Antique Emblems

The long windows crafted of carved and assembled keyfret components with a central circular shou (longlife) ideograph and multiple crossed flags of China (the star for 1911 and the f...

Underneath the base, the pale crazed centre displays the clear impressed Pierrefonds workshop mark. This emblem depicts a medieval knight's helmet flanked by initials above a banner ...

These medallions appear almost celestial, floating like regal emblems across the crimson ground. Their cusped outlines evoke courtly cartouches and architectural niches, while the br...

Interspersed throughout the exceptional composition, curling ram's horn devices recall ancestral emblems of strength, protection, prosperity, and masculine vitality.

Radiating panels surround the central cartouche, each containing various Buddhist emblems and floral decoration. At the centre is a finely painted scene depicting a bird perched upon...

While regional associations connect the six-pointed Kagome emblem to Japanese temple traditions of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, the overall configuration and theat...

Its upper tablet features a crisp strawberry motif surrounded by floral sprays, while the lower door bears a reverse-painted patriotic emblem flanked by spears and a ribbon banner re...

The hanging sign is a cut-out rearing horse set in a wreath of oak leaves and small flowers, tied with a gilt ribbon. The horse is the emblem of the piece. A historic wrought-iron w...

Large, multi-tiered flowerheads recall the peony, a celebrated emblem of power, wealth, and noble distinction in classical decorative traditions.

The Holstentor, built in the fifteenth century, was the western gate of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and is today the emblem of the city. The plate is lettered "The Holstein Gate, Lu...

Stamped in green transfer is the standard Royal Doulton lion and crown emblem above 'ENGLAND', accompanied by faint impressed numeric markings in the ceramic body.

An antique French hand-crafted gilded zinc trade sign, originally fashioned as a decorative exterior emblem for a traditional butcher shop and dating to circa 1850–1900.

Carried by the lictors of ancient Rome as an emblem of authority and unity, the fasces became one of the favorite motifs of French neoclassical design.

This statue not only represents artistic excellence but also serves as a spiritual emblem, fostering a sense of tranquility and inspiration.

The broad lower scene shows a crowded fight before a brick wall: helmeted soldiers with oval shields bearing emblems, bearded men in cloaks with curved shields, defenders on the wall...

At the heart of the exceptional composition lies a stunning octofoil medallion, a classic emblem of celestial harmony and sovereign order. Rendered in deep navy and antique gold tone...

At Delphi the priestess of Apollo, the Pythia, delivered the oracle seated on a tripod, and the tripod became a familiar emblem of the sanctuary. Condition: Light handling wear to t...

The Order of Calatrava is a Spanish military religious order founded in Castile in the twelfth century, the oldest of the Spanish military orders. Its emblem is the red cross whose a...

The subject is the penitent sinner in the tradition of Mary Magdalene, with the skull and the book as emblems of mortality and devotion. The plate reproduces "The Penitent" by Willi...

The architectural clock case is framed with laurel branches and enriched with finely cast Empire-style ornaments, including garlands, ribbons, palmettes, and allegorical emblems. Th...

Elaborate corner spandrels introduce flourishing arabesques and geometric floral emblems, their angular contours suggesting the stylized gardens celebrated throughout Ottoman decorat...

Its rich blue color provides a striking focal point within the warm gold composition, while the pendant pearl introduces a final note of softness. An emblem of devotion and renewal, ...

The lion and sun is the emblem that gives the order its name. The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen at Brussels, Librairie Hist...

They are loved for their open, uncluttered fields, soft sculpted wool pile, and motifs drawn from Chinese symbolism, medallions, florals, birds and auspicious emblems. At a true room...

Original oval maker's emblem present near the rim. Can accommodate large stem bulbs.

Its lively composition incorporates guardian lion figures, birds, animals, scrolling foliage and a central circular longevity emblem, with remnants of darker coloration adding depth ...

The all-over Mina Khani pattern—a classic emblem of Persian artistry—unfurls across the field like an eternal garden in bloom.

The Jerusalem cross, a large cross with a small cross in each angle, is the emblem associated with the Holy Sepulchre and sits at the center of all three badges here.

A couple walks on the ground before the portico, and a figure stands between the columns, under a sky of light clouds. The uncaptioned emblem above the view is a still life of fruit...

Men, a dog and a man with a barrow move about the lawn, and a small group sits in the right foreground. Above the view, the emblem vignette shows a seated woman holding a staff topp...

A great tree frames the right side, its branches arching over the scene, and a man stands among short posts in the foreground. Above the view, the emblem vignette shows a shield bea...

Above the view a small uncaptioned emblem shows a paddle steamer lettered "BOSTON" passing a harbor town, with a rowboat in the foreground.

Out on the choppy river a small sailboat heels in the wind at the right, a steamboat trails smoke in the distance, and other sails dot the horizon under a dark, stormy sky with gulls...

Above the view a small uncaptioned emblem shows an eagle with spread wings perched on a rock.

In the upper image a knight stands with one arm held out, wearing a tall red cap banded in gold, a red gown and a long pink mantle edged with gold and scattered with small gold emble...

The Holstentor, built in the fifteenth century, is the emblem of Lubeck, the old Hanseatic port on the Baltic.

Crafted in solid 800 continental silver, the brooch depicts the traditional heraldic emblem of Florence, Italy, characterized by intricate openwork scrolling petals and ornate stamen...

The surrounding border is painted with cloud-scroll reserves, floral motifs and decorative emblems in shades of rose pink, coral, turquoise, cobalt blue, green, yellow and iron red.

Each richly modeled plaque is centered by a three-dimensional animal head, one depicting a fox and the other a hound, set against an elaborate arrangement of traditional hunting embl...

The central lozenge, a recurring emblem in Anatolian weaving, traditionally represents femininity, fertility, and the continuity of life, while the surrounding blossoms evoke renewal...

Commanding the open field is a striking cruciform medallion, an emblem of protection, spiritual balance, and the intersection of earthly and celestial realms.

Carved in high relief with arabesques of flowers, foliage, and symbols; each side is a panel, and from a vertical central stem, surmounted by a flower in the two large sides, arise l...

Recognized as the national emblem of France, the Gallic rooster has long represented courage, vigilance, and national pride.

The spare pictorial treatment gives the vessel the presence of a painted emblem, reflecting an era when Chinese artisans translated centuries-old symbolism into stunning masterworks ...

Its center is decorated with a crowned shield bearing three fleurs-de-lys, the historic emblem of the French monarchy and the House of Bourbon.

Delicate sprays of chrysanthemums and other traditional emblems are rendered in soft gold and pale teal, making this a quintessential example of floral rugs.

The three crosses, the cross of Christ with its inner white cross, the sword cross of Santiago and the green fleury cross of Aviz, are the long-established emblems of these three ord...

The caption below the image reads in full: "Britannia crowned by Victory, trampling upon the chains of France, holds in her right hand the Trident of Neptune, as Mistress of the Ocea...

At right two slender pines and a dead trunk rise over thick brush. The emblem above the view shows a snarling wolf above a skull, with an animal in the distance; it is uncaptioned.

Above the view a small uncaptioned emblem shows a squirrel on a branch with its tail curled up.

To the right of the theater a market stall under a draped awning displays baskets of produce beside a wooden shed, and a tall tree and the doorway of a neighboring house close the sc...

Above the view a small uncaptioned emblem shows a farmer plowing with a team of two horses led by a boy.

Above the view a small uncaptioned emblem shows open books, a scroll, quills in an inkpot, a staff and a string of beads.

Above the view is a small uncaptioned emblem of a bear climbing a tree. At each side is an uncaptioned vignette: a Native American man paddling a canoe at the left, and a Native Amer...

Slender, tall trees rise on both sides, a couple walks at left, a figure stands on the steps, and in the right foreground one man sits sketching while another stands beside him. Abo...

Trees stand at both ends under a streaked, cloudy sky. Above the view, the emblem vignette is a harvest still life of melons, squash, grapes and a gourd with a spade, a rake and an ...

At right a statue of a standing female figure with an eagle fills an arched niche above the cornice, and below it stands a raised chair under a domed canopy. Above the view, the emb...

Beyond, a stream with a small fall crosses the middle ground, steep wooded slopes rise to a craggy cliff at right, and a pointed mountain peak stands in the distance under a pale sky...

A tall, windblown tree rises at left, sheep graze on the slope, and rough brush and rocks fill the foreground. Above the view, the emblem vignette shows two soldiers with muskets an...

Figures stroll inside the fence, a horseman rides along it, and a family group walks across the open ground in the foreground under a wide, cloudy sky. The uncaptioned emblem above ...