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The particularly slim and elegant proportions of the arms, the carved floral accent on the top of the head rail and the tapering leaf carved arm supports and collars on the legs are ...

The practical size of the ‘pigeon holes’ make it perfect for all sorts of storage from books and magazines through to clothes.

His pieces feature every sort of plant life, from thistles to fuchsias, clematis to chrysanthemums.

Enamelling was frequently carried out away from the pottery that made the pot, by independent decorating workshops working to their own patterns, which is why chinoiserie figures of ...

The 'Tabac d'Obourg' inscription adds a fascinating layer of history, connecting it to Belgium's tobacco trade. It is exactly the sort of object that collectors and interior designer...

This English mahogany collectors cabinet was made in the 19th century to store some sort of a collection. It was made in mahogany and has panels on every side.

Known as a meuble à deux corps, this sort of cabinet appears to have been a speciality of the leading southern French workshops.

The overall design offering that sort after elegant victorian strength of balance in jewellery design thats has become timeless and impossible to replicate.

It’s a very unusual shape for a Swedish Biedermeier sofa and very sort after. Very comfortable to sit on and extremely elegant.

The porphyry works itself provided some of Sweden's most important exports until its destruction by fire in 1866, effectively bringing to a close production on any sort of scale. ...

The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D 31 x W 28 x H 8 cm the interiors are covered in some sort of fabric.

A REMARKABLE DECORATIVE OBJECT This is an unusually engaging Barbedienne-related object, combining exceptional bronze casting, richly modelled relief, gilt decoration and marble wit...

The surface displays the sort of honest wear that collectors and designers seek out—layers of age revealing a depth and character impossible to replicate.

The mosaic-like inlay used on chairs of this sort is known as taracea and was used throughout North Africa and Spain, particularly notable in the work made for such buildings as the ...

Equally at home in a traditional study or a contemporary office, it is the sort of desk which is intended to be used and enjoyed every day.

Overall the base shape of the chair is just wonderful, but there are all sorts of other beautiful details - like the very elegant feet up front, the curvy feet at the back and the ha...

One can easily imagine Gallon standing upon this hillside, sketchbook in hand, taking time to absorb the view before him. It is precisely the sort of prospect that appealed to Victor...

Thers is a historical repair toward the base of the basket, carefully and skillfully done, not with bamboo but with some sort of fiber. Clearly, such effort would have only be made f...

Honestly, I don’t mind that sort of thing much anymore. It just becomes part of the object’s history.

According to the myth, the queen decided to become the human tomb of her late husband herself, swallowing his ashes so that he might continue to live within her – an ultimate gesture...

The top shows a naturally worn surface with darkened areas and honest wear—exactly the sort of lived-in finish collectors seek in true vintage pine.

The extra deep fully sprung seats on these armchairs make for a great sitting experience and is one reason why they are so sort after. The front legs will be repolished to match pri...

The extra deep fully sprung seats on these armchairs make for a great sitting experience and is one reason why they are so sort after. The design of the armchairs lends them to both...

The story was interpreted as a warning about female power and the vulnerability of men, without distinction, even the wisest: it is therefore a sort of moralising fable intended to w...

The overall effect is one of subtle sophistication, the sort of faded elegance that only a century of natural aging can produce.

Another characteristic feature of their style, inherited from Bellini’s school, is the positioning of the sacred figures in front of a sort of parapet that divides the scene; beyond ...

The extra deep fully sprung seats on these armchairs make for a great sitting experience and is one reason why they are so sort after. The front legs will be repolished to match pri...

Another characteristic feature of their style, inherited from Bellini’s school, is the positioning of the sacred figures in front of a sort of parapet that divides the scene; beyond ...

Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum Among the typical elements, the frequent towers are undoubtedly significant, contributing to the setting of the compositions and, together with cl...

This is a particularly fine and unusually original example, with a wonderful original surface, excellent colour and the sort of honest aged wear that only develops through long use.

The rectangular top is inset with a beautifully worn oxblood-red gilt-tooled leather writing surface, displaying the sort of mellow age and character only acquired through generation...

Begeyn particularly favoured painting this sort of scene with the elements of landscape, ruins or buildings and animals and was a master at it and highly prized in the Netherlands.

The japanned tin and papier mache industry in this country was predominantly centred around Wolverhampton and Birmingham, though Pontypool in Wales has a rich tradition of this sort ...

Huge Art Deco English Copper Glass Light Converted for inside display on a wooden base, originally its likely this light would have been from a matched pair of sorts and placed exte...

The opposing side has a pair of crossed pipes, possibly implying this is a tobacco box of sorts. The back face has a gothic trefoil. The box is finished with a stepped lid, culminat...

It was also a good retail trick as it encouraged customers to buy whole ensembles, which they could reconstruct in their own home without having to hire an interior designer or sort ...

Equally at home in Gustavian, wabi-sabi, Scandinavian, primitive, or contemporary interiors, this is a piece that celebrates age, imperfection, and honest craftsmanship — the sort of...

This is a Classic pair of original Swedish Gustavian early 1900s armchairs in probable original paint with highly carved detailing on the frames , arm and legs, unusual delicately fl...

This is a Classic pair of original Swedish Gustavian neo rococo early 1900s armchairs in probable original paint with highly carved detailing on the frames , arm and legs, unusual de...

The entire citizenry participated, the poor mingled with the powerful, being able to publicly mock them, protected by the anonymity of the masks: a sort of levelling of all social di...

The entire citizenry participated, the lower classes mingled with the powerful, and could even publicly mock them; protected by the guaranteed anonymity of the masks, a sort of level...

This particular decanter is a premium piece, crafted from precious wood. Inside is a sort of compartmentalized stand or tray where the decanters and crystal glasses are placed, which...

It is also very rare as we believe that there may also be some sort of bed storage underneath the seat with what looks like a mattress in it but we cannot confirm what it is without ...

These subjects, which had particular success in the Flemish context, are works of great charm, interesting to study and often difficult to decipher; protagonist of our canvas we see ...

Art historian Gustave Soulier wrote in this regard: "In M. Devambez, we find a sort of new Daumier." Hovering between humor and tragedy, these figures often sport grotesque hats—over...

As our work testifies, the production of such sculptural works did not stop in the 18th century but continued into the following century, transforming its essence from 'status symbol...

Walter Besant's 1882 novel All Sorts and Conditions of Men depicted a "Palace of Delight" for the working class in East London.

The paintings of the French artist —nicknamed “Young Baptist” for having perpetuated and evolved his father’s great pictorial tradition—are imbued with a soft sensuality derived from...

Around him develops a tangle of bodies that, in the most prominent figures, creates a sort of visual pyramid that has its apex right in his head.

The pierced steelwork isn’t just decorative — it reflects the same neoclassical taste seen in iron balconies and railings of the period. It’s the sort of detail that would have quiet...

Unlike many later examples which can appear heavy or cumbersome, these possess exactly the sort of understated elegance associated with the finest Regency furniture.

A finely woven central Anatolian kilim distinguished by a repeat pattern of three parallel and offset rows of concentric hooked diamonds, creating a sort of island which contrasts ag...

The top is particularly impressive, with deep flowing figuring that creates a symmetrical and almost flame-like pattern across the surface. This is the sort of timber selection seen ...

The rich and flowing decorations feature rocaille motifs and symmetrical phytomorphic elements, which converge in the center to form a sort of frame around a rose. The legs are typic...

The figure is endowed with a disturbing beauty, a sort of supernatural grace that is characteristic of Picasso in these early years of the century and that is closely related to the ...

It bears the subtle creases and lived-in patina that only decades can bestow — the sort of surface that speaks of long dinners, late wine, and conversations that lingered well past m...

Framed in its original 19th-century hand-made counted corner frame the painting is a wonderful example of a late 19th-century fruit painting. This sort of painting would have been ...

Similar objects were created in the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th Century as a sort of souvenirs in Egypt. The statue is in good condition, with some signs of time, such as ...

With a gentle spin, everything comes within reach, conversation flowing along with the passing dishes. It is the sort of English object that reveals its beauty slowly—through use, t...

Early Anatolian kilims have a sort of time-warp relationship with its Neolithic past, expressing an almost unadulterated significance.