Images at Librifly

Plate Nine from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1743, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (21.6 x 16.8 cm); plate: 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (18.4 x 13.3 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, The beautiful and inventive

Telescoping opera glass, ca. 1830, Austrian, Vienna, Mother-of-pearl, yellow metal mounts, Height (closed): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Natural Substances

Nouve Inventioni d'Ornamenti d'Architettura E d'Intagli diversi..., 1698

Beads, Silver, glass, Diameter (smallest bead): 1/4 in. (0.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (5.8 x 8.2 cm), Ceramics

Bottle and lid naming Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Homogenous travertine (Egyptian alabaster);

Solidus, 6th century (?), Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Turban (recto); Latin script (verso), ca. 1510, Brush and black brown ink heightened with white gouache on slate gray prepared paper., 9 3/16 x 6 9/16 in. (23.3 x 16.6 cm), Drawings, Lucas Cranach the Elder

Chalcedony ring, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Chalcedony, Overall: 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1in. (0.6 x 3.5 x 2.5cm), Gems, The ring, engraved with the figure of a woman (possibly Venus), is highly unusual,

Ring with hollow hoop, Gold, Diameter: 13/16 × 1/4 in. (2.1 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 1/4 x 11/16 in. (1.7 x 0.6 x 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Bowl, 16th century, Spanish, Earthenware, tin-glazed, Overall: 6 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. (16.2 x 54 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (16.5 x 15 cm), Ceramics

Chair, ca. 1830, Austrian, Walnut veneer on beech; ebonized wood; light color hardwood stringing, Overall (confirmed): 36 1/2 × 17 11/16 × 18 3/4 in. (92.7 × 44.9 × 47.6 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Century Vase, ca. 1876, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm), Ceramics, Nationalistic motifs embellish this pair of vases designed by sculptor Karl Müller in honor of America’s 1876

Woman's Gown (Robe á la française), second half 18th century, Italian or French, Silk; metal; linen, Shoulder to hem: 139.8 x 8 cm, Textiles-Velvets

Covered vase, 1764–88, Dutch, Delft, Tin-glazed earthenware., Height with cover 22.2 cm, Ceramics, De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Axe) Factory, Delft

Cup, miniature, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; achroma ware, Other (width w/ hanles): 15/16 × 2 1/16 in. (2.3 × 5.3 cm), Vases, Yellow clay with two handles; no decoration

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 6 3/16 in. (11.5 x 15.7 cm), Ceramics

Porphyry support for a water basin, Mid-Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Porphyry, H. 30 in. (76.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, In antiquity, porphyry was highly regarded as a royal stone, because its color was associated with the regal and, in

The Academy of Baccio Bandinelli, ca. 1544, Engraving; first state of two, sheet: 12 1/16 x 17 1/4 in. (30.6 x 43.8 cm), Prints, Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara), After Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, Gaiole in Chianti 1493–1560

Gold 'Basket' Earring, 6th century, Made in Northern France, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 1 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Opus interrasile was a technique used by goldsmiths to make elegant jewelry from the 200s through the 600s.

Wall thermometer, ca. 1760–70, French, Gilt bronze, enamel, glass, copper, 15 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (39.4 × 17.1 × 4.8 cm), Scientific Instruments-Barometers and Thermometers

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, width 6.60 cm., Vases, Fragment of a green glazed vase

Paper knife, Firm of Castellani, ca. 1863, Italian, Rome, Gold, enamel, 10 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (26 x 7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Firm of Castellani, The reputation of the Castellanis––Fortunato Pio (1794–1865) and his sons

A Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, ca. 1600, Oil on wood, 27 1/4 x 48 in. (69.2 x 121.9 cm), Paintings, Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Flemish, Kortrijk ca. 1560–1632/33 Antwerp), Unlike Jan Brueghel the Elder, who was a leading figure in

Necklace Beads, 1st–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Shell, stone, Length 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Beads-Ornaments

Reliquary, Hand from, 13th century, French, Copper, silver-plated, Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (23.2 x 12.3 x 4.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Pendant in the form of a lion's head, Gold, Other (head): 7/8 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (2.2 × 2 × 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Standing Shield, possibly early 14th century, Erfurt, German, Erfurt, Wood, leather, gesso, silver foil, polychromy, iron, H. 67 1/2 in. (171.45 cm); W. 28 3/4 in. (73.03 cm); Wt. 49 lb. (22.23 kg), Shields, Shields of this exceptionally

Angel, Attributed to Nicola Ingaldi (active late 18th–early 19th century), second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.),

Statue of Kneeling Captive, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Pyramid complex of Pepi II probably, Limestone, paint, h. 88.5 cm (34 13/16 in); w. 33 cm (13 in); d. 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in);

Krug, dated 1684, German, Frankfurt, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware); silver gilt, H. 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); L. of head 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Ecce Homo, 1587, Engraving, Overall: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (37.5 x 26.7 cm), Prints, Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557–1602 Parma), After Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio

A Dutch Fleet Under Sail at Sea in a Light Breeze, 1665, Pencil and gray wash on two sheets of paper joined 11.5 cm. from the left., 10 9/16 x 21 in. (26.8 x 53.3 cm), Drawings, Willem van de Velde I (Dutch, Leiden 1611–1693 London), Willem

Hairpin, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Gold or gilt, glass paste, stone, filigree, Overall: 5 7/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (13.8 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 1/4 in. (3.9 × 5.2 × 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Vase, second half 17th century, Country of Origin Iran, Kirman, Stonepaste; slip-painted and glazed, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Ceramics

Netsuke of Old Man Leaning on a Stick; Frog on His Shoulder, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Netsuke

Virgin and Child, ca. 1250, North French, Ivory, Overall (without modern base): 11 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/16 in. (29.5 x 12.1 x 10.3 cm), Ivories, The affection displayed by Mother and Child became increasingly popular in northern Europe in the

Plate (piatto): The Prodigal Son among the swine, 1525, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian (Gubbio), active first half of 16th century

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 3/8 in. (8.1 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 6cm x W 5.5x H 2, Stucco

Tureen with cover and stand, second half 18th century, French, Lorraine, Lead-glazed cream colored earthenware., H. 31 cm, L. 40.6 cm; stand: L. 51.3 cm, Ceramics

Earring with pendants, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Diameter: 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (0.9 × 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring, 9th–10th century, Made in Scandinavia, Viking, Electrum, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16 in., 0.2oz. (3.3 x 3 x 0.5 cm, 7g), Metalwork-Electrum

Stand, Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Height: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Vases, Shallow dish with foot, no decoration

Jeweled Bracelet, 500–700, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, emerald plasma, Overall: 1 7/16 x 3 1/4 in. (3.7 x 8.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold, These elaborately decorated

Belt Tongue and Oval Loop from a Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Silvered Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (4.4 x 3.7 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Gun with Flintlock a la moda, dated 1744, Madrid, Spanish, Madrid, Steel, gold, wood, L. of barrel 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm), Firearms, One of Algora's masterpieces, this hunting gun is decorated with figures from Classical mythology chiseled

Badge, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Shawl, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; embroidered, 140 in. high 60.00 in. wide (355.6 cm high 152.4 cm wide), Textiles-Costumes

Hammered Gold Sheathing Fragment, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Gold, Height 5-1/8 in. (13 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir, ca. 1615–20, Made in India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Image 5 7/8 in x 8 7/8 in., Codices, Jahangir was an exacting patron who worked closely with the artists in his employ. The style of

Saucer, Possibly made at Gardner Factory (Russian), ca. 1780, possibly Russian, Verbilki, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Possibly made at Gardner Factory (Russian

Vessel with Pierced Designs, ca. 700, Attributed to Syria, Bronze; pierced and chased, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm), Metal, Bronze was used extensively in the early Islamic period. Judging from the pierced decoration, this object might have been part

Ice Floes, 1893, Oil on canvas, 26 x 39 1/2 in. (66 x 100.3 cm), Paintings, Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny), The prolonged freeze and heavy snowfalls in the winter of 1892–93 inspired Monet to capture their effects on the

Medallion, before 1227, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper, champlevé enamel, Overall: 3 7/16 x 3/16 in. (8.7 x 0.5 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, These medallions probably come from a large traveling chest that belonged to Cardinal Guala

Earring, delta-shaped, Gold, Other: 7/16 × 1/16 × 7/8 in. (1.2 × 0.2 × 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Stool, 16th century and 19th or early 20th century, Italian, Tuscany, Walnut, partly turned., H. 54 cm, W. 35.6 cm, D. 34.2 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, silver, Menuki (a); L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); menuki (b); L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Scrapbook containing Italian Etchings of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, 16th–17th century

Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I, Middle Kingdom or later, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1550 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Shell, L. 10 × W. 10 cm (3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.1 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Inlay, satyr, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.1 × W. 1.5 cm (1 1/4 × 9/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by

Satyr Leading a Centaur, Who Carries a Club, Bow and Quiver, Outside the Walls of a City, ca. 1771–91, Pen and brown ink, brown-gray wash, over traces of black chalk, 7 1/2 x 11 in. (19 x 28 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Manuscript Leaf with the Resurrection, from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500, Made in Ghent-Bruges, Netherlands, Netherlandish, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, 6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16.4 x 12.1 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Section of a Border, 1180–1205, Made in France, French, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint, Overall (glass only): 5 5/8 x 22 1/16 in. (14.3 x 56 cm), Glass-Stained, Rémois Atelier (French, active Reims, late 12th–early 13th century

Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head, 1793, French, Paris, Pale buff terracotta coated with a brownish-yellow varnish, Height: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Height (removed base): 2 in. (5.1 cm), Sculpture, Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris

Terracotta pyxis (box), Classical, ca. 420–400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, Preparations for wedding. The frieze presents a rather full picture of a bride's preparations. At the beginning, she

Reine De Joie, 1892, Lithograph printed in four colors; machine wove paper, sheet: 59 1/16 x 39 3/16 in. (150 x 99.5 cm), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois

Double Bead, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Faience, L. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in

Memorial Portrait of Catharine Schultz (1789-1832), ca. 1836, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Oil paint and silk thread on silk, 25 5/8 × 22 5/8 in. (65.1 × 57.5 cm), Textiles, This painting and embroidery on silk was

Silver bowl, Late Archaic–Classical, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Silver, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Thirteen birds are engraved on the lip. Such engraved decoration is found on Persian metalwork and on East Greek silver of the

The Thrown Kiss, ca. 1736, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (.311- woman): 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm); Height (.312- man): 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a composition by Pierre Filloeul (French, Abbeville 1696–after

Stud, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Copper, bronze, Diam. 2.4 cm x D. .9 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments

Tweezers, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (6.8 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Seated Virgin and Child, early 14th century (later restorations/alterations), French, Ivory, Overall: 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (16.2 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm), Ivories

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (5.6 × 3.3 × 0.4 cm), Glass-Stained

Madonna and Child, Tempera on wood, 15 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (38.7 x 31.4 cm), Paintings, Ercole Banci (Italian, Bolognese, active early 16th century

Bead, Glass, Other: 13/16 x 7/16 in. (2 x 1.1 cm), Glass

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di, 1529 or later, Attributed to Iran, Tabriz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather, 10.87 in. high 6.62 in. wide (27.6 cm high 16.8 cm wide), Codices

Charles de Cossé (1506–1563), Count of Brissac, ca. 1535, Vellum, Diameter 1 1/2 in. (37 mm), Miniatures, Jean Clouet (French, active by 1516–died 1540/41 Paris

Illustrations Showing the Wearing of Arms and Armor, Edo period (1615–1868), 1848, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 13 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 1/4 in. (33.7 × 23.5 × 0.6 cm), Illustrated Books, Yamaguchi Bisu

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Feline-Head Pendant, 8th–12th century, Panama, Cocle Province, Rio Parita (?), Macaracas (?), Gold, greenstone inlay, H. 1 1/2 x W. 1 5/16 in. (3.8 x 3.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 6.9 oz. (195.6 g), Archery Equipment-Bows

Conical Glass Beaker, 4th–5th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 11/16 in. (9.6 x 9.4 cm), Glass-Vessels

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 8 3/8 × 23 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (21.3 × 59.7 × 4.4 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Kneeling Statue of Yuny, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294–1279 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Asyut (Lykopolis), Tomb of Amenhotep, Necropolis Cliff tomb, Medjdeni, Khashaba excavations, 1913, Limestone, paint, H. 129 cm

Floral plaque, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3 × W. 3.8 cm (1 3/16 × 1 1/2 in

Plate, ca. 1760–70, British, Tin-glazed earthenware, Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Round Seal, ca. 5th century, India, Terracotta, Diam., 1 3/4, x Depth 3/8 in. (4.4 x 1cm), Seals

Settee, ca. 1710, British or Irish, Frame: walnut; cover: wool tent stitch on canvas, 50 1/4 × 48 1/4 × 22 3/4 in. (127.6 × 122.6 × 57.8 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements. Commenced 1872 - Completed 1885. Volume I, Men (Nude), 1880s, Photogravures, Books, Eadweard Muybridge (American, born Britain, 1830–1904

Woman Pleading For Justice, 1828–79, Lithograph, H. 9-1/2 x W. 7-1/2 in. (24.2 x 17.8 cm.), Prints, Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois

Church Bell, ca. 1411, Made in Veneto, Italy, North Italian, Bronze, Overall: 22 7/8 x 14 1/2 in., 130lb. (58.1 x 36.8 cm, 59kg), Metalwork-Bronze, Master Marcus (Venetian, 1396–1411

'King Salih of Syria Entertaining Two Dervishes', Folio from a Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di, 17th century, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Codices

Textile with Figures, 14th century, Italian, Silk, Overall: 1 × 7 1/16 in. (2.5 × 18 cm), Textiles-Woven