Antique Saw

The unique state of religion in China held no monolithic canon regarding Buddhism and saw the assimilation of several belief systems, primarily Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

Additionally, this period saw a surge in the export of ceramics, catering to the demands of Europe and other parts of Asia.

Historical Significance: The Mughal School of painting, known for its synthesis of Persian, Indian, and European artistic influences, reached its zenith in the 16th to 18th centuries...

They too make this piece stand out from anything we ever saw. This handcrafted and hand-carved antique also is in excellent condition.

While absorbing select influences from Western art, Nihonga artists of the Taishō period remained devoted to traditional Japanese techniques, employing delicate mineral pigments and ...

The third quarter of the 19th century saw an increased demand for architectural and sculptural terracotta.

The War of the Spanish Succession from 1701 to 1714 saw battles fought in the region as European powers contested control.

Born in the years that saw the birth of the Second Empire, this French rafraîchaissoir (literally refresher) was designed to accommodate two removable buckets for bottles and ice.

The Kimberley phonograph was likely made between the 1910s and 1920s, a period when the Kimberley Phonograph Company, based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was active. This era saw the r...

Inscription in the margin: "Saw the Dutch boy, stark naked, lying flat in the empty loft, rolling terrified China - blue eyes at his " The was a commissioned illustration assignmen...

The double hand mirror is good sized and showcases a stunning design that was created to catch the eye of anyone who saw it. The mirror is in its original state and has not been re...

The manufacture was done by sawing shallow straight grooves at regular intervals in the thin, still damp board in order to be able to bend it into an oval shape.

Inspired by the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum, this era saw a revival of Greek and Roman styles. There was a sharp movement away from the Rococo style, as curved lines and h...

With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony.

The main image 'The Game of Sahibs and Rajahs' shows a game of polo in full swing, surrounded by seven vignettes. 1 Three men stalking wild goat (The monkey 'e knowed where our road...

Writing to his close friend and fellow Arts Club member Herbert Read in 1918, Kramer stated that when he looked at an object he saw both its physical appearance and its spiritual man...

Thoroughbred champions of the 20th century by Blood-Horse magazine). Rowe saw Sysonby's groom exhibiting a large sum of money, and the groom admitted he'd been bribed to drug Sysonby...

He went to Britain in 1886, then to Paris in 1891 and registered at the Académie Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens, Benjamin-Constant, and Charles Blanc as teachers, working also with Gu...

Created in France at the Turn of the Century which saw the transition between the 19th to the 20th, this pair of bergères showcases the stylistic characteristics of the Louis XVI era.

TESTOLINI BROTHERS-TESTOLINI FRERES-TESTOLINI & SALVIATI Fratelli Testolini saw its birth as a carpentry-cabinetmaking company; its owners were not ordinary personalities and immedi...

While secularists celebrated the freedom from religious influence, Catholic conservatives saw it as an attack on their faith and way of life.

The parishioners in the nave enjoyed the gleaming "front" view, while the clergy behind the altar saw only the plain gesso and wood. These candle holders offer fascinating insights i...

Keller had little sympathy with modernism, seeing his function as expressing nature as he saw it. In 1928, Keller won the Davis Purchase Prize at Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio...

Her existence was first confirmed in 1639 when anatomist Thomas Bartholin saw her exhibited in Copenhagen. Bartholin had opportunity to examine Barbara and he wrote that her ‘entire ...

Ancient Egypt and Rome saw the use of sarcophagi as ritual baths. Shaped to fit an entire human body, sarcophagi make a spiritually symbolic space for death and rebirth.

He was trained as a civil servant but when he was 18 he took art classes at the South Lambeth Art School, attending twice a week in the evenings. John Pettie saw one of his portraits...

Stately armchairs made of solid oak, of High quality carved, wax polished TESTOLINI BROTHERS-TESTOLINI FRERES Fratelli Testolini saw its birth as a carpentry-cabinetmaking company; ...

What... a... find, in the million or so of these types of chairs that have been made over the last 280+ years, this is the only one I have ever seen, that has ever been pictured, tha...

The luminous, late afternoon light comes from the northwest, casting lengthening shadows on the snow under a darkening sky. The saw mill in "Old Saw Mill" likely would have been imp...

He was particularly influenced by the frescoes he saw in Rome and Florence, which affected not only his subject matter but also palette.

By 1920, their company was building complete truck and bus bodies with various engines which, in April 1921 caught the attention of Dodge’s president, Frederick J. Haynes. Haynes sa...

Born in Philadelphia, he graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art in 1914 and saw service in France during World War I. Coming to Cleveland as a free-lance ar...

At the time of its creation, France was deeply divided between nationalists and republicans, between those who saw France as a Catholic, traditionalist nation and those who pushed fo...

It would be in the 1920s when Chiparus saw his largest commercial success. He created sculptures based on dancers from the Russian and French art communities.

If you buy it you can say to have a very rare Fontana Arte table lamp, never saw before !

In an interview with New York City paper The Sun (4 November 1916, p. 9), he asserted that he “dreamed dreams and saw visions—real ones”, and described his history of writing fairy t...

The Tertiary period lasted from about 66 to 2.6 million years ago and saw major geological changes that shaped landscapes worldwide.

What makes this Arts & Crafts lantern stand out from every lantern that you ever saw, are the twelve uniquely curved, art glass panels in an amazing color soft green.

King at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists’ exhibition in April 1931 called "Spring in Three Room"[7] which not only showed their paintings but saw them taking over three rooms whic...

This French walnut two-door buffet was born in the 1720s in Lyon, the capital of the Rhônes-Alpes region of France, during the Regence era that saw the transition of power between Ki...

c1920s Print by 'Libis' of "Forrey-Galland Chocolatier Paris at 124 faubourg St Honore Libis (Herbert Libiszewski, 1897-1985) Print Sz: 11 1/2"H x 8 3/4"W Frame Sz: 18"H x 14"W ...

He was condemned to an eternity in Hades for angering the Gods and was forced to stand forever in water that, when he bent to drink, would recede and to gaze upon foods he could only...

By this time a consummate landscape painter, Palmer saw the vivid color potential of the snow and used it to great advantage.

His work reflects his deep connection to regions like Provence, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Sicily, and Corsica, which he saw as endless sources of beauty and inspiration.

This studio was named after the water wheel that generated the power they needed to saw the wood with which they created their furniture.

No branch of the arts was exempt and silver, too, saw designers apply the principles of the movement to their wares.

Such depictions were of particular importance to the medieval public, who saw Mary not only as a loving mother, but also as a powerful advocate in the cosmic battle between good and ...

His work reflects his deep connection to regions like Provence, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Sicily, and Corsica, which he saw as endless sources of beauty and inspiration.

In 1846 Troyon went to the Netherlands, and at the Hague saw Paulus Potter's famous "Young Bull". From the studies he made of this picture, of Cuyp's sunny landscapes, and Rembrandt'...

He was condemned to an eternity in Hades for angering the Gods and was forced to stand forever in water that, when he bent to drink, would recede and to gaze upon foods he could only...

At the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in 1912, he saw the works of his countrymen Carlo Carra, Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini.

Writing to his close friend and fellow Arts Club member Herbert Read in 1918, Kramer stated that when he looked at an object he saw both its physical appearance and its spiritual man...

On the right, the Carpenters Guild, or Zimmerleuten, marches with a banner that displays a quartered coat of arms featuring woodworking tools, including a saw, axe, and hammer, encir...

In ill health, Vallotton saw waning appreciation for his art. He continued to make art, however, until he died of cancer at age 60.

It invites viewers to connect with Edmonds on a personal level, offering a rare opportunity to see the artist as he saw himself. Francis William Edmonds' self-portrait is a testamen...

The multiple and evenly spread, black veins in the alabaster on his back perfectly complement his feathers and it too is a detail that makes this eagle stand out from anything you ev...

In 1898, he transferred to the Slade School of Art in London, where his drawings continued to impress all who saw them. At the Slade, where his professors included Philip Wilson Stee...