Antique Document

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...

During this period, such images were produced for illustrated books and cultural publications that documented regional identity and traditional costume within the Austro-Hungarian Em...

An Elizabethan framed Deed of Sale in latin text, relating to Great Estfeilde in East Malling, Kent, dating to circa 1577. This document is thought to have been exchanged during th...

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 chair retains its nature farmhouse red base, adorned with Telemark rosemaling folk painting, and includes a second seat plate and partial repainting dated to 1914 on the back sid...

Today, posters like this one are rare historical artifacts that illustrate how music, industry, and international relations intersected during the early twentieth century. As a docum...

This pillow represents a refined example of early European tapestry repurposed into a functional decorative object, well suited for collectors, designers, and interiors seeking genui...

On one of the sheets appears a French inscription, suggesting that the series was created by a French traveling artist who visited Italy and systematically documented local types. Th...

These cabinets used to house jewels, important documents, coins, relics, and rare natural specimens.

Attribution to Maison Jansen The attribution of this set to Maison Jansen is based on a combination of design characteristics, construction quality, and stylistic consistency associa...

This equestrian silver horse and Royal Hussar officer figure is both a decorative object and a documented regimental presentation piece, directly linked to Major and Quartermaster S.

Inland detail diminishes rapidly, illustrating contemporary limits of geographic knowledge. The map documents a critical region in Atlantic trade history and remains a powerful histo...

An exceptional Late 18th century Mahogany Carlton House desk attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the curved superstructure with pierced brass gallery, fitted with two banks of three ...

Likely trained in his father’s atelier, Alexandre worked within the academic tradition of late 19th century French sculpture and contributed to important decorative programs in Paris...

The subtle palette and delicate hand-colouring enhance the plate’s decorative character, making it both a historical document of turn-of-the-century style and a highly attractive col...

These elements were crucial for readers following the conflict, transforming the map into both an educational and quasi-intelligence document. The presence of a legend and the clarit...

This elegant composition presents him in a composed and intellectual pose, holding a document—symbolizing his legislative influence and enduring political legacy.

Chicago" and "Patent Allowed," the hardware underscores its documented origin and period authenticity. The japanned copper surface shows rich, mottled patina from decades of use, cr...

Particularly striking is the highly unusual mudra seen on one figure, with the hands positioned beneath the armpits—an iconographic feature that is extraordinarily uncommon and rarel...

The interior reveals a clean, functional storage cavity suitable for valuables or documents, while the inside of the door displays finely machined locking components and hand-finishe...

The print is offered unframed and stands as a compelling document of early nineteenth-century European perceptions of Chinese law and punishment.

Mountains and deserts are rendered with elegant hachuring, giving the map both geographic depth and visual rhythm. An important document of 18th-century European views of the Middle ...

Spode Museum Trust: Documented as part of the "Greek" series introduced in 1806 to cater to the Regency taste for antiquity.

Although unsigned, it is well documented that many works produced by the Ando studio were originally accompanied by paper or foil labels affixed to the base rather than permanent sig...

The posters were comprised of news photos, graphs, newspaper clippings and other documents geometrically composed against a red and black background.

Gifford's interest in the relationship of art and science is documented in the Academy's library register; between 1867 and 1895 he checked out books on Goethe's theory of colors, on...

This engraving offers a refined glimpse into traditional island attire as interpreted for a European audience, making it both a historical document and a visually engaging artwork. ...

This piece was likely produced for pharmacy, but could also have been used for hardware and general stores providing organized storage for small inventory, documents, or apothecary ...

Constructed of solid wood and finished in its original light gray paint, the cabinet features a stacked arrangement of wide, shallow drawers designed to store plans, tracings, patter...

Beautiful antique Murano hand blown large Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass water pitcher and under plate. The set is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa ...

Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative flower vase. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 1910-1930.

*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...

., representing two draught horses one grazing, one looking forward. Documented in Engelen & Marx, La sculpture en Belgique à partir de 1930 on page 1793.

The plate forms part of Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte, one of the most influential early works to document Egypt through direct observation. The composition emphasises mas...

Bach after drawings by Albert Kretschmer, the print belongs to a respected 19th-century series documenting regional European dress. KEYWORDS: Silesian folk costume, Buchwald Fischba...

Norden, a Danish naval officer and skilled draughtsman, was among the earliest European travelers to document Egypt with a methodical and observational approach.

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 ...

Issued at the height of Napoleon’s power, this work was conceived as both historical record and imperial narrative, documenting key moments of the Emperor’s campaigns for a contempor...

*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...

Izeren for De Genneper Molen as no. 327. This design is documented in the catalogue from the Genneper Molen (see last pictures.

The impaled arms signify a marriage between the Hugget and Randolph families. The piece is documented in David Sanctuary Howard's definitive reference work on the subject.

Designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte – no markings (see photo for a comparable object with a signature) – also documented in the MAK (Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna).

This unique Jugendstil Art-Nouveau period early 20th Century intricate sterling pendant with celestial-motif openwork recalling shape-shifting bats in flight by master silversmith Ge...

Original Lejan ceramics, particularly large-scale animal sculptures, are now considered rare and are actively sought by collectors of French Art Deco ceramics, with documented exampl...

Resources: Victoria & Albert Museum (as documented) item 0170974/armchair-brown-ford-madox

A fine example of Alken’s graphic work, the lithograph stands as an engaging document of Regency and early Victorian sporting culture, prized for its narrative immediacy, technical a...

WEIGHT: 2.6 grams STONES: .76 carat No Heat Burma Ruby and 1.0 carats total weight H color, VS clarity diamonds HALLMARKS: None DOCUMENTS: AGL laboratory report number 16867...

In the archives of Galle this rare design is documented as being by Rouppert c1923/4 -chief designer at the time (1920-1924) Emile Galle Cameo Banjo vases (so called because they va...

Today, Lemanceau’s ceramics are highly sought after by collectors and are well documented in major reference publications on Art Deco ceramics and animalier sculpture.

These publications are among the earliest visual records of the American West, documenting regions that were largely unknown to Eastern audiences at the time.

On one of the sheets appears a French inscription, suggesting that the series was created by a French traveling artist who visited Italy and systematically documented local types. Th...

This juxtaposition of mounted riders and boat passengers is characteristic of Raffet’s interest in documenting both daily life and military culture during his travels in Eastern Euro...

Despite its relatively small scale, the map offers a remarkable level of detail, making it both an informative historical document and a highly decorative object. Maps of the Ottoma...