Gilt Collection (#65)

Pins with gilt heads. 2nd-3rd century. From Can Colomer Munm
Roman Art. Pins with gilt heads. 2nd-3rd centuries. From the burial ground of Can Colomer Munmany, Vic Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic

Croiser of Bishop Arnau de Jard?=? (1271-1306). Ivory. 13th century. Scene in relief of male figures. Tortosa Cathedral. Treasure. Catalonia. Spain

Bishops Hoard from Halikko. 12th century. Finland
Bishops Hoard from Halikko. 12th century. Pendant with a gilt crucifix. National Museum of Finland. Helsinki. Finland

Maesta, 1280-1285, by Cimabue (c. 1240-1302)
Cimabue (c.1240-1302). Florentine painter. Maesta, 1280-1285. Uffizi Gallery. Florence. Italy

The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark

Roman Art. Sarcophagus of Aurelia Kyrilla. Marble. Carlsb
Roman Art. Sarcophagus of Aurelia Kyrilla. Marble. C. 300 A.C. From Rome. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ceiling paintings. Royal Palace of El Pardo. Spain
Spain. Royal Palace of El Pardo. 18th century. Ceiling paintings of a room. Detail

Gold phiale. Libation bowl. 4th-3rd century B. C. Metropolita
Greek Art. Hellenistic. Gold phiale. Libation bowl. 4th-3rd century B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Birthday card for a 5th Birthday
A beautiful Birthday card for a 5th Birthday - Two 5-year-olds doing a spot of gardening. The caption reads: Because you re five years old to-day, I send this little card to say

Mahogany and cane bedsteads 1929
A range of bedsteads, made from mahogany and gilt with cane, products from the Harrods catalogue bedroom furniture department. Date: 1929

Cover - bound volume of The Idler magazine
The front cover of a bound volume of The Idler magazine, featuring a young gent relaxing in a hammock. Date: 1895

Benoit-Constant Coquelin - French Actor
Benoit-Constant Coquelin (18411909) - French actor. Coquelin is seen here in L Aiglon, a play in six acts by Edmond Rostand based on the life of Napoleon II. Date: circa 1905

Three kittens on a Christmas card, being told to stop fighting and be friends again. Date: circa 1890s

Captain Augustus Hartmann, 2nd Line Battalion, Kings German Legion, 1815.Oil on panel by Paul Dumortier, Tournai, 1815.Painted shortly before the Battle of Waterloo.Head and shoulders to right

The Morpeth Casket, or wine cooler. The casket was presented to Lord Morpeth by a large number of the electorate of the West Riding of Yorkshire following his defeat at the previous election

Sparus aurata, or Gilt-Head Bream, with a gold bar marking between the eyes. Date: 1862

Book cover design, Carnets de Voyage en Italie
Book cover design in art deco style, Carnets de Voyage en Italie by Maurice Denis. Date: circa 1930s

Book cover design by Mme Marot-Rodde
Book cover design in art deco style by Mme Marot-Rodde, Poems by Maurice Donnay. Date: circa 1930s

Lunulated gilthead or gilt-head sea bream, Sparus aurata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or

Jewelry and amulets, early 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Two goblets in gilt-plated silver, Gothic style, 17th century.. From a private collection in Munich. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Wedding cup in silver and gilt from the 17th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Knights shield of painted and gilded wood.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Drinking vessel in gilded silver with lions in the Renaissance style from the 17th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Cups and saucers of the Carree style.. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quantin, Paris, 1891

Vase with animal figures.. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quantin, Paris, 1891

Porcelain service for the Empress of Russia 1778.. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quantin, Paris, 1891

Australia Gate Wrought Ironwork
The gilded wrought ironwork of Australia Gate at the entrance to the Victoria Memorial Circle from St Jamess Park

Gotha Go 145 biplane trainer on Art Deco marblebase
A model of a Gotha Go 145 bi-plane trainer, mounted on an Art Deco marble and gilt base. Trench Art

The Shwei Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon
The Shweidagon Pagoda in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar), officially titled Shweidago Zedi Daw and also known as the Golden Pagoda, or the Great Dagon Pagoda. The gilded structure towers 99 metres high

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928
A seletion of dressing vanity travel cases, made from crushed morocco and pigskins and fittings in silver gilt and enamel. 1928

Holland House Interior
The Gilt Room, with its elaborate ornamentation. Date: 1846

Allegory Vices 1840-98 Brush watercolor gilt
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Design Ceiling Two Portraits Fan Supports Corners
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Design Organ Pipes Decorated Flowers Fleur-de-lys
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Design Coffered Painted Ceiling Rust Olive Green
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Landscape Horses Carts River Right 18th century
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Interior Fireplace wall 19th century Graphite
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Design Library Dining Room Ceiling Coffered Painted Rust
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Design Wall Elevation Diapered Wainscoting Coffered Ceiling
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Interior showing Staircase Skylight 19th century
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Ceiling Design Dining Room Duke d Albe Madrid
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Carved Painted Ceiling Six Figural Medallions
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Design Ceiling Plant Arabesque Decoration 19th century
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Interior coffered ceiling Corinthian order applied
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Design Ceiling Four Parts Decorated Compass Motif
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Snow Falling Dutch Town n. d Gouache watercolor
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Engaged cassetta frame polyptych panel ca 1380
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