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Large Empire style clock with Eros

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Eros was the son of Aphrodite and Ares, depicted as a winged boy manipulating human emotions with golden (love) and leaden (repulsion) arrows. According to myths, Eros remained a small boy and began to grow up only after the birth of his brother Anteros, the god of reciprocated love. Whenever the brothers were together, Eros flourished, but when separated, he regressed back to being a child, symbolizing that love without reciprocation cannot grow internally. The only coherent story that forms the core of Eros’s biography is his fateful relationship with the mortal princess Psyche, the embodiment of the human soul. Although the jealous Aphrodite ordered her son to destroy Psyche, Eros fell head over heels in love with her and hid her in his luxurious palace. He visited her only in absolute darkness, but Psyche succumbed to curiosity, lit an oil lamp at night and a drop of hot oil burned the sleeping god. Betrayed, Eros flew away and Psyche had to undergo cruel initiatory tasks, including a descent into the underworld. After she overcame this crisis of trust, Eros forgave her, the supreme god Zeus granted Psyche immortality, and a magnificent wedding took place on Mount Olympus. From this union, a daughter, Hedone (Delight and Pleasure), was born, symbolically concluding Eros’s life journey – the mystical union of Love and Soul gave rise to lasting joy.

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Table clock with Orpheus

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:42 +0000

Orpheus is one of the most important figures in Greek mythology. Although he is not primarily ranked among the Olympian gods, he appears as a semi-divine singer, founder of the mysteries and patron of the arts. He was the son of the Thracian king Oiagra and the Muse Calliope. He received the gift of an exceptional voice from his mother, and was taught to play the seven-stringed lyre by the god Apollo. With his art, he was able to charm not only people, but also wild animals, trees and even make stones move.

The most famous mythical narrative is related to his marriage to the nymph Eurydice. After Eurydice died after being bitten by a snake, Orpheus went to the underworld to find her. With his singing, he softened the ruler of Hades himself and his wife Persephone. He won Eurydice back on the condition that he was not allowed to look back on his way back to the surface of the earth. However, just before reaching the light, he succumbed to doubts, looked back, and Eurydice returned forever to the realm of the dead.

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Samovar Vorontsov Brothers company

admin — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:27:23 +0000

Samovar made by the Vorontsov Brothers company, operating between 1852 and 1919 and based in the Russian city of Tula.

2nd half of the 19th century, Russia, nickel-plated brass, h. 48 cm

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Late Neolithic flint artifact, c. 3000 BC

admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:27:52 +0000

Western Europe, Late Neolithic, 3000 BC, flint, l. 14 cm

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Glass vase commemoration Great October Revolution

admin — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:46:17 +0000

Glass vase with commemoration of the Great October Revolution in 1917

Inscription: SVOBODA LIDU VŘSR

Glass, Czechoslovakia, 1960s, h. 18 cm

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Japanese armor, Edo period

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:18:50 +0000

Modern tōsei gusoku armor in yoko hagi okegawa dō design with an alternative yaro-to kabutó created by covering boar hair over a zunari kabutó three-shell helmet, complete with maedate inscribed ”Namu Hachiman dai bósacu” (I invoke the great Bodhisattva Hachiman) with a mempo face mask in me no shita bō design, all with sabiji nuri (old iron lacquer) finish. On the cuirass there is “Snake’s eye” – ancestral emblem of the Kató clan. Shikoro and kusazuri with fluted surface (kiritsuke), with Oda kote armor sleeves, gourd-shaped fittings (hyotan), sukage-style lacing with loom (odoshi ito) dark blue color (Hachimanguro), tsutsu suneate.

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Japanese horizontal sword stand 18th century

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:25:48 +0000

Japanese horizontal sword stand. Made of wood and decorated with black lacquer technique with gold decorative elements.

Japan, 18th century, 31.5 x 56 x 19 cm

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Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) President

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:26:27 +0000

The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB), often called "buffs", is a fraternal and philanthropic organization founded in London in 1822. Its symbols and structure are heavily inspired by the Masonic model.

Great Britain, 1963, enamel, silver, textil, 120 x 38 x 2 mm

Ag 925/1000, total 34,31 g, pl.p.

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The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) Sir Winston Churchill lodge

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:17:39 +0000

Great Britain, 1972, enamel, silver, textil, 117 x 46 x 2 mm

Ag 925/1000, total 32,74 g, pl.p.

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The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB)

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:57:55 +0000

Great Britain, 1972, enamel, silver, 65 x 36 x 2 mm

Ag 925/1000, total 25.21 g, pl.p.

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