Christie’s – the oldest auction house in the world
Auction house Christie's
The oldest auction house in the world: what was sold at Christie’s 200 years ago What was sold at Christie’s 200 years ago, when collecting antiques and works
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Royal Worcester is a British porcelain brand.
golden tea set
At the end of the nineteenth century, products made in the UK using the blush ivory technology (ivory color) were very popular, and today they are valuable collectibles.
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Folio is an ancient printed rarity with an interesting history.
Ancient tome pages
A folio (from the Latin folium – “leaf”) is an old book of the 15th-18th centuries in folio format (into one typographical sheet folded in half). Due to
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Iron Cross German imperial award
Iron Cross with Gold Rays (Large Star of the Iron Cross), sample 1914
The Iron Cross is the only order of Imperial Germany retained in the award system of the Third Reich. Regalia appeared during the era of the Napoleonic wars
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Faleristics is a young scientific discipline about old awards
Badge Frachnik Military Academy FP IV Belarus
Faleristics (from the Latin falerae – “metal decoration”) is an auxiliary scientific historical discipline that studies awards, commemorative signs, badges, tokens and uniform accessories. The term faleristics is
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Legion of Honor
the highest award in France, awarded by the President of the Republic for military or civilian merit.
The Order of the Legion of Honor stands at the highest step in the hierarchy of French awards. The insignia was instituted at the beginning of the 19th
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Orders of Great Britain a tribute to centuries-old traditions
Orders of Great Britain. Most Noble Order of the Garter
The Orders of Great Britain are the highest insignia in the United Kingdom. The English award system can rightfully claim to be the oldest in the world. Despite
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The Hudson River School
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902)
Gorgeous Landscapes Born by Realism and Romance The Hudson River School is an association of landscape painters that formed in the United States in the first half of
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Order of Leopold – imperial award of Austria
Knight's mark
The Order of Leopold is one of the highest awards in Austria, established by Emperor Franz II at the beginning of the 19th century. Although the regalia existed
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Order of the Garter – Noble Alliance of the King’s Knights
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the first secular award in world history, which largely determined the further development of the award system. The regalia owes
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