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TIFFANY
CO. 1907 John C. Moore Four-Legged Nut Dish In .925 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany
Co., John C. Moore
Located in Miami, FL
remained in the hands of the Tiffany & Moore families until 1955. (Encyclopedia of silver marks, with
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,438 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient Egyptian Ornament Print – Color Lithograph of Symbols
Jewelry, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
craftsmanship.
Part of a landmark visual encyclopedia of world ornamentation, this plate not only served as an
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
Digital Library Encyclopedia. (Details Officer's birth, training with Thomas Sully, itinerancy, San
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ivory
Detailed Study of Butterfly Wing Structures, 1798 Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
in his 12-volume encyclopedia for children.
This print is a beautiful combination of scientific
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Woodland Stream
, Paris, New York, Hudson River School, Luminism, AIC, PAFA
By Arthur Parton
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps, Dealer’s
Category
1880s Hudson River School Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard
Woodland Landscape
, Paris, NAD, Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors
Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob
Category
1890s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anatomy of the Common Fly: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch, 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
scientific accuracy and artistic elegance characteristic of Bertuch's renowned 12-volume encyclopedia
Category
1790s German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Dramatic Landscapes: Aurora Borealis in a Forest and Rugged Coastal Cliffs, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Silkworm Metamorphosis: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch
s "Bilderbuch, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
his 12-volume encyclopedia, it offers a rare glimpse into 18th-century natural history studies and
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Microscopic Study of Insect Anatomy: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch, 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
the fusion of scientific inquiry and artistic detail that defined Bertuch's 12-volume encyclopedia. It
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Fossil Print of Ichthyosaurus Skeleton and Teeth, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
d’Histoire Naturelle, the renowned French natural history encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Cochineal Cactus and Kermes Oak: Hand-Colored Engraving from 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
, blending scientific accuracy with artistic beauty. Part of Bertuch's celebrated 12-volume encyclopedia
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia illustrating natural history, science, and more.
Condition: Vibrant hand-coloring, sharp
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape F. Trinque, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
in
The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940 by Philippe Garner.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Marble, Bronze
The Ragman - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of the Curmer: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, a 19th-century moral encyclopedia, with texts by
Category
1840s Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
The Pedder - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of the Curmer: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, a 19th-century moral encyclopedia, with texts by
Category
1840s Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Nicotiana Decor, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900-1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
/ 4.52 in
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
Lizard Print of Nose-Horned Chameleon and Banded Monitor, c.1850, Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny and published in Paris around 1850.
Figure 1, perched on a
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Snake Print of Banded Snake and Red-Striped Snake, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
of the monumental French encyclopedia Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle by Charles
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Frog Print of Cape Dactylethra and Surinam Toad, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny and published in Paris circa 1850. It was drawn by Oudart
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Frog Print of Oval Engystoma and Green Toad, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
Universel d’Histoire Naturelle*, the celebrated French encyclopedia of natural history edited by Charles
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Lizard Print of Ocellated Skink and European Glass Lizard, c.1850, Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia published in Paris around 1850 under the direction of Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny.
Figure 1 at
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Reptile Print of Young Alligator and Wall Gecko, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
*, a monumental French natural history encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny.
Figure 1
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Frog Print of Mexican Treefrog and Map Frog, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
d’Histoire Naturelle*, edited by Charles Dessalines d’Orbigny, a landmark encyclopedia of natural history
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Engraving of The Great Mosque of Mecca with Kaaba, c. 1850s
Located in Langweer, NL
often included in encyclopedias, atlases, or travel books during the mid-19th century, likely engraved
Category
1850s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Snake Print of Worm Snake, Philippine Uropeltis and Amphisbaena, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Naturelle, the monumental natural history encyclopedia directed by Charles Dessalines d’Orbigny in Paris
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored 1805 Butterfly Print by Bertuch - Convolvulus
Privet Hawk-Moth
Located in Langweer, NL
life stages, including the moth, larva, and pupa. Bertuch's 12-volume encyclopedia, created for
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
American American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Downingtown, PA
.
Reference: The Doorstop Book: The Encyclopedia of Doorstop Collecting (Schiffer Book for Collectors), John C
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Iron
French Floating Batteries Bombarding Gibraltar During the Great Siege, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
ingenuity and ambition of 18th-century naval warfare. Bertuch's renowned children's encyclopedia stands as a
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
19th Century R.
J. Beck Stereoscope
By R.&J. Beck 1
Located in Norwood, NJ
microscopes, stereoscopes, and photographic lenses. See: Hannavy, J. Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of California as an Island "The 5 Californias" by Robert de Vaugondy
Located in San Diego, CA
the Supplement to Diderot's monumental encyclopedia, one of the most influential and widely
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
The Red Maids Of Bristol, Sunday Church Service, Lord Mayor
s Chapel, 1911
Located in Blackwater, GB
.
Provenance: The Royal Academy, 1911
The Children's Encyclopedia 1912
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,669 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Snakes and Amphibians, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
-volume encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830. Bertuch’s work combined detailed illustrations with
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Various Marine Life Including the Dark Moray Eel, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
comprehensive visual encyclopedia. This rare piece is an excellent addition for collectors of marine zoology or
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Seals and Amphibious Mammals, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
renowned 12-volume natural history encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830. Bertuch’s work blended
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Ottoman Dervish Costumes and Soldiers from the 18th Century, Engraved in 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde*, one of the earliest illustrated encyclopedias of global religions
Category
1730s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Set of 4 Antique Distressed Books for Decoration, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
.
They are random volumes of The Encyclopedia Britannica, circa 1800.
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Sunny Afternoon
, Paris, Grande Chaumière, AIC, Chicago Woman Impressionist
By Pauline Palmer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps
Category
1910s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
German Antique Map of Oceania, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
/ map originates from 1885-1907 editions of a famous German encyclopedia: 'Meyers grosses Konversations
Category
19th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of New Zealand, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia: 'Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.', published in Leipzig and Vienna. Meyers Konversations
Category
19th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$114 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of lamps designed by Edouard Schenck and manufactured by Muller Freres Glas
By Muller Fres Lunneville, Edouard Schenck
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
.
Alastair Duncan (1988) “Encyclopedia of Art Deco”. P-158.
France, CIRCA 1920.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Iron
"The Humber River" George Ennis, Intense Color American Modernist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
section of a 1920-30’s edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. His work is held by the Art Institute of
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Map of China and Japan by Meyer, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
German encyclopedia titled 'Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon', published in Leipzig and Vienna
Category
19th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Beaver and Webbed Appendages, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Bertuch’s *Bilderbuch für Kinder* (Picture Book for Children), a celebrated 12-volume encyclopedia published
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Lizards and Newts, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Kinder* (Picture Book for Children), a renowned 12-volume encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Amphibious Eels and Snakes, c.180
Located in Langweer, NL
Bilderbuch für Kinder (Picture Book for Children), a celebrated 12-volume natural history encyclopedia
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Giraffes, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
*Bilderbuch für Kinder* (Picture Book for Children), a celebrated 12-volume encyclopedia published between
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Medicinal Plants, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
*Bilderbuch für Kinder* (Picture Book for Children), a 12-volume natural history encyclopedia published
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Nile and Marsh Crocodiles, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
groundbreaking 12-volume encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830. Bertuch’s work is celebrated for its
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Fascinating Crustaceans and Marine Anatomy: Hand-Colored 19th-Century Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia for children, which includes over 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, mythology
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Rare Fish Species from Bertuch
s Work
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830 in Weimar, Germany. Designed to educate and inspire, Bertuch’s
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
1805 Handcolored Engraving of Unique Mammals from Bertuch
s "Bilderbuch"
Located in Langweer, NL
Children), a 12-volume educational encyclopedia published between 1790 and 1830 in Weimar, Germany
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
TIFFANY
CO. 1905 Charles T. Cook Desk Magnifier Glass In .925 Sterling Silver
By Charles Cooke, Tiffany
Co.
Located in Miami, FL
& 57th Street in 1940 and remained in the hands of the Tiffany & Moore families until 1955. (Encyclopedia
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
TIFFANY
CO. 1901 Charles T. Cook Four-Legged Nut Dish In .925 Sterling Silver
By Charles Cooke, Tiffany
Co.
Located in Miami, FL
. (Encyclopedia of silver marks, with thanks).
Condition: The overall condition of this Tiffany & Co. compote is
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,820 Sale Price
20% Off
TIFFANY
CO. 1909 John C. Moore Salt-Pepper Shakers In .925 Sterling Silver
By John C. Moore, Tiffany
Co.
Located in Miami, FL
remained in the hands of the Tiffany & Moore families until 1955. (Encyclopedia of silver marks, with
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Single Flower Vase With Poppy Decor, France, Circa 1890
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
Fishing Boats at the Dock
By Harry Neyland
Located in Sheffield, MA
Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters... page 1010; Lowell Telegram, November 14, 1948; Whistler House
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil
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Antique Encyclopedias For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique encyclopedias is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, animal skin and leather, all antique encyclopedias available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique encyclopedias available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique encyclopedias bearing Art Nouveau or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique encyclopedias have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica and Pierre Larousse are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Encyclopedias?
Prices for antique encyclopedias start at $53 and top out at $5,950 with the average selling for $1,100.
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