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Tin soldiers |
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Gilded bronze clockwork |
by Antoine Ravrio, with reading muse and bust of Homer, Paris, around 1810 |
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This bronze clockwork is a magnificent example of the skills of the bronze casters and clockmakers of early 19th century Paris. Antoine Ravrio, designer and maker of the piece, was, together with his rival Thomire, the most important “fondeu (...) |
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Pot with coins |
On the 11th of December 1902 |
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a lucky farm labourer found this pot with hundreds of coins in Noordwijkerhout. De oldest coin dates from the late 15th century and the most recent one from 1572. This treasure was probably hidden in the ground shortly before or during the Siege o (...) |
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Vase by Colenbrander |
For years Colenbrander was the chief designer of pottery factory Rozenburg |
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In the late 19th century the factory of Rozenburg set the trend when it came to ornamental pottery with contemporary designs. Rozenburg let go of traditional designs, such as 17th century Delft Blue or Chinese porcelain. One of the designers in pa (...) |
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Jasper ware water kettle with playful putti |
This single water kettle contains more than water: it contains the mind set of an era. |
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Staffordshire (England), factory Josiah Wedgwood, around 1780 |
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Plant hanger |
This plant hanger is made by Willem Coenraad Brouwer, a famous ceramist from the beginning of the last century. |
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He was first and foremost a re-inventor of ceramics and pottery, also of pottery used for buildings. A well-known landmark his building-pottery was used for is the Peace Palace in The Hague. Brouwer was born in Leiden in 1877 and died in 1933 in L (...) |
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Wooden cookie molds with Saint Nicholas and the holy family |
Probably dating from the 18th century. |
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Carriages and ships, horsemen and kings of Orange, lovers, saints and biblical scenes, animals and plants, they all appear in wooden cookie molds. Inventions were popular too. In the first half of the 19th century steamships and locomotives made t (...) |
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WHAT ARE THESE OBJECTS?
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