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Sora Rail Bird Family: Original 19th C. 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
his goal of documenting every bird in America via his watercolor paintings and publishing his works
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Bald Eagle Bird: A 1st Edition 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Antique early 18th century Dutch or German Solid blacked oak chest or trunk
Located in Casteren, NL
an essential household storage piece for linens, textiles, clothing, and occasionally documents or
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Document

Materials

Oak

18th Century, Pair of Italian Paintigs with Still Life by Angelo Vacca
Located in IT
versatile and eclectic artistic personality, certainly not common. Some documented, signed and dated works
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Document

Materials

Canvas

Original 1925 French Railway Poster by Edouard Herzig
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Algerian Orientalist art, Herzig played an important role in documenting local traditions and advocating
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Two-Sheet Map of Celebes Sulawesi - Dornseiffen, Dutch East Indies, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
documents that geopolitical importance during the height of Dutch East Indies administration. Visually, the
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

French Gilt Bronze Vanity Mirror Signed PH Martin, Victorian Era
Located in Los Angeles, CA
frame, indicating a documented artisan active in sculptural decorative goods of the era. The piece
Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Document

Materials

Bronze

Frederick Dielman (American) - Late 19th century portrait painting - Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies
Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Great White Egret: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in America via
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Harlan s Buzzard Birds: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Arroyo Seco, Near Pasadena, c 1900
Located in Pasadena, CA
composition stands as both a document of place and a meditative study of light and form. Its restrained beauty
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Document

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Antique Victorian Mahogany Sheet Music Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
music, documents, or as a decorative display cabinet in a sitting room or study. Dimensions: Height
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Document

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Lichen Prints Set of 6 – German Botanical Lithographs 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
represents one of the most detailed visual documents of cryptogamic botany produced in the 19th century
Category

1870s German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Geological Survey Map of Surinam 1888 Hand Colored, Rare
Located in Langweer, NL
document of Dutch colonial scientific exploration. The map combines cartography with geology and elevation
Category

1880s German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Christoffelberg Curaçao Summit Ascent - Antique Landscape Illustration, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
interior was still being systematically explored and documented by European scientists and artists. Rising
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Bedside Table, Desk and Reading Table, Lecture, London c. 1900
Located in Greven, DE
a sitting or reclining surface without getting in the way. An almost identical model is documented
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Document

Materials

Walnut

Antique Egyptian Horsemen Javelin Game Scene from Maximilian, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
travel publication documenting the oriental journey of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, with drawings executed
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Orange Lacquered Wood Italian Secretaire
Located in Catania, Sicilia
, documents, and other items.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Document

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

GEO CONDE French Art Deco Ceramic Black Panther at Saint-Clement 1920
By Geo Conde, Saint-Clément
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
period's decorative arts. This particular model is documented in the 1931 Le Bon Marché catalogue
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Document

Materials

Ceramic

Giuseppe Zais (Venetian master) - 18th century landscape painting - Sheperds
By Giuseppe Zais (Canale d Agordo, Belluno 1709 - Treviso 1781)
Located in Varmo, IT
the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is not part of the
Category

Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Mahogany Adams Paint Decorated Edwards and Roberts Monumental Breakfront
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
classical urns and scrolling foliage, while the four lower doors reveal ample storage for documents, serving
Category

1890s English Adam Style Antique Document

Materials

Mahogany

Young Tobacco Under Shade-Plants, Sungei Tatouk — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910
Located in Langweer, NL
economic expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century. This plate serves as a key historical document
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Batak Village Pintoe-Bessi, Tomb – Kleingrothe Photo, Dutch East Indies c1910
Located in Langweer, NL
the foreground. Kleingrothe’s studio played a central role in documenting the cultures, labor forces
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Batak Warrior Portrait, Sumatra, C J Kleingrothe, Dutch East Indies c1910
Located in Langweer, NL
active in the Dutch East Indies, known especially for documenting Sumatran plantation life and indigenous
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Americas Earliest Known Pyrography Vessel 400AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
Primitivo 2007 (see documents) History of the Pyrography: Pyrography is the art or technique of decorating
Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Document

Materials

Wood

Ancient Greek Statue Studies – Original 1910 Wasmuth Antiquity Plate
Located in Langweer, NL
A.G. in Berlin around 1910. It comes from a respected art-historical series created to document
Category

Early 1900s German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Giulio Carpioni workshop (Venetian) - 17th century figure painting - Moses
By Giulio Carpioni
Located in Varmo, IT
. This document certifies that the work is not part of the Italian cultural heritage. Normally the times
Category

Early 17th Century Baroque Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mannerist Italian painter - 16th/17th figure painting - Madonna praying
Located in Varmo, IT
export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is
Category

16th Century Mannerist Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Realist Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Male Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Arabian Engagement Ceremony Interior Scene, Maximilian Egypt 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
settings during the 19th century. This plate stands as both a cultural document and a foundational design
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Egyptian Regular Cavalry on the Nile from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
Egyptian setting. The engraving originates from the important travel publication documenting the oriental
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Lichen Prints Set of 6 – German Botanical Lithographs 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
precise 19th-century visual documents of cryptogamic botany. Each plate is densely populated with finely
Category

1870s German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Geological Map of Curaçao - Hand Colored Dutch Caribbean, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
map is not only an important document of Caribbean geological science, but also a visually powerful
Category

1880s German Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Tafra Island in Suriname - A Romantic River Landscape by Karl Martin, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
academic publisher E. J. Brill. Karl Martin, Professor of Geology at the University of Leiden, documented
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

1900 lithographic poster by Henri Toussaint - Normandie Bretagne Ile de Jersey
Located in PARIS, FR
famed Bayeux Tapestry, a masterful integration that turns this travel poster into a historical document
Category

Early 1900s Antique Document

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Antique American Carved Oak Victorian Roll Top Letter File Cabinet Amberg Co
By Cameron Amberg Co.
Located in Portland, OR
documents in place, one of the drawers is dated 1883. The base cabinet having twin doors enclosing a single
Category

1880s American Victorian Antique Document

Materials

Oak

Alexandre Ouline, Bronze Sculpture of a Flying Albatross, 1920s
By Alexandre Ouline
Located in Greven, DE
. Although biographical details remain sparse, Ouline’s sculptures are documented in several private and
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Document

Materials

Marble, Bronze

William IV Burr Yew Wood Card Table with Carved Lion Paw Base, c.1830 (Scottish)
By James Morison
Located in Leeds, GB
, and richly figured burr yew aligns closely with documented Edinburgh work of the period and shows
Category

1820s Scottish William IV Antique Document

Materials

Yew

c.1700 Gentleman Portrait with Wig and Blue Cloak, Thomas Murray Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
documented method. The handling of the sitter’s face is refined and restrained. The flesh is modelled
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Document

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tanneurs Tatars (Tatar Tanners) - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1840
Located in Roma, IT
 Russian Empire. It documents Crimean Tatar artisanal life shortly after the region had been absorbed by
Category

1840s Modern Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

18 th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Lectern Desk on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
storage, ideal for keeping books, letters, or documents neatly tucked away. The front is richly carved
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Document

Materials

Walnut

Jackall Fox: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Pendant Lamp by Winkelman Van der Bijl, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
unexpected into any interior. The piece is documented and is also in the famous Dutch Art Deco reference book
Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Document

Materials

Copper

Sleeping Youth, 1895 – Early Academic Study by Paul Ehrenberg, Age 19
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Viewed in the context of Ehrenberg’s oeuvre, Sleeping Boy serves as an intimate document of the artist’s
Category

1890s Impressionist Antique Document

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Swift Fox: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Document

Materials

Lithograph

Aruba Landscape Mountain Views - Dutch West Indies by Karl Martin, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
publisher E. J. Brill in Leiden. Karl Martin, Professor of Geology at the University of Leiden, documented
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Suriname Jungle Life Sacred Stone - Lithograph Pair by Karl Martin, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
publisher E. J. Brill in Leiden. Karl Martin, Professor of Geology at the University of Leiden, documented
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Canton commissioned local artists to document the flora and fauna of China. These artists adapted their
Category

Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Soengei Belawan River, Medan – C.J. Kleingrothe Photo, Dutch East Indies c.1910
Located in Langweer, NL
in documenting both the urban and natural environments of the Deli region during a period of rapid
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Antique Wood Stool, Wabi Sabi Style, Old Artisan Craftsmanship
Located in Benalmadena, ES
visible defects and wear grant soul to the piece and truthfully document its long history of utility. The
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Document

Materials

Wood

Belawan Railway Station Soengei Deli River, Sumatra – Antique Photo, c.1910
Located in Langweer, NL
. Together, the pair forms a historical document of colonial infrastructure and maritime culture in Sumatra
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Document

Materials

Paper

16th Century Elizabethan Framed Deed of Sale
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, dating to circa 1577. This document is thought to have been exchanged during the 17th century between
Category

16th Century English Elizabethan Antique Document

Materials

Wood

"O-HYA-WA-MINCE-KEE, "Chippewa Chief" McKenney Hall Hand Painted Litho C.1843
By McKenney Hall
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Indian Tribes of North America"; which seeks to document and memorialize 120 Indians from different
Category

1840s American Native American Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Philippine Meteorological Seismological Network Map – Manila Observatory, 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
document the meteorological and seismological observation network of the Philippines at the end of the 19th
Category

1890s Philippine Antique Document

Materials

Paper

Three 19th Century Geramia Discanno Hand Coloured Lithographs Depicting Pompeii
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
an Italian painter, who collaborated with archaeologists and art historians to document the wall
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Document

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Thonet - Michael Thonet - Coat rack - Nr. 1 - Beech
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Budapest, HU
sculptural piece, as documented in the Thonet Catalogue 1904, p. 80, making it a coveted collector’s item for
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Document

Materials

Beech

Portrait of the Countess of Fuenteblanca, Spanish School, late 18th Century
By Central School of Arts Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish nobility. 50.5cm x 39cm with frame: 63.5cm x 52cm good condition documented provenance
Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Document

Materials

Paint

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