EditorialVisitors enjoy a sunny day overlooking the fields at Arbikie Distillery, near Montrose, Scotland, June 15, 2023. (Robert Ormerod/The New York Times)
EditorialWriting table Willem II, Writing table with twisted legs, cross beams with an oval in the middle. The leaf is slanting forward and contains an oval copper engraving in the center with the bust of King Willem I in gala uniform. The engraving is flanked ...
EditorialAuger adorned with saints in medallions, The cast round auger extends upwards and has a protruding profiled edge. The wall is vertically divided by seven protruding ribs adorned with three buttons. These are connected to each other by a pearl border ac...
EditorialDish with Saint George and the dragon, In the plate of the dish, where the center point is visible, punch shapes were punched with the help of stamp forms: a depiction of Saint H. derived from Legenda Aurea. Joris on horseback in battle with the dragon...
EditorialCoffin, rectangular, of mother-of-pearl with frame and decoration of gold. On the lid a putto of ivory, riding on a horse of mother-of-pearl, Rectangular box of mother-of-pearl with frame and gold decoration. On the lid a putto of ivory riding a mother...
EditorialScylla and Minos, Round, lead plaque. In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumped to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into his hands through betrayal of the king's daughter Scylla. She stands on the to...
EditorialStitch patch of gold thread embroidery on dark teal cloth., Stitch patch of gold thread embroidery on dark teal cloth. Square, trimmed with ribbon in the same color. Four flower stems in the middle, including an oak branch. Scalloped and straight edges...
EditorialAuger decorated with two horses, The cast round auger has a protruding profiled edge and two handles. These are decorated with stylized branches, which design is also applied twice on the front and back. In the middle there is a horse., anonymous, Ital...
EditorialTin dish, Tin dish. The shelf has a band decorated with hermes and ornaments. From the inside it goes flat in an elevation with mascarons in cartouches. In the middle a loose design with a navel medallion. The border features mascarons in cartouches, s...
EditorialScylla and Minos, Round, lead plaque. In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumped to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into his hands through betrayal of the king's daughter Scylla. She stands on the to...
EditorialScale with Saint George and the dragon, In the plate of the dish, where the center point is visible, punch shapes are punched with the help of stamp forms: a depiction of Saint H. derived from the Legenda Aurea. Joris on horseback in battle with the dr...
EditorialNetsuke, Depiction of a horse / pony bending over the left knee. Hole through the middle of the bottom., Japan, 1700 - 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868), wood (plant material), h 4.2 cm ? w 3.2 cm ? d 2 cm.
EditorialDrinking bowl with Scylla and Minos, Round, gold-plated silver drinking bowl surrounded by a leaf wreath (see above). In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumps to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into...
EditorialLandscape with horsemen, In a landscape consisting of two mountain meadows lying one above the other, connected by vertical rock formations, five horsemen descend from a gorge. Of the two rear ones, only the upper bodies are visible, the third, who hol...