Embossed Collection (#6)

A Victorian embossed paper lace Christmas and New Year card with a child holding
3604637 A Victorian embossed paper lace Christmas and New Year card with a child holding mistletoe in the centerpiece, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian heavily embossed paper lace oval greeting card with fabric flowers
3604624 A Victorian heavily embossed paper lace oval greeting card with fabric flowers and two girls dressing up in a room full of mirrors, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian decoupage embosed paper lace greeting card with a pleated silk border of a
3604620 A Victorian decoupage embosed paper lace greeting card with a pleated silk border of a bouquet of flowers surrounded by a wreath of roses, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian embossed paper lace greeting card of a woman surrounded by a wreath of
3604613 A Victorian embossed paper lace greeting card of a woman surrounded by a wreath of flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian deckle edge silver embossed mechanical greeting card of a bouquet of flowers
3604547 A Victorian deckle edge silver embossed mechanical greeting card of a bouquet of flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian die cut blind embossed New Year card of boats on a stormy sea, c
3604180 A Victorian die cut blind embossed New Year card of boats on a stormy sea, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian greeting card of a music sheet and lyrics to
3604140 A Victorian greeting card of a music sheet and lyrics to the old English gentleman, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Bowl, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (gold)
704078 Bowl, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (gold) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Labete, from the Tomb of Benardini di Palestrina (gold)
704079 Labete, from the Tomb of Benardini di Palestrina (gold) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Finger ring with Aphrodite and Eros (gold)
XBP389365 Finger ring with Aphrodite and Eros (gold) by Greek School, (4th century BC); length: 2.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Striding lion, ornament from a funerary canopy, late 3rd millennium BC (gold)
XBP389361 Striding lion, ornament from a funerary canopy, late 3rd millennium BC (gold) by Scythian; length: 6 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with figures of winged griffin, hare, lion
XBP389338 Recumbent stag, decorated on the body with figures of winged griffin, hare, lion, dog and rams head (gold) by Greek School, (4th century BC); length: 31.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Christmas and New Year
An embossed New Year greeting postcard depicting a boy in tudor costume pulling along a young girl on a sledge in a winter scene. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: circa 1905

Drinking cup depicting Scythian soldiers (silver gilt)
XBP343629 Drinking cup depicting Scythian soldiers (silver gilt) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Historical Museum, Kiev, Ukraine; (add.info.: From Dnepropetrovsk)

Front cover of A Compleat Sett of Mapps of England and Wales in General
XYC261682 Front cover of A Compleat Sett of Mapps of England and Wales in General... 1724 (leather) by Badeslade, Thomas (1718-50); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copy of the Great Gold Medal of Justinian I (527-65 AD) obverse, c
FIT257494 Copy of the Great Gold Medal of Justinian I (527-65 AD) obverse, c.534 AD (electrotype) (see 257495) by Roman, (6th century AD) (after); 81-83mm cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

The Pier - Viareggio, Italy
Viareggio - a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy - on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Fishing from the Pier. Date: 1904

Shield emblem in the form of a panther, 700-650 BC (gold, amber and coloured enamel)
BAL165769 Shield emblem in the form of a panther, 700-650 BC (gold, amber and coloured enamel) by Scythian, (7th century BC); 16.2x32.6 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Crown, Chimu (gold)
XIR162173 Crown, Chimu (gold) by Pre-Columbian; Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; South American, out of copyright

6 WC tank engine by Richard Francis Trevithick. Front view. Embosseds Ichida, Kobe, Japan. Date: 1904

Webbs passenger engine. 3 cylinder compound, side elevation locomotive no 300, Crewe Works. Scale 1.5 inches:1 foot. Signed F W Webb 10/1/83, and embossed Henry Chapman, 113 Victoria Street

Front cover of an edition of Notre-Dame de Paris
BMR179969 Front cover of an edition of Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (1802-85) published by Editions Perrotin, Paris, 1844 (leather and gold) by French School

An Efik brass charger embossed with a central robed female figure
1765081 An Efik brass charger embossed with a central robed female figure and two servants holding a fan and an umbrella (brass) by Nigerian School

Table box, by WMF, late 19th - early 20th century (silver-plated metal)
1547207 Table box, by WMF, late 19th - early 20th century (silver-plated metal) by German School; 20x21x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Repousse four-piece tea set, late 19th century (silver) (see also 996381)
996381 Repousse four-piece tea set, late 19th century (silver) (see also 996381) by Mawji, Oomersi (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comprising a teapot, a milk jug)

California Gold Mining Town, c. 1852 (half-plate daguerreotype, embossed leather case)
991557 California Gold Mining Town, c.1852 (half-plate daguerreotype, embossed leather case) by American School, (19th century); 8.89x12.06 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bowl, Exposition le Gand, 1913 (stoneware) (see also 440547)
CH440546 Bowl, Exposition le Gand, 1913 (stoneware) (see also 440547) by Lenoble, Emile (1876-1940); 17x30 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Face of Adolescent; Visage d Adolescente, c. 1928-1929 (cuivre repousse)
826083 Face of Adolescent; Visage d Adolescente, c.1928-1929 (cuivre repousse) by Gonzalez, Julio (1876-1942); 21 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Face of Adolescent; Visage d Adolescente)

Binding of The History of the Knights of Malta, by Rene Aubert Vertot
2607826 Binding of The History of the Knights of Malta, by Rene Aubert Vertot, published Paris, 1726 (leather & paper) by French School

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, c
5889291 Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, c.5th century (silver & mercury gilding) by Sasanian School; 4.1x20.1x20.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Peaked morion, c. 1580-90 (steel & brass)
490784 Peaked morion, c.1580-90 (steel & brass) by Italian School, (16th century); 35.4x23.7x26.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

The Ornamental Portions of a Dagger and Sword, designed by Holbein, early 16th century
LLM457981 The Ornamental Portions of a Dagger and Sword, designed by Holbein, early 16th century by Shaw, Henry (1800-73); Private Collection; (add.info)

Repousse plaque with dancing figures, 1100-1300 (copper & pigment)
DBP422914 Repousse plaque with dancing figures, 1100-1300 (copper & pigment) by Mississippian culture (c.800-1500); height: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; American, out of copyright

Jewel box clam, embossed horn, miter, volute
Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5, groene zilvermond 6

Bowl, 1893-96 (silver)
BAL17644 Bowl, 1893-96 (silver) by Ashbee, Charles Robert (1863-1942); height: 20.5 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; British, out of copyright

Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, Dominic and a donor
2970518 Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, Dominic and a donor, 1325-35 (tempera on panel) by Ugolino di Nerio, (fl.1317-27) (attr)

Victorian beehive Christmas and New Year card with a spiders webb, c
3603308 Victorian beehive Christmas and New Year card with a spiders webb, c.1880 (gold embossing) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Christmas Card on a gold ground with embossed swags and a basket of holly
3604384 A Christmas Card on a gold ground with embossed swags and a basket of holly and the letter W, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School

Victorian paper scrap relief of a Christmas tree decorated with toys
3603947 Victorian paper scrap relief of a Christmas tree decorated with toys and candles with more toys at its base, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

The inside of a Victorian die cut greeting card with garlands of embossed roses
3605859 The inside of a Victorian die cut greeting card with garlands of embossed roses and ivy and a cameo of a girl carrying a Christmas tree, c 1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian engraved and embossed humorous Valentine card of a man being compared to a
3606031 A Victorian engraved and embossed humorous Valentine card of a man being compared to a donkey, c.1860 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian deckle edge embossed front of a pop up Christmas
3605920 A Victorian deckle edge embossed front of a pop up Christmas and New Year card of primroses and foliage, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of horseshoes decorated with flowers on a sheet, c
3605539 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of horseshoes decorated with flowers on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of floral border scraps on a sheet, c
3605536 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of floral border scraps on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

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