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Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox
Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox
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Case of leather with gilded pressed ornaments, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 Brown leather box with gilded pressed ornaments. Copper corners, handle, lock and hinges. wood (plant material). leather. beech (wood) Brown leather box with gilded pressed ornaments. Copper corners, handle, lock and hinges. wood (plant material). leather. beech (wood)Coffin of oaks for a horn. Hoorn box of oaks for storing a horn.Travel desk with a inkwellCharles Charon, Dough Trough, c 1953 Dough TroughCoin Balance, 1790-1810. Maker: Thomas Beach (Birmingham). Scales for weighing coinsInk well Middle Kingdom ca. 2030-1640 B.C. To make black ink, Egyptians mixed the carbon derived from partially burned organic materials, such as oil or wood, with some sort of binder, probably gum arabic. Red ink was made from hematite, a naturally occurring mineral form of iron oxide. View more. Ink well. ca. 2030-1640 B.C.. Wood. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, Burial 6A.X.B12, MMA excavations, 1918-19. Dynasty 13-17Chest whose front is decorated with gothic tracing, anonymous, c. 1500 Eakhout box. The front board shows stabbed decorations, formed by gothic tracing, with an iron lock plate in the middle. The sides have iron handles. Plint and bowl inside are missing. Netherlands wood (plant material). oak (wood). iron (metal) Eakhout box. The front board shows stabbed decorations, formed by gothic tracing, with an iron lock plate in the middle. The sides have iron handles. Plint and bowl inside are missing. Netherlands wood (plant material). oak (wood). iron (metal)Furniture. Oak dark gray Dyed sacrifice bus. The heart-shaped slot is painted with a weapon, consisting of a halved saber with a tree, awarded by a double eagle with a shield, including the year 1617 and the words: "St. Lucas". The key is missing.Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxClosed antique wooden trunk isolated on on white background.Writing Box Writing Box, 19th century. Keyaki (zelkova wood) finished with clear lacquer, black iron fittings, 7 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (18.7 x 18.1 x 27.3 cm). Asian Art 19th centuryCardboard box covered with red Moroccine, 1681 Box of cardboard, exaggerated with red Moroccan, elongated and rectangular, the hinged lid has beveled lace. The leather is gilded on all sides à Petits Fers with Palmetbloem, vend, side and stir motives in the Silent of Magnus and from below E.R. 1681. Dutch brand. cardboard. gilding (material). leather gilding Box of cardboard, exaggerated with red Moroccan, elongated and rectangular, the hinged lid has beveled lace. The leather is gilded on all sides à Petits Fers with Palmetbloem, vend, side and stir motives in the Silent of Magnus and from below E.R. 1681. Dutch brand. cardboard. gilding (material). leather gildingCasket. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (7 x 14.1 x 11.8 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Card Case; silverOld open chest glowing insideModel of a 24-pounder Gun on a Carriage and Slide. Model of a 24 pound gun on a shore. The 57 cm long loop has a caliber of 33 mm. Inscriptions are engraved on the course, along with crossed anchors and palm branches. The rolling horse consists of two parellate cheeks with four stages and an elliptical cut-out end, which are connected by the calf and the sole plate. The front response is attached to the cheeks with brackets. The wooden front wheels consist of two discs. Behind the model does not have a normal asle of wheels: the cheeks do have a recess for a shaft with lifting trees and a cam under the soleplate, to lift the rolling horse on the back. The oFFuit stands on a slide, consisting of a framework with a spindle bolt, and a jack in the middle for baking.Book still bank, 19th century, 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (15.88 x 9.84 x 2.7 cm), Wood, England (possibly), 19th centuryGunlock (Flintlock) on a Dummy Breech of a 30-Pounder Cannon, Rijkswerf Vlissingen, Brignol, 1820 flintlock Flint lock on wooden model of the Kulas of a cannon of 30 pounds. The lock has a brass house with iron slot mechanism, rooster and pandess. The lock is mounted in length against the right side of the closure, with a pin in the front and a bolt in the middle. Pan and pandel are short and the final elevation is set up for this lock. This lock is identical to NG-MC-697. model maker: Flushingmanufacturer: Paris wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal)Model or a windlass. Model of a roasting pill on a floor plank. The drum, hanged between two cheeks, has eight continuous holes for wind trees: the roasting spindle can also be operated with a single wind tree on the starboard cheek, which grabs with a pitch in a gear. In the middle is a two wooden and four metal palls strut, which grab in the gear portion of the drum to prevent the fallback. Scale 1:10 (estimation).Sun Compass. Compass in cardanus ring in a wooden box with handles. The square wooden compass boiler is weighted with a lead weight at the bottom. On one of the sides, a tilting sundial is established: it consists of a circle classified in twice twelve hours, which can be tilted by 90 ° by 90 °. In the middle of the sundial a gnomon has been established with two wires, which can turn and indicates the hour to the circle with a pointer. The paper rose is decorated with animal figures and balanced with a white varnish; The bottom is a page from the Bible. Opposite the sun glider is a brass strip as a pointer for the rose into the boiler; The boiler is also dated on the inside with pencil.Trunk with Scrolling LotusBox; woodStew. An oak carved stove with copper handle.Knotted box. Knotted box () From silver () Partly plated. In the form of a cash box and engraved with men's and women's figures in medallions.Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji late 19th century Japan This refined incense box in the shape of five books bound by a brocade cover bears the tales title in Japanese, Genji monogatari. The brocade design features medallion-shaped Chinese lions, peonies, and scattered “auspicious treasures.” The incense tray inside is embellished with a rolled-up bamboo blind and an attached “medicine ball” (kusudama), a hanging ornament that served as an amulet.. Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji 58306Red leather box belonging to the Ethiopian knighthood (Order of the Trinity), received by Willem Drees, Arthus Bertrand, in or after c. 1885 box Red paper covered box with the decorations of the Order of the Trinity (1st class), Ethiopia, set up in 1930 by Emperor Hailer Selassie, granted to Prime Minister W. Drees. The inside of the lid of the box covered with white side. Paris leather. velvet (fabric weave). copper (metal) Netherlands. EthiopiaA roll-film folding camera produced by Eastman Kodak Co. around 1926, metal body, 3.5 x 4.25 inch (8.3 x 8.3 cm) plate format for roll-film photography.Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxSugar bowl Jeuthe, Johann ValentinTrunk with Snow LionsPowder Chest. Rectangular copper crunch box with two handles and a round brass lid. The inside is tinned. The lid is provided with a swirl closure consisting of a brass rod that revolves around a bolt in the center of the lid and clamps under two cams on the outer edge of the opening; He is then tightened with the bolt.Burlwood Matchsafe; France; burlwood, gold, enamel, diamonds; 5 x 4 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in. )Box. Culture: American. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 16 in. (24.1 x 74.9 x 40.6 cm). Date: 1675-1700.The most common small storage unit in the seventeenth century was the rectangular box with a hinged lid. Boxes provided a place to keep valuables, documents, writing implements, books, and small articles of apparel. Except for one rare example decorated with applied moldings, these boxes are carved utilizing a vocabulary of stylized plant forms and simple geometric shapes. The boxes are all of simple five-board nailed construction and have a deep association with America's so-called "Pilgrim Century." They were avidly sought after by the earliest collectors of seventeenth-century American oak furniture, hence their acquisition by the museum in 1910 as part of the foundation for the museum's collection of early American furniture. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Travel camera from the estate of Nikolaus Johann Kuss junior, made of wood, measuring 24 x 30 cm, produced between 1860-1890.Opened old travel leather suitcase. Red color insideCoffin. Casket of forged iron, with two twisted handles on the sides and on the front two forged closing handles with rectangular opening.wooden box decorated with an ornament of straw. wooden boxA new W-WY City Council in writing; around 1770 (1765-00-00-1775-00-00), around 1770 (1766-00-00-1775-00-00);Empty wooden cutting board for preparing ingredients for preparing a delicious dish. Kitchen utensilsClose-up of woodworking planePortfolio of J.R. Thorbecke. Extradiable portfolio of red, treated leather. Inside light brown leather with two compartments lined with marbling paper. Point-shaped lip closure.Moravian box still bank, c. 1756, 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.53 x 14.61 x 8.89 cm), Wood, United States, 18th centuryModel of A Lifeboat Release, Rijkswerf Vlissingen, c. 1857 - c. 1858 demonstration model Model of a part of a ship's wall with a sloop on two nail dravits. The model demonstrates the sloop trap in the bottom of the sloop, whereby two hooks are released on the hoist of the davits by means of a lever in the middle. The sloop is a slippery double -belt sloop with flat mirror, peaked around and seam to both ends ascending; He has seven dids plus two extra heavy dows for the hooks. model maker: Flushingafter design by: Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). ropeModel of a Capstan, 's Lands Werf Amsterdam (possibly), 1794 demonstration model Model of a capstan in a wooden frame of two levels. It is a capstan for eight wind trees and has no games to prevent the decline. The wooden king extends to the lower level. The drum is completely round, the molars do not stand out except at the heel where they are thickened and can move up and down. A sloping surface is applied under the drum, so that the molars move up and down when rotating and with their thickening, move the line on the drum. The sloping surface can be removed from under the drum. Scale 1:10 (estimate). Maker: Amsterdam (Possible) After Design by: Hellevoetsluis wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Cutlery Case Cover (France); Made by Unknown; linen, leather, metal; 20h x 51w x 39d cm (7 7/8 x 20 1/16 x 15 3/8 in. )Model of a Pair of Hydraulic Forge Bellows, Rijkswerf Rotterdam, c. 1800 - c. 1815 demonstration model Model of a hydraulic bladder ballg on ground board. It consists of a barrel that is hung horizontally in two forks and can be turned back and forth by means of a lever a quarter circle. The space inside has been transformed by a tube in the ash direction into an endless circle, which is finished in turn by a shot placed in the longitudinal direction between the outside and inner wall on top of the tube. On the one hand, an input valve with chamois leather valve is applied on either side of this shot, on the other side outgoing valves, to which a ventilation pipe is connected. If the vessel is now filled with water, the space that remains for air is divided into two compartments: by turning the barrel back and forth, they become alternately larger and smaller, because the water surface remains horizontal. This is how the air flow is established. The ventilation pipe is bent so that theMahogany ball pen in an opened wooden case Mahogany ball pen in an opened wooden case on a white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 1627379Wooden stereo reproductive camera by Adolf Bertsch, adjustable from 8 x 8 cm to 8 x 16.5 cm, produced around 1860.Model of a Capstan, 's Lands Werf Amsterdam (possibly), 1792 demonstration model Model of a capstan in a wooden frame of two levels. It is a capstan for eight wind trees and has no games to prevent the decline. The wooden king extends to a track at the lower level and is equipped with two arms with wheels that run into the ceiling of the lower level to prevent the king's rise. The floor around the heel of the Cape class is equipped with a sloping surface; A ring on wheels has been applied to reduce the friction to reduce the heel of the drum. This interior ensures that the rope is moving on the drum; The sloping surface was adjustable. Scale 1:10 (estimate). model maker: Amsterdam (possibly)after design by: Le Havre wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Symphonion Disc Music BoxFoedraal of a hunting horn, Johannes Mattheus van Kempen, after Gerardus Willem van Dokkum, 1849 Foedral of a hunting horn (BK-2016-11-1). Utrecht leather Foedral of a hunting horn (BK-2016-11-1). Utrecht leatherWriting Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese) 19th century Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsu). Writing Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese). Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsu) (Japanese, 1663-1747). Japan. 19th century. Gold maki-e on black lacquer. Meiji period (1868-1912). LacquerModel or a 30-pounder Gun On deck. Model of a canon of 30 pounds on Marshall affuit on a ship part with part of the ship's wall, incomplete. The wooden loop, long 22.5-23 cm, is not exchanged; It has a flat grape with pants ring. The affit consists of two parts. The front piece sits with a spindle bolt in heavy brass brackets on the gate threshold; It is a heavy wooden block with a transverse roller underneath for the baking and a heavy metal mik on top of which the loop is in the saddle. The rear insuit, more narrower, consists of two cheeks with four stairs each, connected by a diagazing calf, a ball behind and a bolt by both cheeks in the middle. The tapes are applied to the cheeks. The response is attached to the cheeks with brackets. The model has wooden wheels. The hoist is incomplete. A slicing runs from the sides of the gate through the pants ring; A second stroke is attached to the cheeks of the rear insert and is around the mik on which the loop rests. Scale 1:12 (estimation)Waesberge, Janssonius van (printer), GROTII, HUGONIS. De jure belli ac pacis, oud_druk book informationform paper cardboard parchment linen, printed De jure belli ac pacid libri tres. Hugonis Grotii 2 volumes Amstelaedami Janssonio Waesbergios MDCCXXXV 104 p 43 p Rotterdam Erasmus Erasmian gymnasium Hugo de Groot international law war law Justitia heraldryFragment, Capital (France); oak, carvedModel or a mast cap. Model of a rectangular donkey head for a mast with square top, consisting of two halves with six rivets held together. Down six eyes. The remaining batter has been painted.Wallbox. Wallbox of mahogany, with eye in back plate to hang; Intended for candles, knives or sulfur sticks.Spanish Desk Antiques-Furniture Box, Iron, wood, leather, Iron box of open latticework with two rings for carrying on each side and elaborate latch system decorated with vertical stylized plant form., Spain, 16th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, BoxModel of a Carriage for a 68-Pounder Gun, anonymous, 1856 demonstration model Model of a canal on a ground board that proposes part of a deck with a gun gate. The body becomes narrower forward. The cross bond between the cheeks consists of a calf, a crossbar in the middle, the sole plate behind and the front ash; The rear wheels have no axle body but hang in brackets. The cheeks have three stairs. A sled has been applied between the axle stations and the calf in front and the sole plate, on which a brake works against the recuula; This friction brake consists of an eccentric shaft straight through the affit. The shaft has hand spokes at the ends, which can be placed in different positions with spokes in the cheeks, and presses a block against the calf, so that the weight of the cane comes on the shaft that is pressed on the sledge. The sledge is a wooden frame with a pivot bolt in the gate threshold; Behind the sled has two small rollers with their axles radial compared to the pivot bo. Square box with convex sides and a slight sole lid; On the inside with gold-plated copper. On the sides and the lid, three flowers are always painted in gold-makie on a black ground; Golden contour lines surrounded the edges of the sides. Probably intended for incense axis (Ju Kogo).Knife tray with two compartments, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 Messen tray of mahogany with two compartments, slightly excellent bottom leaf. Amsterdam (possibly) mahogany (wood) Messen tray of mahogany with two compartments, slightly excellent bottom leaf. Amsterdam (possibly) mahogany (wood)Lidded Box 1820s-30s Micmac. Lidded Box 319217Mingqi: Strong ". Terracotta with Green lead glaze. Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Paris, Cernuschi museum. Chinese art, Chinese ceramic, strong trunk, han, minqqi dynasty, funeral substitute, terracottaCoffer. unknown, creatorTable light and case, brass, silk, leather, England, 19th century, lighting, Decorative Arts, Table light and caseTe Poel, Pine wood miniature bucket, bucket holder miniature toy relaxant model pine wood wood metal, sawn glued Bucket of twelve staves and two brass hoops thin handle 1868 Sibilla van Embden play cleaning kitchenTobaccoBoxGothic chest with lid, XV century, Palma Cathedral Museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.Top plate of a stove with pipe opening, 1660 Upper plate of a stove, with closed pipe opening. Germany iron (metal) casting Upper plate of a stove, with closed pipe opening. Germany iron (metal) castingAncient Iron Old rusty iron on isolated background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxSkatx 14291493Document Box, Wanli period, H.5 x W.10-5/16 x D.18-1/2 in. (closed), Black lacquer and 'white brass' on wood core, China, 16th-17th century, The pierced metal design of figures among buildings on the lid of this document box suggest that is was commissioned as a wedding gift. The gift-bearing visitors arriving at a mansion probably represent a betrothal ceremony.Old camera on brown backgroundInk, one of a set of 16, c. 1757, 2 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/16 in. (6.83 x 3.65 x 1.11 cm), Pine soot and animal adhesive, China, 18th centuryCordial 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 centuryPen and Inkwork Tea Caddy, 1810-20. This fine quality pen and ink hand painted tea caddy is believed to have been made by G. Meekison of Montrose. The design and manufacture has been carried out with such precision that it makes the integral wood hinge appear invisible... Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965... .Rectangular box in imitation of a pack of books 18th century China The corner of this lid is inlaid with four characters: huang shi yi bian, meaning inherited book from Yellowstone.” This inscription refers to a legend that Zhang Liang (ca. 250-186 B.C.), a founding strategist of the Han dynasty, had been given a secret book of strategy from the hermit Mr. Yellowstone. Its inclusion indicates that this box was probably used by the literati to present books or stationery. The chi dragon glaring at and grabbing the title appears to be a loyal guardian of the box’s content.. Rectangular box in imitation of a pack of books. China. 18th century. Black lacquer inlaid with bone. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). LacquerModel of a Javanese marketplace, anonymous, c. 1830 - c. 1860 Wood chassis, associated with the model of a Javanese market stable (NG-2009-134-1). Original. Java wood (plant material) JavaCoffret. Culture: French (). Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (22.2 x 27.3 x 16.8 cm). Date: late 15th century.The Latin inscription on the silver plate set in the top of this box, or coffret, reads, "But passing through the midst of them He went away." This passage from Luke (4:29-30) refers to Christ's passing safely through the crowd that was threatening to throw him from the hill on which Nazareth was built. The passage was often invoked for safety in travel and is appropriate for a box intended for jewelry or other valuables. The origin of the unusual pierced woodwork is uncertain. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.old molding plane with shavings old molding plane with shavings Copyright: xZoonar.com/BorisxZerwannx 7006195Close-up of a transformerModel of a Capstan, Baxter, c. 1870 - c. 1885 demonstration model Model of a capstan on a wooden ground board, incomplete. The capstan is on a bronze foot ring with a cable hole a side. The Cape Storge has a Brown-Hartfield cable holder edge; The holes for five wind trees are applied directly above this edge. The head can be screwed down with four flat wind trees, blocking the capstan. The model is equipped with a chain without end, which runs through the cable hole and up again around the hole racing. All wind trees are missing. London wood (plant material). iron (metal). bronze (metal)Chest Trunk Brown Wood Chest at Flea Market Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 13091733ESTUCHE NAUTICO DE FELIPE II - ASTROLABIO - SIGLO XVI. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.Studio shot of treasure chestDecorated box with toiletries from Cumae, Campania region, Italy, Roman civilizationBrush holder in Openwork, Underglaze Cobalt-blue. Korea, Joseon (1392-1910), 18th century. Furnishings; Accessories. Slab-built and pierced porcelain with cobalt and copper painted decoration under clear glazeStew of Mahoniehout with pine test of earthenware., Anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Round stew in miniature of mahogany. The interior, the picture and handle are made of yellow copper. The fire test is made of red earthenware. Northern Netherlands (possibly)Netherlands (possibly) wood (plant material). mahogany (wood). copper (metal). earthenware Round stew in miniature of mahogany. The interior, the picture and handle are made of yellow copper. The fire test is made of red earthenware. Northern Netherlands (possibly)Netherlands (possibly) wood (plant material). mahogany (wood). copper (metal). earthenwareCased Pair of Percussion Pistols with Accessories. Gunsmith: Jean Le Page French, 1746-1834; Paris. Date: 1809-1819. Dimensions: L. (each): 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.) Barrel L. 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.) Wt. 1 lb. 14 oz.Caliber .52. Steel, gold, silver, brass, lead, copper, walnut, rosewood, Hungarian ash, horn, and leather. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Model of A Double Capstan, Rijkswerf Vlissingen, c. 1845 - c. 1850 demonstration model Model of a double capter in a wooden frame that represents two decks. The upper Cape rot is for eight wind trees with four wooden 'brown' clamps, the lower for twelve wind trees with five metal 'brown' clamps. Both have four places in the foot against the decline. The upper capstan has a hollow wooden king, in which the extended square metal king runs from the lower capstan; With two iron skewers through the upper drum, the two kings are connected to each other, so that the two Cape Standers become one. Scale 1:10 (scale on model). Flushing wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Grinder, Coffee; wood, carvedThe dirk of the officer Soviet military - marine sea fleetKey manent at a sacrifice block of painted oak. Iron key managing at a sacrificing block.Hout case, lined with leather, anonymous, 1490 - 1510 Suitcase made of wood with pressed and cut leather exaggerated. Beautiful iron batter, lock and handle. Bomated lid. Key is missing. wood (plant material). leather. iron (metal) cutting Suitcase made of wood with pressed and cut leather exaggerated. Beautiful iron batter, lock and handle. Bomated lid. Key is missing. wood (plant material). leather. iron (metal) cuttingBureauDiaper basket, rectangular, with braided diamond pattern, anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1700 Rectangular dense basket of split willow, braided with geometric diamond pattern, with three handles on top edge. Lid to hinges; Four Bolpoten, and four buttons of two black glass beads on a pin strung on the corner styles. Halle (possibly) glass. metal thread Rectangular dense basket of split willow, braided with geometric diamond pattern, with three handles on top edge. Lid to hinges; Four Bolpoten, and four buttons of two black glass beads on a pin strung on the corner styles. Halle (possibly) glass. metal threadEv. Johannis Church in Bannesdorf on Fehmarn Ev. Johannis Church in Bannesdorf on FehmarnBox of Wood Samples, 1900-50. This beautifully made rosewood box contains four hundred and sixty-five wood samples. They include wood types from every continent. The collection may have been put together as a reference resource for use by craftsmen in wood. It is an invaluable identification resource for use in conjunction with the Pinto Collection of treen and wooden bygones at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.. .Inro (Japan); lacquer