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Silver teapot of bulbous form on a stepped circular foot and with an S-shape spout, engraved on one side of the body with the arms of the Gardiner family, a branch of the Gardiner's Island, NY Gardiners in Boston, the opposite side with the pricked date "1746," which is not contemporary to the piece, the shoulder and hinged lid engraved with Rococo scroll- and lattice work, topped by a wood knop finial with silver pinecone bud, and with loop handle of fruitwood.

Teapot

A woman accompanied by two children is making a sacrifice of flowers at an altar. The background consists of tall trees on the left and a tall city wall or palace wall behind some trees on the right. The woman, to the right of the altar which is placed in the center of the painting in the foreground, is lifting one child off the ground so that he may empty a basket onto the altar. An older child is standing to the left and placing flowers, which he is carrying in the fabric of his robe, on the altar. A basket with flowers is on the far left.

The Sacrifice to Minerva

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Highly detailed, carefully delineated panoramic view of Mount Etna viewed from the ruins of the ancient Greek theatre of Taormina, with the crumbling walls of the theatre visible on the far right.

View of Mount Aetna

Red rug and gun

Untitled

A large tomb tile with pierced impressed cross hatch designs with rows of mounted and standing archers, fish and cranes

Tomb Tile

Carved stone mask with deep oval eyes, arched brows, broad nose, deeply carved, slightly open mouth. Ear flanges pierced.

Mask

  • Teotihuacan culture, Pre-Columbian
  • stone
Large polychrome jar with openwork bisque fired panels depicting cranes amidst clouds, painted designs in underglaze-blue of winged horse, a ky lan, a tiger-like creature with a Chinese coin, lotus and lotus panels

Large Wide-Mouthed Jar with Pierced Panels of Cranes and Clouds and Painted Peony, Lotus, Qilin and Cloud Motifs in Red, Green and Blue

The Madonna holds the Christ Child in her arms. The Child holds her veil in one hand and in the other, a goldfinch, a symbol of the Passion. The Madonna and Child are flanked by two saints on either side: a bishop saint and Saint John on the left and Saint Michael and an unidentified saint on the right.

Madonna and Christ Child with a Bishop Saint, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Michael and an Unidentified Saint

Study for head and bust of Columbus with marginal pencil sketches; verso bears loose, unfinished sketch

Study for “Landing of Columbus”

Portrait of the van der Graeff Family, Jan Mijtens, oil on canvas

Portrait of the van der Graeff Family

Pack camel from a procession of tomb figures including musicians and pack animals. Set includes two pack camels and figures on horseback including three sogdian hunters, male and female polo players, two eunuchs, female musician with lute, female musician with drum, two female musicians with flute, and one female musician with a stringed instrument.

Pack Camel, from a Tomb Figure Procession