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Beautifully crafted decorative items including ornate door handles and traditional wooden shoes, exuding cultural craftsmanship.

Netherlands (aka Holland), Zaandam. Zaanse Schans, historic open air museum. Wooden Shoe Museum, highly carved Wedding Clogs. (Editorial Usage Only)
Netherlands (aka Holland), Zaandam. Zaanse Schans, historic open air museum. Wooden Shoe Museum, highly carved Wedding Clogs. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Decorationa Gold shop the souq or Market in the old town in the city of Dubai in the Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Arabia.. ARABIA EMIRATES DUBAIDecorated Door Handle, Thikse Monastery, Ladakh, North West IndiaNetherlands (aka Holland), Zaandam. Zaanse Schans, historic open air museum. Wooden Shoe Museum, highly carved Wedding Clogs. (Editorial Usage Only)Japanese still lifeAncient metal bowl on dark background. Antique bronze tableware. ancient metal utensilsCHINA, Yunnan Province, Lijiang. Old Town, Lijiang Market, brass hardware.trompa, siglo II - I a.C. Procedente de Numancia, Garray, museo Numantino de Soria, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.Rhyton drinking vessel in shape of ram's head, Median period, Reza Abbasi Museum; Tehran, IranCAJA HEXAGONAL DE MADERA RECUBIERTA DE ORO PROCEDENTE DE LA TUMBA V DE MICENAS - 1500 AC. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-ORFEBRERIA. ATHENS. GREECE.Silversmith's art, Germany, 17th century. Silver nuptial cup in the shape of a lady.Lamp Ornate Roof Low angle shot ornamented glass lamp over black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 14482436Taditional Turkish metal plates in the viewStatue on the balustrade, detail, by Ignazio and Filippo Collino, vestibule of the apartment of the Duke of Chablais (or East apartment), Hunting residence (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), by Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736), Stupinigi, Piedmont, Italy, 18th century.Set of new metal pans as cookwareSPAIN - O Salnés (district) - Galicia - Pontevedra. Caja de cuentas y dinero ( restaurante "El Crisol" en O Grove)COMADREJA DE ORO Y TURQUESA E MOCHE PREHISPANICO. Location: MUSEO DEL ORO COL MUJICA. Lima. PERU.CAJA SAGRARIO. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. ASTORGA. LEON. SPAIN.handicraft, india Copyright: xPxMistry/DinodiaxPhotoxMiddle East, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Gold necklaces in Gold Souk (Market) in DeiraThe Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_ne period or early Roman Iron Age. Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland, Denmark. Male bearded figure holding a pair of deer aloft in each hand, holding them by the hind legs so that they dangle downwards. National Museum of Denmark.Pair of Stirrups. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Stirrup (a); H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.8 oz. (504.6 g); stirrup (b); H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.5 oz. (496.1 g). Date: early 18th century.This shape of stirrups, evolved from 17th-century German types, became very popular in Spain in the 18th century. The swivel suspension eye allowed the stirrup leather to stay flat against the horse's flank when the stirrup is in use, but it is more fragile than regular non-rotating systems. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Set of dancing bells known as ghunghru, worn around the ankles for use during important, traditional Indian dancing. They help define the dance's rhythm and enable audience members to follow the complex footwork more easily. Indian, 19th century.Detail from a neck-yoke for horses, Sollested, Funen, Denmark, 10th century. Artist: UnknownBusto relicario, siglo XV, Catedral de Tortosa.Leather Chest, Artisan workshop of cordobanes and guadamecies, Cordoba, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.blur in iran antique door entrance and decorative handle for backgroundJordan, Wadi Rum. Traditional Bedouin tent cover with beaded tassels.Andiron Pair , c. 1790-1800. France, 18th century. Bronze and gilded bronze;Jewelry Concept - Concept or Metaphor for selling old pearls and gold jewelry for cashAracena, Spain - 16 March, 2022: pewter and brass cooking utensils mounted on the wall of a traditional countryside inn and restaurant in AndalusiaRoyal boat. 1375 -1358 BC. Boat model that the Pharaohs probably used for theirs trips to the other side. Treasure of Tutankhamun. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Sculpture on wood. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. QUENA. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Tutankhamun.WIen, Austria - April 29, 2025 C. Bühlmayer - K.u.K. Hofvergolder. WIen Wien Austria *** WIen, Austria April 29, 2025 C Bühlmayer K u K Hofvergolder WIen Vienna Austria PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTVienna, Austria. The crypt and monastery where all the Hapsburg Emperors are buried. (Editorial Use Only)Limoges enamel reliquary, 1190 AD, Christ and Saints, France.Summer has, Straw has for ladies, shop Window Display, Hamburg, Germany 1020925685Silver finials (decorative bells attached to the end of Torah Scrolls)Classical GuitarFragment From Decorated Bowl ca. 1279-1213 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside The cup is richly inlaid with copper, silver, and gold, with elaborate decoration: An elaborate lotus fills the center; in the outer register a series of pendant lotuses and cornflowers encircles composite plants, caprids, a leaping bovine, desert animals, and a pair of female sphinxes with wild hair; and the inner frieze is a swamp scene with flying ducks, a mongoose, and a man ferrying what might be a standing cow. The owner of this decorated vessel most probably served in the cult of a goddess during the Ramesside period. His nameSakawahikhana, which suggests foreign connectionsin inscribed on a fragmentary bowl (1989.281.100) which is assumed to have come from the same find. The shape of this cup and of the other vessels from this find as well as their decoration indicate that they belonged to a wine service, like the jugs, jars, bottles, and situlae from Tell Basta (see for example 07.228.15 and .20).. FragmeSilversmith's Art, Great Britain, 19th century. Silver cigar case with rococo' decoration. Detail: front side with scene of oriental inspiration.Canon presented by the Dutch colonial administrator, to the King of Kandy (capital of Ceylon or Sri Lanka), circa 1745. The canon is decorate with insignia of the king; lion, sun and half moon. made from Bronze, silver wood, gold and rubies.Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Still life, c. 1635. Detail. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. Germany.Egg -shaped drageoir, Sèvres porcelain, (open standing). Anonymous. Now, enamel, around 1782-1783. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 38110-2 Dranger, Email, Egg shape, Manufacture of Sevres, Gold, Orfevrery, PorcelainPair of lions' -shaped chenets surmounting a badge. Chiseled and gilded bronze, between 1715 and 1774. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. Each chenet presents a decor of roses on the rocky base. Arts Decoratives, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 CENTURYVery old style clay ewer water jar in viewSilver candlesticks, close-up.USA, California, Santa Clara, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Spanish mission built 1777, lamp detailTrophy detail 18th century French. Trophy detail. French. 18th century. Wood, gilt. Woodworkcollar artesano de inspiracion tradicional ibicenca, joyeria Pomar, Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.TUMBA DEL SOLDADO DESCONOCIDO - DETALLE DEL LUGAR DONDE ARDE LA LLAMA EN MEMORIA DE LOS CAIDOS. Location: ARCO DE TRIUNFO. France.Judaism. Velvet-covered Torah scroll case and finials. Georgia, 20th century. Case: wood, velvet, gilt metal ribbon, nails. Scroll case: Gift of the Kulashi synagogue, Georgia. 20th century. Israel Museum. Jerusalem.Kelch Chalice, bell and cruets for celebrating services, gilded silver and enamel, 1807Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22308061Garden lanternMiniature Round Basket, 20th century, 3/8 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (0.95 x 1.91 x 1.91 cm), Natural Plant Fiber, United States, 20th century, In the early 1900s, many Euro-American women traveling through the Southwest region of the United States became infatuated with miniature Native American baskets, and some became avid collectors. Native women basket makers responded to this demand by creating ever-smaller baskets, utilizing the same harvesting, processing, and coiling techniques as those for personal use. Creating tightly woven, tiny baskets in an expanding range of designs and styles for their new clientele required the same levels of expertise and knowledgebut perhaps even more dexterity and skill.Patch box with cover, from a toilette service, 1683, William Fowle, English, 1658-1684, 1 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (4.6 x 9.21 x 9.21 cm), Vermeil (gilt silver), England, 17th centuryGold Coca Bag, 3rd-8th cent. AD. Mochica. Pre-Inca civilisation. PERU.Incensario, siglo XIII, 20 x 21 x 7,7 cm. Museu d'Història de Catalunya.. A parure is a set of matching jewellery. The Dutch writer Potgieter commissioned this set as a gift for a relative. Potgieter was among the first to devote attention to women of the Golden Age in his books. The seven historic figures illustrated here demonstrate the virtuousness of Dutch women. The medallion contains a photograph of Potgieter and a lock of his hair.Cup with surprise or unstable cup ". Silver engraved, chiseled and gilded. Made in Germany. 1st half of the 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 102006-17 Money, Dore, GobeletGirandoles. Isaac F. Baker; American, active mid-19th century; Made by Cornelius and Company; American, 1839-1851; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date: 1848-1851. Dimensions: H. 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). Gilt bronze, marble, glass. Origin: Philadelphia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Model crown decorative in viewCatholic mass. Eucharist table with the liturgical items. Communion wafers. France.DecorationTrophyGoldsmith's art, Italy, 19th century. Gold, silver and diamonds dog collar (collier de chien), around 1890. Detail.Japanese warrior´s helmetGoldsmith's art, France, 20th century. Black enamel, coral and diamond compact, by Cartier; enamelled gold box by Boucheron; lacquered silver gilt cigarette case.Magic bundle. From Haiti. Made from textiles, sequins, beads, cotton, feathers and calabash.Gold rhyton, ram's head as a drinking vessel, pre-Islamic art, Persian Empire, Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran, Iran, AsiaScythian burial tumulus of Kul-Oba. Plaques. Goddess with the Mirror and Scythian, Head of Maenad, Rosette, Sea Dragon, Griffin, Sphinx, Pegasus and Snake-Limbed Goddess. Gold; embossing. Bosporan Kingdom. 4th century B.C. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.Silversmith's art, 13th century. Silver arm reliquary of Saint George.16th Century horizontal table clock, marked with the signs of the zodiac.Thurible for incense. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.Ottoman marble carving art in detailPheonix Old City, Silver, Phoenix County Province, Hunan Province, China, AsiaCase (Inr) with Design of Cherry-Blossom Viewing late 18th-19th century Kajikawa School. Case (Inr) with Design of Cherry-Blossom Viewing. Kajikawa School. Japan. late 18th-19th century. Lacquer decorated with togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Ojime: stone bead with silver bird inlay; Netsuke: metal button engraved with figure of Fukurokuju. Edo period (1615-1868). InrIndian armor, Iran. Detail. Persian Civilisation, beginning 19th century.Gold Lyre Table Clock. Lumière BrothersIndia, Rajasthan. Puppets.Clock (Scotland); brass, wood, ivory()In December 2022, the Dresden public prosecutor's office, the Soko Epaulette and the LKA Saxony succeeded in recovering a significant proportion of the stolen goods taken during the burglary of the Historic Green Vault. Despite the ongoing seizure by the district court, it is now possible for the first time to exhibit the jewels in their original location and to experience the Historic Green Vault almost in its entirety., Presentation of the recovered jewels from the Historic Green Vault, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, EuropeStand for an altar cross, anonymous, c. 1170 The object is cast in several parts. Subsequently, it was ciseled, engraved here and there and gilded in its entirety (also the bottom). Two angels stand side by side on a rectangular soil, which rests on a pedestal, on the front and back of two lying lions each, the heads on the corners and in the middle the head of a basilisk. The claw legs come from the slumps open. The sides are slightly out and have a decoration applied in two rows, consisting of the motif of a bol-with-hole, above an Arcaderand with five or six openings. The angels stand side by side and have spread their wings. Proportionally, wings and heads are too big for the bodies. The angels point up with their right or left hand. Hairstyle, tunicas and wings are indicated in detail. At the back of these figures there is a horizontal connecting piece with a square hole in the middle and round ends on either side against the wings and shoulders. Also in the pedestal on which the Rakhi, diya and sweets in a tray, RAKSHABANDHANSouth East Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, Silver Decoration Decorated With Dragons Is Displayed In Store.dagger with atrophied antennae and decorated sheath dagger with atrophied antennae and decorated sheath, 1st century BC, princely chamber from the necropolis of Piquia, Arjona, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21714934Pair of greaves, Court of the Gladiators, Pompeii, by Unknown artist, 69 - 96 d.C.,, Bronze. Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum: invv. 5666 e 5667. Whole artwork. Pair of greaves decoration head of Silenus Dionysiac heads: cornucopias/horns of plenty lion skins Dionysiac masks stork snakePowder case, Compaq, French, made in New York, 1930 by Charlton. Gold, platinum, enamel, emeralds, rubies, amethysts and diamondsSilver bangles from China. Dated 19th CenturyPlenty of geniune gold coins are in the viewGilded bed of King Tutankhamen. 1323 BCPrzeszo Przyszoci Huta Uarzecko NalibockiePearl and Metal Buttons made in Birmingham. Collected by James Luckcock. Dated 1780OBJETO DE PLATA LABRADA - SIGLO XX. Location: SOCIEDAD DE PLATEROS. CORDOBA. SPANIEN.Beautiful Christmas or New Year colorful homemade gingerbread cookies on a ceramic plate on a dark concrete background. Beautiful Christmas or New Year colorful homemade gingerbread cookiesRobert- Duke of Normandy tomb. Wears chain mail. 1250. ENGLAND.Tuareg anklets, Sahara desert, "Corral del Carbón" , "al-fundaq al-yadida", 14th century, Granada, Andalusia, Spain.Dragon Shiny Bronze Pot Gugong, Forbidden City Emperor's Palace Built in the 1400's in the Ming DynastyMetal Age. Woman's grave 3rd AD. Himlingoje. Wooden pail with bronze mountings, swastika-shaped costume brooch of bronze and gilded sheet silver, hair pin of silver, fingers ring of gold, bronze whorl for a spindle, glass and amber beads, earthenware vessel and Roman drinking horn of glass. National Museum of Denmark.Francisco Torull / Órgano de la Iglesia Arciprestal de Santa María la Mayor de Morella, Castellón, 1724.Classical Guitar