Antique Duchess

The duchess was a very influential figure at court, promoting French interests and often acting as an intermediary between the king, his ministers and French ambassadors.

In the years following the exhibitions, he obtained important commissions for the daughter of Queen Victoria and for the daughter of the Grand duchess of Russia (S. Chiarugi, Bottegh...

Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century English School Large 18th Century English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excel...

The reverse of the heart with hinged locket compartment and inscribed to cover: “28th May 1836,” the strap interior inscribed to the left: “Given by Eliza, Duchess of Gordon to Louis...

29 th c Antque Austrian cabinet portrait porcelain plate, handpainted, inscribed Constance as for Constanc of Austria, Queen of Poland and Duchess of Lithuania. Historical memorabili...

The beautiful painting depicting the young and attractive Duchess Ortensia Mancini is part of the refined portraiture of Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689).

It comes from the collection of Sophie Adelheid, Duchess in Bavaria (1875–1957), a member of the House of Wittelsbach.

Glyn Warren Philot 1884-1937 The Judgement of Paris Oil on canvas, initialled lower right 'GP' Image size: 46 × 35 inches (116 × 89 cm) Gilt frame During the 1920s Philpot was a hi...

The pair comes from the collection of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor and were formerly owned by Susie Hilfiger.

Circular tapered feet. From the Duke and Duchess sale at Sothebys.

The historic former home of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as of 2017 it was occupied by Windsor House Antiques.

Due to the political unrest in Dordrecht between patriots and William VI of Orange, van Leen returned to Paris in 1788 where the Grand Duchess of Russia commissioned him for designin...

Eynard, who made his fortune as financial advisor to the Queen of Etruria and to Grand Duchess Elisa Bacciocchi (sister of Napoleon), returned to Geneva in 1810 and later attended th...

The Crosby chimneypiece closest to the one offered here was later purchased by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II while Duchess of Edinburgh around 1948 when Clarence House was being red...

A suggestion from the Duchess of Windsor allegedly inspired the Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace.

His canvases were especially requested by Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere and Grand Duke Cosimo III and destined for the Villa dell'Ambrogiana.

His canvases were especially requested by Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere and Grand Duke Cosimo III and destined for the Villa dell'Ambrogiana.

His canvases were especially requested by Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere and Grand Duke Cosimo III and destined for the Villa dell'Ambrogiana.

A pupil of Gaspare Lopez (Naples - Venice ca. 1732), one of the leading generalists of the time, Giacomo Nani developed an autonomous personality over time, much appreciated by 18th ...

It is named after Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland. She was a good friend of Queen Victoria and a prominent aristocratic hostess.

His clients included members of the British Royal Family, elite military officials, and towering icons of late 18th-century style like Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire. He was el...

He painted portraits of a variety of subjects, including the Duke of Massa, Henri Farman, the Duchess of Uzès and the Duchess of Brissac. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Mulhouse: Woma...

This table was owned by the Duchess of Roxburghe and was in her hallway in her house in Carlton House Terrace.

He visited Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire on a number of occasions in the early 1880a where he painted several portraits of the famous Clumber spaniels belonging to the Duke and Duc...

Jansen’s commissions included pieces for William III of the Netherlands, Alfonso XII of Spain and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Maison Jansen internationally renowned and were cli...

His magnum opus, Storia naturale degli uccelli (Natural History of Birds), published in Florence between 1767 and 1776, was a monumental achievement commissioned by the Grand Duchess...

Working with the influential marchands-merciers of the time, Moisy built up an exceptional clientele, including members of the aristocracy such as the Duke de Praslin, the Prince de...

Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) - workshop of Portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587) Grand Duchess of Tuscany, second wife of Francesco I de '...

This form is called a Duchesse Brisée, or a "broken duchess", for being divided into either two or three parts.

Sutherland tables take their name from the Duchess of Sutherland for whom this practical form of table was originally designed during the Victorian period.

Draper also had a lucrative society portrait painting practice, his aristocratic sitters including the Duchess of Abercorn. Another area of activity was decorative work including, a...

Variations include the simple early lowboy, large-scale lady's duchess, and the popular Regency era refined gentleman's Beau Brummell.

Further filling the current collection are watches or clocks from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, renowned illusionists Siegfried &am...

In 1854, at the invitation of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna, President of the Imperial Academy of Arts, he worked near St.

Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (Russian, 1882-1960) and painted circa 1925.

At the bottom of the tapestry one may find an inscription simply stating "Shelter of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexndrovna in Moscow".

Main detail - a variation coat of arms of Hälsingland province ain detail - a variation coat of arms of Hälsingland province under Duke / Duchess coronet : a Goat rampant or, armed g...

Published Feb. 15, 1800 by Anthony Molteno, Printseller to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, No 29 Pall Mall. Inherited from an estate and reframed in 1975.

This piece is said to possibly be a version of a larger work commissioned by the Duchess of Mazarin. The present clock displays iconography very similar to these examples, featuring ...

At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. 

It resembles the footstool that graced the private upstairs sitting room of the Parisian home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (see image 20). This Louis XVI style tabouret feature...

F264), dated circa 1780 and also linked to the founder Etienne Martincourt (act. 1763–1791) and the design of Augustín Pajou (1730–1809); this piece is said to possibly have been a v...

There are night stands… and then there are night stands that look as though they have just stepped out of a candlelit salon on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, brushed past a duchess, and ...

He held the appointment of Animal Painter to the Duchess of Kent. He sometimes collaborated with Thomas Faed, a picture by both artists is in the City of York.

He earned his living painting “society portraits,” and painted such notables as Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor. He said he sought to record appearance, not character.

It was commissioned by then Count of Paris, Philippe, to the Duke and Duchess d'Alencon in the year 1893. Images 17 and 18. .

Lacloche Frères From the Belle Époque to the 1960s, the jewelry creations from the Parisian firm Lacloche Frères adorned over four generations of crowned heads, including Queen Vict...

Hand-Colored Engraving of Marguerite de France, Daughter of François I, ca. 1900 edition This fine hand-colored engraving depicts Marguerite de France (1523–1574), the youngest daug...

The underside of the beaker bears the engraved inscription 'Presented by Her Royal & Imperial Highness, The Duchess of Saxe Coburg & Gotha, Duchess of Edinburgh, to Alleyne Alfred Ba...

In 1845, he was appointed Animal Painter to HRH the Duchess of Kent, followed by several commissions from Queen Victoria, who remained a lifelong patron.

The vessel at this stage was the brig Clyde, followed by the brig Russell, then two voyages for the barque Charlotte (with Mark Whitway as master apparently) and finally the brig Duc...

The center plate depicts an image of the Duchess of Devonshire.

The first plate is formally dedicated by Albin “To the Most Noble Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.” It features large moths with striking eye-like markings on their wings, closely re...

The book was commissioned by Maria Luisa, Grand duchess of Tuscany and the first volume was dedicated to Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo.

The set includes Her Grace the Duchess Dowager of Cleveland, a respected figure of Victorian high society, depicted with poise and quiet authority; Captain Henry Montague Hozier, sho...

Renowned for blending classical elegance with modern refinement, **Maison Jansen** created interiors for the world’s elite, including **Elsie de Wolfe, the Duke and Duchess of Windso...

Among his well-known sitters is Duchess Dorothea of Courland, a central figure in the cultural world of the Baltic region.