Decorative Designs

Detailed drawings of decorative objects and motifs, including vases and door knobs, reflecting artistic craftsmanship from various periods.

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Voysard, Etienne Claude, 4e Cahier, Trophies, Diverses Concordes Diverses Fortunes, Trophies with shields and attributes, verso - stamped, Two trophies with shields. Left with laurel wreaths, weapons, a globe, a cartwheel, fruit and a shield with a ship. Right with a helmet, a basket of fruit, a snake and shields with a crowned man and two hands., print, prent, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 361 mm, width 198 mm, 1746 - 1812, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (N.1859 - D.1932), Bleuets Manche (main title), 1905. Graphite, ink and watercolor on white Bristol. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Warsaw. Bronze door knob in the Knights' Room of the Royal Castle - front views and profiles. Sobecki, Jan Ludwik (1875-fl. 1939), draughtsman, cartoonist

Study of a Vase, Benjamin West, 1738-1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763), Undated, Pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 5 × 3 3/8 inches (12.7 × 8.6 cm) and Spine: 5 inches (12.7 cm)

Horn and temple ring. unknown, draughtsman, cartoonist

Print, Title Page; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (French, 1745 - 1811); Print Maker: Gilles Demarteau (Belgian, active in France, 1722 - 1776); France; crayon manner etching in red ink on laid paper

Corner and cable

Drawing, Project for the Decoration of an Oblong Panel; Attributed to Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735-1802); France; brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper; 33.3 x 19.3 cm (13 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

Muziek; La Musique; Trofeeën; 3e Cahier.A trophy with castanets, sheet music, a lute, a trumpet, a triangle and a tambourine.

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Voysard, Etienne Claude, 4e Cahier, Trophies, Diverses Concordes Diverses Fortunes, Trophies with shields and attributes, verso - stamped, Two trophies with shields. Left with laurel wreaths, weapons, a globe, a cartwheel, fruit and a shield with a ship. Right with a helmet, a basket of fruit, a snake and shields with a crowned man and two hands., print, prent, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 361 mm, width 198 mm, 1746 - 1812, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for a Chandelier 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Chandelier 359848

Drawing, Design for a Vase; Italy; pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Design for a Sword Hilt by Pierre Woeiriot. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Komedie; La Comédie; Trofeeën; 1er Cahier.A trophy with violins, a drum, a winch, a tambourine, sheet music and masks.

Coat of arms of the Royal Handboogschuttersgilde Baronie van Borssele, Anonymous, c. 1853 print paper coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). crown (symbol of sovereignty). archer's weapons: bow and arrow Borssele

Design for the Decoration of Firearms ca. 1795-1805 Workshop of Nicolas Noël Boutet French. Design for the Decoration of Firearms 652969

Luth; Design for marquetery of musical instrument hung up to ribbons in around medallion. One of 103 designs for marquetics of ribbons hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the Great Hall of the Prince of Orange Palace in Brussels in 1828.

Rose Campbell Gerke, Saddle, 1935 1942 Saddle

Joseph Wilton RA, 1722-1803, British, Design for a Frieze, undated. Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper.

Vase (Plate 3 of Series), Enea Vico, Italian, 1523-1567, Black ink on paper, Vertical rectangle. Ewer, with handle composed of a bird's leg, and spiral neck ending in a mascaron. Half-figures and a crab decorate the body. Inscribed below: 'ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII' and 'A.E.V.' on a tablet., Italy, 1543, ornament, Print, Print

Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 26e Cahier BB Cahier de 6 Girandoles et Bras de Cheminée, Girandole with vase, verso - stamped, An ornamented two-armed girandole with a vase and snakes., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 377 mm, width 226 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher

Chair and Three Tripods, Pen and pink ink, brown, ochre, gray wash, traces of red chalk Support: white laid paper, Rome, Italy, Italy, ca. 1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a Chandelier 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Chandelier 359544

Funeral monument with center blank field above which is a trophy of arms with a suit of armor and ship's attributes behind which rises a truncated column to which is attached the coat of arms of Bentinck, covered by a ship's crown. At the bottom a laurel wreath and an extinguished torch. Possibly related to the death of Wolter Jan Gerrit baron Bentinck in 1781, Tomb monument with Bentinck's coat of arms, print maker: Willem Bilderdijk, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1781, paper, etching, engraving, h 203 mm × w 143 mm

Trofee Met Muziekinstrumnings, Gilles Antoine Denartau, After Jean Baptisists (Le Viex), 1772 print Trophy consisting of musical instruments and flowers. paper musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Brokat.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Design for a candlestick (No. 9), Abraham Meertens, 1767 - 1823 drawing paper. pencil brush sconce, wall lamp

Pin Cushion. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Magnette.

Recueil Elémentaire d'Architecture, Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780-96, Bound engravings on paper, Interior designs and decorations., Europe, 1763-1765, albums (bound) & books, Book, Book

Cartouche decorated with musical instruments, F.J. Walther, 1738 - 1772 print An empty cartouche decorated with various bladder and string instruments, crowned with an organ. At the bottom of an angel with a harp. Possibly a trade label. paper engraving string instruments (plucked). string instruments (bowed). wind instruments

Draft for a decorative comb with floral, zoomorphic and others, Ornaments, Dagobert Peche -

Lunette with putti, lions and horns of abundance in the eastern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1655 - 1665 print Lunette with four putti, two lions and two inverted horns of abundance (partly hidden behind the lions) in the northern part of the eastern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. This is the lunette to the left of the image of Cybele, above the door to the orphan room. Marked in the middle: r (crossed out). Numbering at the bottom right by hand added: XCII. Amsterdam paper. chalk. ink etching / engraving / pen attributes of Cybele. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Seibertz Engelbert, Kandelaber. Monthly competition February 1884 (02.1884): 2 views 1:20. Ink white heighted on the box, 56.4 x 41.8 cm (including scan edges) Seibertz Engelbert : Kandelaber. Monatskonkurrenz Februar 1884

Bracket, for Wall (Ecclesiastical). Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 19 5/8"high; 15 3/4"wide; 13"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hal Blakeley.

Drawer Pull. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 23 cm (11 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PHILIP JOHNSON.

Polish karabela sabres from the 17th century. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist

Pa. German Plate. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 38.2 cm (18 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Aaron Fastovsky.

Pocket. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosalia Lane.

White Porcelain Vase. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" High(front) 6 3/4" High 5"x3"(top) 3 1/8" x 2 1/16" Base. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Josephine Lindley.

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Voysard, Etienne Claude, 4e Cahier, Trofeeën, Noblesse Academie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Sciences and arts, verso - stamped, Two trophies with shields. On the left a city plan, books, measuring instruments and an oval shield with putti. On the right a helmet, weapons, a plan, a compass, medallions, crowns and a round shield with horns of plenty., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, engravings, ornamental prints, height 386 mm, width 218 mm, 1746 - 1812, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, engraving (printing process), French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Fan leaf, Silk embroidered with silk and metallic yarn and sequins, Unmounted pleated fan leaf, embroidered with silk and metallic yarns in the shape of a tulip, sequins., France, early 19th century, costume & accessories, Fan leaf

Bijoux, from the Collection of Prince Czartoryski 1865 Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart. Bijoux, from the Collection of Prince Czartoryski. Polish Jewelry. Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart (French, Paris 1837-1880 Paris). 1865. Etching. Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Prints

Parijs, Panseron, Pierre, Desprez, Louis Jean, Ouvrage d'Architecture des Sieurs Deprez et Panseron, Projet D'Un Reposoir, Plan du Plafond, Plan de Developpement de l'Autel, Altar and ceiling, Paris, verso - stamped, Two prints on one sheet. Left: A top view of an altar in a triangular shape decorated with acanthus motifs. Right: a round ceiling with three square elements. In the middle a dove in a halo as a symbol of the Holy Spirit., print, image, ornamental print, prints, images, ornamental prints, height 350 mm, width 275 mm, height 344 mm, width 271 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1781, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Frans, 1743-05-28 - 1804-03-19, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742 - 1803, publisher

Bessie Forman, Bonnet, 1935 1942 Bonnet

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), 18th century handle (main title), 1898. Graphite on white paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Crock. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.8 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" High 11 5/8" Dia(top) 11" Dia(base). Medium: pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.

Design for a candlestick (No. 9) ..

Germany, Hertel, Johann Georg, Delafosse, Jean Charles, unknown, Vase with garlands, verso - stamped, An ornamented vase with rings and garlands. Publisher's number 374., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 247 mm, width 180 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1700 - 1775-07-07, publisher

Louis Annino, Pitcher, c 1936 Pitcher

Study for a bronze name plate for Edward D. Adams ca. 1892 Alphonse Legros. Study for a bronze name plate for Edward D. Adams. Alphonse Legros (French, Dijon 1837-1911 Watford, Hertfordshire). ca. 1892. Graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor. Drawings

Netherlands, Arendzen, Petrus Johannes, St Jans-kerk te 's-Hertogenbosch, Ground plan, Plan of the St. John's Cathedral, print, prints, height 510 mm, width 338 mm, Dutch, 1846-10-23 - 1932-12-16, print maker, printmaker, 1875 - 1895, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching

Print, Plate 18, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers); Engraved by René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); After Léonard Thiry (Flemish, 1550), Rosso Fiorentino (Italian,1494 - 1540); Published by Paul de la Houve (French, 1575 - 1643); France; engraving on paper

Design for a Bowl. Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century. Dimensions: 8 15/16 x 15 1/8 in. (22.7 x 38.4 cm). Date: ca. 1770-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Warsaw. Iron door knob from the Old Theatre in the Royal Łazienki Park - front and top views. Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943), draughtsman, cartoonist

Roberta Spicer, Cap, c 1937 Cap

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Voysard, Etienne Claude, 1er Cahier, Trophies, La Turque Et Sa Religion, Turkey, verso - stamped, Two trophies with shields. Left with books, a goat's head and weapons. Right with an anchor, a half moon, snakes and masks., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 385 mm, width 217 mm, 1746 - 1812, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Keystone, Painted. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Randolph F. Miller.

Aaron Fastovsky, Pa German Plate, 1937 Pa. German Plate

Design for an Earring, Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, Italian, active 1762 - 1794, Black crayon on paper, Above a disk. Below, an angular drop of a frame with radially disposed leaves. Inside a blossom and stems with leaves and buds. Connected are disk and drop by a double striped knot, with a central blossom and floral stems., Italy, 1825-50, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Two wind instruments and Hoorn, in or before 1828 One of 103 designs for marqueterie from ribbons -hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the large room of the Prince of Orange's palace in Brussels in 1828. Brussels paper. ink. graphite (mineral) trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. wind instruments Royal Palace

Decorative panel, Block-printed on machine-made paper, varnished, On a tan, wood-grained glossy ground is printed a single large design of an urn supported by scrolled arms with griffin feet and containing stylized lily-like flowers and leaves. Printed in tan and yellow., France, 1865, Wallcoverings, Decorative panel

Paris, Daumont, Jean-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, AA Trophies, La Musique, l'Agriculture, Music and agriculture, verso - stamped, On the left a trophy with sheet music and musical instruments such as a guitar, a lute, a lyre, flutes and a triangle. On the right a trophy with attributes belonging to agriculture such as a rake, watering cans, a shovel and a basket of fruit., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, engravings, height 335 mm, width 231 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1745 - 1755, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French - 1775, publisher

Herbert Marsh, Bonnet, c 1936 Bonnet

Siervaas met mascarons.Ornamental vase with mascarons on the body, as well as in the edge of horizontally.

Design for a Chandelier 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Chandelier 359842

Poisson rare. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, 1876. Prints; etchings. Etching

Frame for Mirror. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Print, Plate 10, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers); Engraved by René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); After Léonard Thiry (Flemish, 1550), Rosso Fiorentino (Italian,1494 - 1540); Published by Paul de la Houve (French, 1575 - 1643); France; engraving on paper

Bonnet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23.1 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jessie M. Benge.

Helen Blumenstiel, Architectural Ornament, 1935 1942 Architectural Ornament

Portrait of a woman, late 18th century / early nineteenth century. Edma Queenedey (1756-1830). Portrait of a woman, late 18th century - early nineteenth century. Physionotrace. 1786-1799.

Pa. German Plate. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 39.8 x 35.7 cm (15 11/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Angus.

Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique..., Plate 1, Gaspard Grollier de Seviere II, French, 1677 - 1745, Etienne Joseph Daudet, French, 1672 - 1730, Engraving on laid paper, Three mechanical objects on stands pierced with strapwork decoration, probably intended to be carried out in metal, or ivory. Two alternative schemes are given for the vertical members joining small, regularly-placed disc. Numbered fig. 1, 2, 3., France, 1732, Print, Print

Drawer Pull. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.

Door Knocker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.

A Bed, Matthew Liard, English, ca. 1736-1782, Engraving on paper, A bed with a canopy furnished with upholstery and drapery. At right elevation of headboard and canopy support shown., France, ca. 1765, Print, Print

William Kieckhofel, Ceiling Decoration, c 1940 Ceiling Decoration

Bonnet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.5 cm (11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Spicer.

A couple of lunaries from the collection of Lucyna Kotarbią from Warsaw in 1916 - views from the front and from the side on a scale of 1: 2; Kotarbi, Mieczys Aw (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 27.05.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);

Design for a Pendant, George E Germer, 1868 - 1936, George E Germer, 1868 - 1936, Graphite, brush and watercolor on cardboard, Vertical rectangle. A circular medallion with filigree, pearls, and a diamond is transformed in a sketchy way into a pendant with three drops. Bordering lines, at right., USA, 1910-20, Drawing, Drawing

Rohde Reinhold (died 1913), necklace. Monthly competition September 1874 (09.1874): View 1: 1. Tusche watercolor on the box, 34.4 x 25.1 cm (including scan edges) Rohde Reinhold (gest. 1913): Halsschmuck. Monatskonkurrenz September 1874

Tie-back. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Halpin.

Caricature of an Engraver (recto); Sketch for a Caricature (verso). Artist: Jean Charles Delafosse (French, Paris 1734-1789 Paris). Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (19.1 x 11.8 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (French, Lyons 1727-1801 Parma). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pitcher. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 34 cm High 19.5 cm Wide 9 1/2" High 7 5/8" Wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louis Annino.

Ornamental Leg-Shaped Vessel, 1543, Augustin Hirschvogel, German, 1503-1553, 6 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (15.56 x 8.89 cm) (image), Engraving, Germany, 16th century, These fantastical vessels, one with a serpent handle (P.68.187) and another with furry legs (P.68.188), hint at the innovations to come from the mind of Augustin Hirschvogel. They were made in 1543, about the time Hirschvogel moved to Vienna after working as a glass painter and cartographer in Nuremberg and present-day Yugoslavia. In Vienna, he used the spontaneity of line exhibited in these ornament prints to create some of the first-ever landscape etchings, helping to establish the genre.

Trophy with tools for measurement, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined, A sphere, a mariner's compass, a protractor, two compasses, an alidade, and a branch. Colored background., Rome, Italy, 1780-1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Silver Tankard: Details. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 28.1 cm (14 1/8 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Flynn.

Luminaire of saber/bacik In the collection of count. Henryk Ciecierski - views on the front and side; Kotarbi, Mieczys Aw (1890-1943); 1919 (1915-00-00-1919-00-00);

Project for a Pendant, Pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper, At top, a large pink bow knot studded with stone. A smaller knot below, from which hangs a cross with square stones and pearls., Italy, 1725-1750, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Picture chair: Józef Peszka, portrait of Hugo Ko . Taja (1791), from the collections of the municipality of the Capital City of Warsaw in 1915, a gift for the National Museum in Warsaw in 1916 - a fragment on a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 19.08.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);

Perspective view of the same candelabrum, from 'Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi, vol. II' (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments). Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720-1778 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 19 7/8 x 28 3/4 in. (50.5 x 73 cm)Plate: 26 x 16 5/16 in. (66 x 41.5 cm) printed horizontally. Series/Portfolio: Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II. Date: 1778-80.This elaborate candelabrum, now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, represents one of Piranesi's more creative "restorations." Produced during a period when Piranesi was collaborating with the Scottish painter Gavin Hamilton in the restoration and sale of antiquities--many uncovered in the excavations at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli--it combines a number of diverse ancient fragments to create a new work. More 'Piranesi' than ancien

Festoen with attributes of the personification of the element fire on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1663 print Festoen with attributes of the personification of the Element Vuur (RP-P-AO-22-2E-3) on the west side of the Burgerzaal in the Town Hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Is located above the left (southern) arch on the west side of the Burgerzaal, to the right of the statue of Vigilantia (vigilance). Bottom marked: F. paper etching / engraving fire (one of the four elements) Burgerzaal. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Design for a Candlestick, Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799-1868, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper, A grape vine is wound around a column upon which two swans support a starred globe. Fasted to it by spokes is a ring supporting eight sockets, or which seven are shown., Germany, 1825-1835, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing

Album magazine with a cut print of a necklace, anonymous, 1500 - 1599 print Album magazine with a cut print of a necklace. paper engraving necklace

Pottery. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 7.4 x 13.6 cm (2 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Knapp.

Fragment of Fence. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Austin L. Davison.

Hilt, round pommel with eagle, short guard, and gem-encrusted scabbard of Charlemagnes sword. Charles the Great or Charles I (748-814) was King of the Franks, Lombards and Emperor of the Romans. Epee de Charlemagne. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.

Drawing of 17th century silver belonging to an album, draughtsman: anonymous, Amsterdam, c. 1725 - c. 1728, paper, drawing, h 356 mm × w 245 mm

Cayer de 6 Grilles de Chenets et de Feux de Cheminées. Artist: Jean Charles Delafosse (French, Paris 1734-1789 Paris). Dimensions: Overall: 18 1/8 x 13 x 3/16 in. (46.1 x 33 x 0.4 cm). Etcher: Etched by Pierre G. Berthault (French, 1748-1819). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Published by Jacques François Chereau (French, Paris 1742-1794 Paris). Date: 1740-89. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), stamp (main title), 1897. Graphite and watercolor on white paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Italy, Sheet with design for dishes, verso - stamped, Sheet with design for dishes. Numbered lower right: 18., print, ornamental print, prints, height 165 mm, width 145 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1800, paper, papier, etching

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