Decorative Metal Artifacts

Detailed images of historical decorative items, including candlesticks and ornate containers, showcasing craftsmanship through the ages.

Asia, China, Beijing. A detail of a sharp claw and pomegranate belongs to a Forbidden City's bronze lion, in the World Heritage Site in Beijing, China.

Asia, China, Beijing. A detail of a sharp claw and pomegranate belongs to a Forbidden City's bronze lion, in the World Heritage Site in Beijing, China.

Candlestick, Limoges enamel, 13th cent. France.

Sweetmeat glass ca. 1720 Bohemian. Sweetmeat glass 196052

Medal box. With the conclusion of the peace treaty of 1784, the French vice-admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was honoured as a hero by France and the Netherlands. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) presented him with this box containing a gold medal. Thanks to De Suffren,the Dutch colonies in Africa and Asia had not fallen into British hands.

Plate decorated with a figure of the god Mercury, a cock and a ram Roman, made about AD200-270. Chisel marks indicate the sun and grass. The figures were originally gilded.

Goldsmith's art, India, 16th century. Cup with cover, possibly from Goa.

Porringer. Maker: George Hanners, Sr., American, 1696-1740

Tureen. Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831

RELICARIO DE ORO Y PIEDRAS PRECIOSAS. Location: MUSEO IMPERIAL. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

DETALLE DEL CODO DE LA ARMADURA A49 - SIGLO XVI. Location: PALACIO REAL-REAL ARMERIA DE MADRID. MADRID. SPAIN.

Extreme close-up of red sindoor

Panagyurishte treasure. Gold rhyton. 3rd cent BC. Bulgaria.

COLLAR ILEGERTE EN ORO Y CAMAFEO CON FIGIE ROMANA-PROC DE LA PEDRERA-DETALLE(CONJ Nº 75299). Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Lerida. SPAIN.

Shaving Stand with Soap Dish and LatheringBrush. Maker: Apollo Silver Company, American, ca. 1890

Madrid, M.A.N. Arte Edad Antigua. Thymatelia o candelabro, soportes para lámparas para quemar perfumes. Hechos por el método de la cera perdida. Oro. S.VI a.c. Higueras de Pintado, Lebrija, Sevilla.

Detail of moroccan lantern at the Medina of Marrakech, Africa

Group of Three Canisters in Bathroom

Faberge egg by Michail Pershin, gold, silver precious stones, 1891, Faberge manufacture, 19th century, Russia, Moscow, State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin

CASCOS DE ORO REPUJADOS DEL TESORO DE LOS QUIMBAYAS - COLOMBIA - 200-1000 DC. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

COPON S XVII. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN CLEMENTE-MUSEO. Toledo. SPAIN.

Mortero árabe, epoca califal.

Silversmith's art, Italy, 15th century. Nicola Gallucci da Guardiagrele (1385-1462), processional cross of Saint Maximus, 1434, in silver, enamel and copper. Height 90 cm. Front side. Detail: our Lady of Sorrows.

Silver Ink Stand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 35.6 cm (11 1/16 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN DIXON.

hospitality tessera in the shape of a bear, Castro de Las Rabas, Cervatos, Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Belgian 1949 Imperia TA-8 hood ornament, car mascot, emblem of oldtimer, antique vehicle, classic automobile

Centerpiece, 1838-1848. Charles-Nicolas Odiot (French, 1826-1868). Silver gilt; overall: 37 x 30.2 x 25.1 cm (14 9/16 x 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.). Made for Louis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France 1830-48.

Yellow copper wall arm with double candleholder, cantilever candle holder lamp lighting medium brass metal, casted brass Copper wall arm with two candlesticks on curled arm Transverse branch with two shallow dishes with the candle holders The holders are decorated with surrounding ridges and noses the bottom fastened with large square and machined nuts Elongated suspension with two screw holes (probably not original) topped with pinnacle lighting evening night illuminate interior

Silver art Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

chalice, José Losada, 19th century, gilded silver, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, province of La Coruña, Galicia,.

TESORO DE ELDORADO. Location: MUSEO DEL ORO. BOGOTA. COLOMBIA.

MOROCCO, Fes: Fes El, Bali (Old Fes), Metalworkers Souk Large Platter

DETALLE DE UN MUEBLE MODERNISTA - SIGLO XX. Author: ANTONIO GAUDI. Location: CASA CALVET. Barcelona. SPAIN.

ESCRIBANIA DE PLATA DEL TALLER DE MARTINEZ - MADRID - 1834. Author: TALLER DE MARTINEZ. Location: SENADO-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Metal islamic crescent moon icon

Kraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo Agency

Golden Disk In The Gold Museum In La Candelaria, The Old Town Of Bogota, Colombia

Gnathian squat lekythos with a female head painted on. From Nola. Dated 310 BC

Ancient metal jug in oriental style in antique market

Gladiator. Thracian helmet. Pompeii. 1st century AD. Pompeii. Naples. Archaeological Museum. Italy.

Sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt, Africa.

Metal fitting on the rear of a gondola, Venice, Italy, Europe

Viking age. Harness for bow. Historical Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.

Detail of a Celtic reliquary, 8th century. Artist: Unknown

Silversmith's art, Italy, 18th century. Carlo Bartolomeo Minutto, silver two branch candelabra.

Cruz de las cofradías, siglo XIV. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

England, London, Westminster Abbey, Henry VII's Lady Chapel, Tomb of Queen Elizabeth l

British, Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 1st half of 19th century, Wood and compo, original oil gilding, Frame: 23 3/4 × 30 1/4 × 2 3/8 inches (60.3 × 76.8 × 6 cm)

Ewer probably Italian 19th century

Yellow decorative hanging light

Lock; steel, fire-gilt bronze

Vase with a dragon unknown

Detail from the reconstructed Sutton Hoo Helmet, which was part of the Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork. Dated 5th Century

Close-up of a candle stand and the Star of David

Eastern engraving on bronze, close-up. Oriental patterns on metal

. Half-spherical container on four claws, standing on a square plate, resting on four ball-shaws. The container is plated on the inside. Signature and dated.

Creampot and SugarBowl. Maker: Cary Dunn, American, born 1732, active ca. 1765-87

Old retro style lantern made of metal

Floral art pattern example of the Ottoman time

Texas, Houston. Museum of Fine Arts

Egypt, Valley of the Kings, tomb detail

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Alte silberne Vase. Dunkler Hintergrund. Selective focus. Old silver vase. Dark background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxSablinx 22726809

JAMUGA DE TARACENA DE TIEMPOS DE MUHAMMAD V(BOABDIL). Location: ALHAMBRA-MUSEO-EBANISTERIA. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Ottoman art example of Mother of Pearl inlays

Brass key plates on wooden door

Silver tea set, teacups & silver spoons

Planispheric astrolabe from Persia, an ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky. Dated 11th Century

Amazigh bracelets decorated with reliefs of birds Amazigh bracelets decorated with reliefs of birds, Libya, Corral del Carbón , al-fundaq al-yadida, 14th century, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21956762

Japan, Honshu, Aichi, Nagoya, Nagoya Castle, Traditional Warriors' Helmet

Bucket bag in black handwoven cloth with Greek decorations and ecru silk cashmere woven with running stitch and straight stitch, double tassel, 1900-1910, fashion accessories, Italy, 20th century.

Chinese gold tea set with patterns. High quality photo. Chinese gold tea set with patterns

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Political figure, Christianity, monastery, decorative arts, object of worship, Personality, religion, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Cantacuzene manual cut

Pere Llopart / Sarcófago de plata de San Ermengol de Urgell, 1755. Museu Diocesà dUrgell.

Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC.

The Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC, September 9, 2008.

Close_up of Vajra, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Brett und Brotmesser für Schabbat Brote, Challa Brett und Brotmesser für Schabbat Brote, Challa Copyright: xZoonar.com/HGVorndranx 21893960

UK, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Crown Liquor Saloon, historic 1885 bar, stained glass window

Wine Glass 3rd c. B.C. Greek Art Martini & Rossi Musuem, Italy

Golden ship emblem

Turkish Ottoman style water tap examples

Oman, Muscat, Mutrah. Mutrah Souk / Market, Traditional Omani Khandjar Daggers

Antique sundial time, India Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Stone jars of Pharaoh Khasekhemwy, found in mud-brick tomb

Gold ring and fibula from Lefkandi (Greece). Goldsmith art, Greek Civilization, mid-9th Century BC.

Goblet; glass

Tutankhamun 's earrings. Egypt.

Constable Crown, 15th century, gothic.

19th Century Italian Cameo jewellery

Sauce Boat, one of a pair, 18th century, Daniel Smith; Maker: Robert Sharp, British, 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (13.65 x 21.91 x 10.48 cm), Silver, England, George III

Foot case for a mummy. Gilded feet with sandals and a checker pattern depicting basketwork. Linen with plaster, painted and gilded. Roman Period. 1st century AD.

White House furnishings and furniture, including silverware, chairs, tables, etc.. White House furnishings. Silver pitcher on a pedestal base with a grapevine motif. The handle is made to look as if created from the grapevine, and the top of the pitcher contains a faun holding the horns of a goat. Vermeil Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

heap of of gold nails macro gold nails on a wooden surface board macro Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxIvashutinx 10501345

Cáliz de Galcera de Vilanova, 1390. Museu Diocesà d'Urgell.

Earrings 13th-16th century Indigenous American (Pre-Columbian) This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Earrings 141763

Golden Filigree Earrings From Tradicion Zenu Tribe In The Gold Museum In La Candelaria, The Old Town Of Bogota, Colombia

A collection of vintage buttons from John Taylors workshop in Birmingham. Circa 17th and 18th century.

Case (Inrō) with Design of Thatched Buildings Beside River Landscape 18th-19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Thatched Buildings Beside River Landscape 58393

Brass door knocker on a historic gate, Genoa, Italy, Europe

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