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
Featured Pieces
A Very Good 19th Century Victorian Brass Fire Fender, England Circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & diminutive brass fire fender, showing a horizontal pierced panel interspersed by spherical elements, and raised overall on original bal...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass
A Very Good Beaux Arts Period Animalier Bronze of a Bull, after Rosa Bonheur
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although there is seemingly no apparent foundry mark, this finely cast & patinated animalier bronze known as ‘Bull’ or ‘Taureau Beuglant’ is exemplary in demonstrating exceptional at...
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Doban / Suiban, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Doban are traditional Japanese bronze vessels used to display scholarly objects known as ‘Suiseki’ (water stones), whereas a Suiban is a traditional Japanese vessel made of wood or c...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Fine 19th Century Pastoral Watercolor by Claude Hayes, Irish RI ROI RWS
By Claude Hayes
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine and exceptionally large 19th century 'plein air' pastoral landscape, masterfully composed & executed in watercolors by noted 19th century Irish artist Claude Hayes (1852-1922)...
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Paintings
Materials
Other
A Framed Group of Five Chinese Dali Marble Scholar’s Stones, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although sometimes referred to as ‘paintings’ or ‘dream stones’, these are sections of Dali marble, quarried from the Cangshan mountain range in Western China and carefully chosen & ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Authentic 19th Century Thomas Milner Patented Iron Safety Box, UK Circa 1840
By Thomas Milner
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An original Thomas Milner sheet iron safety box / deed box, ruggedly constructed of sheet iron with soldered seams & fitted with twin hinged carrying handle...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
A Finely Carved Chinese Agate Brush Washer on Stand, Republic Period Circa 1940
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely carved & pierced russet agate body decorated with the figure of a Phoenix & trailing, flowering vines surrounding the open well, raised overall upon a finely carved & pier...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects
Materials
Agate
A Fine 19th Century Egyptian Revival Figural Bronze Furniture Mount, Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very attractive 19th century Egyptian Revival bronze furniture mount, cast in the form of a bust of a goddess wearing a tasseled robe, and adorned with a feathered headdress with f...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Large 20th C. Chinese Famille Jaune ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ Porcelain Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large Jingdezhen period baluster shaped body finely decorated with hand painted enamels depicting the ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ against a treed & mountainous landscape, together ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
A Rare Edo Period Hirado Porcelain Netsuke, Japan Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The recumbent white porcelain figure of a pug dog shown baring its teeth, decorated by hand with spot painted cobalt detail, the underside with twin holes intended for a cord to pass...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Highly Decorative 19th Century Hsun-ok (Offering Bowl), Burmese Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative and visually striking antique Burmese (Myanmar) food container, constructed by hand using turned wood & bamboo, then hand carved and decorated overall in a striki...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Other Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Bamboo
A Very Good 19th Century Italian Plein Air Macchiaioli School Landscape
By Piero Manzoni
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely executed 19th century Italian ‘plein air’ forested landscape, demonstrating a highly developed & balanced application of natural light, texture & shading. Oil on wood panel,...
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Antique 1870s Italian Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
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