Lot of 18 Antique French Methodical Encyclopedias
Located in Mckinney, TX
Found in France, circa 1782 - 1806. The encyclopedias are sold as a set of 18 books (3 large and 15 small).
Paper
1904 The Encyclopedia Americana, Complete 16 Vol Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The 1904 edition of The Encyclopedia Americana, edited by Frederick Converse Beach, is a significant historical reference set consisting of sixteen illustrated volumes published by T...
Leather, Paper
Moth Life Cycle: Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Encyclopedia, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Published in Weimar in 1805, this plate is part of Bertuch’s 12-volume encyclopedia, celebrated for its visual appeal and scientific accuracy.
Paper
Eared Jellyfish: Detailed Engraving from Bertuch's Children's Encyclopedia, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
This elegant jellyfish, with its distinctive radial symmetry and translucent bell, is meticulously depicted, showcasing the graceful undulations of its tentacles and the iconic horse...
Paper
Anemone Print in Wooden Frame, from Antiquarian Encyclopedia, Botanical Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautifully framed page from an antiquarian encyclopedia from Germany, depicting Anemones. Frame: Oak wood Dimensions: 32 x 24 x 3 cm Date published: Turn of the century (around 190...
Lithograph
Very Rare 4th Edition Leather Bound Set of Encyclopedia Britannica, Dated 1810
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
By the completion of this edition, both of the men who founded the encyclopedia, Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell, had passed away, and the future of Britannica looked bleak, but it...
Leather, Paper
Antique Art Nouveau German Leather Bound Encyclopedia of Scientific Inquiry Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This five volume set of leather bound 1st Edition encyclopedias were done by Weltall and Menschheit of Germany in 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style.
Leather, Paper
$204Sale Price|32% Off
Mounted Print of National Coats of Arms by Tiffany & Co. from 1895 Encyclopedia
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good coloured Lithograph Print of National Coats Of Arms. The print is mounted all ready for framing. The external measurements of the mount are 12 W x 15 H and t...
Paper
Antique Quba Square, Unusual Colours and Design, High Collectible
Located in WYNNUM, QLD
Investment quality. See Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets, A.L. Moheban, (under Kuba with K) pages 326 onwards.
Wool
Large Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Dahlias, Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1906/1914 Dimensions: Height: 31,0 cm / 12.20 in Diameter: 17,0 cm / 6.69 in Bibliographie: ...
Glass
Large Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Campanule, Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1906/1914 Dimensions: Height: 26,0 cm / 10.23 in Diameter: 17,0 cm / 6.69 in Bibliographie: Car...
Glass
Le Maimon, Le Nouveau Babouin, L’Hamadrias...-Etching by Pietro Scattaglia- 1775
Located in Roma, IT
Signed in the plate at lower right by Scattaglia, after the designs prepared for Buffon’s monumental zoological encyclopedia. Published in Paris during the second half of the eighte...
Etching
$26,892Sale Price|20% Off
In The Twilight, dated 1912
Located in Liphook, GB
Petersburg, 41 Wanderers Exhibition, 1912, N 192 Literature Encyclopedia of Wanderers Exhibitions 1871-1923, St.
Canvas, Oil
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Ancolie, Columbine Decor, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910-1915 Dimensions: Height: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in Diameter: 6,0 cm / 2.36 in Bibliographie: Carol...
Glass
5 Medallion Complex Gendje Caucasian Antique Collectible
Located in WYNNUM, QLD
A similarly fine, slightly larger, but less imaginatively designed piece holds an estimated value of $12,000 in the authoritative “The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets “ by A.L. Moheb...
Wool
Striking Shirvan Antique Carpet
Located in WYNNUM, QLD
Validation as to Shirvan values can be found in the Authoritative Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets , by A.L. Moheban Vol 1, pages 531 -533 wherein three pieces are displayed , showing...
Wool
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Cognassier Du Japon, Daum Nancy, France, Cairca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910-1915 Dimensions: Height: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in Diameter: 6,3 cm / 2.48 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartma...
Glass
Priest with Pregnant Woman
By Paul Muller
Located in Indianapolis, IN
He worked as an illustrator for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He also worked as a guard in the Federal Reserve Bank, Pitney Bowes Engraving Service, where he designed for the governme...
Paper, Watercolor
Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Fleur De Neige, Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1906/1914 Dimensions: Height: 28,8 cm / 11.33 in Diameter: 12,5 cm / 4.92 in Bibliographie...
Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Julienne Des Dames, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910-1915 Dimensions: Height: 33,0 cm / 12.99 in Diameter: 9,5 cm / 3.74 in Bibliographie: Carolus Ha...
Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Tulipes, With Gilding, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: Circa 1900 Dimensions: Height: 8,5 cm / 3.34 in Diameter: 4,5 cm / 1.77 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartm...
Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Bleuets, Cornflowers, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Fr res / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910 - 1915 Dimensions: Height: 8,2 cm / 3.22 in Diameter: 6,5 cm / 2.55 in Bibliographie: Carolus ...
Glass
Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Crocus Decoration, Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1906/1914 Dimensions: Height: 14,8 cm / 5.82 in Diameter: 8,5 cm / 3.34 in Bibliographie: Ca...
Glass
Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Bleuets, Cornflowers, Nancy, France, Ca 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1906/1914 Dimensions: Height: 29,3 cm / 11.53 in Diameter: 7,5 cm / 2.95 in Bibliographie: Ca...
Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Fleur De Souci, Marigold, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910 - 1915 Dimensions: Height: 20,0 cm / 7.87 in Diameter: 15,0 cm / 5.90 in Bibliographie: Ca...
Glass
Aurora Borealis in Four Scientific Views, Antique Chromolithograph Meyers c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Original fold line as issued, typical for bound encyclopedia plates. Paper is stable and colors well preserved.
Paper
Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Fleur-de-Lys, Nancy, France, Circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1900/1904 Dimensions: Height: 24,4 cm / 9.60 in Diameter: 11,5 cm / 4.52 in Bibliographie: Carolu...
Glass
Large Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Vigne, Nancy, France, Circa 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Émile Gallé / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: circa 1904/1906 Dimensions: Height: 47,5 cm / 18.70 in Diameter: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in Bibliographie: Ca...
Glass
Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Roses Sauvages, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: Circa 1905 Dimensions: Height: 36,0 cm / 14.17 in Diameter: 19,0 cm / 7.48 in Bibliography: Carolus ...
Glass
The Peeress - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Between 1840 and 1842, he began working with great artists, such as Daumier and Paul Gavarni, for the illustration of the Curmer: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, a 19th-century mo...
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Roman Ritual Vessels & Antiquities Engraving, Montfaucon 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Montfaucon’s monumental encyclopedia of classical antiquities became one of the foundational works of archaeology and art history, documenting ancient Roman and Greek objects, archit...
Paper
Classical Roman Altars & Antiquities Engraving, Montfaucon 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Montfaucon’s monumental encyclopedia of classical antiquities is regarded as one of the foundational works of archaeology and art history, bringing together visual studies of ancient...
Paper
Summer Day by the Lake - Young Boy Fishing, Signed Oil on Panel, 1884
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
Merrill, German Immigrant Artists in America: A Biographical Dictionary, Scarecrow Press. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, Oxford University Press.
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Architectural Engraving by Serlio from Montfaucon, Paris 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
The plate combines plans, elevations, domed structures, columned porticoes, ornamental interiors, and medallion devices, all rendered with remarkable precision through delicate coppe...
Paper
Antique Chromolithograph Pair, Ceramics Through the Ages, 1898
Located in Langweer, NL
Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig, Germany, after Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, circa 1898 Keywords: ceramics, pottery, porcelain, Art Nouveau, ...
Paper
$5,916Sale Price|20% Off
The Red Maids Of Bristol, Sunday Church Service, Lord Mayor's Chapel, 1911
Located in Liphook, GB
Provenance: The Royal Academy, 1911 The Children's Encyclopedia 1912 Studio of The Artist, thence by descent Measurements: 52" x 34" fram...
Canvas, Oil
Art Nouveau Pate de Verre Paperweight, Escargot, Amalric Walter, France, Ca 1920
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in Vienna, AT
Size: Height: 5,5 cm / 2.16 in Diameter: 8,0 cm / 3.14 in Bibliography: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon (= Encyclopedia of Glass Marks), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, page ...
Glass
North African Costumes Algeria, Racinet Afrique Chromolithograph, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Racinet’s work is widely regarded as one of the most important visual encyclopedias of global costume, combining ethnographic observation with refined artistic composition.
Paper
Large Art Deco Cameo Vase, Colliers, Charles Schneider, France, 1927-1928
By Charles Schneider, Verreries Schneider
Located in Vienna, AT
Dating: 1927-1928 Dimensions: Height: 46,5 cm / 18.30 in Diameter: 14,5 cm / 5.70 in Bibliographie: - Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon (= Encyclopedia of Glass M...
Glass
Byzantine Costume Study by Racinet, Imperial & Clerical Dress, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Racinet’s monumental six-volume work remains one of the most important 19th-century visual encyclopedias of historical costume and decorative arts, admired for its scholarly precisio...
Paper
Circa 1790 Katsukawa Shunei Woodblock Print – Ichikawa Danjūrō
Located in PARIS, FR
Beyond printmaking, he also illustrated the famous Shibai kinmō zui (“Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Theater”), published in 1803, an important and highly successful reference work ...
Paper, Lithograph, Engraving
North African Costumes & Figures Set of 4, Racinet Afrique Plates, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Racinet’s work is widely regarded as one of the most influential visual encyclopedias of global costume, and these plates stand out for their strong decorative appeal and ethnographi...
Paper
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
These sumptuously bound special editions of bibles, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and poetry countered the popularity of cheaper, popular dime novels.
Leather, Paper
Large Art Deco Cameo Vase, Dahlias, Charles Schneider, France, 1923-1926
By Verreries Schneider, Charles Schneider
Located in Vienna, AT
Dating: 1923-1926 Dimensions: Height: 48,5 cm / 19.09 in Diameter: 16,5 cm / 6.49 in Bibliographie: - Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon (= Encyclopedia of Glass...
Glass
Large Art Deco Cameo Vase, Rhododendrons, Charles Schneider, France, 1927-1928
By Charles Schneider, Verreries Schneider
Located in Vienna, AT
Dating: 1927-1928 Dimensions: Height: 48,0 cm / 18.89 in Diameter: 14,5 cm / 5.70 in Bibliographie: - Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon (= Encyclopedia of Glass M...
Glass
Antique Lunar Map “Der Mond”, German Scientific Chart Meyers Leipzig c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
A central fold line is present as issued, typical for bound encyclopedia plates. The print remains clear and well-preserved, with all details sharp and legible.
Paper
Artist Studio
Located in Sheffield, MA
The artist’s biography is included in the Bénézit dictionary, Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Who Was Who in American Art and the Biograph...
Canvas, Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
'On the Menam River, Bangkok, Siam', Early Australian Artist, Thailand, Siamese
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Accomplished perspectival recession and delicate handling of light characterize a rare Asian work by this Australian artist who is listed in McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Ar...
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Wall Candle Holders, Fratelli Matteucci Faenza
Located in Milano, IT
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 ...
Wrought Iron
Antique Cosmos Study of Nebulae “Nebelflecke”, Meyers Leipzig c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
A central fold line is visible as issued, typical for bound encyclopedia plates. The printed images remain strong and well-defined, with no major damage affecting the composition.
Paper
Antique Asprey Miniature Reference Book Set and Boulle inlaid rack
Located in New York, NY
Books include Dictionary, French and English Dictionary, Atlas, Gazeteer (geographic dictionary), French and Latin Quotations, English Quotations and Proverbs, Classics and Mythology...
Tortoise Shell, Leather, Wood
Antique Ardabil Persia City View, Small Mallet Engraving, Hand Colored, 1683
Located in Langweer, NL
Mallet’s Description de l’Univers is regarded as one of the most ambitious illustrated works of its time, offering a visual encyclopedia of the known world. Plates such as this are v...
Paper
Winfield Scott Treaty
By Benton Clark
Located in Missouri, MO
Source: Walt Reed, "The Illustrator in America" Peggy and Harold Samuels, "Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West"
Canvas, Oil
Art Nouveau Cameo Single Vase, Julienne Des Dames, Daum Nancy, France, Ca. 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910-1915 Dimensions: Height: 19,0 cm / 7.08 in Diameter: 8,0 cm / 3.14 in Bibliographie: Carolus ...
Glass
Julius Caesar Portrait, Antique Engraving, Roman History Print, 1826
Located in Langweer, NL
Pass, after Titian, London, 1826 Keywords: Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, ancient Rome, Roman history, classical antiquity, Roman general, Roman s...
Paper
Antique Map Sri Lanka Ceylon Bellin 1750 – Kingdom of Kandy Enlightenment Map
Located in Langweer, NL
This monumental publication sought to document the geography, cultures, and discoveries of the known world during the Enlightenment and became one of the most widely read travel ency...
Paper
Indigenous People of Formosa (Taiwan) – Ferrario Costume Print, c.1815
Located in Langweer, NL
Ferrario’s ambitious project sought to create a comprehensive visual encyclopedia of world cultures, drawing upon travel narratives, missionary reports, and earlier illustrations ava...
Paper
Leather Bound Set Encyclopedia Britannica 25 Volumes
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fabulous set of 25 volumes early English large leather bound Encyclopedia Britannica beautifully . Rare to find a large complete set of these early books.
Leather, Paper
Unavailable
H 13.25 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
Six Framed Food Related Lithographs; "The Grocer's Encyclopedia" by Artemas Ward
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The encyclopedia has 12 pages on cheese, 20 on wine, 16 on tea, 7 on oysters.
Paper
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H 9.26 in W 12.6 in D 0.6 in
19th Century Framed Antique Engravings of Natural History Animals
Located in Gloucestershire, UK
The prints are from this encyclopedia series are over 120 years old. The animals featured are a polar bear, rhinoceros, elephant and a walrus.
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H 8.08 in W 11.03 in
Plate CCXXXV, captioned: A keyed map of the parts of a sailboat [...].
By C.J. de Huyser
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
In Japan the encyclopedia became also one of the most used Rangaku books.
Engraving, Etching
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H 8.47 in W 4.93 in
plate XCIV, captioned: 1. Geoctrojeerde Globen [...].
By C.J. de Huyser
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
In Japan the encyclopedia became also one of the most used Rangaku books.
Engraving, Etching
Simia (Monkies)
By John Wilkes
Located in Florham Park, NJ
There was nothing to indicate a naturalistic or scenic surrounding for the subjects. In his 'encyclopedia', Wilkes pictures many different animals; each the charming results of im...
Engraving
Canis (Wolf & Hyena)
By John Wilkes
Located in Florham Park, NJ
There was nothing to indicate a naturalistic or scenic surrounding for the subjects. In his 'encyclopedia', Wilkes pictures many different animals; each the charming results of im...
Engraving
Sukotyro Sus (Warthog)
By John Wilkes
Located in Florham Park, NJ
There was nothing to indicate a naturalistic or scenic surrounding for the subjects. In his 'encyclopedia', Wilkes pictures many different animals; each the charming results of im...
Engraving
Bradypus (Three-toed Sloth)
By John Wilkes
Located in Florham Park, NJ
There was nothing to indicate a naturalistic or scenic surrounding for the subjects. In his 'encyclopedia', Wilkes pictures many different animals; each the charming results of im...
Engraving, Watercolor
Asterias (Starfish)
By John Wilkes
Located in Florham Park, NJ
There was nothing to indicate a naturalistic or scenic surrounding for the subjects. In his 'encyclopedia', Wilkes pictures many different animals; each the charming results of im...
Engraving, Watercolor
Unavailable
H 17.92 in Dm 5.52 in
'Girl with Riding Crop, Easy Rider', Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in Bern, CH
.: Volume IV, Abage Encyclopedia: Bronzes sculptors & founders, 1800-1930 by Harold Berman, Page 1032, plate 4019 'Easy Rider'.
Bronze
Fine Bronze Sculpture of a Little Elf, German Artist
By Bruno Friedrich Emil Kruse
Located in Eltville, DE
He is listed in many art encyclopedias.
Bronze
6 Set of 3 framed engravings of Diderot D'Alembert
Located in Villenouvelle, FR
French engravings about french craftmen with descriptions of their work and tools,ordered by Louis XV to Diderot d'Alembert for the Encyclopedia. Hand made red marble paper,beige an...
Paper, Wood
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H 20.5 in W 19.5 in D 18.5 in
Antique Regency Period Figured Rosewood Canterbury, English, circa 1820
By John Claudius Loudon
Located in New York, NY
This Canterbury was designed by John Loudon, circa 1820 and published in his "Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm & Villa Architecture & Furniture," which was not publiched until 1835.
Brass
Unavailable
H 24.61 in W 4.73 in D 1.19 in
Extraordinary Bhuj Axe in Gold and Steel with Inlaid Silver Decoration
Located in Madrid, ES
The World Encyclopedia of knives, daggers and bayonets. Anness publishing.
Gold, Silver, Steel
Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Engravings with later hand-color. 28 Volumes. 10” x 15” unframed. Diderot’s Encyclopedia, as it became commonly known, is a compendium of great achievements from the Age of En...
Engraving
Chaudronnier Grossier.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Unavailable
H 18.51 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
Rare French porcelain and gilt bronze mantel clock by Godon
By François-Louis Godon
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Examples of this similar, but different clock can be seen in: - the Congnacq-Jay Museum in Paris - the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (illustrated in Tardy, ‘La Pendule Franc...
Bronze
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Salines [...].
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Peintre en Batimens.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Serrurerie.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Tabac.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Sucrerie.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
West Indies, 1606
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Houston, TX
He also introduced the term atlas for a collection of maps (Encyclopedia of Britannica).
Orfevre Grossier.
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Made by Robert Benard after Diderot and d'Alembert.
Engraving, Etching
Partridge (Bird)
By Louis Prang
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Wood Chromolithograph Louis Prang, Publisher Boston, Massachusetts 1885 9” x 12.5” An all-encompassing work, Wood’s encyclopedia illustrated birds and animals from around the world.
Lithograph
Partridge (Bird)
By Louis Prang
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Wood Chromolithograph Louis Prang, Publisher Boston, Massachusetts 1885 9” x 12.5” An all-encompassing work, Wood’s encyclopedia illustrated birds and animals from around the world.
Lithograph
Exceptional Pair of Georgian Mahogany Torcheres, circa 1755
Located in New York, NY
All supported on slender turned and carved column supports and ending in graceful tripod cabriole legs and pad feet. See: "An Encyclopedia of English Furniture" by O. Brackett, page...
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H 66 in W 80 in D 1.25 in
Set of 24 Engravings by Richard Blome Framed in Pair of Regency Screens
By Richard Blome
Located in Charleston, SC
The etchings are from "BLOME, Richard (1635-1705): The Gentlemans Recreation. ... An Encyclopedia of the Arts and Sciences ... [and] Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing ...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Paper
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H 29 in W 61 in D 42 in
Sheraton Cherry Inlaid Banquet Table of Small Scale with Rope-Tuned Legs, 1815
Located in Providence, RI
This table was illustrated and featured in American Antiques: The Antique Encyclopedia, Norman Hudson (see scan below).
Cherry
Acoma
By Harold Harrington Betts
Located in Graton, CA
Sources include: Peggy and Harold Samuels, Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Oil
Unavailable
H 15.16 in W 26.78 in
Plate II: 'Marine, dessein d'une galere a la Rame nommee la Reale.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Unavailable
H 15.36 in W 9.85 in
Horlogerie. Complete set of 63 engravings.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Unavailable
H 16.34 in W 19.69 in
Plate XXXII - XXXIII: 'Charpente, Moulin a Eau sur Bateau.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Wood Hauler, Laguna Pueblo
By Raphael Lillywhite
Located in Graton, CA
Source: Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
Oil
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 10.04 in
Lutherie, Ouvrages et Outils - Plate 18: Luthier, Workshop, Musical instrument.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Anonymous engraving. Author: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Art Deco Vase by Le Verre Francais-Schneider
By Charles Schneider, Le Verre Francais
Located in Coral Gables, FL
(Excerpt taken from the Glass Encyclopedia).
Art Glass
Map of Venice
By Henri-Abraham Chatelain
Located in New York, NY
First published in 1705, Chatelain's Atlas Historique was part of an immense seven-volume encyclopedia. Although the main focus of the text was geography, the work also included a we...
Engraving
Arizona Indians
By Harold Harrington Betts
Located in Graton, CA
Sources include: Peggy and Harold Samuels, Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Oil
Unavailable
H 14.97 in W 9.85 in
Lutherie, Instrumens qu'on fait parler avec une Roue.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Unavailable
H 15.36 in W 9.85 in
Lutherie, Instruments anciens, et modernes, de Percussion.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
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H 16.54 in W 10.63 in
Lutherie, Instruments a vent; Musette, Cornemuse.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving, Etching
Unavailable
H 17.38 in W 18.5 in D 4.5 in
Just Andersen, Denmark Pair of Five-Branch Art Deco Candelabra, circa 1925
By Just Andersen
Located in New York, NY
Første Bind (Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1979) p. 199. The Design Encyclopedia. Mel Byars (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994) p. 23.
Lutherie, Instruments qui se touchent avec l'archet.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Anonymous engraving. Author: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving
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H 11.25 in W 9.43 in D 1.2 in
Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
‘Encyclopedie des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ (Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in the twentieth century) complete set of 12 original books, the fir...
Paper
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H 16.54 in W 20.08 in
Mineralogie. Filons et travaux des Mines - Histoire Naturelle.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving
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H 16.74 in W 10.24 in
Mineralogie, coupe d'une mine.
By J.A. Defehrt and Bonaventure Benoit-Louis Prevost
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous. Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.
Engraving
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H 31 in W 42 in D 4 in
19th Century Painting of Windsor Castle by William Richardson Tyler
By William Richardson Tyler 1
Located in Alexandria, VA
Creps, Bob, "Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors &Engravers of the U.S."
Canvas
Water under the Bridge
By Louis Kinney Harlow
Located in Graton, CA
Sources: Who Was Who in American Art, 1999, page 1461; Davenport's Art Reference, 2006/2007Edition, page 956; Mantle Fielding, 1986, page 375; Mallett Supplement, page 117; Dealer's...
Watercolor
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H 86.23 in W 40.16 in D 18.31 in
Early 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood and Ormolu Mounted Secretaire Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
In addition, a bookcase in the Vicoria & Albert Museum, which is also related to a design in Sheraton’s ‘Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist’s Encyclopedia’, 1806, has the ...
Ormolu
Still Life With Grapes
By Elizabeth Borglum
Located in Hudson, NY
Sources include: Phil Kovinick, Marian Yoshiki Kovinick, An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West
Oil
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H 11 in W 15.25 in
Milky Lake, Alps by Gustavus Frankenstein (1827-1893, German American)
Located in New York, NY
Historical collections of Ohio in two volumes. An encyclopedia of the state. Cincinnati: Published by the State of Ohio.
Oil
Unavailable
H 18 in W 30 in
Roadway About 1 1/2 Miles North of Bolinas California
By James Everett Stuart
Located in Graton, CA
Source: Edan Hughes, ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA Peter Hassrick, DRAWN TO YELLOWSTONE Peggy and Harold Samuels, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARTISTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Oil
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H 27 in W 13 in D 6 in
19th Century sculpture of Female Nude in Bronze, titled "La Chanson"
By Félix Charpentier
Located in Washington, DC
The sculpture identified as La Jeunesse (Youth) in the encyclopedias by Kjellberg and Berman is also identified as La Chanson (The Song) by numerous websites including the one mainta...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 6 in W 10 in
Autumn on the Black Brook, 1876 by Kate W. Newhall (1840-1917, American)
Located in New York, NY
Kovinick, Phil and Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick. An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. Austin: University of Texas Press, Austin, 1998.
Canvas, Oil
Southwest Plains Oil Painting by Ben Shahn,
By Ben Shahn
Located in Graton, CA
Sources: Who Was Who In American Art Encyclopedia of World Biography Other Internet Sites
Oil
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 23.63 in D 3.15 in
18th Century French Painting Portrait of a Noblewoman Francoise De Troi, 1700s
Located in Torino, Torino
Together with Franco Monetti, in numerous volumes and essays in Italian, English, French and Hungarian, he offered important documentary and historical-artistic discoveries on intern...
Canvas
$2,400 / set
H 10.24 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, 1786 - 2 volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals and Illustrated In Their Different Significant By Examples From the Best Writers. To Which a...
Gold Leaf
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...
Leather, Paper