Antique Poem

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro Series: 100 Poems Narrated by the Nurse Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi Date: 1835-1845 Size: 36.8 x 25.5 cm ...

Rare six Chinese blue and white poem dishes 18th century. Six very rare dishes with beautiful poems and nice painting, made during the 18th century.

SHAKESPEARE. The Poems of William Shakespeare. Edited by Frederick S.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: A Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi Series: One Hundred Poems Narrated by the Nurse Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi Date: 1835-1838 Size: 36.5...

In this print, Heian period court ladies enjoy poem reading on a snowy day at the Imperial Palace.

Depicted on the vase is a pheasants couple that represents life, sun, sexuality and strong Virtue. There is a poem depicted on the vase and to the base is a red Qianlong mark.

Qing, Yongzheng period blue and white poem decoration porcelian fluted-rim plate/ ?,??

Original vintage travel poster - Leon Poem of Light and Stone Tomb of Kings / Poema de Luz y Piedra Tumba de Reyes - depicting an image of the Gothic architecture and layout of the h...

Uitgesproken op den dag der Carnavals Vermaakelijkheden, binnen Nijmegen' - A 32-page booklet containing the poem by Mr. E.J.B. Schonk. Description: Published in ""Vaderlandsche L...

The Poet Li Bai & the "Zhuxi Liuyi" Literati at Culai Mountain Peerless Tang Dynasty poet, Li Bai, who famously drowned drunk in the Yangtze River while trying to embrace the mo...

The piece hovers between narrative and abstraction, inviting viewers to interpret its forms as fragments of a forgotten story or elements of a visual poem. Collector’s Note This wa...

On one side of the jug is a moulded semi-relief bust of the bare headed poet beneath his name, together with a cherub blowing a trumpet and the date 1892, whilst beneath him are bann...

Suite: Six Etchings for Poems of W.B. Yeats - Hand Initialed and numbered by Diebenkorn

Daisy Makeig Jones’ description relates this to Völuspá, a poem from the Poetic Edda, which is a collection of Old Norse poems.

This poem became the struggle song of the German Workers' Association (later the SPD Social Democratic Party).

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: A Poem by Nakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason Series: 100 Poems Narrated by the Nurse Publisher: Nishimura Yohachi Date: circa 1835-1845 Size: ...

The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909) This Japanese ink and pigment painting on paper, mounted on a scroll with silk borders, depicts the macabre and captivati...

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: A Poem by Monk Henjo Series: One Hundred Poems Narrated by the Nurse Publisher: Eijudoh-Nishimuraya Yohachi Published: circa 1835-1...

The aim of this series was to make authentic writings of 'Hyakunin-isshu' (a collection of Tanka poems from 7th-13th century) easy to understand.

It is considered by many the greatest poem in French literature. Mallarmé's poem formed the inspiration for the orchestral work Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy an...

An unusual 19th century hexagonal Chinoiserie stand depicting palace scenes on one side and a poem in Classical Chinese on the other side. Marble top inset.

Dimensions: Height 13.58 in ( 34,5 cm ), Width 15.75 in ( 40 cm ), Depth 4.33 in ( 11 cm ) Moon Sheep was inspired by Christian Morgenstern's poem of the same name. Literature: Bröh...

This rug displays an Omar Khayyam poem.

Portrait of the poet Jan Norel, with a small portrait of Pieter Schenck. With a 4-line poem by I. Feitama. Norel composed many poems for Schenck to accompagny portraits.

The weaver signed his masterpiece "Eyuni" with the greatest humility at the top of the carpet. The poems of Omar Khayyam in this mat are selective verses from three famous poems b...

ANNAEUS Lucanus Pharsalia, or Caesar's Civil War and Pompey's Book] Roman epic poem about the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, by Lucan Marcus Annaeus Lucanus be...

The title text is below with a poem about the continuation of the revolution in Russia written by the Russian poet Demyan Bedny (1883-1945).

It is 178 pages and contains fourteen other Poems and several Experiments besides the main poem.

This large, superbly gilded loving cup, carries on one side, the inscription "Presented by A Friend With Kind regards" and on the other a small four line poem, "When this you see rem...

Consisting of 1 lithograph and 22 pochoirs, and accompanied by poems written by renowned Surrealist Andre Breton, the works in the book derive from a series of 23 gouaches of the sam...

It opens at one end and would contain a religious prayer, message or poem. Condition is very good. Silver is thick and solid, and there are no visible dents.

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674).

This episode of the poem plus the moment when Erminia removes her helmet has been painted many times by some very well known Baroque and Italian Renaissance artists.

The summer panel shows the poet Li Bai (701-762) whilst composing his poem "Viewing the Waterfall of Mt. Lu" (Chin. Wang lushan pubu).

Original XVIIIth century playing card, Queen of Hearts. Probably a popular poem is written on the back. This is not a reproduction.

The text, from an 1882 poem by Friedrich Rückert, reads: “Kannst du trinken, kannst du lieben, thu’s nicht morgen, thu es heut.

The text, from an 1853 poem by Josef Viktor von Scheffel, reads: “Alt Heidelberg du feine, du Stadt an Ehren reich, am Neckar und am Rhein, keine andre kommt dir gleich.”

Utagawa Kunisada (1786 – 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Edo period 1856 (Ansei 3), 11th month Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI...

Add a photograph, drawing or poem, and change it out as often as you like. The silver edging is hand cut and engraved with a flower vine design to elegantly frame the intended photog...

Taking their name from short poems that were literary exercises in Elizabethan England and much cited by Shakespeare, posies were commonplace sentiments often inscribed in rings.

Posy Rings (aka posie, poesy, posey) take their name from the, now archaic, word Poesy, meaning a poem or poetic line, and were often exchanged as tokens of affection, or betrothal r...

Posy Rings (aka posie, poesy, posey) take their name from the old word Poesy, meaning a poem or poetic line, and were often exchanged as betrothal rings from the 15th to 18th centuri...

Published in L'Estampe Moderne, with the accompagning poem by Edmond Pillon. Provenance: L'estampe moderne (Lugt 2790).

With a three-line verse. The poem refers to Jesus who suffered for men. Made by Michael Fennitzer after own design.

Bands such as this one are called posy rings because the inscriptions or mottoes are known as “posies,” from the French word for poem – poésie. Recalling Shakespearean verse, these m...

Because the inscriptions or mottoes are known as posies, from poésie, French for poem, such bands are called posy rings. The often-rhymed mottos of many of these rings express feelin...

Portrait of the poet Pieter Vlaming. With an allegorical poem by J. v.d. Streng. Mezzotint on hand laid paper.

The shield depicts the fourth and fifth books of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (1667) and was made for the 200th anniversary of the work.

After Beatrice's death, Dante withdrew into intense study and began composing poems dedicated to her memory. The collection of these poems, along with others he had previously writte...

The sides of the lid engraved in French with a quote from a poem by Alfred de Musset called Simone, "Les gens d’esprit ni les heureux Ne sont jamais bien amoureux" (People of spirit ...

Along with other poets such as Martin Opitz, who died early, he belongs to the circle of poets in Heidelberg and is considered one of the pioneers of the German language in poetry. H...

Robert Burns' heartfelt poem, 'Lament for the Earl of Glencairn,' clearly states the debt owed to the lord who subsidized and heralded this rare, Scottish poet.

When the top is removed and turned over there is the makers name along with the date of its construction, G Van Helden, Bolnes, 1911. There are two poems on the underside of the lid...

Pan, Fauns with Forest Nymphs and satyrs in a field. The Dutch poem below the image refers to the transformation of Syringa.

Cream ware jug with black transfer prints of Masonic symbols and a poem hailing Masonry. Front: sit lux et lux fuit Back: Hail, Masonry divine!

Portrait of the stained glass painter Dirk Crabeth with an original autograph. With a 3-line poem below. Interesting portrait with an original autograph by this famous 16th. c. glas...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

Artist: Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) Title: Conchita Year: 1929 Medium: Etching, signed in pencil Image Size: 20 x 13 inches Frame Size: 32.5 x 25 inches Reference: Figure 361 ...

Lady Dormer, Mary Browne c. 1592 oil on panel 35 x 29 inches, unframed; 41 x 34.75 inches, inc. frame Inscribed 'Lady Dormore' Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampt...

Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...

Author: DICKENS, Charles Title: Dombey and Son. Publisher: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Description: first edition bound from the parts. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 6", illustrated ...

19th Century. Impressive book Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...

A very rare, fine large Edward F. Caldwell jeweled champleve enamel folio cover in the High Gothic Style. The central panel depicting a King on a white horse holding a large orb with...

Louis Icart (1880-1950) Canvas Size: 18 x 22" (46 x 55cm) Outside Frame Size: 26 x 30" (65 x 76cm) Signed and titled on the reverse. When Louis Icart returned to Paris after his s...

Abraham Janssens (Antwerp, Belgium, 1573 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1632) Title: The Gypsy Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 116 x 94 cm – with frame 148 x 122 cm No...

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited edition Number 77 Circa 1912. Leatherbound. 15 volumes. Printed on handmade paper, burgundy Moroccan leather bound volumes of "The Works of Wil...

A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...