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Water Babies Illustration- Tadpoles
Water Babies Illustration- Tadpoles

Water Babies Illustration- Tadpoles

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, New York, 1916, illustrated Edward D.

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1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf
Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

LITERATURE: Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, New York, 1916, illustrated Edward D.

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1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Inscribed Signed for-/Thomas Oakley/CHRISTMAS-1919 (lower right) - Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, New York, 1916, illustrated Edward D.

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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Water Baby" Original Oil on Canvas, 2024

"Water Baby" Original Oil on Canvas, 2024

Located in San Diego, CA

"Water Baby" captures the fluid beauty and ever-changing spirit of water through a composition that feels both playful and contemplative.

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

By Charles Kingsley

Located in Bath, GB

Charles Kingsley, a Church of England priest, author and historian, known for his campaigns towards social reform. 'The Water-Babies' is a canonical children's work, written in part...

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Antique 1860s British Books

Materials

Paper

'Water Babies' Liberty Magazine Cover
'Water Babies' Liberty Magazine Cover

'Water Babies' Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published July 12, 1930. Lil and Sandy’s neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Smithers, take their daughter Gwen and little Ulysses to the beach. The childre...

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anne Storno, Water Baby, Affordable Art, Colourful Art Limited Edition Print
Anne Storno, Water Baby, Affordable Art, Colourful Art Limited Edition Print

Anne Storno, Water Baby, Affordable Art, Colourful Art Limited Edition Print

By Anne Storno

Located in Deddington, GB

Anne Storno Water Baby A limited edition of 30. Image Size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm Paper Size: H60cm x W60cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Rare Natural Japan White Golden Yellow Sea Water Baby Akoya Pearl Necklace
Rare Natural Japan White Golden Yellow Sea Water Baby Akoya Pearl Necklace

Rare Natural Japan White Golden Yellow Sea Water Baby Akoya Pearl Necklace

Located in Kowloon, HK

◆ Material: Akoya pearl (sea water) & 18K gold ◆ Pearl Origin: Japan ◆ Pearl Size: 2.5 mm ◆ Pearl color: White, golden yellow ◆ Pearl Quality: AAAA ◆ Pearl Shape: Round shape ◆ Pe...

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2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

Rock Me Baby  Oil 14 x 20 Framed  Water Movement  Figurative Portraiture
Rock Me Baby  Oil 14 x 20 Framed  Water Movement  Figurative Portraiture

Rock Me Baby Oil 14 x 20 Framed Water Movement Figurative Portraiture

Located in Houston, TX

LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT Rock Me is a 14 x 20 figurative oil painting by E. Melinda Morrison. It was painted in 2019. Rock Me shows the movement of the water rocking the ...

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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Egg Tempera, Panel

Boy Playing Dress-Up, Story Illustration
Boy Playing Dress-Up, Story Illustration

Boy Playing Dress-Up, Story Illustration

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

In 1915, Smith not only signed a contract as the cover illustrator for Good Housekeeping magazine, she also did one of her most famous pieces, Charles Kingsley's "The Water-Babies." ...

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20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Charcoal

Moors, Yorkshire, UK /// British Antique Landscape Watercolor England Country
Moors, Yorkshire, UK /// British Antique Landscape Watercolor England Country

Moors, Yorkshire, UK /// British Antique Landscape Watercolor England Country

By Harry George Theaker

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Amongst the books he illustrated are 'The Ingoldsby Legends' by Sir Thomas Ingoldsby, London, 1911; 'Children's Stories from 'The Arabian Nights', by Rose Yeatman Woolf, 1914 (and la...

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1930s English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Tempest in a Teapot" a charming painting of a baby playing with a bowl of water
"Tempest in a Teapot" a charming painting of a baby playing with a bowl of water

"Tempest in a Teapot" a charming painting of a baby playing with a bowl of water

By Timoleon Marie Lobrichon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Timoleon Lobrichon (1831-1914) French Tempest in a Teapot Oil on canvas, 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches FRAMED: 16 1/2 x 15 inches Signed at lower left: [indistinct] This work is a related to...

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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Water Fountain Elephant Garden Scuplture, Mid-20th Century
Large Water Fountain Elephant Garden Scuplture, Mid-20th Century

Large Water Fountain Elephant Garden Scuplture, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A delightful and playful concrete baby elephant water fountain, originating from mid-20th century England.

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Mid-20th Century English Fountains

Materials

Concrete

Set of Twelve African Safari Napkin Rings
Set of Twelve African Safari Napkin Rings

Set of Twelve African Safari Napkin Rings

Located in New York, NY

Hand carved and stained olive wood figures with integral rings from Kenya consisting of pair cheetah, pair giraffe, pair elephants and a baby, hippo, lion, water buffalo, zebra and a...

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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Wood

"Esca" Original Contemporary Oil Painting by David Abed
"Esca" Original Contemporary Oil Painting by David Abed

"Esca" Original Contemporary Oil Painting by David Abed

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A gossamer-winged moth alights within the dark recesses of a skull; a woman carries her babies into the water, her intentions unclear. Offering no answers, Abed slips quietly between...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Asia travel poster issued by the East Indian Railway (1845-1952) - See the Calcutta Zoo - featuring a great design by Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Nixon; 1895-1988) of ...

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Vintage 1920s British Posters

Materials

Paper

A Family of Moorhens & Lilly Pad: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
A Family of Moorhens & Lilly Pad: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould

A Family of Moorhens & Lilly Pad: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould

By John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter

Located in Alamo, CA

The print, which was drawn by Gould and Henry Richter and lithographed by Walter & Cohn, depicts a family of Moorhens, including two adults and six babies in a beautiful landscape. T...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

‘Water Babies - Ella 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012
‘Water Babies - Ella 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

‘Water Babies - Ella 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

By David Scheinmann

Located in London, London

"Water Babies - Ella 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012, Edition 2/7 (+2 AP) Pigment Print on Archival Paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Water Babies - Ella 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012
"Water Babies - Ella 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

"Water Babies - Ella 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

By David Scheinmann

Located in London, London

"Water Babies - Ella 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012 Edition number 1/7 + 2 APs Pigment Print on Archival Paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Water Babies - Ruby 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012
"Water Babies - Ruby 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

"Water Babies - Ruby 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012

By David Scheinmann

Located in London, London

"Water Babies - Ruby 2” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012 Edition number 1/7 + 2APs Pigment Print on Archival Paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

‘Water Babies - Ruby 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012, 1/7 + 2 APs
‘Water Babies - Ruby 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012, 1/7 + 2 APs

‘Water Babies - Ruby 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012, 1/7 + 2 APs

By David Scheinmann

Located in London, London

"Water Babies - Ruby 1” by David Scheinmann, England, 2012, 1/7 + 2 APs Pigment Print on Archival Paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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“Squirrel Fish” 1925 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard
“Squirrel Fish” 1925 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard

“Squirrel Fish” 1925 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard

By Zarh Pritchard

Located in Santa Monica, CA

During his school years he was most influenced by Charles Kingsley’s fairy tale The Water-Babies (1863) and Jules Verne’s science fiction adventure Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the ...

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1920s Tonalist Animal Paintings

Materials

Leather, Oil

“Coral Structure” 1939 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard
“Coral Structure” 1939 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard

“Coral Structure” 1939 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard

By Zarh Pritchard

Located in Santa Monica, CA

During his school years he was most influenced by Charles Kingsley’s fairy tale The Water-Babies (1863) and Jules Verne’s science fiction adventure Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the ...

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1930s Tonalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Leather, Oil

Karlsruhe Majolika Ceramic Holy Water Font Virgin Mary by Max Heinze, 1940s
Karlsruhe Majolika Ceramic Holy Water Font Virgin Mary by Max Heinze, 1940s

Karlsruhe Majolika Ceramic Holy Water Font Virgin Mary by Max Heinze, 1940s

By Max Heinze

Located in Frisco, TX

A lovely Karlsruhe Majolika Ceramic Holy Water Font Virgin Mary and baby Jesus by Max Heinze.

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Vintage 1940s German Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Calcutta Zoo Hippo East Indian Railway Nixon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Asia travel poster issued by the East Indian Railway (1845-1952) - See the Calcutta Zoo - featuring a great design by Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Nixon; 1895-1988) of ...

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1920s More Prints

Materials

Paper

'Infant at the Birdbath' Bronze Sculpture by Brenda Putnam
'Infant at the Birdbath' Bronze Sculpture by Brenda Putnam

'Infant at the Birdbath' Bronze Sculpture by Brenda Putnam

By Brenda Putnam

Located in Vancouver, BC

This piece is from a series of children as fountain and sundial figures. "Water Lily Baby" won honorable mention at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1917 and "Sea Horse Sundial" the B...

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Early 20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Water Babies Illustration
Water Babies Illustration

Water Babies Illustration

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Literature: Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, New York, 1916, illustrated Edward D.

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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Water baby - Framed pink abstract floral nature painting
Water baby - Framed pink abstract floral nature painting

Water baby - Framed pink abstract floral nature painting

By Jennifer L. Baker

Located in Silverthorne, CO

An ethereal gem-like painting, "Water baby" is an abstract pink nature painting with a floral landscape motif, mounted in an antique gold frame.

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mom with Apples, Good Housekeeping Cover
Mom with Apples, Good Housekeeping Cover

Mom with Apples, Good Housekeeping Cover

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

In addition, she illustrated several books, such as the famous Water Babies. This charming Good Housekeeping cover depicts a beautiful toddler helping his mother put bright red appl...

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1920s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett, c.1910-20
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett, c.1910-20

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett, c.1910-20

By Charles Dickens

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Her work was featured in numerous children’s books, including celebrated editions of Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies and Enid Blyton’s Silver and Gold, where her charming full-pa...

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Vintage 1910s American Victorian Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

10 German Sterling Encased Crystal Glasses, Circa 1920
10 German Sterling Encased Crystal Glasses, Circa 1920

10 German Sterling Encased Crystal Glasses, Circa 1920

Located in New York, NY

The sterling silver holders are decorated with a cut out silver design featuring a domestic garden scene with a mother and baby filling a water urn. Made in Germany hallmarked Sterli...

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20th Century German Dinnerware and Flatware Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child
Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child

Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child

Located in Dallas, TX

If it is used as a center fountain, the vessel she holds would have water flowing onto the baby and down into the pool of water surrounding the piece.

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20th Century French Fountains

Materials

Cast Stone

Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child
Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child

Cast Stone Neoclassical French Garden Fountain with Statue of a Woman and Child

Located in Dallas, TX

If it is used as a center fountain, the vessel she holds would have water flowing onto the baby and down into the pool of water surrounding the piece.

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20th Century French Fountains

Materials

Cast Stone

Original Vintage Print From Charles Kingsley's " Water Babies ". C.1920
Original Vintage Print From Charles Kingsley's " Water Babies ". C.1920

Original Vintage Print From Charles Kingsley's " Water Babies ". C.1920

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Lovely image from Kingsley's " Water Babies " Initialed " A.G " Chrom-lithograph Published circa 1920 The measurement given is the paper size not the actual image.

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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Prints

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Paper

Antique Engraving after the Original Painting of Herbert Draper "A Water Baby"
Antique Engraving after the Original Painting of Herbert Draper "A Water Baby"

Antique Engraving after the Original Painting of Herbert Draper "A Water Baby"

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

The print is a copy of a famous work by Herbert Draper 'Water baby'. The print and the frame can be dated circa 1880-1900.

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Antique 1880s French Romantic Prints

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Paper

"Princess of the Sea, " Illustration Painting in Blues, Greens with Mermaid, Fish
"Princess of the Sea, " Illustration Painting in Blues, Greens with Mermaid, Fish

"Princess of the Sea, " Illustration Painting in Blues, Greens with Mermaid, Fish

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted with very fine detail and a brilliant use of jewel-toned color, this fantastic and charming depiction of a mermaid riding on an exotic fish, surrounded by water babies and ex...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Gilt Metal Holy Water Font Painting Madonna and Baby Jesus
Gilt Metal Holy Water Font Painting Madonna and Baby Jesus

Gilt Metal Holy Water Font Painting Madonna and Baby Jesus

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a gilt metal holy water font depicting a cardboard painting of a caring Madonna holding baby Jesus.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Paintings

Materials

Metal

Los Castillos Baby Jesus Inside Mary Holy Water Font, Circa 1930’s
Los Castillos Baby Jesus Inside Mary Holy Water Font, Circa 1930’s

Los Castillos Baby Jesus Inside Mary Holy Water Font, Circa 1930’s

By Los Castillos

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The height of the entire peice is 13" and the width is 5 1/2". The height of the baby Jesus is 5" and the width is 2".

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1930s Mexican Decorative Objects

Thames River Landscape
Thames River Landscape

Thames River Landscape

By Harry George Theaker

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Amongst the books he illustrated are 'The Ingoldsby Legends' by Sir Thomas Ingoldsby, London, 1911; 'Children's Stories from 'The Arabian Nights', by Rose Yeatman Woolf, 1914 (and la...

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1930s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Constantinople 1906, Golden Horn.Bosphoros.Istanbul.Original Watercolor. Goble.
Constantinople 1906, Golden Horn.Bosphoros.Istanbul.Original Watercolor. Goble.

Constantinople 1906, Golden Horn.Bosphoros.Istanbul.Original Watercolor. Goble.

By Warwick Goble

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Goble had found his true talent and became resident gift book illustrator for MacMillan and produced illustrations for The Water Babies, Green Willow, and Other Japanese Fairy Tales,...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

17th Century French Hand-Carved Shell Basin with Original Painted Finish
17th Century French Hand-Carved Shell Basin with Original Painted Finish

17th Century French Hand-Carved Shell Basin with Original Painted Finish

Located in Dallas, TX

Found in a French chapel in Provence, this piece of art, called "baptismal font", was used to hold water during catholic baptism sacraments; the priest would drop some holy water on ...

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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Religious Items

Materials

Paint, Wood

Realistic original bronze sculpture of a nude female signed Brenda Putnam 1928
Realistic original bronze sculpture of a nude female signed Brenda Putnam 1928

Realistic original bronze sculpture of a nude female signed Brenda Putnam 1928

By Brenda Putnam

Located in New York City, NY

She exhibited at the National Sculpture Society's exhibitions, including 1916, 1923, 1929, and 1940. Water-Lily Baby received an Honorable Mention at the 1917 Art Institute of Chicag...

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20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th-century Water Babies
19th-century Water Babies

19th-century Water Babies

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H 25 in W 34 in D 18 in

19th-century Water Babies

Located in Katonah, NY

The subject was based on Charles Kingsley’s popular book, "Water Babies", of 1863.

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Antique 19th Century American Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble

1 Volume, Charles Kingsley, the Water-Babies
1 Volume, Charles Kingsley, the Water-Babies

1 Volume, Charles Kingsley, the Water-Babies

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H 8.25 in W 1.5 in D 6.75 in

1 Volume, Charles Kingsley, the Water-Babies

Located in New York, NY

Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies. Bound by Charles E. Lauriat & Co. in full blue morocco with the covers displaying ornate floral gilt-tooling around the edges accompanied by brown...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Rare Folk Art Gourd, South Africa
Rare Folk Art Gourd, South Africa

Rare Folk Art Gourd, South Africa

Located in New York, NY

Junod writes, "calabashes of this size and shape were used to hold a decoction given in place of ordinary water to newborn babies which was believed to promote their growth."

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Antique 19th Century Mozambican Vases and Vessels

Materials

Beads, Glass

Tiffany American Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Babies Cup
Tiffany American Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Babies Cup

Tiffany American Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Babies Cup

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Possibly inspired by Kingsley’s Water-Babies. Fully marked including pattern no. 17285B and director's letter m.

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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Technomarine Silver Stainless Steel TechnoDiamond Chronograph Women's Wristwatch
Technomarine Silver Stainless Steel TechnoDiamond Chronograph Women's Wristwatch

Technomarine Silver Stainless Steel TechnoDiamond Chronograph Women's Wristwatch

By Technomarine

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Technomarine watches are built to endure your adventurous life and provide you with ultimate style and glam while doing so. For the water babies in you, this stylish addition will ne...

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2010s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Baby Animal Water Color Book Painting For Walls
Baby Animal Water Color Book Painting For Walls

Baby Animal Water Color Book Painting For Walls

By Arozarena De La Fuente

Located in Mexico City, MX

Modern Art Cute Animal Baby Spaces Sepia Painting Water Color Wall Art Unique Canvass

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Varnish, Acrylic, Watercolor

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