 text sheets., photomechanical print, photographs, photographically illustrated books, EXPOSITION RÉTROSPECTIVE DE LYON, PAR JB GIRAUD., PL. XXXVI., FAUTEUILS, FRANCE_XVIe SIÈCLE, COLLECTION DEe Vve ROUGIER. COLLECTION DE Mr CHARIÈRES-ARLES. Mm, PL. XXXVII., COFFRE, ART FLAMAND_XVIe SIÈCLE, COLLECTION DE Mr DE St CHARLES., height 463 mm, width 313 mm, photographer, 1877 - 1878, paper, heliogravure, cliché maker, French, printerSalvatore Borrazzo, Inkwell, 1935 1942 InkwellCrystal Vessel with Ornamented Metal Lid, Foot, Handle and Mounts. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (17.4 x 10.5 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shaker Desk. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.9 cm (11 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 1/2" high; 30" wide; 15" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Holden.Two vertical ornaments of leaf raft and monograms; Vertical ornaments with monograms. .Source bed and trophies; Designs for religious and profane objects; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani; Invenzioni Various Di Mobili Ed Utensili Sacri E profani per USI Comuni della Vita. Print is part of an album.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/8" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Staloff.Filigrain Silver Scale at the exhibition of Antiquities in Delft, A.L. Oversluijs, After Anonymous, c. 1855 - In or Before 1863 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 35 photos on 16 sheets. Delft paper. cardboard albumen print dish, plate, saucer. other handicrafts ~ glass DelftShell -shaped can, c. 1870 - c. 1894 Paris paper. cardboard brush containersMott's 'Eastlake' Kitchen Sinks, 1888, produced by J.L. Mott Iron Works in New York. The publication features plumbing equipment and supplies, catalogs, basins (containers), and includes wood engravingsFlorence, Collection Bardini, Decorated cabinet with glass doors in the upper part, recto - printed, photomechanical print, photographs, Pl. 62, height 359 mm, width 269 mm, maker, producer, 1875 - 1930, paper, papier, collotype, ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material)Bad met rugleuning; Baignoire; Baden; 5e Cahier.An ornamented bath with a backrest on the left. Print number 30.Donald Harding, Flat Iron Stand, c 1942 Flat Iron StandMetal Keyplate for Church second half 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Metal Keyplate for Church 386660Design for Sideboard of Mahogany, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Sideboard of Mahogany on six fluted and turned tapering legs; two drawers stacked vertically in convex central section of tripartite front are topped by another pair of smaller drawers arranged horizontally; low backsplash at back of top., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingFoot Warmer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arthur Wegg.The International Exhibition: oblique grand pianoforte by Collard and Collard, 1862. 'This pianoforte...is one of the most beautiful instruments of the kind in the exhibition. It is an oblique grand pianoforte, so called from the fact of the strings running obliquely or diagonally from one corner of the instrument to the other, instead of vertically, as in the ordinary cottage piano; the object of so placing the strings being to obtain greater length of string and consequent power, without the inconvenience of increasing the height of the instrument. These instruments have more of the qualityCatalogs card, so -called catalog patch, from the Nordic Museum. Objects Inv.nr 111872, bridal stocking band from the 1840s. Watercolor by Emelie von Walterstorff. NordicKatherine Hastings, Foot Warmer, c 1936 Foot WarmerKay Whiteley, Small Jar, c 1936 Small JarHerman Schulze, Match Safe, c 1941 Match SafeTwo furniture legs; C Cahier De Pieds De Meubles à Divers Usages.Two stroke ornamented furniture legs with floral motifs, turned on the right at the bottom.Grande table; table à jouer; table à mettre dans un brumeau; miroir de toillette; petite table de cabinet; petite armoire de cabinet. Large table; gaming table; table for placement in a ; makeup mirror; small cabinet table; small cabinet wardrobe.. Boulle, André-Charles, 1642-1732. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1875 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, ArchitecturalAn easel, a canvas on a stretcher and three containers for oil. Engraving by R. Bénard after Bourgeois.Two designs for salt vessels, c. 1760 - c. 1765 Rome paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush salt-cellar, salt-shakerIrene Lawson, Rush and Candle Stand, c 1939 Rush and Candle StandElberfeld, Firma Leudesdorf-Mansfeld, Empire objects, Bowls, verso - stamped, Designs for empire objects such as five bowls on the right. All objects are numbered., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 253 mm, width 410 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1820 - 1840, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), printer, drukkerSofa, Stoel armchair, Chanat, 1895 print A canapé, armchair and a chair. Print from 290th number (Livraison). paper seating furnitureClyde L Cheney, Spinning Wheel, 1935 1942 Spinning WheelSeveral tokens from 1576, 1700 - 1799 print Various tokens from 1576, beaten at the end of the siege of Zierikzee, July 2, 1576. Netherlands paper etching coin ZierikzeeDan Ziger, Cricket (Foot Stool), c 1941 Cricket (Foot Stool)Drie Urnen; Ontwerpen voor Religieuze en profane Voorwren; Different inventions of sacred and profane furniture and utensils; Different inventions of sacred and profane furniture and utensils for common uses of life. Prent Maakt Deel Uit Van Een Album.Pearl Torell, Cast Iron Fence, c 1939 Cast Iron FenceMetal cupboard piece and two candle carriers, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph photographic support albumen print candlestickExamples of goldsmith work; Orfèvre Bijoutier. Different examples of goldsmith work such as shears, rings, and a hilt of a sword. Numbered 1 to 15. pl. II.Armchair and chair, quéton, 1885 - 1895 print Armchair and chair in the Louis XIII style. Print from 285th Livraison. paper seating furnitureBasket, teapot, ink pots, candlesticks and vases with female figures and the wedding of Cupido and Psyche, Joseph Cundall, c. 1868 - in Or Before 1873 photograph paper carbon print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. chandelier, candelabrum. ink-well. tea-pot; samovar. Cupid and Psyche as loversParis, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 27e Cahier CC Cahier de 12 Flambeaux et Chandeliers de Table &c, Candlesticks with ram's head, verso - stamped, Two candlesticks with garlands, leaf motifs and on the left with a ram's head., print, ornament print, title print, prints, ornament prints, height 372 mm, width 225 mm, print maker, 1771 - 1771, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisherJohn Tarantino, Salt Cellar, c 1940 Salt CellarCostume ornament () With Moresken and Arabesken; White moresken on a black fond. At the top is a button. From series of 9 sheetsKarl Joubert, Flatiron Holder, c 1939 Flatiron HolderInstruments to tie people with them; Ligotte, Poucettes et cabriolets. Handcuffs among others.Brooch. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William P. Shearwood.Water post, hydrant, fitting for drawing water from a water distribution system, c. 1885, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, EuropeGroup of ceramic products () (Patera and two Fiflemen) from the collection of minutes Institut, Liegnitz; Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902); 1854- (1854-00-00-1854-00-00);Legnica (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), minutes of Institut (Legnica), ceramics (artist), artistic crafts, candlesticksNicholas Gorid, Sheraton Card Table, 1935 1942 Sheraton Card TableFlorence Hastings, Silver Chocolate Pot, c 1938 Silver Chocolate PotBox of the fourteenth century, iron, adorned with gilded leather and waffle, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1878.Oak stools, anonymous, c. 1881 - in or before 1889 photomechanical print Antwerp paper collotype / photolithography sculpture. stoolHugh Clarke, Ottoman, c 1937 OttomanBox reliquary from the cathedral of the wu Avku and the charity of Roma; two crucifixes: on an enamel background and from Albigowa from the collections of the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow (Verso); before 06.1924 (1900-00-00-1924-00-00);A wooden box decorated with People's product from the 19th century from the collection of Szymon Zaprzenie - two views in a 1: 1 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after 11.04.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Silver sheet of Józef Onufry Korwin Kulesza, Siemiego Ziemski (1708-1792) from the Zdzis Aawa Wolski collection, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1916; Not after 16.05.1922 (1920-00-00-1922-00-00);Design for Tilt-Top Case for Photographs, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin cream laid paper, 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingCabinet des Modes Ou Les Modes Nouvelles, 1 Mai 1786, pl. III. Four shoe pins for men's shoes. The accompanying text mentions that the different shoe pins for men's shoes follow each other in rapid pace and that the amount is limitless. The types shown here who 'are' to the last taste and the latest model '. The modern shoe buckle is not square, not round, but oval. (Material described. p. 95) A complete range can be found in the Monsieur Grancher's shop.No 2 Sedia, Poltrona, photograph, photo, photos, height mm, width mm, photographer, 1870 - 1878, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, albumen printFibula of King Louis IX of France, Léon Vidal, c. 1876 - c. 1883 photomechanical print Paris paper fibula, safety pin. coat, capeDesign for Serving Table with Columnar Front Legs and Two Drawers, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Rectangular slightly tapered front with 2 drawers and acanthus leaf motifs at corners; raised on 2 front ionic columnar fluted legs terminating in ball feet, and 2 plain straight plain legs at back; molded oblong lower shelf attaches just above floor level; on table top, decanter, vase with flowers, wine glass, and stack of plates; on lower shelf, wine cooler with floral feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, Drawing