Antique Sphere

Lovely graduated onyx drops fall from small gold deccorated half spheres off a chain of onyx and 18k gold beads. Beautiful quality with self onyx clasp.

The concave stepped lid is topped with a petite sphere, echoed by the four petite ball feet on which the box is raised, while the sides are fitted with ring pulls sitting on ornate b...

In Christian symbolism they represent the trinity of God the father, the son and the holy spirit. Furthermore these spheres were probably also ment as a apprentice piece by a stone ...

'Beugelen' is a popular sport in which a heavy sphere is moved with a wooden shovel or sledge. The object is to roll the orb through the ring in the center of the track.

Period: Louis-Philippe - Beginning of the 19th century circa: 1835 - 1840 Dimensions: Height: 78cm x Width: 65cm x Depth: 46cm In the 19th century, the collection became a socia...

The ring is further embellished with an extremely refined setting, composed of a groove placed in the centre of the shank and flanked by two lateral volutes, while in the upper part ...

Each candelabra is centered by a turquoise-blue opaline glass sphere, mounted on a gilt bronze support with stylized acanthus leaf decoration.

He stands with one hand gesturing outward, perhaps in conversation or giving an instruction, indicative of his active role in the social and political spheres of the time. The noble...

Chaque partie centrale est sommée d’un rang de sphères facettées et dorées. Complète de ses dormants à gonds.

The sculptor conceived a group of four figures embodying the Four Parts of the World, supporting the celestial sphere represented by a hollowed-out globe. Two of these allegories, As...

Outstanding work featuring hand-forged grape clusters composed of individually forged spheres. Hammered vine leaves with irregular serration and veining Twisting tendrils integrated ...

This cap on the legs also appears in Chippendale examples and in American works and, apparently, was a theme inspired by works from the Far East, replacing the leg of the dragon with...

The elaborate border includes fine scrollwork, numerous putti, and additional diagrams showing armillary spheres and climatic zones. Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen a...

In a bib arrangement, the duotone reflective heavy spheres--in black glass, blue-gray enameled galalith, and silver metal--conform to the cleavage of the wearer.

On par with Castellani goldsmithing since the mid-1800s, which revived ancient Etruscan techniques admired for their highly intricate and ornate gilding and metalwork, these masterfu...

The legs, which originate from a quadrangular pattern with a golden semi sphere, are truncated cone-shaped, carved with geometric elements of classic taste.

Suggesting French heritage, the medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or open-work shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorat...

They are mapped onto a sphere to show how they appear in the night sky from the earth, as if the earth were in the centre of the sphere.

The bottom-most rock crystal sphere is seated between a Dore bronze ring designed with floral vine-like patterns.

Frankenberg was founded by Conrad of Thuringia in 1233/34 to prevent the archbishops of Mainz from expanding their sphere of influence in the region. The town quickly developed into ...

A finely balanced work that depicts "Fame" as a young woman standing over a sphere of high-relief florals holding a trumpet in her outstretched hand as her body moves forward and tow...

The illustration reflects the article’s defense of the domestic sphere against modern industrial and economic pressures.

The production of Mistruzzi in the fields of medals and coinage concerned not only the civil sphere but also the Vatican, for which he designed annual commemorative and jubilee medals.

Beneath the lower edge, three small gold spheres add gentle movement and refinement. The fine openwork filigree and coiled cannetille details are entirely hand-wrought, displaying t...

A grand garland composed of floral and vegetal tendrils painted in blues, white, and rose is drawn against an olive green ground surrounding a central oval medallion. Within this cen...

The antique cream bone white painted solid wooden case with faint, pale light alabaster red distressed patina finish, decorated with pressed floral reliefs, ornate silver-tone patina...

The base is finished with an openwork gold cap and a suspended filigree sphere, creating gentle movement and visual balance.

Each figure standing on one foot, the other bent, resting on a plain sphere over a reeded palmette-cast baluster pedestal raised on square plinth.

Because of the limits of her sphere, a girl received a very different education from that available to a boy.

The scene refers to the sphere of Alessandro Magnasco known as Lissandrino (1667 -1749), a Genoese artist considered one of the most original painters of the Italian eighteenth centu...

Representing the terrestrial landscapes, this sphere rests in its gorgeous mahogany Stand, displaying a rich patina.

This Etching is Representing, an opened-winged bird standing on a sphere which is written on it, Paris. Félix Henri Bracquemond (1833 –1914) is a French artist, a painter and also ...

The gaze directed into the picture is blurred, so that from the realm beyond visual perception, something is able to form on the edge of perception, opening up a perception of the su...

After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe, and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive allia...

Rather than cut-off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these inter-disciplin...

Signed: CRUCHLEY in London England, circa 1850 H. 125 cm Diam. 53 cm (21 inches) Diam. 25 cm compasses The two spheres are in a perfect state of freshness and are perfectly legible.

A common thread between these and Vittorio Zecchin were strong stylistic similitudes with Secessionist art but it would be inaccurate to solely attribute these similarities to an uni...

Suspended below are thirteen gold tassels and two polished gold spheres, which move gracefully with wear, adding a touch of lively charm.

Finally, each half of the sphere was turned around so fast that it became a disc.

The arms are festooned with garlands of cut crystal drops, spheres, and prisms, joined by rosette-headed connections.

As well as the shipping press he worked for mainstream publications such as Everybody’s, Sphere and the upmarket comic Eagle. Through his many contacts he enjoyed going to sea in a g...

Set of seven antique prints of various personifications including: 1) Plate XIII: Personification of Religion, section of a fresco from the Anticamera del Concilio, Caprarola; a f...

Beyond its decorative appeal, the sheet encapsulates the geography and commerce of the VOC sphere in the decades before Cook and Raffles, when Batavia was the hub of a far-reaching m...

Signed: Joseph Gay Horloger du Roy A Turin The movement is contained in a white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased wit...

The painting has a very beautiful gilded wooden frame, with a subtle greek with spheres and an overlying rectangular frame with sinuous flowers on each corner, very elegant and beaut...

Water is always on the run like this, but never lost in its course; the moon always waxes and wanes like that, but never out of its sphere. When viewed from a changing perspective, t...

As well as the shipping press he worked for mainstream publications such as Everybody’s, Sphere and the upmarket comic Eagle. Through his many contacts he enjoyed going to sea in a g...

As well as the shipping press he worked for mainstream publications such as Everybody’s, Sphere and the upmarket comic Eagle. Through his many contacts he enjoyed going to sea in a g...

This ancient motif carries profound meaning, symbolizing the connection between earthbound existence and the celestial sphere. Each branch suggests growth, continuity, and renewal, f...

There is a Ptolemaic armillary sphere Based Upon this same concept, a Ptolemaic diagram of the Sun's position in the sky at varying degrees of latitude, and a diagram showing the rel...

The top of the vase is fitted as a lamp, and features a luminous frosted glass shade in the form of a sphere, which is decorated with shell motifs and scrolling patterns.

Exhibiting fine quality with G–H color and VVS–VS1 clarity, these clean step-cut diamonds offer a striking geometric contrast to the smooth, organic spheres of the pearls. Elegant an...

Japan's victories in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), along with Japan's annexation of Taiwan (1895) and Korea (1910) brought international recog...

As well as the shipping press he worked for mainstream publications such as Everybody’s, Sphere and the upmarket comic Eagle. Through his many contacts he enjoyed going to sea in a g...

The centre marquetry panel with a floral still life and vase design flanked on each side by cherubs emblematic of Bienfaisance and Justice, below a sunburst mask ormolu mount; the lo...

Rather than cut off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these interdisciplina...

Rather than cut off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these interdisciplina...

Rather than cut off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these interdisciplina...

Rather than cut off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these interdisciplina...

Rather than cut off and confined to the university, intellectual activity thrived in social spheres such as coffee houses and salons. Huge overlap existed among these interdisciplina...