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Period: Mid-18th Century
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Print of Roses with Decoupage Frame
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann print of roses with decoupage frame,
Engraved by Johann Jacob Haid,
From Phytanthoza Iconographia,
Circa 1737-1745
The ...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paper
Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques with Flower Baskets
By Delft
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques,
A Pair,
Mid-18th century
The shaped Dutch Delft plaques each depict an exuberant display of flowers in a...
Category
1760s Dutch Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Delft, Faience
Liverpool or Irish Delftware Massive Chinoiserie Blue & White Dish
By Dublin Delftware Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Delftware Blue & White Chinoiserie dish,
Irish (Dublin) or Liverpool,
1745-65
The rectangular British Delftware underglaze Blue Dish with canted corners and of large size is pai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Delft, Faience
Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Tempio detto della Tosse su la Via Tiburtina, un miglio vicino a Tivoli" (View of the so-called Tem...
Category
1760s Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching
c.1765 Ormolu and Patinated Horse Clock by Lenoir
By Etienne LeNoir
Located in Greenlawn, NY
Maker:
Etienne Lenoir
Case:
The ormolu and patinated case features a prancing horse with a finely textured finish, a wellcast snail, scrolling foliage above framing the clock ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early Louis XVI French Ormolu Mantle Clock by Leon A Paris
Located in Greenlawn, NY
Maker:
Leon a Paris
Case:
The matte and burnished ormolu case has lion busts holding a fabric swag, frets and is decorated with geometric and natural decorative elements. Abov...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th-Century English Polychrome Delftware Bowl, Bristol
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinoiserie English Polychrome Delftware bowl,
Bristol,
Circa 1760
The bowl with a depiction of Chinoiserie flowers and plants with rockwork in iro...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Delft
18th Century George Edwards Engravings of a Woodpecker
By George Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
George Edwards engravings of a bird,
Woodpecker, Picus Bengalensis,
#82,
1745
A George Edwards hand-colored engraving of a Woodpecker in a d...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paper
18th Century English Whieldon-Type Creamware Tortoiseshell Glaze Tea Caddy
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Tortoiseshell glaze tea caddy,
Whieldon-type,
With Silver Cover,
circa 1770
The creamware large tea caddy has a tortoiseshell d...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
18th-century Johann Weinmann Engravings of Grapes, Set of Four
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Johann Weinmann engravings of grapes,
Set of Four,
Circa 1740
Johann Weinmann engravings of grapes, each engraved by Seuter (S to the lower ri...
Category
1740s German Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paper
Rococo Neapolitan Crucifixion Religious Painting 18 century oil canvas
Located in Florence, IT
The scene is dominated by the cross-on which the shiny white and very well defined body of Jesus is nailed to-depicted with a peculiar lateral perspective. The left side is occupied ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lieutenant General Talmash: 18th C. Portrait by Houbraken
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Lieutenant General Talmash by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Perso...
Category
1740s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Sir Francis Bacon: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Scientist, Author, Statesman
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor by Jacobus Houbraken in 1738 after a p...
Category
1730s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Sir Francis Drake: 18th C. Portrait of 16th C. Navigator, Privateer, Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This an 18th century copper plate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake by Jacobus Houbraken, after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Hea...
Category
1740s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Joseph Addison: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Poet, Playwright and Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Joseph Addison, Esq. by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in London in 1748 by John & Paul Knapton. It depicts a bust portrait of Addison in an ornamental oval. He is turned to his right, but he is looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a dark coat over a white shirt. Below the oval are items relating to plays, music, as well as the rod of Asclepius and books lying in foreground on the right.
Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. he founded The Spectator magazine with his friend Richard Steele. In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work, "Cato, a Tragedy". It focussed on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, He was dealing with issues of individual liberty versus government tyranny. The play was particularly popular in America. It is credited as an inspiration for the American Revolution. General George Washington had Cato performed for the Continental Army at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78.
Several famous quotations from the American Revolution were inspired by passages in Cato, including: Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death!", inspired by Act II, Scene 4: "It is not now time to talk of aught, But chains or conquest, liberty or death.") and Nathan Hale...
Category
1740s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
18th C. Portrait of William Harvey, MD: 17th C. Circulatory System Discoveries
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century engraved portrait of William Harvey, MD by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Wilhem von Bemmel, from "The Heads of Illustrious Pers...
Category
1730s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Thomas Willis, MD, 17th C. Pioneer of Neurology & Psychiatry: 18th C. Portrait
By George Vertue
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of the 17th century physician and scientist Thomas Willis, MD from "The Heads of Illustrious Person...
Category
1740s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
18th Century, Wood Sicilian Torchere Transformed into Floor Lamp
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An antique torchere hand-crafted in Sicily in 18th century transformed in a particular floor lamp. Dimensions of the torchere without lampshade are c...
Category
Mid-18th Century Sicilian Louis XV Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Fruitwood
A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks from Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks in bronze.
Rococo, Mid-18th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze
18th Century George II Period Mahogany Dish Top Tea Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine 18th century George II period mahogany tea table featuring rectangular dish top with raised moulded edges, plain skirts comprising one long single drawer with cock beadin...
Category
Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Pair of Appliques in Gilt Bronze, Rococo, Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Appliques in gilt bronze, Rococo from mid-18th century.
Some wear on the original gilding (see pictures), but the overall impression of these 270 years old app...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
English Creamware Whieldon-type Gray Tortoiseshell Plate
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Whieldon-type Gray Tortoiseshell Plate,
Circa 1765-75
The octagonal shaped plate is covered to the front and back with a very plea...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
George II Sterling Silver Coffee Pot with Timber Handle
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This tall George II period sterling silver coffee pot is decorated with elegant floral repousse details and features a blonde timber handle. To the side ...
Category
Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian School 18th century, An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Italian School 18th Century
An Ancient soldier in profile,
red chalk on paper
35 x 23.5 cm
in good condition, traces of folds in the lower right corner
Framed : 46.5 x 35.5 cm
This...
Category
1750s Baroque Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Chalk
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7"
Black c...
Category
1750s Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Chalk
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
Category
1750s Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Chalk
Derby Porcelain Candlesticks with Figures of Musicians, circa 1760-1765
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain candlesticks with figures of musicians,
circa 1760-1765
The pair of Derby Porcelain figures of musicians are on an openwork scroll base, the man is playing the bagp...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
"Marine Chantier de Construction": 18th C. Engraving of Shipbuilding by Diderot
By Denis Diderot
Located in Alamo, CA
"Marine Chantier de Construction", plate VIII from the 18th century "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" (Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dict...
Category
1750s Realist Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching, Engraving
18th-cebtury Bow Porcelain Chinoiserie Tankard
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bow porcelain Chinoiserie tankard,
Bow, London,
1760-1765.
The unusually painted polychrome Bow porcelain tankard depicts Chinoiserie figure...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
H F Gravelot (1699-1773) Two Allegories, Faith and Vigilance, Pen and Ink
By Hubert-François Gravelot
Located in Paris, FR
Hubert-François Gravelot (1699-1773)
Two Allegories : Vigilance and Faith
Pen, black Ink, and black wash on paper
7.9 x 4.8 each one
Framed 22 x 26 cm
Old framing that needs to be...
Category
1760s Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ink
Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Punch Bowl,
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Circa 1765-75
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl has two images of a sailor and his wife, one known as the sailor's farewell and the other the sailor's return.
The farewell depicts the sailor leaving his wife who hugs him as he is about to depart as he points to the Royal Navy Ship with the Blue Ensign just offshore. The sailor's return depicts the sailor depositing watches and coins into his wife's upraised apron. Between the images are large painted flowering branches and the interior has similar painting.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches high (26.04 cm diameter x 11,43 cm high)
Provenance: With Elinor Gordon;
Ruth Nutt Collection
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Condition is very good with some fading to the en grisaille sails.
Reference: David S...
Category
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Delft Set of Six Dinner Plates with Plants and Ribbon
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch delft set of six dinner plates with plants and ribbon
The charming set of six Dutch delft plates are painted with scattered green and orange plant...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
A Hand Colored 18th Century Framed Map of South America by Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
This detailed hand colored map of South America by Thomas Jefferys was published in London in 1750. The map shows countries, early colonial possessions, towns, rivers, mountains, and...
Category
Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow,
circa 1765.
The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"
By Mark Catesby
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copperplate engraving of a bird and plants by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) entitled "The Crested Titmous" from "The Natural History of Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the Bahama Islands", published in 1731. It depicts a small Crested Titmous bird, facing left, perched on the stem of a plant with clusters of mauve colored star-like flowers.
This original Catesby hand-colored engraving, on laid paper with a large central Fleur-de-Lys watermark, is presented in a cream color French mat. The mat measures 20" x 15.5" and the sheet measures 18.75" x 14.75".
Mark Catesby was born in England to a prosperous family, but he traveled to America, first to visit his sister and her husband in 1712. From 1712 to 1719 he explored America observing its birds and plants, taking notes, creating drawings and collecting specimens. He returned to England with this material and created more detailed drawings. His next visit to America 1722-1726 allowed for more detailed research. Upon his return to England he created his monumental and beautiful work "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and Bahama Islands", which was published in London in two folio volumes of 11 parts each consisting of 20 plates...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Weinmann 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving "Ephemerum Virginianum"
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving finished with hand coloring by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Ephemerum Virginianu flore Purpureo, B. Ephemer...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Tankard, Mosey with Pulleyne in Prentice
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain armorial tankard,
Mosey with Pulleyne in Prentice,
circa 1755.
The Chinese Export Tankard unusually painted with both a large armorial and a large crest below a gilt chain band around the rim. Large Famille Rose sprays of flowers are painted to each side.
Dimensions: 5 inches high x 5 3/4 inches wide x 3 1/2 inch diameter.
Reference: Chinese export porcelain, Volume I, David Sanctuary Howard, Page 549, (Q4). The arms are discussed as follows.The arms are of Mosley, Sable a chevron between three pick axes...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Weinmann 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving "Horminum Peregrinum"
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century hand colored botanical engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering sage plants: a. Horminum Peregrinum Foliis Salvice, b. Hormi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Chinese Domestic Furniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowl with Chinese "Antiques" & Scholar's items on Furniture,
Qianlong Period,
circa 1735-1740.
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl is finely painted inside and out with famille rose enamels. On the front is a depiction of an unusual grouping of Chinese domestic...
Category
1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Four Framed Hogarth Engravings "Four Times of the Day"
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
The four plates in this "Four Times of the Day" set were created utilizing both engraving and etching techniques by William Hogarth in 1738. Hogarth's original copper plates were refurbished where needed by James Heath and these engravings were republished in London in 1822 by Braddock, Cradock & Joy. This was the last time Hogarth's original copper plates were used for printing. Most were melted down during World War I for the construction of bombs. Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by William Heath in 1822. The inscription below each print reads "Invented Painted & Engraved by Wm. Hogarth & Publish'd March 25. 1738 according to Act of Parliament".
These large folio sized "Four Times of the Day" engravings/etchings are presented in complex gold-colored wood frames with black bands and scalloped gold inner trim. A majority of each thick impressive frame is covered with glass applied near the outer edge. Each frame measures 25.75" high, 22.25" wide and 1.88" deep. There are a few small dents in the edge of these frames, which are otherwise in very good condition. "Morning" has two focal areas of discoloration in the upper margin and some discoloration in the right margin, a short tear in the left margin and a short tear or crease in the right margin. "Noon" has a spot in the upper margin that extends into the upper image, but it is otherwise in very good condition. "Evening" has a faint spot in the upper margin, but it is otherwise in very good condition. "Night" is in excellent condition.
The "Four Times of the Day" series is in the collection of many major museums, including: The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tate Museum, The Chicago Art Institute and The Victoria and Albert Museum.
Through this series Hogarth is portraying early 18th century London street life at "Four Times of the Day". His characters are exhibiting their personalities, quircks, strange activities, but he also wants to draw attention the disparities between the wealthy aristocracy and the common working class.
Plate 1, "Morning" depicts morning in Covent Garden in the winter in front of Tom King...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving, Etching
18th Century Etching of Ancient Roman Architectural Objects by Giovanni Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
A. Tigna Protensa Super Media Epistylia, B. Praecisiones Tigorum Quaqua Versus Extrinsectus Apparentium, C. Opae Extremitates Tigorum Contintes, Fig. I, plate 88 from "Vasi, Candelab...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching
France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France circa 1770
Two lovers surprised in bed
Black chalk on paper
13 x 17 cm
Modern frame : 34 x 38 cm
This drawing had been attributed to Gabriel de Saint Aubin (1724-1780). It's...
Category
1760s Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Chalk
Piranesi Etching of Hadrian's Ancient Roman Aqueduct and Baths, "Aquae Virginis"
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) etching entitled "Orthographia utriusque lateris arcuum ductus Aquae Virginis a specu principe ad Hadriani thermas, effossorum...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching
Bristol Delftware Set of Six Polychrome Chinoiserie Scalloped Plates, 1760
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wonderful set of six Bristol delftware polychrome Chinoiserie scalloped plates,
Redbank Back Factory,
Circa 1760
The plates have a most appealing, br...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Delft
Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: An 18th C. Hand-Colored Portrait by Kneller
By (After) Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored portrait of John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, engraved and etched by the Dutch master of portraits Jacobus Houb...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Piranesi 18th C. Etching "Reliquiae Theartri Pompejani" an Ancient Roman Theater
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This a framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) etching entitled "Reliquiae Theartri Pompejani" (Remains of the Theatre of Pompey) from "Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma" (The C...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching
"February Bouquet" from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' series by Robert Furber
By Robert Furber
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored engraving entitled "February Bouquet" is from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' by Henry Furber, published in London in 1730 by Robert Sayer and John King. Each of the twelve hand-colored engravings in the book were produced from paintings by Pieter Casteels (1684-1749) and engraved by Henry Fletcher (1710-1753). The book featured twelve detailed engravings of seasonal plants in bloom in the form of a bouquet. More than 400 different species of flowering plants were included with each plant numbered and accompanied by a list of the corresponding species names. Thirty-five species of flowers are depicted in this engraving in a bouquet sitting in an ornate attractive bowl. A few of the flowers lie loose on a table. The flower species are listed in a table in the lower portion of the plate, along with the month that these flowers are in bloom.
This colorful print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a cream-colored double mat with a heather green inner mat. The frame measures 23.5" x 19" x 1.63". There are a few small frame abrasions, but the print is in very good condition.
Robert Furber...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Canada Goose: an Original 1st Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This original first edition hand-colored lithograph entitled "Canada Goose" was produced by J. T. Bowen after a drawing by John James Audubon. It was published in Audubon's first oct...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Lithograph
Brown Pelican: An Original Audubon 1st Edition Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original rare and extremely collectible first octavo edition John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Brown Pelican, Young First Winter", No. 85, Plate 424, fr...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Lithograph
Long-billed Curlew Bird: Original 1st Edition Audubon Hand Colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
An original rare and extremely collectible first edition John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Long-billed Curlew", No. 71, Plate 355, from Audubon's "Birds of America...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Lithograph
Set of Two 18th Century Engravings from William Hogarth's "Analysis of Beauty"
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
The two plates in this set were created utilizing both engraving and etching techniques by William Hogarth in 1753, originally as illustrations of his book on aesthetics, entitled "Analysis of Beauty". Due to their popularity, these plates were later published separately. The publication line in the lower right reads: "Designed, Engraved, and Publish'd by Wm. Hogarth, March 5th 1753, according to Act of Parliament." Hogarth's original copper plates were refurbished where needed by James Heath and engravings were republished in London in 1822 by Braddock, Cradock & Joy. This was the last time Hogarth's copper plates were used for printing. Most were melted during World War I for the construction of bombs.
These large folio sized "Analysis of Beauty" engravings are presented in antiqued gold-colored frames with double mats; the outer silk mats are light brown-colored and the inner mats are dark brown. Each frame measures 27.38" x 31.25" x 1.13". There is one tiny spot in the right margin of plate 1 and another in the lower margin; the latter could be from the printing process. The prints are otherwise in excellent condition.
The "Analysis of Beauty" series is in the collection of many major museums, including: The British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tate Museum, The Chicago Art Institute and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
The first engraving (Plate 1) depicts a courtyard of statues which is filled with some of the most famous works of classical sculpture. The most important sculptures are surrounded by less impressive works. The Medicean Venus (#13) is in the center with a statue of Julius Caesar (#19) to the right, elevated on a pulley with a short, overdressed Brutus stands over the falling Caesar. The Apollo Belvedere (#12) is next. A judge stands to the right with his foot on a cherub (#16). Another crying cherub holds a gallows and wipes his tears with the judge's robe.
A sphinx (#21) and the drunken Silenus (#107) are below the Venus. Michaelangelo's torso (#54) and a statue of Antonius (#6) are seen in the foreground. The Farnese Hercules (#3) and a bust of another Hercules (#4) under two statuettes of Isis are also included in the scene.
The key to these objects is included in the form of a serpentine line winding around a cone (#26), Hogarth's "Line of Beauty". For Hogarth the winding line is an essential element of beauty in art. Hogarth's theory of beauty is communicated in this plate.
Plate 2 is thought to represent the Wanstead Assembly, with the Earl of Tynley and his household. It is an adaptation of a scene in the Happy Marriage series, which complements Hogarth's Marriage à la Mode...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching, Engraving
"Mordon Colledge (the original spelling) Black Heath" from Universal Magazine
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "The West Prospect of Mordon Colledge (Old English Spelling) Black Heath" was published in the 'The Universal Magazine...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving
Hand-Colored Houbraken Portrait of "Henry, Prince of Wales, Son of James"
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored portrait of Henry Prince of Wales, Son of James, engraved and etched by the Dutch master of portraits Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Engraving, Etching
18th Hispanic Filipino Crucified Christ Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture of Crucified Christ in carved wood and crystal eyes (one of them its loose), 18th century Hispano Filipino School. The crown, ...
Category
1730s Philippine Baroque Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silver
18th Century Etching of "Chiesa di S. Lucia" in Rome by Giuseppe Vasi
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Alamo, CA
This 18th century etching is entitled "Chiesa di S. Lucia alle Botteghe Oscure" by Giuseppe Vasi was published in Rome in 1747 in Vasi's 'Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna', whic...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Etching
Pair of Italian Chairs, Etro Fabric
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Nice pair of Italian walnut chairs, 18th century
with new Italian Etro fabric.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Meissen Hausmaler Decorated Bowl with High Relief Multi-Colored Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Rare 18th Century Meissen Hausmaler Decorated Bowl with High Relief Multi-Colored Flowers. Hand-carved with encrusted and relief f...
Category
1740s German Louis XV Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Porcelain
Desirable New England Diminutive Two Part Highboy
Located in Stamford, CT
A desirable, diminutive New England two part flat top highboy, in rare transitional William & Mary to Queen Anne form. Top and bottom are original mat...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A tall Chinese altar table with original lacquer finish.
Category
1750s Asian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Pl. 24 Antique Print of a Rodent Species by Buffon 'circa 1770'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Soulik'. Copper engraving of a rodent species. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du cabinet du Roi;...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Paper
