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A metal-thread calligraphic panel (hizam) from the kiswa of the holy ka'ba probably Ottoman Egypt, circa 1890 The black silk ground heavily embroidered with gold and silver wrapped t...

This piece of jewellery from southern Persia is hand-knotted from fine, hand-spun highland wool and dyed with natural vegetable dye. Highland wool is particularly hard-wearing and du...

This silk and cotton fabric was made by an unknown Ashanti artist. It features green and orange accents. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more than 50 years old. Ghana, previously the Gold Coast, was a British colony until 1957. It is now politically separated into four main parts. Ashanti is in the center and Kumasi is the capital. The Ashanti have a wide variety of arts. Bark cloth was used for clothing before weaving was introduced. With weaving, there is cotton and silk. Women may pick cotton...

Baroque pearl necklace, adjustable in length by pulling freely

Antique Mamluk Qur’anic Manuscript Leaf Folio Maghribi Script 14th-15th Century North African, 14-15th Century Print: Height 39cm, width 31cm Frame: Height 73cm, width 62cm, depth 4c...

This piece of jewellery is hand-knotted from fine, hand-spun highland wool and dyed with natural vegetable dye. Highland wool is particularly hard-wearing and durable, as the food in...

The Doll and the Rose Still Life Oil Painting c.1930 Wonderful oil on canvas by a talented artist. The painting is signed in the lower r...

A delightful embroidered scene depicting an elderly couple laughing together in a landscape. Their pet cat and dog sleep at their feet. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame with ...

Early 19th-century embroidery with watercolor collage details. Unsigned. Presented in a Hogarth-style frame with a damask silk mount. On panel.

Shpanyer Arbeit, Jewish textile ritual judaic Folk Art Estimated to the 19th century or early 20th century. there are no markings. It is a hand weaving ...

This vintage lobby card features an iconic moment from Woody Allen’s A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982). The close-up shot shows Woody Allen in one of his signature roles, with hi...

This pottery vessel, embellished with high relief figures, was made by women of the ethnic group of the Bariba (or Baatonu) in the northern provinces of Benin. The Bariba potters pas...

Thai Illuminated Manuscript Leaves, 19th century, ink and tempera on paper, five folded leaves together in a giltwood frame. Image: 51.5" H x 16.25" W; frame: 67.5" H x 36.5" W. Prov...

A marvellous and extremely rare frame crafted using the papier-mâché technique. It features beautiful leaf-inspired ornamental motifs that make this mirror frame a small work of art....

A beautiful and extremely rare Italian frame in the Neoclassical Empire style. It features two extremely elegant rows of carvings running the entire length of the frame, whilst the s...

Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...

This cotton fabric was made by an unknown Ashanti artist. It is mostly black and white. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more than 50 years old. Ghana, previously the Gold Coast, was a British colony until 1957. It is now politically separated into four main parts. Ashanti is in the center and Kumasi is the capital. The Ashanti have a wide variety of arts. Bark cloth was used for clothing before weaving was introduced. With weaving, there is cotton and silk. Women may pick cotton...

Monumental 'Sunburst" by renowned Detroit fiber Artist Jane Knight. The Sunburst is comprised of sixty-nine elements of hand twined in multicolored wool fibers and is and was commiss...

Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), View cup with Berlin veduta of the Altes Museum, circa 1830. Bell-shaped cup with raised handle ending in a shell palmette. The front with gold...

The Ewe people from Ghana are master weavers. People of means commission cloths called adanudo ("skilled/wise cloths"). Ewe adanudo textiles often display a tweed effect by twisting ...

Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s. Classic Surrealism brought to life on canvas by a very talented artist. The painting has no visible signature. Canvas dimen...

Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century. The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...

This sophisticated sculpture was realized from lymed French oak circa 1950. The perimeter of the piece consists of a mosaic of rectilinear blocks, while the interior rectangular pane...

Having wonderfully vibrant and colorful flowers, leafs and vines in a beige colored background this finely woven Tapestry is sure to add glamour to any room it is set or hung in.

Set of Six Hand Coloured Botanical Prints/Lithographs and Engravings Published by G. Ridgway, S. Curtis, W. Baxter and W. Fitch Early Mid 19th Century Size: image: 8.5 x 5.5 inches P...

Stuart Mathews was a prolific sculptor who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Cranbrook in the 1950s. His work is characterized by his ability to combine a variety of differ...

1880s Antique Frame Antique Painting Gold Frame Frame Size: Width: 33″ X Height: 49″ Thickness: 6″ Picture Size: Width: 21.60″ X Height: 37.60″ Bi...

Florentine Pietra Dura Plaque, inlaid with various types of hardstone to depict a mountainous landscape scene, signed "Prof. T. Valenti" to verso, giltwood frame. Image: 4" H x 2.7...

Judaica Shabbat Continental Hanging Solid Brass Oil Lamp with Central Six Pointed Jewish Star Shaped Body Dimensions Approx: with Chain 23"H x 8 11 x 8 x 8 chain is 22" long Antique...

Preparation for Carnival: a three day festival of insatiable eating, drinking and carousing that preceded the forty days of Lent, a period of penitence when the pious drank only wate...

This framed silk brocade tapestry is one half of a magnificent Qing-dynasty chair panel, or chair strip. Because traditional Chinese seating was not upho...

This striking wall-mounted light installation is crafted from a reclaimed vintage bed spring frame and fitted with warm bulb lights, forming the wo...

A charming George III framed needlepoint sampler by Catharine Mouds, aged 10. Dated, 1797.The sampler displays alphabet numbers and a biblical verse with floral detail to bottom edge...

An ornate 19th-century gilt picture frame with internal slip. Decorated with floral and acanthus detailing to the swept rail, pronounced center and corner ornamentation, and fine run...

An ornate late nineteenth century picture frame, featuring a swept rail, with detailed foliate ornamentation. What makes this frame particularly distinctive, however, is its shaped i...

Set of Six Hand Coloured Botanical Prints/Lithographs and Engravings Published by G. Ridgway, S. Curtis, W. Baxter and W. Fitch Early Mid 19th Century Size: image: 8.5 x 5.5 inches P...

A meticulously detailed George III embroidery depicting a lady and her dog resting beneath the shade of a tree. Well presented in a gilt frame with shell corner ornamentation. Unsign...

Open Bowl with Speckle, Stoneware with Dry Glazes by Paul Philp Additional information: Medium: Stoneware with Dry Glazes Diameter 23 cm (9 in) Height 13.6 (5 3/8 in) Signed by impr...

Transporting artwork of a toucan in a tree expertly executed in a batik dying technique on silk and indistinctly signed. Presented under glass in a wood frame.

Untitled, from September Suite by Stephen Buckley, 1977 Additional information: Medium: etching 50 x 65 cm 19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in signed, dated and inscribed 'Artist's Proof 4/10' in pe...

Chic mid century palm leaf sculptural wall sconce handcrafted in copper with three layers of leaves tied with a brass wrap, by Mario Villa, New Orleans.

Jean-Michel Basquiat Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1983: A rare, hisstoric 1983 exhibition announcement for a group show at Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, featuring: John Ahe...

Certificate of Admission to the Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1900 is an original document on paper. Rare documentation of one of the most impor...

[320] pp. The Jockeys' Association of Great Britain 1973 First Edition 12" x 8 1/2" A pictorial dictionary of racing colours; as much a work of graphic art as a reference book. ...

Ballerinas and those that own dance schools would appreciate this beautiful poster with a photograph by Harvey Edwards of a ballerina at the barre. It has been tastefully framed wit...

'Abstraction 1' Enamel on copper plate by Irwin Whitaker, Walnut frame , 1960s Oklahoma-born artist who was prolific in California, Taos and Austin. We have a number of his works ava...

For the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beads and shells are applied to ceremonial garments and headdresses. Beads are an important part of Yoruba culture. henry John Drewal has written th...

This framed silk brocade tapestry is one half of a magnificent Qing-dynasty chair panel, or chair strip. Because traditional Chinese seating was not upho...

A beautifully detailed late 17th or early 18th century Dutch or Flemish landscape with cows grazing in the water, goats, dogs, and other animals near the water’s edge, under the watchful eye of the herdsmen, on a backdrop of rolling hills and trees. Oil on wood panel, unsigned, and housed in a Rudolph...

This darling angel garden stake sculpture brings the springtime inside or out while making a fantastic gift for mom, a friend, or as a welcome gift for a ...

Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...

1870’s Antique American Gilt Frame Antique Painting Frame Frame Size: Width: 21″ X Height: 25″ Thickness: 5.65″ Picture Size: Width: 10.25...

Lamp Sz: 22 3/4"H x 6"D at base Shade Sz: 11"H x 15"D @ base British Empire (Purple) Stick Lamp Shade Provenance: The Susie Hilfiger Collection From "Point of View", the histori...

Bold one of a kind elephant wall sculpture hand crafted in metals with a stylized assemblage form decorated with paint in eccentric colorful floral designs.

These two highly decorative triptychs feature 94 samples of antique marble, presumably collected by the same collector in the early 20th century from archaeological sites in Rome and...

This mask, depicting a western character with only partly slanted eyes and a mustache, was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. It is a deep mustard green and is about 7" tall by...

Milwaukee Handicraft Project, Applied Design Blockprinted Textiles Volume VI Supplement, c. 1935 - 1942, twelve block printed designs on linen, images are various sizes, each is mounted in its original folder which measures 24 x 19 inches, all bear the Milwaukee Handicraft Project label, various designers, including Barbara Warren (1915 - 2005) ("Checkered Flower" and perhaps others), includes original portfolio binder The Milwaukee Handicraft Project (MHP) was the most prolific and successful of the decorative arts projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It served as a model for many other similar projects across the United States and attracted the attention of thought leaders as diverse as Frank Lloyd Wright and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Designed with the dual goals of providing work for underprivileged women and the creation of well-designed household objects, the MHP began in 1935 under the direction of Elsa Ulbricht...

Brooch with Cameo and Micromosaic Late 19th century - early 20th century Materials: Shell cameo, micromosaic in glass tesserae, metal alloy (likely brass) Central cameo depicting a...

The impressive life-size statue of St. Anthony (Lisbon, 1195 – Padua, 1231) used to be probably in a church or monastery of the mendicant order of the Franciscans. You can immediately recognize a Franciscan monk by his brown habit, brown hooded cloak...

Lofty wall hanging tile art, ambitiously handcrafted in terracotta with each piece cut, fired, decorated, glazed and assembled depicting a cockatoo in a lush jungle setting with bird...