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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
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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
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Poem

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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
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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...
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1860s Modern Antique Poem

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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
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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
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Poem

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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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Poem

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Ceramic

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
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Poem

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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
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19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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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.
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1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Poem

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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
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Late 18th Century English School Antique Poem

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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
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Early 1900s Antique Poem

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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...
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1780s Antique Poem

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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...
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Early 19th Century French Romantic Antique Poem

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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
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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
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1920s Spanish Antique Poem

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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
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1830s Antique Poem

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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
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Early 19th Century English Antique Poem

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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
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1840s Antique Poem

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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...
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1720s Antique Poem

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Paper

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
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1860s English Antique Poem

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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
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Mid-19th Century Antique Poem

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Paper

Japanese Antique Bowl: Mashiko Ware Plum 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
flower in Japan and many early Japanese poems in the Manyōshū praise Ume.
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1920s Japanese Antique Poem

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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
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Poem

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Oil

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
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16th Century Egyptian Antique Poem

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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
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Poem

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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
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Early 19th Century Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Poem

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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
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1920s French Antique Poem

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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
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Early 20th Century Danish Other Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Poem

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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
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1920s Impressionist Antique Poem

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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
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Poem

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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
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1910s Finnish Antique Poem

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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
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1880s Persian Antique Poem

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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
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

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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
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1920s French Antique Poem

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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
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1890s French Aubusson Antique Poem

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Wool

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
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Mid-19th Century Antique Poem

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Paper

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
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1920s French Antique Poem

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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
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1890s Antique Poem

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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
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Mid-19th Century Antique Poem

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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
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1920s English Victorian Antique Poem

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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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Poem

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Silk, Hardwood, Paint

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
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1890s Academic Antique Poem

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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
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1750s French Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Poem

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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
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century Antique Poem

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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
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Late 17th Century British Antique Poem

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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
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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
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16th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Poem

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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
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Poem

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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
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1860s British Antique Poem

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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
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Poem

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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
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1920s American Antique Poem

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Paper

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The average selling price for an antique poem at 1stDibs is $2,046, while they’re typically $119 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced.