Images at Librifly

White elephant, A white elephant, with a blanket lying on three pillows. This is a reference to the idea that stroking a statue of an ox lying on a pillow brings luck. With two poems, one about an ox that turns into an elephant, and one about a

Knot from the wreck of the East India dealer Hollandia, Knoop. (1), Annet, Dutch East India Company, Hollandia (ship), anonymous, Netherlands, 1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743, bone (material), h 0.6 cm × d 1.8 cm

Gustus / De Smaak Five senses (series title), On a platform - overlooking a garden - sits an elegant couple, dressed in the fashion of ca. 1625-'30. The lady has a glass in the left hand and wears a frock with a very wide millstone collar. There is

Mary of Hungary, Governor of the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: the letter M under the hand and the brace, above the year within the inscription. Reverse: double-headed eagle under crown holds diamond-shaped coat of arms in front of her,

Candlestick of silver, Candlestick with base. Marked and dated., Francois Marcus Simons, The Hague, 1803, silver (metal), founding, h 28.7 cm × w 11.3 cm l 16.3 gr × w 497.0 gr

Inauguration of the new city hall in Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: Mercury with staff and freedom hat above new town hall, in foreground Amphion playing on a winch inside fringe with lettering and crowned coat of arms. Reverse: the ship Argo, in

A Harbor, Harbor View. A barge and a few rowing boats at a harbor head, in the distance a warship is anchored., Willem van de Velde (II), 1650 - 1707, panel, oil paint (paint), h 34.4 cm × w 29.8 cm × t 0.9 cm d 4.5 cm

Lid jar, Lid jar of faience. Multicolored painted with Japanese Imari decor. The lid pot is part of a cabinet set., Jan van Putten & Co., Delft, 1830 - 1850, h 41 cm d 32 cm h 18 cm d 24 cm

View of the Grand Jardin and the Bassin de Tibre from the palace of Fontainebleau Le Grand Jardin, and the Fontaine du Tybre and Fontaine Bleau (title on object), The Grand Jardin and the Basin de Tibre in the garden of the palace of Fontainebleau.

Group Portrait of the four Brothers of William I, Prince of Orange: Jan (1535-1606), Hendrik (1550-74), Adolf (1540-68) and Lodewijk (1538-74), Counts of Nassau, The four counts of Nassau-Dillenburg, the brothers of William I, Prince of

Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Sugar bowl Sugar bowl, painted with flower bouquets, Sugar bowl of porcelain, multicolored with flower bouquets. Gold rushes, partly with leafwork, along the edges. The button is decorated with star

Strip machine side with oval fields and green ribbon along the top, Natural color machine side strip: machine Parisian side. The repeating pattern consists of more or less oval fields along the underside of the strip that are some distance apart.

Allegorical figures at a funeral monument Title page for: R. van Leuve, Mengelwerken, 1723, Allegorical figures at a funeral monument decorated with skulls. Faith sits in front of the monument with a cross in its arms. A second veiled woman has a

Huiszittenhuis in Leiden, arm lead for maternity mothers who, when handed out, gave entitlement to tons of peat. Reverse: two crossed keys within a circumscription, Leiden, anonymous, 1717, striking (metalworking), d 2.6 cm × w 6.90 gr

Pipe pipe from the wreck of the East Indies ship Hollandia, Pipe, bowl, heelmark: coat of arms of the province of Gelderland, fragm, no hsm, Annet, Dutch East India Company, Hollandia (ship), anonymous, Netherlands, 1700 - in or before

Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg Jan Gerritsz van Egmond (d 1523). Bailiff of Nieuwburg, Portrait of Jan Gerritsz. van Egmond, bailiff of Nieuwburg. On the head a black beret, in the right hand a golden incense ball, standing

Model of a Lifeboat Release, Polychromed model of a part of a ship's wall with a sloop on two nail avits, on a floorboard on which water is simulated, incomplete. The model demonstrates the sloop trap of the sloop, releasing two hooks on the

Napkin, with woven peel pattern, Napkin of linen with peel pattern, cut from a larger piece of cloth, hemmed on four sides .., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1800, linen (material), l 12.0 cm × w 8.0 cm

Glass, Pot of colorless, slightly iridescent glass with a hollow bottom and a straight, slightly inward facing wall. Inward lip., c. 800 - c. 1399, glass, h 7.2 cm × d 7.4 cm

Half Model or a 6-Gun Schooner, Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a two-mast. The skin above the barwood is closed, the ship has a railing. Low around the fore ship, the prow rising to the vertical. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no fence

Portrait of Casimir Pierre Périer Series of portraits by Soetens & Fils from 1838 (series title), The person portrayed is wearing a white tie, raised collars and a cloak. He looks to the right. Under the portrait his name, historical persons

Samiet fragment, glued onto cardboard and signed fabric fragment, so that the entire pattern becomes visible. Gold-colored soil with black line markings, which form squares, garlands, stylized floral and leaf motifs, anonymous, Egypte, c. 500

Fan box made of cardboard, covered with glossy striped pink, red, and silver paper with golden trim, and silver paper with golden trim. Lined with white paper. In the lid there is a label with an unfolded fan and the text 'Duvelleroy / Pass. des

Three pieces of iron, Three pieces of iron of a very irregular shape, Schelde, Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, anonymous, Netherlands, 1831, iron (metal), forging, l 11 cm × w 9 cm × l 4.4 cm × w 4.4 cm × l 4.1 cm × w 3.1 cm

Key of which the upward-pointing stem is bent in an eye. The square beard has rough incisions., 1300 - 1500, iron (metal), l 11.8 cm × w 3.3 cm

Murder of the de Witt brothers, Silver Medal. Obverse: above the inscription King Sesostris pulled on his triumphal car by four conquered kings under cloth depicting mistreatment of killed de Witt brothers. Reverse: inscription., The Hague,

Two Fighting Knights, Known as' Mort the Monsignor le Duc de Clarence 'Two Fighting Knights, known as' Mort the Monseigneur le Duc de Clarence' Two Fighting Knights, Known as' Mort the Monsignor le Duc de Clarence 'Two fighting knights, known as'

Allegory of the Bad Reign of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, Copper Medal. Front: Dead with scythe in hand, four snakes in a circle around him. Reverse: sitting woman and standing man, between them in a penny with inscription within the

Model of a 24-Pounder Gun on a Carriage, Model of a 24-pound cannon on the coast. The 57 cm long barrel has a caliber of 33 mm. The inscriptions are engraved on the barrel, along with crossed anchors and palm branches. The horse consists of two

Pair of gloves with radiating cords Glove of dark red leather, Right glove of dark red leather with three radiating cords on the back., Maison de Bonneterie, Netherlands, c. 1915 - c. 1950, geheel, l 25 cm × w 10 cm

Vase Vase of glass with ears of gilt bronze and with separate base of gilt bronze, Vase of colorless glass. Round bottom, ground pontil brand and matt ground edge. Flattened, curved body. Rounded shoulder, merging into a short neck in the shape

Head, multicolored painted with water landscapes in recessed four-steps in an orange-red fond, Head without ear, painted porcelain. The head is covered with an orange-red fond, in which brace-shaped four-passes are saved with (water) landscapes

Decorative piece for an evening cloak of mixed lace with rose hedge, Martha Berkers, Sluis, 1915, linen, mixed Brussels, h 80 cm × w 12.5 cm

Strip of needle lace decorated with a branch with flowers, Strip of needle lace, consisting of a smooth and a scalloped edge. The straight strip is decorated with a wavy branch with flowers. Type of side: Punto in aria., Italy, 1625 - 1645, h

Rug, belonging to the Jane Meyer furniture design. Violet fond, carpet, belonging to furniture design Jan de Meyer. Violet fond., Jan de Meijer, Deventer (possibly), 1925 - 1929, wool, h 485.0 cm × w 345.0 cm

Colander with two ears, on three legs, painted blue with, inter alia, an eight-pointed star, hole pattern of blue painted faience, on three legs and with two ears. An eight-pointed star is painted in the center, surrounded by a band with six

Moppentrommel, High, rounded rectangular basket. The basket extends wide upwards and has a fixed handle. The wall of the basket is decorated with horizontal bands. The basket is marked with a six-pointed star in a circle and a dolphin, container

Bedspread with monogram embroidered in white and red with the letters CF or FC between two crowned, climbing lions, Bedspread with embroidery in red and white. Pattern: in the unadorned upper half there is a large monogram at the top in the letters

Construction of the towpath along the Zijl near Leiden, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city with towpath along the water, on which the ship is being pulled out under coats of arms within a circle. Reverse: Shipping in the shape of a woman with a

Homage to Pomona, Tribute to Pomona. Grisaille with putti and women collecting flowers. On the left a statue of Pomona with flowers and fruits in her lap., Hendrik Carré (II), 1734, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 177 cm × w 98 cm d 4.5 cm

Window with a parrot, A window with enamel painting of a parrot in yellow, red and blue., anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675, glass, h 11.6 cm × w 8.7 cm

The Funfair, Fairground study. Women on a merry-go-round ?, merry-go-round, roundabout, chair o'plane, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1923, panel, oil paint (paint), h 27 cm × w 21.5 cm

Rectangular sand brick with prunus, pine tree and, Sand spreader made of porcelain, rectangular with straight down slightly rejuvenating walls and a slightly deepened top surface with three rows of seven holes. Painted on the glaze in blue, red,

Finlande, Effet de Neige, anonymous, 1850 - 1880

House organ, Ahlert Gerhard Axsen, Amsterdam, 1797, mahogany (wood), oak (wood), ebony (wood), ivory, metal, h 260 cm × w 165 cm × d 69 cm

Brush with round head and profiled handle, with pink band, A brush or brush made of rosewood and bristles, round head with profile edge, profiled handle with pink silk band tied around it., anonymous, Amsterdam (possibly), c. 1675 - c. 1699,

Spirit keg in the shape of a Japanese woman on a chariot, Porcelain gin jar, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze red, green, black and gold. The jug is in the shape of a woman in kimono, sitting on a cart with two wheels. Her kimono is

Teapot with birds in a landscape, Porcelain teapot with a cylindrical belly, S-shaped spout and C-shaped ear, painted on enamel colors and gold. On the belly two birds on a branch twice in a landscape. Above and below and on the edge a golden

Half Model or a 32-Gun Frigate, Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three-mast. Twenty-one artillery ports divided between artillery deck, half deck and baking deck. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no details of fence or side gallery, rudder

Korbeel with carved representation of a crowned judge, Korbeel of oak with a carved representation of a crowned judge standing under a canopy. Originating from the demolished house at Warmoesstraat 145 in Amsterdam., anonymous, Northern

One of Mafeking's defenders - 'The Wolf' 16-lb Gun made during the siege by Maj. Panzera - S.A., Underwood and Underwood, 1901

Cork from the wreck of the East Indiamen 't Vliegend Hart, The brown cork comes from a wine bottle (see dimensions). Cork, Dutch East India Company, 't Vliegend Hart (ship), c. 1700 - c. 1735, cork, h 2.5 cm × d 1.9 cm

Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France, Portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France. Bust, facing. Part of the collection of portrait miniatures, France, Louis XIV (King of France), Jean Petitot (le vieux), 1665 - 1675, copper (metal),

Beatrice overhears a conversation of Hero and Ursula, Beatrice, John Jones, 1755 - 1797, paper

Four tiles, Four tiles with different decorations: a rose of five leaves in a circle, an ornament consisting of 4 lilies and an unknown animal on four legs, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Munsterkerk, anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1400 - c. 1950, earthenware,

View of a pier in Loch Katrine The Boat Pier, Loch Katrine (title on object), lake, pier, quay, wharf, Loch Katrine, George Washington Wilson (mentioned on object), c. 1850 - c. 1880, cardboard, photographic paper, albumen print, h 85 mm

A soldier shoots an arrow at a running man (in box with 43 drawings), Achilles pursues Hector around the wall of the city, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1747, paper, ink, pencil, brush, h 155 mm × w 202 mm

Set on scalloped frame with dog, The scalloped black marble frame, with a straight back, has an S-shaped curved wall and rests on five flattened ball legs. In the top, a round opening has been saved on each short side, covered with a silver ring

Badger or hat slip from bobbin lace with two violin medallions, Badger or hat slip from black bobbin lace: Chantilly lace. A narrow rectangle is widened pear-shaped at the ends. There is a straight profile frame and a scalloped edge of a string of

Siege of Antwerp in the years 1584 and 1585 The siege of Antwerp in the years MDLXXXIV and MDLXXXV (title on object), Siege of Antwerp in the years 1584 and 1585. Plan of the surrounding country with the ship bridge built in the middle by the duke

Philip IV, King of Spain, counted token charged by order of the Council of Finance, Silver Medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, hanging with the order of the Golden Fleece within the girth. Reverse: Burgundian cross surrounded by sparks,

Oak wood mangel, Oak wood mangel weighted with 2 lead plates. Children's toys., c. 1400 - c. 1950, oak (wood), h 19 cm × w 39 cm × d 18 cm

Abraham Patras (1735-1737), Portrait of Abraham Patras, Governor General of the Dutch East India Company, Portrait of Abraham Patras (1671-1737) Governor General (1735-37). Standing, half-way, facing. Command staff in the right hand. Bottom left

Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837), Queen of Holland, wife of King Louis Napoleon, wife of Louis Napoleon, king of Holland. Bust to the right with a crown in her hair, to the

Les deux amis, Nicolas de Larmessin (III) (mentioned on object), c. 1739, paper, engraving, h 323 mm × w 368 mm

Bell-shaped cup and saucer with powder blue, figures, rocks and trees, Bell-shaped porcelain cup and saucer, painted in underglaze blue and gold. The front of the saucer and the outside of the cup are completely covered with bleu poudré (powder

Ring collar, blank, iron, consists of two parts that are riveted together on both sides. To the left of the neck opening is an opening through which the ring collar can be opened. The edges of the collar are flanged, parallel to the edge a single

Strip of bobbin lace with quadruple pouches, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Valenciennes lace. Repetitive motif of a flower, made with a quadruple moose. There is a single mushroom diagonally above the flower. Slender scallop edge with

Crosses with IOHAN sheath, Crosses with the inscription 'IOHAN' on the blade and image of walking animal, Netherlands, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800, iron (metal), l 97.1 cm w 20.5 cm × h 3 cm l 96.8 cm

Embroidery patch made of linen, Embroidery patch made of light blue yarn on linen. The embroidery has the alphabet up to the letter M once, numbers once and French embroidery., Industrieschool De Windroos, c. 1880 - c. 1905, linen (material),

Le Cotillon, Adolphe Block, 1860 - 1890

Scholars in a library Title page for: J. Gaveren, The bookroom of the scholarly world, 1705, Scholars writing at a table in a library. On the left Minerva is watching, in the foreground putti plates and books are studying, study, 'studiolo',

Baluster covered jar with figures in panels, Baluster-shaped porcelain pot with a knob in the shape of a lion, painted in underglaze blue. The wall is covered with a geometric pattern in which two cartouches with two people in an enclosed garden,

Strip of spool lace with concatenated cartouches, Natural spool of lace strip, Buckingham lace. The repeating pattern consists of concatenated asymmetrical cartouches, alternately a smaller one crowned by a rosette flower and a larger one crowned

Model of a Ventilating Shaft and Portlight, Model of an air and light tube. Model of a part of a ship's wall, on a groundboard. The ship's wall consists of the skin, two wooden parts and the weight, the space between the wooden parts is the air

Jug with mascarons, Jug without lid, on flat base with folded edge. Baluster-shaped, hollow trunk, blown into shape with mascarons and grunt rosettes under an edge. Flattened spherical body optically blown into ribs, cylindrical neck. Around the

Christ curses the fig tree, Christ with disciples. Three trees with leaves and one without, the cursing of the fig tree (Matthew 21: 18-22, Mark 11: 12-14, 11: 20-21), Meester van Antwerpen (I) (attributed to), Nederlanden, 1485 - 1491,

Tazza (drinking cup) with a scene of Circe and the Companions of Odysseus Drinking Bowl with Odysseus Visiting Circe Tazza (drinking cup) with a scene of Circe and the Companions of Odysseus Drinking bowl with representation of Circe and the

Bronze stamper with profiled nodus, Cast bronze stamper with profiled nodus in the center. The stem extends slightly wide on both sides., anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1511, bronze (metal), founding, l 33.4 cm × d 4.5 cm

Commemoration of the liberation of Groningen, Silver Medal. Obverse: armored soldier with sword and coat of arms within decorative border and lettering. Reverse: inscription within the inscription, Groningen, Monogrammist IVR (17e eeuw), 1694,

Garden with a company at a table Hortorum Viridariorumque elegantes and multiplicis formae (series title) Gardens of the minne (series title), A garden with an arbor in which a meal is eaten. A statue of Fortuna is placed on top of the gazebo.

Fragment, (possibly) belonging to the retable of Soest, c. 1475 - c. 1499, wood (plant material), h 73.0 cm × w 56.7 cm × d 12.2 cm

Panel with inlaid representation of Pyramus and Thisbe, Panel of black marble, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and various types of marble. The leaf is encased in an ebony frame and chamfered at the top corners. In the foreground it shows the

Artemisia receives urn with ashes from her deceased husband Mausolus. A kneeling man offers Artemisia an urn in which she shrinks in fright. In the background is the mausoleum in Halicarnassus that she had built in memory of her husband., Suffering,

Anti-imperialism of Pope Julius II, Copper Medal. Front: firing, on which Gulden Vlies hangs, on Burgundian cross, above that: crown, left: letter P, right: letter L inside an inscription. Reverse: letters THS under braces and two stars, above

Third Centenary of the Reformation, Silver Medal. Front: altar, on which two burning hearts lie on the Bible, and whose basic XP monogram and three intertwined serpentine rings, stands between two obelisks, each with a portrait medallion (left

Brandy bowl, Brandy bowl of silver with a high, octagonal, engraved cuppa and two horizontal, molded rolling ears. Maker's mark: crowned glans, armorial bearing, heraldry, Hope, 'Spes', 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa), one of the Three

Two putti with a goat and tambourine, he-goat, billy-goat, tambourine, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Jacob Hoolaart, Dordrecht, 1728 - 1789, paper, etching, h 78 mm × w 80 mm

Fanchon of application side with moose fond, Fanchon of natural-colored application side, bobbin lace appliqued on machine tulle. There is a border of arches of looped c-volutes, which are adorned with loops, and adorned with campanes on the

Strip of machine side with a row of snowflakes above a wavy shell edge, Strip of natural-colored mach side: machine Valenciennes side. The repeating pattern consists of a row of snowflakes above a wavy shell edge. The wavy line is formed from the

Glove of light gray wax leather, Right glove of light gray wax leather. Three radiating cords on the back. Trimmed with a white leather trim. Three gray plastic press studs at the plit., anonymous, West-Europa (possibly), c. 1900 - c. 1950,

Plate of faience with flower vase, Plate of faience. Multicolored painted with a flower vase., anonymous, Delft, c. 1720 - c. 1750, d 19.5 cm × h 2.4 cm

Table bell, Bell-shaped table bell with handle. The handle is baluster-shaped. The bell is placed halfway through an imposed band. The table bell is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = Y (1758), mt. = Attributed to Johannes van Somerwil (I).,

Ear ornament, Ear ornament consisting of an upright leaf with an open-worked palmetal ornament underneath which is interrupted in the broad part by a decorated protrusion., anonymous, Indonesia, 1300 - 1400, gold (metal), h 6 cm × w 2.3 cm ×

Fragment of wood from the gunboat or Jan van Speijk, Piece of wood from the gunboat No. 2 by JCJvan Speijk, Almost rectangular piece of blank wood with irregular edges, differently scorched spots on both sides, bottom right round hole through a

Vase, decorated in green and blue on light yellow matte soil with a stylized leaf motif, Vase of earthenware, decorated in green and blue on light yellow matte soil with a stylized leaf motif., Bert Nienhuis (I), Amsterdam, c. 1910,

Strip for a wander with lace embroidery with four-legged feet along the edge, Strip for a wander of natural-colored lace embroidery, work with pulled-out threads. The pattern consists of a more or less symmetrical composition in which two elongated

Ink stand with circles, Ink set of stoneware on three low feet, with a pen tray and two holders for the ink pot and the sand shaker. In addition, there is a tin container in one holder. Partially covered with cobalt blue. The front and back with a

Milk jug with lid of multicolored painted faience with decor of a landscape, Milk jug with lid of multicolored painted faience with a decor of a landscape within a wreath., anonymous, Delft, c. 1760 - c. 1790, earthenware, h 14.7 cm

Landscape with Judah and Tamar, In a swamp landscape, Judah offers his daughter-in-law Tamar his seal ring and staff. Judah does not recognize her and thinks she is a prostitute. In the distance there are houses, on the left a castle, Judah's