Antique Motto

Used in a popular 1913 book about the life of fishermen by Johann Wilhelm Kinau (Gorch Fock; 1880-1916), the phrase Seefahrt ist Not was used as a Nazi propaganda motto and is based ...

Sentimental jewellery and jewels with messages, such as 'Forget Me Not', 'Spes' or 'Souvenir', were hugely popular during the Victoria era. These mottos would recall a Grand Tour or ...

The intaglio's engraving shows a swallow with a letter in it's mouth and the french motto 'reponse' (answer, response). The swallow symbolizes renewal, rejuvenation, hope, movement, ...

We also recognize in this watercolor the insignia of the Order of the Star of India with its motto "Heaven's Light Our Guide" - this was the basis of the flag of the Indian Empire.

The interesting thing about the use of the accompanying motto is that it doesn’t seem to have been popular in the 19th century.

Its notable center showcases a bold armorial crest featuring a wild boar, surrounded by the motivating motto "COR Forte Calcar Non Requirit" - a rich sentiment stating, "A strong hea...

In doing so, he increasingly distanced himself from the model of his presumed teacher Dürer and showed ever clearer influences of the Italian Renaissance.Hans Sebald Beham hardly mad...

On the main face, two doves carry in their beaks a motto "souvenir" near a bouquet of flowers. The slice of the ball case imitates a book and is chiseled with lyres and musical troph...

The border is also engraved with a contemporary Crest surrounded by a garter engraved with the Motto "Finem Respice". The Dishes are in excellent condition, are very well marked on t...

One of the movement’s founders, a lawyer and artist named Eugeni D’Ors, believed that humankind wished to enter a new period of “morality” and that the ideal motto for a new society ...

The central backing of the chair consists of a large carved and pierced scrolling section, with button decorations and a central armorial style crest featuring a central carved ‘hear...

The seat features a circular recess and molded edge on tapering square legs and stretchers. Although the motto "Dominus providebit" is associated with Clan Boyle of Scotland, the two...

The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after...

The tazza having a sturdy swing handle set with graduated spheres, a pierced gallery rim, a wide border with etched anthemion devices, and a center engraved with a family crest with ...

Called faïence parlante or faïence patriotique, dishes and bowls painted with images or mottos of the French Revolution (1789-1799) reflected the political allegiances of those who d...

The center plain, crest that of a stag and motto Virtute non verbis - by Virtue, not by words, probably for Robinson, reeded handle, marked with lion passant on underside.

Made from Circa 1750s; Chinese export creamer with "Nunquam Non-Paratus" motto over crest or coat of arms. Creamer measures approx. 3 3/4" tall x 6" from spout to handle.

The exhibition catalog noted: "Each exhibition is a triumph for L'Escalier de Cristal; its reputation seems unable to grow further, and it could adopt the proud motto of noble houses...

The Latin inscription on the banner reads "Omne Bonum Dei Donum" (All good things come in the gift of god). This motto appears in many English and Irish family crests, but the iconog...

Small 8vo, 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches (150 x 95 mm); pp. 48, imprint in the base of an elaborate woodcut on the title-page, with Giolito di Ferrari's famous device (phoenix, motto saying '...

The plan views were based on the work of De Bry, Braun & Hogenberg, Merian and others with the addition of emblematic figures or scenes in the foreground, juxtaposed with moralizing ...

He was titled the 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, 4th Marquis of Coria, 3rd Count of Salvatierra de Tormes, 2nd Count of Piedrahita, 8th Lord of Valdecorneja, Grandee of Spain, and a Kni...

The tops of the salts and the foot are embellished with a Classic bead pattern and each have a crest engraved on the side of the body with a fleur-de-lis over the motto: Virtute et L...

Decorated in underglaze blue with a large displayed eagle clasping in his right talons two arrows and in his left two leafy vines, above his head a indecipherable motto inscribed ups...

As a reference to the wretched financial state of most artists, the term “manger de la vache enrage” (meaning roughly, “meaning not having enough to eat”) was adopted as the motto fo...

We found that this phrase also is the motto of institutions in several countries and we are certain that many Christians around the world are proud to live by this motto.

The lid features an intricately sculpted motto which reads “Souvenir d'amitié” (Souvenir of Friendship).

Such engravings often included the subject's titles, achievements, or mottos. - **Symbolism**: Portraits from this era often included symbolic elements, such as the staff of command...

• The red shield with gold stripes is taken from the lords of Manchester, who ruled the city prior to 1301 • The ship in full sail is a reference to the city's growing trade and en...

Literature: The coat of arms illustrated is one of three recorded at the Visitation of 1563, and is that in general use with the Motto 'Rex et nostra jura'. Nothing significant seems...

His early works, from 1848 to 1851, were painted in a manner characterized by an interest in realism, a style established in the French Second Republic, that had the motto Liberté, é...

According to motto "Perseverantia et Amicis" (Perseverance and Friends) with Bird (dove) holding olive-branch, this amazing, luxurious "necessaire" comes from family ofacknowledged L...

They are marked with the United Kingdom coat of arms in the back, presenting the lion and unicorn and the "Dieu et Mon Droit" motto. With their exquisite colors and lovely scalloped ...

A George III shaped circular silver salver, plain within a shell and scrolling wave border and outer gadrooned edge, engraved with the royal coat of arms, crest and motto (period 171...

From then on, Baccarat specialized in crystal glass and became the market leader in France under the direction of PIERRE-ANTOINE GODARD. Baccarat's stated motto was "perfection" and ...

A fine Sheffield hall marked silver cased table service by Frederick Elkington The seven piece suite comprising;- a tiered epergne, four footed sweetmeat stands and two elliptical...

Sermons include "A New Year's Motto", "The Very Hairs on Your Head are Numbered", "The Light of the World" and many more.

Along with Montalembert they launched the newspaper "L'Ami de l'Ordre" in 1830, whose motto was "Dieu et la Liberté!" ("God and Freedom!").

Surrounding the shield are ribbons, likely containing mottos or significant phrases, though they are not readable in the image provided.

The order included a complete breakfast, dinner and tea service in rich Japan pattern. 254 crests, mottos and coronets painted onto the service were charged for separately, at 5 shil...

They entitled it «L'Asino» ("The Donkey"), with reference to the motto of Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi: "Like the people is the donkey: useful, patient and ... beaten".

The openwork gold pendent mount supports a three sided faceted quartz, each side seal engraved respectively with the crest of Hood within the motto ‘Tria Juncta in Uno for the Order ...

The upper panels, meanwhile, have a motto in the form of a banner "souvenir d'amitié" and decorated with roses.

The large Doric arched backplate centred with an Heraldic Plaque displaying a Phoenix crest on the mantel and a halted shield with a three closed raven charge flanked by two female g...

The base centre engraved with a later impaled coat of arms above the motto Garde Ta Foy, all surmounted by a crest from the battlements of a castle of three towers proper a demi-lion...

The third and most elegant shoe possesses one of the highest Louis heels worn off the stage, and belonged to an American lady who, like several others, came to this country and acqui...

One cartouche is vacant and the other is engraved with a contemporary Scottish Crest with the motto "Nil Conscrire Sibi - Consious of no Wrong " above.

Additionally, there is a most remarkable coat of arms visible - with the motto 'LABORE' (= 'by effort') - and with three stylized lilies laid on blue ground (like the noble houses ...

Alderman Abel Heywood ( 1810-1893) a self-taught striver came from a poor family, possessing typical Victorian zeal to improve the lot of the working class, becoming a bookseller and...

This a maxim in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old Norman French spoken by the medieval ruling class in England, meaning "shamed be whoever thinks ill of it", usually transl...

The order has its own rule, called the Statutes, and their life combines both eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis, Lati...

Most of the articles produced there, small ornamental pieces such as snuffboxes and watchcases, were decorated in the Rococo style with mottoes, portraits, landscapes, or flowers. Th...

The enamel and gold Nelson memorial ring made for his aunt, Mrs Thomasine Goulty (1733-1821), commemorating the death of Admiral Viscount Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, the shank...

Most of the articles produced there, small ornamental pieces such as snuffboxes and watchcases, were decorated in the Rococo style with mottoes, portraits, landscapes, or flowers. Th...

Neither conflict was resolved until the Treaty of Utrecht, after his death. His motto was Amore et Timore (Latin for "Through Love and Fear").

As a result, King Henry VII gave the city its motto: Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia (Waterford remains the untaken city).

The second, dexter part of the field features three Roundel symbols is a coat of arms of of the House of Courtenay / motto: Ubi lapsus quid fecit ("Where did I slip what have I done"...

This I believe to the family motto and crest of the Bingham family. These were clearly an important set, undoubtedly commissioned for a wealthy family.

Held in its beak was the usual, billowing streamer, with the Latin motto “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of Many, One), above and around which were 13 randomly placed stars, set beneath an ar...

A painter of flowers and of landscapes, he was also an unflagging producer of sketches and water-colors. His motto: “In art, one has to love everything: nature, science, one's fellow...