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Antique Map of Southeast Asia by Larousse, 1897
Located in Langweer, NL
illustrated French language encyclopedia published by Larousse between 1897-1904, in 7 volumes and a
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Print of the Palais or Opera Garnier in Paris, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very successfully as a publisher, employing a system
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Print of the Palace of Versailles by Meyer, 1848
Located in Langweer, NL
a German industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

1760 Flemish Baroque oil painting. Romantic scene. Signed and dated.
By Jan Josef Horemans the Younger
Located in Berlin, DE
collection - Authenticity is guaranteed without a doubt. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Jan Josef
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Encyclopedias

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Print of the Pula Arena by Meyer, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Print of the Ruin of Samaria by Meyer, 1837
Located in Langweer, NL
a German industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Print of the Mortuary in Paris by Meyer, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Offers and Sacrifices to the Sun among the Floridians - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Allegrezze che fanno
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Rites of the Floridian Women - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Allegrezze che
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Ceremonies of a Floridian King - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Allegrezze che
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Print of the Tomb of Absalom by Meyer, 1837
Located in Langweer, NL
27, 1856) was a German industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Print of the Palais de la Légion d Honneur, Paris, France, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
9, 1796 - June 27, 1856) was a German industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopedia
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Emile Galle Soufflé Vase Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau Wild Rose France c.1925
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
. Bibliography: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias

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Glass

Antique Print of the Temporary Grave of Napoleon by Meyer, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very successfully as a publisher, employing a system
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19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

The Little Mermaid - Fairy Tales - English Female Illustrator Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
free encyclopedia
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Encyclopedias

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Antique Frontispiece of Meyer s Universum Depicting a Scene of Syria, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very successfully as a
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Ceremonies in the Hudson Bay - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Allegrezze che fanno
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Map of Asia by Larousse, 1897
Located in Langweer, NL
language encyclopedia published by Larousse between 1897-1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. It was
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts characterized him as "the most eminent of the ensembliers
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Encyclopedias

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Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Correspondence by Augusto Murri - 1917/18
Located in Roma, IT
revolutionized the figure of the doctor because he asserted that encyclopedias and school knowledge are not
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1910s Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper, Ink

Art Nouveau Paperweight with Mussels Amalric Walter Henri Mercier, Nancy
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in Vienna, AT
cm / 2.36 in Bibliography: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias

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Glass

Original Tiffany Bronze Bust of a Woman Signed E. Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in New York City, NY
& Founders- Berman's Abage Encyclopedia 1800-1930. weighs @ 50 lbs. base footprint 5 3/8" deep x 5 7/8
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Encyclopedias

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Bronze

Antique Map of China by Larousse, 1897
By Pierre Larousse
Located in Langweer, NL
(New Larousse Illustrated) was an illustrated French language encyclopedia published by Larousse
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts characterized him as "the most eminent of the ensembliers
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Encyclopedias

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Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Old French Lithograph of Oceania with an Inset of Victoria, Australia 1897
By Pierre Larousse
Located in Langweer, NL
) was an illustrated French language encyclopedia published by Larousse between 1897-1904, in 7 volumes
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Huly Carnival and Water Party - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

The Impalement of Enemy - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

The Great Gentleman s Ride - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Map of Arkansas from Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1875
Located in Langweer, NL
its reputation as a reliable reference work and educational tool. The Encyclopedia as known up to 2012
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Late 19th Century British Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Grand Nu Aux Feuillages , a Fine Patinated Bronzed Figural Group, circa 1900
By Alois Mayer
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
: Alois Mayer (sculptor). In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker u. a .: General Encyclopedia of Artists from
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Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias

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Bronze, Iron

Faust, Méphistophélès et le Barbet / Faust, Méphistophélès and the Water Spaniel
By Eugène Delacroix
Located in Middletown, NY
, Phaidon Encyclopedia, 1978, Phaidon Press,UK, as presented on AskArt (Eugene Delacroix)]. According to
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Early 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Encyclopedias

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Funeral Ceremony of the king and a monastery of Talapini - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Carnovale degli'Indiani Chaimato Huly, la Festa delle acque dei
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Print of the Pass of Pancorbo in Spain, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very successfully as a publisher, employing a system
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19th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Pariah Way of healing fevered people and Funeral Ceremony - Etching by G. Pivati
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

How the American Indigenous Deal with Death - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

The Commemoration of Hussein - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

The Wedding among the Indians of Panama - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
teachings of the Church”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Print of Elisabeth Kulmann, A Russian Poet Who Spoke 11 Languages, c1850
Located in Langweer, NL
, most noted for his encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Meyer operated very successfully as a
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1850s Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

The Bairam - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Antique Map of the Coast of North and East Asia by Diderot, 1751
By Denis Diderot
Located in Langweer, NL
well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was
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18th Century Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Antique Map of North and East Asia, 1751
Located in Langweer, NL
a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was
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18th Century French Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

A Slave Flayed, Peruvians Desolation during a Sun Eclipse - by G. Pivati
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Funeral Ceremonies among the Mexicans and Venezuelans - by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
teachings of the Church”. Reference: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Wreath. Paper, lithograph, 29x24 cm
Located in Riga, LV
. – Illustrating to first Russian’s children’s encyclopedia. Apsitis is one from creators of the Soviet political
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1920s Naturalistic Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper, Lithograph

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
free encyclopedia Kate Greenaway Born Catherine Greenaway 17 March 1846 Hoxton, Middlesex, England
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1890s Academic Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an
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1910s Victorian Antique Encyclopedias

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2"; Frame: 17 5/8 x 15 1/8" Leon Kelly (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Leon
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1920s Abstract Expressionist Antique Encyclopedias

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Pencil

Antique Print of a Macaque and a Red-Shanked Douc by D. Diderot, 1751
Located in Langweer, NL
: Plate 21 from this monumental encyclopedia showcases two distinct primate species: the Macaque and the
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Tiffany Co. 1900 Charles L Tiffany Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Trumpet Vase
By Tiffany Co., Charles L. Tiffany
Located in Miami, FL
& Moore families until 1955. (Encyclopedia of silver marks, with thanks). Condition: The overall
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Encyclopedias

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Transformations - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981. Italian Version: Allegrezze che fanno quei della Baja di
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1740s Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias

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Etching

Interesting Old Map of the Nw Coast of America and the Ne Coast of Asia, ca.1772
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art
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1770s Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts characterized him as "the most eminent of the ensembliers
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Encyclopedias

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Medicine Man
By Cassilly Adams
Located in Missouri, MO
. Source: Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper, Watercolor

On the Lookout
By Cassilly Adams
Located in Missouri, MO
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Encyclopedias

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Paper, Watercolor

"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Encyclopedia Britannica Collection. The Stephen Csoka paintings come from the artist's estate. He emigrated to
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1920s Expressionist Antique Encyclopedias

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Oil, Board

Sand Pit Hungarian American Painting Workers Horses European Modernism 1928 WPA
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Collections; Princeton Print Club, Princeton, NJ; the Encyclopedia Britannica Collection. The Stephen Csoka
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1920s Expressionist Antique Encyclopedias

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Oil, Board

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