EditorialPair of casters Spreaders, vase-shaped, with laurel wreaths, pearl edges and three garlands. Pair of spreaders. The arched, slightly constricted foot is closed at the bottom by a broad, laurel wreath tied with ribbons. A pearl rim runs along the roots ...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
EditorialTabernacle door with coat of arms of the Piccolomini, Tabernacle door of walnut. Two Corinthian half-columns on a cloaked base flank a niche and support the main frame. The frieze and the base are decorated with leaf and flower motifs. Hanging bell clo...
EditorialPair of casters, Spreaders, vase-shaped, with laurel wreaths, pearl edges and three garlands, Pair of spreaders, The round spreader rests on a square, straight-walled plinth. The arched, slightly constricted foot is closed at the bottom by a broad, lau...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of ironwood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has sc...
EditorialChair of ironwood and rattan-clad seat (series of 4 chairs), Chair of iron-wood with rattan-clad seat. Slightly bent back legs and S-shaped front legs placed diagonally, ending in lion's claws and decorated with shell motifs at the top. The cross has s...
EditorialTable or bracket clock, Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639?1713), ca. 1696, British, London, Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 16 1/4 ? 10 1/2 ? 7 in. (41.3 ? 26.7 ? 17.8 cm...
Editorial"- Sir, I would like to subscribe for the earth quake at Batignolles..... here are two Francs.... but put in properly my name and address in your newspaper, Rigolard - Philanthropist, stationer at rue St. Honor? 345, offering clocks and statues by Dant...
EditorialA sedan chair, a coach, a commode, a side table and two clocks (Deux ch. ? porteurs v. de c?t?, une commode, une console, deux pedules, un meuble ind?t), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi... (Different Ways of ...
EditorialDiagram of the construction of hydraulic clocks. A treatise on the construction of hydraulic clocks. Middle East, 16th/17th century. Source: Add. 23391, f.2. Language: Arabic.
EditorialMiniature longcase clock with calendar, Clockmaker: Daniel Quare (British, 1647/49?1724), Clockmaker: Stephen Horseman (British, died 1740), ca. 1720?25, British, London, Case: walnut and oak veneered with walnut and figured walnut; Dial: gilded and si...
EditorialNavigation. Hourglass. Until the eighteenth century, unique watches that could be used in navigation were hourglasses. The work schedule of the boats was organized by the clocks. Exemplary lasting 4 hours. Norwegian Maritime Museum. Oslo. Norway.
Editorial'A Forecast by an Artist in 1900' by the late Capt. C.L. Pott. An illustration showing a soldier covered in 'modern' technology: clocks, cameras, roller skates, a head lamp. Memories of the Artists Rifles. By Colonel H. A. R. May. [With illustrations.]...
EditorialDiagram of the construction of hydraulic clocks. A treatise on the construction of hydraulic clocks. Middle East, 16th/17th century. Source: Add. 23391, f.2. Language: Arabic.
EditorialA sedan chair, a coach, a commode, a side table and two clocks (Deux ch. ? porteurs v. de c?t?, une commode, une console, deux pedules, un meuble ind?t), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi... (Different Ways of ...
EditorialTable or bracket clock, Clockmaker: Thomas Tompion (British, 1639?1713), ca. 1696, British, London, Case: ebony veneered on oak with gilded- and silvered-brass fittings; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 16 1/4 ? 10 1/2 ? 7 in. (41.3 ? 26.7 ? 17.8 cm...
EditorialEstimate for repair work and explanatory note, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, Sheet: 12 13/16 x 16 3/16 in. (32.5 x 41.1 cm), Miscellaneous, Anonymous, French, 18th century, This work is part of a collection of drawings for furniture, clocks, candela...
EditorialMantel clock (pendule de chimin?e), Clockmaker: Paul Gudin Le Jeune (French, recorded 1739, died 1755), clock ca. 1750, figures decorated ca. 1737/38, French, Paris with German, Meissen and French, Vincennes case, Case: hard-paste and soft-paste porcel...
EditorialMiniature longcase clock with calendar, Clockmaker: Daniel Quare (British, 1647/49?1724), Clockmaker: Stephen Horseman (British, died 1740), ca. 1720?25, British, London, Case: walnut and oak veneered with walnut and figured walnut; Dial: gilded and si...
EditorialDecorative paint brush, made of white glass beads, strung on wires. Made up of three strands of each three filaments formed from this bead clocks. Sewn to a long cords (round plain weave), for the closure of a shirt, 1625-1700, linen glass, string: l 2...
EditorialNavigation. Hourglass. Until the eighteenth century, unique watches that could be used in navigation were hourglasses. The work schedule of the boats was organized by the clocks. Exemplary lasting 4 hours. Norwegian Maritime Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialA young girl, Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905, Children eating & drinking, 1900, Cats at play, Lambert, Lewis Eugene, 1825-1900, Cats, Clocks & watches, 1900.
EditorialKetubah, jewish marriage contract, from Utica, New York, USA, 1864. Grandfather clocks sit atop the traditional two columns flanking the drawing of a handshake, " Let it be a propitious hour. " Watercolour and ink on paper, 32 x 24,5 cm.