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Exquisite decorative items including a gilded dish, intricate netsuke, and ornate frames featuring medallions, showcasing craftsmanship and historical significance.

Decorative Frame with Four Portrait Medallions, Representing Stadholders William I (1533-1584), Maurice (1567-1625), Frederick Henry (1584-1647) and William III (1650-1701), anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1875 Four portraits to the left, caught in one list of oak elap in relief on punched soil and an edge of full -shaped tiflens and cartouch -shaped ends above and below. 5. Willem I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584). In the back engraved 'Saevis Tranquillus in Undis' 6. Maurits, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). In the back engraved 'Je Maintiendray Nieuwpoort 2 July 1600 7. Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange (1584-1647). Engraved in the back 'and Hendrick holds the Heirbaan from August. And closes the gate of 't Grondwijk Warh' 8. Willem III, Prince of Orange (1650-1701). In the back engraved, 'Now you see your rights and your laws, O British put orange are on board!' Netherlands ivory Four portraits to the left, caught in one list of oak elap in relief on punched soil and an edge of full -shaped ti
Decorative Frame with Four Portrait Medallions, Representing Stadholders William I (1533-1584), Maurice (1567-1625), Frederick Henry (1584-1647) and William III (1650-1701), anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1875 Four portraits to the left, caught in one list of oak elap in relief on punched soil and an edge of full -shaped tiflens and cartouch -shaped ends above and below. 5. Willem I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584). In the back engraved 'Saevis Tranquillus in Undis' 6. Maurits, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). In the back engraved 'Je Maintiendray Nieuwpoort 2 July 1600 7. Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange (1584-1647). Engraved in the back 'and Hendrick holds the Heirbaan from August. And closes the gate of 't Grondwijk Warh' 8. Willem III, Prince of Orange (1650-1701). In the back engraved, 'Now you see your rights and your laws, O British put orange are on board!' Netherlands ivory Four portraits to the left, caught in one list of oak elap in relief on punched soil and an edge of full -shaped ti
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Medallion possibly German 19th century View more. Medallion. possibly German. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedPier glass mirror (one of a pair) ca. 1760 British These Rococo chinoiserie mirrors, which incorporate elements from designs by Thomas Chippendale (The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754) and William Ince and John Mayhew (The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762), were formerly at Shillinglee Park, Sussex. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #2145. Pier Glass Mirrors (pair of), Part 1 Play or pause #2145. Pier Glass Mirrors (pair of), Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Pier glass mirror (one of a pair). British. ca. 1760. Carved and gilt linden wood, glass. Woodwork-FurnitureIntaglio with portrait of King Willem III, Anonymous, c. 1880 Oval Intaglio, cut in layeragate, approx. 1880, caught in an 18 carat golden rim with crown and crossed laurel branches. Netherlands agate (chalcedony). gold (metal) cutting Oval Intaglio, cut in layeragate, approx. 1880, caught in an 18 carat golden rim with crown and crossed laurel branches. Netherlands agate (chalcedony). gold (metal) cuttingMount; brassSilversmith's Art, France 19th century. Silver snuffbox, decorated with niello, depicting a scene of musical meeting.Support For A Monogram (possibly Germany); gilded,painted tole; L x W x D: 40.8 x 24.4 x 0.1 cm (16 1/16 x 9 5/8 x 1/16 in.); 1911-6-3Saturnalia, Roman silver dish. Mildenhall Treasure, ITALY-Britain.Watch and chatelaine. Culture: British, London. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (14.6 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm);Diameter (watch case, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Maker: Probably by Francis Perigal (British, active 1741-67). Date: 18th century.There are five Perigals listed in the eighteenth-century records of the London Clockmakers' Company. This watch may have been made by the founder of the family, Francis Perigal (active 1741-70), who had a shop in the Royal Exchange, or by his son, also named Francis (active 1748-75). In the second half of the eighteenth century English watchmakers exported a large number of watches for use in Arabicspeaking territories. The numerals on the dials were not exactly those used in Arabic arithmetic, however, but were apparently adaptations made by European clockmakers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.European figurine; Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur in Wien (1744-1864); 1744/1749 (1744-00-00-1744-00-00);Looking Glass. Culture: American. Dimensions: 34 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (87.6 x 64.8 cm). Date: ca. 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medallion (Netherlands); plasterKoek en Zoepje Tent, Willem D. Ilcken, c. 1843 - c. 1869 There is an open tent on a triangular plate. In the middle of the roof there is a flagpan without a flag. In the tent a man is on clogs and a top hat. He holds a bottle in his right hand. In the tent there is a table on four legs with two drinking cups on it, on the right is a couch. The image is marked with a sword and an unknown master sign. Delft silver (metal) There is an open tent on a triangular plate. In the middle of the roof there is a flagpan without a flag. In the tent a man is on clogs and a top hat. He holds a bottle in his right hand. In the tent there is a table on four legs with two drinking cups on it, on the right is a couch. The image is marked with a sword and an unknown master sign. Delft silver (metal)Furniture Hardware. Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (6.2 x 5.7 cm). Retailer: Henry Kellam Hancock (1816-1851). Date: 1820-30. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Handscreen, Painted paper leaf, turned wood handle, Handscreen with a hand-painted paper leaf. Obverse: man and woman in landscape. Reverse: building with tower in landscape. Turned wood handle., France, England, 18th century, costume & accessories, HandscreenShōki Mounted on Chinese Lion. Kikugawa Family (Japan, active 1844-1867). Japan, mid-19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with staining, sumi; manjū typeSnuffbox. Culture: German, Meissen. Dimensions: Gr. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.); Gr. D. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm.); Gr. L. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.). Factory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710-present). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Officers' cross of the Legion of the honor of I.J.A. Gogel, anonymous, c. 1808 - c. 1811 Ordet mark consisting of a five-armed white-entered Maltheserkruis with an openwork laurel wreath inlaid with green enamel between the arms. In the middle a round medallion with dark blue edge with inscription. In it at the front relief portrait of Napoleon, head, profile to the right, wears laurel wreath; Dream in relief an eagle. Above an open crown with rich apple, causing a bearing ring, on a red silk ribbon with rosette with edge script. France gold (metal). striking (metalworking) / forging / casting / sewingMedallion early 19th century German. Medallion. German. early 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedPlate with rabbit; Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur in Wien (1744-1864), Nigg, Josef (1782-1863); 1815 (1815-00-00-1815-00-00);Biedermeier (style), gift (provenance), rabbits, flowers, miniatures, animalsButton; ivory; 1931-59-120-fModern black podium on white background. 3D renderingGlass short-strip mosaic fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Thin-walled body fragment.Translucent purple, cobalt blue, turquoise blue layered with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.Shallow convex curving side.Short-strip mosaic pattern formed from lengths of striped canes in bands of white, blue, yellow, and green, combined with polygonal sections of a cane in a purple ground outlined in white with a ring of white dots around a central hollow red circle.Polished exterior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and all but one edge.. Glass short-strip mosaic fragment 257193Jason pacifying the dragon early 19th century probably Italian The intaglio is a fake, one of six in the Museum's collection, similar in style to those supplied by Italian Neoclassical engravers to Prince Stanislaw Poniatowski of Poland. Carried out in a figural style indebted to that of Antonio Canova, the Poniatowski gems bear the names of the carvers most celebrated in ancient Greece. The deception of the Poniatowski gems was revealed in 1895. The Museum's six were mounted in velvet boxes by Tiffany & Co.. Jason pacifying the dragon. probably Italian. early 19th century. Carnelian and gold. Lapidary Work-GemsPair of mirrors, Carved and gilded wood, mirrored glass, In Louis XVI style. Each mirror with vertical frame, almost square, carved and gilded with bowl of grapes and grape leaves at center top and a spiral in circle on square at each corner. Frame molding comprised of squared outer band, guilloche band in center and ribbon twisted around rod at inner edge. Mirror in each., France, 19th century, furniture, Decorative Arts, Pair of mirrorsPlate with the decor of the province of Groningen. Board belonging to a series of 18 plates with every backdrop of a province in the then Nederlanden. Monogrammed RD, the edge with flower / leaf curls and harpies in the style of around 1820-1830 and the Dutch national arm.Gold snuff box, rectangular with beveled corners, decorated with park views, Pierre-François Drais (attributed to), c. 1780 - c. 1781 Gold snuff box, rectangular, with beveled corners. All sides are covered with park faces in miniature painting. Paris gold (metal). gouache (paint). glass Gold snuff box, rectangular, with beveled corners. All sides are covered with park faces in miniature painting. Paris gold (metal). gouache (paint). glassMountWatch ca. 1650 Watchmaker: G. Gamot. Watch 194213Knop from a Chalice. Italian. Date: 1615-1625. Dimensions: 6 x 5.5 cm (2 2/8 x 2 3/16 in.). Silver gilt. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Glass; Non -like Lona Huta; 1. PO. 18th century (1700-00-00-1750-00-00);Czepiec unknownCameo with Diana and the Moon 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Plate, Enameled copper, Limoges enamel small plate decorated en grisaille, with flesh tones and heightened in gold, depicting peasants shearing sheep, captioned: IVNIVS”. On reverse, lobster at center encircled by scrollwork and a winged putto and lion., France, 16th century, enamels, Decorative Arts, PlateAnonymous, 1785. Grave paper (enhanced with gouache), Metal (copper alloy), glass. Palais Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionGemma (kamea) z przedstawieniem głowy kobiecej. warsztat rzymski, workshopWaffenlau Long District Military Race in Zurich Meyer, LouisMedal (USA); Designed by Charles Cushing Wright; 1956-38-2Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Box; enamel, metalBell-shaped cup and saucer with an image of Ignatius de Loyola, anonymous, c. 1740 - c. 1760 Klock -shaped head and dish of porcelain, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a performance of Ignatius de Loyola with his left hand on a book, the other hand is levied and he looks at an appearance 'IHS' in the air, on the book 'Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam'. A crack in the wall of the dish; A crack and a chip in the edge of the head. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / painting Klock -shaped head and dish of porcelain, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a performance of Ignatius de Loyola with his left hand on a book, the other hand is levied and he looks at an appearance 'IHS' in the air, on the book 'Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam'. A crack in the wall of the dish; A crack and a chip in the edge of the head. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) paiSchipstimmerengilde van Amsterdam, Klaas Gerritsz de Vries guild pendancy. Silver medal in cable rim. Front: sight on shipyard, where carpenters are working. Turning side: inscription within decorative edge.Commemorative nappy - Queen Victoria Jubilee patternBliżej KulturyCase (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sage beside and Ox (obverse); Dragon in Clouds over a Waterfall (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sage beside and Ox (obverse); Dragon in Clouds over a Waterfall (reverse) 58675Badge of a member of the Citizens 'Citizens' City of WarsawButton 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Pendant with the Christ Child 1625-1675 Spain. Gold, enamel, rubies, and diamonds .Napoleon in Egypt , Tobacco Tin , C19thWine Cup mid-19th century Japan. Wine Cup. Japan. mid-19th century. Red lacquer decorated with gold. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). LacquerRectangular tea caddy with a crucifixion scene, anonymous, c. 1780 Slightly thickened, round lid of rectangular porcelain tea lid, painted on the glaze in black and gold. Cover edge painted with a band with a decorative pattern. Lid button in the form of a peach. Cover button broken. Part of a tea set. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrification Slightly thickened, round lid of rectangular porcelain tea lid, painted on the glaze in black and gold. Cover edge painted with a band with a decorative pattern. Lid button in the form of a peach. Cover button broken. Part of a tea set. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrificationPendant Plaque with the Scholars Lin Bu and Mi FeiGoldsmith's art, Flanders, 17th century. Enamelled gold pendant representing a Siren with baroque pearls, diamonds and rose-cut gems, 1650, mm. 64x35.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on forty-four lines, separated in two by a column surmounted by a Phrygian cap; Reverse Town Hall of Lyon from Face with views of the place planted all over young trees.Lluís Masriera / Colgante con relicario, siglo XX. Colección privada. Author: LLUÍS MASRIERA I ROSÉS.Probably Italian 16th Century, Stalk of Branching Coral (reverse), 16th century Stalk of Branching Coral reverseSnuff box of gold, rectangular with beveled corners, decorated with park faces. Snuff box of gold, rectangular, with beveled corners. All sides are covered with park faces in miniature painting.Rectangular brooch from email on copper with farmer and farmer, c. 1950 - c. 1960 Rectangular brooch made of email on copper with a hook closure. The farmer and farmer hold each other's hands, with them a black chicken and in the background a mill can be seen. Netherlands copper (metal). Rectangular brooch made of email on copper with a hook closure. The farmer and farmer hold each other's hands, with them a black chicken and in the background a mill can be seen. Netherlands copper (metal).Silenus CameoValentine - A Love Blossom Commemorative plate celebrating Victoria's Golden Jubilee and the British Empire Date: 1887Saucer with a crucifixion scene, anonymous, c. 1780 Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a representation of the crucifixion with the two Maria's; A band with a decorative pattern on the edge. A few cracks and chips in the edge. Part of a tea set. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrification Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the flat of the dish a representation of the crucifixion with the two Maria's; A band with a decorative pattern on the edge. A few cracks and chips in the edge. Part of a tea set. European performance in Encre de Chine. China porcelain. glaze. gold (metal) painting / gilding / vitrificationVotiveOfferingThomas Middleton ca. 1752-58 Mary Roberts The set of five miniatures (2007.61-.65)portrays a group of cousins, the children of brothers William (1710-1775) and Henry (1717-1784) Middleton of Charleston, South Carolina, and Suffolk, England.. Thomas Middleton 19428Box with view of a pouhonGolden angel with roses golden angels with dried rose petals on a light background copyright: xzoonar.com/heikexbrauerx 597868Micha Wa Fernkorn A. (fl. 1836), Fernkorn, Anton Dominik von (1813-1878); 1836 (1836-00-00-1836-00-00);Vilnius (Lithuania), Biedermeier (style), tailcoats, Polish miniatures, men, portraits of en face, men's portraits, costumes, purchase (provenance)Feature, la maison de CamilleItaly, Marche. Loreto. Ambulant Shop Of Religious Objects.