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Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850
s, Daoguang Emperor, Li Bai poem, 27cm.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
poem
Made of wood & copper, gilded
featuring a seal of the owner
27cm long
Category
1850s Chinese Victorian Antique Poem
Unique 18th c. German Manuscript Broadside – Virgin Mary Devotional Poem, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
birth
she stood like a lily, pure."
The devotional poem honors the Virgin Mary’s perpetual purity
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
"Cormorant and Egret" Japanese Woodblock Print of Birds in Water
Nature Poem
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Austin, TX
crow that kisses and tells, I dislike the little egret who is mostly beak."
Both poems contain puns on
Category
1790s Antique Poem
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Paintings of a Poem in honor of Countess Matilde - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs - Italian Sharpshooters is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History o...
Category
1860s Modern Antique Poem
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800
Located in Portland, OR
President George Washington, dated 1800.
A poem on the Death of President George Washington January 1
Category
1790s Federal Antique Poem
Materials
Silk
ANTIQUE MARY HART SIGNED 1806 GEORGE II NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER WiTH LOVELY POEM
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, 1806 dated needlework sampler signed by Mary Hart depicting a lovely poem
I have four other versions
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Poem
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem
Located in Lomita, CA
well as four columns of Chinese characters in a poem. The design that encircles the pots feature
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Poem
Materials
Ceramic
$368 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Kutani Porcelain "100 Poems" Vases, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Kutani Porcelain "100 Poems" Vases, Now as Lamps, Japan, circa 1890
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Poem
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases with Painted Figures and Chinese Poems in Gold
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain vases with painted figures and Chinese poems in gold. The gilt poem
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Poem
Materials
Porcelain
Pewter Vase by Estrid Ericson for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1928 with poem, brass
By Estrid Ericson, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
engraved with a poem by Verner von Heidenstam.
Stamped.
Category
1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Poem
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Tears of Sensibility –Sympathy a Poem – Let
s all be unhappy together. Wig Club
By Edward Charles Williams
Located in Middletown, NY
Tears of sensibility- sympathy a poem- let's all be unhappy together ie the Whig club in distress
Category
Late 18th Century English School Antique Poem
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
The Vigil-at-Arms, Illustration for a poem published in Scribner
s Magazine 1904
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The Vigil-at-Arms, illustration for a poem by William Lucius Graves published in Scribner's
Category
Early 1900s Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Print Depicting the Personification of Charity with English Poem, C.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Charity.'
Personification of Charity as a woman with three children. From 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'. This periodical...
Category
1780s Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836.
The title, “Comment ma petite, il vous e...
Category
Early 19th Century French Romantic Antique Poem
Materials
Creamware
Edgar Allan POE. The Bells
Other Poems. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan.
TITLE: The Bells And Other Poems.
PUBLISHER: London: Hodder and
Category
1910s British Antique Poem
Materials
Leather
Original Vintage Travel Poster Leon Poem Of Light And Stone Tomb Of Kings Spain
By Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Leon Poem of Light and Stone Tomb of Kings / Poema de Luz y Piedra
Category
1920s Spanish Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Poem by Bunya no Asayasu (Fumiya no Asayasu), from the
Category
1830s Antique Poem
Materials
Woodcut
The Dance of Life a Poem; by Wm. Combe, Th. Rowlandson illustr. - FIRST ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
The Dance of Life, a Poem; by the author of "Doctor Syntax" William Combe & Thomas Rowlandson
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Poem
Materials
Gold Leaf
Yamabe-no-Akahito / One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets 百人一首絵抄
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Toyokuni-III (1786-1864)
Title: Yamabe-no-Akahito 山部赤人
From Series: One Hundred Poems by One
Category
1840s Antique Poem
Materials
Woodcut
Rare Part of a Poem of the Battle of Ptolemy against Alexander the Great, 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Mr. A. Alewyns dichtkundige uitbreiding over den Veldslag van Ptolomeus tegens Alexander (..)'.
Antique print depicting the Battle of Ptolemy against Alexan...
Category
1720s Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
George MEREDITH. Modern Love. FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY - 1862
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MEREDITH, George.
TITLE: Modern Love and Poems of the English Roadside with Poems and
Category
1860s English Antique Poem
Materials
Fabric
Antique Currier
Ives Hand Tinted Lithograph “Hiawatha’s Wooing” c1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
& Ives, dating to circa 1860. The artwork depicts a scene inspired by the poem 'The Song of Hiawatha' by
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Bowl: Mashiko Ware Plum 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
flower in Japan and many early Japanese poems in the Manyōshū praise Ume.
Category
1920s Japanese Antique Poem
Materials
Ceramic
Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
(from the poem by Samuel Butler)
Circa 1740, England
Oil on canvas (62 x 50 cm. - Framed 83 x 71 cm
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Poem
Materials
Oil
$6,046 Sale Price
20% Off
A Large Mamluk Engraved Brass Basin, Egypt, Late 15th-Early 16th Century
Located in London, GB
Provenance: Private UK Collection
Inscriptions
The inscriptions include a verse from an Arabic poem and the
Category
16th Century Egyptian Antique Poem
Materials
Brass
Antique Needlework Sampler, English, Framed, Embroidery Panel, Victorian, C.1854
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
numbers
Lower half bears a hand stitched poem, entitled Sinners Before God by Jane Taylor
Embroiderer's
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Poem
Materials
Cotton, Glass
A Fascinating Ship’s Log And Journal Relating To The Whitway/Whiteway
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Fascinating Poems, At Least One Of Which Was Written By William Whitway Himself.
This fascinating journal
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
Coolibah Tree by a Billabong at Sunset, Beautiful Australian Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
poem/song by Andrew Barton " Banjo " Paterson, " Waltzing Matilda,” written in 1895, just a few years
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Minton Hollins 8-inch Venus
Adonis Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’.
Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells the
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Poem
Materials
Clay
I Love You More Today Than Yesterday Pendant
Located in Litchfield, CT
poem by Rosemonde Gérard for her husband, Edmond Rostand, famously condensed onto jewelry charms as "Je
Category
1920s French Antique Poem
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Gerhard Henning: Aquatint Etching – “Woman and Harlequin”
By Gerhard Henning
Located in Kastrup, DK
Kærlighedsdigte (Love Poems), and reflects the artist’s distinctive blend of eroticism, poetry, and dreamlike
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Other Antique Poem
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Antique Venus
Adonis Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells the story
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Poem
Materials
Clay
Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1924
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mood in particular, can be seen as a visual poem of place and time, where faithful observation of
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas, Oil
EMPEROR HADRIAN Ancient Roman Coin 2nd Cent. AD Silver Pendant
Located in Roma, IT
educated, and even left behind a collection of poems. Some of the architectural marvels attributed to his
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Poem
Materials
Silver
Antique Scandinavian Rya Rug with Beige-Brown Floral Medallions - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
, textural poem of the Northern harvest, distinguished by its authentic folk charm and historical importance
Category
1910s Finnish Antique Poem
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Karabagh Extra-Long Runner with Floral Medallions - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
corridor coverings.
On the Design:
This magnificent antique Karabagh rug is a meticulous artifact—a poem
Category
1880s Persian Antique Poem
Materials
Wool
Pair Japanese Edo Six Panel Harimaze Decoupage Screens
Located in Rio Vista, CA
ateliers: Tosa School, Ukiyo-e, Kano school, Maruyama-Shijo, Haiga, and poems in both Chinese and Japanese
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem
Materials
Gold Leaf
Augis French More Than Yesterday 18K Yellow Gold Love Charm Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
, moins que demain" ("More than yesterday, less than tomorrow") - a line taken from the love poem written
Category
1920s French Antique Poem
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Aubusson Savonnerie Rug, Pink Floral Medallion - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
, woven poem to 18th-century elegance, defined by its extraordinary, saturated pink background. The core
Category
1890s French Aubusson Antique Poem
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
Antique Currier
Ives Hand Tinted Lithograph “Hiawatha’s Wooing” c1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
scenes of American life. This piece depicts a scene inspired by the poem 'The Song of Hiawatha' by Henry
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Augis More Than Yesterday Heart 18K Yellow White Gold Ruby Love Pendant
By A. Augis
Located in London, GB
love poem written by Rosemonde Gerard to her husband (the author of Cyrano) in 1889.
The word "plus
Category
1920s French Antique Poem
Materials
Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1895 poster by Pierre Bonnard - Nib Carnavalesque supplément de la Revue Blanche
By Pierre Bonnard
Located in PARIS, FR
poem, reflecting Bonnard’s early interest in Japanese prints, caricature, and the theatricality of
Category
1890s Antique Poem
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Connor
s Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
, encouraged Sonntag to paint a series of paintings based on “The Ages,” a poem by William Cullen Bryant. The
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Poem
Materials
Oil
The Works of Lord Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate, Complete Edition, 1926
By Alfred Tennyson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
poems Poems, Chiefly Lyrical in 1830. "Claribel" and "Mariana", two of Tennyson's most celebrated poems
Category
1920s English Victorian Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
Antique Gao Jianfu Chinese Autumn Dragonfly Lotus Watercolor Scroll Painting 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Jianfu 1879 - 1951
This is the poem that appeared on the painting: 祇愁庭下寒易落,秋为西风南浦。
(I only fear the cold
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Poem
Materials
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in Portland, OR
describe the artist's response to the classical poems dedicated to Eros and Psyche. These myths seem to
Category
1890s Academic Antique Poem
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Rococo Gallant Genre Scene Painting, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
central group, where a young woman in a white dress listens to a love poem from her suitor. The landscape
Category
1750s French Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas
A Walk Through the Forest
By Thomas Edwin Mostyn
Located in Sheffield, MA
-Raphaelite works are a Blessed Damozel from a poem by Rossetti, and Dreamers. With examples of his work in
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Arched Stained Glass Lancet Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
could be an artistic representation of Geoffrey Chauer’s epic 14th century poem ‘Troilus and Criseyde
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Poem
Materials
Lead
After Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873)- - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Remorse
Located in Corsham, GB
collection of twelve poems, each named after a gemstone and accompanied by an engraved illustration by Parris
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Poem
Materials
Watercolor
17th Century 22K Gold “When Love Doth Remayne Parting is in Vayne" Poesy Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
, or poesy ring, deriving its name from the French ‘poésie’, meaning poem, because of the short
Category
Late 17th Century British Antique Poem
Materials
22k Gold
Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Asian Edo Period Pottery Tea Bowl Chawan
Located in Studio City, CA
with the original wood box which has Japanese writing on the bottom - perhaps a poem but our sources
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem
Materials
Pottery
16th Century German Renaissance Allegorical Oil Painting Sexual Health Syphilis
By Christoph Schwarz
Located in Portland, OR
(1892-1968) as the poet Fracastoro holding his poem 'Syphilis sive morbus gallicus'; below a dog is
Category
16th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Poem
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Inlaid Pearl Serpentine Chest Dedicated to Prince Selim Daouk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Most remarkably, each drawer is inscribed with a verse from a captivating love poem dedicated to Prince
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Poem
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
By Charles Kingsley
Located in Bath, GB
, Kingsley had second thoughts regarding the inclusion of the poem, and had the leaf removed, but not before
Category
1860s British Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
American Impressionist oil painting of a canyon in Palm Springs, California
Located in Colfax, CA
his first book of poems in 1910. After a trip to Germany, Earle settled in Los Angeles in 1915. In Los
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Poem
Materials
Oil
1926-1927 The Complete Writings of Robert Burns
By Robert Burns
Located in Bath, GB
, poems, essays and lyrics of Rabbie Burns.
With an introduction from John Buchan to volume I
Category
1920s American Antique Poem
Materials
Paper
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