Antique Ruler

She is the only female ruler of the Habsburg Empire and the founder of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.[4].

The depiction, of an enthroned royal figure representing the ruler Achaemenid, is based on sculptures of that period from Persepolis.

Three studded pearls, forming an axis, also recall pendants of European rulers. Wealth, royal status, and divine power come together in this opulent pendant.

Ruler and his companion being entertained by musicians.

The aesthetic refinement of the female body through elaborate skin ornamentation and coiffure serves as a metaphor for the civilization and refinement that Luba rulers disseminate wi...

She is the only female ruler of the Habsburg Empire and the founder of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.[4].

The qilin is a legendary Chinese mythological hooved chimerical creature that is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. This wonderful C...

The earliest historical records in Egypt present an established religious pantheon that included a lioness as one of the most powerful cultural figures, protecting the people and esp...

A bleached oak draper's table designed for Liberty's of London by Sir Robert Lorimer, the rectangular top with an inset brass ruler above a frieze drawer on slow twist legs.

Joseph Navlet (1821-1889), retirement or arrest of a sovereign Watercolor with highlights of gouache representing the arrest or retirement of a ruler (a Tsar?). Signed lower left J...

woven chinese silk with om mani padme hum Size: 73x63cm circa 16th century    In later imperial China and in Tibet, Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism flourished and was supporte...

With the Meiji restoration power was transferred back to the emperor from the shogunate, the military rulers of Japan. In his landscape prints, Kiyochika observes the changes in Japa...

Provenance : 2020 Vision of an enlightened ruler – plate 2 Literature: The artist Tsukahara Katao is recorded as a Shoami school artist ( Shoami Katsuyoshi) living and working in ...

The qilin (Chinese: 麒麟; pinyin: qílín) or kirin is a mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Asian cultures, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or ill...

There is some damage to the ruler and a missing piece to one of the instrumentation.

The drum was not beaten, in other words, there were no complaints against the ruler. Mosses then began to grow on the unused drum and even a fowl rested on it.

To the underside of the lid is a leather pen and ruler holder with one original ivory ruler. The exterior of the box is carved and has two heavy quality brass carrying handles.

Maria Theresa was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dynasty and at the height of her power her dominions included Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan,...

To the top edge of the interior are compartments to hold pens, a ruler and ink wells, only one ink well is fitted while the pen compartment has a horn pen tray.

Lion was the nickname of England's medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery, such as Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart.

Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongul rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368.

It appears only at times of peace and wise rulers. The apex of the gegyo is extensively worn from imapcts of a bell rung by the devoted to bring attentions of the Gods.

Zeus (whose Roman name is Jupiter) is the Ruler of Heaven and Earth, of all other gods, and of all men.

The box when opened has two pairs of trays which cantalever sideways to reveal a pen and writing implement storage area which also holds a velvet backed blotting paper book with pens...

Sultan Abdulaziz, the ruler of Turkey, commissioned Rouillard to make several monuments that can be found throughout modern Istanbul.

They take their form from cameos of Roman rulers, mythological lovers, and citizen couples.

But Strada’s primary career was as an antiquarian and art dealer for many of the most powerful families and rulers of 16th century Europe, including two popes and the Habsburg court ...

But Strada’s primary career was as an antiquarian and art dealer for many of the most powerful families and rulers of 16th century Europe, including two popes and the Habsburg court ...

But Strada’s primary career was as an antiquarian and art dealer for many of the most powerful families and rulers of 16th century Europe, including two popes and the Habsburg court ...

One of his major series is the Shinsen Taikõki, a history in prints of the ascensions of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi from peasant to ruler of all Japan, along with various tales o...

Dimensions: height 7,10 cm (2,80 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 6,40 gram (4,12 dwt) Reference Nº: 19267-0260 - Copyright photography: Adin, fine antiqu...

A long gold pin is attached to the pendant loop and the opposite end has a section of coiled wire Literature: Portraits of Roman Emperors were popular and highly fashionable during ...

Arcimboldo began his career as a cartoon designer of stained-glass windows for the Milan Cathedral, he then moved to Prague, where he became one of the favourite court painters to th...

Admired and played by rulers and kings through the centuries. It evolved from 6th century India and 7th century Central Asia, spreading to be played in the Tudor court, to Napoleonic...

It one of the most famous stones of the ancient world, prized by the Egyptians, the Aztecs and the rulers of Shang dynasty China. Turquoise was thought to have general protective qua...

Dimensions are 9.7 x 7.9 in (24.5 x 20 cm) unframed; 16 x 13 1/2 in (41 x 35 cm) framed This late-nineteenth century portrait of an Indian ruler is probably Maharaja Jaswant Singh ...

Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongul rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368.

Glass paintings done for the rulers were of aristocrats and their mistresses. Pictures for the middle class were of deities.

This could be a southern artist such as Vincenzo Catalano, a painter active at the Bourbon court in the mid-19th century, whose interesting painting Petrarch at the Court of Robert o...

Dimensions: top of ring 1,03 cm (0,41 inch) x 2,54 cm (1,00 inch)- See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 5,70 gram (3,67 dwt)    Reference Nº: 19225-0098 - Copyright ph...

It was believed that the true ruler of Assyria was their principle god, Asher; the king was his earthly representative.

Horses held particular significance with Tang rulers and aristocrats, who relied on them for military preparedness and diplomatic policy.

Rule was by kingship; rulers varied considerable in their methods although extreme cruelty and martial law (such as that exercised under Eannatum of Lagash) was the exception rather ...

Balance, symmetry, pleasing proportions, a continuity from year to year in architecture, furniture and furnishings all contributed to the respect and veneration accorded to the ruler...

Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368.

(From: Wikipedia) Dimensions: total length 100,00 cm (39,37 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 197.90 gram (127.25 dwt) Reference Nº: 19262-0321 - Copyrigh...

Featured in – 2020 Vision of an enlightened ruler exhibition – plate 39 Literature : There is little doubt that a major part of the phenomenon of Japanese works of art explodin...

Dimensions: top of ring 1,26 cm (0,50 inch) x 1,31 cm (0,52 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 3,40 gram (2,19 dwt) Adin Reference Nº: 19170-0015 - Copyrigh...

Dimensions: top of ring 1,24 cm (0,49 inch) x 1,65 cm (0,65 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 3,00 gram (1,93 dwt) Adin Reference Nº: 19336-0089 - Copyrigh...

Dimensions: 7,87 cm (3,10 inch) x 5,43 cm (2,14 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 12,60 gram (8,10 dwt) Reference Nº: 19291-0283 - Copyright photography: A...

And it had a definite purpose: the rulers of Britain intended to show the world that technology was bringing uplifting changes to society and Britain was leading the race into the fu...

However, the cost of the Canal bankrupted the Empire and ultimately led to its dissolution. The rulers of the Tang would capitalize on the infrastructure improvements of the Sui and ...

Dimensions: band width of top of ring 7,10 cm (2,80 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches Weight: 3,40 gram (2,19 dwt) Adin Reference Nº: 19309-0053 - Copyright photog...

Neoclassical carved white marble sculpture, "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne," signed J.B. Clesinger, Rome (Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French, 1814-1883), dated 1866, showing Ariadne sea...

While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would...

A Very Large and Rare German Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Three Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set. This impressive set consists of three pieces: a center clock and two cande...

"French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parian marble bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark) V...

George Curtis transcended the typical Hudson River School style with this painting. While in the Hudson River School, painters often created warmer landscapes of the American country...

A very fine and important pair of Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roman, circa 1770 Each with a rectangular back, yellow and white marble top, above a frieze centered by a r...

A Fine and Rare Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Occasional Table. By Emmanuel Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Paris. The top with marquetry of precious fruitwoods an...

Russian 19th century silver icon of Christ Pantocrator Moscow, 1883 Height 50cm, width 41.5cm, depth 3cm The piece, steeped in Russian Orthodox tradition, portrays Christ Pantocrato...

A Magnificent Rococo Style Gilt-Bronze, Bois Satiné and Mahogany Commode. By Rosel, Brussels, After The Celebrated Model By Johann Melchoir Kambli. Of curvaceous bombé form surmoun...

A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936. This large racing flag was made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitched bunting and a canvas sleeve stamped ‘...

18th Century, Pair of Italian Rococo Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Corner Cabinets This pair of corner cabinets was made in Piedmont, Italy, around the middle of the eighteenth century...

A bronze of Queen Elizabeth II Trooping the Colour by Amy Goodman and Vivien Mallock, 2022. This equestrian statuette was created for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Riding t...