Antique Document

The print displays beautifully as both an important equestrian document and an elegant decorative artwork. Its refined eighteenth-century coloring and balanced composition make it pa...

The print displays beautifully as both an important equestrian document and an elegant decorative artwork. Its refined eighteenth-century coloring and balanced composition make it pa...

The restrained composition and refined coloring allow the engraving to function both as an important historical document and as an elegant decorative artwork. It displays beautifully...

Today the engraving displays beautifully as both an important equestrian document and an elegant decorative artwork. Its refined composition and authentic period coloring make it par...

The restrained composition and refined coloring allow the engraving to function both as an important historical equestrian document and as an elegant decorative artwork. It displays ...

No maker’s mark is present, yet the construction, proportions, and overall vocabulary closely align with documented Thonet models and the broader Central European bentwood tradition.

This interpretation fits naturally within Olof Arborelius’ artistic development and documented travels. Arborelius stayed in Italy from the autumn of 1870 until January 1872, and dur...

Published by Thomas Jefferys in London in 1749, the print forms part of a wider series documenting regional costumes. The figure is depicted in layered garments with apron and veil,...

Renowned for his ethnographic and polychrome works, Cordier played an important role in the artistic developments of the Second Empire and contributed to major commissions including ...

Provenance Private collection, France. Documents: - Attached is thermoluminescence test.

Though less widely documented than some of his contemporaries, van Kouwenbergh’s works have appeared in important private collections and European art markets, where they continue to...

*Please keep in mind that this work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the wor...

Published during a period of rapid industrialization and political change, this map documents the Austro-Hungarian Empire at its territorial height.

Issued in the Journal des Dames et des Demoiselles, this hand-colored engraving reflects the importance of fashion illustration in documenting both style and social customs of the Be...

Every railway line, market town, village, river, and coastal feature is carefully recorded, creating both an important historical document and a highly decorative work of cartographi...

A rare complete and documented Jefferson & Faraday collaboration. AVAILABILITY & PRICING Price per unit.

Sculptural, decorative pair of boxes, with high quality craftsmanship, traditional Americana and Folk Arts charm, and traceable documented history, will make a great gift to a collec...

He frequently received commissions from ship captains and owners to document the final days of renowned sailing vessels.

Born in France in 1850, little is documented about Lefebvre’s personal life or formal training.

Funded by the Colonial Ministry, he joined filmmaker Ernest Genval on an expedition to document African landscapes, cultures, and people.

European audiences of the period were fascinated by the peoples and cultures of Central Asia, and prints such as this were produced for illustrated travel accounts and ethnographic p...

Throughout the nineteenth century, illustrated costume series documenting the peoples and regional dress of Europe were highly popular among collectors and travelers.

Scenes of demonstrations, cavalry repression, and crowds in the streets are juxtaposed with official documents and printed texts, including petitions and proclamations.

The original bronze base and lower legs were removed in antiquity, likely during a period of bronze scarcity—often associated with times of conflict—when revered Buddhas sometimes ha...

The Tulipano pattern was among the most favored designs produced at Doccia in the eighteenth century and appears on important documented forms in major museum collections. Dimensions...

Bureau cabinets such as this were used as both functional writing desks and statement pieces within the home, allowing the owner to store documents, write letters and display importa...

Trotting matches on Blackheath were well documented in the 1830s, which makes the landscape doubly purposeful as both setting and record.

Today, these lithographs are valued both as decorative historical prints and as visual documents reflecting 19th-century European perceptions of North America and Indigenous peoples.

BOSCHETTI ROMA The inscription is clearly preserved and documented photographically on this sculpture. Offered by Maison Palm Beach, specializing in Grand Tour, classical and modern...

René Lalique Marienthal signed plate is worth buying because it is a recognized Art Deco table object with strong collector demand, and the model is documented as a Lalique plate des...

Unlike larger household chests, the Temoto-tansu was intended for personal, close-at-hand storage of valuables, documents, or tea utensils. Its charm lies in its compact yet remarkab...

Records show she exhibited her paintings at the Union's annual Paris Salons for 15 years, specifically from 1903 to 1918. One of her documented oil on canvas works from this period, ...

These boxes were commonly referred to as ‘jewel-caskets’, although they were also utilised for various purposes, including the storage of documents and valuables that necessitated se...

A sumptuous privately printed catalogue documenting the celebrated art collection of J. Pierpont Morgan, recording the paintings displayed in his London residences at Princes Gate an...

The pattern is described as “Girasol” (opal), with polychrome color mottling and aventurine. Documented to Salviati dott Antonio, circa 1880 - 1900.

As is typical for this type of furniture, also called "paper cabinets" because they contained important documents, tortoiseshell inlays were often adorned with gilded metal decoratio...

These aristocratic pieces of furniture, intended for storing documents and valuable objects, feature a severe exterior but a highly decorated and luxurious interior, with an architec...

Sloane during the firm’s celebrated tenure at Fifth Avenue and 47th Street (1912–1961), when Sloane’s antiques department furnished the foremost American households of the day — an e...

The interior offers practical storage space for documents, jewelry, or personal items. It exhibits age-appropriate wear, with a natural patina that enhances its antique charm.

This print likely originates from a 19th-century European costume publication aimed at documenting global cultures, where accuracy was often blended with artistic interpretation.

Executed in fine line engraving and finished with delicate hand coloring, these prints likely originate from a 19th-century European publication documenting world costumes and cultur...

The work forms part of a broader series documenting European and Asian costumes. The figure wears layered garments with a patterned bodice, flowing skirt, and distinctive headdress.

Widely regarded as the first major Portuguese work devoted to classical horsemanship, the publication documents the refined traditions of Iberian riding academies at the end of the e...

Considered the first major Portuguese work devoted to the refined art of horsemanship, the publication documents the disciplined riding traditions of Iberian cavalry academies and no...

Their hairstyles, facial features, and draped garments reflect contemporary European attempts to document the appearance and identity of Pacific peoples.

Such works were created to document and compare the fashions, customs, and appearances of people from different regions of Europe and beyond, satisfying a growing curiosity about the...

These plants serve as the natural habitat for the insects illustrated, reflecting Albin’s early effort to document species within their ecological context.

Paintings of this type, preserved together with their original eighteenth-century frames and documented provenance, have become increasingly rare.

This circa 1920 original poster is therefore much more than a piece of propaganda. It is a surviving document of one of the most experimental and influential moments in twentieth-cen...

This towering assembly combines multiple functional drawer types into a single, purpose-built archival unit: tall catalog compartments with metal pull-out frames, wide flat document ...

The large slant front features a wide band of bold geometric strapwork carving, with a raised edge to the front for supporting documents when in use. At the back, a carved gallery fr...

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, with which he was affiliated, has extensive historical records documenting financial and legal matters, construction, and perso...

During the 19th century, European publishers produced extensive illustrated works documenting peoples, costumes, and customs from around the world.

In comparison with works held in institutions such as the Corning Museum of Glass, this vase shows: • a strong stylistic relationship with documented Japonist engraved crystal pieces...

The central drawer is flanked by two equally proportioned side drawers, providing ample storage for writing implements, documents, stationery, and office essentials. Original-style b...

The drop front door opens to reveal a fitted interior with three small drawers, each with carved horn knobs, and a larger lower drawer for writing implements or documents. The intric...

The soldier’s calm but alert pose, together with the carefully rendered textures of fabric and weaponry, make this an attractive decorative work as well as a historical document. The...

Prints of this type were often issued in European ethnographic publications documenting the dress and customs of regions considered exotic or remote by contemporary audiences.

Prints of this type were commonly issued in illustrated geographical and ethnographic publications documenting the peoples, customs, and attire of Asia and the Middle East.

The painting is signed in the lower left by Swiss artist Jean Charles Ferdinand Humbert, a noted animal and landscape painter trained in Paris under Ingres and later in Switzerland u...