Vase Collection

Middlesex Hospital entrance, Mortimer Street, London
Middlesex Hospital main entrance hall, Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s

Portland vase in the British Museum. Cameo vase in blue and white glass with historical or mythological figures

Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Driffield Union workhouse, East Yorkshire
The entrance to the union workhouse (or Poor Law Institution) on Bridlington Road, Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two inmates can be seen on the left, sitting on a bench

SOSIAS, Painter (ca. 500 BC-). Vase of Sosias. Achilles bandaging his friend Patroclus arm. Inside decoration. Archaic

Poseidon / Vase Painting
Poseidon/Neptune with his chariot and winged horses

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

Large Homeric vase and pedestal. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. Egypt
Egypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Women taking roses to make rose water wi
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Women taking roses to make rose water with its petals. Folio 93r

Exotic Oriental Vase Dance - postcard reproduction of a painting by Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946). Date: 1906

Blue John vase
A vase carved out of the mineral Blue John. The mineral is so far unique to one location in the Derbyshire Peak District, England

Father Cmas / Toys / Fireple
Father Christmas puts out a selection of toys and presents in front of a fireplace which has a lovely vase of holly and two candlesticks on it

The Portland Vase or Barberini Vase. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Woman in a mauve dress, Art Nouveau style. circa early 20th century

Victorian style domestic interior with fireplace
A Victorian style domestic interior with fireplace, and different patterns everywhere you look

John Flaxmans wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a rams head. Chromolithograph W

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

All went well till the wheels came off. Cartoon strip from the Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

The Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary
Queen Mary (Princess Mary of Teck) (1867-1953), wife of the future King George V, when she was Princess of Wales. Date: early 20th century

Antiques market, Bromyard, Herefordshire
People at an antiques market in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Date: 1969

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890

Mayan Deities
Mayan deities, represented on a vase from Chama

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1895
Selection of household furnishings. Date: 1895

Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy
Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee on finding her ancestors -- they can be seen as monsters on Chinese vases and plates. Date: 1924

Front cover of the Sketch Book, 1925, by E H Shepherd
Front cover of the Summer Sketch Book of 1925, featuring an illustration of a young woman in a diaphanous green dress stepping gracefully down between two urns of flowers

Fancy-Ball Polka, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet, The Fancy-Ball Polka, by E Reynolds. A late Victorian family is depicted, with adults and children dressed up for a party

Honesty in a glossy vase
Annual Honesty (Lunaria annua) in a tall golden brown glossy vase. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Woman / Mode Illustre / 1923
Barrel-line dress with fold over scarf collar & apron front in an orange & white rose print fabric with a tie belt worn low on the hips. She holds a hat with a broad brim

Reading a Letter
She reads a letter above a vase of blue flowers

Indian Potters Wheel
A Indian potter moulding a vase or jug at his wheel, with assorted dishes, made earlier, all around him

A collection of examples of Sevres porcelain on display in an exhibition of French manufacturing at 13 Hanover Square in London in December 1849. Date: 1849

Crystal, agate and jasper vases and a chalcedony tazza, objects in a sale of the Beckford Collection in 1845. Date: 1845

Austrian Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Queen consort
Adelaide of Austria (1822-1855). Austrian Archduchess. Queen consort of Sardinia (1849-1855) by her marriage to King Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Young girl with ribbons in her hair and wearing a floral frock is sitting on a small round table reading a book. She has knocked the vase of roses off of the table. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Lady in green crinoline-style dress trimmed mauve, arranging a vase of roses. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic scene. Formally dressed couple standing by a living room window while the lady arranges a vase of flowers. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic couple. Young lady in her petticoat admiring herself in a hand-mirror while arranging tulips in a vase, given to her by her man who is standing close by. Date: 1920s

Child & Flowers
Tender Branches'. Painting of a young girl arranging lilies in a vase. Date: 1904

Child & Flowers
Fair Blossoms'. Painting of a young girl posing by a beautiful vase of flowers. Date: 1904

Child & Flowers
Blushing Flora'. Painting of a young girl admiring a beautiful vase of flowers. Date: 1904

Rich woman and woman of the people, Cairo, Egypt, 19th century

Sculptor in apron carving a statue in a workshop
Regency sculptor in apron carving a statue with round mallet and chisel in a workshop. Classical busts, statues, capitals, vases, and other statuary on the walls and floor

Potter in apron shaping a clay bowl in a workshop
Potter in apron shaping a clay bowl on a wheel in a workshop. A man drives the wheel with a hand-cranked engine. A boy kneads clay at a table behind him

Antique vase depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia
Antique vase depicting the human sacrifice of Iphigenia by Agamemnon at Aulis from the Palazzo Medici. With another vase with lid, figure or a woman and dolphin intertwined

Furniture, tools and other objects, 12th and 13th centuries

Allegorical figures of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Allegorical frontispiece with figures of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance meeting. A herald angel with trumpet introduces them. Bishops, soldiers, page boys, courtiers watch them

Decorative Renaissance vases, statuettes, 16th century
Renaissance vases, jugs, statuettes, figurines, plates, etc. used to decorate royal houses, 16th century

Various French furniture, 9th century. Writing box or escriptoire, musical instrument called the kinnor or lyre, a book box, chairs, table, vase, oil lamps, etc. Ameublement civil, IXe Siecle

Pots, vases, inkwells, France 15th century
Various vessels and containers, France 15th century

A mystical meal and King David playing psalms, 13th century
A mystical meal with the Holy Grail vase on the table and King David playing psalms on a harp. Six musicians playing vielle, lute, bagpipes, shawm and drum

The birth of St. Edmund, King of East Anglia, died 869. Ladies in waiting and midwives attend the mother in bed with soup and aromatics, while a nursemaid holds the baby near the fireplace

Roman man and woman lounging on a couch in a triclinium or dining room. With oil lamp and vase. In carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. Caleb Crypt showing his collection including an Egyptian mummy and sphinx, medieval suit of armour, classical statuary, ancient weapons, etc

Vase known as a potpourri, festoon style, Rouen
Vase known as a potpourri for the mantelpiece, blue and red festoon style

Vase with eight flattened sides, festoon style, Rouen
Vase with eight flattened sides, flame top, festoon style, blue and red, for a mantelpiece ornament. Vase a huit pans de forme aplatie pour ornement de cheminee, style rayonnant

Table with lion legs, used by the Romans and the Greeks, from the Justinian Palace, Palazzo Giustiniani 1, tazza or cup owned by Francesco de Marchis 2, and vase used by the Romans for libations

Ancient Roman vases and bas-relief
Vase depicting the apotheosis of Homer with eagles and swans, described by Johann Joachim Winckelmann 1, ancient bas-relief with eagle atop war trophies in the Farnese Gardens, Orti Farnesiani 2

Ancient Roman vases in marble and granite
Marble vase decorated with cowskin and pan pipes found near the Vigna Casali, Casali vineyard, 1, granite vase owned by sculptor Bartolomeo Cavaceppi 2, and marble vase from the Casa Mattei 3

Ancient vases owned by Piranesi and Sir WIlliam Hamilton
Vase owned by the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (now in England) 1, and vases found in Pantanello in Tivoli by Sir William Hamilton 2, 3

Roman sacrificial paraphernalia
Bull prepared for sacrifice, from a bas-relief owned by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi 1, vessel with swan's neck to draw water for a sacrifice 2, bagpipes or flutes played at sacrifices

Roman vases
Vase of paonazzetto marble owned by the English sculptor Dire 1, vase from the Villa Altieri, 2, and vase from the Villa Sciarra at the Porta Pia 3

Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, ancient Rome
Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, highest ranking priest in ancient Rome. In crown, crimson mantle, white toga, seated on a throne in front of burnt offerings on an altar in a temple

Ponitifex maximus or chief high priest, ancient Rome
Ponitifex maximus or chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs, Rome. In crimson-edged toga praetexta in front of burnt offerings on a sacrificial altar in a temple. Grand Pontife Romain

An orator speaking to a crowd in a forum, ancient Rome. The speaker is attended by a clerk accensus or scribe librarius. L'Orateur Romain. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L

Trophies and bouquets, 18th century

Gold enamelling and jewellery, 16th and 17th centuries

Chinese art: free decoration. Scrolls, flowers, vases on a green ground (top) and flowers and motifs embroidered on yellow silk (below). Chinois. Hand-finished chromolithograph by F

Roman altar, amphora with chain and vase
Sacrificial altar with a sheep carcass 1, bronze amphora with chain for a well found in a burial ground in ancient Vejo 2, and vase decorated with birds and fish from the Pantanello

Etruscan vase, Roman signum, glass and tripod
Terracotta showing the method of treading grapes for wine-making 1, Etruscan vase and candelabra with birds and snake 2, Roman military standard or signum from Trajan's Column 3

Ancient tripod, chair, candelabra and vase
Bronze tripod owned by Cardinal Braschi-Onesti 1, Egyptian chair from a fragment of an obelisk 2, bronze candelabra in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 3, Bacchanale vase from a painting in Herculaneum 4

Patterns for Turkish tapestry: guinea pig in a garden and bouquet of flowers in a vase. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Two chimney ornaments for used matches: marble vase and wooden bucket. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D

Bouquet of scarlet ipomoea and blue morning glory with vase. The Group of the Vase

Bouquet of roses with grapes and peaches in vase. The Group of Nature

Chinese woman selling chow-chow pickles, 18th century
Chinese woman selling chow-chow, 18th century. She sits smoking a tobacco pipe at a stall under an umbrella selling preserves and pickles from a vase. Femme vendant le tsieou (chow-chow)

Wall panels in the Palace of Fontainebleau, 18th century
Rococo wall panels painted by Francois Boucher and furniture in the council room, Palace of Fontainebleau, 18th century. Salle de conseil, Chateau de Fontainebleau, XVIII Jahrh

Allegorical scene with man seducing a woman as she plays guitar, 18th century. They wear classical robes and seat at a table decorated with platter, fruit, vase and urn

Title page with vignette from Richard Dagley's Gems, 1804
Title page with calligraphy and vignette of winged Cupid writing in a book. Near antique ruins with vase, plinth, coins, and bust with wreath

The skeleton of Death brings a scroll to a woman on a terrace. The woman lies dead on the ground next to the scroll. Death in a cape holding a staff

The skeleton of Death and the Antiquary. Death sits behind a gravestone reading Hic Jacet Jonathan Oldbuck FAS Obit. The historian sits at a desk writing in a ledger

Hunter and horse, lamp, scythe, ship, sword, dagger, and vase, 1
Hunter with falcon and horse, lamp, scythe, ship, sword, dagger, and vase. From an 11th century illuminated manuscript, BDMBF. Costume de chasse, lampe, faulx, navire, epee, dague, vase

Regency era firescreens for the drawing room
Firescreens mounted on tripods or circular bases for the drawing room. Suitable for decoration by lady amatuers with figures, landscapes, vases, flowers, etc. Firescreens, 1815

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