Antique Shields

In the first a man leads a bull, a figure carries a large round shield, others hold spears, and a group carries folded cloths, with a horse at the right.

The warm mahogany colour and restrained detailing give it a refined appearance that works equally well in a traditional bedroom, dressing room or a more contemporary interior. The sh...

Antique Black Fores Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Germany, ca. 1920s Item e8303 A roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) antler trophy mounted on an elaborately carved wooden shield, sho...

On the reverse side, a Winged Victory with shield at feet. The coin pendant measures approximately 1.5" tall and 13/16" wide.

The shaped stem of each spoon is enveloped with leaf decoration and terminates with a shield shaped terminal, each ornamented with an exceptional enamel panel pertaining to sporting ...

The stamp on these glasses is a classic example of 1910-1930s Art Deco eyewear, featuring a shield with an owl inside. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stylized animals...

This was traditionally applied to shield the silver surface from acidic liquids while casting an attractive, warm golden glow across the interior.

His left hand rests upon a large shield, while a stylized military trophy (tropaion)—composed of a classical cuirass and helmet—sits at his side.

This rare late 19th century Sevan Kazak rug highlights a powerful and rhythmic composition featuring an iconic shield or cross-shaped central medallion flanked by striking tribal mot...

Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Diminutive Hanging Cabinet Jugendstil design C.1910 A diminutive wall-mounted cabinet in the Austrian Art Nouveau taste . With an arched, shield-form cr...

Behind him at the left a castle with round towers stands on a rocky hill above a river, flying a red and white flag with a shield, and distant mountains run across the horizon.

At its foot a crowned emperor in a jeweled robe reclines with a cross topped scepter, and on the right a figure in Ottoman dress sits with a raised sword and a shield bearing a cresc...

Two distinct pewterer touchmarks are stamped into the upper curve of the handle, showing maker devices within recessed shields. Concentric lathe-turning rings are visible across t...

The top is centered by a brass shield above a flowing ribbon cartouche, both left uninscribed.

A charming and unusual 19th-century French fireside table, or table-écran, featuring a retractable hand-painted screen designed to shield the face from the heat of a fireplace. The ...

The left one wears a gold crown and a fur cloak, rests a long staff on the ground and holds a round shield rimmed in gold. The right one wears a gold crown on a helmet with a yellow ...

The lower image shows two crusaders in full mail with red crested helmets and yellow trimmed hems, the left one shouldering a crescent bladed axe, the right one with a hand on his ch...

The upper image reproduces a fragment of carved relief in warm stone tones: two Roman soldiers stand side by side, each in a helmet with cheek guards, a cuirass of overlapping bands ...

NOTES: * Britannia Silver - The Britannia silver standard of 958 (95.84% of fine silver), denoted by the icon of the seated Britannia holding an oval shield, was introduced by Willia...

The high back is filled with rows of small tracery panels and a few figure reliefs, the side posts carry standing saints in niches, and the chest-like seat front has tracery panels a...

The first, from Cologne, has a great scrolled upper outline with foliage bosses, a standing figure holding a shield with a cross above a crouching figure on the post, a nude figure a...

The enclosed upper stage carries relief panels, one with a crowned shield bearing a double-headed eagle between two rearing beasts, another with putti around a vase.

At its center the Virgin stands holding the Child beneath a canopy, with a shield charged with a fleur de lis below her. To the left a hooded saint holds a key and to the right anoth...

The armored figure, sword raised and a shield bearing an eagle on his arm, stands against the massive stone corner of the building, while beside him a carved oriel window with a poin...

Behind the dog, in deep shadow, hangs a dark helmet with a raised visor and a sweeping plume, and a curved shape suggests a shield or further pieces of armor against the wall.

The armored figure of Roland, sword in hand and shield on his breast, stands against the corner of the Gothic town hall at left.

Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields stand at the top of the sheet, with Sunderland, Seaham and Hartlepool down the North Sea coast, where a compass rose is drawn in the open sea.

One raised hand grips a serpent, another holds a round shield, and a lower arm rests on the head of a bull at the left.

In his right hand he holds a long spear with a leaf-shaped point, and his left hand rests on the top of a tall, narrow shield decorated with spirals, which stands on the ground besid...

With the lion and the unicorn flanking a shield featuring the quartered arms of Ireland, Scotland and the coat of arms of the United Kingdom.

* Britannia Silver - The Britannia silver standard of 958 (95.84% of fine silver), denoted by the icon of the seated Britannia holding an oval shield, was introduced by William III...

The Latin motto sits beneath a monochrome armorial crest displaying a shield with black and white chevrons. Above sits a knight’s helmet with what appears to be a lion’s paw reaching...

The reverse bears a distinctive shield-shaped hallmark containing an “A” above “14K.”

Direct from France, a substantial and highly carved antique coat of arms, featuring bold Renaissance and Gothic designs, created in an era when wealthy families commissioned master w...

The openwork brooch has a shield-like form with finely engraved foliate and geometric decoration throughout.

At the left a cavalryman in pale blue gallops away on a brown horse, carrying a white and blue striped standard with a red eagle on a shield and an eagle on the pole. Beyond him lies...

At the foot two medals share one black ribbon edged in white and light blue: a gold medal (33) with a uniformed bust of Maximilian Joseph, and a silver medal (34) with a crowned lion...

A decorative brass ridged handle runs along the lid's peak, offering both functional lift and ornamental detail, while a shield-shaped brass keyhole escutcheon on the front carries a...

To the right of the shield stands a gold, crowned lion with its front paws resting on the shield.

The bouillotte shade arrangement derives from lamps used around French gaming tables, shielding the eyes while illuminating the playing surface.

Old print of a crossbowman and a man with a pavise (shield). This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyri...

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Above the view, the emblem vignette shows a seated woman holding a staff topped by a cap, beside an eagle and an oval shield lettered "GEORGE WASHINGTON" around a laurel wreath.

Above the view, the emblem vignette shows a shield bearing a ship, supported by two rearing horses, with an eagle above and a ribbon lettered "VIRTUE LIBERTY & INDEPENDENCE".

The upper image shows a monumental gateway of rusticated stone blocks framed by two columns with Corinthian capitals, with another column behind; a file of barefoot soldiers in crest...

In the lower image a bearded knight in armor, with a yellow surcoat patterned and marked with a black cross, holds a long sword upright and rests his hand on a red shield with a blac...

In the upper image a tall timber siege tower on wheels stands against a brick city wall, its top crowded with fighting men and a gangway reaching across to the battlements; at left a...

A dense crowd of men in turbans and long robes stands with their backs to the viewer, some armed with swords and round shields, while a horseman watches from the left and a group of ...

A standing courtier waits at the far left, another at the right raises a fly whisk, and a young boy holding a round shield stands at the lower right. A patterned wall and carpet fill...

At the left is a ring shaped flask on a round foot, its ochre body set with applied rosettes, lozenges and a shield bearing a rampant lion, with blue at the neck, handle and foot.

Around it are more spearmen, a figure seated at the right with a round shield, and a man under a parasol on the steps of a building at the left.

In the left foreground a group of armed men in turbans and long coats gathers around a seated figure, holding tall spears and carrying round shields, while further figures rest near ...

The large square at the upper right is yellow on red, with radiating foliage, rosettes and small shields inside a circle and leafy corners. Below are a red and yellow roundel of fleu...

Its face is worked in relief with scrolled ornament rising from an urn, a central medallion of a horseman in a plumed helmet galloping with a shield, and winged sea creatures in the ...

Design 4 fills the upper part of the sheet: a large square laid in yellow on brick red, with concentric rings enclosing four foliate roundels around a central cross, and small shield...

On the right a knight in a crowned great helm rides at the gallop with raised sword, his shield and the horse trapper powdered with fleurs de lis, within a legend that includes "FILI...

The well is a heavy round drum of dressed stone with a wooden winch and coiled rope, and above it rises a small octagonal well-house of timber with pointed Gothic openings, a steep c...

An escutcheon of pretence records just such a marriage to a heraldic heiress, the wife’s arms borne on a small shield at the center of her husband’s; through it the Knypersley estate...

Crimson borough washes mark Morpeth, Newcastle and the Tynemouth and North Shields group at the mouth of the Tyne, with Gateshead, Sunderland and part of Durham beyond the river.

The principal body is decorated with alternating shield-shaped panels set against a remarkably deep green enamel ground, which can appear nearly black under certain lighting conditio...