The Lion And The Rat
Victor PETER '1840-1918' : "Le Lion et le Rat", Bronze Fonte Susse Frère 1910-20
By Victor Peter
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Victor PETER (1840-1918)
"Le Lion et le rat" / "The lion and the rat"
Epreuve en bronze à
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 14.97 in W 25.6 in D 9.85 in
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
By John Moyr Smith, Minton, Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
drinks with the Stork.
The Lion and the Rat. (Mouse).
The Wolf and the Crane.
The Ape and the Cat
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
H 38 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Britannia Standard Silver Dog Nose Rat Tail Pattern Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III Britannia standard silver Dog Nose Rat Tail
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Antique 1690s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Spirit State
By Todd White
Located in Toronto, ON
will get on their knees and the ones who will not kneel. The jackals will bark at the lions. They will
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Giclée
Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Alexander Goodman, Gainsford & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Georgian tureen is fitted with two fine and original ring loop handles above an impressive lion mask
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Robert Sharp
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
cut engraved coat of arms displaying an escutcheon party per pale of a cross engrailed and a lion
Category
Antique 1790s George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
and lions, among others. Orpheus wears opulent red and gold trimmed clothing, under his blue
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Route du Casserole" by Auguste Cain
By Auguste Cain
Located in London, GB
linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon. Between 1846-1888
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
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French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in Green Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards in white color. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
Category
2010s French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
H 106.3 in W 157.49 in D 118.12 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
Mappin & Webb Ltd Antique 1923 Sterling Silver Gallery Tray
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver gallery tray; an addition to our dining silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterli...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Manner Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A versatile 19th century Victorian manner cast iron tiled fireplace insert. A graphite outer plate with polished central cast hood and bars with ash pan door, a lovely set of tube li...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Maple & Co, An English Arts & Crafts Oak Wardrobe with Decorative Copper Details
By Harris Lebus
Located in London, GB
Maple and Co. London
An English Arts and Crafts oak wardrobe with flaring cornice, stylized decorative copperwork hoods above 'A' framed red leaded glass lights with a full-length o...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Copper
H 85 in W 57 in D 25 in
An English heavy solid silver toast rack of larger proportions 1924 - 1925
Located in Central England, GB
This fine English solid silver toast rack is elegant and of good practical proportions with a strong substantial construction. It stands on four ball feet which support the lower fra...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 4.73 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Singerie Majolica Stove
By Manetti e Masini
Located in Hanover, MA
Italian Rococo style ceramic stove or "stufa" bombe form belly with copper door rising on four square feet, and chimney in the form of a palm tree being climbed by a monkey in jester...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Majolica
Liberty & Co. an English Arts & Crafts Oak Bookcase, with Shaped Upper Details
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. An English Arts & Crafts oak bookcase, with shaped upper details.
to the top, leaded glass door to the cupboard, and three open adjustable shelves below, retaining its ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
H 52 in W 20 in D 13 in
Pair of Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Sancai Roof Tiles
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of Qing dynasty (1636–1912) Sancai glazed ceramic figural roof tiles with rich beautifully aged patina!
Dating to the 19th century, wonderfully hand-crafted and painted, sc...
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Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
Antique Sterling Silver Egg Cruet Set for Three Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George IV English sterling silver egg cruet set for three persons; part of our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional antique ...
Category
Antique 1820s British George IV Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Bronze Tiger Cat Statue Lion Panther Casting
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful bronze casting of a tiger cat
At over two mentres from head to tail this is almost lifesize
Let's put it this way, you wouldn't want to bump into this down a jungle pathway...
Category
Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1830s Russian Silver Torah Pointer/Yad
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver Torah pointer/yad; an addition to our Judaica silverware collection
This exceptional antique 19th century Russian silver T...
Category
Antique 1830s Russian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Russian Silver and Niello Enamel Beaker
By Aleksey Osipov
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive Russian silver and niello enamel beaker; an addition to our Russian silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Russian silver beaker has a p...
Category
Antique 1860s Russian Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Bronze Black Panther Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Art Deco style bronze black panther sculpture (circa 1940s, France).
Natural, dark patina. Impressive, high-design objet d'art with intriguing textural elements.
Measures...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1898 Victorian English Sterling Silver Fruit Spoons
By Walker & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver fruit spoons - boxed; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
These fine antique Victorian sterling ...
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Gilt Sterling Silver Female Knop Spoon John Quick Quycke Barnstaple, circa 1610
Located in Portland, OR
applied rat tail, the curved faceted and knopped stem rising from a grotesque lion mask to a leaf-wrapped
Category
Antique 17th Century English Jacobean Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.63 in W 1.88 in D 0.75 in
Rousseau Philippe Oil on Panel Blue Iris Bouquet Mid-19th Century
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
first class medal in 1848.
In the 1845 Show, Charles Baudelaire writes on his picture The Rat of
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Wood
Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon - Le Lion et Le Rat
By Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized in the four corners of the C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 45.28 in W 53.15 in D 1.58 in
Theodore Roosevelt Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
his term including snakes, flying squirrels, chickens, bears, a lion, and a “friendly and affectionate
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Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Polo Lounge
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
join Frank's fellow "Rat Pack" buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., who have already arrived. Star
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
By Francis Higgins
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
engraved crest of a lion's paw erected and erased holding a star.
Each spoon features an impressive rat
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 0.2 in W 0.2 in D 0.2 in
Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Alexander Goodman, Gainsford & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Georgian tureen is fitted with two fine and original ring loop handles above an impressive lion mask
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Robert Sharp
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
cut engraved coat of arms displaying an escutcheon party per pale of a cross engrailed and a lion
Category
Antique 1790s Great Britain (UK) George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Bronze Ormolu Marble Pedestal Urns Auguste Nicolas Cain, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon. Between 1846-1888, Caïn
Category
Antique 1850s French Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 12.8 in W 7.49 in D 5.52 in
Sterling Silver Box of 6 RAT-TAIL TEASPOONS + TONGS Hallmarked:-SHEFFIELD 1918
By Cooper Brothers & Sons
Located in York, GB
Sterling silver box of 6 RAT-TAIL TEASPOONS + TONGS
Made in England and with the maker`s mark - CB
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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No Reserve
H 4.41 in W 0.95 in D 0.4 in
Early 20th Century Indian God Carnival Figure of Mooshika Hand Carved Wood
Located in London, GB
bedecked in ceremonial finery. This larger than life mythical animal has the head and tail of a rat and the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Victorian Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Paul Edouard Delabrierre Hunting Dog French Bronze Sculpture
By Paul Edouard Delabriere
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
proudly holding a rat in its mouth (c. 1859)
A miniature cabinet bronze sculpture of a chamois by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mote Spoon, 18th Century, London
Located in Vancouver, BC
. The stem and bowl were made of two pieces, being attached with the soldered "rat tail" form. These
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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