Antique Spreader

Around him are the four Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, also representing the cardinal points of Christianity's spread. In the lower half is Veronica, and below her, at t...

Saint Abibos of Nekresi, a 6th-century bishop in Georgia who was martyred for spreading Christianity. Gury of Kazan, the first Archbishop of Kazan, who was a Russian Orthodox prelate...

In the foreground, figures in traditional dress animate the scene beside the ruins of a weathered tower, while the distant town spreads across the hillside under a wide Mediterranean...

Filled with chocolates, sugared almonds, or strawberries, it would make a spectacular Valentine’s Day accent, whether on a candlelit table for two or as part of an elegant dessert sp...

The tall bodies rise from gently spreading feet to rounded shoulders and narrow necks beneath domed covers, creating an elegant vertical line that emphasizes the pair's height.

A raised beaded band encircles the neck above a stylized acanthus and festooned white enamel design on a deep rose ground. The spreading foot features vertical white enamel striping ...

PAIR OF JAPANESE PATINATED BRONZE VASIFORM LAMPS Japan, early 20th century 23 1/2" H x 5 9/16" W x 5 9/16" D ref. 512BDQ06P A matched pair of Japanese bronze urns later converted ...

The clock rests on a square pedestal with a relief on the front (again, children's figures) and an eagle perched on it (the bird has its wings spread and is holding a tubular piece i...

Hand-worked in wool with silk highlights, the surface displays a richly articulated Tree of Life composition, its branching limbs spreading symmetrically across a deep, dark ground a...

For example, this is “14” out of 247 lithographs spread across six volumes. Numbering was essential to help subscribers who received the prints in monthly installments to eventually ...

before 1959 Kunsthandel Van Lier (documented)-1959 Volkskundig museum Tilburg (documented) -1977 Pascal Duthoy -Martin Lagrain Living on both sides of the Niger River the Igbo numbe...

The ewer is raised on a stepped, circular spreading base, its smooth surface purposefully unadorned to spotlight the narrative frieze above.

Circa 1840 Each retains an early, probably original surface with touch-ups and possibly an over-lacquered surface, having a central spread-wing eagle surrounded by foliate devices o...

Before 1880, he visited England and built a partnership with the London print company Raphael Tuck & Sons, who often spread his prints. He created views of the Roman Campagna alo...

Featuring the traditional eagle with wings spread 14 round balls surrounding the circle, The bottom has a wooden ornate decorative piece.

By the Edo period, the subject had spread beyond monastic circles to literati painters, samurai, and cultured townspeople, where it became a favored vehicle for personal expression a...

He was an important figure in early 20th-century Danish art and contributed to the spread of modernism with his elegant and often naturalistic forms.

A real beautiful and unusual designed Black Forest mirror from the late 19th century in Austria spreading this unique rustic flair in your room. PLEASE NOTE: in case you are interes...

This exceptional antique William III sterling silver porringer with cover has a plain rounded cylindrical form onto a circular spreading foot. The lower portion of the body is enc...

A brass table lamp of hexagonal form, the spreading weighted base with a slender baluster stem and original adjustable gimble to bulb holder allowing a change of light distribution.

These Comports had a chases shaped column on a spread pedestal foot. Made in London, England in 1889 by Henry Brasted.

Each stool measures 21.5" tall x 16.5" wide (at the widest spread of the leg). The seat is 11" in diameter.

In the background, a veiled lunar disc emerges through dense clouds, spreading a warm, subdued light that contrasts with the cold tones of the snow and shadows.

The antique beaker has a plain bell shaped flared form onto a spreading circular foot. The wafer tazza has a circular form with a plain circular foot.

Well-dressed figures gather along the balustrade, admiring the city spread below. Trees frame the scene, while domes, towers, and rooftops unfold across the horizon.

17th-century Roman Maestro Title: Still life with crockery, fruit and flowers on a cloth spread over a table Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 64 × 118 cm - with frame ...

This impressive antique Edwardian sterling silver bon bon basket has a flared waisted form onto a circular spreading foot. The well of this silver basket is plain and unembellishe...

Ottoman in origin, it gradually spread south to Egypt and hence earlier pieces are generally geometric in design.

19th-Century French or Italian Neoclassical Cast Bronze Eagle Pocket Watch Holder, Circa 1870s This impressive 19th-century Neoclassical pocket watch holder is executed in cast bron...

His fame continued to spread over the years, and at the 1889 Universal Exhibition, the critics thanked Barbedienne for serving as a master to other bronzemakers, thanks to the consis...

Above them, the sun shines from a clear sky, its rays spreading outward in rhythmic, hand-drawn strokes that cover all of the sky.

These small-scale, portable forms served to spread Buddhist teachings, could be placed on home altars or in monastic shrines, and functioned as devotional objects for meditation and ...

It encompasses regions such as Barbary, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Hindostan, and the Malay world, highlighting the immense geographic spread of Islamic civilization. The Ottoman Empire,...

Across the river, Gateshead is depicted as an equally active industrial district, with railways, factories, and working-class housing spreading outward from the riverbanks. The surro...

The lower portion of each column features a plain rounded knop to a spreading square base. The surface of the bases are each ornamented with embossed scrolling leaf and stylised bud...

The lower portion of each column features a plain knop to a spreading flute decorated elongated octagonal foot, ornamented bands of reed decoration.

During the late 1850's and early 1860's, Herzog's fame spread throughout Europe. His paintings were collected for their dynamic realism and strong atmospheric effects.

The fashion for "Egyptomania" spread rapidly through French decorative arts following Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign (1798–1801).

Its medicinal uses continued through the ancient Greek and Egyptian civilizations, and spread throughout Africa and the Middle East into Russia.

At the apex of the curved top molding is a female mascaron above a scrolled console with a thick cabochon and foliate detailing. The leaf spreads out in both directions, continuing b...

The gilt bronze candleholder features an urn-like form with a gadrooned base and a spreading socle stand. The main body is adorned with a female mask flanked by laurel leaves.

One of the greatest charms of this piece is that the vitality of the tree itself has been preserved in its form. The spread of the roots, the undulation of the trunk, the knots, holl...

Dutch marquetry is a form of decoration in antique furniture which originated from the Netherlands in the 17th century and relatively quickly spread throughout Northern Europe as an ...

Rising from circular spreading feet, the baluster-form porcelain bodies are surmounted by pierced bronze rims adorned with a diamond-lattice motif.

i/0 = Normal thickness of gilding or silver-plating, i.e. one gram of deposited silver spread over an area of one square decimetre. N = Nickel-Silver. 2 wall plates WMF Style: J...

Its sides are accented with shaped handles that echo the flowing, nature-inspired motifs on the body. The spreading circular base is decorated with a subtle linear pattern, directing...

Soft tones of coral, rose, and pale orange spread across the clouds, fading gradually into cooler blues and violets.

Seen from the front, it can resemble the petals of a flower or the spreading rays of sunlight, and this simple construction creates a surprisingly rich visual impression.

In the Figaro of 7 July 1921, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, President of La Sauvegarde de l’Art Français (the French heritage-protection society), wrote an article in which he pr...

Created in France circa 1920, each Chimp is seated on a stool and playing an instrument with a music sheet spread across their laps; there is one monkey blowing the trumpet, one hold...

Martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian, they were soon venerated as the patron saints of shoemakers and workers in the leather trades. Their cult spread widely throughout Fra...

This fine antique Edwardian sterling silver sugar caster has a baluster form onto a circular domed spreading foot. The upper and lower portions of this piece are embellished with ...

Prints such as this one helped spread the reputation of Dutch and Flemish genre painting across Britain and France, where collectors eagerly sought engraved interpretations of celebr...

Amsterdam School architects designed a lot of exteriors and interiors in Amsterdam, but the style spreaded further all around the Netherlands. The Hague has its own variant, called T...

Timbered buildings tilt gently inward, trees spread their leaves in soft green washes, and the whole composition carries that Rococo lightness of narrative — playful, romantic, fleet...

Above the carved apron rests a substantial French marble top, its red and cream veining spread like a natural map drawn by centuries of mineral pressure.

The thunderstroke-like black veins that are perfectly spread across this wonderful shade contrast even more when the light is switched on, because the beautiful alabaster then turns ...

The ewer stands on a spreading circular foot with matching floral ornament.

In the distance a village spreads along the horizon with gentle hills rising behind it, creating a sense of depth and perspective typical of eighteenth-century landscape engraving.

The mood of the scene is observational and seasonal, not emblematic of power as were many screens from the more wide-spread Kano school. The composition is unified by wind and atmosp...