Emblems Collection (#6)

Pavillon de Guerre, detail from Flags from Monaco (see 103834)
STC103835 Pavillon de Guerre, detail from Flags from Monaco (see 103834), from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School

Danish Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103830 Danish Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Scandinavian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103829 Scandinavian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Austrian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103826 Austrian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Portugese Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103825 Portugese Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Russian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103824 Russian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Four beautiful women, wearing emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (chromolitho)
6029979 Four beautiful women, wearing emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four beautiful women)

A pair of corner bosses with Masonic emblems, c. 1760 (fruitwood)
3960426 A pair of corner bosses with Masonic emblems, c.1760 (fruitwood) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

England (chromolitho)
976353 England (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: England. Scrap.); © Look and Learn

Switzerland (chromolitho)
976348 Switzerland (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Switzerland. Scrap.); © Look and Learn

France (chromolitho)
976341 France (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: France. Scrap.); © Look and Learn

Faith, Hope and Charity (chromolitho)
3656823 Faith, Hope and Charity (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faith, Hope and Charity)

Album frontispiece. (colour litho)
3656539 Album frontispiece. (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Album frontispiece.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Francis Quarles (engraving)
3099495 Francis Quarles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Quarles. Illustration for The Lives of Eminent)

Gloria immortalis labore parta, illustration from Emblemata by Hadrianus Junius
869959 Gloria immortalis labore parta, illustration from Emblemata by Hadrianus Junius, published by Christophe Plantin, Anvers, 1565 (engraving) by Dutch School

Design for a finial of a coach (pen & brown ink with wash over graphite on paper)
831218 Design for a finial of a coach (pen & brown ink with wash over graphite on paper) by Algardi, Alessandro (1598-54); 27.5x17.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

A masonic apron, 1826 (coloured engraving)
CHT163383 A masonic apron, 1826 (coloured engraving) by Borsteegh, Cornelis (1773-1834); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Dutch, out of copyright

The Two Crowns. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Two Crowns

Embroidered Animals

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Italy, Sicily, Taormina, A Trinacria, ancient symbol of Sicily

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England, West Sussex, West Wittering Beach, British and United States of America flags flying against a blue sky

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England, West Sussex, West Wittering Beach, United States of America flag flying against a blue sky

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England, West Sussex, West Wittering Beach, Canadian, British and United States of America flags flying against a blue sky

Uttlesford CM6 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Uttlesford CM6 2

Sleeping nymph spied satyr naked nymph back sleeping
Sleeping nymph spied by a satyr, A naked nymph seen on the back, sleeping by an oil lamp, is spied by a satyr. Copy after the print by Houbraken from part 2 of a series of prints with emblems

Quarles, (c1592-1644), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Quarles, (c1592-1644), 1830. Francis Quarles (c1592-1644) English poet educated at Christs College, Cambridge and Lincolns Inn

The British Royal Familys Golden State Coach, used for royal coronations decorated with paintings by Giovanni Cipriani including the royal arms on the upper back panel

V Neubert Smichov Jan Preisler Manes XXI Vyst
V. Neubert Smichov, Jan Preisler, Manes, XXI. Vyst. Sp. Vytv. Um. Manes, paper, lithography, total: height: 125, 5 cm; width: 95, 5 cm, exhibition posters, candle, candleholder, candelabra, altar

Alfred Roller Ver Sacrum Albert Berger Lithographic Institute
Alfred Roller, Ver Sacrum, Albert Berger Lithographic Institute, Secession. IV. Art exhibition of the Vereinigung bildender Kunstler -sterreichs, lithography, total: height: 62, 00 cm; width: 89

Adolphe Willette Imprimerie Charles Verneau Exposition Internationale des produits du commerce & de l indust
Adolphe Willette, Imprimerie Charles Verneau, Exposition Internationale des produits du commerce & de l industrie, paper, lithography, total: height: 139, 5 cm; width: 98, 7 cm, signed: u. r

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen

Queens Coronation Robe 1937
The magnificent train of purple velvet with gold embroidery representing floral emblems of the Empire worn by Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI at the Coronation in 1937

Coat of arms of Bristol, England. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of Edinburgh, Scotland. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of Liverpool, England. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of Leeds, England. These arms were used prior to 1921. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of London, England. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of Manchester, England. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Coat of arms of Birmingham, England. The Arms as granted in 1889. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

Decorative page header. From the book Knaresburgh and its Rulers, published 1907

Jan van Kessel Elder Emblems War Warcraft emblem
Jan van Kessel the Elder, Emblems of War, Warcraft emblem, painting, oil on copper, Height, 19 cm (7.4 inches), Width, 25 cm (9.8 inches)

Allegory Arts personification Painting stands
Allegory of the Arts, Allegory of the Arts. The personification of Painting stands in front of a painting on a pedestal, on the right is Music. Two putti with a mask play at the bottom left

Warring putti Design painting Minerva patroness
Warring putti, Design for a painting. Minerva as patroness, art, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, science, Scientia, Scienza, Studio (Ripa), Holland, Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte

Title page Jan de Kruyff Poems 1776 attributes
Title page for: Jan de Kruyff, Poems, 1776, attributes of Mercury, cupids: amores, amoretti, putti, Freedom, Liberty, Liberta (Ripa) (symbolical representation of concept), symbolic representations

Narcissus scene scenes opened service painters image holders etc
Narcissus A scene of scenes opened at the service of painters image holders etc. (series title), Narcissus looks in a cave at its own reflection in the water. In the background a mountain landscape

Fame personification Poe see bust Homer Title page
Fame and personification of Poe see at the bust of Homer Title page for: Mengel-Poezy, Amsterdam 1714 Mengel-Poezy (title on object)

Painting woman angels personification painting
Painting woman between angels (personification of painting), A female figure (personification of painting) sits in front of an easel with a palette and brushes in her hand

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