An 18th c. Dutch Shipping Merchant's Polychrome Trade Sign

Charmingly rendered 18th Century delft tile picture in manganese glaze, now framed and mounted in a contemporary setting.

Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within. Characters include: Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix?, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion. A very similar game board is in the collection of the Medici Villa...

An 18th century trade sign from a Dutch West Indies shipping merchant. The carved and polychromed sign depicts a winged-foot mercury surrounded by ga...

An exceptionally fine quality 18th century English, possibly Liverpool, polychrome decorated charger with landscape scene depicting cottage and trees on an island with two flocks of ...

A deep delft punch bowl with polychrome decoration in reds, yellows and blues on a white ground with extensive exterior coverage depicting flowers in overlapping rounded tiles with a...

18th Century Dutch delft charger in blue and white having a diaper and squiggle lozenge border, the center with flowering urn surmounted with ...

Dutch Delft shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome plaque, Circa 1730-40 The shaped plaque has a raised molded border decorated with a series of alternating painted panels of flowers and Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is painted with a slightly off-center table with a vase filled with flowers and a large parrot perched on the branches. Several flying bugs can be seen around the flowers. To the left is a gardener with two watering pots at his feet. The whole in a puce, yellow and green palette. The top is surmounted with a blue shell pierced with a suspension hole. The exterior rim of the plaque in blue. Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches high x 9 3/4 inches x 1/2 inch depth. Provenance: B.F. Edwards Collection...

Antique print titled 'Habit of a Merchants Wife of Paris in 1626'. Original antique print of a merchant's wife in Paris. This print originates from 'A Collection of the Dresses of Di...

Antique print titled 'Habit of Merchant's Wife of Paris in 1640'. Original antique print of a merchant's wife in Paris, 1640. This print originates from 'A Collection of the Dresses ...

A gorgeous antique 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience floral charger. This lovely large 13.5" plate has a hand painted flower pot center and deco...

A large 18th-century Dutch Delft charger hand painted with a floral and foliate design in cobalt blue and white, circa 1750. This lovely large plate would be wonderful added to a col...

A lovely antique 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience hand painted floral plate in vibrant cobalt blue and white. It would look fabulous display...