Antique Trains

It is a quiet, unforced piece, closer in spirit to observation than to spectacle — the Paris of a painter who lived in it daily rather than the Paris of postcards. Maurice Asselin t...

Le vase est imbibé, l'étoffe a pris son pli. En vain de son train ordinaire On le veut désaccoutumer.

Andersen began working with metal in the early 1920s, having been trained as a sculptor. His early designs were inspired by the Art Deco style, but he soon developed his distinctive ...

As with all items which we offer for sale this stool has been inspected and attended to in our workshops by our trained antique furniture restorers, before being offered for sale rea...

He produced illustrations for numerous literary works as well as major decorative commissions, including the celebrated murals of the restaurant Le Train Bleu at the Gare de Lyon in ...

Son and pupil of Pietro Liberi (Padua 1605 - Venice 1687), one of the leading figures of Venetian painting in the second half of the 17th century, Marco Liberi trained in his father'...

Alessandro Magnasco, known as il Lissandrino, is a central figure in late Baroque genre painting in Italy. Trained in Milan in the workshop of Filippo Abbiati, he developed an immedi...

The workshop brought together established ceramic masters and trained artists at a critical moment when traditional workshop production was being reorganized under the new cultural i...

Born Ilya Anatolievich Pavil into a poor Jewish family in Odessa, Pavil studied at the Odessa Drawing School and exhibited with the Society of South Russian Artists before coming to ...

Dimensions in cm: Height 89 cm x Width 65 cm x Depth 8 cm  - Frame Height 77 cm x Width 51 cm  - Painting Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x D...

As with all items we offer for sale this pair of armchairs have been inspected and attended to in our workshops by our highly skilled, specialist trained, antique furniture restorers...

Carl Larsson (1853–1919) was one of Sweden’s most important artists and illustrators, trained at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm.

His paintings often depict lakes, wooded hills, and secluded natural spaces—subjects that resonated with collectors seeking scenes of tranquility and restorative beauty during a peri...

Born in Kalmar in 1858, Kreuger trained in Stockholm before travelling to Paris in 1881.

Prior to his studies in painting, Hudson River School artist John Frederick Kensett trained and worked as an engraver. In Wood Interior with Rocks–a Study, Kensett draws upon his eng...

Born in Warneton, Belgium, Verboeckhoven trained in his father’s sculpture studio and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.

The answer begins with Stefano della Bella’s career. Trained in Florentine workshops, advised by Remigio Cantagallina and profoundly influenced by Jacques Callot, he met the French p...

The Hart–Agnew Law anti-gambling legislation forced Maher and numerous other jockeys and trainers to leave America for Europe where they quickly made a mark on European racing.

At the age of 17, he enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Applied Arts and trained under Christian Griepenkerl (1839-1912).

The work belongs to the 20th-century Madrid School and was likely created by a follower of the painter Aureliano de Beruete—a renowned landscape artist who trained at the San Fernand...

Hermann Anton Stilke was a German history painter associated with the Düsseldorf Romantic tradition. He trained with Karl Wilhelm Kolbe and Peter von Cornelius and subsequently studi...

The sculptor's handling of the features and the clothing is both precise and lively, with a free, textured modelling that captures the personality of the sitter. Frantz Vermeylen tr...

Andersen began working with metal in the early 1920s, having been trained as a sculptor. His early designs were inspired by the Art Deco style, but he soon developed his distinctive ...

The artistic style reveals that our painter, presumably active in Florence, was trained in and drew inspiration from the models of Leonardo da Vinci, especially regarding the vibrant...

He was the brother-in-law to Fred Barrett, each of the jockeys having married a daughter of James Goater, the trainer. James Woodburn’s classic wins: One Thousand Guineas: Minthe (...

Pinchon was born in Rouen into a literary family — his father was a close friend of Maupassant — and was painting by the age of ten and exhibiting at the Galerie Legrip at fourteen. ...

The fan was most likely made in France or by French-trained artisans in England. During this period, Paris was the undisputed epicenter of luxury fan production, the creators describ...

Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 13 3/4"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 21"W Orpheus 1 Comrade 2 Diadem 3 Champion Stakes in Great Britain was won by the 3-year-old colt Orpheus, trained by Felix Leach J...

Ridden by jockey Hector Gray and trained by Felix Leach, Orpheus completed the turf race with a winning time of 2:30.40.

Designer: MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden) Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large...

It is a highly accomplished piece of tonal painting, in the manner of the French naturalists and Intimists working around Fantin-Latour and Carrière, and clearly by a trained hand — ...

Artists and Engravers: Willem Janszoon Blaeu was born 1571 in Alkmaar. He was trained from 1594 to 1596 by the famous danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. 1599 he went to Amsterdam and fou...

Abraham Hulk Sr. was born in London and studied at the Amsterdam Academy, where he trained under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille.

He lived in Brighton throughout his life. Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra.

Rare Viennese Art Déco ceramic figurine: Young, pretty dancer with blonde, curly hair posing in a short, see-through costume with butterfly-inspired detailing, posing barefoot on tip...

Paris Metro train seat with teak slats seats and a decorative metal scrolled leg. .

The turning point in his life came in 1900, when a chance encounter with the artist André Derain on a derailed train led to an enduring friendship. Together, the two established a st...

Condition is good, with light surface wear consistent with age and no visible chips or restoration noted from the photographs provided. Schliepstein trained as a sculptor in Berlin ...

Aldo Mazza was a Milanese painter and illustrator. Trained at the Brera Academy under Cesare Tallone, he combined painting with extensive work in illustration and caricature, notably...

The best-known patron was John Reeves (1774–1856), East India Company tea inspector at Canton from 1812 to 1831, whose commissions were sent to Sir Joseph Banks, the Horticultural So...

The image is after Govert Flinck (1615 to 1660), the Amsterdam painter who trained in Rembrandt's studio. Steel engraving came into general use in the eighteen twenties.

The city and temple blaze on the hill under a smoke filled sky while a long train of wagons carries off the spoil and the captive people are led away into Babylon by armoured soldier...

The image is after Govert Flinck (1615 to 1660), the Amsterdam painter who trained in Rembrandt's studio. Steel engraving came into general use in the eighteen twenties.

Heinz Schaubach (1886–1970) was a German modeller, art director, and porcelain manufacturer. Trained at the Wiesbaden School of Applied Arts, he led the art department at Wallendorf ...

While the work is of Surrey, the artist retains Dutch School Old Master elements in his work. Trained by his father, Abraham Hulk the Senior, the Younger chose landscapes over his fa...

In 1755 he moved to Paris, where he trained under Carle van Loo and Giovanni Battista Casanova (1728–95) (brother of the famous amorist), a painter of battle, hunting, and equestrian...

Georges Washington (1827–1910) was born in Marseille and trained in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts under the history painter François-Édouard Picot.

These elements, imbued with a strongly Mannerist style, reflect in every minute detail the painterly characteristics of the eccentric Simone De Magistris (1538–1613), a painter train...

Born in Canterbury in 1803, Cooper initially trained as a coach painter and scene painter before studying at the Royal Academy Schools.

Bonnardel was a French painter associated with Lyon. He trained at the city's École des Beaux-Arts under Antoine Christian Zacharie and Jean-Baptiste Poncet, and later taught the lif...

Pail studied under the painter and engraver Hippolyte Lavoignat (1813–1896), a friend of Camille Corot, and subsequently trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nevers. Pail made an ...

This type of studio nude served as a model for David’s students and an entire generation of painters trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, already heralding the transition toward an a...

About Julien Gustave Gagliardini Julien Gustave Gagliardini (1846–1927) was a French painter and engraver whose extensive oeuvre encompassed historical subjects, genre scenes, portr...

Born in 1848 in Seignelay (Yonne), he trained in Paris under Léon Bonnat, receiving instruction grounded in rigorous draftsmanship and powerful structural composition.

Arnoldo Van Westerhout (1651-1725) - Battaglia tra Cristiani e Turchi Description: This impressive etching by Arnoldo van Westerhout (1651–1725) depicts the dramatic clash between C...

Designer: MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden) Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large n...

The lower support system is comprised of robust, tapered spindle legs firmly braced by a double H-stretcher Similar to the Caboose Chair which was first designed for the Union Pacif...

Born at Mont-Saint-Père in 1844 and trained under Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Lhermitte was the leading Naturalist painter of his generation and known in his lifetime as le chantre du blé,...

About Charles Catteau & Boch Frères Keramis Charles Catteau (1880–1966), trained at Sèvres and briefly at Nymphenburg, became the artistic force behind Boch Frères Keramis in La ...

Grönland was among the most accomplished European still-life painters of his generation. Trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, he settled in Paris during th...