Insect Plates

This is a celebration of age-old crafts and treasures found in the Nymphenburg archives, and a celebration of the idea of having ‘options’ in design. The layout is designed by Jonger...

An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of

Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand

Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand

Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand

Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

Step into the charm of an English garden with our ceramic plates, hand-painted with the design of a

A six-well majolica glazed oyster plate by Simon Fielding, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1878

Meissen, plate, “Blaue Blume” pattern with insects. Plate from Meissen in the “Blaue Blume” pattern

History of English Insects, one of the most important early works of British entomology. The plate

Meissen Marcolini Reticulated Plate with Bird and Insect Decoration, dating from the Marcolini

Set of Three 19th-Century Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates with Naturalist Fruit & Insect

Meissen, Germany. Three hand-painted porcelain plates with blue flowers and insects, gold rim

Antique Cabinet of Curiosities Beetle Plates, Jewel & Firefly Insects, 1893 Description: This

Heliconia with Insects – After Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 54 from Metamorphosis insectorum

Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim

Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim

Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim

Meissen, Germany, three large deep plates. Hand-decorated with flowers and insects in blue. 19th

Meissen, Germany. Four porcelain lunch plates. Hand-painted with floral motifs and insects in blue

Meissen, Germany, porcelain plate hand-painted with floral motifs and insects. Late 19th century

combines scientific heritage with elegant design. Sets of nineteenth-century insect plates have become

inspired by Victorian scientific aesthetics. Natural history insect plates from the nineteenth century

Two antique b & g Bing & Grondahl plates. Hand-painted with butterfly and insect. Measures: 16.5

Heliconia with Insects – After Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 54 from Metamorphosis insectorum

A large antique Japanese Meiji period, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting

delicately rendered insects including dragonflies and butterflies shown in flight. The insects are drawn with

This Antique Victorian insect clip was created out of silver in the 1880’s. The silver wings are

2 antique b & g bing & grøndahl plates. Hand painted with butterfly and insect. Measures: 16.5 cm

decorative natural history prints. The first plate depicts insects associated with fruiting shrubs

the plants that sustain them. Each plate presents insects at different stages of development

base plate in the shape of the butterfly. Each nail has been carefully polished. The lower part of the

addition of insects on the pear plate highlights the interconnectedness of plant life and the natural world

photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, Still life, Insect, Nature, Dragonfly, Silver plate,

Host Plants This illustration is a detailed entomological plate showcasing various stages of insect

silver-plated surface. The insect rests on a stylized branch detail, adding a distinctive natural element

realistic, high-relief depictions of nature, often including animals, plants, and insects. This particular

site to avoid the transport of unprofitable dead weight, dangerous insects and snakes. This plate

in a garden setting with insects. Similar plates of this period are shown in Steven Smith's book

insects. His plates combine careful scientific observation with refined decorative composition, presenting

Eleazar Albin’s influential work A Natural History of English Insects*. Each plate presents English moths

places this work among the earliest systematic studies of English insects. The plate is dedicated “To

-century set of four hand-colored engraved plates comes from A Natural History of English Insects, written

Natural History of English Insects, published in London in 1720. The plates depict English moths together

illustration, a project that began in 1728 and set European standards for scientific insect imagery. The two

Albin’s seminal work A Natural History of English Insects. The plates exemplify Albin’s method of

Eleazar Albin’s *A Natural History of English Insects*. As with the other plates in this celebrated series

, Archival pigment print, Still life, Insect, Nature, Dragonfly, Silver plate, large scale, Oversize

: Color photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, Still life, Insect, Nature, Dragonfly, Silver

alloy plates with insects. In the style of Domnique - Paris.