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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

Paper, India Ink

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Located in Rome, Italy
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By Pierre Langlois
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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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
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1887 Portrait Smith Taylor Whitehead Esq. in Theatrical 16th Century Costume.
By John Pettie
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
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Located in Seattle, WA
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Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table Dating 1862
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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19th Century Cornish Slate Table Dating 1862
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By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
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