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

Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Mid-18th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold

Very Rare William and Mary Oyster Veneered Small Table Cabinet
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

Royal Shakespeare Theatre for which he received his knighthood. Acquired from the family.   

Category

Early 1700s English Shakespeare Antique

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

Category

Early 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

only to the wearer and giver. Posy rings even feature in the plays of William Shakespeare, such as in

Category

Early 1700s English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold

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

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

Located in Washington, DC

literary characters from Shakespeare, as well as from the works of Yeats and Keats. Ewerbeck depicted the

Category

Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart
17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart

17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart

Located in Chicago, IL

rings with mottoes either in prose or verse. They find mention in plays by William Shakespeare, such as

Category

17th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold

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

Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

the plays of William Shakespeare, such as in Hamlet (III, 2, 162) “Is this a prologue, or the posy of

Category

18th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair of Early 19th c. Coalport Armorial Plates
Pair of Early 19th c. Coalport Armorial Plates

Pair of Early 19th c. Coalport Armorial Plates

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Atlanta, GA

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

Category

19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Touchstone, Audrey, and William

Touchstone, Audrey, and William

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

Category

Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century English Tinsel Print Portrait of Actor Retailed Saxon and Clemens
19th Century English Tinsel Print Portrait of Actor Retailed Saxon and Clemens

19th Century English Tinsel Print Portrait of Actor Retailed Saxon and Clemens

Located in Atlanta, GA

fascinating description from the Folger Shakespeare Library, "Tinsel prints are a unique English art form from

Category

Mid-19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass, Foil

Antique Gold English Band 'Posey' Ring
Antique Gold English Band 'Posey' Ring

Antique Gold English Band 'Posey' Ring

Located in Chicago, IL

the Tudor and Elizabethan periods and feature in the plays of William Shakespeare in The Merchant of

Category

Early 18th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Gold

Edwardian Pansy Flower Enamel Locket Silver
Edwardian Pansy Flower Enamel Locket Silver

Edwardian Pansy Flower Enamel Locket Silver

Located in Middleton, WI

In Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, a juice is made from the pansy that becomes a love

Category

1910s Unknown Edwardian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Silver

Flower-de-luce.  (Iris)
Flower-de-luce.  (Iris)

Flower-de-luce. (Iris)

By Walter Crane

Located in Florham Park, NJ

This piece would pair well with Crane's "Pansies" which is also listed. FLOWERS FROM SHAKESPEARE

Category

Early 1900s Academic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Plexiglass, Rag Paper

Strawberries
Strawberries

Strawberries

By Walter Crane

Located in Florham Park, NJ

FLOWERS FROM SHAKESPEARE’S GARDEN: A Posy from the Plays Walter Crane (1845 – 1915), Illustrator

Category

Early 1900s Academic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Lithograph

The Dinner Scene from The Taming of the Shrew

The Dinner Scene from The Taming of the Shrew

By Augustus Leopold Egg

Located in New Orleans, LA

Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew. It concerns the wooing, wedding and taming of Katherine - the

Category

Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil

Portrait of Johannes Brahms, before 1939
Portrait of Johannes Brahms, before 1939

Portrait of Johannes Brahms, before 1939

Located in Paris, FR

that were exemplified by his series idealized portraits of famous writers and composers, Shakespeare

Category

1870s Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Boy With The Red Cap
Boy With The Red Cap

Boy With The Red Cap

Located in Heathfield, GB

subjects for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery; and until his death, his practice alternated between

Category

Late 18th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

William Shakespeare Dramatic Works, Complete 10 Volumes, Leipzig and Vienna
William Shakespeare Dramatic Works, Complete 10 Volumes, Leipzig and Vienna

William Shakespeare Dramatic Works, Complete 10 Volumes, Leipzig and Vienna

By William Shakespeare

Located in Sofia, BG

Shakespeare's Dramatic Works (in 10 volumes) translated by Aug. Wilh. From Schlegel and Ludw

Category

1850s English Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

The New Century Shakespeare, Deluxe Edition Set, 24 Matching Volumes, 1901
The New Century Shakespeare, Deluxe Edition Set, 24 Matching Volumes, 1901

The New Century Shakespeare, Deluxe Edition Set, 24 Matching Volumes, 1901

By William Shakespeare

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Shakespeare, William. The New Century Shakespeare. Boston: Dana Estates and Company, 1901. Numbered

Category

Early 1900s American Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Parian ware but of Shakespeare

Parian ware but of Shakespeare

Located in San Francisco, CA

An English Parian ware bust of William Shakespeare, circa 1900.

Category

19th Century English Folk Art Shakespeare Antique

Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare
Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare

Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare

Located in London, GB

John Boaden (1792/93 – 4 April 1839) Portrait of William Shakespeare Painted 1815 Oil on Canvas 17

Category

1810s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Humorous Shakespeare Bookends with Babies
Humorous Shakespeare Bookends with Babies

Humorous Shakespeare Bookends with Babies

Located in Petaluma, CA

These are really special bookends. They are high quality with two color patina and are extremely heavy. Each bookend weighs 7-1/2 lbs; that is quite amazing. Note that all the books ...

Category

1910s American Beaux Arts Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Iron

E. W. Godwin Oak Shakespeare Chair
E. W. Godwin Oak Shakespeare Chair

E. W. Godwin Oak Shakespeare Chair

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Oak Shakespeare chair, designed by E.W. Godwin and manufactured by William Watt. Circa 1882. With

Category

19th Century English Arts and Crafts Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak

English Parian Ware Bust of William Shakespeare

English Parian Ware Bust of William Shakespeare

Located in San Francisco, CA

An English Parian ware bust of William Shakespeare.

Category

19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes
Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes

Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes

Located in New York, NY

depicting scenes from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, circa 1765
Derby Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, circa 1765

Derby Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, circa 1765

Located in Downingtown, PA

Derby porcelain figure of shakespeare, circa 1765. The patch mark period figure depicts

Category

Mid-18th Century English Georgian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Victorian Mahogany Hall Stand with Shakespeare Tiles
Victorian Mahogany Hall Stand with Shakespeare Tiles

Victorian Mahogany Hall Stand with Shakespeare Tiles

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

the theme of different Shakespeare Plays all set of with a large swan neck pediment This is a

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique F Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Shakespeare
Antique F Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Shakespeare

Antique F Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Shakespeare

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique monumental French patinated bronze bust of William Shakespeare after Jean Antoine Houdon

Category

19th Century French Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Fantastic quality antique Victorian bronze figure of Shakespeare
Fantastic quality antique Victorian bronze figure of Shakespeare

Fantastic quality antique Victorian bronze figure of Shakespeare

Located in Ipswich, GB

Fantastic quality antique Victorian bronze figure of Shakespeare having a quality antique Victorian

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Large Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes
Large Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes

Large Royal Vienna Lidded Vase with Shakespeare Scenes

Located in New York, NY

depicting scenes from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Brass William Shakespeare Repousse Embossed Round Charger Plate
Brass William Shakespeare Repousse Embossed Round Charger Plate

Brass William Shakespeare Repousse Embossed Round Charger Plate

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique 38" brass William Shakespear repousse embossed large round charger plate. Item features large impressive size, embossed maidens surrounding the frame, with William Shakespear...

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Cast Bronze William Shakespeare Bust Portrait Plaque C1890
Antique Cast Bronze William Shakespeare Bust Portrait Plaque C1890

Antique Cast Bronze William Shakespeare Bust Portrait Plaque C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Cast Bronze William Shakespeare Bust Portrait Plaque C1890 Measure - 15"h x 11"w x 1 1/4"d

Category

Late 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Rare French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, Carrier-Belleuse
Rare French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, Carrier-Belleuse

Rare French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, Carrier-Belleuse

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A rare and large French patinated bronze bust of William Shakespeare, Albert-Ernest Carrier

Category

19th Century French Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Royal Doulton Lambert Jug Pitcher Sterling Mount Shakespeare Interest
Antique Royal Doulton Lambert Jug Pitcher Sterling Mount Shakespeare Interest

Antique Royal Doulton Lambert Jug Pitcher Sterling Mount Shakespeare Interest

By Royal Doulton

Located in Dublin, Ireland

intaglios depicting male figures on Acanthus leaf raised decoration. Shakespeare phrase “BITTER MUST BE

Category

19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

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Find many varieties of an authentic shakespeare antique available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and metal, every shakespeare antique was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shakespeare antique, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A shakespeare antique, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one shakespeare antique that is appealing in its simplicity, but William Shakespeare, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Foundry Pinedo produced versions that are worth a look.

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