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Side Table, Kidney Shaped, Red-Pink Stripes, Three Elegant Legs, 50s Style
Located in Berlin, BE
wonderful for decorating (flowers, candlesticks, etc.), as storage (books, newspapers, etc.) or as small
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted Demilune Console Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
items, whether a vase of fresh flowers, a collection of antique books, or cherished family photos
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Marble
Original Vintage Poster If You Love Your Family Own Your Home Porch Garden Art
Located in London, GB
yellow dress standing on a porch next to a table with flowers and books on it as a man in a suit reaches
Category
Vintage 1920s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Silvered Bronze Tibetan Tsongkhapa Statue
Located in Somis, CA
base, flanked by books and flowers. He wears a long robe that pools around his legs folding neatly to
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
Side Table, Kidney Shaped, Geometric Pattern, Three Elegant Legs, 50s Style
Located in Berlin, BE
good condition.
They are wonderful for decorating (flowers, candlesticks, etc.), as storage (books
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Elmwood Bed / Coffee Table from the 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
century would make a stylish addition to any living room, perhaps accessorized with history or art books
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Wood
French Hollywood Regency 1960s Brass
Smoked Glass Coffee Table
Located in Pulborough, GB
would complement any modern-style decor beautifully. It provides ample space for drinks, snacks, books
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century, Pair of Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Giltwood Consoles
Located in IT
expose, for example, vases with flowers, porcelain, books or other decorative objects in addition to what
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Nicolas Issaiev, Still Life with Fruits, Original Oil Painting, Ca. 1920’s
By Nikolai Alexandrovich Isaev
Located in New York, NY
illustrated several books, including The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, Love Sonnets by Pierre De
Category
Vintage 1920s French Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Robert Frank - Flower Is
By Robert Frank
Located in New York, NY
Flower Is… “is one of Frank’s great books (which means it is one of the greatest of photobooks
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Books
$7,700
Flowers from The Holy Land souvenir book
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Contained within the olive wood covers of this Flowers from The Holy Land souvenir book are 11
Category
Antique 1890s Israeli Books
Materials
Paper
Camelia Clowesiana [Camellia], Drawn by J J Jung, Engraved by Oudet, Berlèse
By J. J. Jung
Located in Norwich, GB
of this period.
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 150; Dunthorne 30; Great Flower Books, p. 50
Very minor
Category
Antique 1840s French Early Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
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Botanical: Aloe Africana
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Florham Park, NJ
: Great Flower Books: 1700 – 1900. Sitwell. Atlantic Monthly Press. NY, 1990.
The Art of the Plant World
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
$3,450
Botanical: Aloe Tuberosa
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Florham Park, NJ
: Great Flower Books: 1700 – 1900. Sitwell. Atlantic Monthly Press. NY, 1990.
The Art of the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
$3,450
Botanical: Aloe Mucronato
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Florham Park, NJ
4 potted aloe images framed identically in my collection.
References: Great Flower Books: 1700
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
Botanical: Aloe Ferox
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Florham Park, NJ
potted aloe images framed identically in my collection.
References: Great Flower Books: 1700 – 1900
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
$3,450
1710 C Dragon Lily, Lud. De Chastillon Del. Et Sculp., Master Engraving
Located in Norwich, GB
d'Histore Naturelle de Paris [n.d.]; Great Flower Books (1990) p 91; Hunt, "Flora Portrayed" (1985) p 21
Category
Antique 1710s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Botanical: Pair of Pomona Britannica Fruit Engravings: Peaches, Pears
By George Brookshaw
Located in Florham Park, NJ
.”
Reference: Great Flower Books: 1700-1900. Sitwell. Atlantic Monthly Press. New York, 1990
Category
Antique 19th Century Prints
Antique Green Tibetan Mat with Buddhist Symbols and Flowers Rug
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
and Buddhist symbols.
The vivid green is reminiscent of a lush meadow with a variety of flowers in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Botanical: Peonia Polyanthos
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
doubt one of the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great florilegium, it is
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
$12,000
Botanical: Caryophyllus Major (An excellent pairing with "Caryophyllus Flore".)
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
doubt one of the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great florilegium, it is
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Garden Ornaments
Botanical: Caryophyllus Flore (An excellent pairing with "Caryophyllus Major.")
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
doubt one of the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great florilegium, it is
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
Botanical: Ficus
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
is without doubt one of the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
$4,950
Botanical: Malva (Hibiscus with 3 Blossoms)
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great florilegium, it is a landmark
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
Botanical: Malva (Hibiscus, White and Red)
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
the greatest flower books ever produced in any country. The first great florilegium, it is a landmark
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
Contemporary rotating coffee table in Stainless Steel and Coloured Resin
Located in London, GB
table, it becomes a composition, which can accommodate books, flowers, the objects of our daily life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hop Maxi Console Table Large
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
, living room or bedroom. The lowered shelf is the perfect place for flowers or books, as an unconventional
Category
2010s Polish Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Hop Maxi Console Table Medium
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
, living room or bedroom. The lowered shelf is the perfect place for flowers or books, as an unconventional
Category
2010s Polish Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Antique Carved and Lacquered Chinese Canopy Bed, Qing Dynasty
Located in Vigevano, IT
run through the piece, creating an unique bed. The legs are finely carved with flowers, music
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Elm
Poster by Roger de Valerio Cherry with Maurice Chevalier
By Roger de Valerio
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(especially nudes and flowers), then to illustration of books. He produced 19 engravings for Alfred Jarry 's
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Gold Leaf
Robert Mapplethorpe Flora The Complete Flowers Book
Located in New York, NY
The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe's flower photographs.
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Wild Flowers of Colorado by Emma Homan Thayer, First Edition, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Thayer, Emma Homan. Wild Flowers of Colorado: From Original Water Color Sketches Drawn From Nature
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Mrs. Delany and Her Flower Collages Hardcover Book by Ruth Hayden 1992
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mrs. Delany and Her Flower Collages Hardcover Book by Ruth Hayden 1992.
Mary Delany's "paper
Category
1990s British Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago 1st Ed 1999 Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
of prodigious art making, Chicago is the author of numerous books: "Through the Flower: My Struggle
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Wall Bracket Shelves, Early 1900s
Located in Doylestown, PA
sculpture, plants/flowers, books or pairs of special items. Perfect for bringing a sense of balance and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Set of 12-18th Century Botanical Engravings by Georg Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
-1789. Stated by Nissen to be the loveliest of the German flower books.
The very fine plates were all
Category
Antique 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of 12 18th Century Engravings by Georg Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
–1789. Stated by Nissen to be the loveliest of the German flower books.
The very fine plates were all
Category
Antique 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings by Georg Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
–1789. - stated by Nissen to be the loveliest of the German flower books.
The very fine plates were
Category
Antique 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Mirrored Side Table With One Drawer
Located in Astoria, NY
beside a bed or in an entryway for displaying flowers, books, or other decorative items.
Console table
Category
20th Century American Side Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Set of Twelve Botanical Engravings, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, circa 1740
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
leaves and flower petals. In the great flower books, Satcheverall Sitwell refers to this set as the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Hand-Painted Imari Planter with Landscape, Tree, Flowers and Books
Located in Yonkers, NY
flourishing flowers and scholarly books. This Imari porcelain planter, with a opening measuring 8.5 inches in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Set of Six Botanical Engravings, circa 1740
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
petals. In the Great Flower Books, Satcheverall Sitwell refers to this set as the "pioneering work of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Set of Six Framed Engravings, circa 1740
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Flower Books, Satcheverall Sitwell refers to this set as the "pioneering work of botanical prints
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinoiserie Rectangular Black Accent or Side Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
exhibit a plant, flowers, books, vases, or your favorite sculpture. It is unique and versatile and would
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie End Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Chow Leg Ming Style End Table Smoke Glass Top Insert Schnadig Furn
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
or a cocktail, place a lamp, or to exhibit a plant, flowers, books, vases, or your favorite sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century American Ming End Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Burl
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Gilt Painted Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
' objects, vases, books, and auspicious flowers.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Gorgeous Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
flowers and scholar's objects including books and scrolls.
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vases painted with potted flowers
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Bottle Vases with Scholars
Objects
Located in Chicago, IL
various scholars' objects including books, vases with flowers, yin yang symbols, and lotus blossoms
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Pictorial Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese scholars objects including books and potted flowers on bases, amidst a field of peonies
Category
Early 20th Century Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique 18th Century Giuseppe Arcimboldo Engraving
Located in Sheffield, MA
made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.
Backs are stamped: "The
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wonderful Vintage Marketing Long Table, France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
table for books and flowers.
Measures: H 78 (63) x L 240 x W 77 cm.
Category
Antique 1890s French Serving Tables
Materials
Wood
Eugene de Sala, Composition, Modernist Painting
By Eugène de Sala
Located in Kastrup, DK
DE SALA, Eugene, (Danish, 1899-1987): Still Life With Flowers and Books, Oil/Masonite, 38'' x 26
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Wonderful Vintage Marketing Long Table-France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
a large and spacious console table for books and flowers.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Serving Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Chinese Ming Form Book Table
Located in Chicago, IL
courtyard home--the display of antiques, flowers, incense or books. It is designed with nearly perfect
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Antique French Stunning Drapery Console Table
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
the thing as a spacious console table for books and flowers.
Ideal also as a tall console for e.g
Category
Early 20th Century French Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Warm Brown Drapery Console Table
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
thing as a spacious console table for books and flowers.
Ideal also as a tall console for e.g
Category
Early 20th Century French Console Tables
Materials
Wood
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