Antique Paradise

Exquisite pair of Wedgwood Ordinary lustre baluster vases by Daisy Makeig-Jones. Circa 1915. Dominated by dramatic gilded exotic crested birds on an incredibly rich royal blue mottle...

One of the most spectacular high style Art Deco pieces we have ever offered, this large wall charger depicting two female nudes and a deer in an idyllic, color-drenched garden was ma...

Designed in a traditional ginger jar shape with a tall brass finial, the lamps feature charming Birds of Paradise and flowering vines decoration. The lamps have been newly polished, ...

This quintessential Art Deco scene, with its nymph in Arabian costume offering a dish of water to a spotted fawn, was painted by Einar Petersen, a California artist known for his exo...

Struck in .900 silver, its celebrated design features the magnificent Bird of Paradise, an emblematic native species, while the reverse bears the denomination and date within an e...

Williams / Victoria & Paradise Nurseries, 1882. Chromolithograph with hand coloring on cream wove paper, 12 x 9 1/4 inches (305 x 235 mm), the full sheet, wide full margins.

Williams / Victoria & Paradise Nurseries, 1882. Chromolithograph with hand coloring on cream wove paper, 12 x 9 1/4 inches (305 x 235 mm), the full sheet, wide full margins.

More broadly, the scene is more than decoration; it depicts a kind of earthly paradise, the ideal environment for human flourishing.

Williams / Victoria & Paradise Nurseries, 1882. Chromolithograph with hand coloring on cream wove paper, 12 x 9 1/4 inches (305 x 235 mm), the full sheet, wide full margins.

On either side of this scene, woven baskets, suspended by knots, hold two birds of paradise. The case was made based on a design by Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), one of the leading...

This 19th-century Neoclassical relief in gilt terracotta captures a mythic scene inspired by Paradise. Drawing influence from Louis-Messidor-Lebon Petitot, the composition features ...

The shaped rectangular screen features a mounted ribbon with birds of paradise and griffin. The screen is raised on four lion paw out-swept feet.

Traditionally, the Four Seasons theme celebrates nature’s perpetual cycle—awakening, abundance, maturity, and renewal—while the garden itself carries associations with paradise, harm...

Rare antique drop earrings featuring a top element decorated with a bird of paradise perched on a branch, rendered in polychrome enamel against a turquoise background and framed by a...

Its sumptuous navy blue field unfolds into a beguiling botanical paradise, where elaborate floral ornamentation and architectural symmetry create an atmosphere of aristocratic refine...

The rider wears a harlequin brocade of colored squares, the "all nations" design, and recalls the legend of the buffalo carrying the sage west to the Kun Lun paradise. Gorer and Blac...

Across the expansive ivory field, stylized Trees of Life rise in rhythmic succession, transforming the surface into an imagined garden of paradise. Rooted in ancient visual tradition...

Set against the deep navy ground, these motifs appear suspended within an imagined nocturnal paradise, creating remarkable depth without dependence upon a central medallion.

Elaborate floral compartments and mirrored arrangements introduce a sense of architectural discipline, recalling the geometrical organization of enclosed paradise gardens. Every inte...

These motifs draw upon the symbolism of the Persian paradise garden, where flowering vegetation represents abundance, regeneration, and the promise of eternal spring.

Its sumptuous deep terracotta field unfolds as an enchanting paradise garden, where elaborate floral arrangements and sweeping arabesques evoke the grandeur of palatial estates and c...

The seat has been reupholstered in a Holland & Sherry Western Skies, Paradise Valley (aspen) fabric.

This expansive botanical arrangement was particularly admired in palace-scale carpets, where it conveyed the idea of the Garden of Paradise—a central theme in Persian decorative arts...

Antique Chinese porcelain Famille Noire ginger jar made into a beautiful lamp. With birds of paradise amongst elaborate and finely rendered flowers, rocks, and foliage against a blac...

Together with the central field, these corner devices evoke the architecture of the Persian Garden of Paradise, a symbolic refuge representing tranquility, harmony, and spiritual ren...

An inset at the lower center is titled "Garden OF EDEN." in an oval label; it shows Assyria, Cush, Havilah, the Land of Nod with Enoch, and Paradise in a dotted circle among the rive...

A beautiful English tray table or tray on stand from the Aesthetic Movement Period, featuring a rectangular tray of papier mache with a recessed center showing a decorative Chinoiser...

The large glass shade is particularly decorative, featuring six stylized birds of paradise in flight, arranged across the surface in a refined Art Deco composition.

The play of floral rhythm within a structured framework epitomizes the Persian ideal of paradise—order within nature, beauty within restraint.

Floral sprigs emerge from stylized vases, an enduring motif representing nourishment, continuity, and the cultivated garden as a reflection of paradise. Each iconic element is though...

Traditionally associated with paradise gardens and courtly artistry, these botanical emblems convey wishes for fertility, prosperity, and perpetual growth.

Grand Shah Abbasi palmettes punctuate the striking composition, their lotus-inspired silhouettes traditionally associated with purity, regeneration, and the abundance of paradise gar...

This uninterrupted profusion reflects the Persian conception of the garden as an earthly vision of paradise—a place where nature is elevated through artistry into something eternal, ...

This interconnected structure reflects the Persian ideal of the garden as an ordered vision of paradise, where flowers, vegetation, and symmetry become expressions of harmony and pro...

The decorative surface unfolds as a continuous and harmonious space in which floral motifs, scrolling vines, and arabesques intertwine with remarkable fluidity, symbolically evoking ...

The intricate arrangement of blossoms and foliage recalls the historic concept of the Persian paradise garden, where cultivated landscapes represented abundance, tranquility, and the...

Keen eyes may admire the field’s presentation of an intricate paradise garden schema, where paired peacocks—rendered in cobalt blue and sage green—stand as guardians of a flowering p...

Together, these iconic motifs transform the surface into an idealized paradise—a woven meditation on renewal, privilege, and cultivated living.

The cover carries peacocks and birds of paradise among trees and grasses over a further band of swags, the finial is engraved with a laurel wreath, and the foot with laurel sprays.

Throughout the field, stylized blossoms emerge from slender stems and ornamental bases, recalling the Persian concept of the Paradise Garden, where nature represented abundance, harm...

These bouquets recall the idealized Persian garden, a cultivated paradise associated with prosperity, harmony, and earthly splendor.

The absence of a commanding central medallion allows the ornamentation to breathe, creating an alluring sense of openness reminiscent of a secluded paradise garden. Each botanical el...

Its intriguing silhouette unfolds through concentric arrangements of floral tracery, creating an impression of a blossoming celestial emblem suspended within an ornamental paradise. ...

Within the classical vocabulary of Persian carpet weaving, the palmette recalls the abundance of paradise gardens, while the rosette evokes harmony, continuity, and the cyclical rene...

The narrative elements make it exceptionally suited for private libraries, studies, or intimate reception areas where the paradise imagery fosters a contemplative atmosphere essentia...

Palmettes recall the abundance of paradise gardens, while floral rosettes suggest beauty, continuity, and the cyclical rhythm of the seasons.

Slender cypress-like forms suggest eternity and spiritual resilience, while branching Tree of Life motifs recall the sacred connection between earthly existence and heavenly paradise...

These spells and divine representations were intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife and ensure eternal renewal in the idyllic Field of Reeds, the Egyptian paradi...

Complementary guard borders feature miniature eight-pointed stars, evoking the infinite expanse of the night sky, while an outer procession of stylized blossoms recalls the symbolic ...

Within traditional ornamental symbolism, the rosette represents the life-giving energy of the sun, while the surrounding vegetation suggests abundance, growth, and the flourishing of...

Palmettes, vines, and floral sprays entwine in a lyrical dance of symmetry, as if the garden of paradise had been captured in wool. The composition unfolds with gentle complexity, it...

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1880 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.

Sensational image by Gustave Doré From Milton's " Paradise Lost " Woodcut engraving Published C.1870 Unframed.