Tile - Chertsey Abbey
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Tiles

Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed…
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Sundial French 1794–95 Made at Sèvres Manufactory (France), Decorated by Gilbert Drouet (active 1785-1825), Decorated by Francois-Antoine Pfeiffer (French, active 1771-1800)
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Sundials

Sundials. The earliest sundials known from the archaeological record are shadow clocks (1500 BC or BCE) from ancient Egyptian astronomy and Babylonian astronomy. Presumably, humans were telling time from shadow-lengths…
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PTOLEMAIC GILT BRONZE ARMILLARY SPHERE WITH EARLY, POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY, ENGRAVED GLOBE
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Bronze

Antique Bronze Astrological Metalware. Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel…
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Capodimonte Blue fleur-de-lys in relief makers mark
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Capodimonte

Capodimonte is a porcelain factory founded in Naples, Italy by King Charles VII (1716-1788) of Bourbon and his wife Maria Amelia of Saxony. Under the direction of Giovanni Caselli and…
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