Antique Document

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Thuillier, Les Frères Le Nain, exhibition catalog, Grand Palais, 1978-1979, pp. 330-338. Detailed document is available on request

Provenance - Private collection, France. Documents - Attach Thermoluminescence test. A terracotta figurine, molded in the round, depicting a woman with dwarfism, her legs noticeabl...

The circular “lens-view” format faithfully reflects the visual field of early microscopes and exemplifies Enlightenment efforts to document reproduction and generation theory followi...

The composition reflects Enlightenment-era fascination with microscopy and generation theory, documenting early modern scientific inquiry into reproduction.

Required to contain important and, above all, confidential documents, these pieces of furniture will very quickly be equipped with central locking mechanisms like this cartonnier.

Regions assigned to Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, Manasseh, Naphtali, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Reuben, Simeon, and Dan are all clearly delineated, transforming the map into both a ...

Numerous ancient cities, rivers, mountain ranges, and provinces are carefully identified, creating a richly detailed historical document as well as a highly decorative classical map.

These detailed inserts transform the map from a general regional chart into a sophisticated biblical and historical document. The decorative rococo title cartouche positioned near t...

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

Age-related cracks run vertically along the sides of the mortar and are clearly documented in the photographs. These separations are consistent with the natural drying and movement o...

This versatile piece remains equally functional today as a magazine rack, document holder, or decorative accent in traditional or transitional interiors.

This print belongs to the celebrated European tradition of documenting global dress, combining ethnographic curiosity with refined artistic execution.

The mark corresponds to documented examples associated with the Kinkozan workshop.

Published by Thomas Jefferys in London in 1749, the print reflects the 18th-century European interest in documenting the attire and customs of distant cultures.

Condition: Good, without restorations. Documents: - Study report on the age of the piece issued by Dr.

Racinet created these plates not merely as costume studies, but as comprehensive visual documents of historical design. Drawing from medieval manuscripts, church treasures, stained g...

Unlike many decorative maps of the period, this engraving functions almost as an Enlightenment-era geopolitical document. The extensive French text surrounding the maps discusses col...

The careful balance between foreground action and background detail, together with the crisp linear style characteristic of early 19th-century British sporting prints, makes this wor...

The present tureen is accordingly offered as a fine example of this historic pattern, carrying its royal cachet, rather than as a documented piece of the royal service. The pattern ...

A keyed fall-front opens to reveal an interior with pigeonholes and compartments, ideal for organizing correspondence, documents, or daily essentials. The writing surface is supporte...

On the dial we see the signature of the clockmaker: Bonnelle à Montpellier, whose workshop is documented in Montpellier around 1825 according to Tardy - Dictionnaire des Horlogers Fr...

Documentation: This specific model is documented in the exhibition catalogue Gallé, Musée de Luxembourg, 29 November 1985 – 2 February 1986.

A closely related chair appears in a documented historical interior photograph from the MAK (Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna), depicting the residence of Muriel Gardiner, designed in ...

This engraving therefore captures the château at a defining historical moment—serving not only as an architectural document but also as a visual record of imperial power at its heigh...

A rare North American embossed leather traveling desk/document box dating to 1825. This finely crafted piece features richly tooled leather panels and decorative mother-of-pearl stud...

A highly evocative ensemble, these armchairs are ideal for collectors seeking museum-quality examples of European Art Nouveau seating, combining rarity, original materials, and docum...

Provenance - Private collection, Cannes, France. Documents - Study report on the antiquity of the piece issued by Dr.

About The Coin and Setting This particular 8 escudo doubloon is described in its Smiths certificate as a superb, well-centered and detailed example featuring the full date (1712), mi...

The scene reflects the excitement surrounding travel to Epsom, likely tied to the famed race meetings, making it both a historical document and a decorative artwork. Rendered in del...

Their works appeared in numerous travel publications and illustrated books documenting the expanding European interest in the Near East, North Africa, and Asia.

Special note: This is an original antique document, not a reproduction. All items we offer are authentic period works of art over 100 years old.

This engraving belongs to the long tradition of European costume studies that sought to document and interpret the appearance of peoples across the known world.

This engraving belongs to the long tradition of European costume studies that sought to document and interpret the appearance of peoples across the known world.

Special note: This is an original antique document, not a reproduction. All items we offer are authentic period works of art over 100 years old.

Presentation boxes were designed for gifting items of high value and subsequently used to hold jewelry, keepsakes, documents, tea or ceremonial offerings. These boxes were likely fo...

This is precisely where a key feature of French Art Deco lighting around 1930 becomes apparent: the focus shifts from the opulent, dynamic decoration of Art Nouveau to the controlled...

Lauer interpreted this as a pious homage to his predecessors by the king, but it is more likely that Djeser stole the vessels bearing the names of other kings from their tombs at Aby...

*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...

*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...

We also know that the Master of the Half-Figures collaborated with other Antwerp artists: a documented example shows him creating the background landscape for a Virgin and Child pain...

The sculpture is signed with the artist’s distinctive overlapping A V monogram, where the “V” intersects the “A,” a signature format documented in works by André Vincent Becquerel (1...

His *Antiquity Explained* is considered one of the most influential antiquarian works of the Enlightenment, systematically documenting classical and Near Eastern artifacts. Engraving...

(Comprehensive catalogue organized by model number for the precise chronological attribution of specific castings) Kändler Valuation Reports (*Taxa*) (Historical Archive of the Meis...

The design source is directly documented: the border scenes and central compositions were adapted from the engraved plates in “Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Gre...

Beautifully figured desk box, with fine craftsmanship and great colour Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Striking golden oak bedazzles, with wisps of medu...

This unusual detail is documented on the ancient Villa dei Papiri bronze by Carol C.

Miley” is not immediately associated with a widely documented or heavily traded artist, which places the work within the category of a skilled but relatively obscure hand.

Pairing Note Offered as a matched pair, a rare opportunity to acquire two documented museum-quality pieces that together create a commanding and cohesive aesthetic statement.

The Museo de’ Medici is devoted to preserving the history of the Medici family and exhibiting precious collections of works of art, historical relics, original documents, faithful re...

This illustration reflects the Dutch interest in documenting and cultivating valuable plant species from their overseas territories, particularly in Suriname.

The type is widely documented through terracottas and other small and medium-sized representations from Hellenism and later periods, some including iconographic variants such as the ...

These chairs belong to the earliest documented body of furniture by Michelucci, designed immediately after his return from the First World War and more than a decade before his emerg...

Venice appears in his documented itinerary already in the mid 1870s, and the present work confirms a renewed or continued presence in the city in May 1879.

While individual pieces were not signed by Ferrell, the design language—characterized by sculptural relief decoration, organic motifs, and nuanced matte glazes—strongly aligns with h...

Merchant tansu of this type served the prosperous trading households of Meiji-era Japan, functioning as the organizational backbone of 商家 (shōka) commercial life — storing documents,...

This pine wood box, bought in the region of "Dalsland" in Sweden, not far from from Norway, was most likely built to be used on a horse sleigh or on a horse carriage keeping importan...

Catlin’s original works were among the earliest artistic efforts to document Native American tribes of North America, making engravings such as this both historically significant and...

The inscription written in Cyrillic at lower left — “Fantastic View from the Windows of My Studio” — establishes a setting that the composition initially seems to suggest: unlike the...

Hanes Jr., in 1995. Documents - Attached is a letter of provenance signed by Mr.