Antique Poem

The flower of purity, the mother never lost; before, in, and after the birth she stood like a lily, pure." The devotional poem honors the Virgin Mary’s perpetual purity, drawing on ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1806 dated needlework sampler signed by Mary Hart depicting a lovely poem I have four...

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

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...

Each poem slip signed Kageki. Full translation of the poems are available on a separate document.

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...

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...

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

Tears of sensibility- sympathy a poem- let's all be unhappy together ie the Whig club in distress etc.

The Vigil-at-Arms, illustration for a poem by William Lucius Graves published in Scribner's Magazine, December 1904 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed

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

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...

TITLE: The Bells And Other Poems. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912).

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...

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...

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...

The Dance of Life, a Poem; by the author of "Doctor Syntax" William Combe & Thomas Rowlandson illustrations.

Toyokuni-III (1786-1864) Title: Yamabe-no-Akahito 山部赤人 From Series: One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets 百人一首絵抄 Size: O-ban 大判 Age: 1843-47 FREE SHIPPING

Antique print titled 'Mr. A. Alewyns dichtkundige uitbreiding over den Veldslag van Ptolomeus tegens Alexander (..)'. Antique print depicting the Battle of Ptolemy against Alexan...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

The mug depicts a couple are charting in the interior garden with artist poem and signature and the red mark on the base.

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...

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...

., 1898 5 full-page color plates by Alphonse Mucha, hand-colored First edition of this dramatic poem in three acts 8vo (28.5 x 22.5 cm), paperback, printed wrappers, slipcase.

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...

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...

The serene and pensive expression on the woman’s face reflects the subject of devotion described by Tennyson’s poem. Rae often depicted literary figures and this is not the only work...

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...

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...

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 ...

The poem was published in 1842, indicating that the pencil inscription in the image was added later.

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 [...].

Rare original antique North Eastern Railway travel poster for The Yorkshire Coast featuring a stunning scenic view by the artist Frederick William Booty (1840-1924) depicting seagull...

The cylindrical iron body is cast to resemble a rugged rocky surface and decorated in high relief with a Rakan seated beneath pine branches on one side, with a four-line poem on the ...

In Wilson's original, another figure lies beside the statue, though Woollett and Ellis chose to omit this detail. An excerpt from a poem by James Thomson is inscribed below the image...

The muted rose background, and range of colors, coupled with the asymmetry of the gardens, borders, poems and prayers amalgamated within make it a remarkable specimen.

Subject Matter: The image depicts a "foppish" or cartoonish male figure with exaggerated features, often used to mock someone's appearance, intelligence, or social habits. Text: The ...

This exceptional Royal Vienna cabinet plate presents the celebrated scene of Rinaldo and Armida from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), one of the...

Iroha Two six-panel folding screens (byôbu), featuring the famous Iroha poem by Kûkai (Kôbô Daishi, 774–835) written in the cursive Sôsho style.

The piece was sourced in Oxford, and during cleaning and polishing a charming discovery was made: a handwritten love letter, with a poem on the reverse, tucked beneath one of the dra...

In 1917 an edition of Henri Régnier's Poèmes was published with illustrations from Latouche's compositions.

A finely detailed mezzotint by William Say (1768-1834) after Henry Thomson (1773-1843). A poem is inscribed beneath the image. The original painting was held in the collection of Sir...

Content: Includes his collected poems, often noted as a "Third Edition" because some poems appeared in earlier works like Works in Verse and Prose (1818) and Album Verses.

The bottom right quadrant contains an old English poem referencing the founding of Oxford and the River Isis.

Quillard’s imagery thus resonates doubly, linking avian song to the luminous upper register of stringed instruments. Elsewhere in the poem, he invokes oboes and harps, extending this...

The work is signed in red the lower right corner, with several Chinese characters written in black that are typically the title of the work, if not a poem or some other inscription r...

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...

This poem, a great work of medieval literature and considered the greatest work of literature composed in Italian, is a philosophical Christian vision of mankind’s eternal fate.

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.

The inkwork in cursive calligraphy is a composed four-line poem dedicated to the "Four Gentlemen of Flora".

His use of embossing reaches the limits of formal and luminous delicacy in his work, as seen in the book "Poem of Parmenides," which features a recurring and structural theme: a pref...

Engravers surrounded their portraits with poems, allegorical elements, and symbols of the man’s greatness, as well as the rich imagery found in mourning art- the obelisk, urn, angels...

Her gaze, directed outward, is tender, almost amorous, in keeping with the poetic nature of the figure, as Sappho is known for her celebrated love poems written on the island of Lesb...

In the meantime he wrote a book of poems entitled Spezzature, with illustrations drawn by him.