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Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica
Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica

Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica

By Stuart Klipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

agricultural Great Plains)-- an exhibition catalogue was published. 1998 • At Sea Near the Poles, at the

Category

1980s Naturalistic Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Bavarian Sonnenaufgang

Bavarian Sonnenaufgang

By Erwin Kettemann

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Erwin Kettemann, all mountain sceneries, were displayed in the Great German Art Exhibitions from 1938 to

Category

1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bavarian Sonnenaufgang" by Erwin Kettemann
"Bavarian Sonnenaufgang" by Erwin Kettemann

"Bavarian Sonnenaufgang" by Erwin Kettemann

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Erwin Kettemann, all mountain sceneries, were displayed in the Great German Art Exhibitions from 1938 to

Category

Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Paintings

Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900
Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900

Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900

By Franz Iffland

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

presented his work in bronze at the Great Art Exhibition held in Berlin in 1892. A photo of a typical

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'
Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'

Large Marble Figure by Romanelli, 'The Son of Willaim Tell'

By Pasquale Romanelli

Located in Tarzana, CA

1854 and also at the 1861 first Great Italian exhibition which followed the Unification of Italy in

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame
19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame

19th Century Great Exhibition of 1851 Print in Original Maple Frame

By Dickinson

Located in Richmond, London

19th century Great Exhibition of 1851 chromolithographic print in its original maple frame

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Important 19th Century Porcelain Exhibition Pedestal by Spode and Garrett
Important 19th Century Porcelain Exhibition Pedestal by Spode and Garrett

Important 19th Century Porcelain Exhibition Pedestal by Spode and Garrett

By Copeland & Garrett Spode

Located in Brisbane, Queensland

1845, and a blue and white pedestal made for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London in

Category

Antique 1840s English William IV Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Porcelain

The Piano-Forte By Dr Rosamund Harding

The Piano-Forte By Dr Rosamund Harding

Located in London, GB

The Pianoforte – It’s history traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851 The Pianoforte – It’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

A very rare and important English sideboard.
A very rare and important English sideboard.

A very rare and important English sideboard.

By Matthew Bland of Halifax

Located in Miami, FL

A very rare and important English sideboard made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

Illustrated Map of London from Exhibtion
Illustrated Map of London from Exhibtion

Illustrated Map of London from Exhibtion

Located in Alton, GB

Detailed illustrated map of London from the great exhibition of industry of all nations 1851.

Category

Antique 19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Damascened Steel Casket from 1872 Great London Exhibition
Renaissance Damascened Steel Casket from 1872 Great London Exhibition

Renaissance Damascened Steel Casket from 1872 Great London Exhibition

Located in New York, US

at the 1872 International Exhibition in London. It features a pair of dragons supporting the arms of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Steel

Elizabethan Revival Oak Library Table
Elizabethan Revival Oak Library Table

Elizabethan Revival Oak Library Table

By C. J. Richardson

Located in London, GB

one exhibited by Richardson at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Center Tables

Materials

Oak

"Milan 'The Great Fair'" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster (Polish text)

"Milan 'The Great Fair'" Original Vintage Exhibition Poster (Polish text)

Located in Boston, MA

This simple poster promoting the Milan Trade Fair in Polish shows a pyramid of colored marbles with one waiting to be placed at the top. A unique metaphor for a trade fair as bringin...

Category

1970s Post-Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

French Inlaid Cabinet attributed to Jeanselme, Paris
French Inlaid Cabinet attributed to Jeanselme, Paris

French Inlaid Cabinet attributed to Jeanselme, Paris

Located in Bantam, CT

exceptional quality.Parisian cabinetmaker Jeanselme showed similar furniture to Palagi's at the Great

Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Winfield Chair
Antique Winfield Chair

Antique Winfield Chair

Unavailable|$12,825

Antique Winfield Chair

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in St. Helena, CA

1850s upholstered chair, similar rocking-chair was shown by R.W. Winfield at the great exhibition

Category

Antique 19th Century British Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Carriage Clock with Original Case, Paris, circa 1850
Carriage Clock with Original Case, Paris, circa 1850

Carriage Clock with Original Case, Paris, circa 1850

Located in Vienna, AT

. Engraved on the rear door: “This clock was exhibited at the great exhibition of all Nations held in the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Carriage Clocks and Trav...

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Christofle, a Monumental 19th Century Silver Plated Bronze Centre Piece
Christofle, a Monumental 19th Century Silver Plated Bronze Centre Piece

Christofle, a Monumental 19th Century Silver Plated Bronze Centre Piece

By Christofle

Located in London, GB

by Christofle at the great exhibition of 1851. Measures: 29 inches (73cm) high 27 inches (69cm

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze, Silver Plate

A Venetian Glass dragon pitcher with two matching goblets.
A Venetian Glass dragon pitcher with two matching goblets.

A Venetian Glass dragon pitcher with two matching goblets.

By Giuseppe Barovier

Located in New York, NY

Asian dragons they saw at the 19th century European and British Great Exhibitions, Murano’s glassmakers

Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851
Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851

Vintage Rocking Chair Peter Cooper for R. W. Winfield in 1851

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in Oldenburg, NI

based on the famous design from 1850s R. W. Winfield first exhibited this chair design at the Great

Category

Antique 1850s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace

By John Tongue

Located in Uckfield, Sussex

ring attachment. Maker: John Tongue, Birmingham, 1851 Weight: 18.5g " The Great Exhibition of

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century English Johnston's Terrestrial Globe
19th Century English Johnston's Terrestrial Globe

19th Century English Johnston's Terrestrial Globe

By W. & A.K. Johnston

Located in San Francisco, CA

claims, was that of the first physical globe, which won them a number of awards at the Great Exhibition

Category

Antique 19th Century British Globes

Turn of the Century Black Forest Mirror
Turn of the Century Black Forest Mirror

Turn of the Century Black Forest Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

carvings became very popular and were exhibited at the 1851 'London Great Exhibition'.

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19Th Century Howard and Sons Armchair
19Th Century Howard and Sons Armchair

19Th Century Howard and Sons Armchair

By Howard & Sons Ltd

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Great Exhibition of 1851 and in exhibitions across America and France. The distinguished furniture

Category

Antique 19th Century British Armchairs

Copeland Dancing Girl In Repose
Copeland Dancing Girl In Repose

Copeland Dancing Girl In Repose

By Copeland

Located in Bransby, GB

in 1848. Copeland displayed the parian figure at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and is featured on

Category

Antique 1840s English Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Trollope & Sons Leather Desk Chair
Trollope & Sons Leather Desk Chair

Trollope & Sons Leather Desk Chair

By Trollope & Sons

Located in Newark, GB

Exhibitions in London & Paris. This is a great chair to match with a quality 19th century desk.

Category

Early 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Mahogany

Lying woman -akt-
Lying woman -akt-

Lying woman -akt-

Located in Stuttgart, DE

antiquity. For the great exhibition of the Paris Salon of 1877 Garnier created "Die Favoritin" In his late

Category

Late 19th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

English Victorian Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
English Victorian Lacquered Tilt-Top Table

English Victorian Lacquered Tilt-Top Table

Located in New York, NY

the 19th century in Europe, especially after the 1851 Great Exhibition at London's Crystal Palace

Category

Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Brass

Tunbridge Ware Thermometer Signed H Hollamby
Tunbridge Ware Thermometer Signed H Hollamby

Tunbridge Ware Thermometer Signed H Hollamby

Located in Kent, GB

exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The mercury thermometer has a scale made of bone with painted

Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

English 19th Century Campaign Chair
English 19th Century Campaign Chair

English 19th Century Campaign Chair

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in Mexico City, DF

context of the era in which it was created. Featured by R.W. Winfield in the Great Exhibition of London in

Category

Antique 1850s English Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Bouquet #3
Bouquet #3

Bouquet #3

By Joseph Nigg

Located in New York, NY

. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain

Category

1940s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hummingbird, Long-Tailed Woodnymph Lithograph, circa 1850

Hummingbird, Long-Tailed Woodnymph Lithograph, circa 1850

By John Gould

Located in Houston, TX

at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

A Duo of Beautiful Bouquets
A Duo of Beautiful Bouquets

A Duo of Beautiful Bouquets

By Joseph Nigg

Located in New York, NY

painting became immensely popular, including painting on porcelain. At the the international Great

Category

Mid-19th Century Abstract Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style
Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style

Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style

By Michael Thonet

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

of bentwood furniture. He received a bronze medal at The Great exhibition of London in 1851 and at

Category

Vintage 1920s European Edwardian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Bentwood

His and Hers 19th Century Wrought Iron Winfield Rocking Chairs
His and Hers 19th Century Wrought Iron Winfield Rocking Chairs

His and Hers 19th Century Wrought Iron Winfield Rocking Chairs

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in Woodbury, CT

Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851, so they are a real piece off history!

Category

Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Bouquet #6
Bouquet #6

Bouquet #6

By Joseph Nigg

Located in New York, NY

. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on porcelain

Category

Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bouquet #1
Bouquet #1

Bouquet #1

By Joseph Nigg

Located in New York, NY

porcelain. At the the international Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Nigg presented a painting on

Category

Mid-19th Century Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A magnificent English inlaid center table.
A magnificent English inlaid center table.

A magnificent English inlaid center table.

Located in Miami, FL

only seen at the great exhibitions of the 19th century. The top is crossbanded and also detailed with

Category

Antique 19th Century English Center Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Mahogany, Holly

Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, Harrison Brothers & Howson
Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, Harrison Brothers & Howson

Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, Harrison Brothers & Howson

By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1

Located in Westmount, Quebec

Great Exhibition of 1851, the International Exhibition of 1862, and at the International Exposition of

Category

Antique 19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hummingbird, Rufous Sabrewing, circa 1850

Hummingbird, Rufous Sabrewing, circa 1850

By John Gould

Located in Houston, TX

at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Gould published many works on birds and mammals, one of which was A

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

James Lamb set of twelve Arts and Crafts dining chairs, England circa 1890
James Lamb set of twelve Arts and Crafts dining chairs, England circa 1890

James Lamb set of twelve Arts and Crafts dining chairs, England circa 1890

By Lamb of Manchester

Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire

. They showed at the Great Exhibition of 1862, the Paris Exposition of 1867 and Received a gold medal at

Category

Antique 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

A Trio of Beautiful Nigg Bouquets
A Trio of Beautiful Nigg Bouquets

A Trio of Beautiful Nigg Bouquets

By Joseph Nigg

Located in New York, NY

painting became immensely popular, including painting on porcelain. At the the international Great

Category

1940s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Ink

19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti
19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti

19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti

By Benedetto Boschetti

Located in Roma, IT

having won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and a model of Cesare Augusto was

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Antique English, Cast Border, Sterling Silver Tray
Antique English, Cast Border, Sterling Silver Tray

Antique English, Cast Border, Sterling Silver Tray

By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.

Located in New York, NY

manufacturers and participated too many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sterling Silver

19th Century Pair of Golden Oak Table Cabinets
19th Century Pair of Golden Oak Table Cabinets

19th Century Pair of Golden Oak Table Cabinets

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

this challenge for over 60 years, until 1851, at the great exhibition. Bramah locks were only used

Category

Antique 1840s English Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware by Frederick Elkington, England 1880
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware by Frederick Elkington, England 1880

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware by Frederick Elkington, England 1880

By Frederick Elkington

Located in London, GB

improve and update its techniques. The firm produced several important items to be shown at The Great

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian More Dining and Enterta...

Materials

Silver

Pair of Chimney Columns by Garnkirk
Pair of Chimney Columns by Garnkirk

Pair of Chimney Columns by Garnkirk

Unavailable|$1,318 / set

Pair of Chimney Columns by Garnkirk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

. The company grew and were even represented at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Their reputation was such

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Pedestals and Columns

French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century
French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century

French Biscuit Figures, Mid-19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Great Exhibition in London where he was awarded a Gold Medal. The Gilles firm, listed as Gilles Jeune

Category

Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions
Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions

Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions

By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

bentwood furniture. He received a bronze medal at The Great exhibition of London in 1851 and at the next

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Settees

Materials

Bentwood

Anatomical Study
Anatomical Study

Anatomical Study

Located in Heathfield, GB

be a gallery of portraits, perhaps of visitors to the 1851 Great Exhibition. They are mostly young

Category

1850s Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gillows of Lancaster walnut and thuya wood sideboard, England circa 1877
Gillows of Lancaster walnut and thuya wood sideboard, England circa 1877

Gillows of Lancaster walnut and thuya wood sideboard, England circa 1877

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire

furniture in this period and created a number of pieces for the Gillows Stand at the Great Exhibition in

Category

Antique 1870s English Arts and Crafts Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Roman Grand Tour Carved Marble Tazza
Roman Grand Tour Carved Marble Tazza

Roman Grand Tour Carved Marble Tazza

By Benedetto Boschetti

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

widely praised and he was awarded a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. The most celebrated

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock, circa 1860
Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock, circa 1860

Profusely Engraved to All Sides Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock, circa 1860

Located in London, GB

exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition and the partnership appears to have lasted until 1863 after which it

Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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