Images at Librifly

Side chair, mid-18th century, British, Mahogany, modern damask, H. 37-7/8 x W. 25-1/4 x D. 24-3/4 in. (96.2 x 64.1 x 62.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The design is based on one of several 'ribband-back chairs' in the first edition of Thomas

Clasp Knife, 18th century, Spanish, Steel, horn, brass, L. 15 in (38.1 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g), Knives

Portrait of the Artist's Daughter Agata Dolci, 1576–80, Red and black chalk on pale gray paper, 10 3/16 x 7 15/16in. (25.8 x 20.2cm), Drawings, Carlo Dolci (Italian, Florence 1616–1687 Florence), Early Baroque draftsmen refined

Bowl decorated with frieze of grotesques, second half 16th century, Italian, Padua, Copper alloy and a silvery patina, H. 9.6 cm, Diam. 19.1 (rim)., Metalwork

Dragging a Statue of Thutmose I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294–1279 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Tempera on paper, Facsimile H. 64 x W. 75 cm (25 3/16 x 29 1/2 in.); Framed: H. 67.9 x W. 76.8 cm (26 3/4 x 30 1/4

Farm scenes, 1820s, French, Cotton, Overall: 76 3/4 x 30 1/4 in. (194.9 x 76.8 cm), Textiles-Printed

Bowl on Foot, 1440–1460, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 8 9/16 x 12 3/4 in. (21.7 x 32.4 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 1789–1876, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword

Madonna and Child, 16th century, Made in Franconia, German, Limewood with paint, Overall: 28 9/16 x 14 9/16 x 13in. (72.5 x 37 x 33cm), Sculpture-Wood

Bowl, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Silver, Overall: 1 15/16 x 4 13/16 in. (5 x 12.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), ca. 1470, Oil on wood, (, Tommaso) overall 17 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (44.1 x 33.7 cm), painted surface 16 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (42.2 x 31.8 cm); (, Maria)

Sonan's Picture Book, Edo period (1615–1868), 1832, Japan, Ink on paper, 10 1/2 × 7 3/16 × 3/8 in. (26.7 × 18.3 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Ōnishi Chinnen (1792–1851

Plate with Monogram, 610–613, Byzantine, Silver, niello, Overall: 5 1/4 x 15/16 in. (13.3 x 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Plates like this were made in sets for use in wealthy homes. The Greek letters at the ends of the cross-shaped monogram

Bottle, first half 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, cut, H. 8 11/16 in. (22.0 cm), Glass

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 9 x W 6.5 x H 3, Stucco

Footed Cup with Falconer, 15th century, Made in Cyprus, Byzantine, Earthenware, glazed, Overall: 4 7/16 x 5 3/8 in. (11.3 x 13.7 cm), Ceramics, In this freely drawn design a man holds two lures used in the training of falcons; below them two

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with silver disk inlaid with gold, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Netsuke

Sauceboat with cover and tray, 1785–1800, Chinese, for Scottish market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (sauceboat and cover .317a, b): 5 × 6 1/4 in. (12.7 × 15.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Plaque with the Nativity, ca. 1165, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3/16 in. (10.8 x 11.1 x 0.4 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Related plaques from the same

Bowl, ca. 1820–40, French Polynesia, Austral Islands, Austral Islanders, Wood, H. 4 5/16 x W. 6 1/2 x D. 13 1/8 in. (10.9 x 16.5 x 33.3 cm), Wood-Containers

Jug, handled, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, redware

Watch, Watchmaker: Imitator of Breguet, ca. 1810, Swiss, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Gold, glass, Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Horology, Watchmaker: Imitator of Breguet

Twenty-two beads, Glass, Other: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Glass

Papyri Fragments of a Letter, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 6 1/8 x 11 7/16 in. (15.5 x 29 cm), Papyrus

Sealed Jar, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below, burial of Singer Harmose, inside coffin, 1935–36, Pottery, paint, linen, H. 13.5 cm (5

Angel with Emblem of The Passion, ca. 1500, French, Oak, Overall: 33 3/16 x 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (84.3 x 32.4 x 23.5 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Earring rosette and pendant, Hellenistic ?, Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 6.4 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

清, 石濤(朱若極), 黃山三十六峰意圖, 軸, Thirty-six Peaks of Mount Huang Recollected, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), ca. 1705, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 81 1/16 x 31 in. (205.9 x 78.7 cm), Paintings, Shitao

Beggars at a Doorway, Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (51.4 x 59.4 cm), Paintings, Master of the Béguins, French or Flemish, active 1650–60 (possibly Abraham Willemsens, Flemish, active by 1627, died 1672

Badge, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold enamel, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

High chest of drawers, 1710–25, Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Painted white pine, poplar, basswood, 52 x 39 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (132.1 x 100.3 x 55.2 cm), Furniture, The decoration on this chest, with its

Hugo van der Goes Painting the Portrait of Mary of Burgundy, Oil on wood, 23 3/8 x 34 in. (59.4 x 86.4 cm), Paintings, Guillaume Koller (Belgian, Vienna 1829–1884 near Nancy

Masked Figure, 7th–9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Veracruz, Ceramic, H. 8 1/4 x W. 5 in. (21 x 12.7 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, The object depicts a fantastic four-legged being, seated with a long, curled tail. The three-toed

Saucer (1 of 6) (part of a service), ca. 1720, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

東漢 鎏金銅龍頭飾, Handle in the Form of a Dragon's Head, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), 1st–2nd century, China, Gilt bronze with traces of red pigment, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Metalwork,

Coffee spoon (one of a pair), ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: L. 4 11/16 x W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm); L. of head 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Inlay, palmette, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.9 × W. 1.8 cm (11/16 × 11/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by

Thirteen Designs for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (14.6 x 21 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Scarab, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–17, ca. 1802–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 2.2 × W. 1.5 × H. 0.7 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 1/4 in

Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603–17), early 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (34.3 x 22.2 cm), Codices, The Ottoman interest in royal portraiture expressed itself in

Necklace, chain, Gold, glass, Other (Pendant): 1 9/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in. (4 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Mosaic cone, Late Uruk, ca. 3500–3100 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Limestone, 3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm), Stone-Architectural

Reliquary, 16th century, Italian, Copper-gilt, rock crystal, silver and niello plaque, Overall: 14 9/16 x 5 in. (37 x 12.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

'Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight', Folio from a Padshahnama, probably 1639, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 in. high 9.75 in. wide (38.2 cm high 24.7 cm wide), Codices, Bulaqi, In this page from the

Foliate Medallion, ca. 1320, Made in Lorraine, French, Stained Glass, Overall: 9 x 1/4 in. (22.9 x 0.7 cm), Glass-Stained

Dove (one of a pair), ca. 1750, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, H. 5-1/2 in. (14 cm.); L. 5 in. (12.7 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 8 1/4 x W. 5 15/16 in. (21 x 15 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Sword-Hilt Collar (Fuchi), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Triptych on a chain, 18th century, Russian, Walrus ivory, H. 2-1/2 in.; W. closed: 1-1/4 in.; L. of chain: 22 in., Natural Substances-Ivory

Bracteate, 200–500, Roman, Gold on copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Cup and Cover, early 20th century (original dated 16th century), Hungarian, Silver gilt, Overall: 9 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (24.4 x 13.3 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Magpie (one of a pair), 1733, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, Porcelain birds have their origins in the princely tradition of maintaining collections of living animals and birds in menageries

Pendant, Gold, Diameter: 5/16 × 1/8 in. (0.8 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Initial D with King David, from a Cistercian Gradual, ca. 1524, Made in probably Antwerp, Netherlandish, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, Overall: 16 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (42.5 x 29.6 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Belt Plate Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall (attached together x.14, + .15): 2 11/16 x 2 x 3/16 in. (6.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Figurine, ca. 1879, United States, Arizona, Hopi, Ceramic, pigment, H. 5 1/2 x W. 2 1/4 in. (14 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

A Leopard, Moving to the Left (on a Base), mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk, 4 7/16 x 6 7/16 in. (11.2 x 16.4 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804

元 吳鎮 老松圖 軸, Crooked Pine, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), dated 1335, China, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Image: 65 3/8 x 32 1/2 in. (166.1 x 82.6 cm), Paintings, Wu Zhen (Chinese, 1280–1354), Because it retains its greenery

Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape, Archaic, ca. 540–530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena, Reverse, flute player. The absence of the official inscription, from the

Crystal Palace Exhibition, 1862, British, Silver, Diameter: 51 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Jean-François-Antoine Bovy (French, 1795–1877

Paolo Giordano II Orsini (1591–1656), 1636, Italian, Bronze, Diameter: 31.8 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Johann Jakob Kornmann (called Cormano) (born Augsburg 1620, active Rome, died after 1672

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (6.7 x 7.3 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Pendant, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Pebble, bronze bands missing, Overall: 1 3/16 x 15/16 in. (3 x 2.4 cm), Miscellaneous

Kero, early to mid-18th century, Peru, Quechua, Wood (escallonia?), pigmented resin inlay, Height 5-1/8 in., Wood-Containers

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design, mid-17th century, Made in India or Pakistan, Kashmir or Lahore, Cotton (warp and weft), silk (weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile: L. 61 in. (154.9 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This weaving is

Ceramic Oil Lamp, 10th century, Attributed to Central Asia. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; molded, glazed, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Ceramics

Plaque with the Adoration of Trinity, 15th century, Spanish, Boxwood, Overall: 8 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 11/16 in. (22.4 x 11.7 x 1.8 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis, Tempera on wood, Overall 24 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. (62.5 x 42.5 cm); painted surface 23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (60 x 40.3 cm), Paintings, Italian (Umbrian) Painter (ca. 1500

Folding Comb, ca. 1500, Made in probably Tyrol, Central Europe, Central European, Boxwood, Overall (opened): 2 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7 x 8.4 x 10.5 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Glass pendant, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Other: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Glass

Earring, end of 6th century-middle of 7th century, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in., 0.3oz. (4.9 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, 8g), Metalwork-Gold

Vase, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Nakht (TT 59), Pottery, blue painted, H. 28 × Diam. 8.3 cm (11 × 3 1/4 in

Dish, 14th century, Spanish, Earthenware, tin-glazed, Overall: h: 2 5/8 x diam.12 3/8 in. (h: 6.7 x diam. 31.4 cm), Ceramics

Glass spacer bead, Late Imperial, ca. 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, Other: 7/16 x 1/2 x 15/16 in. (1.2 x 1.3 x 2.4 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing opaque black., Elongated oval, plano-convex shape; two large

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 3/16 x 9/16 in. (1.6 x 0.5 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Dish, 15th century, Spanish, Earthenware, tin-glaze (lusterware), Overall: 2 3/8 x 18 1/16 in. (6 x 45.8 cm), Ceramics

Portrait of a Young Man, 1530s, Oil on wood, 37 5/8 x 29 1/2 in. (95.6 x 74.9 cm), Paintings, Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) (Italian, Monticelli 1503–1572 Florence), This portrait—among Bronzino's most arresting—was painted in

Nikare with his Wife and Daughter, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later, From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara, Limestone, paint, h. 57 cm (22 7/16 in); w. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in); d. 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in), This

Designs for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 15.2 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Snuffbox with a Scene of Venus and Cupid, 1781–82, Gold and enamel, H. 2.7 cm, L. 8.3 cm, D. 6 cm, Snuffboxes, Joseph Étienne Blerzy (French, active 1750–1806), No charge mark for gold and small silver work was registered at the outset

Teapot, ca. 1810, French, Lead-glazed (black) pottery, 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 19.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination

Robe à la Française, ca. 1765, European, silk, Like the Mantua, the sack, or sacque, dress began life as an informal garment. It was initially a French fashion, its defining feature being the row of two double box pleats sewn in at the

'The Battle of Shahbarghan', Folio from a Padshahnama (Chronicle of the Emperor), 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 13.62 in. high 9.12 in. wide (34.6 cm high 23.2 cm wide), Codices, An

Romesnil, 1850–55, Salted paper print from paper negative, 27 x 35.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.), Photographs, Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1810–1882), In addition to the talented designers, artisans, and chemists who produced elaborate

Hinge, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 19 13/16 x 7 7/16 x 3/4 in. (50.4 x 18.9 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Vase, Hellenistic, 300–290 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; grey ware, 'depurata', 3 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.5 × 10.8 × 5.9 cm), Vases, Two handles joined to vase by cross-bars; no decoration

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (1.8 x 2 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring-hook type with sphere ends, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 3/16 × 9/16 in. (1.7 × 0.4 × 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Found/excavated Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under a transparent colorless glaze (buffware), H. 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Ceramics

Silver denarius serratus of Mamilius Limetanus, Late Republican, 82 B.C., Roman, Silver, 3.8g (3.8g), Coins, M Bust of Mercury /C.MAMIL and LIMETAN, Ulysses (Odysseus) with the dog Argus, Rome

Bottle, 14th century, Made in Egypt, Lead, a: bottle:, Metal

Belt Plate, 6th century (?), Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, brass inlay, Overall: 3 5/16 x 1 11/16 x 7/16 in. (8.4 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Candlestick Base, first half 14th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Metal

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in. (4.4 x 3.6 x 0.4 cm), Vases

Dessert fork (one of twelve), John Linney, Thomas Wallis I (entered 1758, died 1818–22), T. and W., London (ca. 1766–1775), 1766–75, British, London, Silver, No dimensions recorded., Metalwork-Silver, John Linney, Thomas Wallis I

A Large Dutch Ship with a Fleet at Sea and Two Small Vessels, ca. 1672, Pencil, brush and gray ink and gray wash., 9 1/2 x 16 9/16 in. (24.1 x 42 cm), Drawings, Willem van de Velde I (Dutch, Leiden 1611–1693 London

Ruins of the Tuileries Palace, 19th century, Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on light brown paper, 19 9/16 x 14 15/16 in. (49.8 x 38.0 cm), Drawings, Isidore Pils (French, Paris 1813/15–1875 Douarnenez

Plaque with the Trinity and the Dormition of the Virgin, ca. 1410–20, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory with traces of polychromy, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (6.9 x 5.7 x 3 cm), Ivories, In the lower register, Christ holds