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Extra Large Silver Jardiniere With 3 Glass Inserts, Wilkens Sons, Germany 1906
By M.H. Wilkens Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
behalf of the Bremen state, from 1851, supply to world exhibitions, from 1857, steam engine to drive the
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Triplex Industrial Lamp Designed by Johan Petter Johanson in the 1950s
By Johan Petter Johansson
Located in Søborg, DK
steam engine at a local peat factory. He left Vårgårda at age 19, in 1873, for Motala to work as a navvy
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Iron

Triplex Industrial Lamp Designed by Johan Petter Johanson in the 1930s
By Johan Petter Johansson
Located in Søborg, DK
children in a crofter's family. His first employment was as an assistant operator of a steam engine at a
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Iron

Berlin Porcelain Tureen, by KPM, Beautifully Decorated
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in San Francisco, CA
machines, steam engines were introduced. The porcelain was of a lesser quality, so was the painting
Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Rococo Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

British Sailor s Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox
Located in Downingtown, PA
screw frigate (fitted with a steam engine and propeller). It is this specific post-1856 configuration
Category

Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid 20th Century Luxembourg Place de la Gare
By Leonard Machin Rowe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the steam engine in the image and that it travelled on the car track in the main thoroughfare
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Theatrum Machinarum Generale. by Jacob Leupold - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
published. It included, ahead of its time, a design for a high-pressure non-condensing steam engine, the
Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

USS CHICAGO Off Castle Williams and Governor s Island, New York Harbor
By Granville Perkins
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
steam engines and the ship also had three masts, rigged as a bark in order to increase crusing range
Category

1890s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Theatri statici universalis by Jacob Leupold - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
. It included, ahead of its time, a design for a high-pressure non-condensing steam engine, the likes
Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Verticalità, New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
locomotives, the heavy steam engines are still used, to the delight of the photographer who knows how to play
Category

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cast Iron Fire Engine Fire Marker
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Insurance Company of Philadelphia. This new company issued a fire mark depicting a steam fire engine which
Category

Antique 19th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Thonet, Salon Set, Austria, circa 1904
By Thonet
Located in PARIS, FR
purchased his first steam engine. Around forty employees worked in the company when he handed it over to his
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Living Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
greatest inventors of all time. Legendary today for his work on the steam engine, he spent much of his
Category

Antique 18th Century English Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Mahogany

French Navy Ironclad Warship Battleship Courbet A Sailor’s Sentiment Circa 1910
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
propulsion was provided by two compound steam engines with twelve coal-burning fire-tube boilers. The ship
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Fox Sculpture Wirework Garden `Ornament
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
building their own factories for producing wire. By the mid-19th century, the steam engine enabled wire
Category

2010s English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wire

British Sailor s Woolwork of a Tea Clipper
Located in Downingtown, PA
could maintain a more consistent schedule. Furthermore, advancements in steam engine technology led to
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

A Renaissance Revival , Copper Brass Mounted with Malachite Top, Jewelry Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Magneto-Electric power, .. The armature of the machine, set in motion by a small steam-engine, revolves at
Category

Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Boxes

UNIQUE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FRY s CHOCOLATE ROYAL CREST GLASS DISPLAY CASE CABINET
By Fry s Cocoa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
cocoa beans using a Watt steam engine, and as a result, factory techniques were introduced into the
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Unique, original hand Signed, dated Antiquity Drawing held in monograph Pop Art
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
, steam engines and horse-drawn carriages, negative silhouettes, and underlying dot screens. About Jeff
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board

100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 4 - Travel - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
old steam engines. - "Tra un treno e l'altro". Vancouver, Canada, 1955. Despite the cold, the snow
Category

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Outsider Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Outsider Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Outsider Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot
Category

2010s Outsider Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot. Once batteries had been inserted, some of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather
Category

2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket
By Pavel Ovchinnikov, Ivan Khlebnikov
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Khlebnikov possessed two steam engines and one steam boiler. They manufactured production for the total
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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