Antique Spreader

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...

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 ...

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.

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

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...

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 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.

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

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.

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 ...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

This Georgian Silver Tankard has a classic baluster shape with a bellied body and standing on a spread pedestal foot. The Irish Tankard has a domed lid with a scrolled thumbpiece whi...

The crest features a broken-arch pediment centered by a finely carved eagle with spread wings, a symbolic motif popular in the late Georgian period.

Each Silver Jug stands on a spread foot and has a scroll handle. Made in Germany in c. 1910.

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...

Della Robbia Pottery, named after the Italian pottery Della Robbia, was located in Birkenhead, Cheshire from 1893 to 1906. As a result of the spread of Arts and Crafts ideals, painti...

The eye-catcher of this bell jar is the centrally placed blue bird with spread wings. It is an Indian Roller that occurs mainly in West Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

This set includes: 6 Dinner Size Knives with blunt silverplated blades, 10 1/4" 6 Dinner Size Forks, 7 7/8" 6 Luncheon/Dessert Forks, 6" 6 Cocktail Forks, 5 3/4" 6 Iced Tea Spoons,...

Take it out of the box and spread it out slowly. It may break or peel off due to deterioration.

This magnificent antique 19th century American silver claret jug has baluster form onto a plain circular spreading foot. The body of this antique jug is embellished with exceptional...

This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) bottle coaster has a cylindrical form to a plain spreading base. The body of this Chinese silver coaster is embellished with fi...

The fringed pale gold original silk shade of the lamp is topped by a twisted vine finial that spreads in an arch over the top of the piece. Item #: EL-17678 Artist: Edouard Colonna ...

The true brilliance of the work lies in its sky — a magnificent orchestration of rose, amber, and violet hues which spread in delicate gradation across the upper half of the canvas.

Entering Japan through port cities on the island of Kyūshū—especially Nagasaki—and spreading to major urban centers through Chinese merchant communities, these influences also impact...

Entering Japan through port cities on the island of Kyūshū—especially Nagasaki—and spreading to major urban centers through Chinese merchant communities, these influences also impact...

The chalice has a circular baluster form onto a knopped pedestal and spreading foot. The surface of the antique chalice is ornamented with impressive embossed quatrefoil cartouches ...

The chalice has a cylindrical tapering shaped form onto a pedestal and spreading circular foot. The paten has a plain circular form to a plain circular spreading foot.

An exceptional, fine and impressive large antique George V sterling silver milk/water jug; part of our dining silverware collection This exceptional antique silver jug has a plain b...

To gild the surface, a red clay ground, known as bole, would be spread onto the surface to prepare for the laying of the gold leaf.

To gild the surface, a red clay ground, known as bole, would be spread onto the surface to prepare for the laying of the gold leaf.

The design is an allover spread of palmettes and small medallions in gold, sage green, soft blue and coral, loosely spaced so the orange ground shows through everywhere.

Stations, junctions, and railway corridors spread outward from central London, revealing the intricate web of transport infrastructure that supported the growth of the Victorian metr...

This antique Britannia standard silver tankard is fitted with an S-scroll handle ornamented with a plain rounded terminal. The spreading collet foot is encircled with a band of ap...

It grows from a blue rock on the right side and spreads flowers in pink, ivory and blue toward the upper left, with butterflies drifting nearby.

It developed as a group of individuals of Islamic faith spread from the Middle East to the Maghreb, an area which included parts of North Africa and Spain.

To gild the surface, a red clay ground, known as bole, would be spread onto the surface to prepare for the laying of the gold leaf.

Enameled depictions of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Francis on the spreading foot. Height 8". Good condition- minor wear consistent with age and use.

The lattice-style frosted glass panel is framed by two marabous in flight, their heads emerging from the upper corners, wings fully spread across the front, and legs descending grace...

The piece is millegrain-set throughout with a fine spread of old brilliant-cut and rose-cut diamonds, bringing crisp sparkle across the entire surface (Est.

Furthermore, the ring has a peculiar octagonal shape necessary, at this juncture, to allow a clear and coherent scanning of the syllables, which constitute the abbreviation of the wo...

The overall silhouette is balanced and upright, with the figural body forming the central axis and the arms creating a wide horizontal spread suitable for architectural wall placemen...