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Lot of 18 Antique French Methodical Encyclopedias
Located in Mckinney, TX
Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Subject Matter"), a major
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Moth Life Cycle: Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Encyclopedia, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Bertuch’s 12-volume encyclopedia, celebrated for its visual appeal and scientific accuracy.
The engraving
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$156
H 9.06 in W 8.67 in D 0.01 in
Eared Jellyfish: Detailed Engraving from Bertuch's Children's Encyclopedia, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
iconic horseshoe-shaped gonads visible through its bell.
Bertuch's encyclopedia was an ambitious and
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$156
H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 0.01 in
Anemone Print in Wooden Frame, from Antiquarian Encyclopedia, Botanical Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautifully framed page from an antiquarian encyclopedia from Germany, depicting Anemones.
Frame
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Lithograph
$457
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 1.19 in
Antique Art Nouveau German Leather Bound Encyclopedia of Scientific Inquiry Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This five volume set of leather bound 1st Edition encyclopedias were done by Weltall and Menschheit
Category
Early 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Leather, Paper
$1,499 / set
H 11.5 in W 2.25 in D 9 in
Mounted Print of National Coats of Arms by Tiffany & Co. from 1895 Encyclopedia
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good coloured Lithograph Print of National Coats Of Arms.
The print is mounted all ready for framing.
The external measurements of the mount are 12 W x 15 H and t...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$310
H 15 in W 12 in D 0.2 in
'On the Menam River, Bangkok, Siam', Early Australian Artist, Thailand, Siamese
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art.
Reference:
Alan McCulloch et al, The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia
Category
1910s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
H 18.25 in W 28.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Asprey Miniature Reference Book Set and Boulle inlaid rack
Located in New York, NY
Quotations, English Quotations and Proverbs, Classics and Mythology, and Encyclopedia. Stand measures 8 1/2
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Leather, Wood
$2,800
H 8.5 in W 8.38 in D 4.63 in
Georg von Bothmann (1810-1891)+Portrait of the family of Dutchess Adèle Ozarowsk
Located in Gent, VOV
encyclopedias have previously assumed that Bothmann moved to Russia in 1846, the fact that the present work is
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil
$42,869
H 27.56 in W 39.77 in D 39.77 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Fuchsia', Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Diameter: 6,0 cm / 2.36 in
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
Lovers in Landscape - British 18th century Old Master pastoral art oil painting
By Richard Wilson
Located in Hagley, England
described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil
$17,646 Sale Price
20% Off
H 47 in W 51 in D 2 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Sorbier Des Oiseaux', Daum Nancy, France, Ca. 1900/1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$3,492
H 7.68 in Dm 2.76 in
Kalliope record Machine slot Machine 10 Plates included
Located in Berlin, DE
, continuous operation.
The device is listed in the "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments."
Kalliope
Category
Late 19th Century Jugendstil Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Metal
$3,431
H 9.85 in W 18.12 in D 16.93 in
Priest with Pregnant Woman
By Paul Muller
Located in Indianapolis, IN
United States in 1926 and settled in New York City. He worked as an illustrator for the Encyclopedia
Category
1920s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Polyphon Record Machine 1890-1900 Music
Located in Berlin, DE
operation.
The device is listed in the "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments."
Polyphon is known
Category
Late 19th Century Jugendstil Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Metal
Decorative Vintage Fossil Prints – Triassic Plants, Reptiles, Fish, Geology 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
natural history encyclopedia. These plates focus on the Triassic period, showing both fossil flora and
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$323 / set
H 12.72 in W 16.62 in D 0.01 in
Decorative Antique Fossil Prints – Trilobites, Crinoids & Coal Measures, 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
history encyclopedia. Together, the plates provide a fascinating overview of paleontological discoveries
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$325 / set
H 12.72 in W 16.62 in D 0.01 in
Antique Fossil Mammal Prints – Mastodon, Mammoth & Megatherium, c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
lithographs originates from Schubert’s Naturgeschichte, a celebrated 19th-century natural history encyclopedia
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$347 / set
H 12.72 in W 16.62 in D 0.01 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Coers En Larmes', Daum Nancy, France, Ca. 1900/1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, page 561 Daum Frères
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$3,010
H 5.32 in Dm 1.97 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Pommier en Fleurs', Daum Nancy, France, Ca. 1900/1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, page 561 Daum Frères
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$2,649
H 3.47 in Dm 1.97 in
Art Nouveau Oval Glass Bowl With Painted Seescape, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
in
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$2,649
H 3.35 in W 8.39 in D 4.34 in
'Coastal Sunset', California Impressionist, USC, LACMA, AIC, Académie Julian
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
’ Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West, Peggy and Harold Samuels, Book Sales, Inc. 1985 Edition, p. 257
Category
1890s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$3,300
H 10.75 in W 15 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Tulipes', Daum Frères, Nancy, France, Circa 1890/1895
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Diameter: 10,0 cm / 3.93 in
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$3,371
H 3.86 in Dm 3.94 in
'Gypsy Flute Player', Royal Academy, NY World's Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany
By Aage Christian Wiboltt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Company 1940, page 299; Samuels’ Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West, Peggy and Harold Samuels
Category
1920s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
$3,850
H 28 in W 23.25 in D 0.25 in
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Single Vase 'Ancolie', Daum Nancy, France, Ca 1910/1915
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Bibliographie:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$5,539
H 15.08 in Dm 3.75 in
Horse & French Military Rider
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Milford, NH
francaise represent an encyclopedia of their subject. Many illustrations were made from the artists
Category
1880s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil, Panel
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Pommier en Fleurs', Daum Nancy, France, 1900/1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, page
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$6,984
H 16.46 in Dm 6.11 in
Jesuit Missionary in the Indies – Antique French Engraving by Portier, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
image was often included in French illustrated histories, encyclopedias, and travel accounts, providing
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$228
H 7.88 in W 4.93 in D 0.01 in
'The Pont Neuf, Sunset', Paris, Académie Colarossi, Oakland, NYMOMA, SFMOMA
By Rinaldo Cuneo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p. 638; Samuels’ Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West, Samuels, pp. 117
Category
1920s Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Rinaldo Cuneo'The Pont Neuf, Sunset', Paris, Académie Colarossi, Oakland, NYMOMA, SFMOMA, Circa 1925
$3,500
H 14 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
18th Century by Richard Wilson Landscape Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Italy. Wilson is described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$37,450
H 13 in W 16.74 in D 0.6 in
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Spring Landscape, Daum Nancy, France, Ca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, Signature number 2990 on page 148, page 561, Daum
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Enamel
$16,617
H 19.3 in Dm 6.11 in
Mounted Warrior of the Kassai Region – Antique Costume Print, circa 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
, encyclopedias, or illustrated travelogues aimed at satisfying the Enlightenment-era appetite for knowledge and
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$409
H 8.23 in W 9.65 in D 0 in
Middle Ages Geometric Tiles – Antique Print of Medieval Mosaic Patterns, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
. Süsser and forms part of Albert Racinet’s influential visual encyclopedia of historic ornamental styles
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
'Woodland Stream', Paris, New York, Hudson River School, Luminism, AIC, PAFA
By Arthur Parton
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps, Dealer’s
Category
1880s Hudson River School Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard
$4,200
H 21.25 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
'Woodland Landscape', Paris, NAD, Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps
Category
1890s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,500
H 16 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Ancient Egyptian Ornament Print – Color Lithograph of Symbols & Jewelry, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
craftsmanship.
Part of a landmark visual encyclopedia of world ornamentation, this plate not only served as an
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
Large Art Déco Cameo Vase 'Dahlia', By Charles Schneider, France, 1923-1926
By Verreries Schneider, Charles Schneider
Located in Vienna, AT
/ 7.28 in
Bibliographie:
- Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon (= Encyclopedia of Glass Marks
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Glass
$4,575
H 23.43 in Dm 7.29 in
Original Antique Bird Print of African and Asian Vultures, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Views of Funchal and Fort Loo, Madeira – Hand-Colored Print from Bertuch, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
boats, with a large flag waving above.
Created as part of a children's educational encyclopedia, this
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$115 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.45 in W 7.68 in D 0.01 in
'Spring', Putto With Flowers, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1910-1912
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
/ (= Encyclopedia of Marks of Applied Arts / Viennese Ceramics - models 1906-13); Page 54f, Number 60
- Elisabeth
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ceramic
$11,801
H 14.97 in W 8.27 in D 7.68 in
French Palissy Majolica Platter with Fish
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
, are predominant. Book reference, similar piece illustrated in,'The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Majolica
Antique Chromolithograph of the Brazilian Rainforest with Exotic Wildlife, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedias in German-speaking Europe. It captures the 19th-century European fascination with the tropical
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$204
H 12.29 in W 15.83 in D 0.01 in
Antique Chromolithograph of Marine Life with Coral, Fish and Sea Creatures, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
, representative of late 19th-century natural history imagery used in schools, encyclopedias, and popular science
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$163 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.29 in W 15.83 in D 0.01 in
Fossil Print of Ichthyosaurus Skeleton and Teeth, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
d’Histoire Naturelle, the renowned French natural history encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
'Sunny Afternoon', Paris, Grande Chaumière, AIC, Chicago Woman Impressionist
By Pauline Palmer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps
Category
1910s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
$6,500
H 19.75 in W 23.75 in D 0.13 in
Detailed Study of Butterfly Wing Structures, 1798 Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
in his 12-volume encyclopedia for children.
This print is a beautiful combination of scientific
Category
1790s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$216
H 10.12 in W 7.76 in D 0.01 in
Frog Print of Cape Dactylethra and Surinam Toad, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny and published in Paris circa 1850. It was drawn by Oudart
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Lizard Print of Nose-Horned Chameleon and Banded Monitor, c.1850, Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny and published in Paris around 1850.
Figure 1, perched on a
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$276
H 9.73 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in
Snake Print of Banded Snake and Red-Striped Snake, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
of the monumental French encyclopedia Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle by Charles
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$228
H 9.73 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in
Frog Print of Oval Engystoma and Green Toad, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
Universel d’Histoire Naturelle*, the celebrated French encyclopedia of natural history edited by Charles
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Lizard Print of Ocellated Skink and European Glass Lizard, c.1850, Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
encyclopedia published in Paris around 1850 under the direction of Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny.
Figure 1 at
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$228
H 9.73 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in
Reptile Print of Young Alligator and Wall Gecko, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
*, a monumental French natural history encyclopedia edited by Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny.
Figure 1
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
Frog Print of Mexican Treefrog and Map Frog, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
d’Histoire Naturelle*, edited by Charles Dessalines d’Orbigny, a landmark encyclopedia of natural history
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
The Pedder - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of the Curmer: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, a 19th-century moral encyclopedia, with texts by
Category
1840s Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
$3,612
H 18.9 in W 13 in D 0.08 in
The Ragman - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
illustration of the Curmer: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, a 19th-century moral encyclopedia, with texts by
Category
1840s Modern Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
$3,612
H 18.9 in W 13 in D 0.08 in
Antique Map of California as an Island "The 5 Californias" by Robert de Vaugondy
Located in San Diego, CA
the Supplement to Diderot's monumental encyclopedia, one of the most influential and widely
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$850
H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Snake Print of Worm Snake, Philippine Uropeltis and Amphisbaena, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Naturelle, the monumental natural history encyclopedia directed by Charles Dessalines d’Orbigny in Paris
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$228
H 9.73 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in
Vivid Grasshopper Study: Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Bilderbuch, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
their anatomy and vibrant colors. The engraving, part of a 12-volume encyclopedia for children
Category
Early 1800s Antique Encyclopedias
Materials
Paper
$325
H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 0.01 in
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