Antique Iris

The pendant is designed as a maiden within an enamel iris which is suspended by fancy link chain and enameled foliate top.

Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939) "Flowers" Variante 2 Rare original lithograph Each flower, carnation, iris, lily and rose, is signed at the lower part of the plate "Mucha".

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

She created architectural panel designs like Song of Iris for a dining room, nursery, and Even-Song to be placed over a mantel.By 1901, she illustrated the story Bettina's Easter Sto...

Property of A Private Collector Fine Daum Nancy Glass Perfume Bottle France, circa 1910 The diamond shaped bottle, decorated with a full blown iris highlighted with gold on a deep...

Hand knotted in high-quality wool, at the center of the multi-tonal, textural red field Mihrab is an allusion to the ‘evil eye’ enveloped by green, eggplant, and beige yellow symbols...

These particular patterns show a rare choice of asymmetry to the beige and green colorways, which are not perfectly mirrored lie the other colorways in the flawlessly repeated border...

A lovely pair of signed Val Saint Lambert handblown amethyst crystal vases overlaid with a gilded bronze-patina; the body is decorated with a high relief depicting Irises decorated i...

The main design features a single stalk of flowering Japanese water iris inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the ohirame technique, the leaves in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e.

Honoré de Balzac described her as "Iris in light blue, the golden haired Ambassadress".

The fleur-de-lis is a stylized lily or iris with three petals that's often used as a decoration or heraldic charge.

The inro features a pair of Chinese mandarin duck resting under a bundle of blooming irises on the pond. Hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and raden (mother-of-pearl) shell inlay were used i...

Antique early 20th Century Chinese export solid silver trophy cup, impressive and exceptionally fine quality, decorated with iris and perched exotic birds against a hand chased matte...

In this drawing, Berthon transformed the tiara of her costume and her garland of flowery jewelry into real irises framing her idealized face. Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923) was a reno...

The medallion field design features floral irises similar to pomegranates and chrysanthemums, accented by finely woven black, white, blue, and green curvilinear motifs in the rich re...

The artist has captured the loon's distinctive profile: its sharp, pointed beak, which is instrumental in catching fish, is set against the backdrop of a pale sky, and its eyes are m...

The Awaji potters were adept at creating unadorned monochromes, two-tone glazes, three-color glazes (sancai), incised decoration (most commonly featuring irises), and applied relief ...

A fine impressionist still life with tulips and irises in a stoneware vase on a table by American artist Arthur Woelfle (1873-1936).

This work showcases the very most spectacular tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, peonies, roses, auriculas, iris, crocus and all the splendid species that were so coveted in the time.

The decor represents a river surrounded by wisterias, chrysanthemums, peonies, iris and reeds, led by birds and fishes. A frieze with floral pattern frames the set.

Questi ultimi si distinguono per la scioltezza del tratto con cui l’artista li dipinge: piccoli tocchi di pennello lumeggiano i petali di iris, gerbere, tulipani screziati e il fogli...

**Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)**: The Purple Emperor is one of Britain's most spectacular butterflies, sought after by naturalists for its beauty and elusive nature.

A grand urn overflowing with blooming tulips, roses, chrysanthemums, and irises anchors the composition, while trees and flowering shrubs in the background create depth and atmosphere.

Depicting an abundance of spiralling tendrils and interlacing roses, peonies and iris's. Using silk threads in a palette of gold and silver and tones of red, green, buff on a cream s...

The reverse side is inscribed with what I believe to be irises, which would make sense since they are associated with spring in Chinese symbology.

One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines.

It has been tinted emerald green and cameo carved to reveal 3 D flowering irises which are subsequently decorated in gold leaf.

An almost identical single Berger is illustrated in Eric Boman, Rare Bird of Fashion: 'The Irreverent Iris Apfel', New York, 2007, p. 23, featuring the home of American businesswoman...

Egyptian Revival ebony and inlaid settee, late 19th century "Of architectural form with geometric borders and inlaid with fruitwoods, ivory, mother of pearl and wire, the carved g...

The cart carries a large basket with the most exuberant floral arrangement, showcasing peonies, chrysanthemums, branches of plum blossom, hibiscus, and Japanese irises. The interior ...

Hetty served as a studio assistant for Roussel, and may have been his art student as well; Roussel and Pettigrew had a personal relationship including a child named Iris, the subject...

Monumental pewter vase; German; ca 1885-1910; molded pewter, having a gourd-shaped body, long neck, and inward-flared lip with low relief irises and peonies enveloping the base and n...

Every botanical flourish in the foreground—from stylized lilies to the soft unfolding of iris leaves—has been rendered with bespoke elegance and symbolic poise.

The strong bill is flesh-toned, the iris is pale brown, and the legs and feet are pale grey.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

A genus of flowering plants was named Meriania, and an iris-like plant was given the name Watsonia meriana.

Intricately cut cameo glass pieces, acid-etched and enameled imagery – requiring up to five separate firing processes to achieve the desired effect – became the Legras hallmark, with...

The Awaji potters were adept at creating unadorned monochromes, two-tone glazes, three-color glazes (sancai), incised decoration (most commonly featuring irises), and applied relief ...

The stickpin, depicting a blooming iris, features five enchanting petals, each adorned with a central deep purple amethyst surrounded by shimmering rose-cut diamonds.

Applied and enameled water lilies and irises rooted in engraved eddying water as well as two koi fish.

English Victorian Classical sterling silver cann, 1864. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised and beaded foot. Four scroll frames with leaf and bead surround...

This carefully carved mid-bloom Iris shows fantastic attention to detail; as if the designer studied the sprouting of an Iris and watched its delicate petals unfurl over time.

American Art Nouveau sterling silver napkin ring, ca 1900. Applied iris flowers—loose and splayed blooms—and scrolled tendrils.

Tall baluster bowl with outsized iris flowerheads applied to striated tendrils with scrolled wispy tips.

In dense low-relief are swans with whiplash necks, a nymph with tentacular tresses, and iris flowers in eddying water. Center has engraved S-monogram.

Engraved silver overlay in form of Japonesque irises. Big blooms and whiplash tendrils. An open and loose design with nice shimmer.

Pair of Continental Belgian hand colored lithographs of irises matted and in a gold frame (signed Horto Van Houtteano-Circa 1853).