Figures Collection (page 10)

Gold spangle moth, Autographa bractea (Phalaena Noctua bractea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Carabus nitens beetle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804

Click beetle, Selatosomus aeneus (Elater cyaneus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Purple sun star, Solaster endeca (Nine-rayed starfish, Asterias endeca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Parrot shrimp, Spirontocaris spinus (Spine backed shrimp; Cancer spinus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Opah, Lampris guttatus (Zeus opah). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804

Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca (Anas nyroca, olive-tufted duck). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Harvestman spider, Megabunus diadema. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804

Scotch Argus butterfly, Erebia aethiops (Papilio blandina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Red-tailed bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius (Apis flavicollis) on a thistle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (Bay ibis, Tantalus falcinellus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Swan mussel, Anodonta stagnalis (Mytilus stagnalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Long-horn isopod, Astacilla longicornis (Oniscus longicornis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Brixton Beauty, Acontia nitidula (Phalaena catena). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Purple-edged copper butterfly, Lycaena hippothoe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Sea worm, Amphitrite ventilabrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804

Dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia (Charlotte butterfly, Papilio charlotta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Sowerbys beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens (Physeter bidens, two-toothed cachalot). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Decorative figures from the House of Epigrams, Regio V, Insula 1, 18. An urn and mythical beast at top, and a goat and hunting scene with dog and hare below

Basin and plates from Moustiers, France, decorated with cupids, naiads, and other mythological figures. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Pitcher or ewer from Rouen, France, early 18th century. Decorated with holy figures in enamel and the names Anne-Marie Cassaigne et Nicolas Hautecoeur, 1733

Platter from Moustiers, France, 18th century. Chinese fantasy figures with exotic bird and hats on sticks. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Vase decorated with mythical figures of nereids and hippocampi from the British Museum. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Patera from Millin, Peintures et Vases Antiques. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological winged figures, possibly Venus and Cupid

Superb sword hilt from the mid-16th century. Guard and pommel in black iron decorated with gold and silver figures, grip with mesh of gold wire in a feather pattern

Richly decorated German shield from the mid 16th century in the arms collection of the Count of Erbach. Decorated with gilt figures on a grey iron background, and a wide gold-plated edge

Chandelier made of deer antlers with heraldic female figures
Chandelier made of deer antlers with female figures holding heraldic shields, Germany, mid 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Ancient figures of Orlando and Oliver, crowns and weapons of Charlemagne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giuseppe Bramati from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, 742-814. Figures from the Lateran mosaic showing the emperor genuflecting as he receives the standard of Rome from St. Peter, from the Lateran Palace mosaic

Symbolic characters, numerals and figures of the Aztecs, Mexico. Number hieroglyphs, and symbols for day A, night B, midnight C, year D, century E, sky F, air G, earth H, water I, and flood L

Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Statuettes, including Harvesting, Mercury and Secession. Date: 1922

US Naval Memorial Utah Beach Normandy
The three 8-feet tall bronze figures represent a Naval Captain, a sailor with a 5 inch shell and a member of a demolition team carrying a rifle

Poster, His Majestys Army, Rates of Pay for Soldiers, WW1
Poster, His Majestys Army, Weekly Rates of Pay for Private Soldiers in the Regular Army and Special Reserve, First World War. 1915

Woman making puppets dance using electricity 1885
Woman making puppets dance using electricity. Date: 1885

A gift to Exeter Cathedral - statues being hoisted into plac
Statues of patron saints, donated anonymously in thanksgiving for the end of the Great War, are hoisted into position in the empty niches round and above the north porch of Exeter Cathedral

Beach pyjamas and large sunhat by Jaeger, summer fashions of 1931. 1931

Romantic paper lace card in white, mauve and gold
Romantic paper lace card in white, mauve, brown and gold -- Thine Alone. Date: circa 1890s

Louis Mascre with sculptures of evolutionary man
Louis Mascre, sculptor to the court of Belgium, pictured with three of a series of prehistoric studies in which he showed mans development from the Neanderthal type to the present day. 1928

Transfer of classical frieze. (1 of 3) 19th century

Charles Sims, Mans last pretence of consummation painting
Mans last pretence of consummation in indifference. One of a series of Spiritual Ideas pictures by Charles Sims (1873-1928) which were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1928

Silence in Heaven, by Frederick Carter
Silence in Heaven, etching by Frederick Carter. 1925

Figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
Carved stone figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany. Date: early 20th century

Reading Centre, Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Faþíñe of the Reading Centre (Centro de Lectura), Reus, Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. Date: circa 1910s

The Cathedral, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Main facade of the Cathedral, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Date: circa 1904

Christmas present - Miniature Barnum Great Menagerie 1908
Edwardian children would have loved this gift for Christams, miniature wild animal figures in captive cages, for the nursery. 1908

Cover design, Art & Publicity, Fine Printing & Design, Special Autumn Number of The Studio. Date: 1925

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