Antique Flies

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...

These unusual dangling earrings are carved out of onyx. Two golden flies have been rivetted onto each earring. The body of the flies are made out of opal cabochons, each wing is moun...

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...

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...

One stork wades in the water while the other flies above it. Near the storks, foliage emerges from rockwork, all rendered in beautiful pastel colors.

The landscape is painted in polychrome, and in the center, a bird is perched on the fence; a second bird flies above while numerous plants and flowers sprout from rocks.

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...

Fun and whimsical Victorian magazine rack black patinated sheet steel famed in brass with brass spider and flies attached. All mounted on a stepped mahogany base.

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...

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

, 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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Rockwell captures the heat of the moment with a strong sense of movement - the sash tied around the woman’s waist flies out behind her and the soldier’s medals sway at his chest as h...

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

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”.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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!

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...