Antique Drawing Book

A pair of mid-19th century furniture prints from Thomas Sheraton’s “The Cabinet-Maker & Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book, 1791-1794.” (Now with later coloring & in moulded giltwood frames.)

This is an antique copy of the Cabinet Maker's Drawing Book by Thomas Sheraton. An English, bound reference guide, dating to the Georgian period, published 1793.

An original rare bookplate drawing by Charles Burchfield featuring his most famous motifs of sunflowers.

MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS (1904 - 1957) LA NEGRITA 1927 Original drawing for the Book NEGRO DRAWINGS (plate 56) by Miguel Covarrubias, New York – Alfred A Knopf, 1927.

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen "Trois Portraits" Original ink drawing, c. 1900 Initialed in ink by artist Bears artist monogram stamp in black image (with signature cat's tail) From...

"The New Year" is a pen and ink on paper portrait signed by Hannah de Rothschild. A girl sits quietly in a corner with a cap. Her focus is on a book in her lap, she is about to rip a...

French school circa 1880 Portrait of a boy holding a book graphite and white gouache on paper 39.5 x 32 cm oval view in good condition, slightly yellowed with age In its original ova...

The scene appears to have been copied from a drawing book published in 1827, based on the inscription at the bottom edge.

Set of four Chippendale framed design book engravings, circa 1760 Origin: France circa 1760 Measurements: 21 3/4" W x 17 3/8" H.

Completed in 1924, Book of Verses is a superb exampe of Hale’s mature drawing style.

No visible signature or mark, drawing taken from original book of many designs by Claude Cior.

The location of this early oil pastel drawing was identified by other pieces from the same drawing book.

This little gem of a compact artwork was executed in the Arts and Crafts style for an interior illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906. "You can't eat your ca...

On offer is a work which was part of a book of tonalist drawings by Granville Redmond (1871-1935).

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature depicting Tibetan deity Script is Tibetan. Miniature Size: 2 3/8 x 1 ½ inches Part of a se...

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature depicting Tibetan deity Script is Tibetan. Miniature Size: 2 3/8 x 1 ½ inches Part of a se...

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature depicting Tibetan deity Script is Tibetan. Miniature Size: 2 3/8 x 1 ½ inches Part of a se...

Circa 19th Century Watercolor portrait of a woman reading a book

This delicate 19th-century watercolour with gouache depicts a young girl posing with a book in hand. The artwork is presented in a beautiful wash-line mount with a unique marbled bor...

On offer is a work which was part of a book of drawings by Granville Redmond (1871-1935).

Title and artist name inscribed on the gilt mount. Beautifully presented in a gilt frame with ornate pierced details. On paper.

Mother Goose is a French fairy tale and later of English nursery rhyme. In this illustration, we see an oversized Goose in a yellow bonnet elevated on a step and engaging with an att...

The work represents a carefully rendered and meticulously observed environmental portrait of a young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence o...

A British Female Illustrator paints a warm and fuzzy scene from a child's imagination, with ducks and teddy bears gazing at a "Mr Willoughby's eyeglass" standing on it's edge as it l...

Unsigned Provenance: The Artist's Family Drawing in ink, as well as a pencil sketch on the verso, included.

"She seated herself in the deep embrasure of a window close beside Tony's parapet." Illustration for the book Jerry Junior by Jean Webster (New York: The Century Co., 1907), illustra...

Graphite on paper, numerous pencil inscriptions Image size: 5 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (14 x 55 cm) Period style hand made gilt frame Provenance The collection of Ernest Pearce (1930-20...

He worked as a children’s book and comic illustrator in the early 20th century, drawing for many children’s stories including Dolly Twoshoes (1901); The Wonder and Dolly Daydream (19...

Robert Konersman (American, 1889 - 1975) Signed: Konersman (Lower, Left) " Reading Before Bed " c. 1900-1920 Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Laid on Illustration Board Image Size...

He later studied with the artist and architect Augustus Charles Pugin, with whom he travelled to France to assist and prepare architectural drawings for a book entitled Paris and its...

Story illustration for The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Annie F. Johnston, published by L.C. Page & Company, Boston, 1906, page 66. The image illustrates the scene from the ...

The work is executed with restrained yet confident brushwork, emphasizing linear clarity and spatial balance typical of Japanese draftsmanship associated with ukiyo-e preparatory dra...

JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Tailpiece for “A Rainy Day” Watercolour heightened with white, circular Unframed, in mount only Diameter 7 cm., 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm.,...

JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Phoebe - The Open Window Watercolour heightened with white Unframed, in mount only 8 by 7 cm., 3 by 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm., 10 by 8 in....

Brabazon would have visited Italy and captured this view on one of his many European tours in the 1860's. The drawing comes from his sketch book or 'carnet de voyage'.

Readings from the "Communion of Saints": folio from an Italian Missal Pigment on vellum Mid 17th century Provenance: Otto F. Ege (1888-1951) Phillip Duechnes Bookseller, New York, c....

Brabazon would have visited Monaco and captured this view on one of his many European tours in the 1860's. The drawing comes from his sketch book or 'carnet de voyage'.

"Two Warriors on Horseback, Foot Soldier, and Civilians" is an original gold and tempera painting by an unknown Persian artist from the late 19th century. It features a number of fig...

This work is presented more as a concept piece since it's condition is destresed. Signed lower right Illustrator Hazel Frazee was a Female Illustrator in the first quarter of the 20...

"Constance ripped the letter open and read it aloud." Illustration for the book Jerry Junior by Jean Webster (New York: The Century Co., 1907), illustrated page 149. The illustratio...

Brabazon would have visited Switzerland and captured this view on one of his many European tours in the 1860's. The drawing comes from his sketch book or 'carnet de voyage'.

This incredibly detailed hand-drawn book cover design features an Arabic style inspired by the Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as Islamic art ...

Story illustration for the book In the Closed Room by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published by McClure, Phillips & Co., New York, 1904. The published caption reads: "I'm going to play ...

Serene and delicate still life by unknown artist "S. A." (likely French). A blue pitcher stands proud above an open book, with a branch of mistletoe draped across it. The objects are...

Format: Large 8°. 550 numbered copies. The book includes 204 pages with 92 drawings. Good conditions.

The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book. London: Printed for the author, by T.

An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stai...

He also went on to write several books, including: Ackermanns' New Drawing Book (1809); A Series of Progressive Lessons (1811); Treatise on Landscape Painting (1813); and Progressive...

He also went on to write several books, including: Ackermanns' New Drawing Book (1809); A Series of Progressive Lessons (1811); Treatise on Landscape Painting (1813); and Progressive...

An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stai...

Brabazon would have visited Villefranche and captured this view on one of his many European tours in the 1860's. The drawing comes from his sketch book or 'carnet de voyage'.

On offer is a work which was part of a book of tonalist drawings by Granville Redmond (1871-1935).

On offer is a work which was part of a book of drawings by Granville Redmond (1871-1935).

A life drawing by a well known book illustrator and long-term resident of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1930s.

The second photo is how the drawing appeared in the book (please note that the book is not included within the sale and is for illustrative purposes only).

Courtesy of the British Museum "An engraver and draftsman of French Huguenot descent, Chatelain was one of the most accomplished landscape engravers working in mid-eighteenth centur...

Brabazon would have visited the Cote d'Azur and captured its villages, such as this view, on one of his many European tours in the 1860's. The drawing comes from his sketch book or '...