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Le Promenade au Phare

Le Promenade au Phare

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

This cubist/mannerist composition displays Laboureur's astonishing skill with the engraving tool (the burin); engraving seems to have been the perfect method for his aesthetic at thi...

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1920s Cubist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed
The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed

Located in Middletown, NY

There is a sense of order and formality in her work that does indeed bring such scenes to mind, and the apparent simplicity of her composition and technique disguises a sure eye and ...

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20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

"Where Am I Going, I Don't Quite Know", Contemporary Steel Sculpture
"Where Am I Going, I Don't Quite Know", Contemporary Steel Sculpture

"Where Am I Going, I Don't Quite Know", Contemporary Steel Sculpture

By Sarah Alexander

Located in Franklin, MA

Flowing grassy forms seem to fly across the wall as it casts softly flowing shadows, Made from hand hammered steel, each piece is drawn on with an engraving tool, or has been kissed ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools
Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools

Silver toiletry box with engravings, compartments and writing tools

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver toiletry box with engraved bands at the top, surrounding Greek frieze, interior deposits, ivory sheet for writing, loose mechanical pencil, card holder and suspen...

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20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Engraver's Tools
Engraver's Tools

Engraver's Tools

By Armin Landeck

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Engraver's Tools Engraving, 1974 Signed and annotated in pencil by the artist (see photos) This a "Trial Proof" impression with graphite additions Regular Edition: 100 References And...

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1970s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia
1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia

1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Located in Langweer, NL

It is held in high esteem due to its detailed depiction and the authenticity brought about by Webber's first-hand experiences during the voyages. This 1793 antique engraving provide...

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Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776
Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776 Description: This intriguing antique engraving presents a detailed visual inventory of traditional Egyptian...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Violin et Coquille (violin and shell / inscribed Happy New Year 2000)
Violin et Coquille (violin and shell / inscribed Happy New Year 2000)

Violin et Coquille (violin and shell / inscribed Happy New Year 2000)

By Laurent Schkolnyk

Located in New Orleans, LA

In mezzotint, the entire surface of a copper plate is evenly pitted with an engraving tool called a rocker to create a texture, or “ground,” that will hold ink.

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1990s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time
French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time

French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time

Located in London, GB

The clock itself sits on Cupid's wings and these are beautifully cast and finished in great detail by the Graveur with polished highlights and enormous amounts of texture strokes by ...

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Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS
The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS

The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

She became a successful artist and printmaker in the 1920s, being known among other things for using an engraving tool that cut multiple parallel lines rather than the usual one.

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition
A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition

A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition

Located in Warsaw, PL

Artist signes her artworks by hand, using engraving tool. Edition of 5. Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz likes to experiment with art matter in her creations so in editions the copies vary ...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition
A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition

A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition

Located in Warsaw, PL

Artist signes her artworks by hand, using engraving tool. Edition of 5. Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz likes to experiment with art matter in her creations so in editions the copies vary ...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Roof Garden in Snow (Holland Park Road), Painting by Guy Malet, circa 1950
Roof Garden in Snow (Holland Park Road), Painting by Guy Malet, circa 1950

Roof Garden in Snow (Holland Park Road), Painting by Guy Malet, circa 1950

Located in Kingsclere, GB

In a 1941 article for ‘The Artist’, Malet described why he was drawn to the technique: “To me, the attraction of this medium lies in its definite quality, the strong patterns of blac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"
C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

Located in Baltimore, MD

There is an intrinsic beauty of the high carat gold and the flourishes in the engraved inscription (the f and t in gift were crossed with one only one line, so the engraver did not h...

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Antique 1690s English George I Wedding Rings

Materials

22k Gold

Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745
Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745

Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745

Located in Langweer, NL

De Lairesse’s approach to anatomy emphasized idealized proportion and classical harmony, making these engravings essential teaching tools in European art academies throughout the 18t...

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Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815
Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815

Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

Technique: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Maker: Luigi Giarre after Giulio Ferrario, Italy, 1815 Keyword block: antique Chinese farming prints, Ferrario costume ancien moderne, ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Prints

Materials

Paper

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving
The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The use of dramatic visual storytelling alongside descriptive text made such engravings powerful tools for informing and influencing public opinion during the 17th century.

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Antique 1680s Prints

Materials

Paper

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739
Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739

Located in Langweer, NL

The spiral is a testament to the era's fascination with geometry and symmetry, as well as a demonstration of the technical knowledge required to execute such a design. Together, the...

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Antique 1730s Prints

Materials

Paper

Le Ferveur

Le Ferveur

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression, with shading especially in the clouds toward the top right created with the use of an extremely fine-pointed roulette tool. This engraving, in its second sta...

Category

1920s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Vintage Indian Engraved Floral Metal Vase
Vintage Indian Engraved Floral Metal Vase

Vintage Indian Engraved Floral Metal Vase

Located in Dallas, TX

The circumference of the opening of the vase is 10.99" The process of creating the engraving consisted of using numerous tools that create markings over the object, leaving a perman...

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20th Century Indian Bohemian Vases

Materials

Metal, Brass

“Fleur du Lit” by Bernard Childs
“Fleur du Lit” by Bernard Childs

“Fleur du Lit” by Bernard Childs

By Bernard Childs 1

Located in Huntington, NY

Fleur du Lit, 1964. Power tool engraving, original Sheet: 10 1/2 x 10 in. (26.7 x 25.4 cm).

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867
Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

Intended as an educational tool, this engraving provided students and families with clear, labelled illustrations for learning human anatomy in a structured and accessible manner.

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Antique 1860s German Prints

Materials

Paper

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

In subsequent decades, he published five technical handbooks and developed several innovative printmaking methods, such as power-tool engraving. Sternberg made his first trip to th...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845
Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845

Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

These insets reflect the plate’s dual function as both an artistic composition and a zoological study tool. The clean engraving lines and subtle hand-coloring contribute to the timel...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Dutch Vintage Speculaas Mold
Dutch Vintage Speculaas Mold

Dutch Vintage Speculaas Mold

Located in Houston, TX

Four molds engraved on the front include farmers and wheat and the back of the mold are large engravings of the tools used to harvest the wheat. These molds are in a dark stain and w...

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20th Century Dutch More Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768
Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Vases, Bijoux et Ustenciles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of vases, jewellery and tools found in Krasnoyarsk megaliths.

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920
Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920

Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920

Located in New York, NY

1920s Antique Dazzling Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring The finest examples of Art Deco engagement rings were hand fabricated and impeccably fin...

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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold  Ring
Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold  Ring

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold Ring

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold Ring A radiant bright oval ruby centers this striking and sparkling Vintage Art Deco style ring expertly crafted...

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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold

Italian 18k Solid Gold Wedding Band, Emeralds, Diamonds and Ruby Ring
Italian 18k Solid Gold Wedding Band, Emeralds, Diamonds and Ruby Ring

Italian 18k Solid Gold Wedding Band, Emeralds, Diamonds and Ruby Ring

Located in Camisano Vicentino, VI

This Oltremare Gioielli wedding band have unique surfaces thanks to an ancient hand engraving technique using a burin tool. Our skilled engravers create deep grooves that give Oltrem...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Wedding Rings

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold

14k Gold Wedding Band Hand Engraved, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring
14k Gold Wedding Band Hand Engraved, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring

14k Gold Wedding Band Hand Engraved, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring

Located in Camisano Vicentino, VI

This Oltremare Gioielli wedding band have unique surfaces thanks to an ancient hand engraving technique using a burin tool. Our skilled engravers create deep grooves that give Oltrem...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold

Hand Engraved 18k Gold Wedding Band, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring
Hand Engraved 18k Gold Wedding Band, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring

Hand Engraved 18k Gold Wedding Band, Red White Blue American Patriotic Ring

Located in Camisano Vicentino, VI

This Oltremare Gioielli wedding band have unique surfaces thanks to an ancient hand engraving technique using a burin tool. Our skilled engravers create deep grooves that give Oltrem...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Wedding Rings

Materials

18k Gold

Chushev Chnoubis Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Chnoubis Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Chnoubis Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s American Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Gold

"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró
"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró

"Personnage a la plume" Modern Art Sculpture by Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Its surface is covered with additional incisions in the form of dots made with a burin (a tool used for engraving). Further incisions on the upper part of this body (on either side) ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chushev Eros and Lion Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Eros and Lion Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Eros and Lion Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Hellenistic Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Gold

Chushev Lion Man Made Corundum Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Lion Man Made Corundum Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Lion Man Made Corundum Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Hellenistic Signet Rings

Materials

Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold

Chushev Demosthenes Lapis Lazuli Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Demosthenes Lapis Lazuli Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Demosthenes Lapis Lazuli Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

In subsequent decades, he published five technical handbooks and developed several innovative printmaking methods, such as power-tool engraving. Sternberg made his first trip to th...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Art Deco GIA 12.18ctw Green Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Vintage Cocktail Ring
Art Deco GIA 12.18ctw Green Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Vintage Cocktail Ring

Art Deco GIA 12.18ctw Green Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Vintage Cocktail Ring

Located in New York, NY

The finest examples of late Art Deco engagement rings were hand fabricated and impeccably finished with hand tooled engraving. No expense was spared in producing these masterpieces a...

Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum

Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, Gold

Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Swivel Ring
Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Swivel Ring

Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Swivel Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Gold

Chushev Hades Blue Sapphire Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Hades Blue Sapphire Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Hades Blue Sapphire Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold

Chushev Hercules Black Onyx Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring
Chushev Hercules Black Onyx Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

Chushev Hercules Black Onyx Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Onyx, Sterling Silver

Chushev Demosthenes Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring
Chushev Demosthenes Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

Chushev Demosthenes Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, Sterling Silver

Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Gold

Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring
Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

Chushev Hermes & Lyre Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Chalcedony, Sterling Silver

Chushev Solon Hematite Intaglio Gold Signet Ring
Chushev Solon Hematite Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

Chushev Solon Hematite Intaglio Gold Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Hematite, Gold, 18k Gold

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Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century
Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century

Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A beautiful Victorian brass fire tool set with floral engraving, 19th century. The set has matching floral design throughout, with fantastic detail and style.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Rite of the Dendroctonus Jefferyi
Rite of the Dendroctonus Jefferyi

Rite of the Dendroctonus Jefferyi

By Timothy (Tim) Musso

Located in Van Nuys, CA

For those not familiar with this relief printing technique, engraving tools are used to carve into end grain wood (usually boxwood) to make extremely fine detail imagery, often chara...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

French Engraving of Carpenters Tools
French Engraving of Carpenters Tools

French Engraving of Carpenters Tools

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

French Engraving of Carpenters Tools

Located in San Francisco, CA

These Early 20th Century tools are grouped and labeled in frame and printed from an engraved plate. Double matted and framed. Plate 320 chisels and items that support wood.

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20th Century French Prints

Engraving of 19th C Carpetners Tools
Engraving of 19th C Carpetners Tools

Engraving of 19th C Carpetners Tools

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

Engraving of 19th C Carpetners Tools

By Andre-Jacob Roubo

Located in San Francisco, CA

This engraving depicts hand drilling tools and countersunk screws used in wood working.

Category

20th Century French Drawings

Christine MacKellar Earrings, Oxydized SS & 18k YG, Open Circles with Pearls
Christine MacKellar Earrings, Oxydized SS & 18k YG, Open Circles with Pearls

Christine MacKellar Earrings, Oxydized SS & 18k YG, Open Circles with Pearls

Located in Kennebunkport, ME

Ms MacKellar creates texture with hammers, engraving tools and a rolling mill to bring out intricate surface patterns and a variety of subtle color variations.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold

The Youngest Daughter

Lisabeth SterlingThe Youngest Daughter

Unavailable

H 22 in W 8 in D 6 in

The Youngest Daughter

By Lisabeth Sterling

Located in Asheville, NC

Renowned as one of America's finest glass engravers, Sterling creates cameo vessels using an intricate technique with diamond tipped engraving tools. The vessels are luminous jewel-t...

Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Ivy in Winter

Lisabeth SterlingIvy in Winter

Unavailable

H 15 in W 8 in D 9 in

Ivy in Winter

By Lisabeth Sterling

Located in Asheville, NC

Renowned as one of America's finest glass engravers, Sterling creates cameo vessels using an intricate technique with diamond tipped engraving tools. The vessels are luminous jewel-t...

Category

2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Diana Kim England Heavy 18K, Sapphire, and Diamond Cuff Bracelet, Hand Engraved
Diana Kim England Heavy 18K, Sapphire, and Diamond Cuff Bracelet, Hand Engraved

Diana Kim England Heavy 18K, Sapphire, and Diamond Cuff Bracelet, Hand Engraved

By Diana Kim England

Located in Red Hook, NY

Then both pieces were soldered into a solid flat rectangular piece, it was hammered into its cuff shape. 32 Sapphires and 29 Diamonds were individually set, then placed where they w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold

French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools
French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools

French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools

Located in Chicago, IL

French 18th century engraving of blacksmiths and their tools of the trade.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Industrial Prints

Materials

Paper

George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809
George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809

George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809

By Samuel Pemberton

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

He is credited with popularising a technical innovation in the printing of illustrations using wood. He adopted metal-engraving tools to cut hard boxwood across the grain, producing ...

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Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

This Might Do
This Might Do

Kate SamworthThis Might Do, 2022

Unavailable

H 16 in W 13 in

This Might Do

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

Scavenging Together
Scavenging Together

Kate SamworthScavenging Together, 2022

Unavailable

H 16 in W 20 in

Scavenging Together

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

Long Nights
Long Nights

Kate SamworthLong Nights, 2022

Unavailable

H 14 in W 17 in

Long Nights

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

From the Beginning
From the Beginning

Kate SamworthFrom the Beginning, 2022

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

From the Beginning

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

Sunlit Woods
Sunlit Woods

Kate SamworthSunlit Woods, 2022

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9 in

Sunlit Woods

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

March Wind
March Wind

Kate SamworthMarch Wind, 2022

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in

March Wind

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kate Samworth is a Maryland-based artist who works with scratchboard, an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Clay, India Ink, Board

Pictorial Screen
Pictorial Screen

Pictorial Screen

Unavailable

H 64 in W 49.5 in

Pictorial Screen

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual two-fold screen features hand-colored engravings. Framed in fine leather with gilt tooling details, these engravings, created circa 1820, depict Vienna’s stunning urban ...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Cherry

Ceramic Wall Clock by Rowland , 1950’s
Ceramic Wall Clock by Rowland , 1950’s

Ceramic Wall Clock by Rowland , 1950’s

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H 19.69 in W 13 in D 2.37 in

Ceramic Wall Clock by Rowland , 1950’s

By Pat Rowland

Located in PÉZENAS, FR

This exhibition, at the Palais des Congrès, of coals, engravings, travel diaries, sculpting tools, resins, alabasters, olive wood, bronzes, terracottas, impresses with the diversity ...

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Mid-20th Century French Wall Clocks

Materials

Ceramic

Egyptian Pyramid 14 Karat Princess Diamond Band
Egyptian Pyramid 14 Karat Princess Diamond Band

Egyptian Pyramid 14 Karat Princess Diamond Band

Located in METAIRIE, LA

The pyramid structuring of the ring with Diamonds set in a multi-level design coupled with the intricately detailed hand-tooled engraving makes quite the statement at virtually every...

Category

Vintage 1980s Dome Rings

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Mid-Century GIA Certified 3.87 Carat European Diamond Halo Ring
Mid-Century GIA Certified 3.87 Carat European Diamond Halo Ring

Mid-Century GIA Certified 3.87 Carat European Diamond Halo Ring

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Constructed completely of Platinum, with exceptionally detailed Hand-Tooled Engraving throughout, accented with a total of 48 Round Brilliant cut Diamonds totaling approximately 1.60...

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Vintage 1960s Solitaire Rings

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Men's Egyptian Volcanic Diamond Pyramid Ring
Men's Egyptian Volcanic Diamond Pyramid Ring

Men's Egyptian Volcanic Diamond Pyramid Ring

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Complimented with old world European hand-tooled engraving throughout. With 1 Central 0.85 carat Nearly Flawless Radiant cut Cognac Diamond with 12 Surrounding Green-ish Yellow Diamo...

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Vintage 1940s Dome Rings

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

18 Karat Diamond Snake-Skin Dome Ring
18 Karat Diamond Snake-Skin Dome Ring

18 Karat Diamond Snake-Skin Dome Ring

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Accented with finely detailed Old World Hand Tooled Hand Engraving in a Snake-Skin pattern throughout.

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Vintage 1980s Dome Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

3.22 Carat GIA Diamond Square Halo Ring
3.22 Carat GIA Diamond Square Halo Ring

3.22 Carat GIA Diamond Square Halo Ring

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Less than 5% of Diamonds today have this strong blue fluorescent property - Refer to GIA report … In a Custom Made square halo setting with hand-tooled Hand Engraving throughout with...

Category

Early 2000s Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold

5.69 Carat Moonstone Rose Gold Halo Ring
5.69 Carat Moonstone Rose Gold Halo Ring

5.69 Carat Moonstone Rose Gold Halo Ring

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Exemplifying, and in fact exceeding, every expectation from a period Art Deco piece; from the elaborate Art Deco motif hand-tooled engraving to the color combination of gems, in a co...

Category

Vintage 1980s Solitaire Rings

Materials

Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

"Roadside tree_034": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography
"Roadside tree_034": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography

"Roadside tree_034": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography

By Nerhol

Located in Djursholm, SE

Each stack of inkjet prints is sculptured with a specific engraving and carving tool resulting in a 3D image.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Roadside tree_007": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography
"Roadside tree_007": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography

"Roadside tree_007": 3-D wall sculpture engraved in layers of photography

By Nerhol

Located in Djursholm, SE

Each stack of inkjet prints is sculptured with a specific engraving and carving tool resulting in a 3D image.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Slicing the Onion No. 002" Series 6 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture
"Slicing the Onion No. 002" Series 6 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

"Slicing the Onion No. 002" Series 6 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

By Nerhol

Located in Djursholm, SE

Each stack of inkjet prints is sculptured with a specific engraving and carving tool resulting in a kind of 3D image.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Slicing the Onion No. 003" Series 3 of 7: 3-D engraved wall sculpture
"Slicing the Onion No. 003" Series 3 of 7: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

"Slicing the Onion No. 003" Series 3 of 7: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

By Nerhol

Located in Djursholm, SE

Each stack of inkjet prints is sculptured with a specific engraving and carving tool resulting in a kind of 3D image.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Slicing the Onion No. 005" Series 1 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture
"Slicing the Onion No. 005" Series 1 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

"Slicing the Onion No. 005" Series 1 of 6: 3-D engraved wall sculpture

By Nerhol

Located in Djursholm, SE

Each stack of inkjet prints is sculptured with a specific engraving and carving tool resulting in a kind of 3D image.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet
Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet

Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Certified Jade each encased in a Pyramid design with both Hand Repoussé & Hand-Tooled Engraving in an Egyptian Motif. Electronically-tested 800+ silver purity.

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco More Bracelets

Materials

Jade, Sterling Silver

Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th
Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th

Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

This work is an enhanced engraving with the title "gardening and agricultural tools".

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Prints

Materials

Paper

Buccellati Diamond Sapphire Bangle Bracelet
Buccellati Diamond Sapphire Bangle Bracelet

Buccellati Diamond Sapphire Bangle Bracelet

By Buccellati

Located in North Hollywood, CA

The finish is "Burin" engraving that gives this type of bracelet a light impression, as the engraving tool that was used engraves the lines in the gold that gives it an amazing finish.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Artisan Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Sapphire, 18k Gold

Expulsion from Paradise. Figurative bronze sculpture Polish art, Limited edition

Expulsion from Paradise. Figurative bronze sculpture Polish art, Limited edition

Located in Warsaw, PL

Artist signes her artworks by hand, using engraving tool. Edition of 8. Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz likes to experiment with art matter in her creations so in editions the copies vary ...

Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dormeuse sur un Canape
Dormeuse sur un Canape

Dormeuse sur un Canape

By Paul César Helleu

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

In fact, Tissot gave Helleu his own engraving tools because he was in such despair after the death of his beloved Kathleen Newton that he was unable to use them to make art.

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy
old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

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H 74.81 in W 51.19 in D 15.75 in

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Antique honey press, work tool in solid chestnut wood, built entirely by hand, with a rustic appearance and dated 1806 with wood engraving, particularly fascinating tool, probably fo...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Antiquities

Materials

Chestnut

Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings
Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings

Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings

Located in San Francisco, CA

Three pairs of French copperplate engravings depicting various woodworking tools with inscriptions; with later wooden frames and linen mattes; priced per pair

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Drawings

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Artisans of the 18th century employed various techniques to create these intricate scenes on the nautilus shell. They used fine engraving tools, microscopes, and meticulous precision...

Category

Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788
Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

About the Work Joseph Jakob Plenck's "Icones Plantarum Medicinalium" series is acclaimed for its precision and detailed illustrations, aimed at providing an accurate botanical and me...

Category

Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Glints of blue

Arthur Luiz PizaGlints of blue, 1984

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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in

Glints of blue

By Arthur Luiz Piza

Located in Paris, FR

Piza uses the burin, one of the oldest tools in engraving, and one of the most perilous to use.

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving

Graphic Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, Signed, 1980s
Graphic Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, Signed, 1980s

Graphic Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, Signed, 1980s

By Christian Krekels

Located in Brussels, BE

The present table is in brass, probably worked with acid and tool engraving technique. The shape is free formed.

Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Marco Bicego Gold "Lunaria" Station Necklace
Marco Bicego Gold "Lunaria" Station Necklace

Marco Bicego Gold "Lunaria" Station Necklace

By Marco Bicego

Located in Princeton, NJ

His brand is known for unique techniques like hand-engraving with the bulino tool and the corda di chitarra (guitar string) technique for twisted gold.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring
Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

Chushev Tigress Carnelian Intaglio Sterling Silver Signet Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s American Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, Sterling Silver

Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Swivel Ring
Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Swivel Ring

Chushev Blue Chalcedony Intaglio Sterling Silver Swivel Ring

By Chushev

Located in Canoga Park, CA

Rulers, nobles and wealthy merchants sought, collected and traded these fascinating miniature works of art. At the dawn of gem engraving, artisans used crude tools and techniques to...

Category

2010s American Classical Greek Signet Rings

Materials

Chalcedony, Sterling Silver

Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva
Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva

Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva

Located in Milan, IT

In the last years of his life, Michele Marieschi's activity was mainly focused on the engravings that became a tool to make his skills as a landscape painter known to the various col...

Category

18th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

In subsequent decades, he published five technical handbooks and developed several innovative printmaking methods, such as power-tool engraving. Sternberg made his first trip to th...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

In subsequent decades, he published five technical handbooks and developed several innovative printmaking methods, such as power-tool engraving. Sternberg made his first trip to th...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

In subsequent decades, he published five technical handbooks and developed several innovative printmaking methods, such as power-tool engraving. Sternberg made his first trip to th...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

SELF - 1950 (self portrait of Weidenaar with engraving tools in front of imagery
SELF - 1950 (self portrait of Weidenaar with engraving tools in front of imagery

SELF - 1950 (self portrait of Weidenaar with engraving tools in front of imagery

By Reynold Weidenaar

Located in New Orleans, LA

Reynold Weidenaar created a mezzotint self portrait in 1950 in which he is shown holding his engraving tools and posed among the Mexican imagery he used in his work.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Vintage Italian, 18 Karat Florentine Yellow Gold Spaghetti Link Bracelet
Vintage Italian, 18 Karat Florentine Yellow Gold Spaghetti Link Bracelet

Vintage Italian, 18 Karat Florentine Yellow Gold Spaghetti Link Bracelet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Florentine is decorative detailed work done by hand. Using engraving tools, cross hatch lines are engraved into the metal and is deeper and more coarse than brushed metal.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Link Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band
HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band

HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band

Located in Baltimore, MD

The ring is made using the technique of bright-cutting, a neoclassical form of decorative engraving used on gold jewelry by making a series of short cuts into the metal using a polis...

Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Band Rings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Blue and White Bowl of Fruit next to Vase
Blue and White Bowl of Fruit next to Vase

Blue and White Bowl of Fruit next to Vase

By Laurent Schkolnyk

Located in New Orleans, LA

In mezzotint, the entire surface of a copper plate is evenly pitted with an engraving tool called a rocker to create a texture, or “ground,” that will hold ink.

Category

1990s Art Deco Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Coeur de Pomme (Heart of Apple)
Coeur de Pomme (Heart of Apple)

Coeur de Pomme (Heart of Apple)

By Laurent Schkolnyk

Located in New Orleans, LA

In mezzotint, the entire surface of a copper plate is evenly pitted with an engraving tool called a rocker to create a texture, or “ground,” that will hold ink.

Category

1990s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

L'assiette Jauve (The Yellow Plate)
L'assiette Jauve (The Yellow Plate)

L'assiette Jauve (The Yellow Plate)

By Laurent Schkolnyk

Located in New Orleans, LA

In mezzotint, the entire surface of a copper plate is evenly pitted with an engraving tool called a rocker to create a texture, or “ground,” that will hold ink.

Category

1990s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Le Cerise Convoite (The Coveted Cherry )
Le Cerise Convoite (The Coveted Cherry )

Le Cerise Convoite (The Coveted Cherry )

By Laurent Schkolnyk

Located in New Orleans, LA

In mezzotint, the entire surface of a copper plate is evenly pitted with an engraving tool called a rocker to create a texture, or “ground,” that will hold ink.

Category

1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

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