Mansions seems not to have been a book but a print collection. Prices for Nash's work have varied widely.
The original was a painting by Nash, reproduced as tinted lithograph for the book, which evidently enjoyed enough popularity to have more than one...
Bet the turtles were glad to see the back of them.
Scott the wrong tree to bark up for Nash. They don't show it, but here's how the Met describe their copy.
Scott's novels were wildly popular. Could also be that illustrations, whether originally made for the books or not, became popular as prints for...
Naum Gabo-ish.
Since Kenilworth is one of Walter Scott's Waverly novels, have to wonder whether that one or any of the others are illustrations removed from...
My knowledge is far from exhaustive, but, such as it is, I have never seen anything made in Egypt that was silver plate, only the occasional item...
Love to see it lit. As much a light sculpture as a lamp.
[ATTACH] Would've been pretty hoity-toity for Maverick; the Fisher Body coach is based on a French royal carriage. Perhaps appropriate since...
The writing is Russian. Looks like something meant for heating a liquid over a fire & then pouring it out. Maybe something alcoholic?
Definitely a home (not very) strong box. A place to keep important papers together. Unless it has very thick, heavy walls, it probably was not...
I once stumbled into a preview of a book otherwise under copyright that gave some history of Egyptian hallmarking practices. Of course, have...
The etsy listing is gone now, so don't know if maker was ever specified, but this one sold for $14.99: [IMG]
Logs or boards, pre-tape measure? http://www.lufkintool.com/about-us
Means we don't have to think Sassanian. And out of all the Roman emperors that ever were, 13 are not so many. Of course, may not be a local boy...
I see different possibilities in the square one depending on which photo I look at. The heavy rounded jaw also reminds me of Antinous: [ATTACH]...
I think they are extremely eroded. I know less about antiquities than about cameos from the 18th century & later, but I see some resemblance in...
Suspect they are connected, although could mean that whoever made/makes the Optik line is really a successor company that bought the name &...
There seem to be a lot of binoculars made by Hans Weiss L.IC. for sale, & info on several other people named Hans Weiss, but just nothing else....
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