Guilded Collection (#2)

Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving)
8648141 Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hargraves discovering Gold)

Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat (engraving)
8647940 Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat. Victoria)

Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving)
8646020 Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roads from Melbourne to the diggings)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630771 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677713 Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria, cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho)
8677406 IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses)

Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds)
8677814 Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds) by European School; height: 10, circumference: 21 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Old- and rose-cut diamonds, silver and gold)

Slavonic women's headdress (litho)
8677403 Slavonic women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slavonic women's headdress)

Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho)
8668136 Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What do hall marks on silver mean)

Story of Sand: Gold in sand (colour litho)
8659620 Story of Sand: Gold in sand (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold in sand)

Shell, Shirt, Shoot, Shore, Sieve, Skate, Skull, Slate, Slate, Sleep, Sloop, Sloth (engraving)
8651538 Shell, Shirt, Shoot, Shore, Sieve, Skate, Skull, Slate, Slate, Sleep, Sloop, Sloth (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shell, Shirt, Shoot)

Ground sluicing (engraving)
8650671 Ground sluicing (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground sluicing)

Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia (b/w photo)
8663576 Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia)

The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano
BEN85160 The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano, after 1470 (photo); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold)
AIS5363115 Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold); Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; © Iberfoto

Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century)
AIS5390308 Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century)

Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass)
7295359 Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass); 7.5x5.1x2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Watch in silver case)

St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century
7264833 St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo San Martino. St. Martin's cathedral)

Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold)
MMM5477687 Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Gold pendant, early 19th century (miniature, gold, enamel, seed pearls, human hair, glass)
7339280 Gold pendant, early 19th century (miniature, gold, enamel, seed pearls, human hair, glass) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); 5.5x4.5x0.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
7058306 Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892
3480409 Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892; (add.info.: Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia)

Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473155 Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, 1550 - 1624)

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330367 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330365 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330229 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pre-Columbian: Columbia, Quimbaya. Seated figure, 14-15th century (gold figurine)
532960 Pre-Columbian: Columbia, Quimbaya. Seated figure, 14-15th century (gold figurine); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object)
529444 Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object); Universal History Archive/UIG

British gold, silver, and bronze coins in current use (c 1920) (litho)
8633266 British gold, silver, and bronze coins in current use (c 1920) (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British gold, silver)

Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho)
8633157 Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho) by English School

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630735 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630718 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Johannesburg (coloured photo)
8671457 Real Photographs, c.1939: Johannesburg (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannesburg)

Dictionary: Triumphal Crown (engraving)
8636602 Dictionary: Triumphal Crown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumphal Crown)

Caesar, Gallic War: Gauls (colour litho)
8636517 Caesar, Gallic War: Gauls (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gauls)

Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds)
8677817 Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds) by European School; height: 10, circumference: 21 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Old- and rose-cut diamonds, silver and gold)

Ancient Greek women's headdress (litho)
8677445 Ancient Greek women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek women's headdress)

Sunshine (colour litho)
8674325 Sunshine (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunshine. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

Crown Jewels, Tower of London (coloured photo)
8655967 Crown Jewels, Tower of London (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crown Jewels, Tower of London)

Miners prospecting (engraving)
8644015 Miners prospecting (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miners prospecting)

Camillus causing the gold to be carried back to the citadel (engraving)
8639508 Camillus causing the gold to be carried back to the citadel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Scene in Jaipur (b/w photo)
8649206 A Scene in Jaipur (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scene in Jaipur)

Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass, 16th century (gold)
MMM5470214 Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass, 16th century (gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass)

Gold pendant, early 19th century (gold, ivory, silk, glass)
7339278 Gold pendant, early 19th century (gold, ivory, silk, glass) by Orme, Daniel (1766-p.1832) (after); 6.2x4.3x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery o... 2015 (photo)
8858726 Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, relief, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery o... 2015 (photo) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Relief of Esau and Jacob, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flore... 2015 (photo)
8858724 Relief of Esau and Jacob, Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Flore... 2015 (photo) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); Baptistery, Florence

Landscape with tower, c.1750 (gold, ink & colour on paper)
8893889 Landscape with tower, c.1750 (gold, ink & colour on paper) by Taiga, Ike no (1723-76); Tokyo National Museum, Japan; (add.info)

Gold (florin) coin decorated with the baptism of Christ by Saint John the Baptist. 1505 Diam
BEN5480396 Gold (florin) coin decorated with the baptism of Christ by Saint John the Baptist. 1505 Diam. 2, 85 cm Museo del Bargello Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

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"Guilded Treasures: A Journey through Time and Beauty" Embark on a captivating journey to Thailand's bustling capital, Bangkok, where the mesmerizing Wat Pho awaits. Behold the awe-inspiring Giant Reclining Buddha statue, adorned in shimmering gold leaf, radiating serenity and spirituality. Delve deeper into history as you discover ancient artifacts that have stood the test of time. Marvel at a remarkable 3rd century B. C gold ring with a delicate cameo, showcasing intricate craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Next, feast your eyes upon a wreath from the 4th century B. C. , crafted meticulously in gold - an exquisite testament to artistic mastery. Prepare to be enchanted by a pair of lion head earrings from the 3rd century B. C. , their golden allure capturing both strength and grace. Admire early 3rd-century BC ear pendants fashioned from pure gold – an embodiment of sophistication and refinement. Travel back even further in time to witness late 4th-century B. C spiral earrings intricately designed with filigree workmanship. Their golden coils whisper tales of ancient beauty rituals passed down through generations. Transitioning to more modern times but no less enchanting is a breathtaking necklace from the 19th century. Composed of turquoise, diamond, silver & gold elements; it exudes opulence fit for royalty while reflecting cultural diversity. Venturing beyond Thailand's borders brings us face-to-face with Gustave Eiffel's immortalized visage beneath Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower—a symbol of architectural brilliance forever etched in history. Returning once again to antiquity reveals another treasure—a finger ring adorned with floral inlay dating back to the 3rd-2nd century BC—its golden frame embracing garnet and rock crystal petals—an ode to nature's splendor frozen in time. The journey concludes with two final marvels: late 4th-century B. C.