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Men and Bureaucracy - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Men and Bureaucracy - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

Men and Bureaucracy - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

He was a journalist and one of the leading Italian caricaturists and cartoonists. "The Donkey" weekly magazine published in 1892 of which Galantara signed the illustrations, met the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

A Peep at a Peer _ or the Guildford High Mettled Racer
A Peep at a Peer _ or the Guildford High Mettled Racer

A Peep at a Peer _ or the Guildford High Mettled Racer

Located in Middletown, NY

Her response is "Yes, yes, child- Many will be upset before it's over.-" The donkey, wearing a rosette and elaborate saddle, bucks his rider, Bergami, who says "I'm not a great rider...

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Early 19th Century English School Donkey Antique

Materials

Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Etching

French Majolica Shoe With Birds Massier, circa 1890
French Majolica Shoe With Birds Massier, circa 1890

French Majolica Shoe With Birds Massier, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

The Massier family produced different pieces with birds in a very creative style in Vallauris on the French Riviera, they excelled in the representation of all animals at the end of ...

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1890s French Country Donkey Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Vienna Bergmann Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group
Vienna Bergmann Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group

Vienna Bergmann Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Long Island City, NY

The figural group depicts a scene with two arguing Arab boys, one sits on a wagon drawn by a donkey, made in the manner of Franz Xavier Bergman, Austrian, 1861 to 1936.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Donkey Antique

Materials

Bronze

Il Piro Corvetto - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

Il Piro Corvetto - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

He was a journalist and one of the leading Italian caricaturists and cartoonists. "The Donkey" weekly magazine published in 1892 of which Galantara signed the illustrations, met the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

School's Rights - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

School's Rights - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

He was a journalist and one of the leading Italian caricaturists and cartoonists. "The Donkey" weekly magazine published in 1892 of which Galantara signed the illustrations, met the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Egyptian Street Scene – Fellahs, Soldiers, and Snake Charmers, c.1845
Egyptian Street Scene – Fellahs, Soldiers, and Snake Charmers, c.1845

Egyptian Street Scene – Fellahs, Soldiers, and Snake Charmers, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

To the left, an ânier (donkey driver) leads his animal through the narrow street, the scene framed by the distinctive domes, arches, and mashrabiya balconies of Islamic architecture.

Category

1840s French Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Adoration of the Magi & Flight into Egypt – Pieter Mortier, ca.1700
Adoration of the Magi & Flight into Egypt – Pieter Mortier, ca.1700

Adoration of the Magi & Flight into Egypt – Pieter Mortier, ca.1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The lower scene illustrates the Flight into Egypt (Matthew II, 13–15). Joseph leads the donkey on which Mary sits holding the infant Jesus, guiding his family across a rugged landsca...

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Early 1700s Dutch Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Majolica Clog & Bird Massier, circa 1890
Majolica Clog & Bird Massier, circa 1890

Majolica Clog & Bird Massier, circa 1890

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

The Massier family produced different pieces with birds in a very creative style in Vallauris on the French Riviera, they excelled in the representation of all animals at the end of ...

Category

1890s French Country Donkey Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Clog & Bird Jean Massier, circa 1890
Majolica Clog & Bird Jean Massier, circa 1890

Majolica Clog & Bird Jean Massier, circa 1890

By Jean Baptiste Massier

Located in Austin, TX

The Massier family produced different pieces with birds in a very creative style in Vallauris on the French Riviera, they excelled in the representation of all animals at the end of ...

Category

1890s French Country Donkey Antique

Materials

Ceramic

A Fine Farmyard Scene Sand Picture by Benjamin Zobel
A Fine Farmyard Scene Sand Picture by Benjamin Zobel

A Fine Farmyard Scene Sand Picture by Benjamin Zobel

By Benjamin Zodel

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Fine Farmyard Scene Sand Picture by Benjamin Zobel, Inspired by the Work of George Morland The scene set in a farmyard and featuring a charming donkey, bull and a pair of pigs lyi...

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19th Century English Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas, Paper

Monumental Orientalist Art Nouveau Wall Panel with Repoussé Copper Appliqué, c.
Monumental Orientalist Art Nouveau Wall Panel with Repoussé Copper Appliqué, c.

Monumental Orientalist Art Nouveau Wall Panel with Repoussé Copper Appliqué, c.

Located in Antwerp, BE

The scene depicts a noble rider, mounted not on a horse—but on a donkey, a more regionally accurate choice in North African and Saharan settings.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Donkey Antique

Materials

Wood, Textile, Glass

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer Insence Koro Hand Warmer Brazier 1890
Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer Insence Koro Hand Warmer Brazier 1890

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer Insence Koro Hand Warmer Brazier 1890

Located in Portland, OR

The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head.

Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Donkey Antique

Materials

Bronze

Set of 4, Natural History of the Animal Kingdom Engravings Circa 1860
Set of 4, Natural History of the Animal Kingdom Engravings Circa 1860

Set of 4, Natural History of the Animal Kingdom Engravings Circa 1860

Located in Atlanta, GA

This series features Mammals including, Camels, Giraffes, various goats, bulls, ox, rabbits, horses, donkeys and zebras. These would display great in a library or even a child's ro...

Category

19th Century Donkey Antique

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Census of Bethlehem & Christ’s Nativity – Mortier Engraving, 1700s
Census of Bethlehem & Christ’s Nativity – Mortier Engraving, 1700s

Census of Bethlehem & Christ’s Nativity – Mortier Engraving, 1700s

Located in Langweer, NL

A divine beam of light illuminates the infant, while ox and donkey appear in the background, referencing the humble setting of the stable.

Category

Early 1700s Dutch Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet
Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet

Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for s...

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Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet
Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet

Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for sa...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Early 19th Century Swedish Bonad of The Nativity
Early 19th Century Swedish Bonad of The Nativity

Early 19th Century Swedish Bonad of The Nativity

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

The Nativity, The imagery capturing the Baby in a Manger in the stable, being overlooked by donkeys and angels. Primitive and exuberant colourway.

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Caucasus Talish Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet
Antique Caucasus Talish Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet

Antique Caucasus Talish Kilim Natural Handwoven Runner Rug Caucasian Old Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for s...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vienna Franz Bergman Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group
Vienna Franz Bergman Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group

Vienna Franz Bergman Painted Cast Bronze Figural Group

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in Long Island City, NY

The figural group depicts a scene with two arguing Arab boys, one sits on a wagon drawn by a donkey, made in the manner of Franz Xavier Bergman, Austrian, 1861 to 1936.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Donkey Antique

Materials

Bronze

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Caucasian Kilim Handwoven Cradle Part,  Early 20th Century Natural Dyed
Antique Caucasian Kilim Handwoven Cradle Part,  Early 20th Century Natural Dyed

Antique Caucasian Kilim Handwoven Cradle Part, Early 20th Century Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed
Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Antique Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Woven Cradle Part, Natural Dyed

Located in Tokyo, JP

The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin, chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt,...

Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Donkey Antique

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

'The Music Contest between Apollo and Pan', Renaissance Mythology, Satyr, Hermes
'The Music Contest between Apollo and Pan', Renaissance Mythology, Satyr, Hermes

'The Music Contest between Apollo and Pan', Renaissance Mythology, Satyr, Hermes

By Flemish School, 17th Century

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Midas, king of Phrygia, who disputed the judge's decision is shown with the donkey's ears he has received from Apollo as punishment for his insolence.

Category

Early 17th Century Northern Renaissance Donkey Antique

Materials

Copper

Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting by Heywood Hardy
Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting by Heywood Hardy

Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting by Heywood Hardy

By Heywood Hardy

Located in London, GB

Dominated by shades of blue and white, their attire is punctuated with striking pops of colour, like the yellow detailing on the donkeys' halters. In the distance, a camel rider move...

Category

Early 20th Century Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Biedermeier German .800 Silver Snuff Box Domed Lid and Repoussé Pastoral Scenes
Biedermeier German .800 Silver Snuff Box Domed Lid and Repoussé Pastoral Scenes

Biedermeier German .800 Silver Snuff Box Domed Lid and Repoussé Pastoral Scenes

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The exterior is decorated in deep relief with a continuous frieze of rural life: a woman rides side-saddle on a donkey while a man pumps water from a well; a herdsman guides a goat b...

Category

Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Donkey Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Austrian Soldiers - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1916
Austrian Soldiers - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1916

Austrian Soldiers - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1916

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

He was a journalist and one of the leading Italian caricaturists and cartoonists. "The donkey " weekly magazine published in 1892 of which Galantara signed the illustrations, met the...

Category

1910s Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Ink, Pen, Watercolor

Extraña devoción!   - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

Extraña devoción! - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

The donkey is a symbol of ignorance and stupidity; following certain apologists of the time, the press could be interpreted as a moral satire against vanity, meaning that the donkey ...

Category

1860s Old Masters Donkey Antique

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Very large painting of  Psyche and Love, French Neoclassical School
Very large painting of  Psyche and Love, French Neoclassical School

Very large painting of Psyche and Love, French Neoclassical School

Located in Paris, FR

Inspired by the story of The Golden Donkey or Metamorphoses by the Latin poet Apuleius (C. 125 - 170), the painter depicts the moment when Love (Eros) "that winged rascal who respect...

Category

1830s French Neoclassical Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas

Almanacco dell'Asino 1902 - Rare Book - 1902

Almanacco dell'Asino 1902 - Rare Book - 1902

Located in Roma, IT

"L'Asino" takes its name from the motto of the Risorgimento writer Domenico Guerrazzi "L'Asino è il popolo, utile, paziente, bastonato" ("The donkey is the people, useful, patient, c...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation, c1735
Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation, c1735

Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation, c1735

Located in Langweer, NL

Mary, with a luminous halo, cradles the infant while a servant kneels with a water vessel. An ox and donkey rest in the foreground. Above, the structure's timber frame and wheel sugg...

Category

1730s English Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Three Biblical Engravings – Christ’s Entry, Trial & Parable of Labourers, c.1735
Three Biblical Engravings – Christ’s Entry, Trial & Parable of Labourers, c.1735

Three Biblical Engravings – Christ’s Entry, Trial & Parable of Labourers, c.1735

Located in Langweer, NL

The second engraving, from Matthew Chapter XXI, shows Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. A joyful crowd gathers to lay garments and palm branches before him.

Category

1730s English Donkey Antique

Materials

Paper

Advertising Sketch - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1905
Advertising Sketch - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1905

Advertising Sketch - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1905

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

The artworks represent an advertising sketch, created with strong lines, skilfully expressed in Expressionistic scratches from "The Donkey" magazine.Not signed. Gabriele Galantara (...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Donkey Antique

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Antique French Orientalist Oil Painting by Pavy
Antique French Orientalist Oil Painting by Pavy

Antique French Orientalist Oil Painting by Pavy

By Eugène Pavy

Located in London, GB

The composition is brought to life with Pavy’s deft handling of light and texture—note the flicker of shadow beneath the archways, or the dusty ground disturbed by tethered donkeys. ...

Category

1880s Victorian Donkey Antique

Materials

Oil, Panel

Veneto painter - 19th century Padua view - Porta Liviana and Sant'Antonio
Veneto painter - 19th century Padua view - Porta Liviana and Sant'Antonio

Veneto painter - 19th century Padua view - Porta Liviana and Sant'Antonio

Located in Varmo, IT

The foreground is animated by figures of peasants engaged in agricultural work, a donkey-drawn cart, and a group of children with a dog — staffage figures recalling the vedutistic re...

Category

Early 19th Century Realist Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold
Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold

Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold

Located in Round Top, TX

A very interesting 19th century mold in solid wood for making donkey harnesses. Fabulous as a pedestal with a wonderful contemporary feel.

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Donkey Antique

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Austrian Oil Painting Italian Market Street Scene Unterberger
Large Antique Austrian Oil Painting Italian Market Street Scene Unterberger

Large Antique Austrian Oil Painting Italian Market Street Scene Unterberger

By Franz Richard Unterberger

Located in London, GB

Some figures appear to be chatting or negotiating, while others rest in the cool shade. Women sit atop donkeys or observe nearby market stalls. A painted image of what appears to be ...

Category

Late 19th Century Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Gilt Frame, Circa 1810
Early 19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Gilt Frame, Circa 1810

Early 19th Century French Trumeau Mirror with Gilt Frame, Circa 1810

Located in New Orleans, LA

A finely painted naïve landscape with castle, a stone bridge over a small river with 2 figures in the foreground, a woman riding a donkey and a man walking on the road. Original merc...

Category

19th Century French Donkey Antique

Materials

Canvas, Mercury Glass

1860 Watercolour - Snowstorm
1860 Watercolour - Snowstorm

1860 Watercolour - Snowstorm

Located in Corsham, GB

This charming scene depicts cold winds blustering through a winter landscape. A man, dog and donkey trek through the deep snow past a quaint cottage and large pine trees.

Category

19th Century Donkey Antique

Materials

Watercolor

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