Great Exhibition

For the first time, in 1851, at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Queen Victoria exposed the world, including laypeople, to the exotic look and feel of the Orient, and bega...

For the first time, in 1851, at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Queen Victoria exposed the world, including laypeople, to the exotic look and feel of the Orient, and bega...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique ...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Co...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique ...

They produced award-winning designs throughout the 1830s and 1840s Considered the French version of Coalbrookdale as both firms were awarded prestigious council medals in the Great E...

Soon owning one of these sculptures was a status of luxury and wealth, and travel. Exhibits such as "Great Exhibition in London (1851)", "Centennial Exhibit in Philadelphia (1876)", ...

Antique print titled 'The Great International Exhibition front view in the Cromwell Road'.

The company exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Examples of Payne & Co.’s work are held in the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the the collection of the Na...

He was to achieve great recognition for his work throughout his long career, including a medal for excellence at the London Exhibition of 1862 and a Gold medal at the Exposition Univ...

After honing his craft in Vosges, he established his own workshop in Paris in 1849, showcasing his creations at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Praised by exhibition jurors a...

Established in 1850 by fellow Anglo-Italians Joseph Warren Zambra and Enrico (Henry) Angelo Ludovico Negretti, the business first specialised in thermometers and barometers, exhibiti...

They quickly rose to the forefront of British globe manufacturing, receiving a royal appointment from Queen Victoria. In 1851, at the Great Exhibition, the brothers introduced their ...

The year 1851 was to be a very important year for him as a marble table was displayed by the family at the Great Exhibition and won a medal. The table was later sold to an illustrio...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Co...

The firm would eventually achieve international fame for its remarkable designs, exhibiting a "circular table made on the expanding principle" like this one at the Great Exhibition o...

Joseph Angell subsequently made a number of copies, one of which was exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851, another was owned by Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland, and this ...

The present lot corresponds to the tallest edition. At the 1862 Great Exhibition in London, Graux-Marly also exhibits a cast of these torchères, described by the French reporter Deh...

In 1851, Pradier exhibited her at the Great Exhibition in London and his was the only work by a French sculptor to be awarded a council medal.

His success at numerous international exhibitions including the 1851 Great Exhibition (where he displayed a bronze of the Standing Sappho after Pradier) further enhanced his reputati...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Co...

He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World ...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Co...

He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World ...

Russia used the international art shows of the 19th Century, such as the Great Exhibition in London in 1850, to showcase grand pieces of malachite decorative art and furniture.

Throughout the 1840s they were involved in major commissions for institutions in the City of London and in 1851 they exhibited at the Great Exhibition, showing a suite of walnut bedr...

With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhib...

Victorian taxidermy like this reflects the era’s fascination with the natural world and the growing popularity of parlor natural history displays inspired by Darwinian science and th...

One famous example of their work is a scagliola top of a table exhibited by the brothers at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Having previously been on loan to the Los Angeles Museum it ...

They were also known for producing high-end upholstery and decorative pieces. Exhibition success: Holland & Sons showcased their work at major exhibitions, including the great exhib...

Literature: Jonathan Meyer, Great Exhibitions 1851-1900: London-Paris-New York-Philadelphia, pg. 320 Victor Champier, Les industries d'art à l'Exposition universelle de 1900, pg. 311

Diehl participated in the Great Exhibition in 1851 and in all the major international exhibitions during the mid-19th century thereafter.

Elkington subsequently received royal warrants and exhibited prominently at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The impressed marks include “ELKINGTON & CO,” the crowned E&Co trademark wi...

In that year a great exhibition was held in Washington D.C. in which 100 of his works were shown.

In that year a great exhibition was held in Washington D.C. in which 100 of his works were shown.

In that year a great exhibition was held in Washington D.C. in which 100 of his works were shown.

He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1829 and 1859 and showed his work at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Howell, James & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the International Exhibition of 1862 to great fanfare, they exhibited similar strut clocks to this model.

In 1944 he takes part to a great exhibition at Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna in Rome.

Bibliography: Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Collectors' Club, (Woodbridge, UK), 2006; pps. 97, 98, 100, 230.

He travelled to London for the 1851 Great Exhibition and caused a storm when he managed to pick both a Bramah lock and also the famous Chubb detector lock.

He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World ...

By the 19th century Ashford marble was in vogue both for furniture and ornaments with numerous outstanding pieces being displayed at the 1851 Great Exhibition by such manufacturers a...

In 1851, he designed a special secure display case for the Koh-I-Noor diamond for its appearance at The Great Exhibition, London, 1851.

Throughout its history, Martin, Hall & Co. participated in several major international exhibitions, including the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, the International Exhibition...

Renowned for the quality of its production, Denière et fils exhibited at many of the great exhibitions of the period, including the London International Exhibition of 1862 where they...

Sunday the 19th that was, visiting the Rijksmuseum for the big Vermeer exhibition. The Prinsenhof offered a great exhibition on the times of Vermeer in Delft.

Leuchars exhibited and won prize medals for his dressing cases at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the International Exhibition of 1862, winning a further silver medal at the Interna...

The firm exhibited and won medals for its ornamental lathes at several World’s Fairs, including the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the International Inventions Exhibition of 1885.

Founded in 1837, Thomas Webb & Sons quickly established a reputation as the “Crystal King of England,” cementing this title with prizes at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 and Paris...

The entire dressing table (table, mirror, candelabra, caskets) was presented in London at the Great Exhibition of 1851, where its virtuosity ensured Froment-Meurice’s triumph.

Jonathan Meyer illustrates a number of exceptional items exhibited by Dasson in 1889 in his book on the Great Exhibitions. French, circa 1880.  

His works were celebrated at major exhibitions, from the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London to the Universal Exhibition of 1867 in Paris, securing his legacy as a pivotal figure in t...

L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010. Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique ...

Mestdagh, Camille & Lécoules, Peter (2010), 'L'Ameublement d'Art Français, 1850-1900', Editions de l'Amateur, Paris; p.262-276.   Meyer, Jonathan, Great Exhibitions - London, Ne...

He showed some of his best works at the Exposition Nationale de France in 1849 and at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 he obtained a Medal.

His craftsmanship was further acknowledged internationally when he won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. In 1854, Casimir Aucoc was succeeded by his son Louis...

Throughout this time Holland & Sons were at the forefront of the movement for improvement in design as well as production of furniture and supplied pieces for various British and Eur...

The first technical tries of Barbedienne were made near 1858 and four years after he presents in the Great Exhibition of London a stand mainly composed of works of art inlaid of enam...

About this work: Executed in January 1967 on the title page of the monumental 1966-67 Paris retrospective "Hommage à Pablo Picasso," this intimate drawing unites three particularly a...