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

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Originally this would have been backed with some sort of rich fabric to accent the detail and intricacy of the piece.

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

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...

6' x 14'11. Sort of an Irish Oushak with a slate blue ground displaying a repeat of semi-geometric buds and flowers along with sawtooth medallions.

A woman in lavender stands at left with quiet elegance, while a silhouetted pair of the buyers at right sort through the offerings. The whole work has the freshness of direct observa...

Could be repurposed into a great looking headboard or some sort of table, maybe a coffee table or sofa table?

The metalware used throughout is of the very highest quality, equal to that found on the most sophisticated patent pieces of the period such as the book stands produced by Joseph Mer...

This cabinet also has lion feet but of the more commonly-encountered sort and the more repetitive carving is also more typical of the majority of Anglo-Indian furniture than that on ...

The piece looks filled with some sort of heavy plaster, please see the photos of the base.

Of course now they are the perfect object for the storage of magazines and books which you want quick access to in all sorts of different spots around the home. This particular cant...

Once this item would have hung outside a hat makers shop of sorts. Originally this sign would have been painted red as there is some remnants of this across the surface.

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 ...

All of these wall lights were produced around 1770 and they are all finished with broad chasing of the sort seen on the finest products of this era.

Set against the fresh white upholstery, the finish feels light yet storied, creating exactly the sort of contrast that allows the classical lines to shine.

Set against the fresh white upholstery, the finish feels light yet storied, creating exactly the sort of contrast that allows the classical lines to shine.

Set against the fresh white upholstery, the finish feels light yet storied, creating exactly the sort of contrast that allows the classical lines to shine.

The inlay has been handled delicately and skilfully and is remarkably flat after all of the intervening years with no signs of lifting as seen on inferior pieces. This sort of parque...

A perfect display cabinet for a powder room, a bathroom or any other room for a collection of some sort. comes with hanging hooks for easy installation.

The composition opens, on the left, with a sort of presentation of the divinity, portrayed as an attractive young girl, surrounded by her faithful Nymphs, one of whom holds her quive...

At that time these aqueducts crossed the ancient Via Labicana and Praenestina roads thereby providing the opportunity to create at this location a sort of triumphal arch to the conqu...

They are depicted here in an idyllic landscape where their dance, illuminated by a beautiful burst of light, is echoed by an sort of waltz of light that flows from the waterfall to t...

In short, this is the sort of clock that doesn’t merely tell time. It tells a story.

18th century carved french yew wood and chestnut armoire circa 1780. This sort of armoire is also known as a marriage armoire.

The slide provides a practical auxiliary surface suitable for writing or sorting documents and, when closed, sits flush within the moulded framework, maintaining the clean architectu...

Large Victorian Carved and Glass Fire Screen This is a fine-looking piece, it is a large screen, the frame has an elegantly curved shape at the bottom and it is set on a carved and ...

The frame is made of elm wood, with inlaid wood of different sorts of wood in different colors. The embroidered seats with striped design of white, brown and sea green colors is typ...

Meaning in English: From the charming lady or From the enchantress. It’s a sort of playful, elegant dedication. Hallmarked Russian solid silver (875 standard), Moscow, year 1887, As...

An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency.

Signed & stamped Clement Massier An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflec...

It is finished to all sides with a mask in the centre of the rail on both of the long sides, meaning that it was designed to be placed in the middle of a room and not against a wall ...

Fleeing the Nazi’s in 1939 he immigrated to New York city exhibiting at the Corcoram Gallery in Washington DC. Here he was highly sort after and some of the examples shown come from ...

The metal is likely some sort of silver palate as it’s not hallmarked. It is in good age appropriate condition with commensurate age wear and some dings and other surface imperfecti...

Crafted with a long, gently tapering handle, the upper terminal is richly engraved with scrolling florals and foliage, framing a scripted monogram cartouche that would have personali...

He was represented reigning over the Islands of the Blessed, a sort of equivalent of the Christian Paradise in the Orphic religion, first, and later in Greco-Roman neo-Pythagoreanism.