Antique Trains

Reflecting the enduring appeal of early 20th-century Adriatic Impressionism, this painting evokes the timeless beauty of the Croatian coast while demonstrating the confident hand of ...

The historical significance of these rugs lies equally in their provenance. Jean Burkhalter, trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs and later associated with Atelier Primavera, was...

Gerda Tirén was one of the most respected Swedish illustrators of her generation. Trained in academic drawing and active in both painting and book illustration, she developed a style...

This balance of grace and candour suggests a painter trained within the Académie Royale or a closely related atelier: a follower of the Roslin-Duplessis circle working at a high prof...

He was born in Penzance and trained at the Penzance School of Arts under Norman Garstin and the Académie Julian in Paris (1894–1896).

He was born in London, the eldest son of Robert Cotes, an apothecary (Francis's younger brother Samuel Cotes (1734–1818) also became an artist, specialising in miniatures). Cotes tra...

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...

As with all items which we offer for sale, our highly skilled, trained traditional antique furniture restorers have ensured that this cellarette is in its best possible condition bef...

The work's painting style and composition clearly reference the hand of Julius Porcellis (Rotterdam 1610 – Leiden 1645), a painter of the Dutch Golden Age specialising in seascapes a...

It depicts a festival in honour of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine (or Dionysus in Greek mythology), characterised by naked or semi-naked mythological figures, such as satyrs, nymphs,...

Whenever war broke out, it was necessary for the country to mobilize: to recruit troops, to train them, and to produce the arms, equipment, and supplies needed to fight.

Sokoloff's characteristic facility with equestrian subjects is fully on display here — the horses rendered with anatomical precision and convincing movement, heir musculature and har...

This intimate small-format work belongs to the quieter, contemplative strand of his output — that of a painter absorbed in the natural world — rooted in the Naturalist tradition of J...

Original antique Asia travel poster for the Staatsspoorwegen / State Railways of the former Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) promoting train travel in Dutch, Malay / Indonesian and Java...

Vittorio Emanuele Bressanin is among the most appreciated Venetian painters working between the 19th and 20th centuries, trained at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts and active in nati...

Title: 1799 Samuel Howitt "Shooting Pony" Engraving – Original Georgian English Equestrian Print Creator: Samuel Howitt (British, 1756–1822) Title: Shooting Pony Date: Published Aug...

Probably born in Warwickshire, he is thought to have trained in London, possibly under the history painter John Wyck, whose continental background helped shape Wootton’s early style.

The business was set up by Alexander Scott (c1843-1912) who was the son of the artist John Russell Scott. He initially trained as an artist and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academ...

* Attributed to Wilhelm Schmidt of Idar-Oberstein, this opal exemplifies the master carver's pioneering technique of using the stone's natural matrix as a contrasting ground — a me...

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 it has been inspected in our workshops by our highly skilled and trained antique furniture restorers and received a natural wax polish, befo...

Pear is a hard, highly homogeneous wood with a minimal grain pattern, which allowed the academically trained sculptor to execute incredible, delicate details, elevating the piece far...

The work bears witness to a remarkable mastery of German academic draughtsmanship in the early twentieth century. Gröber, trained in Munich and later appointed professor at the Acade...

Bernardus Johannes (Bernard) Blommers (1845–1914) was a Dutch painter and etcher, one of the leading figures of the Hague School alongside Jozef Israëls, Anton Mauve, and the Maris b...

He was apprenticed in 1740 to the fashionable London portraitist Thomas Hudson, who also trained Wright of Derby. He spent 1749-52 abroad, mainly in Italy, and set up practice in Lon...

He made his reputation by his portraits in pastels, to which he gave a sparkle and immediacy which to that time was unrivalled. He trained as a painter in Paris in the 1670s, eventu...

Biographical notes on the author: Clément Castelli (Premia, 1870 – Paris, 1959), a naturalized French painter, dedicated his artistic activity to representing high-altitude landscape...

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 ...

Canadian Pacific was also a pioneer in integrated travel services, operating not only trains but also luxury hotels, steamships and later airlines, creating one of the world's first ...

Concurrently, the psychological focus and short hairstyle align with early 20th-century Greek painters like Sophia Laskaridou who trained in Munich and Paris, absorbing avant-garde l...

Emilio Magistretti was a Milanese painter active between the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th. Trained in the Lombard academic tradition, he spent a ...

Born in Brentwood, Essex, Daniel Sherrin trained under his father, the painter John Sherrin, and the celebrated British landscape artist Benjamin Williams Leader.

Every item may be accompanied upon request by a Certificate of Authenticity or Insurance Valuation, issued by certified antique jewelry experts, registered valuers, and GIA-trained g...

He worked to commission and sold only through agents. His workshop trained a steady stream of apprentices and craftsmen, never forgetting his enriching five years with Falize.

He spent his life moving between France (Paris and the Alps) and Italy. Trained at the Accademia Libera in Rome and perfected through an artistic "Grand Tour" across Italy, he studie...

Federico Moja is a central figure in nineteenth-century Lombard painting, trained at the Brera Academy and active across Italy and Northern Europe, where he developed a particular se...

Jean D'Ylen (1886 – 1938) was trained in the art of designing jewelry and was recruited by the Vercasson Printing Company to be the understudy to Leonetto Cappiello, their top design...

There is an elegant, attached Watteau train to the reverse. Tonal lace in a repeat floral pattern frames the silhouette either side of the sash waistband, trims the sleeves, is appli...

When working in the army, he became a horse trainer for the cavalry horses. The training commenced near Reading.

The painting on offer, depicting ‘Venus’ Toilet', can be attributed to a master active between the 17th and 18th centuries, trained in the stylistic and compositional examples of the...

Luigi Riccardi (1808-1877) Figures and horses pulling a barge Signed Watercolour with touches of white and scratching out 6 x 12 inches without the frame 14 x 19 inches with the fram...

As with all items which we offer for sale it has been inspected in our workshops and attended to by our highly skilled, trained antique furniture restorers, receiving a natural wax p...

He studied at the Germain-Pilon and Bernard-Palissy schools of drawing in Paris, where he trained under the academic painters Ferdinand Humbert and Henri Gervex.

Gillot & Co. was a New York retail jewelry house founded by Paul Gillot, a Paris-trained designer who arrived in New York in 1902 to work for Marcus & Co., one of the city's leading ...

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Begeyn was born in Leiden in 1637 and trained under the iconic landscape painter Nicolaes Berchem, one of the leading figures of the Dutch Italianate tradition.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of modern ornith...

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.

Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780-1857), was son of the farmer Johann Andreas Naumann (1744-1826) who trained as an ornithologist, and is usually considered the founder of ornithology.