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Large French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani, 1920
Large French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani, 1920

Large French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani, 1920

By Ugo Cipriani

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

He continued his artistic career in France, where he remained active until his death in 1960. A rare and highly decorative example of French Art Deco sculpture, this authentic Ugo C...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Lower Paleolithic Flint Hand Axe from St. Acheul, France
Lower Paleolithic Flint Hand Axe from St. Acheul, France

Lower Paleolithic Flint Hand Axe from St. Acheul, France

Located in London, GB

His collection was dispersed after his death at an important Christie’s sale in 1924. Provenance St Acheul, France (according to inscription).

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antique Death

Materials

Stone

Large Meissen Rococo Genre Group, The Approach, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850
Large Meissen Rococo Genre Group, The Approach, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850

Large Meissen Rococo Genre Group, The Approach, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850

By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Carl Schoenheit

Located in Vienna, AT

Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.

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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Death

Materials

Porcelain

1917 The Complete Writings of O. Henry [William Sydney Porter]
1917 The Complete Writings of O. Henry [William Sydney Porter]

1917 The Complete Writings of O. Henry [William Sydney Porter]

Located in Bath, GB

These volumes are limited editions de luxe or 'Memorial Editions' issued shortly after the author’s death, being number one hundred and fifty eight of one thousand and seventy five c...

Category

1910s American Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Rare Deeply Serene Solid Cast Java Buddha, 14th-17th Century or Earlier
Rare Deeply Serene Solid Cast Java Buddha, 14th-17th Century or Earlier

Rare Deeply Serene Solid Cast Java Buddha, 14th-17th Century or Earlier

Located in Ukiah, CA

Forthe first 500 years after his death, Buddhism and the Buddha himself were symbolized by things like empty footprint, or a wheel of the Dharma (Buddhist teaching), or even buy a pa...

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18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Intérieur de cour; Une cour de ferme
Intérieur de cour; Une cour de ferme

Intérieur de cour; Une cour de ferme

By Charles-Emile Jacque

Located in Middletown, NY

Jacque left Barbizon in 1854, and continued to paint in the environs around Paris until his death at the age of 81.

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Mid-19th Century French School Antique Death

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

"Sagittarius" Wall light
"Sagittarius" Wall light

"Sagittarius" Wall light

Located in PARIS, FR

Led by Émile Gallé (until his death in 1904), then by Victor Prouvé, its members came together in particular to ensure a high level of quality in the decorative arts.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Blown Glass

Saint Sebastian Petrazzi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Siena Art
Saint Sebastian Petrazzi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Siena Art

Saint Sebastian Petrazzi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Siena Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The painting in question depicts an intense portrait of Saint Sebastian, shown full-length and immortalized at the moment of his martyrdom, following the death sentence imposed on hi...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Portrait Cardinal Barberini Alberti Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Portrait Cardinal Barberini Alberti Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master

Portrait Cardinal Barberini Alberti Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Although Antonio Marcello decided in 1591 to join the Capuchins, an order dedicated solely to a strict monastic life, immediately after his brother's election to the papal throne he ...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

A Powerful 18kt French Signet Ring
A Powerful 18kt French Signet Ring

A Powerful 18kt French Signet Ring

Located in Stamford, CT

It symbolizes pain and punishment of death. Either can be applied to the power shown in this ring.

Category

1870s French Victorian Antique Death

Materials

18k Gold, 14k Gold

French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural Platter Tray
French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural Platter Tray

French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural Platter Tray

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Tray further features a pierced border and Shield and Crest central engraving which reads "Gwell marw na chywilydd" which we believe is a Welsh phrase that translates to "Better deat...

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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Death

Materials

Silver Plate

Portrait of Lady Lempster

Portrait of Lady Lempster

Located in London, GB

Contemporary evidence of Adriana’s birth, marriage, career and death exist, however, she has not been included in later art histories.

Category

Late 17th Century Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art
Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art

Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Specifically, it is a remarkable interpretation of Christ Carrying the Cross, immortalized in a moment of profound and dramatic suffering as he embraces and supports the heavy wooden...

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16th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Japanese Screen. 19th Century. Reflections of the Moon.
Japanese Screen. 19th Century. Reflections of the Moon.

Japanese Screen. 19th Century. Reflections of the Moon.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Born in Kyoto, he studied under Matsumura Keibun (1779–1843), the younger half-brother of Matsumura Goshun, founder of the Shijō school. Following Keibun's death, Seiki emerged as on...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Paper

John Hancock Cut Signature Collage
John Hancock Cut Signature Collage

John Hancock Cut Signature Collage

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Following Thomas Hancock’s death in 1764, John inherited the prosperous trading enterprise and became one of the wealthiest men in the American colonies.

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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Death

Materials

Paper

North African Market
North African Market

North African Market

By Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

His father attempted to force his return by slashing his allowance. However, the sudden death of his elder brother in 1847 granted him financial independence.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Paul Gauguin Self Portrait
Paul Gauguin Self Portrait

Paul Gauguin Self Portrait

By Paul Gauguin

Located in Dallas, TX

Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism.

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1870s French Beaux Arts Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Louis Majorelle Cabinet with Wisteria Marquetry
Louis Majorelle Cabinet with Wisteria Marquetry

Louis Majorelle Cabinet with Wisteria Marquetry

By Louis Majorelle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He studied painting in Nancy and at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jean Millet. However, upon the death of his father, in 1879, he left Paris to return to Nancy to oversee the...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Oil on Canvas Framed Painting: 'A Boy with a Hoop'
Antique Oil on Canvas Framed Painting: 'A Boy with a Hoop'

Antique Oil on Canvas Framed Painting: 'A Boy with a Hoop'

Located in St. Albans, GB

Later Years and Legacy Hudson continued to paint until his death in 1900. Today, his works are preserved in esteemed collections, including the Hull Maritime Museum and the Ferens A...

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19th Century English School Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Diana Landscape Muller Signed Paint Oil on table 17th Century Flemish Old master
Diana Landscape Muller Signed Paint Oil on table 17th Century Flemish Old master

Diana Landscape Muller Signed Paint Oil on table 17th Century Flemish Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The scenery is not only decorative and beautiful, but is intended to inspire the viewer to question deep religious and philosophical ideas, to meditate on death and resurrection, and...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Coade Stone Sphinx
Coade Stone Sphinx

Coade Stone Sphinx

Located in Tetbury, England

Eleanor, who was then in her 80s, took on a cousin by marriage to be the overall manager of the works, William Croggan, and it was he who carried on the business after her death in 1...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Death

Materials

Coade Stone

Vase "Marquetry with Crocus"
Vase "Marquetry with Crocus"

Vase "Marquetry with Crocus"

By Émile Gallé

Located in PARIS, FR

His pieces were then reworked by engraving, at the wheel for the most precious, hydrofluoric acid for the most common, his engravers-decorators thus giving a cameo decor on a lined o...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Blown Glass

Framed Etching of Massive Urn, Piranesi Plate 549, Circa 1820
Framed Etching of Massive Urn, Piranesi Plate 549, Circa 1820

Framed Etching of Massive Urn, Piranesi Plate 549, Circa 1820

By Francesco Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Piranesi’s copperplates long outlived him. After his death in 1778 the workshop continued under his sons Francesco and Pietro, who sold his prints in Rome until 1799 and then, fleein...

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Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Ancient Greek Peplophore figure in terracotta
Ancient Greek Peplophore figure in terracotta

Ancient Greek Peplophore figure in terracotta

Located in BARCELONA, ES

They were frequently deposited as votive offerings in sanctuaries, dedicated to deities in fulfilment of prayers or acts of devotion, while others accompanied the dead in funerary co...

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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Kobako or incens box in lacquer in the form of a shitake mushroom
Kobako or incens box in lacquer in the form of a shitake mushroom

Kobako or incens box in lacquer in the form of a shitake mushroom

Located in PARIS, FR

More broadly, the mushroom embodies a rich and complex symbolism: that of a living element thriving from death. Signed by Azechi Takio Japan — Taishō era Height: 4.5 cm — length: ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Death

Materials

Lacquer

Ancient Roman Marble Head of Dionysus, Hand-Carved, Greco-Roman
Ancient Roman Marble Head of Dionysus, Hand-Carved, Greco-Roman

Ancient Roman Marble Head of Dionysus, Hand-Carved, Greco-Roman

Located in BARCELONA, ES

The fact that Dionysus survived the death of his mother was interpreted as a triumph over death, being already worshiped as a mysterious divinity in Eleusis, along with Demeter and P...

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15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antique Death

Materials

Marble

Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Silver Hallmarks 1907
Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Silver Hallmarks 1907

Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Silver Hallmarks 1907

Located in London, GB

This company ran alongside George Betjemann & Sons until they were merged in 1903, following the death of George William. In 1909, they became a limited company, known as George ...

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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Death

Materials

Silver

Flower Garland Virgin Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Flower Garland Virgin Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy

Flower Garland Virgin Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy

By Giovanni Stanchi

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

This is the case, by way of example, of the magnificent mirrors performed by Giovanni Stanchi in 1670 for the gallery of Palazzo Colonna in collaboration with Carlo Maratta (Garland ...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Bermuda Landscape
Bermuda Landscape

Bermuda Landscape

By Will Howe Foote

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Birth place: Grand Rapids, MI Death place: Sarasota, FL Addresses: Grand Rapids, MI; NYC; Old Lyme, CT, 1901-65 Profession: Portrait painter Studied: AIC, 1894; ASL, 1895-96 with...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s
Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

By Josef Ekberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg

Located in Malmö, SE

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

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1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Ceramic

Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Bowl by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s
Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Bowl by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

Green & Gold Art Deco Lustre Bowl by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

By Josef Ekberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg

Located in Malmö, SE

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

Category

1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Ceramic

Scottish Mahogany & Rosewood Crossbanded Sofa Table
Scottish Mahogany & Rosewood Crossbanded Sofa Table

Scottish Mahogany & Rosewood Crossbanded Sofa Table

By William Trotter

Located in Glasgow, GB

Trotter had showrooms at Princes Street, Edinburgh from 1810 until his death in 1833.

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1820s Scottish Regency Antique Death

Materials

Brass

Ophelia, pre raphaelite, symbolist, art nouveau pastel
Ophelia, pre raphaelite, symbolist, art nouveau pastel

Ophelia, pre raphaelite, symbolist, art nouveau pastel

Located in PARIS, FR

Her closed eyes suggest both sleep and death, while her faint smile hovers between suffering and surrender, bringing together in this singular vision of Shakespeare’s heroine all the...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Death

Materials

Pastel

19th Century Italian Walnut Memento Mori Carving with Skull & Nude Men
19th Century Italian Walnut Memento Mori Carving with Skull & Nude Men

19th Century Italian Walnut Memento Mori Carving with Skull & Nude Men

Located in Stamford, CT

Italian late 19th century. 20 inches wide 8.25 high 3.75 deep Memento mori (Latin for "remember [that you have] to die") is an artistic symbol acting as a reminder of the inevitab...

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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Death

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze "Gazelle Bookends" by A Kelety
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze "Gazelle Bookends" by A Kelety

Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze "Gazelle Bookends" by A Kelety

By Alexandre Kéléty

Located in London, GB

He was active as an artist, sculptor, painter and engraver from 1918 until his death in 1940. Kéléty married Hélène Grün Kéléty, daughter of the French naturalized Russian painter Ma...

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gothic Style Encaustic Tile by Godwin
Antique Gothic Style Encaustic Tile by Godwin

Antique Gothic Style Encaustic Tile by Godwin

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

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19th Century English Tudor Antique Death

Materials

Clay

Antique 5-inch Heraldic Encaustic Tile by Godwin
Antique 5-inch Heraldic Encaustic Tile by Godwin

Antique 5-inch Heraldic Encaustic Tile by Godwin

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

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19th Century English Medieval Antique Death

Materials

Clay

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Located in Middletown, NY

A charming and simply bound set of verse from one of the English Lake Poets, published in the year of his death, 1834. This collection of poetry includes some of Coleridge's most fam...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Death

Materials

Leather, Paper

Ancient Roman Herma of Bacchus in Giallo Antico Marble
Ancient Roman Herma of Bacchus in Giallo Antico Marble

Ancient Roman Herma of Bacchus in Giallo Antico Marble

Located in BARCELONA, ES

The fact that he survived the death of his pregnant mother, struck down by Zeus's fire, was interpreted as a triumph over death; he was therefore worshipped as a mystery deity by the...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antique Death

Materials

Marble

Pair of René Lalique Decanters in the 'Logelbach' Pattern
Pair of René Lalique Decanters in the 'Logelbach' Pattern

Pair of René Lalique Decanters in the 'Logelbach' Pattern

By René Lalique

Located in Brisbane, QLD

Lalique' we can ascertain that they were manufactured during René's lifetime, prior to his death in 1945. The clear glass decanters feature tall glass stoppers which are frosted and ...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Glass

The Famous racehorse 'Flying Childers' held by a groom
The Famous racehorse 'Flying Childers' held by a groom

The Famous racehorse 'Flying Childers' held by a groom

By Thomas Spencer

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

The exact date of Spencer’s death remains uncertain, though it is generally believed he died sometime after the mid-1750s, possibly around 1763.

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Galle Cameo Glass Tricolor Tall Vase.
Galle Cameo Glass Tricolor Tall Vase.

Galle Cameo Glass Tricolor Tall Vase.

By Galle Art Glass

Located in Sarasota, FL

Marked with Gallle Star after his death in 1904.

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Art Glass

Christ De Vos Paint 16/17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Flemish school Art
Christ De Vos Paint 16/17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Flemish school Art

Christ De Vos Paint 16/17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Flemish school Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

She could be Mary Magdalene, who, although not mentioned in this episode, will play a key role in the moments immediately preceding and following Jesus’ death, emerging as the most f...

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16th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Oil

3 Sets Motley Vol. Rise Of Dutch Republic, John Barneveld, United Netherlands
3 Sets Motley Vol. Rise Of Dutch Republic, John Barneveld, United Netherlands

3 Sets Motley Vol. Rise Of Dutch Republic, John Barneveld, United Netherlands

Located in Bridgeport, CT

First published in 1855 by Harper & Brothers in New York, it explores the Netherlands' struggle for independence during the 16th century. The Life and Death of John of Barneveld...

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Leather, Paper

'Arranging a Bouquet' dated 1886 by Fritz Hanno (1861 – 1921)
'Arranging a Bouquet' dated 1886 by Fritz Hanno (1861 – 1921)

'Arranging a Bouquet' dated 1886 by Fritz Hanno (1861 – 1921)

Located in Knokke, BE

He remained an active figure in Antwerp’s cultural life until his death on 11 December 1921. His oeuvre reflects the richness of late nineteenth-century Belgian art, combining academ...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Battle of Jerusalem (There occurred a battle over Jerusalem)
Battle of Jerusalem (There occurred a battle over Jerusalem)

Battle of Jerusalem (There occurred a battle over Jerusalem)

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Narrative: The passage recounts the "martyrdom" and suffering related to the fall of the city, mentioning how Vespasian traveled to Jerusalem to fulfill a vow after the death of Chri...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Woodcut

A Han Terracotta Duck Figure
A Han Terracotta Duck Figure

A Han Terracotta Duck Figure

Located in Chicago, IL

Pottery waterfowl were commonly placed within tombs alongside architectural and agricultural models as symbols of harmony, nourishment, and spiritual continuity beyond death. This on...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Godwin Antique Tudor Revival Encaustic Tile
Godwin Antique Tudor Revival Encaustic Tile

Godwin Antique Tudor Revival Encaustic Tile

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

Category

19th Century English Tudor Antique Death

Materials

Clay

Antique Swedish Interior Genre Lithograph, Reading Grandmother, 1850
Antique Swedish Interior Genre Lithograph, Reading Grandmother, 1850

Antique Swedish Interior Genre Lithograph, Reading Grandmother, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Following his untimely death, Albert Bonnier published *Album Efter Taflor* to preserve his artistic legacy.

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

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An antique death can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $618, while the lowest priced sells for $272 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.