Antique Iris

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

He was also famous for his enormous paintings and prints of roses, lilies, irises, and other flowers. In 1980, the United States Post Office issued four stamps depicting Nesbitt's la...

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...

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.

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...

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

It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner: °the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are p...

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.

The weathered field is covered in a repetitive all-over botanical pattern composed of arabesque vines, blooming palmettes, pomegranates, rosettes, curved sickle leaves, stylized flor...

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).