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A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
127 mm), pp. 180, printed on heavy laid paper and illustrated with a frontispiece portrait plate Red
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Late 19th Century American Antique Portrait Plates

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Gold Leaf

Antique Limoges France Marie -Louise Portrait Porcelain Plate
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique cabinet portrait by Limoges France of Marie-Louise , second wife of Bonaparte.
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1860s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Portrait Plates

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Porcelain

A Fine Classical Royal Vienna Portrait Cabinet Plate
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Royal Vienna portrait porcelain gilded cabinet plate featuring hand-painted portrait of a
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19th Century Austrian Antique Portrait Plates

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Porcelain

Roman Sculptures Portrait Heads, Composite Antiquities Plate, Montfaucon 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Roman Sculptures and Portrait Heads, Composite Antiquities Plate, Montfaucon 1721 Description
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1720s British Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Austrian Cabinet Portrait Porcelain Plate Constance of Austria
Located in Boca Raton, FL
29 th c Antque Austrian cabinet portrait porcelain plate, handpainted, inscribed Constance as for
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1860s Biedermeier Antique Portrait Plates

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Porcelain

"Portrait of Mrs. Gertrude Miller" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler R. Piper Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings
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1910s Symbolist Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

"Portrait of Sculptor James Vibert" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler R. Piper Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings
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1910s Symbolist Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

"Portrait of Swiss Political Attachee, Carlin" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler R. Piper Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings
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1910s Symbolist Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

"Portrait of Prof. Dr. Hermann Sahli" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler R. Piper Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings
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1910s Symbolist Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

"Portrait of Herrn Willy Russ-Young" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler R. Piper Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings
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1910s Symbolist Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Portrait Charger Ceramic Plate - Annie Eliza Spong – Balham – Oct 7th 1886
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Italian-Style Maiolica Portrait Charger, Dated 1886 A striking maiolica portrait charger
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19th Century British Renaissance Antique Portrait Plates

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Ceramic

The Humble Path: Portrait of a Franciscan Monk, Plate 45, 1862
Located in Langweer, NL
The Humble Path: Portrait of a Franciscan Monk, Plate 45, 1862 This beautifully hand-colored
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1860s Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

BALLEROY Co., Joseph Albert PONSIN, Pair of Plates Adorned with Portraits
By Balleroy Freres
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
inscription “1[8?]76” provides an approximate date for the creation of these works. The portrait of the man
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Portrait Plates

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Porcelain

Portrait of a Woman by Clemens Prüssen 1920s Oil on Plate
Located in Neuss, NW
Clemens PRÜSSEN portrait of a woman from the 1920s. Düsseldorfer Schule. Oil on plate. Ready to
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1920s Antique Portrait Plates

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Wood

R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Portrait of a Child" Collotype plate X
Located in Palm Beach, FL
, Vienna, 1917, printed by Max Jaffe in an edition of 400 under the supervision of Egon Schiele. The plates
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1910s Vienna Secession Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique 1880s Brass Porcelain Plates, Set of 3 Hand Painted Portraits, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
A set of three beautifully executed porcelain plates from around 1880-1890. Attributed to KPM
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Portrait Plates

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Brass

Pair Of late 19th Century Vienna Style Vase / Urns
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Dublin, IE
a wide array of ornamental items such as urns, vases, and portrait plates. While some exceptionally
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Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Portrait Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Majolica Plate with Publican Portrait, by J. Maresch Austria
By Johann Maresch
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A large Austrian majolica plate, circa 1880-1890s. The plate represent a publican on a green
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Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Portrait Plates

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Ceramic, Majolica

20th Century French Silver Plate with Large Portrait in the Centre Marked Etain
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful large silver plate with a portrait in the centre marked Etain at the bottom. France
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Portrait Plates

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Silver

MILNER, H. M. [Mary Shelley] - 1826 - Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
engraved frontis portrait plate, with Shelley's name misspelled "Shelly". CONDITION: Internally clean and
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1820s British Antique Portrait Plates

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Fabric

Antique Portrait of Joseph Addison
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Persons of Great Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Sir Edward Coke
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
the plates were engraved prior to the portraits, and were done so by Hubert-François Gravelot.   
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Archbishop Williams, Lord Keeper
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Great Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Pair of Portraits on Ivory 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of portraits on ivory. Old renascentist portraits on ivory plate with golden wooden frame
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Portrait Plates

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Paint

Antique Portrait of John Pym, English Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although the majority
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
the plates were engraved prior to the portraits, and were done so by Hubert-François Gravelot.
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Portrait in Golden Frame – from Audsley’s Decorative Collection, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Portrait in Golden Frame – Plate III from Section VI of G. A. Audsley’s Decorative
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1880s Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although the majority
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although the majority
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Friedrich Herman, 1st Duke of Schomberg
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
the plates were engraved prior to the portraits, and were done so by Hubert-François Gravelot.
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Persons of Great Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
the plates were engraved prior to the portraits, and were done so by Hubert-François Gravelot.  
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Portrait of Thomas Fairfax, Antique Print, 18th Century, Engraved
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Philip II by Von Prenner, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Philippo Hispaniarum Regi Maximo (..)'. Plate VI: Portrait of Philip II
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Icelandic Portrait Print – Finnur Magnussen, Scholar of Norse Myth, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
of 19th-century Scandinavia. The portrait was issued as Plate 5 in Voyage en Islande et au Groenland
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of George Buchanan, Scottish Historian and Humanist Scholar
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
plates were engraved prior to the portraits, and were done so by Hubert-François Gravelot.  
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Sir Kenelm Digby, English Courtier and Diplomat
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
Persons of Great Britain, and contained biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Original Antique Portrait of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
biographies alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Etching by Karl Bauer (1905–1993), bust portrait of Frederick the Great
Located in Langweer, NL
Etching by Karl Bauer (1905–1993), bust portrait of Frederick the Great An expressive etching by
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Early 20th Century German Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although the majority
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Mid-18th Century Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Portrait of Bernhard Sandyck, a Dutch Protestant Minister from Amsterdam, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Bernhardus Sandyck Amstelodamiensis (…)' This plate shows a portrait of
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1720s Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Fleet Admiral of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, 1750
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Langweer, NL
alongside the portraits. The number of plates included varied from edition to edition. Although the majority
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Pair of French 19th century Empire Round Tables, Napoleon Painted Plate at Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
center flanked by the same gold leaves.At the center of the plate is a portrait of Napoleon in grand
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19th Century French Antique Portrait Plates

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Mahogany

A Fine Quality Royal Vienna Porcelain Gilded Cabinet Plate Depicting Two Beautie
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Royal Vienna portrait porcelain gilded cabinet plate featuring hand-painted illustrations
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19th Century Austrian Antique Portrait Plates

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Gold Leaf

At the Foot of the Statue - Scottish art Impressionist figurative oil painting
By William Strang, R.A., R.E.
Located in Hagley, England
Kipling was one of his most successful portrait plates. Other etched portraits included those of Ernest
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Portrait Plates

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Oil

Vintage Devotional Medal, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
framed relief portrait, made silver-plated metal, with delicate floral motifs around the circular image
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Portrait Plates

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Silver

Draught of a Galley /// Old Masters Ship Boat Seascape Construction Diagram Art
By William Henry Toms
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: William Henry Toms (c. 1700–1765) was an English engraver. He worked on portraits, book-plates, landscapes
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1730s Old Masters Antique Portrait Plates

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

19th Century Large Giltwood Mirror With Shell Detail
Located in Dublin, IE
quality and which can be hung in both the landscape or portrait formats. The mirror glass plate of
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19th Century English Antique Portrait Plates

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Glass, Giltwood

Antique Ethnographic Lithographs of African Peoples, Brodtmann, 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
history through finely executed lithographs. The present plates depict detailed portraits of African
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique Christian Wall Art – Evangelists Luke and John, Mortier ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Vieux et du Nouveau Testament*, published in Amsterdam by Pieter Mortier around 1700. This plate
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Early 1700s Dutch Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

Antique lithographs of Japanese, Chinese, and Kamchatkan peoples, Brodtmann 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
artistic elegance, making them highly sought-after by collectors today. The first plate presents portraits
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Portrait Plates

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Paper

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Antique Portrait Plates For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique portrait plates for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all antique portrait plates available were constructed with great care. Antique portrait plates have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Art Nouveau and Louis XVI antique portrait plates are consistently popular styles. Antique portrait plates have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Royal Vienna Porcelain and Jules Etienne Carot are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Portrait Plates?

Antique portrait plates can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,195, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $22,458.
Questions About Antique Portrait Plates
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Antique silver plating is a thin layer of genuine silver applied over top of a base metal. Depending on the piece, the main metal may be copper, brass or nickel. You'll find a range of antique silver-plated decorative objects on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Silver-plating refers to the process of applying a thin layer of silver overtop of a base metal, such as copper, nickel or pewter. An antique silver-plated item would have gone through this same process. Shop a collection of expertly vetted antique silver plate items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique silver plates are antique plates made from either pure silver or have been silver-plated. Silver is a timeless material that’s been popular for centuries, and antique silver is always highly regarded. Shop a collection of antique silver plates from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    While antique silver plate can be worth something, it is not usually as valuable compared with contemporary pieces or similar sterling silver antiques.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Whether antique silverplate has any value depends on a variety of factors. The design of the piece, who made it and decoration are among the biggest determiners of value. Generally, rarer pieces that remain in good condition will be worth the most. Today, just as pewter collectibles and sterling silver are popular with collectors at neighborhood flea markets, antique Sheffield silverplate housewares are sought after for their appearance and rich history. Consider having the piece evaluated by a knowledgeable antiques dealer or certified appraiser to get an accurate estimate of how much it's worth. On 1stDibs, find antique silverplate from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    Yes, some antique silver plate is worth something. However, any value that a piece has usually comes from its rarity rather than from the cost of its materials, because silver plate contains very little pure silver. There is generally a demand for certain older pieces by Christoffle, Elkington Co., Mapp Webb and other well-known manufacturers. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can evaluate the condition of your piece and give you an idea of how much it is worth. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of silver plate tableware, serveware and decorative objects.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024
    Yes, some silver-plated antique silverware may be worth something. Antique pieces are 100 years old or older, and because of their age, pieces in good condition may be sought after by collectors due to their rarity. The maker, style and type will also impact the potential resale value. In terms of value as scrap metal, antique silver-plated silverware usually isn't worth much because silver plate is made only from a small amount of pure silver. To get an estimated value for your silverware, consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. Explore a wide range of antique silverware on 1stDibs.