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"Wildflowers" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
in Carl Moon's studio and passed to his son and daughter where purchased. A copy of the book comes
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1910s Antique Moon Illustration

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Other

"Juan Concho" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, and contributed illustrations for children's books written by his wife, Grace Purdie Moon
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1910s American Native American Antique Moon Illustration

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Other

'The Valley of the Moon' Cosmopolitan Magazine Illustration
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
. Illustration for the first appearance of Jack London's novel "The Valley of the Moon," Cosmopolitan Magazine
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1910s Other Art Style Antique Moon Illustration

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

The Glimpses of the Moon
By Walt Louderback
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist Story Illustration for Hearst's International, January 1923.
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1920s Antique Moon Illustration

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Oil

Paeonia Lutea (Yellow Peony)
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Meconopsis Integrifolia (Lampshade Poppy)
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Magnolia Parviflora
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Magnolia Rustica Rubra
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Single Camellias
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

The Travellers - 1920s British Children's book illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909
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1920s Realist Antique Moon Illustration

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Ink

Jack Escapes the Giant - 1920s British Children's illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909
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1920s Realist Antique Moon Illustration

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Ink

Antique Illustration of the Feet of Lord Rama, 'Sri Ram Prada Yatra'
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed illustration of the feet of Lord Rama. The feet are labeled with illustrative
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19th Century Indian Other Antique Moon Illustration

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Gold Leaf

Original 1920s British Pen and ink Children's book Illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
also for Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael
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1920s Realist Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Ink

Oil Painting Pierrot, Colombine and the Moon by Luigi Loir Belle Epoque
By Luigi Loir
Located in FR
Original Miniature oil painting by Luigi Loir 1845-1916 for his series of post cards illustrations
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1890s Other Art Style Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Oil

A Decorative Map of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland by John Tallis, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
illustrations and the map’s embellishments were typically done by a range of artists and engravers, including
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1850s Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Marine Mollusk Masterpieces: Artistry from the Depths, Hand-Colored in 1849
Located in Langweer, NL
), each illustration reveals the intricate designs nature has sculpted. The Chinese hat shell (Calyptraea
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1840s Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper

Arts and Crafts Oak Xylophone attributed to George Walton
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
room in Leys Hall. See Moon, Karen 'George Walton: Designer and Architect' Oxford 1993, p. 89, pl. 115
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Moon Illustration

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Oak

Engraving of the Empress of Russia's Night Carriage Amidst Eruption, 1784
Located in Langweer, NL
moon is visible in the sky, suggesting the scene is set at night. This print was published by Harrison
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1780s Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper

Dutch Fishing Vessels in Storm /// Francis Swaine Maritime Seascape Antique Ship
By Francis Swaine
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
, Westminster, his disciple, and bred under him, was an excellent painter of moon-light pieces." This remark is
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1770s Old Masters Antique Moon Illustration

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Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board

Canal Nocturne - British art Victorian watercolour horse barges moonlight
By Arthur Hopkins
Located in London, GB
dragging the barge lit by gaslight and the moon. A beautiful Victorian watercolour housed in a gilded oak
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19th Century Victorian Antique Moon Illustration

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Watercolor

Large Antique Print of the Orchid Lycaste Skinneri or Lycaste Virginalis, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to any large
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1880s Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Pochoir Fashion Prints Le Retour by Georges Barbier and Petrole Hahn
By George Barbier
Located in Tustin, CA
exquisite illustrations that capture the mood, fashion and atmosphere of the roaring twenties. Le Retour
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock
Located in London, GB
. The hour clock dial is cast in the form of a sun, while the minute hand is represented as the moon
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Moon Illustration

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel

Gorgeous Impressive Large Size Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
astonishment. Apart from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to
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1880s Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Gorgeous Impressive Large Folio Size Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
provokes astonishment. Apart from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been
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1880s Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Vintage Peacock III (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted, made to order by the artist)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
, moon, baby, feet, gemstone, flower, mom, birth, year, art, chinapaint, luster, lustre, contemporary
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1790s Baroque Antique Moon Illustration

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Brass

Antique Double Hemisphere World Map with California as an Island, 1710
Located in Langweer, NL
. In each upper corner are illustrations of Ptolemaic theory on the revolution of the planets and stars
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1710s Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper

THEBES - COLOSSAL STATUES OF AMUNOPH III Many other Roberts lithographs availabl
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Full plate: 137 Presented in a acid free mount Published by F.G. Moon & Son, London 1842-49. We have
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Cosmgraphy and Astrology, 1686 by Richard Blome from the First Edition
By Richard Blome
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Sansovino frame, carved with moons and suns Frame Length 43 cm., 17 in., Height 58 cm., 23 in. This
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1680s English Charles II Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Historic King Louis Philippe Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1838
Located in New York, US
became an allegory of the king's kindness to the French people and depictions in illustrations and other
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Moon Illustration

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Bronze

"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
illustrations of beauties in a lighthearted reference to the thirty-two notable features of Buddha. The women
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1880s Edo Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
, Some water damage to first couple of pages and page with first illustration loose and separated from
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Paper

Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
H 7.6 in W 5.3 in D 1.25 in
The Superb Lily
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Archival Paper, Watercolor, Archival Tape, Engraving, Gesso, Handmade Pa...

The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Engraving, Watercolor

The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Aquatint, Watercolor, Mezzotint, Engraving

Indian Reed (Cana)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Engraving

The Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Engraving, Aquatint

Agave or American Aloe
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, illustration, paper, and topography any publication produced in any other European country. He felt he was
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Plexig...

Dragon Arum
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, illustration, paper, and topography any publication produced in any other European country. He felt he was
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Watercolor, Silk, Rag Paper, Plexiglass, Handmade Paper, Archival Tape, ...

Dragon Arum
Dragon Arum
H 25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Aquatint, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Engraving, Handmade...

The China Limodoron (Orchid)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Engraving, Watercolor, Mezzotint, Aquatint

Oblique-leaved Begonia
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication produced in any other
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Silk, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexigl...

Lily and Bird
By Joseph Stella
Located in New York, NY
from traditional botanical illustration and Victorian flower painting. The ethereal quality that
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Color Pencil, Paper

E W Godwin An Important Anglo-Japanese Bookcase Painted by Henry Stacy Marks
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Furniture of E.W. Godwin' Yale 1999, p. 201, plate 321 for an illustration of a related example. See also
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Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Moon Illustration

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Walnut, Paint

The Orchid Odontoglossum
By Henry George Moon
Located in New York, NY
Sander which features life-size illustrations and descriptions of nearly two hundred orchids with text in
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1880s Realist Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Botanical: The Superb Lily
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
England, Thornton wished it to surpass in scope, illustration, paper, and topography any publication
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Moon Illustration

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
underside of the commode 'This commode came from/ Hampton House/ August 5th' (see illustration) provides the
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Moon Illustration

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Lacquer

(Orchid) Cymbidium Rhodochilum
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Mirror, Plexiglass, Silk

"Masked Ball, " Tray with Oil Painting, manner of Parrish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
moon-faced masks, one suggesting Comedy and the other Tragedy. Probably executed by a painter who was
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Early 20th Century American Antique Moon Illustration

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Wood, Glass, Board

Ancient Tellurium, Planetary Model, Stockholm, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Dimensions: H x W x D: 42 x 60 x 22 cm Description: Illustration model with sun, earth and moon standing
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Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Moon Illustration

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Metal

The Game Of Turn-over, 1898 Boardgame Game Board
Located in York County, PA
graphic example shows illustrations of children tumbling down a hill in a schoolyard, mimicked in opposing
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19th Century American Antique Moon Illustration

Rare Momoyama Period Japanese Folding Screen with a Field of Pinks, 17th Century
Located in Milano, IT
A field of wild pinks (nadeshiko; Dianthus superbus) blooms under a rising moon in this six-panel
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17th Century Japanese Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Typus Orbis Terrarum, Antique Map 1667
By Matthäus Merian the Younger
Located in Soquel, CA
the depictions of the sun and moon and Jehovah, in Hebrew, at top and interesting allegorical
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17th Century Antique Moon Illustration

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Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

Vintage Peacock III (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
porcelain charm, jewelry, personalized, family, tree, retro, heart, mother, moon, baby, feet, gemstone
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1790s Baroque Antique Moon Illustration

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Brass

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
Located in York County, PA
white canton. Sadly, no original survives. Some early illustrations show 15 stars with a complement of
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1870s American Antique Moon Illustration

Set of Illustrations from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Bristol, GB
illustrations from a 1919 edition of ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North’, a collection
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Early 20th Century Antique Moon Illustration

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Paper

Aconitum Fischeri (aka Monkshood or Wolf's Bane)
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
This piece would pair well with Moon's "(Orchid) Cymbidium Rhodochilum.) which is also listed
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Mirror, Silk, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso

Rose Comtese Vital
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

Magnolia Campbella
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Flora and Sylva Henry G. Moon (1857-1905) London, 1903 Chromolithography. They say that luck
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

Hybrid Gerbera (Daisy)
By Henry George Moon
Located in Florham Park, NJ
illustration. Influenced by Robinson’s natural approach to landscaping, Moon’s drawings captured the beauty
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Moon Illustration

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Lithograph

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Antique Moon Illustration For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate antique moon illustration for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Expressionist versions now, or shop for Expressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for an antique moon illustration from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an antique moon illustration to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, black, brown and more. Creating an antique moon illustration has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Henry George Moon, Dr. Robert John Thornton, Frank Watkins, David Roberts and Melanie Sherman are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, lithograph and watercolor.

How Much is a Antique Moon Illustration?

An antique moon illustration can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,276, while the lowest priced sells for $178 and the highest can go for as much as $557,435.