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Late 19th Century Miniature Library Bookcase of Poetry
Late 19th Century Miniature Library Bookcase of Poetry

Late 19th Century Miniature Library Bookcase of Poetry

Located in London, GB

A late nineteenth century oak miniature bookcase, with a library of red leather bound books including the great poets of Britain such as Shakespeare, Burns, Scott, Wordsworth.

Category

Late 19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak

Pair of 19th Century English Hall Chairs with Minton Tiles
Pair of 19th Century English Hall Chairs with Minton Tiles

Pair of 19th Century English Hall Chairs with Minton Tiles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

The tiles are scenes from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.

Category

1860s English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic, Mahogany

Bronze Sculpture by Ernst Beck "The Drinker" or Literary Figure of Falstaff
Bronze Sculpture by Ernst Beck "The Drinker" or Literary Figure of Falstaff

Bronze Sculpture by Ernst Beck "The Drinker" or Literary Figure of Falstaff

By Ernst Beck

Located in Hamburg, DE

Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who is mentioned in four plays by William Shakespeare and appears on stage in three of them.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

English School Late 19th Century Watercolour - Wild Roses
English School Late 19th Century Watercolour - Wild Roses

English School Late 19th Century Watercolour - Wild Roses

Located in Corsham, GB

A delicate watercolour illustration of wild roses, inscribed with an excerpt from Shakespeare's most famous 'Twelfth Night' and a further excerpt from 'The Merchant of Venice'.

Category

Late 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Watercolor

Large Liberty Silver Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham, 1902
Large Liberty Silver Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham, 1902

Large Liberty Silver Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham, 1902

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Baker being an artist and Shakespeare enthusiast was from Stafford.

Category

Early 20th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare LIBERTY Silver  Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham 1902
Rare LIBERTY Silver  Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham 1902

Rare LIBERTY Silver Enamel Rose Bowl, Birmingham 1902

By Liberty & Co.

Located in Toronto, ON

Baker being an artist and Shakespeare enthusiast was from Stratford.

Category

Early 20th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Pair of Large Antique Oak and Copper Repousse Plaques
Pair of Large Antique Oak and Copper Repousse Plaques

Pair of Large Antique Oak and Copper Repousse Plaques

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Dallas, TX

These large copper plaques depict scenes from Shakespeare's plays "Much ado about Nothing" and the "Merchant of Venice".

Category

19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Copper

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Pair Of Spoons, London, c.1891
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Pair Of Spoons, London, c.1891

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Pair Of Spoons, London, c.1891

By Goodwin

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver pair of spoons with scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, number: 172896 Miranda and Ferdinand (The Tempest), 183375 Hamlet .

Category

19th Century British Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Silver

Georgian 18 Carat Yellow Gold "In Memory Of" Mourning Ring
Georgian 18 Carat Yellow Gold "In Memory Of" Mourning Ring

Georgian 18 Carat Yellow Gold "In Memory Of" Mourning Ring

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

On the inside of the band there is an inscription reading 'John Shakespeare Ob10 Jan 1825 at 75'. Made in London, England.

Category

19th Century Unknown Georgian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

18k Gold

Frederick Rhead Foley Intarsio Twelfth Night Art Pottery Vase
Frederick Rhead Foley Intarsio Twelfth Night Art Pottery Vase

Frederick Rhead Foley Intarsio Twelfth Night Art Pottery Vase

By Frederick Rhead

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

The vase is decorated to two sides with portraits of fictional characters from Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, one titled MALVOLIO and the other SIR TOBY BELCH.

Category

Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage 1915 Theatre Poster for The YWCA Entitled The Play's The Thing

Original Vintage 1915 Theatre Poster for The YWCA Entitled The Play's The Thing

By Lucille Patterson March

Located in London, GB

Original vintage poster depicting a scene from a play on stage (possibly Shakespeare’s Hamlet), the theatre set dominated by a large mask with the actors dressed in medieval costumes...

Category

1910s American Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Pair Aesthetic period Oak Tiled back Hall chairs
Pair Aesthetic period Oak Tiled back Hall chairs

Pair Aesthetic period Oak Tiled back Hall chairs

Located in Dereham, GB

Depicting scenes from the Shakespeare series, One chair tile is Mcbeth, the other chair tile: The Merchant of Venice.

Category

1880s British Aesthetic Movement Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak

City of Carlisle (UK) Walnut Carved Plaque “Be Just and Fear Not"
City of Carlisle (UK) Walnut Carved Plaque “Be Just and Fear Not"

City of Carlisle (UK) Walnut Carved Plaque “Be Just and Fear Not"

Located in San Francisco, CA

A wonderful carved walnut plaque of large size depicting a lion rampant above a castle flanked by stylized roses with draped flags on the sides all above a quote from Shakespeare's H...

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Walnut

R. Josey After P. Macquoid - 1885 Mezzotint, Othello and Desdemona
R. Josey After P. Macquoid - 1885 Mezzotint, Othello and Desdemona

R. Josey After P. Macquoid - 1885 Mezzotint, Othello and Desdemona

Located in Corsham, GB

The works depicts the central characters from Shakespeare's 'Othello', reimagined as canines. Inscribed to the lower edge 'London.

Category

19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Mezzotint

Partridge Shooting
Partridge Shooting

Partridge Shooting

By Samuel John Egbert Jones

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

His work is represented in a range of public collections, including the National Trust, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Postal Museum.

Category

18th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

19th Century cast iron inkwell in the form of Sir John Fallstaff

19th Century cast iron inkwell in the form of Sir John Fallstaff

Located in London, GB

The figure supported on a plinth base inscribed ‘So lag ich und so fülirte ich meine Klinge’ which is a quote, ‘Thus I lay and Thus I brandish my blade,’ from Shakespeare’s play Henr...

Category

1820s English George III Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Bronze

Figures in the Woods

Figures in the Woods

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

It has been suggested that he was influenced by the Romantic movement but, if that is the case, then it was the romanticism of Shakespeare. It is difficult to think of a single paint...

Category

19th Century Impressionist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Romeo and Juliet" Opera, Ch. Gounod, Paris, 1876
"Romeo and Juliet" Opera, Ch. Gounod, Paris, 1876

"Romeo and Juliet" Opera, Ch. Gounod, Paris, 1876

By Francois-Louis Gounod

Located in Sofia, BG

Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespea...

Category

1870s French Classical Roman Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

James Eckford Lauder (1811-1869) - Mid 19th Century Oil, Lovers in the Moors
James Eckford Lauder (1811-1869) - Mid 19th Century Oil, Lovers in the Moors

James Eckford Lauder (1811-1869) - Mid 19th Century Oil, Lovers in the Moors

Located in Corsham, GB

Although the story depicted is unknown, James Eckford Lauder was known to draw inspiration from Shakespeare and other literary sources. Signed and indistinctly inscribed to the rever...

Category

Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere 'sic' in 8 Leatherbound Volumes
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere 'sic' in 8 Leatherbound Volumes

The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere 'sic' in 8 Leatherbound Volumes

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautiful 8 volume set of Shakespeare's works bound in full crimson leather with gilt-tooled raised band spines, profusely illustrated with line drawings, published in London by Ch...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Oil Painting Pair by H.T Dennis "Somerset Labourers"
Oil Painting Pair by H.T Dennis "Somerset Labourers"

Oil Painting Pair by H.T Dennis "Somerset Labourers"

Located in Mere, GB

Oil Painting Pair by H.T Dennis "Somerset Labourers" flourished 1841 - 1850 A London painter of portraits and figurative subjects in oil and watercolour, especially shakespeare. bot...

Category

Mid-19th Century Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Venus and the Cherubs
Venus and the Cherubs

Venus and the Cherubs

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

., 1917 Member of the American Artists Professional League Work: Shakespeare Shrine, Stratford-on-Avon, England.

Category

Early 20th Century Academic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Large English Georgian Neoclassical Theatrical Pearlware Figure of Ophelia
Large English Georgian Neoclassical Theatrical Pearlware Figure of Ophelia

Large English Georgian Neoclassical Theatrical Pearlware Figure of Ophelia

Located in Downingtown, PA

Ophelia is the tragic herione of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Loved by Hamlet, Ophelia climbs into a willow tree, but a branch breaks, and Ophelia plunges into the brook below and drowns.

Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Early 18thc English Carved Oak Joint Stool with Pegged Construction
Early 18thc English Carved Oak Joint Stool with Pegged Construction

Early 18thc English Carved Oak Joint Stool with Pegged Construction

Located in Savannah, GA

Called a joint stool because it is a stool formed of parts held together by pegged mortise-and-tenon joints. Shakespeare used joint stool as slang expression for a dull person.

Category

1720s English George I Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak

Copy of Guido Reni's Lucretia, Painting Oil on Canvas 17th Century
Copy of Guido Reni's Lucretia, Painting Oil on Canvas 17th Century

Copy of Guido Reni's Lucretia, Painting Oil on Canvas 17th Century

By Guido Reni

Located in Milan, IT

This subject was beloved by the bolognese painter Guido Reni who painted it in diffrent ways; Lucretia's incident is an example of virtue and strenght and it had inspired artists and...

Category

17th Century Other Art Style Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Scottish 19th Century Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Scottish 19th Century Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Scottish 19th Century Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A generous outer plate, hosts a framed raised border surmounted by corner blocks with central daisies, a highly decorated hood showing hi- relief casting with a stylised central oval...

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Iron

Theatrical Scene - Lithograph by Eugène Delacroix - 1843

Theatrical Scene - Lithograph by Eugène Delacroix - 1843

By Eugène Delacroix

Located in Roma, IT

A fine lithographer, Delacroix illustrated various works of William Shakespeare, the Scottish author Walter Scott and the German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Category

1840s Romantic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Lithograph

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Inspired by the universe of William Shakespeare, it echoes the vanitas tradition and the Christian medieval art of Ars Moriendi, inviting reflection on impermanence and mindful detac...

Category

17th Century English Gothic Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Resin, Wood

Autograph Letter by Lauritz Melchior - 1912

Autograph Letter by Lauritz Melchior - 1912

Located in Roma, IT

I like very much, also the “Shakespeare [sic.] song” (…). Will you buy [sic.] for me Arnold Bax: Seven Songs and Herbert Fryer: Virgin’s Cradle Hymn…”. 1 p. ½.

Category

1910s Modern Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink

Signed Docuement by Leos Janacek - 1903

Signed Docuement by Leos Janacek - 1903

Located in Roma, IT

I like very much, also the “Shakespeare [sic.] song” (…). Will you buy [sic.] for me Arnold Bax: Seven Songs and Herbert Fryer: Virgin’s Cradle Hymn…”. 1 p. ½.

Category

Early 1900s Modern Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink

Pendant of a Gem Set Swallow Holding a Heart
Pendant of a Gem Set Swallow Holding a Heart

Pendant of a Gem Set Swallow Holding a Heart

Located in Stamford, CT

In 18 Kt gold set with a ruby and a sapphire this pendant is reminiscent of Shakespeare's poem "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls" the walls being the walls of the ...

Category

1880s British Late Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Stained Glass Sparkle Screen in Neo-Gothic Style from the 19th Century
Stained Glass Sparkle Screen in Neo-Gothic Style from the 19th Century

Stained Glass Sparkle Screen in Neo-Gothic Style from the 19th Century

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Three medium-sized stained glass windows stand out against a background of small square windows highlighted in yellow representing plants and animals in a singular and jovial way, su...

Category

19th Century English Gothic Revival Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

Authors of the United States original engraving 1866

Authors of the United States original engraving 1866

By Thomas Hicks

Located in Paonia, CO

Included are Irving, Bryant, Cooper, Longfellow, Poe, Hawthorne, Beecher and Emerson surrounded by the statues of Shakespeare, Dante and Chaucer. This is a great piece engraved by on...

Category

1860s Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Engraving

"The Divers, " Rare Signed Lithographic Print by Charles Haslewood Shannon
"The Divers, " Rare Signed Lithographic Print by Charles Haslewood Shannon

"The Divers, " Rare Signed Lithographic Print by Charles Haslewood Shannon

By Charles Haslewood Shannon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

They established Vale Press, which published the complete works of Shakespeare and featured illustrations and design that epitomized the Arts and Crafts movement.

Category

1890s British Belle Époque Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL HIGHLAND PONY & SPANIEL LANDSCAPE
ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL HIGHLAND PONY & SPANIEL LANDSCAPE

ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL HIGHLAND PONY & SPANIEL LANDSCAPE

By Robert Cleminson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited 10 works at the British Institution which was established as a rival to the Royal Academy, at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further wo...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Monarch of the Glen, Huge Victorian Oil Painting Stag in the Highlands
The Monarch of the Glen, Huge Victorian Oil Painting Stag in the Highlands

The Monarch of the Glen, Huge Victorian Oil Painting Stag in the Highlands

By Robert Cleminson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited 10 works at the British Institution which was established as a rival to the Royal Academy, at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further wo...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Amethyst, Diamond and Glass Suffragette Pendant, circa 1913
Antique Amethyst, Diamond and Glass Suffragette Pendant, circa 1913

Antique Amethyst, Diamond and Glass Suffragette Pendant, circa 1913

By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.

Located in London, GB

In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Ophelia said, "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance.

Category

1910s British Edwardian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum

Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin
Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin

Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin

By Huntley & Palmers

Located in Shreveport, LA

The eight book titles are: History of England, Pilgrims Progress, Burns, Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Self Help, and Shakespeare. Each bottom is ...

Category

Early 20th Century British British Colonial Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Metal

Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting
Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting

Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting

By Arthur Bevan Collier

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Many of Collier's landcsapes depict the countryside of Warwickshire, the home county of William Shakespeare. Dimensions: (framed) 74cm x 54cm (29” x 21¼”) Dimensions: (canvas only) ...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting
Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting

Near Stratford on Avon - 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting

By Arthur Bevan Collier

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Many of Collier's landcsapes depict the countryside of Warwickshire, the home county of William Shakespeare. Dimensions: (framed) 74cm x 54cm (29” x 21¼”) Dimensions: (canvas only) ...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL - HIGHLAND PONY & DOGS LANDSCAPE
ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL - HIGHLAND PONY & DOGS LANDSCAPE

ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) LARGE SIGNED OIL - HIGHLAND PONY & DOGS LANDSCAPE

By Robert Cleminson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited 10 works at the British Institution which was established as a rival to the Royal Academy, at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further wo...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

17th Century Belgian Tapestry
17th Century Belgian Tapestry

17th Century Belgian Tapestry

Located in New Orleans, LA

Immortalized in William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, the Roman hero was exiled from Rome and then allied himself with the Volsci, eventually leading them into battle against the empire.

Category

17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919
Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919

Antique Art Book Golden Book of Famous Women, English, Eleanor F Brickdale, 1919

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

In this title, numerous literary sources are compiled with texts from Dickens, Faust and Shakespeare et al and accompanied with the artist's wonderful illustrations.

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

19th Century Gasolier by F. & C. Osler
19th Century Gasolier by F. & C. Osler

19th Century Gasolier by F. & C. Osler

By F. & C. Osler

Located in New Orleans, LA

The Birmingham firm of Osler was established by Thomas Osler in 1807, when he joined a Mr. Shakespeare's glasshouse at Hockley. His sons Follett and Clarkson renamed the firm F. & C.

Category

19th Century English Other Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Woolwork (Woolie) of British Soldier and a Sailor with Flags
British Sailor's Woolwork (Woolie) of British Soldier and a Sailor with Flags

British Sailor's Woolwork (Woolie) of British Soldier and a Sailor with Flags

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions: 26 1/2 inches high x 25 3/4 inches wide Reference: The words “King and Country” appear in William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV and are spoken by the title character.

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Wool

Antique 16th C Elizabethan Tudor Inlaid Oak Carved Court Cupboard Cabinet 1580
Antique 16th C Elizabethan Tudor Inlaid Oak Carved Court Cupboard Cabinet 1580

Antique 16th C Elizabethan Tudor Inlaid Oak Carved Court Cupboard Cabinet 1580

Located in Portland, OR

A contemporary reference dating to 1591 was made in William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo & Juliet", when referring to the cleaning of the Capulet's house for a celebration; "Away with ...

Category

16th Century English Elizabethan Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oak, Ebony, Fruitwood

Othello recounting his Adventures to Desdemona - Large 19th Century Oil Painting
Othello recounting his Adventures to Desdemona - Large 19th Century Oil Painting

Othello recounting his Adventures to Desdemona - Large 19th Century Oil Painting

By Francis Sydney Muschamp

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Muschamp favourite themes were the novels of Sir Walter Scott and the plays of William Shakespeare as seen here in his depiction of one of the most famous scenes from ‘Othello’.

Category

1890s Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Oil

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