EditorialLithograph - Clarence Woodhouse, 'Exhibition Building, Melbourne 1887', Printed by Hamel & Ferguson, 1887, Unframed lithographic illustration of the (Royal) Exhibition Building by Clarence Woodhouse, 1887. The image is drawn from the south-east of Carl...
EditorialAdam and Eve, Eve, Eve stands cross-legged with the left hip against a truncated tree trunk, she rests on the right leg and has the heel of the left foot from the bottom. With the right hand she holds a fig leaf for shame, with the left arm she leans o...
EditorialCybele, she stands frontally on a protruding floor for a framed flat background on the right leg and with the left bent. She holds the city key and a trumpet in the left hand and has placed the right side with the palm facing out. She wears the city cr...
EditorialRound box with lid, Round box with a decor of two shells on a lush coast. Pewter edges., anonymous, Japan, c. 1700 - c. 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868), wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), tin (metal), d 5.2 cm ? h 2 cm.
EditorialPair of firedogs Firebox of gilt bronze in the shape of a taburette on four fluted legs. Scalloped front plate with crossed branches and fruits. Poodle on canvas with tassels and frills, gilt bronze fire goat. The basis is a tabouret on four conical, a...
EditorialPair of candelabra Candelabra made of partially gilt silver, Candelabra made of partially gilt silver. On the candelabrum an angel is combined with feet and arms in a lush rococo style and with decorative motifs in an Arabic-like idiom, angels, ornamen...
EditorialLady with a Lute Lady with a lute, she is almost frontal and half-length with her head three-quarters to the left, she holds a lute with both hands and plays it. Some of the lush wavy hair, held together by a band, blows up and others fall over the sho...
EditorialChrist in the House of Mary and Martha Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, On a rising floor is a set table, behind which Christ sits between John and Lazarus. To the right of them are two more apostles sitting on a table, the first one representin...
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with omega-shaped decorative band cut over by a plume and peonies, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Mechelen lace. The repetitive and continuous pattern consists of a decorative band in the shape of the Greek capital omega. Th...
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with lotus flower, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Mechelen lace. The repeating pattern consists of a lotus flower with lush volute leaf, which originates at the top of the strip from a more or less diamond-shaped motif. The ...
EditorialThe Annunciation Angel from an Annunciation group, On a piece of land the angel kneels to the right on one knee, has the right hand forward and holds a spell band in the left. His lush curly hair falls over the shoulders, his gaze is slightly raised, t...
EditorialPair of candelabra Candelabra made of partially gilt silver, Candelabra made of partially gilt silver. On the candelabrum an angel is combined with feet and arms in a lush rococo style and with decorative motifs in an Arabic-like idiom, ornament derive...
EditorialFragment with a garden scene, early 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas, Textile: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk textile fragment depicts a scene of leisure in a lush outdoor garden. Two musicians, on...
EditorialGu?ridon, Gu?ridon in the form of a naked boy clothed with loincloth and holding a tray with both arms above his head, Gu?ridon in the form of a naked boy or putto with loincloth, carrying a round tray with arms raised on his head. On an openwork pedes...
EditorialUpper Rhenish: Madonna and Child, Unidentified artist, Upper Rhenish, Last quarter of 15th century, Oil and tempera (?) with gold leaf on panel, This German painting presents the Virgin Mary gazing warmly at the infant Christ as she offers him a piece ...
Editorial"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.