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Circus Flaminius in Ancient Rome – Rare Architectural Engraving, 1704
Located in Langweer, NL
Circus Flaminius, Rome – Antique Engraving after Jan Goeree, 1704
This detailed early 18th-century engraving presents a reconstruction of the Circus Flaminius, one of the great publ...
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Antique Early 1700s Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Manner of Claude Lorrain The Goat heard in Arcadian Landscape
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Seaford, GB
An Exquisite Italianate Arcadian Landscape Oil Painting
This late 18th-century Italianate classical landscape oil painting beautifull...
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Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Les Pyramides de l
Égypte – Optical Print by Probst, Augsburg c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Les Pyramides de l'Égypte – Optical Print by Probst, Augsburg c.1780
This antique optical print, titled Les Pyramides de l'Égypte, offers a vivid and imaginative depiction of the py...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
$513 Sale Price
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17th Century, Pair of Italian Ink Drawings on Paper with Studies for Grotesques
Located in IT
17th century, pair of ink drawings on paper with studies for grotesques, friezes and helmets.
Painter of central Italy of the 17th century, signed with monogram “A.M.”.
Measurements: cm L 45.5 x H 59.5 x 5.5; cm 22 x 33 / cm L 46.5 x H 59 x 5.5; cm 22.5 x 31.5
The pair of sheets, in good condition, is framed by antique frames in carved and gilded wood. They show some china studies with some studies for different subjects. Specifically, the first sheet represents the design of a frieze of Renaissance taste under which are some studies probably referring to a family coat of arms. Below the center is a monogram “A.M.”.
The sheet is also worked on the back in which are drawn some articulated elements of decoration in the style of the Renaissance grotesque...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Drawings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Biscuit Porcelain, Four Seasons, after Thorvaldsen, Bing
Gröndahl
Located in Dresden, DE
Late 19th Century Biscuit Porcelain, Four Seasons, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, by Bing
Gröndahl
Since antiquity, the cycle of the four seasons has served artists as a potent me...
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Boho Cast Iron Profile Plaque of Asclepius - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the grandeur of classical antiquity with this commanding pair of vintage cast iron wall plaques. Each plaque features the noble profile of Asclepius (Aesculapius), the Greco-Ro...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronzino by Alessandro Zambelli
By Alessandro Zambelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronzino by Alessandro Zambelli
Dimensions: D 28 x W 6 x H 21 cm
Materials: Solid Casting Bronze.
Also available in different dimensions and in sets. Please contact us for more information.
This essential yet precious collection is highly refined in its clear, defined lines: a series of small bronze sculptures which are able to combine typical renaissance taste in terms of perfection of form, with the minimalist aesthetic refinement of the Art Deco movement. A series of small home furnishing accessories in which a collection of flowing lines, at times clean and linear, at times softer and more rounded, follow after each other to delineate original geometric surfaces. Their mirror-like finish gives back glimpses of images, light and colours to the environment. in a skilful game of perfect formal harmony which seems embellished, and at the same time accentuated, by the metal's shininess.
/Bron-zì-no/ Created following Donatello's wonderful work on the Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, and popularised during the renaissance as an expression of admiration for antiquity, bronzetti are small bronze objects - small-scale reproductions of classical sculptures and bas-reliefs - or, more simply, objects created with the function of picchiotti, the door knockers which had been placed at the entrances to noble residences since ancient times. Lorem ipsum.
Alessandro Zambelli
Alessandro Zambelli lives and works in Mantua, Italy. He studied industrial design and materials engineering at the Cova School of Design in Milan, and his career took off at bathroom designer Agape in 2000. A few years later, in 2003, he founded Alessandro Zambelli Design Studio.
In 2006 he worked on the Estetico Quotidiano project, marking the start of his co-operation with the design house of Seletti. Zambelli’s Palace Collection and School Joke Chair...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Bronze
$902 / item
C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Rare and beautiful engraving on vellum paper, signed, titled, and published by the Société Française des Amis des Arts, dated 1900.
Title
"BATTLE OF TAILLEBOURG"
won by Saint Louis o...
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Antique Early 1900s French Restauration Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of Egyptian Catacombs Alexandria Necropolis Latomia, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Plan of Egyptian Catacombs Alexandria Necropolis Latomia 1776
This original 18th-century engraving presents a detailed architectural plan of several catacombs and ruins in a...
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Antique Late 18th Century European Prints
Materials
Paper
Superb Renaissance Italian Scenic Painting "Gallery with a view of ancient Rome"
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This superb Renaissance Italian painting, titled "Gallery with a View of Ancient Rome", is a masterpiece capturing the grandeur and artistic vision of ancient Rome’s architectural an...
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1990s Unknown Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Baroque Painting on Copper, Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Miami, FL
Old Master Baroque Painting on Copper, Circle of Rubens, 17th Century “Sabine Women”,
17th Century Flemish Baroque Oil on Copper, Attributed to the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens
A superb 17th-Century Baroque oil painting on copper, attributed to the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens...
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Paintings
Materials
Copper
The Temptation 1957 by C J Anthony Doss
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GLORIOUS Contemporary piece of Art by a recognized Indian Master – C J Anthony Doss – The Temptation 1957 .
This piece has impeccable Provenance !
It was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Sotheby’s New York Auction on 20th September 2005. Sale No: 8111 Lot No. 223.
Sotheby’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
This sale was titled “Indian and Southeast Asian Art”.
The Lot is described as: “C.J. Anthony Doss (b. 1933) THE TEMPTATION. Signed and dated ‘C J A Doss/57’ lower right.
Oil on canvas laid on board.
27.5 by 20.5 in (69.9 by 52 cm.)
The Provenance is given as: “Property from the Collection of Mr. Artur Isenberg”.
The painting carried an Auction estimate of USD 2,000 to USD 4,000.
Allowing for inflation alone this would be over $6,000 in today’s value.
As an added bonus and proof of authenticity the painting still retains it’s original Sotheby’s Lot No. Label.
It has substantially increased in value over the years as a HIGHLY DESIRABLE piece from an exhibited and highly collected Modern Indian Master painter.
C.J. Anthony Doss is a very highly regarded and widely exhibited, Indian painter. He was born in 1933 and died in 2008.
DAG Modern in Mumbai featured Doss’s work.
Doss represented India at biennales in Paris and Sao Paulo. He was also a prominent member of the South Indian Society of Painters. His works are in Indian museums...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper
Cleopatra
s Needle and Pompey
s Pillar: Monuments of Ancient Alexandria, 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Cleopatra's Needle and Pompey's Pillar: Monuments of Ancient Alexandria"
Description: This detailed copper engraved antique print, published in 1817 as part of Cooke's Geography, depicts two of Egypt's most famous ancient monuments: Cleopatra's Needle and the Alexandria Column, more commonly referred to as Pompey's Pillar. The fine lines and precise detailing of the engravings highlight the hieroglyphic inscriptions on Cleopatra's Needle and the ornate Corinthian capital atop Pompey's Pillar. The presence of figures in period attire offers a sense of scale, emphasizing the grandeur of these structures. The print serves as a historical record, capturing the fascination with Egyptian antiquity...
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$228 Sale Price
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Set of 3 Copper Engravings of Putti
Cupid, 18th Century, Unframed
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Antique Putti & Cupid Engravings, Montfaucon Antiquity Explained 1721
This refined set of three copper engravings originates from Bernard de Montfaucon’s foundational antiq...
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Antique Early 18th Century British Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Copper Engraving, Mythological Relief, Early 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Mythological Scene – Montfaucon Antiquity Explained, London 1721
Description:
A powerful mythological engraving from Bernard de Montfaucon’s Antiquity Explained and Represen...
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Antique Early 18th Century British Prints
Materials
Paper
Grand Roman Relief Engravings after Antique Sculpture – Montfaucon 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Grand Roman Relief Engravings after Antique Sculpture – Montfaucon 1721
This refined pair of early 18th-century Roman relief engravings offers a balanced combination of classical su...
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Antique Early 18th Century British Prints
Materials
Paper
Herculaneum Monuments, 1762: Bayardi
s Engraving Plate 61
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print originating from 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte'. A vast survey of the bronzes, statues, wall-paintings, and monuments of Herculaneum. This monumental work was the f...
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Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo
Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
By Daniel Douke
Located in Long Island City, NY
ARTIST
Daniel Douke (1943, American)
CREATION YEAR
C. 1995
MEDIUM
Acrylic
CONDITION
Excellent
PERIOD
21st Century
DIMENSIONS
H 47 in. x W 60 in. x D 9.5 i...
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20th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$24,500 Sale Price
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Rome Vatican Gallery – Classical Sculpture Interior, Benoist 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Rome Vatican Gallery – Classical Sculpture Interior, Benoist 1869
This impressive interior view depicts the Vatican Museums’ Galleria Chiaramonti, including the entrance to the Brac...
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Antique 1860s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Rome Church Interior – Santa Maria degli Angeli, Benoist 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Rome Church Interior – Santa Maria degli Angeli, Benoist 1869
This monumental interior view shows the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, famously installed within the ancient Baths...
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Antique 1860s French Prints
Materials
Paper
17th Century Grotesque Ornament – Mythical and Architectural Motifs, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
17th Century Grotesque Ornament – Mythical and Architectural Motifs, Plate LXXIX
This richly detailed 19th-century chromolithograph, Plate LXXIX from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, presen...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Self Portrait Rubens by F. Flor for Flor
Findel 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique Florentine copy of a self-portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) painted by F. Flor for Flor & Findel, early 19th century.
The portrait is framed in the original carve...
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Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Ormolu
Original Classical Lamp Engravings: Montfaucon
s Collection, Published in 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
These set of original antique engravings are from Bernard de Montfaucon's "L'Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures" (Antiquity Explained and Represented in Figures), which is a comprehensive collection of engravings illustrating various aspects of ancient life. This work was a significant contribution to the study of antiquity in the early 18th century. The specific volume these images are taken from likely deals with artifacts such as lamps, which were common in burial practices and other rituals of ancient cultures.
This collage showcases three pages from Bernard de Montfaucon's seminal work "L'Antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures." Each page features detailed engravings of ancient lamps...
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Antique 1720s Prints
Materials
Paper
$608 Sale Price / set
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Les Murailles de Babylone – Vue d’Optique of Ancient Babylon by Probst c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Les Murailles de Babylone – Vue d’Optique of Ancient Babylon by Probst c.1760
This vivid hand-colored optical print titled Les Murailles de Babylone offers a dramatic imaginary view...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$513 Sale Price
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Elegant Musical Party in an Interior’ Attributed to Gillis Van Tilborgh
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Elegant Musical Party in an Interior’ attributed to Gillis van Tilborgh, oil on canvas depicting a Dutch genre scene with figures dressed in rich silk clothing, fine lace ruffs and fichu collars grouped round musicians playing a clavichord, a fiddle and a flute, some couples holding hands or sitting close together and a baby playing on the floor, with a plaque reading ‘Gerard Terburg 1608-1681’, the reverse with a chalk notation ‘Ld Hesketh’. Dutch, circa 1870.
Provenance: George, 3rd Earl of Pomfret (1768-1830), or his brother The Hon. Thomas Fermor, later 4th Earl of Pomfret (1770-1833), Easton Neston.
Thence by descent, Lord Hesketh, Easton Neston.
His Sale, Sotheby’s London, 17-19 May 2005, lot 82. Private Collection.
Literature: George Baker...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Racinet, Auguste, L
Ornement Polychrome, Paris, Firmin-Didot, Ceiling Designs
By Auguste Racinet
Located in New York, NY
Fine, scarce pair of original chromolithographs of architectural ceiling designs from Racinet's seminal L'Ornement Polychrome published by Firmin-Didot 1869-1873 and 1885-1887. Beaut...
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo – Antique View of the Colosseum, ca.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo – Antique Hand-Coloured View of the Colosseum (c.1840)
This finely hand-coloured 19th-century engraving presents a clear and atmospheric view of ...
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Antique 1840s Italian Prints
Materials
Paper
Old Alexandria Harbor, Antique Egypt Engraving by Norden
Tuscher, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Old Alexandria Harbor, Antique Egypt Engraving by Norden
Tuscher, 1755
Description
This panoramic harbor view presents Old Alexandria as seen from the water, with sailing vess...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Prints
Materials
Paper
Baroque Ornament Details – 16th
17th Century Design Elements, Plate LXII, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Baroque Ornament Details – 16th & 17th Century Design Elements, Plate LXII
This vibrant chromolithograph, Plate LXII from L’Ornement Polychrome (Paris, c.1869), presents a remarkabl...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Ariadne Abandoned on Naxos by Theseus: Piroli’s Classical Engraving, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
The Abandonment of Ariadne on Naxos by Theseus: A Classical Myth Depicted by Tommaso Piroli, 1789
This captivating copperplate engraving, created by the Italian engraver Tommaso P...
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Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
Temple and Buildings of the Labyrinth, Hawara – Floor Plan Engraving, Egypt 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Temple and Buildings of the Labyrinth at Hawara – Floor Plan Engraving, Egypt 1776
Description:
This 1776 architectural engraving presents a detailed floor plan of the legend...
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Temple of Romulus in Rome, Italy C.1705
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Romuli et Remi Templum - Remuliet remi Templum'. This print shows the Temple of Romulus in Rome. Made by or after J. Goeree.
The antique print, titled 'Romuli...
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Copperplate Engraving of Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis, 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an 1820 copperplate engraving by Denon, expertly crafted by Hawkesworth, depicting the ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis in Egypt.
Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis, Upper ...
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Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
$446 Sale Price
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Renaissance Ceiling Ornament – Mythological Medallions
Grotesques, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Renaissance Ceiling Ornament – Mythological Fresco Medallions and Grotesques, Plate LXVII
This stunning chromolithograph from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, Plate LXVII, features an array...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
By Alexander
s Collection, Andrew Ryabov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers of Civi...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,760 Sale Price
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Assyrian Ornament Print – Color Lithograph of Ancient Motifs and Symbols, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Assyrian Ornament Print – Color Lithograph of Ancient Motifs and Symbols, c.1869
This visually captivating chromolithograph illustrates a diverse array of Assyrian ornamental design...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Military Procession with Spoils of War After Gerard de Lairesse Rossetti, ca1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Military Procession with Spoils of War After Gerard de Lairesse Rossetti c1700
A large early 18th-century etching and engraving by Domenico Rossetti, after a composition by the cele...
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Prints
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Giovanni Batista Belzoni, Italian archaeologist in Egypt, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and Pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Documents in the Frakturs style
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Framed documents employing the Fraktur type of lettering. These illustrated manuscripts, are drawn with pen and ink and are embellished with viv...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Drawings
$3,587 / set
Altar of the Chapel at Château d’Écouen – Engraving by Baltard, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Élévation de l’Autel de la Chapelle du Château d’Écouen – Engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard
A refined architectural engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764–1846), titled Élévation g...
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Antique Early 1800s French Prints
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Ceiling Design – Rococo Floral and Architectural Ornament
Located in Langweer, NL
18th Century French Ceiling Design – Rococo Floral and Architectural Ornament, Plate LXXXVII
This exuberant chromolithograph, Plate LXXXVII from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, showcases a...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
18th Century Rococo Cartouches and Decorative Frames – French Ornament, ca.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
18th Century Rococo Cartouches and Decorative Frames – French Ornament, Plate XCIII
This lively chromolithograph, Plate XCIII from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, presents an exuberant col...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Antique Prints of various Ornaments by Meyer
circa 1897
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique prints depicting various ornaments. This set includes ornaments of the Antiquity, Renaissance, Middle Ages, 17th century, 18th century and Asia. Originating from ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
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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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Monuments of Herculaneum Engraved by Bayardi, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print originating from 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte'. A vast survey of the bronzes, statues, wall-paintings, and monuments of Herculaneum. This monumental work was the f...
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Racinet, Auguste, L
Ornement Polychrome, Paris, Firmin-Didot, Byzantine Set of 4
By Auguste Racinet
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful set of four original Byzantine design chromolithographs from Racinet's seminal L'Ornement Polychrome published by Firmin-Didot 1869-1873 and 1885-1887. Architectural, ornam...
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Roman Rosette Engraving #26, Campo Vaccino
Located in Langweer, NL
This elegant engraving from the late 18th century features a rosette, an ornamental design resembling a stylized rose, which has been a recurring motif in architectural design throug...
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Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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Antique Coptic Costume and Textile Plate, Hand-Colored Print c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Coptic Costume and Textile Plate, Hand-Colored Print c.1880
This fascinating antique plate presents an in-depth visual survey of early Coptic garments, textiles, footwear, a...
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Antique 1880s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Original 1925 French Railway Poster by Edouard Herzig
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Original 1925 French Travel Poster – Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l’État – Roman Algeria / Timgad.
This original 1925 French travel poster was created for the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l’État (French Railways...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print with Views of the Nile, Egypt
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print with views of the Nile, Egypt. Below near Damietta. Published by C. de Bruijn, circa 1700.
Cornelis de Bruijn (also spelled Cornelius de Bruyn, pronounced (1652 – 17...
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Antique Early 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$304 Sale Price
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Antique Print of the Arch of Constantine by Abbot, 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Arch of Constantine'. Large aquatint of the Arch of Constantine. The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicate...
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Arch of Septimius Severus by Abbot
1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Arch of Septimius Severus'. Large aquatint of the Arch of Septimius Severus. The Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwest end...
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Silenus in the Gardens of Louis XIII – Antique Mythological Engraving, c.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Silenus in the Gardens of Louis XIII – Antique Mythological Engraving, c.1640
Fine 17th-century copperplate engraving titled Silenus in Hortis Ludovisianis (“Silenus in the Gardens ...
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Antique 1640s Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Roman Military Costume Plate, Hand-Colored Print c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Roman Military Costume Plate, Hand-Colored Print c.1880
This striking antique costume plate presents a detailed and authoritative visual survey of Roman military dress, rend...
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Antique 1880s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Swedish Grace and Grandeur: The Aquatint Legacy of Ulrik Thersner, 1825
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand-colored aquatint is a topographical view of Djursholm Castle in Danderyd, Sweden, and it is a part of Ulrik Thersner's ambitious project, "Fordna och närvarande Sverige" (Antiquity and Present Sweden). This work aimed to be a modern counterpart to Erik Dahlbergh's "Suecia antiqua et hodierna," a significant 17th-century work that showcased Sweden's historical and contemporary landscapes, buildings, and monuments through engravings.
Ulrik Thersner's endeavor in creating "Fordna och närvarande Sverige" involved drawing several mansions, among other subjects, and began publishing these works in 1817. The technique used, aquatint, is a form of etching that allows for the creation of images with tonal variations, resembling watercolor paintings, which makes it particularly suited for detailed and atmospheric topographical representations like the one of Djursholm Castle.
Carl Fredrik Akrell, a notable engraver, worked on engraving Thersner's images, which were then executed in aquatint, a process that allows for a rich gradation of tones and a painterly quality. Wilhelm Maximilian Carpelan later joined the publication effort, indicating a collaborative process in bringing Thersner's vision to fruition.
The parts of the series were published over a period, with Skåne completed in 1823, and the regions of Östergötland, Uppland, and Södermanland addressed in the years 1820 and 1824-25. Thersner's personal involvement in writing the text for the pictures underlines the detailed and scholarly approach taken in producing this series.
Thersner's "Fordna och närvarande Sverige" would have been an invaluable contribution to the documentation of Swedish cultural heritage and landscape during the early 19th century, providing a vivid pictorial record that would have appealed to both the scholarly community and the general public interested in the country's history and geography. The print of Djursholm Castle that you are referring to would be a part of this important series.
More about the maker:
Ulrik Thersner was a multifaceted individual, having an impactful military career alongside his work as a draftsman and topographer. Born on April 2, 1779, in Kyrkslätt parish in Finland, Thersner began his military service early, becoming a ship's boy in the Swedish navy at the tender age of seven. His naval service during Gustav III's Russian War...
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Antique 1820s Prints
Materials
Paper
$646 Sale Price
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Architectural Fragments of Écouen Castle – Engraving by Baltard, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Architectural Fragments of Écouen Castle – Engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard, c.1800
A masterful architectural engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764–1846), titled Fragments de l’e...
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Antique Early 1800s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Four 18th Century Buck Bros. Etchings
Located in Huntington, NY
Four meticulously framed Buck Bros. etchings
18 century
Samuel Buck (1696 – 17 August 1779) and his brother Nathaniel Buck (died 1759/1774) were English engravers and printmakers, ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,800 / set
Rare Print of Types of Anglo Saxon Vessels in Silver, Gold and Pottery, 1810
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of types of Anglo Saxon vessels in silver, gold and pottery.
This print originates from 'Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Princ...
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Antique 1810s Prints
Materials
Paper
$228 Sale Price
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Roman Gods and Mythological Reliefs, Composite Classical Engraving, 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Roman Statues and Coins, Composite Antiquities Plate with Center Fold, 1721
Description:
This large and visually rich engraving is a composite antiquarian study plate from the first...
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Antique 1720s British Prints
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Paper
Untitled Print of a Ruin, De Bruyn, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
This plate shows a ruin near the water. Source unknown, to be determined. Most likely engraved by C. de Bruijn, c.1700. Artists and Engravers: Cornelis de Bruijn (also spelled Cornel...
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
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