Antique Records

The scratches and wear are not merely imperfections, but visible records of the long life of the piece. Its beautifully aged surface embodies the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi—an ...

The Encyclopédie plates are among the most important visual records of European craftsmanship, technology and manufacturing during the Age of Enlightenment.

Bertuch described these filaments as resembling tangled threads and recorded the species as occurring in the China Sea.

Museum and auction comparables record Qing peach-form cups and saucers in jade, porcelain, and painted enamel, including Canton enamel examples decorated with bats and fruiting branc...

The finely engraved figures are enhanced with attractive period color and provide a fascinating record of regional dress, occupations and social types in the Russian Empire during th...

In 1914 he undertook a journey to Egypt, producing watercolours and studies that record his encounter with the dramatically different light and colour of North Africa.

The clock is sold 'as is' : as a decorative piece only with the original mechanism and pendulum but not guaranteed to be in working order - If you want it working we can fit a profes...

Lundgren’s surviving biographical record is relatively modest, but contemporary sources consistently associate him with atmospheric landscapes from the Swedish west coast and the Sto...

Rather than contemporary counties and political divisions, the map records ancient tribal territories, settlements and classical place names.

Remarkably after Ruskin was closed in the 1930s, William Howson Taylor destroyed his glaze records so that pieces could not be replicated. A gorgeous example of Arts & Crafts cer...

Lalique France” signature and is recorded as Marcilhac reference no. 10-396. A highly decorative and collectible example of original René Lalique Art Deco glass.

Its records cite the Van Doetecum brothers, Cornelis Floris, Hieronymus Cock, and the standard references New Hollstein and Riggs.

Remarkably after Ruskin was closed in the 1930s, William Howson Taylor destroyed his glaze records so that pieces could not be replicated. This particular vase is in very fine order ...

Printed in 1908, it retains original period advertising pages for London art galleries (The Carlton Galleries, Ltd.) and collector magazines (The Connoisseur), offering a genuine his...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

The rarity and significance of Curtis’s work are underscored by its presence in some of the most notable libraries of the period. Historical records indicate that George Washington o...

Please consult the accompanying photographs for a complete visual record of condition. Dimensions: 12.5 inches high × 8.75 inches diameter.

Maggio XXVII”, it gives the sheet something of the character of an architect’s travel record or an artist’s visual diary. The date places the work within a documented Italian journey.

Active in Paris from the turn of the century, he exhibited regularly at the Salon and is recorded in standard Art Deco sculpture references such as Catley, Shayo and Berman.

the clock is sold 'as is' : as a decorative piece only with the original mechanism and pendulum but not guaranteed to be in working order - If you want it working we can fit a profes...

NOTE: After surviving the Great Fire of London the records at the London Assay office were destroyed by fire in 1681; their catalogues and documentation began again in 1697.

However, according to their license, the artist 'fudged a bit' on her age listing herself as born in 1867, which is five years less than the actual date of 1862 listed on her birth a...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

Kip’s elevated perspectives are particularly significant because they preserve detailed records of English houses and formal Baroque gardens at a moment when many estates were being ...

The carefully observed architecture, water and changing light create an appealing record of Dartmouth as it appeared during the period.

It is finely hand decorated in Minton's recorded Pattern Number 202, having a large gilded blue vase with flower sprigs either side.

NOTE: After surviving the Great Fire of London, the records at the London Assay office were destroyed by fire in 1681; their catalogues and documentation began again in 1697.

the clock is sold 'as is' : as a decorative piece only with the original mechanism and pendulum but not guaranteed to be in working order - If you want it working we can fit a profes...

This sheet belongs to the edition of circa 1870 and is a steel engraving, its hunt boundaries in original hand colour, applied in outline. Its purpose was to record, county by county...

Because no surviving factory documents record the potters’ own names for these motifs, “earthworm,” like its companions “cat’s eye” and “twig,” is a collectors’ term.

It was popular among the royal family, aristocrats, the powerful and wealthy officials to raise comedians at that time, as evidenced by the following historical records. Emperor Wu o...

The book tins proved enormously successful and became one of the company’s most celebrated novelty designs. Reading Museum records that more than 650,000 book-shaped tins in ten diff...

the clock is sold 'as is' : as a decorative piece only with the original mechanism and pendulum but not guaranteed to be in working order - If you want it working we can fit a profes...

Each bottle functioned simultaneously as a practical container, a commercial advertisement and a record of place. The distinctive two-tone finish, with a warm brown glazed shoulder a...

The freehand field of this picture follows none of the recorded patterns, which suggests that the needleworker was counting rather than copying an actual flag, and the count points t...

Little is known of Hopkins but these are accomplished works worthy of a well recorded hand. Together, these form a wonderful and characterful pair of fishing oil paintings.

The repeated vocabulary of acanthus leaves, scrolling forms, gadrooning and ball and claw feet gives the set its unmistakable Renaissance character, while the rich mellow surface of ...

the clock is sold 'as is' : as a decorative piece only with the original mechanism and pendulum but not guaranteed to be in working order - If you want it working we can fit a profes...

He may have married in Ireland; the christening of Maria Teresa Bossi, daughter of Peter and Sarah Bossi of Fleet Street, Dublin, on 5 July 1795 is recorded in the registers of St Ma...

The inclusion of numerous figures in period dress brings a particularly appealing social dimension to the composition, transforming the landscape into a lively record of everyday vil...

The fourth bloom, at the lower left, is a red tulip only lightly flushed with cream, nearest to the self-colored flowers the florists called breeders, from which a broken form was ho...

This type of decoration is referred to as 'a blanser' in the factory inventory records and more recently by as 'tacchiolo' in some ceramics literature.

In this period he recorded about 500 exlibris. On 9 October 1940 he was arrested and interned as a foreigner in the camp of Civitella del Tronto and then of Ferramonti, (Cosenza) fro...

In this period he recorded about 500 exlibris. On 9 October 1940 he was arrested and interned as a foreigner in the camp of Civitella del Tronto and then of Ferramonti, (Cosenza) fro...

Painted with confident brushwork and a restrained, harmonious palette, the composition conveys the changing light and atmosphere with a naturalistic sensitivity typical of early twen...

Whether confronted by a human face or a disappearing corner of Berlin, Heinrich wanted to look carefully, understand what was before him and record it. Signed in the lower left and ...