Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis

48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American national parade flag with 48 stars, printed on cotton, embellished with hand-written inscriptions and an embroidered date to commemorate the death of FDR on April 12th, 1945. “On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Georgia, retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt’s death in the final months of World War II was met with shock and grief throughout the Western world. Many Americans had no inkling of his decline in health. [He] had been president for more than 12 years, longer than any other person. He led the country through some of its greatest domestic and foreign crises to the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and within sight of Japan’s surrender...

78619 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 01'02 x 01'0. Boasting Baroque elements with elaborate detail and texture, this handwoven antique French Aubusson pillow is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The mythological design and soft earthy colors woven into this piece work together creating a look of pure elegance. The antique tapestry cushion...

Antique chart titled 'Map showing the proportion of deaths from malarial diseases to deaths from all causes. Compiled from the returns of mortality at th...

Antique chart titled 'Map showing the proportion of deaths from consumption to deaths from all causes. Compiled from the returns of mortality at the nint...

This oval white marble clock is applied with high quality bronze and ormolu mounts. The base encloses a French 8-day, twin barrel movement with a silk suspension and a count wheel strike on the bell. The ormolu dial has Roman numerals in blue and white enamels and is set within a rope border surrounded by naval panoplies and a coronet. The sides are embellished with putti with double fish-tails holding a long shell horn in each hand. On top of the clock is a bronze group of the dying Nelson collapsing into the arms of two sailors. With pendulum and key. Stamped on the back plate René à Paris. English, with a French movement, circa 1840. The bronze group of the falling Nelson being supported by two sailors is reminiscent of the positioning adopted by Samuel Drummond in his original version of The Death of Nelson...

Original Film poster for Bruce Lee's 1978 film The Game of Death, directed by Bruce Lee and Robert Clouse. This poster is linen backed and unfolded and in in excellent condition, wi...