Victorian Decorative Art

English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.

French aqua turquoise Majolica strawberry rectangular cake platter signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.

English green Majolica geranium plate, circa 1880.

Small Majolica water lily pond plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.6 inches diameter , 8 plates available.  

French Majolica blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.

Green Victorian Majolica sunflower plate Wedgwood, circa 1880.

Rare Large French Majolica Olives Leaves Platter signed Sarreguemines Majolica circa 1870. 13.8 by 13.8 inches.

Wonderful set of 16 botanical prints Lithographs after the original botanical drawings by Hooker. Original color Published, circa 1850 Unframed. The measurement given is for one...

Rare Set of 6 French Majolica Palm Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870. Diameter / 7.5 inches.

English green Majolica water lily plate, Circa 1890. 7.5 inches diameter.

Lovely botanical print Chromo-lithograph Original color Published, circa 1870 Unframed. Chipped top left corner Free shipping

19th century English blue and white "Wild Rose" plate. The plate are decorated with wild roses on the border, the central pattern is a rural landscape, bridge and river.

An exceptionally fine quality example of an elaborately framed English Still Life of fruits Oil Painting on canvas, in the style of Oliver Clare or Eloise Harriet Stannard, second qu...

19th century blue & white dessert plate flora signed Creil & Montereau.

Colorful Palissy Majolica wall fish Handled platter signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Shells and mussels on a basketweave background.

Fabulous set of 10 prints. All judges or lawyers. Humorous caricatures by Sir Lesley " Spy " Ward. Chromolithographs Unframed. Published in Vanity fair C.1870. Actually dated 18...

19th Century Leaves Plate Creil & Montereau.

French Majolica blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.

French Majolica blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.

19th century large blue and white French transferware platter signed Utzschneider & Cie (Sarreguemines) Model Helvetia. Scene with fisherman, cow...

Fabulous set of 12 prints. All statesmen. Humorous caricatures by Sir Lesley " Spy " Ward. Chromolithographs Unframed. Published in Vanity fair. Dated 1873 The measurement give...

A beautiful pair of antique Victorian neoclassical bas-relief plaques, featuring finely sculpted classical scenes in white marble or alabaster, presented in wonderfully ornate French...

Antique Victorian quality mahogany banjo barometer, having a quality mahogany barometer with carved scrolls, round silvered engraved dial with the original hands, a brass bezel and t...

Fabulous set of 12 prints. All statesmen. Humorous caricatures by Sir Lesley " Spy " Ward. Chromolithographs Unframed. Published in Vanity fair. Dated 1873 The measurement give...

This is a nice, antique, oval tiger wood veneer frame with convex / bubble glass. Inside, is an print with various fruits. This is a nice, solid frame, showing some typical cosmet...

19th Century English Green Leaves Majolica Platter.

CARVED WALKING STICK WITH AVIAN HANDLE Probably English or Continental, circa early 20th century 34 3/8" H x 1" D x 4 5/8" W This finely carved walking stick features a carefully d...

French Majolica blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.

Rare 19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Fish Wall Platter. 8.2 inches diameter.

"The Meet" Stevengraph, registered Jan 26, 1880, English. "Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventory and Manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered)". Some foxing/discoloration. ...

19th Century English oyster plate with flowers Adderley ware.

A beautiful antique pub scene themed wall decoration plate or sign. This decorative item would make a beautiful ornament on each wall. Made in the 1890s it i...

Stunning example of a view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London complete with its original good gilt frame. Circa 1940s. Cast in very fine relief, in our opinion this panel is made of...

Wonderful set of 16 botanical prints. All grasses Lithographs after the original botanical drawings by Hooker. Original color Published, circa 1850 Unframed. The measurement giv...

Rare 19th century porcelain Palissy platter with fishs, eel, shells , crawfish and ivy leaves.

French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.  

19th-century English Green Majolica strawberry & grapes platter.

Large 19th Century French Faience Platter Swans Creil & Montereau. Swans , morning glory , water lilies. 14 inches diameter.

Great image of a cactus Lithograph with original hand colour Published by S.Curtis 1838 Unframed. Free shipping

This is a large antique ink stone display set. A Chinese, ornamental set of calligraphic stones, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1900...

An exceptional 19th century framed Minton tile panel commissioned by William Waldorf Astor for Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire.  This vivid 14 tile panel is decorated with cupids ho...

Majolica water lily pond plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.   

19th-Century Victorian Majolica bird and Prunus platter with a bamboo border.

Old Victorian style wall panels with wooden frame and gilded mats. The paintings depict the children. 1970s. Italy. Paintings with touching and rarely seen scenes: fun in the 1...

Great image of Gloxina Rubra Lithograph with original hand colour Published 1841 Unframed. Free shipping

19th Century Large French Majolica Palissy square platter signed Longchamp. Decorated with fishs, and 4 shells on the corners , bamboo border.

19th Century Green Majolica Leaves Plate Wedgwood.

French Palissy wall platter with fishs , shells, circa 1900 possibly Choisy le Roi. 13.8 by 9.3 inches. Reference/page 146 "Palissy Ware" of M. Katz.    

Colorful Palissy wall platter signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Decorated with fishs,snake, snail,bugs,shells,mussel and lea...

19th Century Victorian Majolica sunflower plate signed Wedgwood.

19th Century Green Majolica Leaves Plate Wedgwood.

Pair of 19th Century French Majolica Palissy Platters. Turtle,eel,shells,fish,lobster,reeds. 9 inches diameter.

Lovely set of 6 botanical prints Chromo-lithographs Original color Published, circa 1870 Unframed. The measurement given is for one print. Free shipping

Stunning colors for this Majolica plates signed Choisy le roi, circa 1890. Decorated with leaves, ferns, pink flowers and Greek border.

19th Century English oyster plate with flowers Adderley ware.

Majolica hazelnut plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870. Geometric pattern on the border.

Great map of Morocco Lithograph engraving by Edward Weller Original colour Published, 1861 Unframed Good condition.    

“The Allegory of Civilization: A Historical Collage of Progress and Virtue” This monumental and highly unusual large-scale decoupage tableau—measuring 44.25 inches wide by 35 inches high—is an extraordinary and densely composed visual compendium of 18th- and 19th-century figures of global significance. Executed in a monochrome palette with light hand-tinting, the work comprises hundreds of individual portrait engravings and narrative vignettes intricately collaged together to form a panoramic composition of historical, cultural, scientific, literary, and military figures, interspersed with allegorical and architectural elements. This form of assemblage is rooted in the 19th-century practice of *papiers collés* and popular scrapbooking traditions, but this work surpasses decorative craft in both ambition and intellectual scope, bordering on the encyclopedic. The hand-cut images appear to have been culled from period illustrated books and engraved portrait sources—most notably from publications such as *The Illustrated London News*, *Harper’s Weekly*, and *The Eclectic Magazine*—as well as engraved frontispieces and serialized pictorial histories. The result is a vast visual lexicon of Enlightenment and Romantic thought, likely intended as a celebration of moral, intellectual, and national achievement. At the composition’s apex, presiding over the assembled figures, is a classically draped winged allegory—possibly *Fame* or *Liberty*—holding a trumpet and laurel branch. The mountainous background, waterfalls, architectural ruins, and pastoral settings lend the piece a theatrical and didactic ambiance, evoking 19th-century didascalic panoramas. A partial identification of historical figures visible in the composition includes: * **George Washington** – Posed centrally, gesturing outward with one hand; he appears multiple times in the scene and is shown in both military uniform and formal dress. * **Napoleon Bonaparte** – Recognizable by his uniform, bicorne hat, and stern gaze; appears in profile and frontal portraits. * **Benjamin Franklin** – Seen holding a scroll; a common figure in Enlightenment iconography. * **William Shakespeare** – Near the lower central register; recognizable from the famous Chandos portrait derivative. * **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe** and **Friedrich Schiller** – Likely placed in the literary cluster with other Germanic figures. * **Florence Nightingale** – Shown in nurse’s cap and shawl, likely near a grouping of women in medical service. * **Queen Victoria** and **Prince Albert** – Appearing in regalia, along with a number of courtly figures. * **Ludwig van Beethoven**, **Franz Liszt**, and **Niccolò...

Small 19th Century round Palissy fish platter Thomas Sergent. decorated with a fish on the center ,on the border a snail, a snake, a butterfly , shells and leaves. 4 inches diameter....

Small Palissy lizard wall platter signed Thomas-Victor Sergent, circa 1890. 8 by 5 inches. On a dark blue background the green lizard is stand on brown rocks surrounded by green vege...