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Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for the Century Guild. An Important Art Nouveau Chair
By Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Located in London, GB
illus. 514 for the comparable example of 1882.Mackmurdo was born in 1851, the year of the Great
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Antique 1880s English Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Oak

circa 1845 C Hindley Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sideboard at the Great Exhibition in 1851, inspired by Pugin (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique Victorian Pool Scoreboard and 2 Prints Palmer Sons-Joe Davis
Located in London, GB
for a table entered for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with a similar award being received at the
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Games

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
in the Great Exhibition in 1851 and in all the major international exhibitions during the middle of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Rare 19th Century English Tunbridgeware Hair Pin or Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
cribbage boards, paperweights, writing slopes, snuffboxes and glove boxes. At the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Nasiterna Pygmae
By John Gould
Located in Missouri, MO
320 species, which he exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Despite his interest Gould had never
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nasiterna Bruijni
By John Gould
Located in Missouri, MO
320 species, which he exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Despite his interest Gould had never
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1850s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

English Victorian Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in New York, NY
the 19th century in Europe, especially after the 1851 Great Exhibition at London's Crystal Palace
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Brass

19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame
By Dickinson
Located in Richmond, London
19th century Great Exhibition of 1851 chromolithographic print in its original maple frame
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Anatomical Study
Located in Heathfield, GB
be a gallery of portraits, perhaps of visitors to the 1851 Great Exhibition. They are mostly young
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1850s Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Anatomical Study
Located in Heathfield, GB
faces seem to be a gallery of portraits, perhaps of visitors to the 1851 Great Exhibition. They are
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique English, Cast Border, Sterling Silver Tray
By Martin, Hall Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
manufacturers and participated too many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great
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Antique Late 19th Century English Sterling Silver

Pair of Chimney Columns by Garnkirk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
. The company grew and were even represented at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Their reputation was such
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Pedestals and Columns

French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Great Exhibition in London where he was awarded a Gold Medal. The Gilles firm, listed as Gilles Jeune
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition and the partnership appears to have lasted until 1863 after which it
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Finnigans of London Cologne Set
Located in York, GB
specialised in steam railway and steam passenger luggage. They won a gold award at the 1851 Great Exhibition
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Early 20th Century Bottles

Materials

Leather

Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Oldenburg, NI
Exhibition of 1851. This later copy from circa 1950 is made from an aluminum base with vintage tufted leather
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Antique 1850s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Brass Four Poster Bed c.1831-1836 by R W Winfield for Prince of Ottoman Empire
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Wrexham, GB
exhibitions of the time, including the 1851 Great Exhibition, where they displayed a brass bedstead. The
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Antique 1830s British William IV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass, Iron

A very rare and important English sideboard.
By Matthew Bland of Halifax
Located in Miami, FL
A very rare and important English sideboard made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace
By John Tongue
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
ring attachment. Maker: John Tongue, Birmingham, 1851 Weight: 18.5g " The Great Exhibition of
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

The Piano-Forte By Dr Rosamund Harding
Located in London, GB
The Pianoforte – It’s history traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851 The Pianoforte – It’s
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Winfield Chair
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in St. Helena, CA
1850s upholstered chair, similar rocking-chair was shown by R.W. Winfield at the great exhibition
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Antique 19th Century British Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Elizabethan Revival Oak Library Table
By C. J. Richardson
Located in London, GB
one exhibited by Richardson at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Christofle, a Monumental 19th Century Silver Plated Bronze Centre Piece
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
by Christofle at the great exhibition of 1851. Measures: 29 inches (73cm) high 27 inches (69cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze, Silver Plate

Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, Harrison Brothers Howson
By Harrison Brothers George Howson 1
Located in Westmount, Quebec
Great Exhibition of 1851, the International Exhibition of 1862, and at the International Exposition of
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Antique 19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century English Johnston s Terrestrial Globe
By W. A.K. Johnston
Located in San Francisco, CA
claims, was that of the first physical globe, which won them a number of awards at the Great Exhibition
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Antique 19th Century British Globes

19Th Century Howard and Sons Armchair
By Howard Sons Ltd
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Great Exhibition of 1851 and in exhibitions across America and France. The distinguished furniture
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Antique 19th Century British Armchairs

Copeland Dancing Girl In Repose
By Copeland
Located in Bransby, GB
in 1848. Copeland displayed the parian figure at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and is featured on
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Antique 1840s English Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A pair of 6’6” 19th Century Country House Oval Mirrors
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Strawberry Hill. The cabinet is illustrated in J. Meyer, Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, London, 2006, p.167
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Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

A Duo of Beautiful Bouquets
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain, thirty inches in height. In addition to
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Mid-19th Century Abstract Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Turn of the Century Black Forest Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
carvings became very popular and were exhibited at the 1851 'London Great Exhibition'.
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Early 20th Century Swiss Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

By Christophe Fratin, Lurking Lion
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Milan, IT
esibì i suoi lavori al Salon di Parigi, mentre nel 1851 partecipò alla Great Exhibition londinese
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Trio of Beautiful Nigg Bouquets
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain, thirty inches in height. In addition to
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1940s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Ink

Bouquet #3
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain
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1940s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tunbridge Ware Thermometer Signed H Hollamby
Located in Kent, GB
exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The mercury thermometer has a scale made of bone with painted
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Very Cool Wooden Schweppes Crate 1969 Belgium
Located in Achterveld, NL
malaria. In 1792 he moved the company to London. During the Great Exhibition in 1851, Schweppes
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

His and Hers 19th Century Wrought Iron Winfield Rocking Chairs
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851, so they are a real piece off history!
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Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Bouquet #6
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hummingbird, Long-Tailed Woodnymph Lithograph, circa 1850
By John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Bouquet #1
By Joseph Nigg
Located in New York, NY
porcelain. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "M" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, and music. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "L" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "T" (Alphabet) 2 available
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Hummingbird, Rufous Sabrewing, circa 1850
By John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

19th Century Pair of Golden Oak Table Cabinets
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
this challenge for over 60 years, until 1851, at the great exhibition. Bramah locks were only used
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Antique 1840s English Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware by Frederick Elkington, England 1880
By Frederick Elkington
Located in London, GB
Exhibition of 1851.. The history Elkington & Co. was established by George Richards Elkington's uncle (17
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Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian More Dining and Enterta...

Materials

Silver

1870s British Royal RW Winfield Leather and Steel Campaign ‘Rocking Chair’
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in Newbury, Berkshire
back to the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was produced specifically for the exhibition by RW Winfield
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Antique 1870s English British Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Initial Letters "D" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Roman Grand Tour Carved Marble Tazza
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
widely praised and he was awarded a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. The most celebrated
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Initial Letters "A" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Napoleon III Gold Bronze Candle Sconces by Victor Paillard, Paris, 1860
By Victor Paillard
Located in Chicago, IL
awarded medals for his work at the 1851 The Great Exhibition in London and in 1867 Paris Exhibition. In
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Initial Letters "Y" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "Q" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "X" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "I" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Initial Letters "K" (Alphabet)
By Owen Jones
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. A Pre-Raphaelite, Jones was made Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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