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Antique Map of the Moluccas or the Famed Spice Islands of Indonesia, 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Spice Islands titled 'De landvoogdy van Amboina met de elf onderhoorige Eylanden
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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Spice Islands by Van Linschoten, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
, is the rarest and most valuable of the printed maps of the Spice Islands. It is estimated that only
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Antique 16th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Spice Islands 'Moluccas', Indonesia by W. Blaeu, circa 1640
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'. Highly decorative antique map of the Spice
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Antique Mid-17th Century Maps

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Paper

Large Antique Detailed Map of a Part of the Spice Islands, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
a part of the Spice Islands. It includes Baru (Boero), Ambon, Seram and part of Maluku (Nova Guinea
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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

Decorative Map of the Spice Islands in the Mollucas, Indonesia, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'. Decorative map of the Spice Islands. Inset
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Antique 1640s Maps

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Paper

Decorative Map of the Maluku or Moluccas or Spice Islands, Indonesia, Ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
known as the Moluccas or the Spice Islands. Inset of the island of Bachian (Batjan) in an elaborate
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Antique 1640s Maps

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Paper

Beautiful Antique Map of the Moluccas or Spice Islands, Indonesia, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
famous Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies throughout the 17th
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Antique 1650s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map extending from the Spice Islands to the west of Papua New Guinea
Located in Langweer, NL
Spice Islands (Sallawatty, Patenta, Gammen, Land van Waigeeuw, Popo, Misool, and part of Seram) to the
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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Old Map of the Moluccas, Known as the Famous Spice Islands, Indonesia, ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies throughout the 17th
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Antique 1730s Maps

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Paper

Antique Chart of the Banda Islands or The Spice Islands, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Caart der Eylanden van Banda'. Beautiful chart of the Banda Islands
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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Banda Islands or Spice Islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, 1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isole di Banda Nelle Molucche'. Engraved map of Isola di Banda, Nelle, Molucche. On verso: 'Isola di Solor'. Artists and Engravers: Vincenzo Maria (Padre)...
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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Small Old Map Depicting the Banda Islands or the Spice Islands, Indonesia, 1706
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isole di Banda Nelle Molucche'. Small old map depicting the Banda Islands
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Antique Early 1700s Maps

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Paper

Rare Antique Pap Depicting the Banda Islands or Spice Islands, Indonesia, c.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Indonesia titled 'Bandae Insulae designatio'. Antique map depicting the Banda Islands
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Antique Early 1600s Maps

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Paper

Original Antique Map Southeast of the Banda or Spice Islands, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
the Banda islands. This map originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn. Artists and
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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

Old Map of the Philippines and Part of Indonesia 'Spice Islands', 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Filippynsche, Ladrones, Moluccos of Specery Eilanden, als mede Celebes etc'. Old map of the Philippines and part of Indonesia. Originates ...
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Antique 1740s Maps

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Paper

Old Original Map of the Philippines and Part of Indonesia 'Spice Islands', 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Filippynsche, Ladrones, Moluccos of Specery Eilanden, als mede Celebes etc'. Old map of the Philippines and part of Indonesia. Originates ...
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Antique 1740s Maps

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Paper

Beautiful Old View of Spice Island Banda Neira with Fort Nassau, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Het Eyland Neira, en het Casteel Nassau mitsgaders Belgica'. Beautiful view of Banda Neira with Fort Nassau, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud en Nie...
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Antique 1720s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Maluku Islands by Le Rouge, c.1750
By George Louis Le Rouge
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Moluccas/Spice Islands titled 'Isles Moluques'. Detailed map of the famous Spice
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Set of Four Original Antique Maps of Asia by Bolton & Seale, circa 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
plate 3, The Philippin, Carolin, Molucka and Spice Islands Published circa 1770.
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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Engravings of Mauritius and Indonesia, incl de Banda Islands, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
the Spice Islands) of Banda Api, Banda Neira and Banda Besar. 3. Bottom left: a procession for the
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Antique 1730s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Southeast Asia by Ortelius '1587'
By Abraham Ortelius
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies or Spice Islands are shown based upon Portuguese and Spanish sources, and before their
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Antique 16th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Southeast Asia by Ortelius '1587'
Antique Map of Southeast Asia by Ortelius '1587'
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H 13.78 in W 19.3 in D 0.02 in
Large Decorative Brass Zanzibar Trunk with Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
you own clasp Chests like this were often used in the export of spices, rugs, and silks from the Spice
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Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Blanket Chests

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Fruitwood

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The interior divided into
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Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
H 7.5 in W 13 in D 6.5 in
"Waiting for the Barge, " Fabulous & Vivid Art Deco Painting of Bejewelled Figure
By H. J. "Dooley" Dionysius 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
exotic locale suggestive of Burma, Thailand and the Spice Islands, looking toward a large barge propelled
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

Antique Map of the Maluku Islands by Van der Aa, 1714
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Moluccas titled 'Les Isles Moluques'. Rare map of the Spice Islands made after a map
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Ambon Island in the Moluccas, Indonesia, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Moluccas Islands, better known as the Spice Islands. Ambon was the headquarters of the Dutch East India
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Maluku Islands by Blaeu, c.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
known as the Moluccas or the Spice Islands. Inset of the island of Bachian (Batjan) in an elaborate
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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Maluku Islands by Van der Aa, 1725
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Iles Moluques (..).' (The Moluccan Islands, Maluku, Moluccas, Spice Islands
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Large Italian Map of Islands of Oceania, incl Papua, Timor, Banda, Ceram, 1855
Located in Langweer, NL
(Spice) islands of Oceania. Depicting Papua, Timor, Ceram, Gilolo and many more. Source unknown, to be
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Antique 1850s Maps

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Paper

1741 Portrait of Georg Eberhard Rumphius, Naturalist, Botanist, Large Folio
Located in Norwich, GB
his full attention to the study of the flora and fauna of the Spice Islands. Rumphius is presented in
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Antique 1740s Dutch Prints

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Paper

Old Map of Cook's Discovery and Charting of the East Coast of Australia, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch charted the west coast when blown off course during voyages to the Spice Islands (Indonesia
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Antique Early 1800s Maps

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Paper

The Indonesian Table
Located in New York City, NY
than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is renowned as The Spice Islands, home of aromatics such as nutmeg, mace
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Paper

The Indonesian Table
The Indonesian Table
H 9.75 in W 7.5 in D 1.1 in
Jan Huygen van Linschoten’s ‘Itinerario’, ‘The Key to the East’
By Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Located in Langweer, NL
the printed maps of the Spice Islands. It is estimated that only some 20 original prints exist in the
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Antique 16th Century Books

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Paper

Antique Print of Surate and a Plan of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
when the Dutch dominated trade from the famous Spice Islands. Originates from Chatelain's monumental
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Map of The East Indies with the Route of Capt. William Dampier's Voyage, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies, Manila, and the Spice Islands, Dampier's ship was beached on the northwest coast of
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Antique 1690s Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Moluccas in Indonesia by Janssonius, C.1650
By Johannes Janssonius
Located in Langweer, NL
Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading Empire in the East Indies throughout the 17th
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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Solid Stone Spice Mortar & Pestle From Java, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This spice mortar from the island of Java in Indonesia was hand-carved from a single block of
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jar...

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Stone

Colorite Spice Rack -- Original Oil Painting -- Please watch attached video
By Mark Schiff
Located in Boca Raton, FL
range from candy bars to spice racks to soda cans and soda bottles. He photographs with a Leica M-7 and
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wooden Spice Box, Tribal Engravings & Sliding Top, Nias, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This spice box comes for the Island of Nias, Indonesia. Dating to the early 20th Century it was
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Chart Identifying British Spice Trading Colony of Bencoolen, Sumatra, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
British spice trading colony of Bencoolen and Fort Marlborough, Sumatra. The map is divided into three
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Antique 1790s Maps

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Paper

Spices of the Tropics: Cinnamon and Cassia in De Bry's 1601 Illustration
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Spices of the Tropics: Cinnamon and Cassia in De Bry's 1601 Illustration" Description
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Antique Early 17th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Map of the Banda Islands by Commelin, 1646
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate 15: 'Afteeckeninge van 't Eyland Banda.' Depiction of the Banda Islands, Indonesia. Rare
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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Celebes 'Sulawesi', Island in Indonesia, 1754
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
the sixteenth century. Makassar traded in spices, pearls, gold and copper, with the Chinese and Arabs
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Celebes 'Sulawesi', Island in Indonesia, c.1750
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
the sixteenth century. Makassar traded in spices, pearls, gold and copper, with the Chinese and Arabs
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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Betel Nut Box from Sumba Island with Tribal Engravings, Indonesia, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
spices. The present box dates to the Early 20th Century with an array of compartments. It also features a
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Treasures of the Tropics: Lac, Lancas, and Fagaras in De Bry's 1601 Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
displayed, focusing on the Lac tree, Lancas fruit, and Fagaras spice. The Lac tree, known for its resin used
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Antique Early 17th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique 17th century sterling silver tubular nutmeg grater
Located in Braintree, GB
, the Dutch controlled the entire nutmeg trade, importing it from their Dutch-owned Banda Islands in
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Antique 17th Century British Sterling Silver

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Silver

Belitung ship, stoneware box with embossed pattern, Tang Dynasty.
Located in seoul, KR
for storing cosmetics, medicines, spices, or other small valuable items. The intricate design
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Earthenware

Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo
Located in seoul, KR
, navigating the South China Sea near the Belvidere Shoal in the Gaspar Strait between the Indonesian islands
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Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Porcelain

Handcrafted Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Handcrafted by artisan in Italy, hand turned wood Mortar and Pestle. Display it on your kitchen island or in
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Scientific Instruments

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Wood, Fruitwood

Vintage Wooden Mortar and Pestle, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
your kitchen island or in a bookcase and just gaze upon its beauty This is a great old piece of folk
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Early 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Scientific Instruments

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Wood, Fruitwood

The Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
case the spices in the composition are from my own kitchen, the pomegranates from a neighbor’s tree
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Cabinet
The Cabinet
H 18 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Their primary objective was to find spices, but they also picked up a number of other valuable imports
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy

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Animal Skin

Cornelis Speelman: Commanding Governor-General of the VOC, Dutch East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
in subduing revolts and expanding Dutch influence in places like Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands. 5
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Antique 1720s Prints

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Paper

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Sculpture Woman Artist Judith Brown
By Judith Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
Island, New York, Daniel Schwartzman, Architect Poster, Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton, Vermont
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Pepperpot Coin Purse – Handmade Wild Tamarind Seedwork
Located in Oxford, MD
Day (November 1st) throughout the island nation and sold by local roadside vendors throughout the
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21st Century and Contemporary Antiguan Artisan Vanity Items

Large Ink Drawing Abstract Expressionist Rooster Woman Artist
By Judith Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
, Staten Island, New York, Daniel Schwartzman, Architect Poster, Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton, Vermont
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Handmade Paper

McCormick Mustard - Original Oil Painting by Renowned Photorealist Mark Schiff
By Mark Schiff
Located in Boca Raton, FL
What are your thoughts on this spice rack? One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Engravings of Japan incl a Map and the Arrival of the Dutch, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
outpost at Hirado. They traded exotic Asian goods such as spices, textiles, porcelain, and silk. When the
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Fiddler - Original Oil Painting by Famed Photorealist Mark Schiff
By Mark Schiff
Located in Boca Raton, FL
matters range from candy bars to spice racks to soda cans and soda bottles. He photographs with a Leica M
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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