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Egypt Crisis Battle Scene, Bombardment of Alexandria, Épinal, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
the 1882 Egyptian Crisis and the fragility of European colonial presence in North Africa. The print
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1880s French Antique African Prints

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Paper

Madagascars – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
, African ethnography, colonial-era documentation, anthropology illustration, museum quality print
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique African Prints

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Paper

Rare Barbary Sheep Engraving – Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Sève North African sheep print 18th century natural history Le Mouton de Barbarie antique zoology
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique African Prints

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Paper

Fort Nassau on the Island of Goree – Dutch Colonial Engraving, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Africa. This print not only serves as a historical record of Dutch expansion but also illustrates the
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1770s French Antique African Prints

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Paper

Two Species of Wrasse Fish – Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
exotic marine species from voyages to Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The prints served both scientific
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1780s Dutch Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of the Striped, Spotted, and Brown Hyenas in Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
for collectors of antique zoological prints, African wildlife illustrations, and historical natural
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of the Cape Meerkat and Lalande’s Civet Hyena
Located in Langweer, NL
levenswijze geschetst*, this print highlights the meticulous attention to anatomical accuracy and scientific
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of a Lioness with Her Playful Cubs in the Wild
Located in Langweer, NL
the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, though now extinct in the wild. Barbary lions were known for
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of the Barbary Lioness in a Powerful Standing Pose
Located in Langweer, NL
, Barbary Lioness, Atlas Lion, Panthera Leo, African Wildlife, Scientific Illustration, Antique Print
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of the Barbary Lion in a Majestic Reclining Pose
Located in Langweer, NL
, Zoology, Barbary Lion, Atlas Lion, Panthera Leo, African Wildlife, Scientific Illustration, Antique Print
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th-Century Lithograph of the Majestic Barbary Lion Standing in Profile
Located in Langweer, NL
, African Wildlife, Scientific Illustration, Antique Print, Animal Engraving, Wildlife Art, Taxonomy
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1830s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Chromolithograph of a Barb or Berber Horse, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
, including many in northern and western Africa. This print originates from 'Journal d'agriculture pratique
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique African Prints

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Paper

1845 Hand-Colored Engraving of Wildebeest – Blue Black Gnu
Located in Langweer, NL
prints and enthusiasts of African wildlife. Condition: The print is well-preserved, displaying vivid
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Mid-19th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Map of Africa, archival. Printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1916. Free Delivery
Located in Madison, WI
Map of Africa from the geography classroom, 1916 edition. Printed in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mounted
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Early 20th Century Scottish Edwardian Antique African Prints

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Wood, Paper

Antique Map of Africa by Janssonius, Rare Paneled Print, Circa 1655
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Africa Nova Tabula Auct Jud. Hondio'. Beautiful and rare paneled map of Africa
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Map of Africa by Pierre M. Lapie, Mid-19th Century Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte d'Afrique'. Map of Africa. This map originates from 'Atlas universel de
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Mid-19th Century French Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of East African Island of Quiloa or Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan de l'Isle et Ville de Quiloa, Grondtékening van 't Eiland en de Stad
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1740s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Old Print Titled from War Comes Peace, City Amara in Africa in Background, C1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Amara in Africa.' Caption above the image reads: 'Ex bello Pax' (From
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1630s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Old Print of Fort James on Kunta Kinteh Island on the Gambia River, Africa, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan de l’lle James sur la Gambra en 1732, Vue de Fort James du côte du Nord
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1740s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Old Print with a View of the Cape of Good Hope and Table Bay, South Africa, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gezigt van de Kaap de Goede-Hoop'. Old print with a view of the Cape of
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1750s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Southern Africa Madagascar Antique Map – Beautiful 1857 Edition
Located in Langweer, NL
Southern Africa and Madagascar Map 1857 This detailed antique print shows “Süd-Africa mit
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Mid-19th Century German Antique African Prints

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Paper

Large Original Antique Map of Africa. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Africa Original color. Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company
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1890s American Antique African Prints

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Paper

North African Maghribi Manuscript Leaf Gold Illumination, c.15th Century
Located in London, GB
century Print: Height 39cm, width 31cm Frame: Height 73cm, width 62cm, depth 4cm Produced in North Africa
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15th Century and Earlier Antique African Prints

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Gold Leaf

North African Maghribi Manuscript Leaf Gold Illumination, c. 14-15th Cenury
Located in London, GB
North African Maghribi Manuscript Leaf Gold Illumination, c. 14-15th Century North African, c. 14
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15th Century and Earlier Antique African Prints

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Gold Leaf

Antique Map of British South Africa – Colonial Territories Railways, c.1920s
Located in Langweer, NL
Africa. This map was printed using high-quality colour lithography, a common technique for atlas and
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Early 20th Century English Antique African Prints

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Paper

"Africa Vetus": a 17th Century Hand-Colored Map by Sanson
By Nicolas Sanson
Located in Alamo, CA
engraved map of Africa is printed on antique hand-made watermarked, laid, chain-linked paper with wide
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Late 17th Century French Antique African Prints

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Paper

Rare Antique Map of Part of Europe and Africa by Scherer, C.1703
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map with two figures. The upper figures showing part of Europe and Africa. Below a chart
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18th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Plan of Fort Dauphin on Madagascar of the East Coast of Africa, 1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Fort Dauphin on the island of Madagascar of the east coast of Africa. This print originates from
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1750s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Mamluk Qur’anic Manuscript Leaf Folio Maghribi Script 14th-15th Century
Located in London, GB
Antique Mamluk Qur’anic Manuscript Leaf Folio Maghribi Script 14th-15th Century North African, 14
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15th Century and Earlier Antique African Prints

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Gold Leaf

Extremely Rare 1695 Hand-Colored Map on Vellum
By Willem Blaeu
Located in La Jolla, CA
of the Atlantic Ocean, America and Africa, printed on vellum. Blaeu's sea chart has been called a
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1690s Dutch Northern Renaissance Antique African Prints

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Paper

African Partridge by Martinet - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Perdrix, d'Afrique.' - Plate 180. It shows: African Partridge
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1770s Old Masters Antique African Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Original Antique North Africa Travel Poster Meknes Morocco Bab Mansour Brondy
By Mattéo Brondy
Located in London, GB
Original antique North Africa travel poster for Meknes Ancient Residence Of The Sultans Of Morocco
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1920s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Ptolemaic map of North Africa, Libya, Egypt by Mercator - Engraving - 17th c
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Tab. IV. Africae, in qua Libya Interior et Exterior Aethiopia
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1690s Old Masters Antique African Prints

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Engraving

Ptolemaic map of NW Africa, Morocco and Algeria by Mercator - Engraving - 17th c
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Tab. I. Africae, in qua Mauritania (…).' - A beautiful Ptolemaic
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1690s Old Masters Antique African Prints

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Engraving

Antique Lithograph Print of an African Lion Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique etching of a male lion "The King" by Herbert Dicksee, African Wildlife, framed, 20th
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Early 20th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Athiopische Fauna (African animals), German antique natural history print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Athiopische Fauna (African animals) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Key tin German to
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique African Prints

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Lithograph

Print of African Slaves Having Arrived in Brazil Attended by a Portuguese, c1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Neger aus verschiedenen Stämmen, Nègres de plusieurs Tribus'. This print
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1840s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of Punishment Woman Being Burned to Death in Ouidah, Africa, 1748
By Jakob van der Schley
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Punition d'une des Femmes du Roi de Juida (..) - Straf-oefening over eene
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18th Century Antique African Prints

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Antique Print of an Almond Branch as It Occurs in Arabia, Egypt and Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
and Africa'). This print originates from 'La Galerie agreable du monde... divisée en LXVI tomes
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Early 18th Century Antique African Prints

Antique Print of A Canadian Scout in the Boer War in South Africa, 1902
Located in Langweer, NL
in the South African Boer war. Published by Lawrence & Bullen in London 1902. Printed in Belgium
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Early 1900s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of the Island of Gorée, close to Dakar, Senegal in Africa, c.1835
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print title d'Ile-de-Gorée'. Etched and aquatint view on chine collé depicting the island
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19th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

19th Century African Wildlife Lithographs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Series of four 19th century fine hand-coloured lithographed plates of African wildlife. These
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19th Century English British Colonial Antique African Prints

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Paper

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 19th century oil print in shadowbox frame, a Grand Tour souvenir. Orientalist scene with
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Late 19th Century African Grand Tour Antique African Prints

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Paint

Map of Africa by Tanner
Located in Alamo, CA
An early to mid 19th century hand-colored map of Africa by Henry Schenk Tanner, published in
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique African Prints

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Engraving

Original Vintage Union Castle Line Poster South East Africa Royal Mail Service
By Maurice Randall
Located in London, GB
, operating passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa. Printed in England. Very good
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1920s British Antique African Prints

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Paper

Important giant Map of Africa, for the King of France, 1698
By Nicolas de Fer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Printed on four copperplates and surrounded by (often cut-off) texts in relief printing on separate
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Antique African Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Original Hand-Colored Antique Engraving of a Bird Nest of a Pond Heron, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
and the Middle East and winters in Africa. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens
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1770s Antique African Prints

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Paper

Pair of Os De Mouton Stools Bleached Oak, Upholstered in African Mudcloth
By Os de Mouton
Located in Sherborne, GB
printed vintage African mud cloth.
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique African Prints

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Oak

Original Vintage Empire Marketing Board Poster Ft Union of South Africa UK Map
Located in London, GB
Africa highlighted in pink marking the Cape of Good Hope, Orange Free State, Transvaal and Natal with a
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1920s British Antique African Prints

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Paper

English Four Seater Down Sofa circa 1910
Located in Malibu, CA
& comfortable sofa had been reupholstered in African animal print with large nailhead details. New down
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Early 20th Century English Modern Antique African Prints

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Brass

Lady Sewing
By James McBey
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
etchings on zinc plates. He printed the results on paper using a domestic mangle. By 1910 he had enough
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1920s Impressionist Antique African Prints

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Watercolor

Antique Print of Zulu People, 1865
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Zulu Kaffirs of Natal, South Africa'. Print of Zulu people (also known as
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Mid-19th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of the African Marigold Flower, 1747
By J. Duke
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'The African Marigold'. This print originates from 'The Compleat
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Mid-18th Century English Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Costume Print of Africa by Lemercier, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'L'Afrique - Ourika'. Beautiful lithograph of an African costume. Lithographed
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Mid-19th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of an African Giraffe by Schinz, c.1830
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Afrikanische Giraffe'. Original antique print of an African giraffe. This
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Mid-19th Century Antique African Prints

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Paper

Set of 10 Original Antique Prints of Africa, circa 1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 10 prints of Africa Steel engravings. Mainly published by Fisher Some
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1830s English Tribal Antique African Prints

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Antique Costume Print of African Prince in Ceremonial Dress, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Costume Print of African Prince in Ceremonial Dress, 1854 This richly hand-colored
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Mid-19th Century French Antique African Prints

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Paper

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Antique African Prints For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique african prints available for sale. The range of distinct antique african prints — often made from paper — can elevate any home. Antique african prints have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. Antique african prints have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jakob van der Schley are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique African Prints?

Prices for antique african prints start at $85 and top out at $742 with the average selling for $124.
Questions About Antique African Prints
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    Yes, some antique prints are worth something. There is often a market for prints at least 100 years old, especially those produced by Old Masters, such as Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer and Francisco Goya. However, prices do vary based on the maker, historical significance, image quality, medium, series size, condition and other factors. If you'd like an estimate as to the value of a particular print in your collection, you may wish to work with a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of art prints.