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1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare
1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare

1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare

Located in Bath, GB

An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices.

Category

1810s British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77

By William Shakespeare

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited edition Number 77 Circa 1912.

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Early 20th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

1888-1891 The Bankside Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
1888-1891 The Bankside Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

1888-1891 The Bankside Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

By William Shakespeare

Located in Bath, GB

An attractive fifteen volumes of the limited edition Bankside Shakespeare, edited by Appleton Morgan, and uniformly bound in half calf.

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Late 19th Century American Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

“William Shakespeare”
“William Shakespeare”

“William Shakespeare”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original high profile wax cameo of William Shakespeare. Unsigned. Composed of natural and colored wax.

Category

1840s Academic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Wax

1846 The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakspere
1846 The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakspere

1846 The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakspere

By William Shakespeare

Located in Bath, GB

A beautifully bound full calf example of Charles Knight's scarce illustrated edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. A scarce set, complete in seven volumes.

Category

1840s British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

1788 The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere
1788 The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere

1788 The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere

By William Shakespeare

Located in Bath, GB

A beautiful and scarce 'Bell's Edition of Shakespeare', the vanishingly scarce large paper variant, illustrated with engraved plates.

Category

1780s British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare
Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare

Possible Portrait of William Shakespeare

Located in London, GB

Furthermore, Shakespeare was left-handed, as it our sitter. The sitter in this artwork bears a good similarity to Shakespeare’s memorial bust and to an engraved likeness included in ...

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Early 1600s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak, Oil

Shakespeare Antique Stained Glass Window
Shakespeare Antique Stained Glass Window

Shakespeare Antique Stained Glass Window

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A late 19th century antique stained glass window panel depicting Shakespeare, one of 3 similar we are selling depicting notable figures of British history.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Lead

Stained Glass Window Depicting William Shakespeare
Stained Glass Window Depicting William Shakespeare

Stained Glass Window Depicting William Shakespeare

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A Stained Glass Window Depicting William Shakespeare. This large leaded glass panel with diamond shaped glass is centred with a roundel of Shakespeare who needs little introduction!

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Early 20th Century English Tudor Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Metal, Lead

17th Century Handcarved York Stone Shakespeare Keystone
17th Century Handcarved York Stone Shakespeare Keystone

17th Century Handcarved York Stone Shakespeare Keystone

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

We believe it very likely to be a depiction of Shakespeare who was known for his moustache and beard, large forehead and curling hair, swept to either side of his face.

Category

17th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Sandstone

William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier
William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier

William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A William Shakespeare decorative plaque by Clément Massier. This high relief tile was created by master ceramicist Clément Massier.

Category

19th Century French Jacobean Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare

19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare

By Staffordshire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn. Shakespeare. Measures: 4.5/3 6 W x 10 H.

Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Pottery

Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed
Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed

Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a wonderful Victorian oil painting showing an interior scene in the Elizabethan era The painting is by Henry Stacy Marks (1829 - 1898) - a Royal Academy member - and ...

Category

1860s Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paint

The Plays of William Shakespeare. 9 VOLUMES - 1805
The Plays of William Shakespeare. 9 VOLUMES - 1805

The Plays of William Shakespeare. 9 VOLUMES - 1805

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Plays of William Shakespeare.

Category

Early 1800s British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather

Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare
Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare

Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A Rare European Hardwood (Believed to be Elm) wall-mount Bust of the justly famous Playwright, Writer and Actor William Shakespeare (April 1564-April 1616). Unmistakeable with his po...

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19th Century European Renaissance Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of William Shakespeare
19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of William Shakespeare

19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of William Shakespeare

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A 19th century Carrara marble bust of William Shakespeare. An instantly recognisable character presented in a well weathered condition.

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Mid-19th Century English Tudor Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Set of Four Spoons with Figures from Shakespeare
Set of Four Spoons with Figures from Shakespeare

Set of Four Spoons with Figures from Shakespeare

By Atkin Brothers

Located in London, GB

The last three appear to be fashioned as they appear in the plays of William Shakespeare, and the image of Henry VIII, is the traditional one that we all recognise.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Figural Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare
19th Century Figural Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare

19th Century Figural Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare

Located in Dublin 8, IE

19th century figural bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, often referred to as England’...

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19th Century Irish Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Ansonia Shakespeare Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century
Victorian Ansonia Shakespeare Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century

Victorian Ansonia Shakespeare Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian Ansonia figural spelter (white metal) Shakespeare mantel clock featuring the figure of Shakespeare seating next to a white and gilt circular clock face with quil an...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Enamel

Antique Miniature Shakespeare Book Collection, Red Leather, Circa 1905
Antique Miniature Shakespeare Book Collection, Red Leather, Circa 1905

Antique Miniature Shakespeare Book Collection, Red Leather, Circa 1905

Located in Coral Gables, FL

Extraordinary antique collection of 23 miniature volumes containing the works of William Shakespeare, published by Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Co., New York, in the early twent...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Oak, Paper

Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803
Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803

Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Shakespeare Engraving Timon of Athens Act IV Scene I Boydell 1803 This early 19th-century copperplate engraving illustrates a dramatic scene from William Shakespeare’s play ...

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Early 19th Century British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press
The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press

The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press

Located in Middletown, NY

The Poems of William Shakespeare according to the text of the original copies, including the lyrics, songs, and snatches found in his dramas; according to the text of the original co...

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Late 19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

19th Century Onyx and Bronze Clock with William Shakespeare
19th Century Onyx and Bronze Clock with William Shakespeare

19th Century Onyx and Bronze Clock with William Shakespeare

Located in Hoddesdon, GB

A William Shakespeare Gothic revival mantle clock, dating back to the mid-19th century, superb quality and is made from onyx and gilt bronze.

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Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb
Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Located in Dublin, Ireland

This is commonly titled “Fame at the Tomb of Shakespeare” Condition: Good condition with nice patination and fresh unfaded colours, possibly never exposed to sunlight.

Category

19th Century French Grand Tour Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Giltwood, Silk

Original Antique Print, Portrait of William Shakespeare, circa 1850
Original Antique Print, Portrait of William Shakespeare, circa 1850

Original Antique Print, Portrait of William Shakespeare, circa 1850

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of William Shakespeare Fine steel engraving With a facsimile signature Published C.1850 Unframed.

Category

1850s English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Birmingham English Brass Shakespeare Letter Knife-Bookmark, dated 1902
Birmingham English Brass Shakespeare Letter Knife-Bookmark, dated 1902

Birmingham English Brass Shakespeare Letter Knife-Bookmark, dated 1902

By George Unite

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The head of William Shakespeare, the English playwright, poet, and actor is cast in the round at the terminal of the knife.

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Bretby Art Pottery Glazed Ceramic Bust of William Shakespeare
Antique Bretby Art Pottery Glazed Ceramic Bust of William Shakespeare

Antique Bretby Art Pottery Glazed Ceramic Bust of William Shakespeare

Located in Nottingham, GB

Moulded in earthenware, this portrait bust depicts William Shakespeare in Renaissance attire, draped in a voluminous cloak over a buttoned doublet with a soft turned-down collar.

Category

Late 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps
Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps

Pair Elizabethan William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Figural Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Fabulous pair of Elizabethan style 19th century theatrical interest figural table lamps depicting William Shakespeare and Christopher (Kit) Marlowe. Shakespeare in period formal at...

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Late 19th Century Elizabethan Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Metal

Victorian Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare by John Bell, England
Victorian Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare by John Bell, England

Victorian Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare by John Bell, England

By John Bell

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian white parian porcelain figure of William Shakespeare standing by tree stump (signed JOHN BELL)

Category

19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes

Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings Each volume...

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Late 19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Pair of Framed Ceramic Shakespeare Tiles After J. H. Bacon
Pair of Framed Ceramic Shakespeare Tiles After J. H. Bacon

Pair of Framed Ceramic Shakespeare Tiles After J. H. Bacon

Located in Nottingham, GB

Glazed ceramic surfaces carry richly coloured narrative scenes inspired by the plays of William Shakespeare, designed in the manner of miniature Edwardian genre paintings.

Category

Early 20th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic

"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism
"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism

"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism

Located in New York, NY

Jennie Brownscombe Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden, c. 1890s Signed lower left Oil on board 7 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches The artist was born in a log cabin in rural northeastern Pennsylva...

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1890s American Impressionist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil, Board

Paul Brandon Original Watercolour Painting of The Shakespeare Inn, Bristol
Paul Brandon Original Watercolour Painting of The Shakespeare Inn, Bristol

Paul Brandon Original Watercolour Painting of The Shakespeare Inn, Bristol

Located in Nottingham, GB

This original watercolour by Paul Brandon portrays the historic Shakespeare Inn in Bristol, with its distinctive timber-framed buildings and bustling street life set beneath the soar...

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Early 20th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paint

Antique Shakespeare Engraving, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Strato, Boydell, 1802
Antique Shakespeare Engraving, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Strato, Boydell, 1802

Antique Shakespeare Engraving, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Strato, Boydell, 1802

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Shakespeare Engraving, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Strato, Boydell, 1802 This early 19th-century copperplate engraving illustrates a dramatic scene from William Shakespeare’s ...

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Early 19th Century British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"

Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"

By Hamilton Hamilton

Located in LA, CA

Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona plead...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Cobalt Porcelain Plate of Shakespeare's Progeny
Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Cobalt Porcelain Plate of Shakespeare's Progeny

Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Cobalt Porcelain Plate of Shakespeare's Progeny

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Cobalt Blue and Gold Cabinet Plate of Shakespeare's Progeny, Circa 1890's.

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Late 19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"
Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"

Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"

By Heinz Pinggera

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera Oil Painting, "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court" is a stunning depiction of a historic and dramatic scene.

Category

1920s Italian Rococo Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

19th Century American Tiffany & Co. Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare
19th Century American Tiffany & Co. Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare

19th Century American Tiffany & Co. Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Dallas, TX

Circa 1880, this impressive antique American bronze bust depicts the celebrated playwright William Shakespeare with a calm, contemplative expression. Modeled in Renaissance dress, th...

Category

Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1909 Full Leather
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1909 Full Leather

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1909 Full Leather

Located in San Francisco, CA

"Tales from Shakespeare" by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1st illustrated edition with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, published by the Temple Press, London 1909.

Category

Early 1900s English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Pair Antique Parian Bisque Busts William Shakespeare & John Milton ca. 1890
Pair Antique Parian Bisque Busts William Shakespeare & John Milton ca. 1890

Pair Antique Parian Bisque Busts William Shakespeare & John Milton ca. 1890

Located in Nottingham, GB

A handsome pair of late 19th-century Parian bisque portrait busts, depicting two of England’s greatest literary figures, William Shakespeare and John Milton, author of Paradise Lost.

Category

Late 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain, Bisque

Monumental French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, After Houdon
Monumental French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, After Houdon

Monumental French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, After Houdon

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A monumental French patinated bronze bust of William Shakespeare, after Houdon, by F. Barbedienne Foundry, circa 1870.

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Set of 10 Antique Miniature William Shakespeare Books Bound in Leather
Set of 10 Antique Miniature William Shakespeare Books Bound in Leather

Set of 10 Antique Miniature William Shakespeare Books Bound in Leather

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A unique and timeless literary collection celebrating Shakespeare through objects of small scale and enduring visual charm.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Lithograph Shakespeare's  "The Taming Of The Shrew" Character Petruchio
Antique Lithograph Shakespeare's  "The Taming Of The Shrew" Character Petruchio

Antique Lithograph Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Character Petruchio

Located in Soquel, CA

"The Smoker" After Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Petruchio - Antique Lithograph Lithograph titled "The Smoker," after the character "Petruchio" in William Shakespeare's pl...

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Mid-19th Century Tonalist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305
Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305

Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305

By Derby

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the form of William Shakespeare. Depicting a Shakespeare that leans onto a book-covered plinth with his hand supporting his chin.

Category

Early 19th Century Regency Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Shakespeare Charger, Elkington c.1850
19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Shakespeare Charger, Elkington c.1850

19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Shakespeare Charger, Elkington c.1850

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique mid 19th Century Victorian electroplated charger, featuring a depiction of William Shakespeare, Born 23 April 1561 - Died 23 April 1616.

Category

1850s English Other Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Bronze Depicting the Slain Head of King Richard III Shakespeare Interest
Bronze Depicting the Slain Head of King Richard III Shakespeare Interest

Bronze Depicting the Slain Head of King Richard III Shakespeare Interest

Located in Petaluma, CA

For those who are wanting sculpture of any Shakespeare characters, we have that here for you.

Category

1910s French Beaux Arts Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

DOVES PRESS - Lucrece - Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece - LIMITED EDITION
DOVES PRESS - Lucrece - Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece - LIMITED EDITION

DOVES PRESS - Lucrece - Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece - LIMITED EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

This handsome edition of Shakespeare's narrative poem about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia, is printed from the Text of the First Edition of 1594 and includes a dedication t...

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Early 20th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Jean Jules B. Salmson, A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare
Jean Jules B. Salmson, A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare

Jean Jules B. Salmson, A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of William Shakespeare

Located in Long Island City, NY

Salmson, A patinated bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare, 19th Century. Very rare sculpture of the famous William Shakespeare.

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19th Century Unknown Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Rare ca. 1906 Temple Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet Art Nouveau Italian Gilt Vellum
Rare ca. 1906 Temple Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet Art Nouveau Italian Gilt Vellum

Rare ca. 1906 Temple Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet Art Nouveau Italian Gilt Vellum

Located in Nottingham, GB

Dating to approximately 1906, this is the Fifteenth Edition of The Temple Shakespeare and is a particularly attractive example of an early 20th-century Shakespeare volume.

Category

Early 20th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp
18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp

18th C. Chelsea Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, Now As A Lamp

By Chelsea Porcelain

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This Chelsea Gold Anchor porcelain figure of Shakespeare is after a statue by Peter Scheemakers from a design by William Kent in Westminster Abbey.

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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass

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The Poems of William Shakespeare Printed at the Kelmscott Press
The Poems of William Shakespeare Printed at the Kelmscott Press

The Poems of William Shakespeare Printed at the Kelmscott Press

By William Morris (English), William Shakespeare

Located in New York, NY

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

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1890s English Shakespeare Antique

Shakespeare Pin
Shakespeare Pin

Shakespeare Pin

Unavailable

Shakespeare Pin

Located in Houston, TX

Very rare and unique hard to come across the piece like that as this is one of the earliest portraits that have been made.

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16th Century British Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

9k Gold

Hamlet by Shakespeare
Hamlet by Shakespeare

Hamlet by Shakespeare

Unavailable

H 20.3 in W 18.9 in D 3.5 in

Hamlet by Shakespeare

Located in Leeds, GB

Text of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Limited.

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19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Bust of Shakespeare, 1860

Bust of Shakespeare, 1860

Unavailable

H 11 in W 7 in D 3 in

Bust of Shakespeare, 1860

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Houston, TX

A hollow cast bronze bust of Shakespeare marked Barbedienne. Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) was a French metalworker and manufacturer who was well-known as a bronze founder.

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1860s French Shakespeare Antique

'Skizzen zu Shakespeare's Sommernachtstraum [..].
'Skizzen zu Shakespeare's Sommernachtstraum [..].

'Skizzen zu Shakespeare's Sommernachtstraum [..].

By Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A set of 6 illustrations to Shakespeare's "Midsummernights dream". Complete set in the original boards with description in four languages, published in Leipzig, ca.1855.

Category

1850s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Etching

Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

By John Faed

Located in New Orleans, LA

The genre quality and readily understandable character of such paintings allowed the viewer to associate the figures with a specific time and place, thus enhancing the relevance of t...

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Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings
18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

Unavailable

H 32 in W 37 in

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

Located in Savannah, GA

Set of 4 out of 250 original engravings by Thomas Ryder; Hamlet, Midsummer Nights Dream, 2 King Lear. Set can be split in pairs.

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18th Century and Earlier English Shakespeare Antique

Antique Georgian Gold Shakespeare Seal Fob
Antique Georgian Gold Shakespeare Seal Fob

Antique Georgian Gold Shakespeare Seal Fob

Located in Lancaster, Lancashire

Measures 23mm across x 26mm down x 35mm down including loop. Shakespeare seal measures 14mm across x 20mm down.

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1780s British Georgian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785

Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Shakespeare's works span a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, history, and romance.

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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Earthenware

Shakespeare Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Cabinet, 19th Century
Shakespeare Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Cabinet, 19th Century

Shakespeare Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Cabinet, 19th Century

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 8.25 in D 6.5 in

Shakespeare Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Cabinet, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The top has a view of Shakespeare's birthplace. The interior of the tunbridge ware cabinet features four drawers each with a different inlaid pattern on the front, with four matchi...

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19th Century British Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Wood

Shakespeare Print "Cymbeline"  Act III,  Scene IV
Shakespeare Print "Cymbeline"  Act III,  Scene IV

Shakespeare Print "Cymbeline" Act III, Scene IV

Located in San Francisco, CA

British School. "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801) London. Painted by J. Hoppner R.A.; engraved by R. Thaw, Engrave...

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19th Century Shakespeare Antique

American Philadelphia Centennial Glass Bust of William Shakespeare
American Philadelphia Centennial Glass Bust of William Shakespeare

American Philadelphia Centennial Glass Bust of William Shakespeare

By Gillinder & Sons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

American Philadelphia Centennial frosted colorless pressed and acid-etched glass bust of William Shakespeare by Gillinder Glass Works, Philadelphia.

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1870s American Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Glass

Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V
Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V

Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V

By Rob Smirke

Located in New York, NY

The works of William Shakespeare enjoyed a renewed popularity in 18th-century Britain.

Category

1790s Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Engraving

EW Godwin Elizabethan Gothic Revival oak Shakespeare armchair c1880s
EW Godwin Elizabethan Gothic Revival oak Shakespeare armchair c1880s

EW Godwin Elizabethan Gothic Revival oak Shakespeare armchair c1880s

By Edward William Godwin

Located in London, GB

An extremely rare oak muscular “Shakespeare” armchair, designed by Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) and made by William Watt, circa 1881, with inset semi-recessed original castors t...

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1880s Great Britain (UK) Gothic Revival Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak

Shakespeare Print "Romeo and Juliet"  Act V,  Scene III
Shakespeare Print "Romeo and Juliet"  Act V,  Scene III

Shakespeare Print "Romeo and Juliet" Act V, Scene III

By F. Northcote and P. Simon

Located in San Francisco, CA

British School "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801)London. Glazed and handsomely matted and framed en suite with three ...

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19th Century Shakespeare Antique

1904 Blue and White Transferware Samuel Hancock W. Shakespeare Souvenir Plate
1904 Blue and White Transferware Samuel Hancock W. Shakespeare Souvenir Plate

1904 Blue and White Transferware Samuel Hancock W. Shakespeare Souvenir Plate

By Hancock & Son

Located in Milan, IT

Blue and white transferware wall plate by Samuel Hancock & Sons decorated with a central portrait of William Shakespeare, the border with various associated views and his signature, ...

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Earthenware

Art Nouveau Tabletop or Hanging Bookcase 40 Shakespeare Volumes & Copper Panels
Art Nouveau Tabletop or Hanging Bookcase 40 Shakespeare Volumes & Copper Panels

Art Nouveau Tabletop or Hanging Bookcase 40 Shakespeare Volumes & Copper Panels

Located in London, GB

Rare tabletop or hanging Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts oak tabletop bookcase with three patinated brass panels including a faerie and death in shallow relief with quotes from Shakespeare...

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Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass

Shakespeare Print  "King Henry the Fourth" Act II Scene IV
Shakespeare Print  "King Henry the Fourth" Act II Scene IV

Shakespeare Print "King Henry the Fourth" Act II Scene IV

By Rob Smirke, R. Thew

Located in San Francisco, CA

First Part of "King Henry the Fourth, Act II, Scene IV,"British School "The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare", print of copper engraving published by John Boydell (1791-1801) London. Pai...

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19th Century Shakespeare Antique

19th Century Painting, "Olivia Unveiling to Viola" from Shakespeare's 12th Night
19th Century Painting, "Olivia Unveiling to Viola" from Shakespeare's 12th Night

19th Century Painting, "Olivia Unveiling to Viola" from Shakespeare's 12th Night

Located in Washington, DC

However, he is most know for his later pieces that were almost always depictions of characters taken from the plays of William Shakespeare such as his painting entitled Kate from “Th...

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19th Century Academic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Portrait of the Actor Garrick in Shakespeare's Richard III After Nathaniel Dance
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Portrait of the Actor Garrick in Shakespeare's Richard III After Nathaniel Dance

By Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Located in London, GB

'Garrick in the Character of Richard III' A mezzotint portrait by Samuel William Reynolds after the portrait of David Garrick by Nathaniel Dance, published in London by Colnaghi i...

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1820s English Regency Shakespeare Antique

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Paper

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Ophelia, Stamp In Gilt Bronze, By Maurice Bouval

Ophelia, Stamp In Gilt Bronze, By Maurice Bouval

By Maurice Bouval

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

Magnificent gilt bronze stamp representing Ophelia, character from Shakespeare's famous play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", more commonly referred to by the abbreviated ...

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Materials

Bronze

Paire de dessins d'après Roméo et Juliette
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Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR

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Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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Located in Lisboa, Lisboa

Polychrome decoration inspired by William Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet’. It has a unique design with a rectangular shape and a curved spout delicately decorated with gilded details.

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Materials

Porcelain

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Located in Lisboa, Lisboa

Polychrome decoration inspired by William Shakespeare's ‘Hamlet’. It has a unique design with a rectangular shape and a curved spout delicately decorated with gilded details.

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Embroidered and Hand-Painted Silk Picture
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Located in Boston, MA

Scene possibly depicts Shakespeare's burial.

Category

18th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

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Pair of large painted & signed roundels of Romeo and Juliet. Wedgwood 1881.
Pair of large painted & signed roundels of Romeo and Juliet. Wedgwood 1881.

Pair of large painted & signed roundels of Romeo and Juliet. Wedgwood 1881.

By Wedgwood, J. Hewitt

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic play by William Shakespeare about our two young lovers from feuding families in Verona.

Category

Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Pottery

Engraving after Daniel Masclise "Mavolio"
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H 17.5 in W 20 in D 1.25 in

Engraving after Daniel Masclise "Mavolio"

Located in Pataskala, OH

Wonderful engraving on wove paper after Daniel Maclise "Mavolio" (United Kingdom/Ireland; 1806 – 1870) depicts a scene from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Act 3, scene 3.   

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Materials

Paper

Royal Vienna Austria Hand Painted Porcelain Twin Handled Urn, Othello circa 1900
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Royal Vienna Austria Hand Painted Porcelain Twin Handled Urn, Othello circa 1900

Located in WILMINGTON, CA

The central area depicts a hand painted scene from Shakespeare's Othello. Royal Vienna beehive mark to the underside base.

Category

19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Hamlet
Hamlet

Beggarstaffs 1Hamlet

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H 15.75 in W 11.42 in

Hamlet

By Beggarstaffs 1

Located in PARIS, FR

Composition créée pour la promotion d'une représentation d'Hamlet (Shakespeare) à Londres.

Category

1890s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Lithograph

English Art Nouveau Period Poster for Othello

English Art Nouveau Period Poster for Othello

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H 30.38 in W 20.07 in D 0.1 in

English Art Nouveau Period Poster for Othello

Located in New York, NY

This is an Art Nouveau period English poster for a production of the Shakespeare play Othello. This poster was printed by S Co Ltd, Stafford & Co Ltd, Netherfield, 1920s.

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PIER LEONE GHEZZI (1674-1755) Red Chalk Old Master Nude + Frame (EX-ROTHSCHILD)
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Located in Galveston, TX

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19th Century detailed cast bronze study of Van Dyck  by J J Salmson, Circa 1870

19th Century detailed cast bronze study of Van Dyck by J J Salmson, Circa 1870

Located in GB

Salmson regularly exhibited his work at the Salon in Paris from 1859 and worked on numerous commissions including statues of Shakespeare, Hamlet, Rubens and as in this case Van Dyck.

Category

19th Century French Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

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English Pearlware Shakespearean Pitcher

English Pearlware Shakespearean Pitcher

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English Pearlware Shakespearean Pitcher

Located in New York, NY

A fine English pearlware pitcher molded in relief with "Shakespeare The Poet" in the front, the "Miser" on one side and the "Spend-Thrift" on the other, Pratt colors

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Materials

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Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780
Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780

Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780

By Ralph Wood Pottery

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Mark Antony possibly after Michael Vandergucht's illustrations for Shakespeare.

Category

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Materials

Creamware

Shakspeare. Winter's Tale. Act III, scene III.

Shakspeare. Winter's Tale. Act III, scene III.

By Samuel Middiman

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

From a Shakespeare play: the bear scene. A man is chased by a bear in a coastal setting and storm.

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1790s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

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Take, O take those lips away

Take, O take those lips away

By Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Shakespeare’s plays were used as sources for works of art in many different ways.

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Materials

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Located in Wiltshire, GB

A love letter Adolphus M.Madot 1852-1864 studied at the RA. painted Shakespeare. Oil on panel, 10 x 8" signed verso. All of the items that we advertise for sale have been as accura...

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Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost
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Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost

By Henry Fuseli

Located in New York, NY

Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, written by William Shakespeare, after the painting by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) commissioned by the London master publisher, John Boydell, for his Shakespear...

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Materials

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Portrait Medallions David Garrick & Sarah Siddons, Wedgwood, 19th Century

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

She was best known for her performances in dramatic roles, particularly in plays by William Shakespeare and William Congreve, and she was widely regarded as the greatest tragic actre...

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By Friedrich Goldscheider

Located in Suffolk, GB

This nicely cast figure depicts Sir John Falstaff, the portly fictional comic character created by William Shakespeare, in traditional dress, with makers mark to the back ‘F.Goldsche...

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Victorian Silver & Enamel Heart Shaped Pill Box, by Child & Child, London, 1894

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Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A good quality Victorian silver and enamel heart shaped pill box, the cover set with a blue enamel viaduct and the date 1894 between an engraved quote from Othello by William Shakesp...

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Falstaff and Mistress Quickly - from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene ii

Falstaff and Mistress Quickly - from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene ii

By Francis Philip Stephanoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

According to popular tradition, Queen Elizabeth I (reigned 1558-1603) was greatly taken with the Falstaff character when he first was introduced in Shakespeare’s Henry IV. She ordere...

Category

Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Watercolor

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Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost

Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost

By Henry Fuseli

Located in New York, NY

Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, written by William Shakespeare, after the painting by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) commissioned by the London master publisher, John Boydell, for his Shakespear...

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Antique English Gold Band 'Posey' Ring

Antique English Gold Band 'Posey' Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

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.

Category

17th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold

French Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture of Literature
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French Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture of Literature

Located in Edinburgh, GB

There are a pair of bronze figures of Shakespeare and Milton, on matching fluted marble bases.

Category

19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Concert scene Painting Oil on Canvas by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
18th Century Concert scene Painting Oil on Canvas by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

18th Century Concert scene Painting Oil on Canvas by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Located in Milan, IT

More important was the graphic production: he engraved over two thousand etchings and illustrated works by Goethe, Schiller, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Cervantes. In 1797 he became direc...

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Mid-18th Century German Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas

Antique English Gold Band 'Posy' Ring
Antique English Gold Band 'Posy' Ring

Antique English Gold Band 'Posy' Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

They find mention in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as Hamlet and the Merchant of Venice.

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Late 17th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold

Portrait of David Garrick as Richard III (Act 5)

Portrait of David Garrick as Richard III (Act 5)

By Nathaniel Dane-Holland

Located in New Orleans, LA

Garrick produced twenty-four of Shakespeare’s plays when he was manager of the Drury Lane Theatre, and, in 1769, organized the Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford.

Category

18th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in London, GB

He also painted five Shakespearean works for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and six for the Irish Shakespeare Gallery.

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Canvas, Oil

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Located in Litchfield, CT

The success of the brewery enabled his son, Charles, to found and build the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1879, which incorporated an art gallery and library.

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Antique rare amusing Russian silver model of a bear, St Petersburg, circa 1890
Antique rare amusing Russian silver model of a bear, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Antique rare amusing Russian silver model of a bear, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL

It is unknown when the Russian bear was first used in the West but One of the Earliest usages of it was from William Shakespeare's Macbeth in Act 3, Scene 4. Where Shakespeare referr...

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1890s Russian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Onyx, Silver

Falstaff and Prince Hal

Falstaff and Prince Hal

By John Cawse

Located in New Orleans, LA

John Cawse’s striking painting from 1819 or 1820 presents an episode from William Shakespeare’s most nationalistic work, the history play Henry IV, Part I (Act II, Scene iv).

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Early 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas, Oil

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Very Rare William and Mary Oyster Veneered Small Table Cabinet

Very Rare William and Mary Oyster Veneered Small Table Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

., later Sir Fordham Flower, created the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for which he received his knighthood.

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Antique Gold French Art Nouveau Ring
Antique Gold French Art Nouveau Ring

Antique Gold French Art Nouveau Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

The ring depicts Ophelia, the young, doomed noblewoman at the center of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, written between 1599 and 1602.

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Gold, Yellow Gold

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Female nude, titled "Ophelia at the Water's Edge"

Located in Washington, DC

Ewerbeck depicted the comely Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a style lovely in its precision, realism and thematic content.

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Oil

Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring

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Located in Chicago, IL

Such rings find mention in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as Hamlet and the Merchant of Venice.

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Located in Chicago, IL

Posy rings even feature in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as in Hamlet (III, 2, 162) “Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring.”

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By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Atlanta, GA

The central panels feature sepia-tone scenes, possibly from Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. The initials "C.P." and date "1809" on back.

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By William Knight Keeling, R.I.

Located in New Orleans, LA

the novels of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and plays of William Shakespeare. His watercolor entitled “Touchstone, Audrey and William,” painted in 1839, is in the Victoria and Alber...

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Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

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18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras

18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras

$2,850Sale Price|25% Off

H 6 in W 4 in D 0.4 in

18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras

Located in Miami, FL

18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap. Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy

Category

Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Animal Skin, Paper

Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria
Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria

Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria

By Rudolf Scheer & Söhne

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

A pair of exquisite decorative brown leather riding boots made by Austrian Imperial shoemaker Scheer - Purveyor of the imperial and royal court of the Austrian and Hungarian empire. ...

Category

1890s Austrian Late Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather

A Pair of Chromed Art Deco Style Table Lamps
A Pair of Chromed Art Deco Style Table Lamps

A Pair of Chromed Art Deco Style Table Lamps

Located in Forest Row, East Sussex

A pair of Art Deco style dome lamps. Fluted tube of marbled yellow bakelite stem, set over a chromed metal base. Yellow finial topped chromed metal shade. Dimensions: H 44cm Diamet...

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21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Chrome

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...

Category

2010s Italian Medieval Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.

Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas. Frame damaged in places. Dimensions with frame.

Category

19th Century Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish
20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish

20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish

$3,525Sale Price|33% Off

H 5.12 in W 12.6 in D 9.85 in

20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Sterling silver oval vegetable dish in Renaissance style. The bottom of the vegetable dish is smooth, while on the edge a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf mo...

Category

1990s Italian Renaissance Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound
Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound

Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: AUSTEN, Jane. TITLE: The Novels (Works) of Jane Austen. PUBLISHER: Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906. DESCRIPTION: THE WINCHESTER EDITION. 10 vols., 8-3/8" x 6-1/8", fron...

Category

Early 1900s British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

$24,575Sale Price|25% Off

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Category

15th Century and Earlier African Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bone

Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760
Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760

Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760

Located in New York, NY

Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug Made in Axminster, Devon, Great Britain, circa 1760 (George III) Provenance: Baron Guy de Rothschild 29' 10" x 17' 11" (909.32 x 546.10 cm)

Category

Mid-18th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Wool

Cookbook Book
Cookbook Book

Cookbook Book

$60 / item

H 11.38 in W 8.38 in D 2 in

Cookbook Book

Located in New York, NY

Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the world's most beautiful, influential and informative cookbooks. From the tried-and-tr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

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