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West Africa: 18th Century Hand-colored Homann Map Entitled "Guinea Propria"
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
popular location for trade between Africa, Europe and the Americas in the 18th century. The very
Category

1740s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon African Monkey French Engraving, La Guenon
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-Saharan Africa with a prominent white nose. Matted and custom framed under glass in black lacquered wood
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Zebras - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Zebras is an original print realized by an anonymous artist in the late 19th century. Black and
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18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

West Coast of Africa; Guinea & Sierra Leone: Bellin 18th Century Map
Located in Alamo, CA
the three voyages of discovery by Captain James Cook later in the 18th century. The map is printed on
Category

1740s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Spanish or North African Faience Deep Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A stunning Spanish or North African faience deep bowl. 18th century. Well cared for with various
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Antique 18th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 18th C Moroccan Snaphaunce Miquelet Flintlock Rifle Dog Lock Gun Stampe
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful late 18th century Moroccan Miquelet Flintlock Rifle. Features a 56" Octagonal barrel
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Antique 18th Century African Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Africa' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper

18th Century Portuguese Mural Tiles Wall Hanging with Sailboat on the Sea
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Portuguese Azulejos mural tiles decorative wall hanging depicting a sailboat on the
Category

Antique 18th Century Portuguese Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

Large 18th-Century Derby Porcelain Figure Emblematic of Africa
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Derby Porcelain Figure of Africa, From a series known as the "Four Quarters". Circa 1765 The
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Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Located in Amsterdam, NL
18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm ​The present painting is a copy after Wagener’s painting of the
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Paper, Gouache

Europe: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of Europe Drawn
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

China: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of China, Drawn
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Europa Regnorum Provinciarum: 18th Century Hand-colored Map of Europe by Lotter
By Tobias Conrad Lotter
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraved map entitled "Europa Regnorum
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Mid-18th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas: Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "An Accurate Chart of The Mediterranean
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

St. Christophe (St. Kitts): Bellin 18th Century Hand Colored Map
Located in Alamo, CA
was known in the 15th century as "San Cristóbal", as it was discovered by Christopher Columbus during
Category

1740s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Siberia as Explored by Behring: Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "An Exact Chart of all the Countries
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

African Pumice Stone Element
Located in Dallas, TX
Stone element with hand-carved African art. Made out of Pumice stone. Originates from Africa.
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Antique Early 18th Century African Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

African Pumice Stone Element
African Pumice Stone Element
H 27 in W 18 in D 5 in
Spain and Portugal: A Hand-colored 17th/18th Century Map by Visscher
By Nicolaus Visscher
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century map of Spain and Portugal, with attractive original hand-coloring
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Late 17th Century Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Correct Chart of All The Known
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Map of the East Indies: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "An Accurate Map of the East Indies
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Map of the Russian Empire: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of The Whole
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Spoonbill "Platalea leucorodia": An 18th Century Hand-colored Nozeman Engraving
By Cornelis Nozeman and Jan Christiaan Sepp
Located in Alamo, CA
This a rare 18th century hand-colored large folio-sized copperplate engraving entitled "Platalea
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1780s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Black Stork, "Ciconia Nigra": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
By Johann Leonhard Frisch 1
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 18th Century hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Ciconia Nigra" (Black
Category

1730s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

White Stork "Storch Ciconia": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
By Johann Leonhard Frisch 1
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 18th Century hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Der Storch Ciconia" (White
Category

1730s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

White Stork "Ardea Ciconia": An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Nozeman
By Cornelis Nozeman and Jan Christiaan Sepp
Located in Alamo, CA
long as Finland to South Africa. This striking and scarce engraving is printed on 18th century
Category

1780s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Le Mangabey Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled
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Late 18th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Wedding (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Framed Black Folk Art Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Color Finishes a Story Begun 200 Years Ago by an 18th Century Congo-Born Slave Girl, Marie-Therese, the
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
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Antique 18th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 22.45 in
“At The Oasis" 19th Century Antique Landscape orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
renowned art event. In 1879, he received a commission from two Belgian companies, prompting him to revisit
Category

18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

North African Terracotta Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
This one-of-a-kind North African terracotta vessel is an antique piece with a round base holder
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Antique 18th Century Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Terracotta

A Pair of Hand Colored Engravings of an African Lioness and her Cubs and a Rhino
By Johann Elias Ridinger
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of 18th century hand colored copperplate engravings entitled "Felis Leo Linn Femina" and
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1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

North African Terracotta Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
This one-of-a-kind North African terracotta vessel is an antique piece with a round base holder
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Antique 18th Century Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Terracotta

Clarissa - British exhibited art 20's oil painting portrait actress Olive Groves
By Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Located in London, GB
in excellent gallery condition. Housed in a stunning 18th century carved frame in good condition
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1920s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

River Landscape with Cottage in Ireland by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist
By John S Haggan
Located in Preston, GB
warm autumn landscapes. His work is reminiscent of many 18th and 19th century artists and he has often
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"African Dancer, " Brilliant Art Deco Vanity Tray Inspired by Josephine Baker
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
created by Longwy -- the venerable ceramics firm established at the end of the 18th century in Alsace near
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

River Landscape with Rain Clouds in Ireland by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist
By John S Haggan
Located in Preston, GB
landscapes. His work is reminiscent of many 18th and 19th century artists and he has often been compared to
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Trees by River in County Tyrone by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist
By John S Haggan
Located in Preston, GB
Artist, John S Haggan (1946-2021) Art measures 10 x 12 inches Frame measures 16 x 18 inches (ornate
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Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Early 20th Century Cigar Store Indian, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
By John Edward Bale
Located in Ferndown, GB
IN 18th /19th CENTURY PIECES. ALSO SOME FROM THE MODERN PERIOD , WE WILL SHIP ALL OVER THE WORLD
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

(Holyland-Canaan) A New Map Shewing...Places Mentioned in the New Testament.
By Edward Wells
Located in Florham Park, NJ
an inset showing the proximity of Greece to the continents of Africa and Asia. This gives an
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18th Century and Earlier Academic More Art

Materials

Engraving

Early 18th Century Coconut and Silver Cup
Located in Brescia, IT
Early 18th century in the North part of Europe, probably in Netherlands. To tell a few words about
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver

Early 18th Century Coconut and Silver Cup
Early 18th Century Coconut and Silver Cup
H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford
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Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Coconut

Rococo Painting, The Brunette Odalisque, Nude Woman, Studio of Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Greven, DE
resurgence in popularity in the mid-nineteenth century with the advent of Romanticism, as colonial tendencies
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18th Century Rococo Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Hon. John Spencer
By John Vanderbank
Located in London, GB
, lot 54 (as attributed to Stephen Slaughter) Private Collection, South Africa LITERATURE Herbert
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century George III Set of Six Mezzotints Depicting Lucretia
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George III set of six mezzotints depicting Lucretia, circa 1780, ‘Domestic Happiness
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Buffon held the position of intendant
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1740s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Buffon held the position of intendant
Category

1740s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Vintage Mural Map of North Africa Countrycore African Wall Chart Decoration
Located in Berghuelen, DE
day school life by using pictures was supported in the late 18th century by Johann Bernhard Basedow
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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

A Very Fine and Rare Headrest ‘Kali’ or ‘Kalimasi’ / ‘Kali Toloni’
Located in London, GB
labels, one stating African origin Superb colour and patina from age and use Tonga 18th - early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Bamboo, Natural Fiber, Wood, Coconut

18th Century Hand Colored Map of Spain and Portugal by Visscher
By Nicolaes Visscher II
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century map of Spain and Portugal, with attractive original hand-coloring
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Winter Farmyard, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Figures in Snow Landscape
By George Morland
Located in Prato, IT
. His art was so popular that, comparatively small as was the price which he actually received for his
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Papauer Flore. (Poppy Flower)
By Emanuel Sweert
Located in Florham Park, NJ
African species of blood lily and the one-foot in diameter giant bulb Boophone disticha, its poisonous
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

Italian Antique 18th Century Mythological Carved Coral 18Kt Gold With Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Napoles Italy back in the late 18th century. This coral is very rare and is carved from the red ox-blood
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Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Brooches

Materials

Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Carved and Painted Wood Paddle Surinam Maroon Ndyuka
Located in Wiscasset, ME
originated during the 18th century slave trade when escaped slaves gathered and formed villages along the
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Vintage 1950s Surinamer Folk Art Tribal Art

Rare Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain 'Table Bay' or 'Cape of Good Hope' Plates
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Qianlong period, mid-18th century Measure: Diameter. 23.8 cm (each) Finely pencilled in black, the
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Terence, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Capitoline Museum in Rome. Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a Roman African
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Mid-18th Century Renaissance Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Terence, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Capitoline Museum in Rome. Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a Roman African
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Mid-18th Century Renaissance Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Giove Ammone, Ancient Greek, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Capitoline Museum in Rome. The Romans considered the revered North African oracle Ammon an embodiment of
Category

Mid-18th Century Renaissance Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Portrait Study of a Young Girl, Signed 19th Century Victorian Sketch
By Augustus Leopold Egg
Located in London, GB
cm) Mounted and framed Provenance Studio sale, Christies 18th May 1863 The Artist Augustus Leopold
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Chalk

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of 18th century African art for your home. An item from our selection of 18th century African art — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of 18th century African art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of 18th century African art made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of 18th century African art that is worth considering.

How Much is a 18th Century African Art?

The average selling price for a piece of 18th century African art at 1stDibs is $3,250, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $31,779 for the highest priced.