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Rare "Boucheron Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler" Book, 1988

Rare "Boucheron Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler" Book, 1988

Located in Washington, DC

"Boucheron Four generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler", 1988, first edition, by Gilles Neret. From the turn of the twentieth century the name Boucheron has been synonymous with Fre...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Books

Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry
Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry

Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry

By Diego Rivera

Located in Portland, OR

La Ciudad De Los Palacios (Stat fun Palazen, lider un poems fun Yitzhak Berliner / The City of Palaces, Songs and Poems by Isaac Berliner). Mexico, 1936. Yiddish. Poems by Yiddish...

Category

Vintage 1930s Mexican Books

Materials

Paper

Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France
Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France

Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France

Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

Rare 18th century Series of Twelve Volumes with The Royal Arms of France Rare series of twelve volumes " ordinances of the kings of France " printed at the royal press of Paris betw...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Books

Garbage Hill
Garbage Hill

Garbage Hill

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.4 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Garbage Hills" belongs to the "Snatched Ecsta...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Pine Tree
Pine Tree

Yue MinjunPine Tree, 2009

Unavailable|$3,000

Pine Tree

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Pine Tree" belongs to the "Snatched Ecstasy" c...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Paean on Grassland
Paean on Grassland

Paean on Grassland

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Paean on Grassland" belongs to the "Snatched Ec...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Tiananmen
Tiananmen

Tiananmen

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Tiananmen" belongs to the set of twenty litho...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Landscape" belongs to the set of twenty litho...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Amnesia and Memory
Amnesia and Memory

Amnesia and Memory

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Amnesia and Memory" belongs to the set of twen...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Description
Description

Description

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Description" belongs to the set of twenty lit...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Bloodline: Big Family
Bloodline: Big Family

Bloodline: Big Family

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Bloodline: Big Family" belongs to the set of ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Rare John Dickinson Stacked Books Table
Rare John Dickinson Stacked Books Table

Rare John Dickinson Stacked Books Table

By Drexel, John Dickinson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Rare stacked books table designed by John Dickinson and manufactured by Drexel.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Naugahyde, Wood

Escaped from the Shadows
Escaped from the Shadows

Escaped from the Shadows

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Escaped from the Shadows" belongs to the set ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Starry Night
Starry Night

Starry Night

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Starry Night" belongs to the "Snatched Ecstasy"...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Nine of Hearts, Nine of Spades
Nine of Hearts, Nine of Spades

Nine of Hearts, Nine of Spades

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Nine of Hearts, Nine of Spades" belongs to th...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Threads of Blood
Threads of Blood

Threads of Blood

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Threads of Blood" belongs to the set of twenty...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Baby in a Sailor Suit
Baby in a Sailor Suit

Baby in a Sailor Suit

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 51.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Baby in a Sailor Suit" belongs to the set of t...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Girl and Tree
Girl and Tree

Girl and Tree

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Girl and Tree" belongs to the set of twenty l...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Boy and Tree
Boy and Tree

Boy and Tree

By Zhang Xiaogang

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithograph Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 51.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered Boy and Tree belongs to the set of twenty lithog...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

The Duke and I
The Duke and I

The Duke and I

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 80.0 x 120.0 cm (31.5 x 47.2 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "The Duke and I" belongs to the "Snatched Ecst...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Birds of Peace
Birds of Peace

Birds of Peace

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Technique: Lithography Year: 2009 Edition Size: 132 Dimensions: 120.0 x 80.0 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in) Signature: Signed and numbered "Birds of Peace" belongs to the "Snatched Ecst...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Oversized Custom Built Bookstand
Oversized Custom Built Bookstand

Oversized Custom Built Bookstand

Located in Houston, TX

You may employ it for holding oversized photo books and safely handle historic and perhaps fragile rare books and atlases which should never be laid flat on their spines.

Category

2010s American American Classical Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Rare Miniature Dutch Book Press with Books, circa 1800
Rare Miniature Dutch Book Press with Books, circa 1800

Rare Miniature Dutch Book Press with Books, circa 1800

Located in Lake Forest, IL

A table top miniature antique book press with books included, two drawers. Oak, Chestnut and Pear wood, Dutch, Circa 1850

Category

Antique Early 1800s Dutch Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Narcissus 1

Nicole DikonNarcissus 1

Unavailable|$1,800

Narcissus 1

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Tributary 5

Nicole DikonTributary 5

Unavailable|$1,800

Tributary 5

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Zinnia

Nicole DikonZinnia

Unavailable|$405

Zinnia

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Untitled

Nicole DikonUntitled

Unavailable|$2,000

Untitled

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Echinaceae

Nicole DikonEchinaceae

Unavailable|$460

Echinaceae

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Peppervine

Nicole DikonPeppervine

Unavailable|$405

Peppervine

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Desert Rose

Nicole DikonDesert Rose

Unavailable|$405

Desert Rose

Located in Nashville, TN

Her work has been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, The Center for Rare Books at Temple University, Kapiolani Medical Center, Sheraton Waikiki Ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monoprint

1950's Stitched Leather Books-end by Jacques Adnet
1950's Stitched Leather Books-end by Jacques Adnet

1950's Stitched Leather Books-end by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Rare 1950's Stitched leather books-end by Jacques Adnet Oak and leather France

Category

Vintage 1950s French Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Oak

Points of Light

Points of Light

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Warming 1

Warming 1

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 3

Warming 3

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 4

Warming 4

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 5

Warming 5

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 8

Eclipse 8

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 5

Eclipse 5

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 7

Eclipse 7

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 4

Eclipse 4

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 6

Eclipse 6

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 3

Eclipse 3

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 2

Eclipse 2

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Elipse 1

Rebecca KamenElipse 1

Unavailable|$1,750

Elipse 1

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 4

Roots of Matter 4

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 3

Roots of Matter 3

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 2

Roots of Matter 2

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 1

Roots of Matter 1

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 30

Reverie 30

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 13

Reverie 13

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 11

Rebecca KamenReverie 11

Unavailable|$2,500

Reverie 11

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 18

Rebecca KamenReverie 18

Unavailable|$2,500

Reverie 18

Located in New York, NY

As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Abstract Oil on Paper in Oranges and Purples
Abstract Oil on Paper in Oranges and Purples

Abstract Oil on Paper in Oranges and Purples

Located in Providence, RI

In 1990, the University at Buffalo Poetry/Rare Books Collection held a retrospective show featuring Berlyn’s works from 1958-1990.

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

A rare Federal games table fitted as a desk, New York
A rare Federal games table fitted as a desk, New York

A rare Federal games table fitted as a desk, New York

Located in Sharon, MA

Federal games tables that are fitted with drawers are very rare but most cabinetmaker’s price books include the option as an “extra”.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

1816, Arabs, Ethnology, Imperial Folio, Huge Early Stone Lithograph
1816, Arabs, Ethnology, Imperial Folio, Huge Early Stone Lithograph

1816, Arabs, Ethnology, Imperial Folio, Huge Early Stone Lithograph

By Brodtmann, K.J.A.

Located in Norwich, GB

Measures: 41.5 cm. Extremely rare. 1816 antique hand colored stone lithograph by Carl Joseph Brodtmann from his extremely rare series: From the scarce large format issue of ...

Category

Antique 1810s Swiss Prints

Materials

Paper

1816 CONDOR - K. Jos. Brodtmann - Imp. folio 42.5 cm 'Incunabula of Lithography'
1816 CONDOR - K. Jos. Brodtmann - Imp. folio 42.5 cm 'Incunabula of Lithography'

1816 CONDOR - K. Jos. Brodtmann - Imp. folio 42.5 cm 'Incunabula of Lithography'

By Brodtmann, K.J.A.

Located in Norwich, GB

Landmark stone lithograph on fine Ziegler watermarked paper. Extremely rare. Antique hand colored stone lithograph by Carl Joseph Brodtmann from his extremely rare series: Naturhi...

Category

Antique 1810s Swiss Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

1898 William Nicholson, Folio, 12 Lithographs, Special Edition Vellum Bound
1898 William Nicholson, Folio, 12 Lithographs, Special Edition Vellum Bound

1898 William Nicholson, Folio, 12 Lithographs, Special Edition Vellum Bound

By William Nicholson

Located in Norwich, GB

Publisher's device to title, 12 full-page colour lithographed illustrations by Nicholson; publisher's variant binding vellum-backed pictorial vellum boards The rare special issue ...

Category

Antique 1890s English Prints

Materials

Paper

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