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A collection of intricate religious artifacts, including relics, silver gilt items, and decorative pieces, showcasing rich detailing and historical significance.

Oriental metal lantern hanging into a bedroom
Oriental metal lantern hanging into a bedroom
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TESORO-RELICARIO MUDEJAR. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. CORDOBA. SPAIN.Píxide del acervo de la Capilla del Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, hacia 1760-1780. Plata dorada. Museo de la Misericordia de Porto (Museu da Misericordia do Porto). Oporto (Porto). Portugal.Silver gilt wine taster from Switzerland. Dated 16th CenturyInkstand, c. 1745-1749. France, mid-18th century. Ormolu and lacquer; overall: 12.7 x 38.1 x 29.9 cm (5 x 15 x 11 3/4 in.).Close-up of a mezuzahchest, silver and silver gilt, 1591- 1660, hermitage of Nossa Senhora Da Ajuda, Evora Museum, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe.Icelandic Women's brooches, ornamented similarly to that from Viking Age Scandinavia. The most frequent finds are womens brooches, which were used to fasten the over-tunics at the shoulders. 9th century.ESCRIBANIA DE PLATA CON CAMPANA. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-OBJETOS. MADRID. SPAIN.Oriental metal lantern hanging into a bedroomPORTA MISAL PLATA PUNZON TOLEDANO S XVIII. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN CLEMENTE-MUSEO. Toledo. SPAIN.Items from the Lombok Treasure. A collection of jewels, precious stones and silver taken as war booty from the island of Lombok. Dated 1894Anonymous / 'Octagonal tray with interlaced foliate decoration'. 1610 - 1620. Rock crystal / Hyaline quartz, Gold. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Old retro style metallic buckets for sale in bazaarCurb Bit. Culture: South German. Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5.8 oz. (1525.2 g). Date: first half 17th century.The mouthpiece, composed of scatches (flattened canons) with a gooseneck port, was intended for a horse with a good mouth, a thick tongue, and which leans too much on the bit. The scatches also disarm the lips (moving them aside from the gums) without pressing them too much. The copper pendants, hanging from the watering chain above the mouthpiece, had the purpose of 'entertaining' the horse, who, by playing with it with its tongue, would salivate and relax its jaw. Moreover, copper, reacting by electrolysis with the warmth and the moisture of the mouth, has a pleasant taste to horses. In contemporary equestrian manuals, these shanks are called la gigotte, which means that the swivel ring's hole is aligned ('on the line') with the axis of the banquet (piece to which the mouthpiece is attached), but the shank's knee pSilversmith's art, Portugal, 16th century. Silver liturgical object called Pace (Peace) or osculum pacis. Indo-Portuguese artwork, from Carmo Convent, Vidigueira.Tibet: the Dorje or Vajra, the Tibetan Thunderbolt used to banish the forces of darkness.18th century French Porcelain China 2013Pieces from an elaborate iron cauldron chain. Dated 7th Century ADSilversmith's art, Germany, 18th century. Aiguiere-casque, gilded silver helmet-shaped water ewer and basin.A picture of three rifles inside the Weapon and Armours room, part of the Topkapi Palace complexJapanese warrior´s helmetBRASERO DE BRONCE. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Denia. Alicante. SPAIN.Towneley Lectionary details Cornerpiece front. 1550. three dimensional object. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives DivisionTaperstick George Reid 1848-49Necklace; seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, gold, fiber; Other: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)Decorated Roman glass plate, Italy, Naples, Neapolitan National Archeological MuseumSet of metal mugs made in the old Ottoman styleWood and metal throne of King Ghezo of Benin, Africa. Dated 17th CenturyBerber diadem from Great Kabylia Berber diadem from Great Kabylia, Algeria, Corral del Carbón , al-fundaq al-yadida, 14th century, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21956813Burning lantern with jute cord, close upPersian helmet with engraved elephant scene, 16th century, Álava Armory Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.sword and shieldPottery Sheath for a pottery dagger, Incised Red-and-Black Polished Ware, Early Bronze Age, 2000 BC. from CyprusWood block, Wood with brass inserts, Rectangular block consisting of five layers of laminated wood, of which the upper is carved. Shaped brass plates and pegs provide the highlights for a pattern with four-scalloped drapery, produced from woodblocks 1956-164-1 and -2., France, 1860-70, Wallcoverings, Wood blockSOMBRERO-1954 CAT 238. Author: CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA (1895-1972). Location: EXPOSICION BALENCIAGA. Lyon. France.Cordial glass, from a cordial set, c. 1870, 3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.62 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm), Glass, England, 19th centuryCordial 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 centuryTurkish Ottoman style water tap examplesJARRA DE ORO. Location: MUSEO IMPERIAL. WIEN. AUSTRIA.Case (Inrō) with Design of Mountain Landscape and Geese Flying 18th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Mountain Landscape and Geese Flying 58943Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo. Samovodska Charsia, historic street known for arts & crafts. Traditional Bulgarian pottery.Porringer. Maker: Samuel Vernon, American, 1683-1737Plenty of Retro styled golden color keysJ. B. D. Gold box enriched with diamonds, discharge punch. 1738-1739. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 56057-4 Boite, you doarge, diamond, or, orflevrery, poinconCollection of Ptolemaic Jewelry (16). UnknownGeomantic instrument for telling the future by the moon, c.1240 SYRIA.VITRINA CON ORFEBRERIA: ATRIL DE PLATA. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.Medallion Decoration Matchsafe; Manufactured by George W. Shiebler & Co. (American, 1876 - 1910); USA; silver; 4.9 x 3 x 1.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in. ). Gorgets (neck armour) ranked among the most prominent ceremonial silver of civic guard companies. They were worn by the annually appointed head or king’ of the militia company. Later generations, to commemorate their term in office, added pendants of birds and shields bearing family arms and names, whose execution is much plainer than that of the gorget itself. This gorget bears the arms of Roosendaal Manor and the Orange-Nassau family.13th century Arabic casket, collegiate church of Sant Feliu de Girona, Girona art museum, Catalonia, Spain.Claude Charles Saunier. "Guéridon in the shape of an Athenian in oak, shelf of crotch and triangular base, black lacquer tray with floral decor, golden bronzes, (overhanging view of the plateau). Wood, lacquer and bronze, around 1775-1780. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 25924-10 Athenienne, bronze gilded, oak, floral decor, decoration, crotch, flower, gueridon, black lacquer, furniture, base, tablet, triangular, woodBureau. Bone, wood, glass, foil; carving, engraving, colouring. Russia. 1750-1770. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.Settee ca. 1800 American. Settee 7388Peru. The Rafael Larco Herrera Museum. These would have been worn by the ancients gods representativesPectoralEurope, Ireland, Waterford. Waterford Crystal Factory showroom. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. PR for Education/Travel/Tourism.Powder box, from a toilette service, 1683, William Fowle, English, 1658-1684, 2 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (6.67 x 13.02 x 13.02 cm), Vermeil (gilt silver), England, 17th centuryHorizontal and vertical wooden pocket sundial by Stockert, early 18th centuryRed gilded gate to the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. It houses the Palace Museum, and was the former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (the years 1420 to 1912). The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.painting on pot, india Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotoxGermany, Sky Disk, Bronze Age, Leubingen burial of princely goods, bracelets, axEngland, London, Embankment. Decorative fish adorning the lamp posts along the Thames River Embankment.Carved wooden chair from Venice. Dated 17th CenturyCosmetic jar Barnard Brothers 1874-75 The building of railroads during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a tremendous increase in travel, which stimulated the demand for the sumptuous dressing cases retailed by Frederick Jenner and Fabian James Knewstub and other London firms. This luxury case (61.78.1-.50), with its pivoting compartments, secret storage areas, and myriad fittings "which quite exhaust the requisites for the road or the boudoir," certainly made travel as comfortable as it was cumbersome.lampe,petroleumlampe,hängelampe,lampen,leuchte,leuchten,petroleumleuchte,hängelampen,hängeleuchte,hängeleuchten,leuchte leuchten ** lamp,kerosene lamp,hanging lamp,lamps,kerosene lamps,hanging lamps l64-h1nDragonDecorative gatePrincess Mary sent tins like these to troops fighting in the First World War. They contained sweets as a Christmas treat.1914Electrotype copy of a old dagger and elaborate sheath. From gave PG 580. (Original in the Iraq Museum). Sumerian. Early Dynastic III period. c. 2600-2500 BC. Ur, Iraq. British Museum. London. UK.Italian earthenware in color. Orsini's arms dish Italian earthenware in color. Flat in the Orsini weapons. Color projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Mycenaean metal objects , Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionRed Gem BirdRingTsuba weight (fundo) Unknown, Higo school, HayashiMetal islamic crescent moon iconConjunto de objetos de adorno. Colgante antropomorfo de oro, Cultura Quimbaya. Colgante representando un ave rapaz, de cobre dorado, Cultura Tairona. Colgante representando un animal fantástico, de oro, Cultura Tairona. Colgante antropomorfo de oro, Cultura Tairona. Período de Integración (800-1500 d. C). Colombia. Museo de América. Madrid. España.French light cavalry dragon helmet, Álava Armory Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, SpainPair of Breakfast Dishes, c. 1830, 4 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. (11.43 x 19.21 cm), Sheffield plate, England, 19th centuryPomander or Pomme D Ambre Exhibition, Medieval Scented Ambergris Object Pomander or Pomme D Ambre Exhibition, Medieval Scented Ambergris Object. Historical Perfume and Beauty Accessories Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarcoxDixBenedettox 22390081Candelabro de Joaquim Capdevila Meya, 1929, Saló Daurat del Palau de la Generalitat.Chocolate christmas tree in a shopSchale in Widderform Schale in Widderform Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22682503Lluís Masriera / Colgante con camafeo, 1916. Colección privada. Author: LLUÍS MASRIERA I ROSÉS.Close_up of angel decoration, Christmas market, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeThe 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.MISAL PLATA S XVIII. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN CLEMENTE-MUSEO. Toledo. SPAIN.Poll photo collection. Report Paris. Window of an antiquarian in Paris with Bibelots. 1960. France, ParisUSA, Oregon, Seneca, Ponderosa Ranch. Details of tooling on leather saddle. (MR/PR)Gold-plated bellsTurkish Ottoman style water tap examplesThe Cuerdale Hoard, a hoard of more than 8,600 items, including silver coins, English and Carolingian jewellery, hack silver and ingots. Dated 9th Century1936 Cadillac, close-up of hood ornament, front viewLock. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall (opened): 8 15/16 x 14 7/8 x 1 in. (22.7 x 37.8 x 2.5 cm)Overall (closed): 8 15/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (22.7 x 18.7 x 5.6 cm)top attachment flange: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in. (8.6 x 6.6 x 0.9 cm). Date: 15th century.The scenes depicted on this lock are set into an architectural setting that is compressed into a small space. The keyhole for the lock is immediately below the figure of Christ in judgment, who is in the center composition at the very top. Saint Peter is located at the left, with the raising of the dead. At the right is the mouth of Hell with figures descending into Hell. The composition is an extraordinary tour-de-force of iron casting and presentation. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Scarf hat with printed pattern of loose ornaments in golden yellow on green or white stock, with wide, stitched edge, Hermès, c. 1970 - c. 1980 Foulard side scarf, with printed pattern of loose ornaments in golden yellow on green or white stock. The model consists of a high sphere and wide edge. The edge is made of the same fabric, but stitched, just like the tire around the ball. Lined with solid white art silk. On the inside a label on which Hermès Paris. Paris whole: Silk. Decoration: Rayon printing Foulard side scarf, with printed pattern of loose ornaments in golden yellow on green or white stock. The model consists of a high sphere and wide edge. The edge is made of the same fabric, but stitched, just like the tire around the ball. Lined with solid white art silk. On the inside a label on which Hermès Paris. Paris whole: Silk. Decoration: Rayon printingGilded bed of King Tutankhamen. 1323 BCSilversmith's Art, England 19th century. Robert Garrard, Pair of silver covered dishes, engraved with a coat of arms, with plated with silver and pierced stands, curl-shaped stems, moulded handles and dome-shaped cover. London, 1821.Case (Inr) with Design of Persons Steering Wood Rafts on River in Mountain Landscape 19th century Japan. Case (Inr) with Design of Persons Steering Wood Rafts on River in Mountain Landscape. Japan. 19th century. Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie and kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). InrIndia Fatehpur Sīkri Jami Masjid Unpublished image 1. Swaan, Wim. 1968 or earlier Photographic production materials for Cities of Mughul India: Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Cities of Mughul Real Laboratorio de Piedras Duras del Buen Retiro; Juan Bautista Ferroni (Broncist) / 'Console Table'. 1775 - 1783. Gilt-bronze, Jasper, Paragone. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Despatch box used by Adolf Hitler. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lieutenant Colonel I F Anderson OBE MC, Seaforth Highlanders in May 1945, in World war twoGolden Compass, navigation equipment. Golden Compass, navigation equipment and rope