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Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem
Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem

Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem

Located in Lomita, CA

One of the pieces in this famille rose pair of brush pots bears an iron red square hallmark, as well as four columns of Chinese characters in a poem. The design that encircles the po...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Poem

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850's, Daoguang Emperor, Li Bai poem, 27cm.
Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850's, Daoguang Emperor, Li Bai poem, 27cm.

Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850's, Daoguang Emperor, Li Bai poem, 27cm.

Located in MELBOURNE, AU

Antique Chinese Cased Ink Stone, c1850's - Daoguang Emperor inscribed with verses from Li Bai poem Made of wood & copper, gilded featuring a seal of the owner 27cm long

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1850s Chinese Victorian Antique Poem

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases with Painted Figures and Chinese Poems in Gold
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases with Painted Figures and Chinese Poems in Gold

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases with Painted Figures and Chinese Poems in Gold

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Chinese porcelain vases with painted figures and Chinese poems in gold. The gilt poem frames the two groups of figures who likely serve as a narrative complement to the calli...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

Materials

Porcelain

Pewter Vase by Estrid Ericson for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1928 with poem, brass
Pewter Vase by Estrid Ericson for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1928 with poem, brass

Pewter Vase by Estrid Ericson for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1928 with poem, brass

By Svenskt Tenn, Estrid Ericson

Located in Stockholm, SE

Pewter vase and brass bands engraved with a poem by Verner von Heidenstam. Stamped.

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1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Poem

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Mid Century Japanese Silk Furisode Kimono in Coral with Floral Poem Card Motifs
Mid Century Japanese Silk Furisode Kimono in Coral with Floral Poem Card Motifs

Mid Century Japanese Silk Furisode Kimono in Coral with Floral Poem Card Motifs

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

The design showcases a beautiful array of Plum Blossoms, representing resilience and the start of spring, alongside Chrysanthemums, the national flower of Japan symbolizing longevity...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Poem

Materials

Silk

Antique Print Depicting the Personification of Charity with English Poem, C.1780
Antique Print Depicting the Personification of Charity with English Poem, C.1780

Antique Print Depicting the Personification of Charity with English Poem, C.1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Charity.' Personification of Charity as a woman with three children. From 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'. This periodical...

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1780s Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836. The title, “Comment ma petite, il vous e...

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Early 19th Century French Romantic Antique Poem

Materials

Creamware

Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首

Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首

By Katsushika Hokusai

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) Poem by Bunya no Asayasu (Fumiya no Asayasu), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki) 「百人一首うはか...

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1830s Antique Poem

Materials

Woodcut

Original Vintage Travel Poster Leon Poem Of Light And Stone Tomb Of Kings Spain
Original Vintage Travel Poster Leon Poem Of Light And Stone Tomb Of Kings Spain

Original Vintage Travel Poster Leon Poem Of Light And Stone Tomb Of Kings Spain

By Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster - Leon Poem of Light and Stone Tomb of Kings / Poema de Luz y Piedra Tumba de Reyes - depicting an image of the Gothic architecture and layout of the h...

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1920s Spanish Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu
Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu

Paravent - Two-fold screen painted in ink on silver ground with poem by Rengetsu

Located in Brussels, BE

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink on a silver ground with a rock, bamboo and calligraphy, by Tanomura Chokunyū (1814-1907). Inscribed: I painted at the time when the p...

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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Poem

Materials

Silver Leaf

On Plate from Constellations, 101/350, circa 1959 — Joan Miró
On Plate from Constellations, 101/350, circa 1959 — Joan Miró

On Plate from Constellations, 101/350, circa 1959 — Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Santa Monica, CA

The source associates the work with Constellations, the publication combining André Breton’s prose poems with Miró’s imagery. Artwork dimensions: 17.75 × 14 inches (45.08 × 35.56 cm).

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15th Century and Earlier Antique Poem

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Lovely large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting pairings of birds, plants and calligraphy (right to ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

Rare Set of Large 19th Century Neoclassical Library Busts
Rare Set of Large 19th Century Neoclassical Library Busts

Rare Set of Large 19th Century Neoclassical Library Busts

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

The figures include: Virgil (Virgilius) Augustan period ancient Roman poet known for three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Georgics, the Eclogues and Rome’s epic p...

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19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Poem

Materials

Terracotta

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting
Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Tall Japanese 6-panel folding screen with kachôga painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Charming large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) covered with a series of six separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting pairings of birds, plants and calligraphy (right t...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper

A German Valentine to a Mother in Sanguine and Blue Ink
A German Valentine to a Mother in Sanguine and Blue Ink

A German Valentine to a Mother in Sanguine and Blue Ink

Located in South Paris, ME

Wonderful small hand-made card with a poem extolling the virtues of mothers under the flap.

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18th Century German Rococo Antique Poem

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Gustave Doré Illustrated The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe 1st American Edition 1884
Gustave Doré Illustrated The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe 1st American Edition 1884

Gustave Doré Illustrated The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe 1st American Edition 1884

Located in Savannah, GA

Doré's mystical and chilling macabre imagery illuminates Poe's eerie poem of sadness for his lost love, Lenore. This was Gustave Doré's last commission as he died in the same year of...

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1880s North American Aesthetic Movement Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

Les Jeans-Jeans - Lithograph by  Auguste Raffet - 1850
Les Jeans-Jeans - Lithograph by  Auguste Raffet - 1850

Les Jeans-Jeans - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1850

By Auguste Raffet

Located in Roma, IT

As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolut...

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1830s Modern Antique Poem

Materials

Lithograph

Lara Blessé; Lara Wounded
Lara Blessé; Lara Wounded

Lara Blessé; Lara Wounded

By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault

Located in Middletown, NY

The artwork serves as an illustration for Lord Byron's 1814 narrative poem Lara, depicting the faithful page Khaled supporting the wounded, armored knight mounted on a battle horse.

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Early 19th Century Romantic Antique Poem

Materials

Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Leaves of Grassby Walt Whitman, Later Printing, in Original Boards and Scarce DJ
Leaves of Grassby Walt Whitman, Later Printing, in Original Boards and Scarce DJ

Leaves of Grassby Walt Whitman, Later Printing, in Original Boards and Scarce DJ

By Walt Whitman

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Leaves of Grass grew across the span of Whitman’s life; the last edition boasted more than 400 poems. In 1881, the permanent order of poems was established, with the seventh edition.

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Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful image by renowned Japanese artist/printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861 ) titled "Saigyo-Hoshi (no. 86) 西行法師 (The Monk Saigyo) (The Monk Saigyo)" from his famous seri...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

SUCKLING, John. Fragmenta Aurea. 1646 - FIRST EDITION.
SUCKLING, John. Fragmenta Aurea. 1646 - FIRST EDITION.

SUCKLING, John. Fragmenta Aurea. 1646 - FIRST EDITION.

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pforzheimer 995 considers this edition the earliest state with the extra large capital "F" and "A" in the title. On pages 29-30 of "Poems" is the very deligh...

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1640s British Antique Poem

Materials

Leather

Le Sphinx - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s
Le Sphinx - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

Le Sphinx - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Work created as frontispiece for a collection of Symbolist poems by Paul Verlaine. Also known by the title "Parallélisme".

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1880s Modern Antique Poem

Materials

Etching

Eloisa en Dishabillé by John Matthews [parody of Pope's Eloisa & Abelard]
Eloisa en Dishabillé by John Matthews [parody of Pope's Eloisa & Abelard]

Eloisa en Dishabillé by John Matthews [parody of Pope's Eloisa & Abelard]

Located in Middletown, NY

The work has an unusually colorful bibliographical history: first published in 1780, it was long attributed to the eminent classical scholar Richard Porson (1759–1808), whose name le...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Edo Pottery Hand Painted Tea Plate Tray With Box
Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Edo Pottery Hand Painted Tea Plate Tray With Box

Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Edo Pottery Hand Painted Tea Plate Tray With Box

Located in Studio City, CA

The tray/plate features a rectangular shape that only the original Kenzan produced and hand painted pair of eggplant decoration modeled from his Eggplant painting with written poem (...

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

Materials

Pottery, Paint

19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas
19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas

19th Century Framed Portrait of a Girl, "Little Orphant Annie" Oil on Canvas

Located in Doylestown, PA

Inspired after James Whitcomb Riley's 1885 poem bearing the same name about a young girl named Mary Alice Smith who lived with the author's family, this portrait represents the love ...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Poem

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Located in Middletown, NY

Kent, including the Coleridge poem "Farewell to Love."

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Poem

Materials

Leather, Paper

BOISSY. Mercure de France. 1775. FIRST EDITION - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV
BOISSY. Mercure de France. 1775. FIRST EDITION - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV

BOISSY. Mercure de France. 1775. FIRST EDITION - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

The two publications were primarily for the elite and had essays, poems and societal and political publications. This issue contains an announcement of the premier of Pierre Beaumarc...

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1770s North American Antique Poem

Materials

Leather

Utagawa Toyokuni II -- Mother and Baby
Utagawa Toyokuni II -- Mother and Baby

Utagawa Toyokuni II -- Mother and Baby

By Utagawa Toyokuni II

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige, 1777-1835) Mother and Baby  from Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets" (Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu), 1840s Edo period Woodbl...

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1840s Antique Poem

Materials

Woodcut

C1770 18K Posey Ring "Constant Am I Until I Die", size 9
C1770 18K Posey Ring "Constant Am I Until I Die", size 9

C1770 18K Posey Ring "Constant Am I Until I Die", size 9

Located in Baltimore, MD

Posey rings were popular in France and England between the 1400's and 1700's and were gifts between a betrothed couple. Posy means "poem" in French, and referred to the short 2-8 wor...

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1770s English Georgian Antique Poem

Materials

18k Gold

Erminia Among The Shepherds Magnasco Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Erminia Among The Shepherds Magnasco Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Erminia Among The Shepherds Magnasco Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The composition is based on a clear visual and emotional antithesis, faithful to the structure of Tasso’s poem: Erminia wears armor and a magnificent helmet; yet her face expresses n...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Poem

Materials

Oil

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- No.4 Yamabe no Akahito, Yon Yamabe no Akahito
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- No.4 Yamabe no Akahito, Yon Yamabe no Akahito

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- No.4 Yamabe no Akahito, Yon Yamabe no Akahito

By Utagawa Kunisada II (Toyokuni IV)

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Utagawa Kunisada II (Toyokuni IV) Titles: No. 4 Yamabe no Akahito, Yon Yamabe no Akahito, from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin i...

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1840s Antique Poem

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Malayer Rug with Polychrome Herati Floral Pattern - Rug & Kilim
Antique Malayer Rug with Polychrome Herati Floral Pattern - Rug & Kilim

Antique Malayer Rug with Polychrome Herati Floral Pattern - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

The accompanying book, Madeleine Castaing: Je Fais Des Maisons Comme d’Autres Ecrivent Des Poèmes by Pierre Levallois, is part of Volumes by Rug & Kilim.

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1910s Turkish Art Deco Antique Poem

Materials

Wool

Traditional Ivory Antique Late 19th Century Room Size Floral Chinese Peking Rug
Traditional Ivory Antique Late 19th Century Room Size Floral Chinese Peking Rug

Traditional Ivory Antique Late 19th Century Room Size Floral Chinese Peking Rug

Located in New York, NY

In Chinese iconography, these botanical motifs are not merely decorative; they serve as a silent visual poem representing longevity, purity, and the cyclical nature of life.

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1880s Chinese Qing Antique Poem

Materials

Wool

1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles
1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles

1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in PARIS, FR

Created in 1898, this original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha was designed for Les Chansons Éternelles, a collection of poems by the French writer Paul Redonnel. The richly illustrated...

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1890s Antique Poem

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles
1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles

1898 Alphonse Mucha Original Lithograph, Les Chansons Éternelles

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in PARIS, FR

Created in 1898, this original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha was designed for Les Chansons Éternelles, a collection of poems by the French writer Paul Redonnel. The richly illustrated...

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1890s Antique Poem

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Korean Asian Joseon Signed Blue White Painted Landscape Porcelain Moon Jar Vase
Korean Asian Joseon Signed Blue White Painted Landscape Porcelain Moon Jar Vase

Korean Asian Joseon Signed Blue White Painted Landscape Porcelain Moon Jar Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful, hand painted blue and white large Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) Korean Moon Jar vase featuring a gorgeous landscape and mountain forest design with what appears to be a poe...

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Early 20th Century Korean Antique Poem

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery, Paint

Antique Japanese or Chinese Textile Tapestry / traditional Japanese curtain
Antique Japanese or Chinese Textile Tapestry / traditional Japanese curtain

Antique Japanese or Chinese Textile Tapestry / traditional Japanese curtain

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

On the left side, characters resembling a poem, along with what appears to be a seal mark, remain on the cloth, though they are difficult to decipher; based on a few recognizable cha...

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Late 19th Century East Asian Other Antique Poem

Materials

Textile, Bamboo

Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Tenant's Family
Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Tenant's Family

Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Tenant's Family

Located in Corsham, GB

A stipple engraving titled "The Tenant's Family" by Charles Knight (1743-1827) after Thomas Stothard (1755-1834). A sentimental poem is inscribed below the image. This print forms pa...

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Early 19th Century Antique Poem

Materials

Engraving

Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Landlord's Family
Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Landlord's Family

Charles Knight after Thomas Stothard - Stipple Engraving, The Landlord's Family

Located in Corsham, GB

A stipple engraving titled "The Landlord's Family" by Charles Knight (1743-1827) after Thomas Stothard (1755-1834). A sentimental poem is inscribed below the image. This print forms ...

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Early 19th Century Antique Poem

Materials

Engraving

Cossacks Hunting
Cossacks Hunting

Cossacks Hunting

Located in New York, NY

The history of Ivan Mazepa, the Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate, for example, inspired Lord Byron’s poem Mazeppa (1818), Tchaikovsky’s opera of the same name (1881-1883) and Alexande...

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19th Century Romantic Antique Poem

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Continental 19th Century Enameled Decorated Porcelain Painted Plaque "Courting"
Continental 19th Century Enameled Decorated Porcelain Painted Plaque "Courting"

Continental 19th Century Enameled Decorated Porcelain Painted Plaque "Courting"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine and charming continental 19th century enameled decorated porcelain plaque depicting a garden courting scene of a gentleman reading to poems to two young ladies, within an ebon...

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19th Century French Romantic Antique Poem

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

A Fine Late Period Walter Sickert Painting, The Coffee Mill
A Fine Late Period Walter Sickert Painting, The Coffee Mill

A Fine Late Period Walter Sickert Painting, The Coffee Mill

By Walter Sickert

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

In the Western Mail, 5th of March 1938, the painting is described as follows: ‘In a collection of gems the outstanding works are “Broadstairs”, a poem of colour in soft greens and v...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

Materials

Paint

Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Asian Edo Period Pottery Tea Bowl Chawan
Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Asian Edo Period Pottery Tea Bowl Chawan

Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Asian Edo Period Pottery Tea Bowl Chawan

Located in Studio City, CA

The tea bowl comes with the original wood box which has Japanese writing on the bottom - perhaps a poem but our sources have been unable to translate it.

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

Materials

Pottery

BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century
BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century

BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

He also had a talent for poetry: he wrote some poems in the vernacular, full of serious and important thoughts, and he liked to read love poems [...].

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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Poem

Materials

Marble

Monumental Pre-Raphaelite Revival Oil Painting, La Belle Dame sans Merci
Monumental Pre-Raphaelite Revival Oil Painting, La Belle Dame sans Merci

Monumental Pre-Raphaelite Revival Oil Painting, La Belle Dame sans Merci

Located in Seaford, GB

Pre-Raphaelite late 19th- or early 20th-century oil painting depicting La Belle Dame sans Merci, the mysterious enchantress immortalised in John Keats’s celebrated poem. The compos...

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1890s British Pre-Raphaelite Antique Poem

Materials

Canvas

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