Central American Mayan Polychrome Cylindrical Vessel

A jug with a bell-shaped body and clover lip, a green trailed handle and a green collar in the middle of the cylindrical neck. 12.4 cm (h) Intact Provenance: Ex C.A. Hessing Collection, coll. no.57 Ex Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 22 September 1998, lot 226 Published: Sheppard & Cooper Ltd, Glass: The Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, London, 1994, p.14, no.75. Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass vessels...

Framed early 18th century trompe l’oeil of silver medal celebrating Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’s fourth term as mayor of Amsterdam Pen and black ink with grey and yellow-brown wash, over black chalk, within black ink framing lines. Signed at the lower right of the fictive sheet of paper: Antonina houbraken. Inscribed, below medallion: Dr Nicolaas Tulp. Ao1672. / oudste Raad.Burgermeester van Amsterdam By Antonina Houbraken Paper watermarked with a fleur de lis 208 x 297 mm Bears stamp, verso, indicating the drawing was at one point a gift from Dr. B.W.Th. Nuyens (1866-1945), a medical doctor in Amsterdam, known, among many other things, for his efforts to fight tuberculosis and his promotion of post-natal care. Antonina Houbraken (1686 Dordrecht – 1736 Amsterdam) was a draughtswoman who is known for her many topographical drawings of Dutch sites. She also drew landscapes and is recorded as a skilled portraitist. Houbraken was the daughter of painter and writer Arnold Houbraken and sister of the printmaker Jacob Houbraken. It is assumed she learned to draw in her father’s workshop. In 1723 she married Jacobus Stellingwerff, a draughtsman who also made topographical drawings for the albums of Andries Schoemaker, a numismatist and medal specialist and collector of topographical prints and drawings. Schoemaker was also a contributor to the famous standard work on Dutch medals...

Obverse: MO: NO: ARG: CON – FŒ: BELG: PRO: TRAI., armoured knight with sash an lifted sword on horse right, jumping over crowned provincial coat of arms Reverse: engraved text: Op no. 1137 / den 1 Novembr 1796 / Getrokken door / L.J. / Een Amerikaansche / Premie Groot / f 30000 On November 1, 1796, Lourens Joukes won a prize of 30,000 guilders on lot number 1137. In memory of this, he had a number of ducatons engraved to give to family and friends. Most copies only bear his initials. However, his name is known from a copy from the former Royal Medal...

Obverse: DAT WELVAART EN SEGEN SY RYCK EN MILDE – ANNO, seated city maiden with horn of plenty and city coat of arms under which number 135 is engraved Reverse: BY AL DE LEDEN VAN T ...