EditorialEXCLUSIVE: Jay Leno is seen driving a vintage car in Burbank amid news that he has requested to become his wife's conservator as news breaks that she is suffering from Alzheimer's
EditorialMichael Jackson?s leather jacket from 1984 Pepsi commercial and Amy Winehouse?s music video beehive wig up for auction in music memorabilia sale
EditorialSplash plate with the Prince of Orange's coat of arms with inscription about the Doggersbank action in 1781, Splash plate of (gold-plated?) Copper on which the coat of arms of Orange with the inscription in silver: 'Voor / de / Actie / from / Doggers /...
EditorialLower strap, silver, partly gold-plated. The lower strap consists of two parts, each built up of S-shaped links and closed by straight spacers. The spacers decorated with angels and flowers. The parts are interrupted by an oval bracket made of lobster,...
EditorialScandinavia. Brooch, c. 1100. Bronze with urnes-style animal decoration. Belt Buckles, 13th century. The enamelled buckle from Tensberg was probably made in Limoges. France. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialBijoux de la Reine Arnegonde, wife of Merovingian King Clotaire I (497-561): Belt-buckle, silver and garnets, glass-paste. Meerovingian gold, ca.570 Found in a tomb at St.Denis.
Editorial0310000058 Crystal buckle with silver tongue, Merovingian, first half of the 6th century. Buckle, probably from a belt; the hoop of rock crystal would have been cut and polished in the East Mediterranean region. Special skill was required to cut this s...
EditorialGold belt buckle fom the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, early 7th century. It is hollow and made in two parts joined by a hinge. The master-craftsman who made it devised a locking system involving a complex system of sliders and internal rods whic...
EditorialGold Shoe Buckle, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold and silver, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in. (5.6 x 2.9 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This group of objects was found in the grave of a Langobardic horseman, who was buried in his warrior dress, with weapons,...
EditorialGold Belt Buckle and Gold Strap End, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 2 5/16 x 1 x 9/16 in. (5.9 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This group of objects was found in the grave of a Langobardic horseman, who was buried in his warrior dress, with weap...
EditorialGold Belt Buckle and Gold Strap End, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in. (5.3 x 3 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This group of objects was found in the grave of a Langobardic horseman, who was buried in his warrior dress, with w...
EditorialGold Strap End from a Shoe Buckle, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (3 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This group of objects was found in the grave of a Langobardic horseman, who was buried in his warrior dress, with weapons...
EditorialGold Shoe Buckle, ca. 600, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 x 5/16 in. (5.4 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This group of objects was found in the grave of a Langobardic horseman, who was buried in his warrior dress, with weapons, shield, helmet,...