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Yoruba,( tie and dye ) is an indigo resist dyed cloth worn by Nigerian women as a wrap. Their sophisticated powerful design are visually very attractive. This is a remarkably good ex...

Eugène Vallin (1856 – 21 July 1922) was a French furniture designer and manufacturer, as well as an architect. Hardcover, 319 pag.

2 Volumes. Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with green and black morocco...

Beautifully crafted dager from Nigeria (Haussa People) with an organic handle. Hausa people are frond in northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern Ni...

Nice 1950s wood painted Danish police officer stackable toy, a rare find great to display, simple and unique. The top comes off and you can remove each part.

Author Victoria Botana de Beauvau-Craon, Photographs by Miguel Flores-Vianna, Foreword by Jean-Louis Deniot A dazzling tour of Château de Haroué, the epitome of opulent French style and one of today’s must-see examples of vibrant eighteenth-century architecture and design. Located in a remote village in the Lorraine region of northeastern France, the estate of Château de Haroué is an unrivaled treasure of Gallic culture and heritage. Built between 1720 and 1729 for Marc de Beauvau, Prince de Beauvau-Craon, constable of Lorraine and viceroy of Tuscany, his descendents have inhabited the castle and kept it going in high style ever since. Throughout the pages of this volume, readers are invited to discover the château’s impressive architecture and fashionably chic interior design. Newly commissioned photographs by leading interiors photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna alongside archival documents offer unprecedented access to 82 sumptuous rooms, which are enlivened by dynamic tapestries and family portraits, a breathtaking artwork collection, and stately antique furniture. Informative texts by Victoria Botana de Beauvau, one of France’s preeminent modern-day aristocrats and an It girl in Parisian society, paint a picture of the castle’s architectural splendors, lifestyle, notable events, and her family’s unique approach to keeping history alive—all published in an exquisitely crafted book, with creative direction by Peter Copping, worthy of this stunning property. About the author Victoria Botana de Beauvau is a creative director and producer. Miguel Flores-Vianna is a renowned Argentine-born, London-based photographer whose images regularly appear in Architectural Digest and Cabana magazine...

Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and...

Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Human Skull Specimen An example of a 19th Century medical science surgical human skull specimen. This specimen is of the top section onl...

A fabulous pair of French made World War 1 British Officers Military binoculars with both the brass on the binoculars and the leather case with the British military crows foot mark. ...

A very charming early 19th century child's horse tricycle in wood and iron. A wonderful accent piece.

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku Samurai armor in revival style Edo Period, 17th to 18th century Signature on kabuto: Jōshū jū Saotome Ietada Kabuto [helmet]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) sixty-two plate kabuto, each mounted with twenty-five small tapered standing rivets (ko-boshi) of decreasing size; the front plate, larger than the others, is fitted with two lines of rivets, while the rear one is left empty, for a total of 1.550 rivets. The typical "Saotome-byo", an extra rivet which is almost an additional signature of the Saotome armorers, is visible inside. Maedate [helmet crest]: Kuwagata (stylized horns) with shakudo kuwagata-dai (support) fitted with three hanabishi (flower-shaped family crest) and a large gilt-wood peony Menpō [mask]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) ressei-men (mask with fierce expression) Dō [cuirass]: Ni-mai dō (made in two parts) with hon-kozane (true scale) construction. Stencilled leather plates with engraved shakudo borders, fine pierced kanamono (application) bearing a hanabishi. Sode [shoulder guards]: Large type (ō-sode), with fine kanamono and decorations. Kote [sleeves]: In russet iron, with a hanabishi on the back of the hand (tekko). Haidate [thigh guard]: Of hakama type (full trousers), made of tied rectangular iron plates. Suneate [shin guards]: Finished in black urushi lacquer. Accessories: A saihai (commander’s baton); high-level kara-bitsu (storage box) With its large sode (shoulder guards) and old-fashioned construction, the style of the armor is reminiscent of the medieval suits...

A fine antique magnifying glass or loupe. The frame comprised of horn (likely from a steer or ram). The magnifying glass is be rotated in and out of the cover protecting the lens while not in use. Simply a great antique magnifier...