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Period: Late 18th Century
STUNNING DETAiL 18TH CENTURY OVAL FRAMED SILK WORK TAPESTRY GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Georgian circa 1780-1800 silk tapestry with fine penwork and oval gold giltwood frame This pi...
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English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood

A View of the Whale-Fishery and the Manner of Killing Bears near Greenland, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "A View of the Whale-Fishery and the Manner of Killing Bears near the Coast of Greenland" Description: This fascinating engraving depicts a vivid scene of Arctic whaling acti...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Decorative Antique Print of a Fresco in the Vatican by Ottaviani, ca. 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Descendit de Monte Sinai, tenens duas Tabulas in manibus (..)'. Beautiful hand colored engraving of a fresco by Raphael. The title translates to 'Moses Descends from Mount Sinai'. This title does not seem to relate to the print, however, this print is part of a larger fresco...
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Italian Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of 18th Century Carved Oak Frieze Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of 18th century hand carved oak frieze panels depicting hippocampi. The patinated panels depict each hippocampus carved in relief, showcasing their horse heads with flowing m...
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English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood, Oak

18th Century Gold French Gilded Wood Barometer, Antique Parisian Thermometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare antique finely worked French barometer with lyre shaped crest thermometer above a large hexagonal framed barometer. The Parisian décor piece is m...
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French Empire Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

18th-Century Engraving of Hottentots and Cape of Good Hope in South-Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving, titled "Habits of the Hottentot Men & Women" and "Perspective View of the Cape of Good Hope," is a fine example of 18th-century European visual representations of dis...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Gilded Barometer by Evangelista Torricelli
By Evangelista Torricelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, large antique French Louis XVI period barometer, signed by Torricelli in gilded wood and of oval shape with original scientific illustrations, in good condition. The detailed wall décor piece is consisting its original glass. Framed with gilt foliate trim and important pediment. Minor fading, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1750, France. The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli...
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French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

Roman Fortress, Old Cairo and Ancient Granary Plans – Egypt Engraving, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Roman Fortress, Old Cairo, and Ancient Granary Plans – Egypt Engraving, 1776 Description: This original 1776 architectural engraving presents detailed plans and an elevation of a Ro...
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Dutch Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Brame, Prime Minister of the King of Madurai – Antique French Engraving, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Brame, Prime Minister of the King of Madurai – Antique French Engraving, c.1790 This antique engraving, titled “Brame, premier ministre du roi de Maduré aux Indes,” presents an auth...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Edo-Period Actor Portrait with Umbrella – School of Katsukawa Shunshō, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Edo-Period Actor Portrait with Umbrella – School of Katsukawa Shunshō, c.1780 Description: This elegant Edo-period Japanese woodblock print, dating from around 1780, depicts a seate...
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Japanese Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rangamout Touel, Son of a King of Madurai – Antique French Engraving, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Rangamout Touel, Son of a King of Madurai – Antique French Engraving, c.1790 This detailed antique engraving, titled “Rangamout Touel, fils d’un Roi de Maduré aux Indes,” depicts a ...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Engraving of The Tragic Demise of Captain James Cook in 1779 in the South Seas
Located in Langweer, NL
The engraving titled "The Death of Captn. Cook" depicts the dramatic and tragic event of Captain James Cook's death. This artwork is intricately framed with ornate borders and decora...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Painted and Parcel-Gilt Architectural
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning late 18th-early 19th century Italian painted and parcel carved giltwood architectural over door, architectural element or fragment. A ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood

Silk and Wool 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Panel from France
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 8'6'', width 10'6'' Animals in a central oval cameo amongst garlands, birds, scrolling acanthus leaves a...
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French French Provincial Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wool, Silk

Large Antique Map of the German Empire
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of Germany (..)'. Large antique map of the German Empire, highly detailed. Engraved by T. Kitchin. Published J. Blair, cir...
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British Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique C18th Oil Painting Of Archangel Michael In Gilt Frame
Located in London, GB
Circa late 18th to early 19th century Oil on canvas / Framed This charming antique oil painting depicts Archangel Michael, the heavenly warrior and defender of the faithful, standin...
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Italian Baroque Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint

Set of Five Antique Engravings of Spices and Colonial Crops by Diderot, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of Five Antique Engravings of Spices and Colonial Crops from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A remarkable set of five copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Antique Engravings of Beetles Insects from Diderot’s Encyclopédie 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of Antique Engravings of Beetles and Insects from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A finely detailed pair of copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembe...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Grand Cross of the Order of St. George in Bavaria: 1791 Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
Grand Cross of the Order of St. George in Bavaria: 1791 Hand-Colored Engraving This striking hand-colored engraving, titled "Grosskreuz des St. Georgen Ordens in Bayern" (Grand Cr...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Portrait of Sir Francis Bacon – Late 18th-Century Engraving by R. Delvaux
Located in Langweer, NL
Portrait of Sir Francis Bacon – Late 18th-Century Engraving by R. Delvaux Finely executed late 18th-century line engraving of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (1561–1626), the E...
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English Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

18th Century Italian Milan View Etching by Aspari Domenico 1788
By Domenico Aspari
Located in Milano, MI
A rare view of Milan, an 18th century Italian etching and burin engraving with original ebonized walnut frame and glass depicting San Paolo delle Monache a Milan view, dated 1788, by...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper, Canvas, Walnut

The Great Green Parrot of the West Indies – Hand-Coloured Engraving, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
The Great Green Parrot of the West Indies – Hand-Colored Engraving, Edwards & Seligmann, c.1750–1776 This vibrant hand-colored engraving shows the Psittacus viridis major, Occidentalis (Great Green Parrot of the West Indies), perched on a branch with surrounding foliage. The parrot’s plumage is richly detailed in green, yellow, red, and blue, with its hooked beak and striking gaze finely rendered. The multilingual inscriptions identify it as Der große grüne Papagey aus West-Indien (German), Le Grand Perroquet Verd des Indes Occidentales (French), and Psittacus viridis major, Occidentalis (Latin). At the lower left, G. Edwards ad viv. delin. credits the original life drawing...
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German Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon
Located in Langweer, NL
This image is an exquisite hand-colored engraving from the "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux," a seminal work published between 1765 and 1780. The artist behind this detailed work is F...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Savage of the Admiralty Isles – Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Savage of the Admiralty Isles – Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving, c.1785 This striking hand-colored engraving, titled "A Savage of the Admiralty Isles in the South Sea," presents...
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English Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

18th Century Wall Mount Console
Located in palm beach, FL
French wooden console decorated with carved bows and ribbons.
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French French Provincial Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood

An exceptional straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher - Leverian Museum
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An exceptional straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher, almost certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” and part of the collection in the Leverian Museum, set in an oval glazed gilt case, s...
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English Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Straw

A Small Scale Painting of a Basket of Bird Eggs c. 1790/1800
Located in London, GB
Most likely French, c.1790/1800, painted on slate with carved giltwood frame.
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paint

Folk Art Sign-Maker s Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...
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English Folk Art Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood

Cleric of the Order of Saint James in Spain in Ordinary Dress, 1791 Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
Cleric of the Order of Saint James in Spain in Ordinary Dress, 1791 This hand-colored engraving depicts a cleric from the Order of Saint James (Orden de Santiago) in Spain, dressed...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 6 Vue d’Optique Prints – Story of Joseph in Egypt, Hand-Colored, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of Six Hand-Colored Optical Prints of the Life of Joseph – Vue d’Optique Series by Georg Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, circa 1770 This remarkable and visually unified set of six h...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Elizabeth Mason Signed 1789 George II Needlework Sampler Map of England
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1789 dated needlework sampler signed by Elizabeth Mason and dated 1789 I have three other versions of these samplers for ...
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English George II Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Decorative Antique Prints – Marine Plants and Cactus Engravings, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of Antique Engravings of Marine Plants and Cactus Forms from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A pair of copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s ...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Antique Botanical Engravings, Tournefort Linnæus Systems, ca. 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of Antique Botanical Engravings, Tournefort & Linnæus Systems, ca. 1770 A rare pair of original copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s monument...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

View of Delft Canal to The Hague – Hand-Colored Optical Print, Paris, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
View of Delft Canal to The Hague – Hand-Colored Optical Print, Paris, c.1760 This charming hand-colored optical print titled “Vue du Canal de Delft à la Haye Ville de Hollande” depi...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Father Dominique Parrenin – Jesuit Missionary in China, Portrait by Portier 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Father Dominique Parrenin – Jesuit Missionary in China, Portrait by Portier, c.1790 This fine late 18th-century engraving depicts Father Dominique Parrenin (1665–1741), a French Jes...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Cochineal Cactus and Kermes Oak: Hand-Colored Engraving from 1798
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Cochineal Cactus and Kermes Oak: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" (1795) Description: This vibrant hand-colored copperplate engraving from Frie...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Embalmed Birds and Nile Fish – Egyptian Natural Curiosities, c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Embalmed Birds and Nile Fish – Egyptian Natural Curiosities, c.1776 Description: This intriguing antique engraving presents a detailed study of natural and ritual specimens found in...
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Dutch Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Scale Original Antique Grand Tour Prints- Masks. Rome, 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of classical Roman masks Copper-plate engravings Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776 Good quality wove paper Free shipping  
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Italian Classical Roman Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Plaster

Decorative Scientific Print – Large Folding Engraving of Louse, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Large Folding Engraving of a Louse Seen Under the Microscope, Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A remarkable and highly detailed folding copperplate engraving from Denis Diderot and ...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of Diverse Bird Species from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790, showcases four striking bird species. Each ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of Eight Antique Engravings of Corals from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of Eight Antique Engravings of Corals from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A striking set of eight copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyc...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Plan of the City of Damietta Egypt by C. Niebuhr, 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grundris der Stadt Damiât'. This print originates from 'Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern' by C. Niebuhr, 1774.
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Antique Engravings of Crabs - Diderot d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of Antique Engravings of Crabs from Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A fine pair of copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyclo...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Engraving Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject, 1782-1832
Located in Milan, IT
Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353; with frame cm 38.3 x 31.5. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of Three Engravings of Sea Urchins and Marine Life by Diderot, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of Three Engravings of Sea Urchins and Marine Life from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A fine set of three copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alember...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

French Needlework and Watercolor Painting, Framed
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Very fine large early 19th to late 18th Century French Needlework and Watercolor painting on silk having an exceptional gilded frame. Found in Nice, France.
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Silk, Giltwood

Large Folding Engraving of a Flea Seen Under the Microscope by Diderot, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Large Folding Engraving of a Flea Seen Under the Microscope, Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 An extraordinary large copperplate engraving from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alem...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Decorative Set of Three Antique Fish Prints - Ornamental History Prints, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of Three Engravings of Fish from Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A striking set of three copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s mo...
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French Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Attributed to James Northcote (1746-1831)
Located in London, GB
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES NORTHCOTE (1746-1831) Portrait of an Artist Oil on canvas
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paint

Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Renaissance Busts. Rome 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of renaissance busts Copper-plate engravings Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776 Good quality wove paper Free shipping  
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Italian Renaissance Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Plaster

Cart With Ox Watercolor Painting, Framed
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Miniature with Ox and Cart. This small drawing is an early piece that is full of old world charm.
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Pastoral Scenes: A Study of Rural Life and Animals, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
The image is a copper engraving from around 1770. It depicts various scenes involving animals and a person. Here’s a detailed description of the different elements in the engraving: ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Optical View of the Royal Palace at Buen Retiro, Hand-Colored, London c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Vue et Perspective de la Maison de Plaisance du Roy d’Espagne à Buen Retiro – Optical View, London, circa 1780 Description: This engaging hand-colored optical view, titled *V...
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English Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of George III Giltwood Lily Wall-Brackets
Located in London, by appointment only
A magnificent pair of late 18th century George III giltwood wall brackets fashioned as bunches of lilies suspended below festoons of 7...
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English George III Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

Rare Dutch Bird Print – Hoopoe, Bullfinch, Linnet and Quail, ca. 1770–1829
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare Dutch Bird Print – Hoopoe, Bullfinch, Linnet and Quail, ca. 1770–1829 Antique hand-coloured print from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the monumental ornithological work published in Am...
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Dutch Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Old Map of the UK Ireland, Insets of Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands, 1786
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande". Hand-colored engraved map with 2 (large) decorative cartouches, inset map of the Ork...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Large Scale Original Antique Architectural Prints, Circa 1790
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of architectural prints. Copper-plate engravings by J.Newton after designs by Vetruvius Published C.1790 Unframed and not matted.
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English Classical Roman Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Plan of Batavia by Van Krevelt, circa 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan der Stad en 't Kasteel Batavia'. A very rare late 18th century detailed plan of Batavia, Indonesia, with an alpha-numeric key showing the main areas and buil...
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Dutch Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

1779 View of Onrust Island Near Batavia with VOC Shipyard Activity
Located in Langweer, NL
1779 View of Onrust Island Near Batavia with VOC Shipyard Activity This hand-colored copper engraving, published in 1779, presents a vivid maritime scene titled Het Eiland Onrust, n...
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Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paper

Late 18th Century Vernacular Portrait of King George III
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
This small oil on board portrait presents a profile of King George III (1738 - 1820). rendered in a simplified yet striking manner typical of vernacular British portrait miniatures o...
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English Antique Late 18th Century Wall Decorations

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Paint

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