Antique Iris

The wide border displays scroll-edged and an iris (?) sprouts in the three dimensional cartouches (escutcheons), some with textile swags, in the corners and at the midpoints of all f...

Each side is adorned with finely hand-painted floral bouquets—vibrant irises, anemones, daisies, and wildflowers—executed with an impressive level of detail and framed by delicate wh...

Our opinion : This beautiful brooch with irises comes from the Belle Epoque, a period when art objects often evoked nature.

Una coppia di vasi in bronzo giapponesi dalla forma cilindrica e patina marrone scuro, raffiguranti una coppia di garzette vicino a un ruscello, con le zampe immerse nell’acqua e cir...

Gallé marquetry nesting tables in different woods, decorated with iris, wisteria, a frog on a water lily and umbellifers, composed of four elements.

The owl, a time-honored symbol of wisdom and mystery, pairs beautifully with the iris—a flower associated with messages and insight—creating a piece rich in poetic symbolism.

The owl, a time-honored symbol of wisdom and mystery, pairs beautifully with the iris—a flower associated with messages and insight—creating a piece rich in poetic symbolism.

It features a floral themed iris glaze with pink and white flowers, and ribbed and scalloped accents.

The interior lid and base reveal further decoration, finely engraved with wisteria, a bird, ducks, and iris flowers, continuing the naturalistic themes across the piece.

The decoration unfolds in three distinct layers, a band of trailing wisteria near the top, a wide central scene of mountainous landscapes highlighted with touches of gold and a lower...

It comes from Austria with gilt inside silver box with iris motif on the lid. I have included a 19.25 inch sterling silver chain necklace for your convenience to wear as a pendant ne...

She worked in a variety of glazes, including Standard Glaze, Iris, and Vellum. She left the pottery in 1925 to join a convent.

Keller & Guerin-Luneville pair of vases signed Handwritten signature: KG Luneville France Ne Art Nouveau shape Lys hand-painted Decor iris amid Umbelliferae. Polychrome enamels...

Her eyes are very detailed with a more realistic rendering of what reads as a pupil and iris. Set on a black modern metal base, it is secure and safe.

the lushly painted still life depicting a woven basket full of finely painted bearded irises, parrot tulips, hydrangeas and peonies with discreetly painted bees and a snail; all rest...

It features Art Nouveau style pinecone / pine tree theme with sterling silver overlaid on iris glaze. Circa 1893. Shape 387, Size B, R 1358.

Peonies, irises, lillies, paperwhites, cockscombs, thistle and other various seasonal flowers in mineral pigmnets on mulberry paper.

The companion plate depicts *Œnothera viminea* (evening primrose), *Platystemon californicus* (cream cups), *Scilla præcox* (early squill), and *Iris swertii*, whose elegant white an...

Beside her is a glass vase filled with irises. Signature: Signed upper right Dimensions: Framed: 21"x18" Unframed: 16"x13" Provenance: Private collection - United Kingdom Tony Ro...

Sparre was a co-founder of the Iris workshop, an influential centre for artistically crafted furniture and applied arts at the turn of the century.

The first screen begins in late spring, with Thistle and Lilies, before shifting into a sequence of wetland plants characteristic of high summer: Arrowhead, Iris, Fringed Pink, Spatt...

The baluster body is finely worked in silver wire and adorned with a polychrome design representing wisteria flowers and irises made in the cloisonne technique on a midnight blue gro...

Jugenstil cookies jar. ‘Iris’ iridescent glass, hexagonal shape. Pallme & König, Steinschönau Boemia, Austria 1910 ca.

The main border is equally Persian in origin: the ivory ground stripe of rosettes and diagonal side-viewed irises is the “Zanbaki” pattern familiar on Heriz and various Kurdish weaves.

The grasshopper is the main subject of one of the prints in this series, Iris and grasshopper: Hokusai represents, with finesse and precision, a sheaf of iris, all imprint of vigor a...

This delightful card tray or pin tray, vide-poche, is made of brass and showcases a relief design of a dragonfly, adorned with an iris flower and aquatic plants, which is typical of ...

Japanese Meiji silver kettle heavily hand chased in repousse irises. Applied cast elements around the handle. Comes with a custom wooden stand, decorated with lingzi fungus.

At the center, a lush arrangement of blooming irises is depicted in rich shades of deep violet, accented with golden highlights and soft white tones.

The L-shaped 800 silver knob is embossed and chiselled and depicts the face of a woman with long loose hair and two Iris flowers. Ebony wood barrel. Metal tip. France circa 1900.

Enot had a Paris workshop where he had his people work glass blanks - in this case mounting it on a bronze base and wheel carving a green cameo iris (Wheel carving cameo is probably...

The actor is dressed in a checkered kimono and geta sandals, standing on a wooden platform with irises and water in the background. 
The text on the print includes the characters 隆子右...

A small pot sprouts tall, languid iris stems and leaves. The entire piece features beautifully naturally distressed painting in greens and off-white.

Round silver snuffbox with embossed iris flowers. The painted miniature, depicts a woman with a crown of roses in her hair and a pearls necklace.

The light passing through different layers of mineral, characteristic of the feldspath to be layered, provides this irisation. Labradorite appears in many colors, and this one combi...

A pair of antique Japanese Meiji period vases, each features a midnight blue ground and is decorated with silver wire and colored enamels to depict a tranquil scene of two sparrows p...

The legs and top are delicately adorned with an Art Nouveau-style gilded bronze trim decorated with irises. The top is covered with leather. Circa: 1890

The iris is one of the iconic floral motifs of Art Nouveau, symbolizing grace and blossoming.

The richly illuminated border teems with botanical motifs, birds, butterflies, and putti. Vivid flowers like irises, carnations, and violets intertwine with symbolic fruits and leaves.

Set against a dark, moody background that enhances the vivid palette, the painting showcases a lush bouquet of garden blooms — including roses, tulips, anemones, and irises — arrange...

Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, decorated with irises and butterflies in gold and black.

The necklace features a yellow gold Iris motif set with a fine flat pearl. Suspended from the pendant are 3 white beige oriental pearls.

Delicate cherry blossoms flutter at the far right, emblematic of spring’s fleeting beauty. At the base, tall irises bloom in sharp, elegant clusters, their leaves painted in vivid bl...

The vase is composed of plated spelter and depicts a stylized female with flowing hair standing in a pond with lily pads and butterflies and flanked by stylized irises. The vase has ...

In painting, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin were among those who were deeply inspired by Japanese art, affected by the lack of perspective and shadow, the flat...

It features gracefully depicted herons and lively swallows, set against a backdrop of lush peonies, irises, and a wisteria bush. In the distance, expansive mountains stretch across ...

Dominated by tulips: the most expensive flowers of the time: red tulips striped with white or white and yellow tulips striped with red, these were the most sought-after varieties dur...

The central painting depicting iris, wisteria and pair of paper wasps (Hachi) building their nest.

They produced an incredible whole range of flowers like iris, roses, daisies, wild roses, orchids, pansies.

Maynard, Hamilton Reference: Stuart MacCuaig, Climbing the cold white peaks: A survey of artists in and from Hamilton 1910-1950, Hamilton Artists' Inc. 1986; Iris Nowell, Painters E...

Daum Nancy, French Cameo & Wheel Carved Art Glass Vase, circa 1900 The frosted glass body acid-etched with repeating fern leaf motifs and overlaid and acid-etched with Irises and ...

The surface of this antique box with lock is embellished with a chased decorated matte texture with a variety of embossed and chased decorated stemmed floral and foliate designs to t...

French porcelain purple Iris plate, circa 1850.

German Kayserzinn pewter wine/water pitcher or jug with Art Nouveau style low relief iris decoration centered by a Devils head under the spout and a handle designed as a vine branch.

Sterling frame hand etched with an iris and butterfly motif. Comb has a break but there is a metal rod inserted within for stability. 1880's USA.

This field of green and yellow serves as a visual base to the floral arrangement that appears to be daisies and iris. The color scheme is vibrant with a few pops of red/orange color.

Under these are the bright mauves of the irises and in the foreground a group of brightly coloured tulips.

The blue marble tops are fitted with a set of Maw & Co tiles of an Iris transfer print in an interlocking art nouveau design.