Decorative Collection (page 17)

Robin with egg on a Christmas and New Year card
Robin balancing an egg on its beak on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Two robins dancing on a Christmas and New Year card
Two robins dancing the Grand Pas de Deux on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Christmas envelope with initials and bells
Victorian Christmas envelope decorated with initials and bells. Date: circa 1880s

Rickshaw boy of Durban, South Africa
A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1920s

Portolan atlas by Joan Martines (1556-1590). Western
Portolan atlas of the world by Joan Martines (1556-1590). Messina, 1587. Western Mediterranean. National Library. Madrid. Spain

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1888
Selection of Victorian lamps with decorative stands. 1888

Interior of Azm (Azem) Palace in Damascus, Syria
Interior of the palace of As ad Pasha al-Azm in Damascus, Syria. As ad Pasha al-Azm was the governor of Damascus under Ottoman rule from 1742 to 1757

Alphabet initials in floral style A-Z. circa 1900

The Royal Crown of Hungary and The Iron Crown
1. The Royal Crown of Hungary. 2. The Iron Crown. Date: circa 12th century

Sword of Charlemagne - Crown of Empress Constance
Ceremonial sword called the " Sword of Charlemagne" (with details). 2. Crown of Empress Constance, Fredericks wife. (with details). 3. Sword of Saint Maurice (with detail).4. Kings crown

German imperial crown, Sceptres, Orb and Bohemian Crown
1. The German imperial crown. 2. & 3. & 6. Sceptres. 4. Imperial Orb (with details). 5. Hungarian Sceptre (with details). 7. Bohemian Royal Crown. Date: circa 12th century

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

London Trade Card - William Hogarth, engraver
London Trade Card - William Hogarth, artist and engraver, dated 23 April 1720. 1720

Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon. Turkey

Girls dancing
Decorative Art Nouveau style depicting two young girls dancing, each with a posy of flowers. Date: circa 1908

Xianxian, China - Traditional Pailou / Paifang Archways
Xianxian (Sienhsien), China - Street scene with traditional Pailou / Paifang Archways Date: circa 1908

Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Prehistory. Bronze Age. Vessel. Bell Beaker. From Aiguafreda
Prehistory. Bronze Age. Vessel. Bell Beaker. Iberian Peninsula. From Aiguafreda, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

Violin. Faience. Delft, 1705-1710
Violin. Delft, c. 1705-1710. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Palace of the Lions. Hall of the Two Sisters. 14th century. Detail of the wall decorated with poems by Ibn Zamrak (1333-1394)

Church of Santa Maria de Taull. 12th century. Fresco. Virgin Mary with the Child on the throne. Catalan Romanesque. Boi Valley. Catalonia. Catalan National Art Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Italy. Milan. Cathedral. Polychromed marble mosaics from Can
Italy. Milan. Cathedral. Gothic style. 15th century. Polychromed marble mosaics from Candoglia decorating the pavement inside the temple

Miska jug. 19th century. Hungary
Miska jug. From left to right: 1828, 1855 and 1833. Mezocsat, Borsod county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Miska jug. 1828. Hungary
Miska jug, 1828. Mezocsat, Borsod county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Hungarian pottery made by itinerant artisans. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Egypt. Funerary stela of wood. Luxor, Late Period, 650-640 B
Egyptian art. Egypt. Baba, daughter of the priest of Amun Bes-n-Mut, praying to the sun gods Atum (left) and Re-Harakhte. Funerary stela of wood. Luxor, Late Period, 650-640 BC

Etruscan Art. The Princes Buildings. 750-500 BC. Ny Carlsbe
Etruscan Art. The Princes Buildings. Archaeological remains. 750-500 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Spain. Catalonia. Balaguer. Islamic Art. Fragment of plasterwork from Sudda or governors residence. Built by governor Yusuf al-Muzaffares (1045-1082). Detail arch. Museo Comarcal de la Noguera

Dali Museum. Galata tower. Figueres. Catalonia. Spain

Dali Museum. Glass dome. Figueres. Catalonia. Spain

Tomb of Gunbad-i Qabud - Maragha, Iran - one of the three tombs built in Maragheh, Gunbad-i Qabud has a decagonal brick chamber with a stone base and a crypt. Date: circa 1903

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

Fashionable womens hats 1912
Models wearing decorative spring hats with ribbons and lotus flowers. 1912

A beautifully decorated and decorative fan, with pink cherry blossom and gilded detaiing. Date: circa 1905

Angel, mother and children on a Christmas card, with decorative border. Date: circa 1860s

Spider and web on a Christmas card, with a tab to pull for a three-dimensional effect. Date: circa 1880s

Tile designs in SMB wallpaper sample book
Fourteen Tileonite tile designs in an SMB wallpaper sample book. The only British made enamelled metal decoration on zinc. Date: 1934

Etruscan throne. 8th c. -3rd c. BC. Etruscan art
Etruscan throne. 8th c.-3rd c. BC. Etruscan art. Furniture. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Museums

Table clock (16th c. ). Renaissance art. Jewelry
Table clock (16th c.). Renaissance art. Jewelry. FRANCE. FRANCHE-COMTɮ DOUBS. Besan篮. Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology. Proc: GERMANY

St. John the Evangelist represented with the eagle. VI century. Intermediate band of mosaics in the main nave. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Ravenna

Breastplate in the form of a lion-headed eagle, from Tell Hariri (ancient Mari) c.2500 BC (gold, copper, bitumen & lapis lazuli). Sumerian art. Decorative Arts. SYRIA. Damascus. National Museum

Mercury. 3rd century. Roman art. Mosaic. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Tarragona. National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona

Bracelet. 2nd c. BC. Gold and turquoises. From the Sarmatian tribes. Scythian Art. Jewelry. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Round brooch (gold & cloisonne enamel). (7th century). Merovingian art. Jewelry. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Bargello National Museum

Medici porcelain. Three grotesque-style spouts. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. China / Porcelain. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. HAUTS-DE-SEINE. S趲 es. Sevres National Museum for Ceramics

Figure of Woman in the Kitchen. ca. 1500 BC - 1100 BC. Mycenaean art. Terra-cotta. FRANCE. ALSACE. BAS-RHIN. Strasbourg. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. PELOPONNESE. ARCADIA. Mycenae

Vessel (4th c. ). Roman art. Late Empire. Glass
Vessel (4th c.). Roman art. Late Empire. Glass and Crystal. FRANCE. ALSACE. BAS-RHIN. Strasbourg. Archaeological Museum. Proc: FRANCE

Bottle with female form and gold nose ring. Childbirth scene. Viru Culture of the Chicama and Viru, Peru, 3rd c. A.D. Pre-Columbian art. Ceramics. PERU. Lima. Peruvian Gold Museum

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