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Bust of Shakespeare, 1860
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Houston, TX
A hollow cast bronze bust of Shakespeare marked Barbedienne. Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) was
Category
1860s French Shakespeare Antique
Skizzen zu Shakespeare
s Sommernachtstraum [..].
By Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Etching on wove paper.
A set of 6 illustrations to Shakespeare's "Midsummernights dream".
Complete
Category
1850s Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Etching
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s Sommernachtstraum [..].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/ludwig-sigismund-ruhl-prints-works-on-paper-skizzen-zu-shakespeares-sommernachtstraum--for-sale/a_5923/1523964371207/latpc4301c_master.jpg?width=240 "ludwig sigismund ruhl")
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
By John Faed
Located in New Orleans, LA
with a specific time and place, thus enhancing the relevance of the work. “Shakespeare and his
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Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil
18th c. Shakespeare Engravings
Located in Savannah, GA
Set of 4 out of 250 original engravings by Thomas Ryder; Hamlet, Midsummer Nights Dream, 2 King Lear. Set can be split in pairs.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Shakespeare Antique
$8,750 / set
Antique Georgian Gold Shakespeare Seal Fob
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
Shakespeare seal fob is Circa 1780.
Due to its age, Georgian jewellery is quite rare, with some pieces almost
Category
1780s British Georgian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A style of portrait previously unknown, this extraordinarily deep bust of Shakespeare is in
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Earthenware
Shakespeare Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
standing on four turned wooden feet. The top has a view of Shakespeare's birthplace.
The interior of the
Category
19th Century British Victorian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Wood
Shakespeare Print "Cymbeline" Act III, Scene IV
Located in San Francisco, CA
British School. "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801) London. Painted by J. Hoppner R.A.; engraved by R. Thaw, Engrave...
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19th Century Shakespeare Antique
American Philadelphia Centennial Glass Bust of William Shakespeare
By Gillinder
Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shakespeare by Gillinder Glass Works, Philadelphia.
Embossed "SHAKSPEARE" [sic] on the front and
Category
1870s American Victorian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Glass
Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V
By Rob Smirke
Located in New York, NY
, John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, established the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in London. The
Category
1790s Romantic Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Engraving
EW Godwin Elizabethan Gothic Revival oak Shakespeare armchair c1880s
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare oak muscular “Shakespeare” armchair, designed by Edward William Godwin (1833-1886
Category
1880s Great Britain (UK) Gothic Revival Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oak
Shakespeare Print "Romeo and Juliet" Act V, Scene III
By F. Northcote and P. Simon
Located in San Francisco, CA
British School "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801)London. Glazed and handsomely matted and framed en suite with three ...
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19th Century Shakespeare Antique
1904 Blue and White Transferware Samuel Hancock W. Shakespeare Souvenir Plate
By Hancock
Son
Located in Milan, IT
of William Shakespeare, the border with various associated views and his signature, circa 1904
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau Tabletop or Hanging Bookcase 40 Shakespeare Volumes
Copper Panels
Located in London, GB
panels including a faerie and death in shallow relief with quotes from Shakespeare and a full 40 volume
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Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Brass
Shakespeare Print "King Henry the Fourth" Act II Scene IV
By Rob Smirke, R. Thew
Located in San Francisco, CA
First Part of "King Henry the Fourth, Act II, Scene IV,"British School "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801) London. Pai...
Category
19th Century Shakespeare Antique
19th Century Painting, "Olivia Unveiling to Viola" from Shakespeare
s 12th Night
Located in Washington, DC
William Shakespeare such as his painting entitled Kate from “The Taming of the Shrew”.
Such sentimental
Category
19th Century Academic Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil
Portrait of the Actor Garrick in Shakespeare
s Richard III After Nathaniel Dance
By Nathaniel Dance-Holland
Located in London, GB
'Garrick in the Character of Richard III'
A mezzotint portrait by Samuel William Reynolds after the portrait of David Garrick by Nathaniel Dance, published in London by Colnaghi i...
Category
1820s English Regency Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Paper
Paire de dessins d
après Roméo et Juliette
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Léon Comerre sont à relier à la célèbre tragédie de William Shakespeare Roméo et Juliette, comme le
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Teapot Without Lid in Portuguese Faience from Sacavém
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English porcelain teapot. Polychrome decoration inspired by William Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet’. It has
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Teapot Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English porcelain teapot. Polychrome decoration inspired by William Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet’. It has
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Porcelain
Ophelia, Stamp In Gilt Bronze, By Maurice Bouval
By Maurice Bouval
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Magnificent gilt bronze stamp representing Ophelia, character from Shakespeare's famous play "The
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Bronze
Pair of large painted
signed roundels of Romeo and Juliet. Wedgwood 1881.
By J. Hewitt, Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
considerably more Victorian looking than Shakespeare would have imagined them.
The chargers have been made
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Pottery
Early 19th Century Embroidered and Hand-Painted Silk Picture
Located in Boston, MA
Gilded frame. Scene possibly depicts Shakespeare's burial.
Category
18th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Paint, Silk
Hamlet
By Beggarstaffs 1
Located in PARIS, FR
) rue Bergère à Paris. Composition créée pour la promotion d'une représentation d'Hamlet (Shakespeare
Category
1890s Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Lithograph
Engraving after Daniel Masclise "Mavolio"
Located in Pataskala, OH
– 1870) depicts a scene from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Act 3, scene 3.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Elizabethan Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Paper
Royal Vienna Austria Hand Painted Porcelain Twin Handled Urn, Othello circa 1900
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
ground with gilt foliate scroll accents. The central area depicts a hand painted scene from Shakespeare
Category
19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Ceramic
English Art Nouveau Period Poster for Othello
Located in New York, NY
This is an Art Nouveau period English poster for a production of the Shakespeare play Othello. This
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique
19th Century detailed cast bronze study of Van Dyck by J J Salmson, Circa 1870
Located in GB
numerous commissions including statues of Shakespeare, Hamlet, Rubens and as in this case Van Dyck.
This
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19th Century French Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Bronze
LYSANDER WITH HELENA AND HERMIA, FROM A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM - Henry Fuseli
By Henry Fuseli
Located in Neung-sur-beuvron, FR
The painting depicts the scene in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, scene 2. Puck
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil
English Pearlware Shakespearean Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware pitcher molded in relief with "Shakespeare The Poet" in the front, the
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Pottery
Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph
Enoch Wood, circa 1780
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
illustrations for Shakespeare.
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Creamware
Shakspeare. Winter
s Tale. Act III, scene III.
By Samuel Middiman
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
From a Shakespeare play: the bear scene. A man is chased by a bear in a coastal setting and storm
Category
1790s Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Engraving
Antique English Gold Band
Posy
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
only known to the giver and recipient. They find mention in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as
Category
Late 17th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Take, O take those lips away
By Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Shakespeare’s plays were used as sources for works of art in many different ways. Some painters
Category
Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
Antique English Gold Band
Posey
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
and much cited by Shakespeare, posies were commonplace sentiments often inscribed in rings. This posy
Category
17th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold
A love letter Adolphus M.Madot
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A love letter Adolphus M.Madot 1852-1864 studied at the RA. painted Shakespeare. Oil on panel, 10 x
Category
Mid-19th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost
By Henry Fuseli
Located in New York, NY
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, written by William Shakespeare, after the painting by Henry Fuseli (1741
Category
1790s Romantic Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Engraving
Portrait Medallions David Garrick
Sarah Siddons, Wedgwood, 19th Century
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
revolutionizing the way that Shakespeare's works were performed. He was also a successful theater manager and
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Pottery
Late 19th Century Terracotta Figure of ‘Falstaff’ by Friedrich Goldscheider
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Suffolk, GB
figure depicts Sir John Falstaff, the portly fictional comic character created by William Shakespeare, in
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Victorian Silver
Enamel Heart Shaped Pill Box, by Child
Child, London, 1894
By Child
Child
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
viaduct and the date 1894 between an engraved quote from Othello by William Shakespeare - "T'was mine
Category
1890s English Victorian Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Silver
Falstaff and Mistress Quickly - from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene ii
By Francis Philip Stephanoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
Falstaff character when he first was introduced in Shakespeare’s Henry IV. She ordered the playwright to
Category
Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Watercolor
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost
By Henry Fuseli
Located in New York, NY
Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, written by William Shakespeare, after the painting by Henry Fuseli (1741
Category
1790s Romantic Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Engraving
French Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture of Literature
Located in Edinburgh, GB
figures of Shakespeare and Milton, on matching fluted marble bases.
The eight day movement is stamped MF
Category
19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
Family. He also painted five Shakespearean works for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and six for the
Category
18th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of David Garrick as Richard III (Act 5)
By Nathaniel Dane-Holland
Located in New Orleans, LA
use of period costume to enhance historical accuracy. Garrick produced twenty-four of Shakespeare
Category
18th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Georgian Serpentine Front Serving Table
Located in Litchfield, CT
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1879, which incorporated an art gallery and library. Under the leadership of
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Shakespeare Antique
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
rings find mention in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as Hamlet and the Merchant of Venice. By
Category
Mid-18th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold
Antique Gold French Art Nouveau Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
young, doomed noblewoman at the center of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, written between 1599 and 1602
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
only to the wearer and giver. Posy rings even feature in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as in
Category
Early 1700s English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold
Very Rare William and Mary Oyster Veneered Small Table Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Royal Shakespeare Theatre for which he received his knighthood.
Acquired from the family.
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Early 1700s English Shakespeare Antique
17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart
Located in Chicago, IL
rings with mottoes either in prose or verse. They find mention in plays by William Shakespeare, such as
Category
17th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold
Falstaff and Prince Hal
By John Cawse
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Cawse’s striking painting from 1819 or 1820 presents an episode from William Shakespeare
Category
Early 19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
the plays of William Shakespeare, such as in Hamlet (III, 2, 162) “Is this a prologue, or the posy of
Category
18th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Female nude, titled "Ophelia at the Water
s Edge"
Located in Washington, DC
literary characters from Shakespeare, as well as from the works of Yeats and Keats. Ewerbeck depicted the
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Tinsel Print Portrait of Actor Retailed Saxon and Clemens
Located in Atlanta, GA
fascinating description from the Folger Shakespeare Library, "Tinsel prints are a unique English art form from
Category
Mid-19th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Brass, Foil
Touchstone, Audrey, and William
By William Knight Keeling, R.I.
Located in New Orleans, LA
the novels of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and plays of William Shakespeare. His watercolor
Category
Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Early 19th c. Coalport Armorial Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
-tone scenes, possibly from Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. The initials "C.P." and date "1809" on back
Category
19th Century English Shakespeare Antique
Materials
Porcelain
$6,500 / set
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