Antique Flies

The composition depicts a vivid Heliconia plant with its striking red bracts and broad green leaves, surrounded by insects in various life stages, including caterpillars, chrysalises...

Titled on the back in pencil, Calcutta from Garden Reach; HM Ship Calliope Saluting, the title confirms this is a painting celebrating military power and trade. The blue Ensign flies...

On the reverse, a Quadriga is depicted, with a charioteer holding a goad, guiding four horses while Nike, the goddess of victory, flies to the right above them, crowning the horses i...

The Victorian - Edwardian insect jewels are of the highest quality and exude the elegance of the period. The flies are beautifully made. The pearls are exquisite silvery white pear...

The composition presents a mix of local life and military presence: a Dutch soldier on horseback, workers near the waterfront, families, ships, and architecture typical of both Europ...

A fine coastal scene with sgraffito depicting fishermen working on a rocky coastline. The tricolore flies on a mast at the centre of the composition.

Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a vase painted with an intricate green motif of flora and dragon flies with brass hardware and a turned wooden base and top.

The Victorian - Edwardian jewels are beautifully made with an oval faceted Amethyst and oval faceted Citrine making up the bodies of the flies. The flies are further adorned with l...

On the sides are two winding holes, through which the movement and striking mechanism can be wound with a square key. A red and white flag flies from the tower, emphasizing the festi...

Period: 1790’s Dimensions: 33 x 18 mm Ring size: 6 ½ Weight: 8 gr The Georgian mourning ring dates back to the 1790s and consists of an oval frame containing a grisaille miniature ...

Plate IV Various beetles and flies including Toxotus species Bottom row: 4.

Which translates to ''Time Flies by Flora" in English. The style and elegance of Francesco's "Time Flies" is simply stunning.

Hein is portrayed in full military regalia, standing confidently with a sword in one hand and a plumed hat in the other. Behind him flies a Dutch flag, and at his feet lie silver pla...

A stunning romantic Pendant in the form of a flying Bird carrying a Diamond and set with Seed Pearl Wings. The bird flies toward two beautiful green gold leaves. The pendant has el...

Insects Print: Dragonflies, Grasshoppers, Stick Insects & True Bugs – Antique 1867 This fascinating antique print depicts a wide variety of insects, including dragonflies, grasshopp...

The earrings feature a similar, scaled down design, with the flies, in circles, on a square, with gold trefoils either side and below, with lozenge shaped tops, set with micromosaic,...

On the right, a fully rigged ship flies a flag and draws attention to the dynamic trade environment of this important French port city.

Each illustration was hand-colored by skilled artisans, resulting in vibrant and lifelike depictions of insects, from beetles and mantises to flies and their larvae. The engravings s...

The set consists of 2 flies, 2 praying mantises, 1 ant, 1 cockchafer, 1 dragonfly and 2 undefinable flying species.

A large heron in raised silver taka-maki-e flies overhead. The wave and omodaka motif is carried to the stack of boxes as well, decorating the sides in a pleasing asymmetrical patt...

In the distance a small flock of birds flies in, alarmed by something, bringing a sense of movement to this scene.

This is an allusion to the way time flies when in the company of the one you love and is a very romantic theme.

The vase is raised by a most impressive and wonderfully executed base with beautiful rock and foliate designs, charming dragon flies and a most impressive central mother of pearl res...

, and in the still evening, when sheepherds and goats, camp down by the water's edge, the weary shepherds sit in the evening sun as brown as if they were pillars of porphyry, just du...

Each vessel, meticulously rendered, flies the flags of their respective factions, adding to the drama and authenticity of the scene.

The second print features insects like a wasp (possibly Ichneumonidae), flies (Diptera), and a red mite (Acari). The flower resembles a pink carnation (Dianthus), an ornamental plant...

The composition places the viewer at an elevated vantage point, looking down upon the bustling foreground where several figures, some sitting atop horses, engage in the practice of f...

This set consists of pairs of lions, fish, rhinoceri, seals, flies and cockerels, each finely executed and delightfully finished.

Counters similar to this were used throughout shops in the European during the 1800's, and are a great find today as a way to incorporate old world charm and craftsmanship into a mod...

The charming and richly chased winged cherub above is standing with two dragon flies in his hand and draped in a fine flowing fabric.

A young lady in a yellow period dress, comes across a nest of baby birds in a garden setting. The mother bird flies overhead. The plate is titled and numbered, a wide hand-colored fl...

The painting beautifully depicts one of the large vessels, that flies a Royal coat-of-arms on the stern, firing a salute in the tranquil waters.

Snuff box of circular shape with fine painting on the lid depicting a mountain landscape with figures and herds crossing a river, a dove flies in the sky and a shepherd in the foregr...

It's a species that prefers grassy habitats and flies low to the ground. These butterflies have brown wings with eye-like spots on the upper side, which can confuse predators into at...

Through the centre of the loop flies a patinated bronze winged female figure, granting the entire piece a playfulness.

Many prints of the time show flies or dragonflies flying around a lover’s head in association with love; here three dragon flies circle the man, but another is aiming toward the woman.

Inset image: A cuckoo flies over a hilly landscape, symbol of Genji's unrequited love with the lady.

Aurora renews herself every morning at dawn and flies across the sky. She announces the morning's arrival.

The fourth plague affected only the lands of Egypt and not those where the Hebrews lived in Goshen. The swarm of flies was unbearable and this time Pharoah agreed to allow the people...

This beautiful French early 19th century gilt sterling silver epergne is decorated with classical female figures, cherubs, dragon flies, and Egyptian heads, it stands on hoofed feet.

In addition, a startled bird, flies up to the right. The border is a trompe l’oeil gilt picture frame with corner bosses and low relief “carving”.

The scenes detailed look at the cliffs, and the nautical activity at sea and shore also add value. The ship flies the British Red Ensign, and was built in 1884 by Robert Napier of G...

The Butterfly Locket dates to the Victorian period when insect inspired jewelry was sweeping the land. The butterfly flies within the flowers and leaves amidst the blue enamel sky!

In the foreground, infants collect and prepare herbs. A heron flies overhead. On the ground, numerous medicinal plants, among them aloe, plantin, rhubarb and others.

So they often live in tumultuous rivers, at the bottom of oceans... hence the lake over which this dragon "flies". What's more, this earthenware dragon has a long serpentine body, a ...

The man, who wears the garb and wig of a Judge is shown preparing flies for his fishing line. On the table can be seen a fly reel and fly fishing wallet whilst at his feet lies a fis...

Note that there is one crew attired in red, possibly a naval marine team, and the sail steam ship anchored in the center flies the Australian Colonial Ensign proudly. Sight Size: 13...

Each moth or butterfly is accompanied by a number and referenced at the foot of each page with its English name as well as annotations about what the caterpillar eats, when it change...

A Dewoitine D.338 plane flies over a map on which different cities in Europe are connected to Asia.

In addition to his painting, Charles DeFeo was known as a world-class fisherman, and for many more years than he painted, he hand tied the most intricate and exquisite flies for the ...

Beneath the bows of a tree, beside a pagoda, a female figure stretches out her hand towards a seated man, fanning himself as a swallow flies overhead. Cartouches feature on the cabi...

Plate 1, "Morning" depicts morning in Covent Garden in the winter in front of Tom King's Coffee House, where a fight has broken out in the doorway and someone's wig flies through the...

. • The Dawn and Freedom: Traditionally, the lark is the bird that announces the coming of the morning (as it flies very high and sings at daybreak). It symbolizes freshness, awakeni...

She holds a pair of large lotus blooms in her right hand and stylized rice sheaths in her left. A bat flies above her left shoulder beside a wisp of an S shaped cloud.

He also realized original engravings and humorous illustrations, many of which dedicated to the animal world: dogs, monkeys, cats, and even flies. His greatest passion were Japanese ...

**Various Fly Species (Diptera)**: Flies are characterized by having only one pair of wings, with the second pair reduced to small structures called halteres that are used for balanc...

First edition mixed state: issue points are as follows (those not included have been corrected): Page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Cha...

The army defends the citadel outside the walls and the soldiers scan the horizon looking downwards: this leads us to place the scene on the fortifications of a city, in particular th...

As soon as she does this, Ravana lifts Sita onto his shoulders and flies far, far away. Ultimately I believe the moral of the story is to stray away from temptation (the prospect of...

The figures below him seem surprised by so much wind. An umbrella flies away on the left, the women hold their hair and scarf, the clothes are caught in the power of the wind, there ...