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Temperance Sign

Set of Temperance Day Sheet Metal Road Signs, circa 1951
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Created by the Seventh-Day Adventists church in 1951 for their October 27th, 1951 Temperance Day
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Signs

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Sheet Metal

Temperance, Harper’s Bazaar, March, 2013
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Temperance birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade architectural bird house by Jason Sargenti, hand-signed dated, USA 2020. Inspired by
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2010s American Post-Modern Contemporary Art

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Wood

Natalie Surving, b.1938, Ceramic Iguana Temperance Jug Sculpture
By Natalie Surving
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
icons like Boehm along the way. This particular piece is a whimsical play on a temperance jug. Two
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Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

English Measham Bargeware Blue Ribbon Teetotaler Temperance Motto Tea Kettle
By Barge Ware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Measham – Bargeware Tea Kettle impressed with the Blue Ribbon Temperance motto, England, circa
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets

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Pottery

Chromed Bronze and Marble Sculpture by James David Berenson Titled "Temperance"
By James David Berenson
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an amazing piece of sculpture by the artist James David Berenson titled "Temperance" that
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1990s American Modern Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Chrome

Rococò Italian painter - 18-19th century figure painting - Mythological allegory
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th-19th century) - Allegory of Fortitude and Temperance. 59 x 75 cm without
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Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Georgian Sampler, 1815, Ann Smith Aged 9
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rule of Life' reads, 'Fear God, let Prudence admonish thee, Let Temperance restrain, Let Justice guide
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Antique 1810s Tapestries

Materials

Linen

Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949
By Montague Dawson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. The softwood decks are probably covered in canvas, and then been painted eggshell turquoise. Signed
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Vintage 1940s European Paintings

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Paint

Allegory Of Time Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
interpretation, although less fitting, could be the cardinal virtue of Temperance). This allegorical typology
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Natural 7.60 Carat Loose Dark Purple Amethyst Trilliant Shape from Brazil
Located in Peshawar, PK
astrologers recommend this stone to people whose zodiac signs are Aries, cancer, Leo and Scorpio. What energy
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones

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Amethyst

"FRANCES E. WILLARD" Painting, India Ink on Paper, Portraiture, Figurative, B&W
By Indira Cesarine
Located in New York, NY
16 x 16 This painting is unique, signed on recto by artist, and
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

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By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Located in Dorchester, MA
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Located in Bordeaux, FR
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Located in London, Middlesex
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ABSINTHE ROBETTE, Framed Color Lithograph, 1896.
By Georges Henri Privat-Livemont
Located in Chicago, IL
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New Hall Tea Coffee Service, Black White Bat Printed Muses, Neo-Classical, 1815
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
. The images on this service are the Cardinal Values: Temperance (a woman and child with a chariot, the
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Antique 1810s English Neoclassical Tea Sets

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Early 1900s Framed Oilcloth Temperance Sign from the Woman's Christian Union
Located in Savannah, GA
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Love's Promise (Temperance)
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Long Island City, NY
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Frank Penfold, Forest Interior Painted in France, fully signed and dated 1889
Located in Hallowell, ME
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Ohio Outsider Artist Aethelgram Diptych Drawing Painting Assemblage
By Aethelred Eldridge
Located in Surfside, FL
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1887 Portrait Smith Taylor Whitehead Esq. in Theatrical 16th Century Costume.
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Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
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By Stow Wengenroth
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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Women's Christian Temperance Union Enameled Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
bottom section: “Make Happy Homes” signed Mabbort Engr. The Temperance Movement originated from
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table
H 31.5 in W 48.04 in D 29.14 in
19th Century Cornish Slate Table Dating 1862
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
section: “Make Happy Homes” signed Mabbort Engr. The Temperance movement originated from Constantine in
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table Dating 1862
H 31.5 in W 48.04 in L 31.5 in
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By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
Bruno Croatto (Trieste 1875-Roma 1948) Vase with lily flowers Signed and dated top right: Bruno
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