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Antique Dipteres Engraving – Giant Flies & Robber Flies, circa 1800
Antique Dipteres Engraving – Giant Flies & Robber Flies, circa 1800

Antique Dipteres Engraving – Giant Flies & Robber Flies, circa 1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Dipteres Engraving – Giant Flies & Robber Flies, French Natural History c.1800 This striking antique natural history engraving depicts Dipteres—two-winged insects including ...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Vase with Oats and Flies
Vase with Oats and Flies

DaumVase with Oats and Flies, circa 1904

$21,206

H 9.06 in Dm 3.55 in

Vase with Oats and Flies

By Daum

Located in PARIS, FR

Vase with Oats and Flies by DAUM Rare vase decorated with oats and flies A baluster-shaped vase on a pedestal, with a shouldered body and a small hemmed neck Yellow and white blown-...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Flies

Materials

Blown Glass

Tin Of Fly Fishing Salmon Flies
Tin Of Fly Fishing Salmon Flies

Tin Of Fly Fishing Salmon Flies

$402

H 6.11 in W 3.75 in D 0.91 in

Tin Of Fly Fishing Salmon Flies

By P.D. Malloch

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The two boards with four rows of plated fly clips, five hooks on each, a total of 40 flies can be stored in the tin with the fly box being full with a good selection of fully dressed...

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Early 20th Century Scottish Sporting Art Antique Flies

Materials

Metal

Hardy Neroda Fly Fishing Box With Trout Flies
Hardy Neroda Fly Fishing Box With Trout Flies

Hardy Neroda Fly Fishing Box With Trout Flies

$389

H 0.91 in W 3.78 in D 2.56 in

Hardy Neroda Fly Fishing Box With Trout Flies

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The fly box containing a good selection of fully dressed trout flies which are hooked over the chenille covered bars and can not drop out or change position.

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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Flies

Materials

Bakelite

Black Japanned Fly Fishing Box By Mulloch's With Flies.
Black Japanned Fly Fishing Box By Mulloch's With Flies.

Black Japanned Fly Fishing Box By Mulloch's With Flies.

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Two of the boards are fitted with metal back-plates for flies, seven plates in total (two covered in foam strips) that will hold a total of 40 flies.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Flies

Materials

Tin

Arachnids & Insects Print: Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes, Flies – Antique 1867
Arachnids & Insects Print: Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes, Flies – Antique 1867

Arachnids & Insects Print: Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes, Flies – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

Arachnids & Insects Print: Spiders, Scorpion, Centipedes, Flies – Antique 1867 This detailed antique print depicts a wide range of arachnids, insects, and myriapods, including spide...

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1860s German Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Large Antique Entomology Poster – Dragonflies, Crickets & Flies, ca.1880
Large Antique Entomology Poster – Dragonflies, Crickets & Flies, ca.1880

Large Antique Entomology Poster – Dragonflies, Crickets & Flies, ca.1880

Located in Langweer, NL

Large Antique Entomology Poster – Dragonflies, Crickets, Flies & Mole Crickets, 65x84 cm This impressive large-format antique entomology poster depicts a wide range of insects in fi...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus & Attendant Charger Flies Whisk
Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus & Attendant Charger Flies Whisk

Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus & Attendant Charger Flies Whisk

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

China, Ming dynasty Wanli period (1572-1620),⁠ ⁠ Decorated in the centre with a literatus and his boy attendant who is chasing away flies or insects with a whisk. The backside with t...

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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Flies

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus and attendant Charger Flies W
Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus and attendant Charger Flies W

Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Literatus and attendant Charger Flies W

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

China, Ming dynasty Wanli period (1572-1620),⁠ ⁠ Decorated in the centre with a literatus and his boy attendant who is chasing away flies or insects with a whisk. The backside with t...

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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Flies

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Five Antique Prints of Flies and Hymenoptera Insects, 1861
Set of Five Antique Prints of Flies and Hymenoptera Insects, 1861

Set of Five Antique Prints of Flies and Hymenoptera Insects, 1861

$584Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 9.22 in W 6.03 in D 0.02 in

Set of Five Antique Prints of Flies and Hymenoptera Insects, 1861

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of 5 original antique prints of diptera (flies) and hymenoptera insects. These prints originate from 'Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire Naturelle' by d'Orbigny.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Set of 3 Antique Prints of various Insects including Wasps and Flies
Set of 3 Antique Prints of various Insects including Wasps and Flies

Set of 3 Antique Prints of various Insects including Wasps and Flies

$367Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 9.45 in W 7.68 in D 0 in

Set of 3 Antique Prints of various Insects including Wasps and Flies

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of three original antique prints of various wasps, various flies and horseflies with their larvae. These prints originate from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J.

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Early 19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

St. Vincent Ferrer with the "Trumpet of Judgment" – French School, 18th Century
St. Vincent Ferrer with the "Trumpet of Judgment" – French School, 18th Century

St. Vincent Ferrer with the "Trumpet of Judgment" – French School, 18th Century

Located in Middletown, NY

Vincent is traditionally shown with wings because he was likened to the angel who flies through the heavens proclaiming the Last Judgment (in Revelation 14:6).

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Mid-17th Century Italian School Antique Flies

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

19th Century Extensive Collection of Fly Fishing Files & Ephemera 1856-1862
19th Century Extensive Collection of Fly Fishing Files & Ephemera 1856-1862

19th Century Extensive Collection of Fly Fishing Files & Ephemera 1856-1862

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An extensive collection of fly fishing flies and ephemera owned by a Robert Thornton of Stapleton.

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Leather, Natural Fiber

British Sailor's Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolwork, Circa 1875
British Sailor's Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolwork, Circa 1875

British Sailor's Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolwork, Circa 1875

Located in Downingtown, PA

A long white commissioning pennant flies from the main mast, a sign that the ship is in active service, while the White Ensign at the stern marks her as a vessel of the British Royal...

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1870s English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Silver-gilt and pictorial enamel Memento Mori singing bird box by Karl Griesbaum
Silver-gilt and pictorial enamel Memento Mori singing bird box by Karl Griesbaum

Silver-gilt and pictorial enamel Memento Mori singing bird box by Karl Griesbaum

Located in London, GB

The bird with bronze-brown, purple and corn-yellow feathered plumage, chevron-layered green iridescent highlights, and bird reflected from polished silver lid interior, in exceptiona...

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1920s Antique Flies

Materials

Silver, Enamel

English Delft - Blue and white plate - 18th century
English Delft - Blue and white plate - 18th century

English Delft - Blue and white plate - 18th century

By Delft

Located in DELFT, NL

A beautiful English Delftware plate, hand-painted featuring a Chinoiserie-inspired scene of flowers in full bloom, over which an exotic bird flies. The rim rim decorated with three s...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Flies

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Almanac Of Twelve Sports, By W. Nicholson
Almanac Of Twelve Sports, By W. Nicholson

Almanac Of Twelve Sports, By W. Nicholson

$935

H 12.6 in W 10.24 in D 0.4 in

Almanac Of Twelve Sports, By W. Nicholson

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Now will I fly as she flies ... Woe for the stars that misled! Stars that I saw in her eyes, Now do I see in my head!

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19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Sails of the Empire: A Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolie
Sails of the Empire: A Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolie

Sails of the Empire: A Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolie

$5,500

H 20.5 in W 28.25 in D 1.25 in

Sails of the Empire: A Full-Rigged Royal Navy Woolie

Located in Downingtown, PA

A long white commissioning pennant flies from the main mast, a sign that the ship is in active service, while the White Ensign at the stern marks her as a vessel of the British Royal...

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1870s English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship
"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship

"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship

Located in Bradenton, FL

The vessel prominently flies the Union Jack and a red naval ensign, identifying it as part of the British fleet during the great age of sail.

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Early 19th Century British Other Antique Flies

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher
French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher

French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher

$235

H 7.25 in W 6.38 in D 6.38 in

French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

The basin at the bottom of the glass cone is meant to be filled with a small amount of sugar water to lure the flies in. Three square feet lift the vessel from the table for the flie...

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19th Century French Other Antique Flies

Materials

Glass

English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship with White Ensign
English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship with White Ensign

English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship with White Ensign

Located in Downingtown, PA

Every element of the standing and running rigging is picked out in fine individual threads with remarkable fidelity, from the shrouds and ratlines of the lower masts to the delicate ...

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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross
Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross

Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross

Located in Downingtown, PA

In the background, a signaling station on a point of land flies its own set of maritime flags, further grounding the scene in a specific nautical narrative.

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1870s Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline

British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline

Located in Downingtown, PA

This centerpiece vessel, shown under full sail, features a steam-assisted ram-bowed hull and proudly flies the British White Ensign alongside a long commissioning pennant.

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1870s English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class

Located in Downingtown, PA

Patriotic sentiment is captured through the inclusion of several accurately rendered flags: a Union Jack flies from the foremast, a red cross banner ripples from the mainmast, and a ...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Victorian 9K Gold Fly Pin or Brooch with Diamonds, Rubies, and Sapphire
Victorian 9K Gold Fly Pin or Brooch with Diamonds, Rubies, and Sapphire

Victorian 9K Gold Fly Pin or Brooch with Diamonds, Rubies, and Sapphire

Located in Venice, CA

A fly makes for a unique piece of jewelry today—but it has been around as a motif for centuries and was often seen in Victorian jewelry. Flies were worn as a talisman against evil, a...

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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

Belted Kingfisher /// John James Audubon Bien Lithograph Birds Landscape Print
Belted Kingfisher /// John James Audubon Bien Lithograph Birds Landscape Print

Belted Kingfisher /// John James Audubon Bien Lithograph Birds Landscape Print

By John James Audubon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is often first noticed by its rattling call as it flies along rivers or lakes. Perches on a high snag or hovers while rapidly beating wings before plunging headfirst into the wate...

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1860s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Lithograph

2.8 CT Sapphire Old Mine Diamond Ruby Insect Bug Fly Brooch Victorian Gold
2.8 CT Sapphire Old Mine Diamond Ruby Insect Bug Fly Brooch Victorian Gold

2.8 CT Sapphire Old Mine Diamond Ruby Insect Bug Fly Brooch Victorian Gold

Located in New York, NY

The jewel is museum quality. Insects, flies, bugs and the natural world were a favorite of the artists of the Victorian - Art Nouveau period and their wonderful designs are as covete...

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19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Edwardian English Chippendale Style Miniature Grandfather / Grandmother Clock
Edwardian English Chippendale Style Miniature Grandfather / Grandmother Clock

Edwardian English Chippendale Style Miniature Grandfather / Grandmother Clock

Located in Dublin, IE

The arch enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial with the Latin motto “Tempus Fugit” (“Time Flies”) within an engraved roundel. The spandrels cast with scrolling foliage and masks.

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1890s English Edwardian Antique Flies

Materials

Brass

Nautical Folk Art: British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ships
Nautical Folk Art: British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ships

Nautical Folk Art: British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ships

Located in Downingtown, PA

(Ref: NY11069) The Headland Scene (Starboard): Features a starboard-side profile of a three-masted Royal Navy warship showcasing a black hull with a traditional white painted stripe...

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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Victorian 12K Gold Diamond, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet Fly Brooch
Victorian 12K Gold Diamond, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet Fly Brooch

Victorian 12K Gold Diamond, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet Fly Brooch

Located in Venice, CA

A fly makes for a unique piece of jewelry today—but it has been around as a motif for centuries and was often seen in Victorian jewelry. Flies were worn as a talisman against evil, a...

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1880s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold

KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80
KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80

KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80

By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)

Located in Atlanta, GA

The matching saucer carries the same turquoise field and palmette border, its central medallion inscribed in sepia script Le temps s’envole; Votre amour est bien plus constant (Time ...

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Mid-19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Flies

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Astor House New York – Antique Broadway Hotel Steel Engraving 1850s
Astor House New York – Antique Broadway Hotel Steel Engraving 1850s

Astor House New York – Antique Broadway Hotel Steel Engraving 1850s

Located in Langweer, NL

A large American flag flies from the roof, symbolizing the growing confidence of the young nation during the mid-19th century.

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Mid-19th Century German Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

18th-century Wedgwood Creamware Soup Plate with German Ship Decoration.
18th-century Wedgwood Creamware Soup Plate with German Ship Decoration.

18th-century Wedgwood Creamware Soup Plate with German Ship Decoration.

By Josiah Wedgwood

Located in Downingtown, PA

The plate is decorated with a crisp black transfer print featuring a large naval vessel sailing upon a turbulent sea. The ship flies a prominent yellow flag charged with a double-hea...

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1780s English Georgian Antique Flies

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign

Located in Downingtown, PA

The ship is coming into land which can be seen to the left in the background. The ship flies a large Red Ensign. Dimensions: 14 1/4 inches high x 18 1/4 inches (Ref: NY10262-amrx).

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal and white chalk on paper
Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal and white chalk on paper

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal and white chalk on paper

By Louise Hervieu

Located in PARIS, FR

The artist, who was also a writer, illustrated her own texts. We find flies similar to the one in the drawing we present illustrating the cover of his book Entretiens sur le dessin...

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1920s Antique Flies

Materials

Charcoal

'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism
'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism

'Bridge, Venice' — Turn of the Century American Impressionism

By John Marin

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

—John Marin “I would say to a person who thinks he wants to paint, go and look at the way a bird flies, a man walks, the sea moves. There are certain laws, certain formulae.

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Flies

Materials

Etching

Medan Race-Course, Colonial Era Horse Racing Scene, Antique Photogravure c.1900
Medan Race-Course, Colonial Era Horse Racing Scene, Antique Photogravure c.1900

Medan Race-Course, Colonial Era Horse Racing Scene, Antique Photogravure c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

This large-format print shows a lively colonial racing event with European spectators along the rail and a jockey mounted on horseback preparing for the track. A judge’s stand flies ...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Set of 3 Antique Fly Prints – Sumatra Diptera Species c.1887
Set of 3 Antique Fly Prints – Sumatra Diptera Species c.1887

Set of 3 Antique Fly Prints – Sumatra Diptera Species c.1887

Located in Langweer, NL

The second plate focuses on Microdon and Daxia flies, showing full body illustrations, eyes, wing venation, and larval forms with meticulous scientific accuracy.

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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Natural History Title Page, Insects & Serpents, Jan Jonston, Amsterdam 1660
Natural History Title Page, Insects & Serpents, Jan Jonston, Amsterdam 1660

Natural History Title Page, Insects & Serpents, Jan Jonston, Amsterdam 1660

Located in Langweer, NL

At the center, the title text is framed by coiling serpents, while above and below a dense array of creatures fills the image: beetles, moths, butterflies, flies, worms, lizards, sna...

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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Antique British Steamship Signed Etching
Antique British Steamship Signed Etching

Antique British Steamship Signed Etching

Located in Soquel, CA

The sun shines through a break in the clouds, casting faint rays above the steamboat. A single airplane flies overhead. Signed "Joseph Kirkpatrick" in pencil bottom right corner To...

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1910s English School Antique Flies

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Tonkin War Battle Scene, Défense de Tuyen-Quan, Épinal Print, 1885
Tonkin War Battle Scene, Défense de Tuyen-Quan, Épinal Print, 1885

Tonkin War Battle Scene, Défense de Tuyen-Quan, Épinal Print, 1885

Located in Langweer, NL

The attackers, identified in the accompanying text as Chinese troops, surge toward the breaches amid dense clouds of smoke, fallen combatants, and scattered weapons. The French trico...

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1880s French Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail

Located in Downingtown, PA

The woolie presents a dynamic starboard-side view of the ship, which is shown driving through a blue sea, leaving a frothy white wake in its path. The vessel flies the Red Ensign, a ...

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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Two Green Moser Crystal Pillow Vases w/ Applied Raised Enamel Falcons and Acorns
Two Green Moser Crystal Pillow Vases w/ Applied Raised Enamel Falcons and Acorns

Two Green Moser Crystal Pillow Vases w/ Applied Raised Enamel Falcons and Acorns

By Moser Glassworks

Located in New York, NY

Each vase is of flattened ovoid form with a gorgeous green crystal color. An incredible Falcon flies amongst the skies with applied oak leaves and acorns throughout.

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1890s Czech Bohemian Antique Flies

Materials

Crystal

Art Nouveau Brass Crumb Tray in the Form of a Stylized Leaf, New York, ca. 1900
Art Nouveau Brass Crumb Tray in the Form of a Stylized Leaf, New York, ca. 1900

Art Nouveau Brass Crumb Tray in the Form of a Stylized Leaf, New York, ca. 1900

Located in Vienna, AT

Its surface is adorned with two finely detailed flies, adding a whimsical and naturalistic touch.

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Flies

Materials

Brass

Antique Stickpin Fly Against The Evil Eye Pietre Dure Silver Rose Gold Gilding
Antique Stickpin Fly Against The Evil Eye Pietre Dure Silver Rose Gold Gilding

Antique Stickpin Fly Against The Evil Eye Pietre Dure Silver Rose Gold Gilding

Located in Munich, Bavaria

The devil against the devil, that makes a potent amulet against the evil. Flies were a frequent motive in Italian jewellery since antiquity.

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1870s Italian Antique Flies

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Battleship Coming Into Port
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Battleship Coming Into Port

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Battleship Coming Into Port

Located in Downingtown, PA

The ship is under full sail and creates waves along her hull as she sails across a dark blue still sea. She flies the White Ensign from her mizzen mast. As she comes into land, she...

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1860s English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

1882 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin 18K Yellow Gold Pendant
1882 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin 18K Yellow Gold Pendant

1882 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin 18K Yellow Gold Pendant

Located in Westport, CT

Surrounding the eagle is the phrase "United States of America". Above it flies a ribbon reading "In God We Trust", and below it is the denomination "Five D."

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Late 19th Century American Antique Flies

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper
Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper

By Louise Hervieu

Located in PARIS, FR

The artist, who was also a writer, illustrated her own texts. We find flies similar to the one in the drawing we present illustrating the cover of his book Entretiens sur le dessin...

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1920s Antique Flies

Materials

Charcoal

Antique Georgian Cut Steel Long Earrings
Antique Georgian Cut Steel Long Earrings

Antique Georgian Cut Steel Long Earrings

Located in Stamford, CT

Crescent moons, dragon flies and diamond forms make these earrings a geometric delight.

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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Flies

Materials

Cut Steel

Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain View Framed Oil Painting
Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain View Framed Oil Painting

Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain View Framed Oil Painting

By Frank Hider

Located in ludlow, GB

“Leaves are but wings on which the summer flies” and “The Sunset Hour” Pair of Oils on canvas, signed Frank Hider was born in Dulwich, London and studied at Heatherley's School of...

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19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper
Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper

By Louise Hervieu

Located in PARIS, FR

The artist, who was also a writer, illustrated her own texts. We find flies similar to the one in the drawing we present illustrating the cover of his book Entretiens sur le dessin...

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1920s Antique Flies

Materials

Charcoal

Framed Watercolor By Illustrator John Leech
Framed Watercolor By Illustrator John Leech

Framed Watercolor By Illustrator John Leech

$1,400

H 13 in W 14.5 in D 1 in

Framed Watercolor By Illustrator John Leech

Located in Essex, MA

Titled " Master George and The Dragon Flies". "A Caution to Young Anglers". Sold Kennedy And Co NYC.

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1850s English Antique Flies

Materials

Glass, Paper

Antique lithograph views of Tambo de la Joya and Pampa de Islay, Peru – 1865
Antique lithograph views of Tambo de la Joya and Pampa de Islay, Peru – 1865

Antique lithograph views of Tambo de la Joya and Pampa de Islay, Peru – 1865

Located in Langweer, NL

The upper view shows the *Tambo de la Joya*, a small settlement and resting station situated in the Pampa de Islay. A flag flies above the modest stone and adobe structures, while wa...

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1860s French Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port
British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port

British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port

Located in Downingtown, PA

The ship sails upon a dynamic green sea, suggesting the mingling of waters from an estuary, beneath a vivid blue sky streaked with white clouds. The vessel correctly flies the White ...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Flies

Materials

Wool

Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain Sunset View Framed Oil Painting
Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain Sunset View Framed Oil Painting

Victorian Romantic Landscape Mountain Sunset View Framed Oil Painting

By Frank Hider

Located in ludlow, GB

“Leaves are but wings on which the summer flies” and “The Sunset Hour” Pair of Oils on canvas, signed Frank Hider was born in Dulwich, London and studied at Heatherley's School of...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

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Fan to chase off flies by J.S. Klauber - Etching / engraving - 18th Century

Fan to chase off flies by J.S. Klauber - Etching / engraving - 18th Century

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Waaier om de vliegen te verjaagen met deszelfs steelen' - (Fan to chase off flies and the handles thereof.) From Tahiti, an island in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the ce...

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1790s Contemporary Antique Flies

Materials

Engraving

Victorian 9k, Sterling Silver, and Ivory Fly Stud Earrings
Victorian 9k, Sterling Silver, and Ivory Fly Stud Earrings

Victorian 9k, Sterling Silver, and Ivory Fly Stud Earrings

Located in Narberth, PA

A delightful set of stud earrings from the Victorian (ca1880s) era! Painted silver flies rest atop ivory disks. The handcrafted flies are slightly different sizes, and the larger of ...

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1880s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Victorian 18k Italian Micro Mosaic Fly Earrings
Victorian 18k Italian Micro Mosaic Fly Earrings

Victorian 18k Italian Micro Mosaic Fly Earrings

Located in Narberth, PA

The fly features vivid green, gold, red, and real hues, which wonderfully complements the yellow gold setting. The flies are surrounded by a border comprised of small three-dimension...

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1880s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

The Clipper William Volckens
The Clipper William Volckens

Antonio JacobsenThe Clipper William Volckens, 1909

Unavailable

H 21.25 in W 35 in D 1 in

The Clipper William Volckens

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Raleigh, NC

Signed and dated lower right "Antonio Jacobsen, 1909". The Volkens flies both the American and Swedish flags. Oil on board.

Category

Early 1900s American Realist Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame
19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame

19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame

Located in Black Rock, CT

The ship’s detailed rigging, billowing sails, and dynamic ocean waves highlight the artist’s masterful technique, evoking the power and adventure of oceanic trade during the Age of S...

Category

19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Brass

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks
Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Unavailable

H 0.62 in W 0.5 in L 0.75 in

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Located in Narberth, PA

The Pietra Dura depicts a small fly, which has yellowish-green wings and a brown head and legs. The flies are encased within a smooth and simple gold frame.

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

A pair of Nineteenth Century Chinese Powder Blue vases (Circa 1870)
A pair of Nineteenth Century Chinese Powder Blue vases (Circa 1870)

A pair of Nineteenth Century Chinese Powder Blue vases (Circa 1870)

Located in London, GB

A pair of 19th century Chinese powder blue style rouleau (Banchuiping) vases with a large impressionistic decoration of lotus flowers. A stylised bird flies across the neck of each v...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Flies

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks
Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Unavailable

H 0.62 in W 0.5 in L 0.75 in

Victorian 18k Pietra Dura Fly Motif Cufflinks

Located in Narberth, PA

The Pietra Dura depicts a small fly, which has yellowish-green wings and a brown head and legs. The flies are encased within a smooth and simple gold frame.

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Black forest limewood carved panel depicting cattle
Black forest limewood carved panel depicting cattle

Black forest limewood carved panel depicting cattle

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 22.05 in D 1.97 in

Black forest limewood carved panel depicting cattle

Located in Woking, GB

Incredible quality, showing flies eyelashes on cows and foliage in fine detail.

Category

Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Flies

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Limewood Carved Panel, Cattle Scene
Black Forest Limewood Carved Panel, Cattle Scene

Black Forest Limewood Carved Panel, Cattle Scene

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 22.05 in D 1.97 in

Black Forest Limewood Carved Panel, Cattle Scene

Located in Woking, GB

Incredible quality, showing flies eyelashes on cows and foliage in fine detail.

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Flies

Materials

Wood

Goblet with Spider, Austria, circa 1830
Goblet with Spider, Austria, circa 1830

Goblet with Spider, Austria, circa 1830

Unavailable

H 4.3 in Dm 3.23 in

Goblet with Spider, Austria, circa 1830

Located in Vienna, AT

Colorless glass with spider- and flies-decorations and yellow stain.  

Category

1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Flies

Materials

Glass

Blue and white chinoiserie charger Delft, 1691-1724 The Metal Pot pottery
Blue and white chinoiserie charger Delft, 1691-1724 The Metal Pot pottery

Blue and white chinoiserie charger Delft, 1691-1724 The Metal Pot pottery

By Delft

Located in ROSSUM, GE

Blue and white chinoiserie dish Delft, 1691-1724 The Metal Pot pottery Mark: LVE, period of Lambertus van Eenhoorn (1691-1724) The dish has a narrow, flat flange and is painted in ...

Category

Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Hexagonal Chinoiserie Stand
19th Century Hexagonal Chinoiserie Stand

19th Century Hexagonal Chinoiserie Stand

Unavailable

H 9.5 in W 16.25 in D 7.25 in

19th Century Hexagonal Chinoiserie Stand

Located in Richmond, London

Left panel Original: 四望浓云起纷纷 挂晚阴雷飞光闪 结晚除霁天垂野 松柏含烟起风尘 Translation: Thick clouds rise in all directions, Hanging in the evening, thunder flies with flashes of light. After the even...

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Flies

Materials

Marble

Large Blue and White Dish with Flower vase Delft, 1670-1690
Large Blue and White Dish with Flower vase Delft, 1670-1690

Large Blue and White Dish with Flower vase Delft, 1670-1690

By Delft

Located in ROSSUM, GE

A smaller rock with a flower is painted on the right side. An insect flies in the sky. Dimensions: diameter 38,5 cm / 15.15 in.

Category

Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Pair of George Jones Majolica Garden Seats
Pair of George Jones Majolica Garden Seats

Pair of George Jones Majolica Garden Seats

By George Jones

Located in New York, NY

A pair of George Jones majolica garden seats with birds, cattails, dragon flies and lily pads on an a pale blue ground.

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic

Unique and Interesting Georgian Teak Ship’s Table c. 1800
Unique and Interesting Georgian Teak Ship’s Table c. 1800

Unique and Interesting Georgian Teak Ship’s Table c. 1800

Located in Heathfield, GB

The legs united by a substantial ring and bulb turned stretcher and the top with two hinged drop leaves which extend on iron flies. When closed the flies fold into recesses within t...

Category

19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Teak

Fine Japanese Woven Bronze Lamp with Dragon Fly Design
Fine Japanese Woven Bronze Lamp with Dragon Fly Design

Fine Japanese Woven Bronze Lamp with Dragon Fly Design

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Fine bronze in the form of a woven vessel with applied dragon flies on the top sides and later made into a lamp

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Flies

Materials

Bronze

Delft Polychrome plaque with floral chinoiserie decor and birds 1740-1760
Delft Polychrome plaque with floral chinoiserie decor and birds 1740-1760

Delft Polychrome plaque with floral chinoiserie decor and birds 1740-1760

By Delft

Located in ROSSUM, GE

The plaque is painted polychrome with a floral chinoiserie decor consisting of a parrot and bird in a flowering tree near open rocks. A butterfly flies in the sky. The raised rim is ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Japanese Hand Painted Blue and White Charger
Japanese Hand Painted Blue and White Charger

Japanese Hand Painted Blue and White Charger

Unavailable

H 2.5 in Dm 16.75 in

Japanese Hand Painted Blue and White Charger

Located in East Geelong, VIC

In the foreground is a stream and a swallow flies overhead. This would date from the last quarter of the nineteenth century when decorative Japanese pieces were all the rage as the A...

Category

1870s Japanese Japonisme Antique Flies

Materials

Earthenware

Tibetan Seatcover

Tibetan Seatcover

Unavailable

W 30 in L 25 in

Tibetan Seatcover

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nicely drawn dragon flies amid clouds chasing the flaming pearl. The dragon is drawn in the Ming style employing a Ming color palette and most likely was originally copied from a ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Antique Flies

Rare CFA Voysey Original Arts and Crafts Nouveau Architectural Oak Clock
Rare CFA Voysey Original Arts and Crafts Nouveau Architectural Oak Clock

Rare CFA Voysey Original Arts and Crafts Nouveau Architectural Oak Clock

By Charles Voysey

Located in London, GB

The stylized pewter dial (in Voysey designed lettering and numbering) reading "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies). A truly statement iconic piece. Correct dimensions to be confirmed.

Category

Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Antique Flies

Materials

Pewter

MARTA  MAAS FJETTERSTRÖM tapestry pillow, Sweden 1928
MARTA  MAAS FJETTERSTRÖM tapestry pillow, Sweden 1928

MARTA MAAS FJETTERSTRÖM tapestry pillow, Sweden 1928

By Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Located in Salzburg, Austria

LITERATURE Literature: Compare Lundgren Tyra: Marta Maas-Fjetterström and weaving workshop in Bastad, Stockholm 1968 chart 32; Liljevalchs catalog: Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Martha f...

Category

1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Flies

Materials

Linen, Wool

Lillian Nasseau Drop Head, Dragon Fly Hanging Light Fixture
Lillian Nasseau Drop Head, Dragon Fly Hanging Light Fixture

Lillian Nasseau Drop Head, Dragon Fly Hanging Light Fixture

Located in Austin, TX

It has a six light pull chain unit in the fixture. Shade has 9 Dragon Flies in the 22" Diameter. An Excellent Buy.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Flies

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Pomegranate and blue morpho Nr. 9
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Pomegranate and blue morpho Nr. 9

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Pomegranate and blue morpho Nr. 9

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

The underside is a yellow-spotted brown. When it flies, it does so at great speed. (Original plate No.9) ____________________________________ Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) Joseph...

Category

18th Century Dutch Other Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Antoine Montagnon Rouen Vases Hand Painted Cherub Scene and Dragon Handles Pair
Antoine Montagnon Rouen Vases Hand Painted Cherub Scene and Dragon Handles Pair

Antoine Montagnon Rouen Vases Hand Painted Cherub Scene and Dragon Handles Pair

By Antoine Montagnon

Located in Pataskala, OH

One features cherubs enjoying the garden; the other has cherubs playing with their bird while a kite flies in the background. Each vase is painted a deep blue with accent colors of y...

Category

Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Pottery

L'Aurora
L'Aurora

(After) Guido ReniL'Aurora, Circa 1850

Unavailable

H 48.5 in W 92 in D 2.5 in

L'Aurora

By (After) Guido Reni

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Above the four horses flies Phosphorus, personifying the Morning Star.

Category

19th Century Baroque Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

A pair of tempera paintings on parchment
A pair of tempera paintings on parchment

A pair of tempera paintings on parchment

By Teresa Berenice Vitelli

Located in New York, NY

Jaybird, cherry, peach, flies and bee; another with a songbird, a basket with hazel nuts, cherries and strawberries, a peach, flies and bees.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Flies

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr.41
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr.41

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr.41

Unavailable

H 17.72 in W 11.93 in D 0.04 in

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr.41

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

The juxtaposition of the towering and twining growth, the lower, self-contracted tuber and the upper, bright, differentiated flower. A tropical bug flies towards the top left. At the...

Category

18th Century Dutch Other Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Staffordshire Pottery Pearlware Group with Bold Title Prepare to Meet Thy God
Staffordshire Pottery Pearlware Group with Bold Title Prepare to Meet Thy God

Staffordshire Pottery Pearlware Group with Bold Title Prepare to Meet Thy God

By Obadiah Sherratt

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

The Archangel Gabriel sits over the clock holding a tablet with the legend "Time Flies" he is supported with two angels with outstretched wings on either side.

Category

1820s English Antique Flies

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765
Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765

Quality English Enamel Box with Mythological Scenes, circa 1765

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Left side - cherub playing a flute Back - Apollo playing his lyre, as Pegasus flies by to the right, circa 1765.

Category

1760s English Rococo Antique Flies

Materials

Enamel

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr. 41
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr. 41

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr. 41

Unavailable

H 17.72 in W 11.93 in D 0.04 in

Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Batate and spinners Nr. 41

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

The juxtaposition of the towering and twining growth, the lower, self-contracted tuber and the upper, bright, differentiated flower. A tropical bug flies towards the top left. At the...

Category

18th Century Dutch Other Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Toad Netsuke
19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Toad Netsuke

19th Century Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Toad Netsuke

Located in Paris, FR

The trunk of the tree is represented in the low part of the inro. A butterfly flies over branches, another one is standing on a flower, gathering nectar.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Flies

Materials

Wood, Boxwood

Pair of Large Art Deco Cast Iron Urns signed Dammarie E, France, 1930
Pair of Large Art Deco Cast Iron Urns signed Dammarie E, France, 1930

Pair of Large Art Deco Cast Iron Urns signed Dammarie E, France, 1930

By Dammarie E

Located in Chicago, IL

The hour glass with metaphorical wings represents the concept "time flies"; As stated in the Parliament 1627, ... We may dandle and play with the hour-glass that is in our power, but...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Flies

Materials

Iron

The Dinner Scene from The Taming of the Shrew

The Dinner Scene from The Taming of the Shrew

By Augustus Leopold Egg

Located in New Orleans, LA

In this scene Petruchio flies into a rage and suddenly hurls food and dishes across the stage: Petruchio: “Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Flies

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil

18th Century Patinated Bronze Group of Apollo & Daphne
18th Century Patinated Bronze Group of Apollo & Daphne

18th Century Patinated Bronze Group of Apollo & Daphne

Located in Pasadena, CA

Eros, angered by Apollo's implication that one god's abilities could be greater or lesser than another's, flies to the peak of Mount Parnassus then draws and fires two arrows: "one k...

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Flies

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Bronze

An Oil On Canvas Of A Pastoral Farm Scene By Gerard Portieljhe

An Oil On Canvas Of A Pastoral Farm Scene By Gerard Portieljhe

Located in New York, NY

He was an artist that enjoyed painting in detail as can be seen in the various articles depicted in this oil, such as the neck hames, which are particularly ornate and carved in wood...

Category

19th Century Belgian Antique Flies

Materials

Canvas

Christ Cures Two Blind Men and a Dumb Man  - Masters of the Suffrages
Christ Cures Two Blind Men and a Dumb Man  - Masters of the Suffrages

Christ Cures Two Blind Men and a Dumb Man - Masters of the Suffrages

By Masters of The Suffrages

Located in New York, NY

Christ cure two blind men, while them two other men hold a dumb man who is facing away from Christ and a devil flies out of the dumb man's mouth (Matthew 8: 16-17).

Category

18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Flies

Tiffany & Co. / Art Nouveau Sterling "Frog on a lily pad" covered box 1880
Tiffany & Co. / Art Nouveau Sterling "Frog on a lily pad" covered box 1880

Tiffany & Co. / Art Nouveau Sterling "Frog on a lily pad" covered box 1880

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

I have so many eyes that I am the wisest of all flies!” “Well,” said the frog, “I have a little tickle in the bottom of my throat—what is happening there?”

Category

19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Flies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Black Forest Carved White Falcon, "Horus" ONLY THIS SATURDAY SALE; 40% DISCOUNT!
Black Forest Carved White Falcon, "Horus" ONLY THIS SATURDAY SALE; 40% DISCOUNT!

Black Forest Carved White Falcon, "Horus" ONLY THIS SATURDAY SALE; 40% DISCOUNT!

Located in Werkendam, NL

It is also the perfect symbol for Egypt Air which flies throughout Egypt and the World. Every pharaoh was an incarnation of Horus, who according to legend conquered Seth the evil ...

Category

1890s Swiss Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Wood

Silver and Enamel Fishing Flies Cigarette Case
Silver and Enamel Fishing Flies Cigarette Case

Silver and Enamel Fishing Flies Cigarette Case

Located in London, GB

A spectacular silver case marked sterling, with six realistically engraved and poly chrome enamelled fishing flies representing: Royal Coachman, Montreal, Black Gnat, Queen of Waters...

Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Flies

Vintage Diamond Flies 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cuff Links
Vintage Diamond Flies 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cuff Links

Vintage Diamond Flies 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cuff Links

Located in MIAMI, FL

The pair is is highlighted with Flies that are set with Rose Cut Diamonds along the center.

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Flies

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Vintage Fishing Book, How to Tie Salmon Flies by Captain Hale
Vintage Fishing Book, How to Tie Salmon Flies by Captain Hale

Vintage Fishing Book, How to Tie Salmon Flies by Captain Hale

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Title page printed in red and black 'How To Tie Salmon Flies, a treatise on the methods of tying the various kinds of salmon flies with illustrated directions and containing the dres...

Category

1890s British Sporting Art Antique Flies

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