The plaque depicts the Château de Chillon, a medieval castle set on an island in Lake Geneva, with Mont Blanc in the background. Chillon was a source of inspiration to the English Romantics, especially Lord Byron whose Prisoner of Chillon was inspired by its use as a prison during the 16th-century Wars of Religion. Byron’s evocation of tormented solitude is ...
The eternal flame such as might have been supposed to burn between Napoleon and his teenage bride, an Austrian archduchess—and grandniece no less ...
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Dimensions: H 12 5/8 x W 4 1/8 x D 4 1/8 in. Weighted. #BZ394
Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ434
Dimensions: H 10 1/2 x W 4 1/4 x D 4 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ433
Basket fully marked. Tongs marked with sterling standard mark and maker’s stamp. Very good condition with deep patina. Basket rim has minor chip.
Dimensions: H (...
Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x D 9 3/8 in. Heav...
Dimensions: Frame: H 6 x W 6 in. Window: H 3 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. #BY900
Dimensions: H 13 7/8 x W 5 5/8 x D 4 1/8 in. Weight: 19.8 troy ounces. #BZ592
Overall dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 6 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 13.3 troy ounces. #BZ514
Dimensions: H 12 1/8 x W 6 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 17.7 troy ounces. #BZ424
Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x D 4 in. #BZ505
Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 in. Total weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BY228
Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 16 x D 7 1/4 in. Total weight...
Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x D 8 1/8 in. Weight: 11.7 troy ounces. #BZ602
Overall dimensions: H 3/4 x W 10 3/8 x D 10 in. Weight: 17 troy ounces. #BZ603
Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 9 3/4 x D 6 5/8 in. Gross weight: 28.8 troy ounces. #BZ619
Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 8 in. Weight: 9.4 troy ounces. #BZ638
Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BZ562
Dimensions: H 3/8 x D 12 3/8 in. Weight: 20 troy ounces. #BZ415
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Dimensions: H 5 x W 3 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ634
Overall dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 8 5/8 x D 7 in. Heavy weight: 30.7 troy ounces. #BZ652
Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x D 2 1/2 in. Total weight: 3.4 troy ounces. #BZ171
With: Victorian sterling silver spoon. Made by same, ca 1891. Cast terminal in form of leafing nutmeg on stem. Back plain with engraved 3-letter script mon...
Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight: 39.3 troy ounces. #BZ611
Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x D 2 1/2 in. Total weight: 29 troy ounces. #BZ327