About Ernest Johnson Antiques
Thank you for visiting Ernest Johnson Antiques… Ernest Johnson Antiques has been offering discriminating clients a select inventory of 18th – 20th century English and European Fine and Decorative Art since 1989 and has established the reputation of maintaining what is arguably the finest selection of period antique furniture and accessories in the National Capital region. Ernest Johnson Antiques is also a member of CINOA - The International Confederation of Art & Antique Dealers Association. With over 30 years of continuous business experience, Ernest Johnson Antiques h...Read More
Established in 19891stDibs seller since 2017
Featured Pieces
Very Rare 4th Edition Leather Bound Set of Encyclopedia Britannica, Dated 1810
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The fourth edition, of 1801-1810, is very rare, as only 4,000 sets were printed.
By the completion of this edition, both of the men who founded the encyclopedia, Colin Macfarquhar a...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Figure of Buddha Amitabha, 20th C. or Earlier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely modelled hollow-cast bronze figure of Buddha Amitabha aka ‘The Buddha of Immensurable Life & Light’, shown seated upon a double lotus pedestal base attired in a flowin...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Pair of 18th / 19th Century Hand Embroidered Ottoman Slippers, Turkey
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Both slippers are profusely hand embroidered with gold & silver threads on silk, the toes featuring seed pearls arranged in anthemia motifs, the beds showing hand stitched ‘Tree of L...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Turkish Other Textiles
Materials
Silk, Thread
Portrait of Noted Czech Physician & Mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz (1782-1843) was an important & prominent 19th century Czech physician & mycologist, professor of Special Pathology & Therapy at Prague University, and in...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Giltwood
A Very Fine Art Deco Porcelain Vase by Pinon Heuze for Sevres, Circa 1930
By Pinon Heuze
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exceptionally large cobalt glazed urn-shaped body richly decorated with cornucopia & foliate gilt motifs, sided by stylized palmette-shaped gilt handles. Signed on the body in gilt script ‘Pinon Heuze...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Censer on Stand, Taisho Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine Taisho Period bronze censer of bellied oval form, richly decorated overall with hand enamelled and 'shibuichi' & 'shakudo' motifs, depicting geometric designs, pine t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & impressive pair of silverplated Champagne / white wine coolers of campagna form, having foliate cast open handles and rising to flaring rims with gadrooned decorati...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate
A Rare 18th Century Porphyry & Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The base & hinged lid are fashioned from panels of porphyry, specifically that of ‘Rhomb’ Porphyry, which is a relatively rare volcanic rock with very distinctive phenocrysts (cr...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
An Exceptionally Fine & Rare 19th C. Russian Jasper / Chalcedony Trinket Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The rectangular base & confirming hinged lid mounted with striking panels of Russian Jasper, each exhibiting mottled striations in hues of russet, b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Beaux Arts Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Serpentine, Brass, Other
A Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Brass & Silver Mounted Desk Seal, Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The figure of a warrior in classical Roman attire, poised contrapposto with one hand resting upon a shield, the opposing hand clutching a club slung over & behind his shoulder. M...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass
A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th C. (possibly Earlier)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The heavily cast bronze head of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating distinctive Northern Sukhothai style features, featuring an oval shaped head with elongated earlobes and tightly curle...
Category
Antique 17th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
A Very Fine 19th Century Engraving, The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & exceptionally large engraving by William Greatbach (1808-1885?) after the original painting by William Salter (1804-1875). The bottom margin referencing artist Will...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
