Dr Syntax
Early 1900s Pottery Buffalo Pottery Deldare "Dr Syntax" Plate
By Buffalo Pottery
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The title of this plate is "Dr. Syntax Making a Discovery," and it includes a short verse: "Thus
Category
Early 20th Century American Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Buffalo Pottery Deldare "Misfortune at Tulip Hall" Plate
By Buffalo Pottery
Located in Van Nuys, CA
background color of the plate) shows Dr. Syntax on the floor reaching for flower pots. Note the puppy dog at
Category
Early 20th Century American Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 15 Original Antique Prints After Thomas Rowlandson. Dated 1819
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after drawings
Category
Antique 1820s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
$280 / set
H 5.75 in W 9.25 in D 0.07 in
Two Antique Prints Related to Wine; Production and Drinking, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Rowlandson (1756-1827). Published in one of the three 'Tours' of Dr Syntax this being 'In Search of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$151 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5.91 in W 9.45 in D 0 in
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
natural horn material which has been carved into the head of Dr Syntax. This example would have been
Category
Antique 1850s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (Dr. Syntax), & George Cruikshank
The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
$1,000
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 0.79 in
Gilpin, Wm: Observations... on Great Britain, and High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vols
Located in Middletown, NY
equally potent in inspiring satires, the best of which is John Wolcot's Dr. Syntax's Tour in Search of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$800 / set
H 8.75 in W 5.25 in D 1.75 in
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Dr. Syntax making His Will
By New Hall
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
back, and with hand-painted center design of "Dr. Syntax Making his Will" (copied from the engraved
Category
Antique 19th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, in Search of a Wife, 1820
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1820s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
H 9.25 in W 5.75 in D 0.07 in
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, Star Gazing. 1821
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1820s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a drawing
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax"
Etching and aquatint after a
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Staffordshire Pottery Pearlware Figure of Doctor Syntax
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
most detailed and largest examples of Dr.Syntax figures and is exceptionally well produced with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Figures Trio of Doctor Syntax, circa 1820
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
impressed DR.SYNTAX which is picked out in black enamel.
A rare discovery for such a group of figures which
Category
Antique 19th Century English Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pearlware, Pottery
Rowlandson, satire, ars moriendi, dance of death, aquatint, Bring out your Dead!
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Norwich, GB
. These included The Microcosm of London (1808), the Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque (1812
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
H 5.32 in W 9.34 in D 0.04 in
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Original Antique Print of a Chinese and Japanese Plate, France, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a Chinese and Japanese plate
Lithograph
Published by A.Morel, Paris, France, circa 1860
Unframed.
Category
Antique 1860s English Chinoiserie Prints
Materials
Paper
$35
H 13.25 in W 10.5 in D 0.13 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Serving Dish in Oriental Pheasant Pattern, Ca 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative serving dish or tray by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England in the Oriental Pheasant pattern, dating to the very early period of Mason's ironstone, circa...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
$399
H 2.5 in W 12 in D 7.25 in
18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
Category
Antique 18th Century German Rococo Wine Coolers
Materials
Tin
$120,000
H 35 in W 32 in D 17.5 in
Flora Danica Porcelain Dinner Service by Royal Copenhagen, 124 Pieces
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, this 124-piece dinner service features one of the most prestigious porcelain patterns ever produced—the coveted Flora Danica pa...
Category
20th Century Danish Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
$230,525 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Dinner Plate in Coloured Wall Pattern, circa 1870
By Ashworth Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a mid-19th century Mason’s patent ironstone Dinner Plate produced at the time when Mason's was owned and controlled by George L Ashworth after the bankruptcy of C J Mason in ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
$331
H 1.19 in Dm 10.5 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins
One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
$99,716
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Blue and White Porcelain Chinese Export Charger with Mountains, Pagoda
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a rare blue and white porcelain charger/plate that is 12 inches in diameter. The backdrop is detailed with a pagoda, a footbridge, mountains and a whimsical blue willow tree....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$524 Sale Price
25% Off
H 1 in W 12 in D 12 in
2 Antique Meissen German Porcelain Lidded Chocolate Tea Cups & Saucers on Stands
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of exquisite antique 19th century Meissen porcelain demitasse chocolate cups with lids and saucers, decorated with pink and gold borders and landscapes with stone buildings. Bot...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
$1,120 Sale Price / set
36% Off
H 7 in W 4 in D 5 in
Set of 8 Original Vintage Prints After Cecil Aldin, Dogs and Rabbits, C.1920
By Cecil Aldin
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 8 Cecil Aldin prints
Lovely colours
Published C.1920
Unframed.
The measurement given is the paper size of one print
Some with minor chips to the edges.
Category
Early 20th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
$220 / set
H 11 in W 9.75 in D 0.07 in
English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates. Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
Category
Antique 1840s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti.
A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Materials
Wood, Pine
$521,583 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
Original Antique Print of a Chinese Vase, 'Detail', France, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of the decoration found on an antique Chinese vase
Lithograph
Published by A.Morel, Paris, France. circa 1860
Unframed.
Category
Antique 1860s English Chinoiserie Prints
Materials
Paper
$35
H 12.25 in W 10.75 in D 0.07 in
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service
German, c. 1900
Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm
Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the dr syntax you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper and ceramic, every dr syntax was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer dr syntax, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A dr syntax, designed in the Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made dr syntax has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Thomas Rowlandson and Buffalo Pottery are consistently popular.
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