Motifs Collection

THE CAT HOUSE
The Cat House a curious thatched cottage decorated with cat motifs, Henfield, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

A Piper of Dreams
Child-like piper in a fantastic, moonlit snowy landscape, surrounded by fairies, pixies and cupids. The illuminated border shows various Christmas and nursery characters and motifs

Athena / Minerva Bust
A colossal head of Minerva, an example of very early Greek sculpture. The goddess is shown in a heavily restored form with later additions of a helmet crest and owl motifs

Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - Teenage girl in patterned raincoat (floral and paisley psychedelic motifs) and black flared trousers holding a camera

Art Deco Motifs - Frames, surrounds and borders in a strong graphic and colourful style. Date: circa 1920s

Gothic Gravestone Designs
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing a pair of designs for gothic gravestones, each bearing the general form of a cross, with circular motifs containing flowers

Eileen
A portrait oil painting of a woman named Eileen, wearing a black, fur lined satin robe, decorated richly with floral patterns and picture motifs. Date: circa 1921

Irises
A painting of Irises covering the image of arabesques seen in the water. The blend of flower forms and conventional motifs is most dextrous and intriguing. Date: circa 1926

Instructions for creating decorative patches to repair holes in fabric, with ideas for motifs. Date: 1943

Three-door cabinet, c. 1835-1838. Anonymous. It was once owned by King William II. A French cabinetmaker fitted the piece with hardstone panels inlaid with floral motifs made of costly polished

Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps, uneven hemline & tassels or pendant motifs on the bodice & skirt. Date: 1924

Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s
Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Equerry of the Crown Stable, Sir George Augustus Quentin, Queens Gentleman Rider, Deputy Adjutant General

Orangery Lounge Wembley Stadium Club (greyhound racing)
The Orangery Lounge of the new Wembley Stadium club, the latest resort of the elite who are interested in the newest sport in England, greyhound racing

Geometric Design

Ornamental Designs from Europe & Asia - 17th / 18th century
Ornamental Designs from Europe and Asia - 17th / 18th century. Date: circa 17th century

Die-cut Trade Card for F G Jaeger Confectioners of Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, using the somewhat surprising visual motifs of an artists palette and a kitten... Date: circa 1900s

A classic image celebrating the Biedermeier style, which originated in Germany and Austria, flourished in the prosperous middle-class homes of Europe from about 1815 to 1848

RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades

Greek Costume / Medea
ANCIENT GREECE: The sorceress Medea, wearing robes and a headdress highly decorated with ornamental motifs including scrolls, flowers & stars. Date: B.C

GREECE. CYCLADES. Delos. Geometric motifs mosaic. Greek art. Mosaic

Advert Le Nenuphar, hair accessories 1909
Photographs of Edwardian women wearing their hair more softer and fuller with accessories for evening wear, a small disc shape hair combs to be placed on one side inspired by nature. 1909

Katar
One of three katars, nd. Watered blade has central rib, diamond section and two side fullers. Two bar grip and side bars covered with gold kuftgari of fine quality

Animals at a French Zoo - Ibex - Ibex behind bars of cage. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slide 10

Roman Sarcophagus. Cover. Marble. Marine motifs. Catalonia ?
Fragment sarcophagus. Cover. Marble. Marine motifs. Marine bull. Catalonia possibly comes from. 2nd century AD. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Italy. Pompeii. Via Sepulchre. Relief decorated with floral motifs

Visigothic Art. Spain. Rectangular copper buckle with a wheel in the center and decorated with plant motifs. Probably comes from Burgos. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

The Golden Horns of Gallehus. North of Mogeltonder, Southern
The Golden Horns of Gallehus, discovered in Gallehus, north of Mogeltonder, Southern Jutland, Denmark. The horns date to the early 5th century, the beginning of the Germanic Iron Age

Eric Dupuy Scholar
ERIC DUPUY or ERICIUS PUTEANUS or ERIK VAN DER PUTTE Flemish scholar, depicted with allegorical motifs including an eagle with a laurel wreath, the winged horse Pegasus etc. Date: 1574 - 1646

Matching Dress & Jacket
Simple yet elegant dress with large motif at the neck line created using braid embroidery is worn with a white jacket with matching motifs, roll collar & padded shoulders. Date: 1930s

Lampshades with motifs 1929
Lampshades with motifs of marigolds and parrots, products for Harrods catalogue lampshades department. Date: 1929

Music cover, Valse Poetique sur les motifs de Suppe, by Leon du Terrail. circa 1915

17th century Swedish Plate
A plate from the Swedish countryside on which the potter has put his own name along with - we suppose - a picture of his wife, and other decorative motifs. Date: 1690

Vase of 14th c. type Alhambra decorated with plant, geometric and zoomorphic motifs (gazelles). Hispano-Moresque art. Nasrid dynasty. Ceramics. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada

German Infantry Flag - 68th Pomeranian Division Date: circa 1909

Alhambra. SPAIN. Granada. Alhambra. Sal󮠤e
Alhambra. SPAIN. Granada. Alhambra. Sal󮠤 e Embajadores (Hall of the Ambassadors). Detail of the decoration with geometric, vegetables motifs and stucco inscriptions. Hispano-Moresque art

Beam from the Palace of the Marquis of Llio. Main beam painted with heraldic, fauna and filigree motifs. Fresco. Proc: SPAIN

Petroglyph with geometric motifs. Work by the ancient settlers of the Canary Islands whose origin came from the northwest

Vase with Floral Motifs
Vase with floral motifs. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Ceramics. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. Palaikastro

A Grey and a Chesnut horse
Reproduction of a painting of a Grey and a Chesnut horse, set within a pale green frame containing horseshoe motifs. Date: circa 1910s

See-Through Neglige 2
A woman wearing a pale blue transparent neglige with floral motifs, yoke & long sleeves, relaxes with the Readers Digest on a satin, quilted bedspread

See-Through Neglige
A woman wearing a pale blue transparent neglige with floral motifs, yoke & long sleeves, relaxes with a good book on a satin, quilted bedspread

Costume / Amy Aged 10 1865
Girl wears a dress with loose, pleated bodice, a crinoline supported short skirt trimmed with lattice motifs & sleeves with epaulettes & turned back cuffs. Hair worn plain

FEDERATION BED
French four-poster bed in the fashionable classical style, with motifs from Rome to emphasise the democratic high- mindedness of the Revolution. With two appropriate chairs

Egyptian Evening Coat
Evening coat in fur & a fabric using motifs from a non- European culture (?Egyptian) with hood & large hanging sleeves giving the garment the appearance of a cloak

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