Antique Traps

Hercules drove the exhausted animal into deep snow, trapped it, bound it in chains, and took it alive to Eurystheus, who was amazed and overwhelmed by Hercules' accomplishment.

However, he cleverly lured the Roman legions into a trap. By positioning his troops in a way that made the Romans think they had the advantage, Hannibal exposed their flanks.

The top figure might illustrate the method of mackerel fishing, while the lower figures could show the detailed structure of the nets and traps used in salmon fishing. The Encyclopé...

Handblown, each has their own unique characteristics, from the tilt of the gooseneck to the trapped air bubbles which vary in size and impart eye catching interest A Spanish handwov...

Please read important information of the stories told on the Aubusson Fabric. 1st tableau : We can see a Rooster attacking a fox in a trap, a story in reverse, the hunter became th...

Charming men's fob with a "trapped" gecko motif in the Arts and Crafts Style.

The *Sarracenia* genus is known for its striking, carnivorous plants, which use tubular leaves to trap and digest insects. This particular species, native to Florida, displays beauti...

Navy warship to sail into the Pacific Ocean and achieved great success against the British whaling fleet. She was later trapped by the British in the neutral port of Valparaiso, Chil...

The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of chilly air and to trap the heat from a firep...

The only way the unicorn could be trapped is by the unique lure of a virgin., to whom the unicorn would yield.

When the Greeks, who were holding Troy under siege, left the famous Trojan Horse on the beach, Laocoon tried to warn the Trojan leaders against bringing it into the city, in case it ...

The most notable are the sticky glands on its leaves that trap insects, which are then digested to supplement the plant's nutrient intake.

Following this narrative, Dorothy and her mother essentially found themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied territory, but other accounts would suggest that the decision to remain was mad...

Nicely detailed with green floral facie, orange double pane windows and front door, and a white painted cottage with brown steps and green fauna at entry. There were no "coin traps" ...

The scene depicts a Highland river landscape, with figures walking along the riverbank, wooden eel traps in the water and a small river keeper’s cottage partly hidden among the trees.

The ritual was conceived to "liberate" the souls trapped in the lower realms by inviting and invoking beings in the higher realms to intercede on their behalf.

The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of cold air and also to trap the heat from a fi...

. : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto publishe...

The head is adorned with a large detailed tassels of plumes and the body is embellished with a beautiful saddle and intricate harnesses. The trapping around the chest and rump is ado...

The head is adorned with a large detailed tassels of plumes and the body is embellished with a beautiful saddle and intricate harnesses. The trapping around the chest and rump is ado...

Women who go there fall into a trap, and come out masked, disguised, deformed or reformed, according to Schiaparelli's whim."

A kapunuk is a particular type of trapping made for the doorway of a yurt. Whether this piece was made by nomads or as a luxury item by their sedentary kin to be traded to them is no...

It has been said that the works of 1945-47 are rendered in a flattened style with distorted and forced perspective, reflecting the fact that he was at the time trapped in a loveless ...

These motifs are not merely decorative; they are “latch-hook” symbols designed to guard the home and trap evil spirits. The drawing is characterized by its “primitive” honesty—the sl...

A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image).

For Southwestern style Kilim weavers, a border can traditionally be seen as containing or trapping their spirit, potentially hindering future creative efforts.

Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). At the Weir Trap, ca. 1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches.

Three others in the foreground, including two equestrian women, gather around a group of children who have been gathering flowers and trapping birds. Another of the children holds a ...

Pairpoint is known for three kinds of glass lampshades, originally produced from the mid-1890s through the mid-1920s: reverse painted landscape shades (where the glass is hand painte...

On the cover of this portfolio book an image of a tiger with its paw caught in a metal trap. 1 – title leaf 1 – colored map titled: “Map of the strait settlements and federated Malay...

The date of Milo's death is unknown, but he reportedly was attempting to tear a tree apart when his hands became trapped in a crevice in its trunk, and a pack of wolves surprised and...

Filling out the composition are a few expertly rendered anecdotal details, including a half-eaten apple, a metal pan, what appears to be a small wooden trap, and other bits of detrit...