Ground Beetle
Entomological Elegance: A Collection of 19th Century Beetle Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
leaf-rolling beetles.
2. **Calosoma** - A genus of ground beetles known for their predatory habits
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Antique 1840s Prints
Materials
Paper
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H 10.44 in W 6.7 in D 0 in
Deakin & Francis Sterling Silver Tok Tokkie Beetle Cufflinks
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
all beetles which produce a “tokking” sound when tapping their abdomen against the ground. Native to
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2010s British Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
Sterling Silver
'Beetles, ' by Ewa Miazek-Mioduszewska, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Ewa Miazek-Mioduszewska
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
red beetle warriors in the center of the painting almost dancing on a ground surface with the
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
H 39.4 in W 31.5 in D 1.5 in
Fine Antique Persian Malayer Scatter Rug All-Over Blue and Red Field circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
of turtle palmettes on a black ground. The ivory main border features a progressive array of "beetle
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Vintage 1920s Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
children, the stem of a large blossom on a basket weave ground, praying mantis, rhinoceros beetle, sparrows
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
Pâte-de-verre by Almeric Walter Incised A.Walter Nancy
By Almeric Walter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walter, France, circa 1920
the mottled yellow-brown ground molded with a fabulous beetle,
incised
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Vintage 1920s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Christopher Dresser for William Brownfield Aesthetic Movement Japanesque Jug
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
beetle. The jug has a decorative border around the base of the neck with a relief moulded cross hatch
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Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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H 6.11 in Dm 4.34 in
Egyptian Revival King Tut Khepri Scarab Necklace 18Kt Gold with Carved Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
connected to the scarab beetle. Young dung beetles, having been laid as eggs within the dung ball, emerge
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Late 20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Link Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
H 1.26 in W 1.26 in L 18.5 in
Organic Modern Conference Dining Table in Madagascar Mahogany by Mark Leblanc
Located in Deland, FL
legs meet the ground with a slight under curve, giving a floating effect, adding lightness to this
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2010s American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.25 in W 111.5 in D 33.5 in
Stylish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Brass with a Vintage Gucci Shade
Located in Søborg, DK
attached to a brass stem.
Rewired with a black twisted cloth flex and grounded.
Original Bakelite lamp
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dodolo, the Coffee Table with the Secret Drawer
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
If it were an animal, it would be a large tortoise with its legs resting firmly on the ground. If
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
1870s Egyptian Revival Micro Mosaic Gold Ear Pendants
Located in London, GB
ropework borders containing a raised micro-mosaic plaque depicting a heron against a blue ground
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Materials
Yellow Gold
A Cart Race
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Grego, 'Rowlandson', i. 260, Grego II.392
Provenance: Chris Beetles Ltd., London (label), 2003
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1780s Romantic Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Large Tiffany Japonesque Applied Sterling Silver Inkwell with Beetle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
, too, applied to honeycomb hand-hammered ground. Bonus bug (a modish beetle) on cover. Interior glass
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Antique Late 19th Century American Japonisme Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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18th Century Painted Boiserie Panel
Located in Washington, DC
A 18th century painted boiserie panel.
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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Wall Mirror manner of Thomas Johnson
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive English Rococo 19th century Chinese Chippendale style figural gilt-wood carved over mantel or pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, after his collec...
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
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Mirror, Wood
H 81.25 in W 67 in D 7.5 in
12 French Hand Painted Dessert Plates W/ Butterflies & Birds
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a lovely set of 12 uniquely painted dessert plates with a variety of subjects. They feature birds and butterflies done with a transfer border and hand painted polychrome enam...
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Antique 19th Century French Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
Art Deco Ceramic Plate by Odette Heiligenstein Chatrousse, 1925, French Enamel
By Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Rare French Art Deco ceramic plate created by Auguste Heiligenstein and executed by Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse, France, circa 1925. Showing a nude female with scarf in an erotic...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Bird Print of a Mallard 'Anas Platyrhyncha' by M. von Wright, 1917
By Magnus and Wilhelm von Wright
Located in Langweer, NL
This print originates from: 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright, published in 1917-1929, printed by A. Bortzells, Stockholm. (The first edition appe...
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Early 20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 14.97 in W 10.63 in D 0.02 in
Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and unique late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze Cartel clock
By François Linke
The heavy and great quality bronze clock is topped by an urn with rams heads and c...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 43 in W 17 in D 9 in
Deakin & Francis Sterling Silver Bull and Bear Cufflinks with Ruby Eyes
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
DEAKIN & FRANCIS, PICCADILLY ARCADE, LONDON.
These symbolic beasts of finance worn on the cuff will show that you really mean business. The bull symbolises the rise in the stock mar...
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2010s British Cufflinks
Materials
Ruby, Sterling Silver
Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl by O. von Riesenthal, 1894
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate LIV: 'Strix Bubo - Uhu, altes Weibchen.' This original antique print originates from 'Die Raubvögel Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Mitteleuropas.' (Translation: Birds of Pre...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 15.56 in W 10.95 in D 0.02 in
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By F.J.B. Watson, Everett Fahy, Carl C. Dauterman
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The comp...
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20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
18th Century Antique Georgian Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Scafe of London
By William Scafe
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality antique, ebonized brass dial bracket clock by this 18th century 'maker of repute'. The moulded and veneered case has an inverted bell top, which is surmounted by five ...
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 20.48 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
Drawing Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Two-faced drawing.
Studies of characters and harbor scene.
With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon.
Ink a...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Drawings
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Venus Disarming Cupid" after François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large French 19th century oil on canvas laid on board painting in the manner of François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). The oval framed canvas depicting a version of Boucher's "Venus...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Plywood
H 44.38 in W 56.38 in D 2 in
Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame
By John James Audubon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this fabulous print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is...
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Antique 1830s English American Classical Prints
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Paper
Deakin & Francis 9 Karat Gold Cultured Pearl Dumbbell Link Bracelet
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
DEAKIN & FRANCIS, Piccadilly Arcade, London
This wonderful 9ct gold bracelet features five cultured pearls separated by 9ct gold dumbbell links. The perfect addition to any jeweller...
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Early 2000s British Contemporary Link Bracelets
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Cultured Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Bird Print of the Whydahbird and Others by A. Nuyens, 1886
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate VI: 30. 'De staalvink, zwarte musch of combassou - Vidua nitens (Ultramarine finch or Glossy finch.); 31a+b. De Zwartbonte of Dominikaner Wida -Vidua principalis (Dominican wid...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
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Watercolor, Engraving
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Ileana Makri 18k White Gold Pave White Diamond "Ground Beetle" Ring
By Ileana Makri
Located in Athens, GR
18k White Gold Ground Beetle Ring, oxidized finish with pavé set Diamonds 1.5ct and Rubies 0.45ct
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Ingram Cecil 14 Karat Gold Scarab Beetle Pendant Necklace
By INGRAM CECIL JEWELRY
Located in Crownsville, MD
practice of rolling a ball of dung across the ground which it then used as a food source. The Scarab beetle
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2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
Scarab Quartz Ring in Yellow Gold with Diamonds Tsavorites and Rock Crystal
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This beautiful piece spotlights a small, 18k yellow gold and sterling silver beetle dotted with
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yello...
Scarab 18 Karat Gold Diamond Topaz Amethyst Sapphire and Tsavorite Eternity Ring
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Five beautiful scarab beetles joined together make up the Scarab Eternity Ring, designed in 18k
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Fashion Rings
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Amethyst, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, ...
Scarab Multi-Color Gold Bracelet of Diamonds Sapphires Amethyst and Tsavorites
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
represent different family members or significant others.
Real scarab beetle wings that shimmer and catch
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Charm Bracelets
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Amethyst, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire...
Rainbow Scarab Necklace Multicolored Sapphires 18k Gold Diamonds and Tsavorites
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
rondelles 4.5 mm diameter.
Real scarab beetle wings that shimmer and catch the light are the focal point of
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Chain Necklaces
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Diamond, Brown Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
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L 17.72 in
18 Karat Yellow Gold Stars with Diamonds and Amethyst Scarab Drop Earrings
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
beetle wings that shimmer and catch the light are the focal point of the elegantly intriguing Scarab
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Brown Diamond, Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling ...
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vase by Peter Ipsen
By Ipsen
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A Danish Art Nouveau vase featuring a brown to red to yellow ground, mounted with a large stag
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Pendant with Lapis Lazuli Beads and 20k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
the ground until the young beetles are ready to hatch. The Egyptians believed that the young scarab
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Artist Pendant Necklaces
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Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
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L 25.2 in
Diamond Scarab Stars Ring in Sterling Silver 18 Karat Gold Amethyst and Sapphire
By Bibi van der Velden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
piece is designed in 18k rose gold and sterling silver, with the scarab beetle set with brown diamonds
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2010s Dutch Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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Diamond, Brown Diamond, Tsavorite, Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Go...
Micro-Mosaic & Gold Bar Brooch - Grand Tour Memento - C 1875
Located in New York, NY
ovals, each with beetle on white ground. Beetles have highlights (foil?). Also, 2 trefoils and 1 circle
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
18 Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
decorated with lac ink (indelible ink made from ground beetles) in floral patterns.
The lid lifts to reveal
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian British Colonial Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Ladies Jewelry Casket or Necessaire
Located in Dallas, TX
floral designs using lac ink (made from ground beetles).
The Casket/Box opens to reveal a heavily
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
H 4.75 in W 10.75 in D 8.5 in
French Art Nouveau Pâte-de-Verre Inkwell by Walter
Located in New York, NY
beetle on a mottled orange and yellow ground, sculpted in an Egyptian Revival style.
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Early 20th Century Inkwells
Egyptian Revival Silver Gilt Necklace with Micromosaic Drops
Located in Houston, TX
plaques depicting a scarab beetle on a white ground. Circa 1870.
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Antique 1870s Unknown Egyptian Revival Drop Necklaces
Materials
Gilt Metal
Majolica Palissy Charger by Jose A. Cunha
Located in Austin, TX
mossy burrow, an earthworm, a beetle, a caterpillar, and a moth or butterfly. All on a green mossy
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Platters and Serveware
Mystical Creatures, Golden Wedgwood Lustre Bowl By Daisy Makeig-Jones, c 1925
By Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
ground of blue, cream and ruby mother of pearl mottling. The central motif is a golden scarab beetle
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Plate Celadon Glaze Famille Rose Hand Painted, Qing, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
dynasty.
The plate has a light green, Celadon ground glaze with beautifully hand painted decoration, in
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Kazak Caucasian Rug
Located in New York, NY
-colored ground. Even the closely outlined Lesghi stars feature additional iconographic ornamentation
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Early 20th Century Kazakhstani Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 19th Century Kirshehir Prayer Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
red ground, which was derived either from local beetles or imported cochineal. This diagonal floral
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Antique 1820s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Majolica Palissy Ewer with Cover by M. Mafra Caldas
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Austin, TX
lizard, two beetles, two salamanders, and a moth or butterfly. All on a green mossy ground with cream
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Pitchers
Antique Brass Set Six Spoke Elm and Brass Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
bark beetles. In response, disease-resistant cultivars have been developed, capable of restoring the
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Antique 1880s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Henri HUSSON (1852 - 1914), A French Art Nouveau Naturalistic Covered Pot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ground floor, inventory no. PPO1116(2).
Henri Husson was born in Grand, in the Vosges, in 1852
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.7 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Beetles of the World: A Collection of Handcolored Engravings from 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)** - A purple or violet colored beetle with a ground-dwelling habit, known
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Antique 1840s Prints
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Paper
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H 10.44 in W 6.7 in D 0 in
Black Silver Tok-Tokkie Beetle Cufflinks by Deakin & Francis
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Firenze, IT
name for all beetles which produce a "tokking" sound when tapping their abdomen against the ground
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21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Brass Candle Holders, Candlesticks with Beetle Decoration
Located in Haarlem, NL
six different Insects.
Various styled ground-, leaf- and stag beetles are depicted.
They fit a 2cm
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Large Choisy Le Roi Palissy Majolica Fish Wall Platter
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Choisy Majolica wall platter which features fish, crustaceans, a frog, a tortoise, a beetle, a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Pottery
Materials
Majolica
Antique Persian Malayer Rug, Dark Palette, Allover Field
Located in New York, NY
of turtle palmettes on a black ground. The ivory main border features a progressive array of "beetle
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Vintage 1920s Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Glorious Miniature Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Butterfly Bowl, Daisy Makeig-Jones
By Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
the outer with a trio of hand painted and gilded butterflies, on a ground of cream pearl lustre and
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Harold Leach Burmantofts Pair of Barbotine Frog Vases
By Burmantofts Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
at the edge of a pond hunting insects, one watching a dragon fly and the other a fly and a beetle
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Antique 1880s British Vases
Materials
Pottery
In Stock in Los Angeles, Coca-Cola Kiss the past Hello by Stephen Bayley
By Assouline Publishing
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
influencers such as Volkswagen who compared the shape of the Beetle to the bottle, the Coca-Cola bottle has
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 12.2 in W 8.77 in D 0.78 in
Christian Dior silk scarf, Egyptian revival, Scarab beetle
By Christian Dior
Located in NEWARK, GB
good size in soft lightweight silk.
It has a red ground with rich gold, cream and green highlights
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Scarves
Art Deco Acid-Etched Cameo Glass Vase by Le Verre Français.
By Le Verre Francais
Located in New York, NY
Of slender tapering form with burgundy lozenge frieze and scarab beetles on an amber ground.
Category
Early 20th Century French Vases
Materials
Glass
19th Century Micro Mosaic and Gold Brooch
Located in London, GB
Centrally set with a fine Micro Mosaic of a Scarab Beetle in green, grey and red on a white ground
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Antique 1870s Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Vintage 14 Karat Gold Mother of Pearl and Onyx Scarab Bracelet
Located in Crownsville, MD
and hand carved onyx scarab beetles. In very good condition. Bracelet measures 7" long. Marked as 14K
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Vintage 1960s American Modernist Chain Bracelets
Materials
Onyx, 14k Gold
Vintage Midcentury Scarab Beetle Carnelian 1.1 Carat 14 Karat Gold Ring
Located in Crownsville, MD
also called the dung beetle because of its practice of rolling a ball of dung across the ground which
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Vintage 1960s American Modernist Signet Rings
Materials
Carnelian, 14k Gold
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