Central American Mayan Polychrome Cylindrical Vessel

Italian school, after Peter Paul Rubens Two portraits from the range of the ‘Twelve Caesars’. Three-quarter laureate portraits in oval. The name of the emperor below with Roman num...

A jug with a bell-shaped body and clover lip, a green trailed handle and a green collar in the middle of the cylindrical neck. 12.4 cm (h) Intact Provenance: Ex C.A. Hessing Collection, coll. no.57 Ex Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 22 September 1998, lot 226 Published: Sheppard & Cooper Ltd, Glass: The Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, London, 1994, p.14, no.75. Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass vessels...

Framed trompe l’oeil of silver medal celebrating Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’s fourth term as mayor of Amsterdam Pen and black ink with grey and yellow-brown wash, over black chalk, within black ink framing lines. Signed at the lower right of the fictive sheet of paper: Antonina houbraken. Inscribed, below medallion: Dr Nicolaas Tulp. Ao1672. / oudste Raad.Burgermeester van Amsterdam By Antonina Houbraken Paper watermarked with a fleur de lis 208 x 297 mm Bears stamp, verso, indicating the drawing was at one point a gift from Dr. B.W.Th. Nuyens (1866-1945), a medical doctor in Amsterdam, known, among many other things, for his efforts to fight tuberculosis and his promotion of post-natal care. Antonina Houbraken (1686 Dordrecht – 1736 Amsterdam) was a draughtswoman who is known for her many topographical drawings of Dutch sites. She also drew landscapes and is recorded as a skilled portraitist. Houbraken was the daughter of painter and writer Arnold Houbraken and sister of the printmaker Jacob Houbraken. It is assumed she learned to draw in her father’s workshop. In 1723 she married Jacobus Stellingwerff, a draughtsman who also made topographical drawings for the albums of Andries Schoemaker, a numismatist and medal specialist and collector of topographical prints and drawings. Schoemaker was also a contributor to the famous standard work on Dutch medals...

Issued as gift to attendees at the Mint Directors Conference on 19-21 May 1980 in Utrecht. With 2 1/2 guilder 1980 Proof VERY RARE Only ca. 20 pcs issued Dimensions: 79(b) x 75(h...

Large pyramid from malachite originating in the Congo. The pyramid is formed of sections of malachite exhibiting rich green colours. Weight: 2.5 kg (2568 g)

Obverse: W. C. H. FRISO & ANNA D.G. PRINCIPLES ARAVS. &c, bust of Stadtholder William IV (in armour and with the Order of Saint George of the Garter on a ribbon) and Princess Anna (w...

A Rosewood cylindrical vessel with geometric pattern by Don Shoemaker for his company Señal in the 1960s. Shoemaker is known for the marquetry in his w...

Architectonic cylindrical vessel with incised ledge, unglazed outside, partially glazed inside, by Madrid ceramic artist Antonio Salvador Orodea...

Architectonic cylindrical vessel with tapering rim by Madrid ceramic artist Antonio Salvador Orodea, principal of the ASO factory. Part of a co...

Tall and narrow quasi-natualistic cylindrical vessel with incised stippled patterning by Madrid ceramic artist Antonio Salvador Orodea, princip...

Beautiful architectural organic travertine vessel / cylinder bowl. Made in Italy. Circa 1970s. Great design that would compliment any setting or style of interior decor. Versatile design that would work well with most interior design styles...

Glazed ceramic cylindrical sculpture by William Edwards Hand built earthenware vessel, fired multiple times to achieve a textured surface of random...