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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Fealty cross of the Order of the Golden Fleece,        
Burgundian, around 1430                                
H: 36 cm                                               
Cat. 144
#30010235

Fealty cross of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Burgundian, around 1430...

Burgundian Court Goblet (1425-1450)                    
from the possessions of Duke Philip the Good           
Rock-crystal, gold, partly enamelled, pearls, diamonds 
Height 46 cm
#30010236

Burgundian Court Goblet (1425-1450) from the possessions of...

Ducal coronet, the "Styrian coronet" ,2nd half 15th.    
Crown of Duke Friedrich V.of Styria, later Holy Roman  
Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493), father of Emperor   
Maximilian I.
#30010240

Ducal coronet, the "Styrian coronet" ,2nd half 15th. Crown of Duke Friedric...

Austrian Imperial Crown (1602), made for Rudolf II     
by the Imperial Court Workshops in Prague;             
with orb and sceptre, made after 1612 by Osenbruck     
under Matthias, brother and successor of Rudolf,       
to complement the crown.
#30010241

Austrian Imperial Crown (1602), made for Rudolf II by the Imperial Court Wo...

"Turkish" Monstrance", 1708, celebrates Don Juan        
d'Austria's victory over a Turkish fleet near          
Lepanto in 1571.  Detail.                              
                                                       
Silver
#30010250

"Turkish" Monstrance", 1708, celebrates Don Juan d'Austria's victory ov...

Embossed pageant shield with Medusa head (1541),a gift 
to Emperor Karl V(1500-1558)from his brother Ferdinand,
in memory of the Emperor's victorious campaign against 
the Turks in Tunis.Bluesteel,embossed with gold orna-  
ments, 61 cm across, Inv. A 693 a.
#30010261

Embossed pageant shield with Medusa head (1541),a gift to Emperor Karl V(1500-1...

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V.
The battle of Pavia, 1525. Southern Germany, 1560/70   
Cherrywood, H: 13,5 cm                                 
Inv. 3985
#30010264

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V. The battle of Pavia, 152...

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V.
His wars against the Turks, in the background the      
lifting of the siege of Vienna, 1529                   
Southern Germany, 1560/70                              
Cherrywood, H: 25,5 cm  Inv. 3948
#30010265

One of eight scenes from the wars of Emperor Charles V. His wars against the Tur...

Karl VI, Emperor, on horseback                         
Ivory statuette (about 1720)
#30010268

Karl VI, Emperor, on horseback Ivory statuette (about 1...

Chess pieces,rider, Adam and Eve.                      
France, 12th                                           
Ivory,traces of gold                                   
OA 3297
#300103 3

Chess pieces,rider, Adam and Eve. France, 12th...

Piece of tric-trac: Judith and Holfernes.              
From Bayeux,Western France,12th                        
OA 166
#30010310

Piece of tric-trac: Judith and Holfernes. From Bayeux,Western Fran...

John VIII Palaelogos,East Roman Emperor (1390-1448).
John VIII stayed at Ferrara from February 29 1438 to
January 1 1439 for the Council, Pisanello's medals were
done during that period.
Bronze medallion, 101 mm across
HILL  19
#30010319

John VIII Palaelogos,East Roman Emperor (1390-1448). John VIII stayed at Ferrar...