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Classical Blueprints: Piranesi Engraving of the Exeter Pedestal and Antiquities Etching and Engraving on Paper, Circa 1778 This large-scale copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battist...

PIETRO IN MONTORIO” in the lower margin and includes the engraved credits indicating the work was drawn from life and engraved in Rome, in keeping with the Grand Tour tradition of do...

The careful inclusion of architectural surroundings and street activity adds both historical depth and visual richness, making the print as much a social document as an architectural...

Originally used for organizing documents, textiles, or merchant goods, this console embodies the functional elegance of late Edo to early Meiji era design.

This lithograph was produced as an illustration for The Analysis of the Hunting Field, a key publication documenting and popularizing foxhunting culture during the Regency period.

*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...

The careful choice of colours, characterised by brown and silver tones that further highlight the countless shades of white, the rare touches ofred or the lively brushstrokes with wh...

Today, this poster stands as both a historical document of early automotive culture and a compelling example of Belle Époque advertising art, illustrating how industry, modernity, an...

This highly specific detail elevates the rug from a utilitarian object to a unique historical document, offering a rare glimpse into the maker's personal narrative.

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

The sculpture was acquired in a precarious state of conservation (documented with photographs) and has undergone a respectful professional restoration, in which the wood was consolid...

Containing 150 prints documenting the four-legged land mammals of North America, the prints were lithographed on imperial folio-size paper and hand-colored by the studio of the disti...

Landscape Painting: In addition to his decorative commissions, he created classical landscape paintings in oil. A documented example is his work *The Fremersberg Monastery near Baden...

Today, this poster stands as a fascinating document of a transitional moment in transportation history.

The scale and configuration suggest use as a collector’s cabinet or table cabinet, designed to house documents, small valuables, or objects of curiosity.

As part of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, one of the most important encyclopedic publications of its time, this print represents the broader 19th-century effort to document natural an...

Munnings’ paintings at Goodwood did more than capture horses; they documented the changing social hierarchy of the 1920s and 30s.

The piece is in great vintage condition, displaying a deep, aged patina and minor surface wear that beautifully document its journey through time. These characteristics are hallmarks...

Pacific Island Ethnography – Canoe, Architecture & Costume, Antique Print c.1890 This detailed ethnographic engraving documents aspects of daily life, material culture, and technolo...

The overall form—most notably the pleated trousers, compact seated posture, and strong frontal profile—is closely consistent with Gandharan bronzes dated to the 6th–7th century, as d...

19th Century Heavy Banker’s Drawers and Safe Cupboard Pedestal, Strong Cupboard This is a very well made piece by Hobs and Co, it was intended as a safe place to keep cash and docu...

His workshop is first documented in the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine and later in the Rue Daval until 1803.

This runner serves as a unique historical document, capturing a specific period of personal history.

Freycinet, known for his voyages with the Baudin expedition and his later command of the *Uranie*, contributed significantly to the mapping of previously under-documented regions. Ma...

In France, wallpaper production is documented from 1760 onwards. The evolution of domestic life—improved fireplace efficiency, the introduction of stoves, and less humid interiors—f...

. - Richard Irwin Johnson was a research associate at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology and a widely published author. Documents - Report of expert assessment by Dr John Pol...

These exceptional pieces are documented in Guido Marangoni’s seminal publication “Il Ferro Battuto – Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative Arts”, a key reference for Italian Art Nouveau ...

Below, a sequence of architectural views and measured plans documents the structure and interior of a stone-built tomb, combining exterior perspective with sectional analysis.

Collectors actively seek original French travel posters like this one because they document both design history and a specific moment when southern France represented the ultimate es...

These ethnographic and decorative elements elevate the map beyond a purely geographic document, making it one of the most desirable and recognizable Blaeu maps.

Blaeu’s interpretation reflects both geographical knowledge and artistic refinement, making it equally valuable as a historical document and as a striking decorative object. A refin...

An identical model is recorded at Hackwood Park, the English estate of the Duke of Bolton, documenting the design within late eighteenth century French production of monumental decor...

*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...

Framed: 51.58 in (131 cm) x 39.77 in (101 cm) Panels only: 28.74 in (73 cm) x 41.14 in (104.5 cm) Provenance: Expert document available upon request. Perfect for anchoring a ma...

Rather than presenting the animal externally, the composition directs the viewer inward, transforming the stomach into an architectural structure of fibers and folds—at once scientif...

Published in Zenker’s Merkantilische Waarenkunde, the image documents the botanical foundations of blue and red dye production, essential to European and colonial textile industries.

Printed on a generous sheet with original fold lines, as issued, this engraving is both a historical document and a decorative object. Maps of the Ottoman Empire and the broader Midd...

Orphan Children of Amsterdam, Hand-Coloured Lithograph, c.1845 This evocative lithograph shows two orphaned children from Amsterdam, identifiable by their sober clothing and formal ...

Today, it stands as a rich historical document, offering insight into the rhythms, tastes, and visual culture of Paris just before the upheavals of the First World War.

The chest remains in great vintage condition, showcasing a heavy, authentic patina with intentional surface distressing and minor age-appropriate scuffs that document its unique hist...

The stained oak is beautifully aged and the chairs are very solid. Documented in Tobias Jellinek’s book on Early British Chairs and Seats, Page 292, Plate: 408.

This antique Chinese rug is not only a work of decorative beauty but also a historical document of a culturally rich and transitional era in Chinese craftsmanship.

Such plates served to document the practical apparatus of eighteenth-century natural history, including specimen preservation, display, and transport—integral components of scientifi...

Overall, the composition exemplifies eighteenth-century scientific illustration, combining technical accuracy with balanced arrangement, and serving both as a teaching aid and as a d...

The choice of rock crystal is distinctive: the Romans attributed this stone to Jupiter because it was believed to possess protective properties, and the iconographic choice for this ...

The print shows an elderly woman, solemnly reading or examining family documents, which she holds in her hands under dim light. 

This impression was produced as part of a later didactic or art-historical publication intended to document and disseminate canonical Japanese painting styles.

This elegant bird’s-eye perspective documents the early architectural form of one of London’s most important charitable medical institutions, founded in 1721 by the philanthropist Th...

These prints were intended to celebrate and document the architectural heritage of Cambridge, making them highly collectible today.

This print belongs to the long tradition of London topographical views, produced for an expanding audience of collectors, scholars, and visitors eager to document and celebrate the c...

As part of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, one of the most influential encyclopedic works of the German-speaking world, this print reflects the era’s ambition to document and dissemina...

Published in Paris in the early 19th century, this engraving originates from the work “Faits Mémorables de la Vie Militaire et Privée de Sa Majesté l’Empereur des Français et Roi d’I...

Published in Paris in the early 19th century, this engraving originates from the important work “Faits Mémorables de la Vie Militaire et Privée de Sa Majesté l’Empereur des Français ...

Produced in Paris in the early 19th century, this print originates from the important work “Faits Mémorables de la Vie Militaire et Privée de Sa Majesté l’Empereur des Français et Ro...

Issued in Paris in the early 19th century, this engraving belongs to the important publication “Faits Mémorables de la Vie Militaire et Privée de Sa Majesté l’Empereur des Français e...

., although this centrepiece was not among the documented acquisitions. Jean-Valentin Morel died in 1860, and in 1885 the firm was inherited by his granddaughter and took the name of...

The plate reflects Norden’s broader interest in documenting lesser-known sites alongside famous monuments, contributing to a more complete geographic and archaeological record of the...

These lamps can have various forms, such as a vessel with a handle and spouts, or one on tripod feet, and may include decorative elements like bird finials. Many examples are documen...

The figure is not signed but well documented. Further information, documentations and more detailed photos on customer request.

The base is stamped with the model number "382", corresponding to a documented Mosa shape from their modernist earthenware production.