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Oscar Andreae: Gardens drawing
By Oscar Andreae
Located in London, GB
1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a Grand Tour rather
Category
1860s Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Ladies Pressed Glass and Sterling Flask
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
used after the invention of both hard liquor and the pocket in the 17th century. They were commonly
Category
19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Sterling Silver
A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
functional constraints, the artists' imagination revealed itself in those whimsical inventions blending
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Chalk
Bronze
Crystal Louis XV Gasolier Chandelier, French Late 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
display of status at the time since few people had access to electricity upon its invention.
Each piece
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Satsuma earthenware vase by kinkozan, Meiji period
By Kinkozan
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
painting technique used in Kyoto’s Satsuma-style ware is said to be the invention of the sixth generation
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold
Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Metal Peonies
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
prosperous town-dwellers, merchants and gentry as well as the aristocracy. In response to this new inventions
Category
19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak
Couple of Italian Paintings Depicting Capricci, Francesco Aviani ‘1662-1715’
Located in IT
characterized by the representation of fantastic architectures or prospective inventions, sometimes combined
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
By Edward Lamson Henry
Located in Soquel, CA
in platinum black. Mike Ware describes Willis’s invention in his site Alternative Photography
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Platinum
A German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
innovations and inventions of new materials and tools, as well as improvements in piano design and
Category
19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
$34,850 Sale Price
53% Off
Hudson River School Large American Impressionist Landscape Wisconsin in the Snow
Located in Cotignac, FR
nature. Before the invention of collapsible paint tubes artists were often confined to using subjects in
Category
Early 20th Century Hudson River School Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Düsseldorfer Bühnenball by R. Hoch, German Art Deco marionette lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
quantities on paper– is a relatively modern invention, coming to a recognizable form just before the close of
Category
1910s Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
Pair of Ancient Italian Maiolica Flower Pots Milan, Rubati Factory, 1770 circa
By Pasquale Rubati
Located in Milano, IT
maolica of Filippo Comerio in Faenza, whose inventions skilfully sketched in manganese and veiled in
Category
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Inventions
Materials
Maiolica
Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna
Located in Prato, IT
upwards, accentuating the sense of immateriality. In addition to the successful invention of the flying
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Inventions
Materials
Marble
A Liegeois Wine Glass, c1720
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
from the Bonhomme glasshouse. His invention was to introduce a thicker (more durable) and more limpid
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass
Old Master Drawing, Westerkerk Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, 17th century, Dutch
Located in Greven, DE
greatest invention was probably the fire hose, which enabled significant improvements in fire-fighting
Category
17th Century Dutch School Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Chalk
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Philip James Loutherbourg Portrait English Miniature Paper Etching
Located in Milano, MI
invention of a mechanical theatre called the Eidophusikon.
This artwork It comes from an Italian private
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Oscar Andreae: Isola Pescatori Lago Maggiore Italy drawing 1862
By Oscar Andreae
Located in London, GB
much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a Grand Tour
Category
1860s Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Witch of Endor - Oil Paint - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the 1840s. Rosa's inventions were exported throughout Europe and, in particular, in the German cities
Category
Late 18th Century Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
Antique Kent
s Knife Cleaning, Polishing
Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
decorated with the maker's name and location in England. Prior to the invention of stainless steel, knives
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Stone, Metal
Antique Victorian Novelty Spoon Warmer 1868 19th C
Located in London, GB
Victorian invention, of course, considered one of the essential “fancies” to every well-run household, the
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver Plate
Around the Camp Fire, 19th Century Oil Landscape Painting, Dated 1840
Located in London, GB
1890s. He also became involved in the promotion of various inventions, including his own designs for the
Category
1840s Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elgin 14Kt. Gold Hunters Case Pocket with Kiln Fired Enamel Dial from 1887
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
breakthroughs. The Swiss paid licensing fees to Elgin for many of their inventions in watchmaking. Patek
Category
1880s American Antique Inventions
The Poor Widow
s Offer - Oil Painting - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
this Gospel passage, rarely depicted in ancient painting, is exemplified by an invention of Maerten de
Category
17th Century Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Paint, Oil
Pair of Regency Cut-Glass Candelabra by John Blades
By John Blades
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
designs for Blades’ firm, in particular the invention of the rule-cut drop known as a ‘lob’. Papworth also
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Inventions
Materials
Cut Glass
$21,851 / set
Elgin White Gold Filled Art Deco Pocket Watch from 1923 with Matching Chain
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
other technological breakthroughs. The Swiss paid licensing fees to Elgin for many of their inventions
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold-filled
Elgin Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Unique Floral Engraving, circa 1907
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
other technological breakthroughs. The Swiss paid licensing fees to Elgin for many of their inventions
Category
Early 1900s Swiss Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold-filled
Antique Architectural Print of a New Design for Robert Walpole, England, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'This New Design of my Invention, is most humbly inscrib'd to the Rt. Honble
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
English 19th Century Turned Lignum Vitae String Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
before the invention of scotch tape, which eliminated the need to tie up parcels, now they are cherished
Category
19th Century British Antique Inventions
Antique Print of the Elevation of a New Design Dedicated to Lord Cadogan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Elevation of a new design of my Invention in the Palatial Stile
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Oscar Andreae: Kiosk on the Bosphorus drawing 1866
By Oscar Andreae
Located in London, GB
.
Andreae spent much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a
Category
1860s Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Silver Plated Airplane-Themed Tableware, circa 1910
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
hot air ballooning and the invention of Zeppelin dirigibles. But flight as we know it today, in fixed
Category
1910s English Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Silver
C. 1625 After Antoine de Pluvinel, "Henry IV, Mounted", Hand Colored Engraving
Located in Morristown, NJ
, and is credited with the invention of using two pillars, as well as using shoulder-in to increase
Category
Early 17th Century French Baroque Antique Inventions
Materials
Plexiglass, Boxwood, Paint, Paper
Antique Print of a Great Hall by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Section of the Great Hall of my Invention being a Cube of 40 feet
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$227 Sale Price
20% Off
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
harmony in inevitably meant to depart from the natural model and replace it with an 'ideal' invention. In
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
Deutsches Theater by Walter Schnackenberg, German cabaret lithograph, c. 1920
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
–large, colorful images printed in quantities on paper–is a relatively modern invention, coming to a
Category
1920s Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Oak Cigar Humidor 19th Century
Located in London, GB
engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak, Cedar
Odeon Casino by Walter Schnackenberg, German cabaret lithograph, 1920
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
paper–is a relatively modern invention, coming to a recognizable form just before the close of the 19th
Category
1920s Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
Mantel Clock 19th Century, Louis Philippe Charles X Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
poets, singers and musicians. The invention of string music is attributed to him.
The clock is in
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Inventions
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Oscar Andreae: Schlossgarten, Baden Baden, Germany - 1861 drawing
By Oscar Andreae
Located in London, GB
x 18.5cm
Andreae spent much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having
Category
1860s Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Carbon Pencil
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Centrepiece by Christofle
Cie
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Following the invention of the techniques of electro-metallurgy by Elkington and Co, Christofle abandoned
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
$5,895 Sale Price
37% Off
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle
Cie Figural Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Société Charles Christofle & Cie'. Following the invention of electro-metallurgy techniques by the English
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Inventions
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Bronze
$19,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of a New Design for Sir Paul Methuen by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'This New Design of my Invention in the Theatrical Style, is most humbly
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$341 Sale Price
20% Off
Han Dynasty, Laying Doe Wood Sculpture, China 100AD
Located in PARIS, FR
Europe, permanently altering the course of Chinese history. Han Dynasty art and inventions like paper
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
An original British 20th Century drawing by British illustrator Heath Robinson
By William Heath Robinson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
an artist and illustrator mainly associated with his gloriously complicated inventions for simple
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Antique Print of a Building Design in Theatrical Style to Paul Methnuen, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'This new design of my invention in the Theatrical style (..)'.
View of a
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Pair of Charogh Ethnic Shoes from Turkey
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas long before the invention of separate soles and uppers
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Inventions
Materials
Leather
Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
a pure Japanese invention from Aomori prefecture, centralized in Hirosaki city, dated to Edo period
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "The Morning Walk"
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
inventions. It's woodcut engraved illustrations and literature added to its popularity, employing major
Category
1870s American Impressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Important Pair of English George III Period Candelabra by Lafount
Located in Steyning, West sussex
agreement to manufacture and sell Lafount’s new invention for a chandelier. Lafount’s name was used for the
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Inventions
Materials
Ormolu
Rarity 19th Century Josef Florenz Wien Massage Armchair Born Operated Steam
By Josef Florenz
Located in Vigonza, Padua
. The Napoleonic wars then brought the company into financial trouble. Thanks to the inventions
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Inventions
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Located in Hanover, MA
enough to bring a little esprit de Giacometti to your eclectic home.
Invention of Benjamin Franklin!
Category
1870s American Country Antique Inventions
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
$3,100 / set
David Copperfield Par Charles Dickens by Jules Chéret, Japon lithograph, 1886
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
have been adapted continuously for the screen since the invention of Cinema. He was the creator of some
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph
Rare 18th Century French Walnut Renaissance Extending High Table Heavily Carved
By Hugues Sambin, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
perfectly unfolds and extends to reveal two sliding leaves, French or Flemish invention.
The references
Category
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Walnut
$23,899 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Christofle
Cie Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Calmette' and changed the name to 'Société Charles Christofle et Cie' in 1831. Following the invention of
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Fine Japanese Ceramic Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
effect was emphasized for a visual complexity by Fuki-e (the blow painting), an invention in Kozan's
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inventions
Materials
Ceramic
They Thunder forth from Their Clouds-Lithograph by George Grosz - 1922
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Hausmann in the invention of photomontage. Many of his drawings were published in albums (Gott
Category
1920s Expressionist Antique Inventions
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Frontispiece from "Carceri d
Invenzione" - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1749/59
Located in Roma, IT
the center, in imitation of a carved epigraph: "INVENTIONS / CAPRIC OF PRISONS / ALL ACQVA FORTE
Category
Mid-18th Century Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Etching
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