Images at Librifly

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Sleeping Baby, 1889, French, Bronze, Overall: 20 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (51.4 × 36.2 × 18.4 cm), Sculpture-Bronze

The Schoolmaster, ca. 1680–1700, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash., 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm), Drawings, Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, Haarlem 1660–1704 Haarlem

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (39.8 x 4.6 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Auti Te Pape, 1893–94, Woodcut printed in color on wove paper, 8 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (20.6 x 35.9 cm): block, Prints, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), Gauguin began working on the text and

Gold Necklace with Cross, 6th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 57 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 9/16 in. (145 x 6.6 x 1.4 cm) Wt: 177g, Metalwork-Gold, This elegantly worked necklace was made by piercing the design into sheets of gold, a popular Byzantine

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 48 1/8 × 12 1/8 × 15/16 in. (122.2 × 30.8 × 2.4 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 4 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (11 x 3.6 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were frequently drawn

An English Family Group, late 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 10 1/16 x 14 3/16 in. (25.5 x 36 cm), Drawings, Antonio Zucchi (Italian, Venice 1726–1796 Rome

Die-counter or draught piece, Cypriot, Stone, Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Solidus of Jovian (r. 363–364), 363–364, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Easy chair, 1715–30, Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Soft maple, oak, black tupelo, 49 1/4 x 33 x 37 in. (125.1 x 83.8 x 94 cm), Furniture, This is an example of the earliest known type of American easy

Cup Rim, 6th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ivory, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/16 in. (5.3 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm), Ivories

Solidus, 668–685, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 11/16 x 1/16 in. (1.7 x 0.1 cm), Coins

새 모양 토기 삼국 (삼한시대), 鳥形土器 三國 (三韓時代), Bird-shaped vessel, Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.–A.D. 676), 3rd century, Korea, Earthenware, H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); L. 13 7/8 in. (35.2

Floral Wallpaper with Classical Elements, ca. 1780s, Block-printed wallpaper, Sheet: 17 1/4 x 21 in. (43.8 x 53.3 cm), Wallpaper

View of the Pantheon, Rome, early 1670s, Pen and brush and gray and brown ink, gray and brown washes, some watercolor and white gouache, on vellum., 3 5/16 x 5 9/16 in. (8.4 x 14.2 cm), Drawings, Lievin Cruyl (Ghent 1634–Ghent 1720

Cover, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool, 144 in. high 59.75 in. wide (365.8 cm high 151.8 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Mirror, Tang dynasty (618–907), China, Bronze, silver, Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Mirrors

Standing Bather, 1896, Color lithograph on off-white laid paper, sheet: 25 5/16 x 17 5/16 in. (64.3 x 44 cm), Prints, Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer

Brush holder with garden scene, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century, China, Bamboo, H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); D. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Bamboo

Pin, 4th–7th century, Peru, Recuay, Copper (cast), H. 8-3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 11.5 cm), Ceramics

Dish, 1720–40, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Terracotta lamp, Mid Imperial, ca. A.D. 90?140, Roman, Italian, Terracotta; mold made, Other: 1 7/8 x 3 x 4 1/16 in. (4.7 x 7.6 x 10.2 cm), Terracottas, On discus: three sheep grazing

Pair of console tables, ca. 1765, German, Carved and gilded limewood; marble top, Each, 32 3/4 × 48 1/2 × 25 in. (83.2 × 123.2 × 63.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The carved decorations on this pair of console tables represent the Four

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 15 1/2 x 15 in. (39.4 x 38.1 cm), Textiles

Wall light (one of a pair), birds 1662–1722, flowers and mounts ca. 1750, French, Vincennes and Chinese, Glazed biscuit Chinese porcelain parrots of K'ang Hsi period; soft-paste Vincennes porcelain flowers; 19th century hard-paste flowers;

Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot, 5th century, Made in possibly Syria, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/16 x 6 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (12.9 x 16.8 x 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, One of the classical protective images adapted

Inlay, ankh, was scepters, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.5 × W. 1.3 cm (9/16 × 1/2 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was

Pendant Medallion with the Last Judgment, ca. 1420, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory, paint, and silver-gilt mount, Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8 x 6 x 1.2 cm), Ivories, The short supply of elephant tusks in northern Europe in the

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), H. 3 9/16 in (9cm), Ceramics

Standing Indra, ca. 2nd century, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura or Ahicchatra), Sandstone, a): Head: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.4 cm); , Sculpture, Indra, King of the Gods, ' inscribed on the pedestal, identifies this figure, but he is also

Earring, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 5/16 x 15/16 in. (1 x 0.8 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Hellenistic, 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H. 15 9/16 inch (39.50 cm.), Stone Sculpture, Seated figure with chain of pendants, holding a hare

Ostrakon with a Letter to Epiphanius, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (6.2 x 8 cm), Ceramics

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Bowl, third quarter 16th century and ca. 1865–95, Rock crystal, cut on the wheel, enameled gold and diamonds., H. 11.4 cm, h. with handle 20.3 cm, diam. 18 cm, Italian , Milan, third quarter of the 16th century, and, Reinhold Vasters

Drinking Bowl, 15th century, German, Green glass, Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. (4.8 x 8.6 cm), Glass-Vessels, The maigelein is a type of small shallow drinking bowl often molded, as here, with a pattern of intersecting ribs. It was widely

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 x 1 7/8 in. (5.1 x 4.8 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 4th–6th century or 9th century, Attributed to probably Egypt, Wool (possibly 'taquete' weave), L. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), Textiles

Five Legs and Three Feet, 17th century, Engraving, sheet: 6 1/16 x 4 11/16 in. (15.4 x 11.9 cm), Prints, Luca Ciamberlano (Italian, active Rome, 1599–1641), After Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557–1602 Parma

Maharaja Sardar Singh of Bikaner, ca. 1860–70, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Chotu, Maharaja Sardar Singh (r. 1851–72) is captured here in an

Teapot (part of a set), 1743–59, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Pendant with Eros, Hellenistic, ca. 330–30 B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 13/16 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (2.1 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Dress, ca. 1842, British, silk

Portrait of Pierre-François Percy (1754-1825), ca. 1795–98, Paris, French, Paris, Ink on paper, Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Portraits

Andrea Gritti (1454-1538), Doge of Venice (from 1523), 1534, Italian, Bronze, 37.1 mm, Medals and Plaquettes

Vishnu, ca. second half of the 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone, H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm), Sculpture, The rendering of musculature and handling of complex drapery make this a superb example of the

Netsuke, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/3 in. (3.4 cm), Netsuke

Door Knocker, 15th–16th century, European, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 9 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/8 in. (23.8 x 7.8 x 11.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Cup, fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 3 3/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 6.5 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Tambourine player between columns supporting figures of Athene Promachos

Firedog, model mid-16th century (possibly cast 19th century), French (?), Cast iron, H. 67.5 cm., Metalwork

Uffizio della Settimana Santa : colle rubriche volgari, argomenti de' Salmi, spiegazione delle cerimonie e misterj, con osservazioni, e riflessioni divote dell'abate Alessandro Mazzinelli, 1794, Rome, Italy, 3 volumes in 1 (560 pages) :

Belt Plate of Buckle, 6th century, Langobardic, Bronze, Overall: 1 9/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (4 x 2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Chest, 16th century, Made in Berne, Switzerland, Swiss, Walnut with restored lid and sides, Overall: 32 5/8 x 82 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (82.9 x 208.9 x 74.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, As storage containers, chests became increasingly elaborate with

Terracotta lamp nozzle and rim, East Greek, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (4.4 x 11.4 cm), Terracottas

Portrait of Islam Khan Mashhadi, 17th century, Made in India, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 15 x 9 13/16in. (38.1 x 24.9cm), Codices, Payag (Indian, active ca. 1591–1658), Portraits of emperors, their families, and other important

Mirror, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea, Bronze, Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Mirrors

Seated Woman in Profile, 1774, Red and black chalk, 8 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (21.6 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (French, Paris 1735–1784 Paris

Plate, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th–13th century, China, Porcelain with mold-impressed decoration under ivory white glaze (Ding ware), H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Ceramics

Gold earring with head of an antelope, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 13/16 x 1/8 x 9/16 in. (2 x 0.3 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver, Consisting of a circlet of gold wire, twisted or plain, which tapers

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, Kashira (a); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8

Pitcher, ca. 1933, Silver, H.9, Diam. 5-1/2 inches, Metalwork-Silver

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 1859, Japanese, Gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Menuki (a); L. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Earring with pendant and beryl and pearl settings, Gold, beryl, pearl, Other: 7/16 x 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (1.2 x 0.7 x 2.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase, 19th century, Attributed to England, Birmingham, Plated base metal, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Reproductions, Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963

Key, 15th–16th century, Spanish, Iron, Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in. (13 x 4 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were

Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic,

Holy Family, Oil on wood, 47 1/2 x 33 3/4 in. (120.7 x 85.7 cm), Paintings, Jacopino del Conte (Italian, Florentine, 1515–1598

Vase, 1893–96, Made in New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (17.1 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), American glass

Earring in the form of a dolphin, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 13/16 × 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (2.1 × 1.4 × 4.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Bowl, probably 1st century, Roman, Transparent pale yellowish brown glass. Perhaps blown, the rim apparently finished by reheating., H. 5.2 cm; diam. 11.8 cm, Glass

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 7/16 in. (8.9 x 3.6 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Snuffbox with Pastoral Scenes, ca. 1765, North German, Gold and enamel, H. 4.4 cm, L. 8.3 cm, D. 6.4 cm, Snuffboxes

Cups and saucers (3), 1800–1810, French, Paris, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (cups .1–.3, each): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diameter (saucers .4–.6, each): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Cup and saucer, 1774, British, Bristol, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup (.1): H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Bead, control, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1/4 x 1/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 0.6 x 2 cm), Gold and Silver

Crown, 9th–11th century, Peru, Lambayeque (Sicán), Gold, H. 7 9/16 in., Metal-Ornaments

Vessel in the form of a boar, Proto-Elamite, ca. 3100–2900 B.C., Southwestern Iran, Proto-Elamite, Ceramic, paint, 5.71 in. (14.5 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Illustrated Single Work, 14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 10.37 in. high 6.56 in. wide (26.3 cm high 16.7 cm wide), Codices

Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, 400–700, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Overall: 10 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (25.7 x 3.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, Lotus blossoms, a decorative

Counter Plate of a Belt Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, copper alloy bosses, Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (9 x 5.7 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Birds and Flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), 1683, fifth month, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 10 1/4 × 7 × 3/8 in. (26 × 17.8 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694

Plaque, female face, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.1 × W. 2.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by

Necklace with 54 millefiori beads, Glass, Other: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Glass

Glass monochrome inlay fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in. (2.9 x 5 x 0.8 cm), Glass, Opaque red., Flat inlay, with one rounded end; uneven underside;

Head of a Bishop, ca. 1742–57, Pen and light brown ink, wash, over black chalk, 8 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.1 x 14.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Shinto/Buddhist Votive Plaque with Image of Jizo (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) Attached to a Circular Mirror, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Bronze, Diam. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Metalwork, A Shintō icon that reflects the mutual

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 5/16 x 3/4 in. (1 x 0.7 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Tower in Orange and Green, 1922, Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, bordered with ink, mounted on cardboard, 15 3/4 × 10 1/8 in. (40 × 25.7 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940

Armlet, 400–100 B.C., Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in. (5.3 x 4.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

元 邊魯 孔雀芙蓉圖 軸, Peacock and Hollyhocks, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), mid-14th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 66 7/8 x 40 1/4 in. (169.9 x 102.2 cm), Paintings, Bian Lu (Chinese, died 1356), This

Saucer, ca. 1760–65, possibly Dutch, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Still Life of Fruit, Musical Instruments, and Venison, with a Young Man at the Left, 1672, Brush and brown ink and greasy brownish black chalk over black chalk, heightened with white., 11 5/8 x 17 5/16 in. (29.5 x 44.0 cm), Drawings, Copy

Eight Monkeys, a Dead Goose, and a Cormorant, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 7 3/16 x 11 1/8 in. (18.2 x 28.3 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Tile from a Frieze, 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile bearing verses from the Qur’an may

Clasp Knife, 18th century, Catalonia or Balaeric Islands, Spanish, Catalonia or Balearic Islands, Brass, steel, silver, L. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g), Knives