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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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German mid 19th century CE silver gilt and agate handled cutlery

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German mid 19th century CE silver gilt and agate handled cutlery

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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A set of six gold cups and an ewer, 7th-10th century CE, from China

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A set of six gold cups and an ewer, 7th-10th century CE, from China

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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Scandinavian axe head made of steel and silver, 11th-12th century.

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Scandinavian axe head made of steel and silver, 11th-12th century.

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19th Century German Lidded Beer Stein Made from Ivory and Silver.

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19th Century German Lidded Beer Stein Made from Ivory and Silver.

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Vietnamese, Champa culture.Head of Shiva made from gold-silver alloy MET New York

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Vietnamese, Champa culture.Head of Shiva made from gold-silver alloy MET New York

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Reliquary bust of Saint Adlabert of Prague made in Bohemia during late 15th century, Gilded Silver,

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Reliquary bust of Saint Adlabert of Prague made in Bohemia during late 15th century, Gilded Silver,

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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German standing cup made of Gold-ruby glass and silver-gilt mounts, from 1695-1700. .

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German standing cup made of Gold-ruby glass and silver-gilt mounts, from 1695-1700. .

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Model of a Venetian palazzo made of ivory and wood, Italian, late 17th–18th century.

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Model of a Venetian palazzo made of ivory and wood, Italian, late 17th–18th century.

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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Silver and gold coins from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, 5th-3rd century BCE

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Silver and gold coins from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, 5th-3rd century BCE

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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Al-'Aziz ewer, rock crystal, Cairo, 1001-10, with 16th century gold and enamel mounts

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Al-'Aziz ewer, rock crystal, Cairo, 1001-10, with 16th century gold and enamel mounts

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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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