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Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy RidgeOrnament made from rifle rounds engraved Souvenir from Vimy Ridge, France, embellished with an Edward VII copper halfpenny. Trench Art
TEENAGE EVENING GOWNVictorian Fantasie: Evening gown for a teenage girl in red spotted taffeta with ecru lace edging to the square neckline. Gauging & tiny tucks ornament the skirt & puffed sleeves. Date: 1930s
USE FOR CRINOLINESA novel suggestion for the use of cage crinolines - an ornament for the Fire Stove! Date: 1859
BOY IN KNITTED COATA small boy posed out of doors wears a 3/4 length light coloured knitted coat with collar & turned back cuffs & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: late 19th century
Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume. 65. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 66
VasesOne of two clear glass vases with a spreading foot and a long slim stem rising to a pinched neck opening with a serpentine three lobed rim. The glass has twisted ridges and dates from c.1870-1910
Bust in glass domeGlass dome with metal base
Flower bowlTin-glazed earthenware flower or pot-pourri holder and lid, with blue and manganese painted decoration of stylised floral sprays set within quatrefoils
Ewer made from porcelain, painted in gold and blue on a white ground with a coloured central reserve depicting a shepherdess holding a bird cage
Urn made from porcelain with a white ground, painted in gold and blue with a coloured central compartment of Maria, a lady seated at a tree with a dog by her side
Part of a garniture de cheminEwer made from porcelain, painted in gold and blue on a white ground with a coloured central reserve depicting a shepherdess holding a bird cage
VasePorcelain vase and cover with Imari-style underglaze blue and red floral and foliate decoration and overglaze gilding, the cover with a finial in the shape of a Chinese figure
VaseGlazed earthenware vase painted with irises with an electroplated nickel silver collar, lid and handle, the vase manufactured by Franz A
The great elephant brought into england and landed August yeEtching depicting an elephant, with an inscription, in a reproduction frame made of ebonised wood with a gilded centre. This etching was printed in England in c.1675 by John Dunstall. Date: c.1675
Candlestick, before restorationBrass candlestick on a square base with cut corners and a drip depression, and an octagonal parallel-sided socket with an ejection hole, probably made in the Netherlands or France c.1700-1720
Candlestick, before conservationCandlestick with a stepped octagonal base, baluster stem and knops towards the bottom, and a split at the base of the nozzle, cast in brass and made in England c.1715. Date: c.1715
JarCranberry-coloured glass jar with a ribbed interior and lid with a moulded clear glass finial, thought to date c.1850-1880. Date: 1850-1880
VaseTwin-handled glazed earthenware vase, stamped on the base with the makers mark BF and the shape number 774, made by Burmantofts in England c.1883-1887. Date: 1883-87
Greek pottery. Lekythos. Red figure. From Greece. 4th centurGreek pottery. Lekythos. Decorated with palmette. Red figure. 4th century BC. From Greece. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain
Roman mosaic with a cube pattern giving a three dimensional effect. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Complutensian Polyglot Bible by Cisneros. Page of Genesis. EComplutensian Polyglot Bible. Is the name given to the first printed polyglot ot the entire Bible, initiated and financed by spanish Cardinal Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1436-1517)
Academy of the Holy Names, Rome, New York State, USAAcademy of the Holy Names, a Roman Catholic boarding school in Rome, Oneida County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1912
The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in wallpaper and tile patterns.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897
Botanical illustration of a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897
Jugendstil DandelionDandelion in Jugendstil
Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. FromPre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador
Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon. Turkey
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s
Spain. Leon. Gothic cathedral. 13th-14th centuries. Pinnacles
Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral with solar and lunar emblem and Scarab. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322 BC. New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum Cairo
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman sTurkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe or Green Tom. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. 15th century. Architect, Hac Ivaz Pasha
Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of GuarraVotive crown of the Visigoth king Recceswinth, made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. Treasure of Guarrazar. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain
Greek art. Panathenaic amphora. Black figures. Riders throwing spears. 400 BC. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece
Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BCBerlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Platerias ornamLorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish historical painter. Platerias ornamental street (Mayor Street) to mark entry into the city of Madrid the King Carlos III (1716-1788), 1760
Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15thJewish history and wars. Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th century. Chantilly Castle. France
Manufacture of felt hats. HungaryManufacture of felt hats, formerly widely used in Hungary. Reflects the regional differences, social and occupational. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest, Hungary
Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, FunenPrehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark
Urartu civilization. Pectoral and gold medallion decorated with reliefs. The pectoral depicts the image of god Haldi on the throne and his wife Arubani. The madaillon, a seated goddess
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
Pre-Columbian Art. Tumaco or La Tolita Culture. (600 B. C. anPre-Columbian Art. Tumaco or La Tolita Culture. (600 b.C. and 200 A.C.). Standing figure. (1st. b.C.-1st. d.C.). Gold. Colombia or Ecuador. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Hat by Elsa SchiaparelliIllustration of a wide brimmed straw hat with a bird cage crown designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. Date: 1939
Gothic ornament and scrollwork of the late 15th, early 16thC.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century