About The Ann Parke Collection
The Ann Parke Collection was founded in 2020 and specializes in antiques and decorative objects inspired by the natural world. The collection focuses on English and Continental antiques that bring elements of the garden and countryside into the home. Our inventory includes antique furniture, English ceramics, faience animal sculptures, garden ornaments, urns, bamboo and Aesthetic Movement furniture, and decorative objects with botanical and animal motifs. Many pieces reflect the long tradition of incorporating natural forms—birds, animals, foliage, and organic textures—i...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Staffordshire Pearlware Lion Sculpture by Obadiah Sherratt, Circa 1820
By Obadiah Sherratt
Located in Darien, CT
A striking early 19th-century English Staffordshire pearlware figure titled "The Roran Lion," attributed to Obadiah Sherratt, circa 1820. Inspired by the classical Medici Lions, thi...
Category
Antique 1820s English Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Wrought Iron Wall-Mounted Plant Holder Rustic Garden Decor
Located in Darien, CT
A cheerful wrought iron wall-mounted plant holder, probably French, dating to the 20th century. A central spade and two stylized rakes fan outward, their crossed handles wrapped in c...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wefe Deliss Floral Still Life Watercolor, Parrot Tulips and Butterflies, 1989
Located in Darien, CT
A large floral still life watercolor and pencil on paper by Wefe Deliss, signed and dated 1989. This original work depicts an abundant arrangement of flowers in shades of pink, coral...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Rochester Foundry Pair of Black Cast Iron Garden Urns on Pedestals, Circa 1900
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of large and weighty antique American Victorian cast iron garden urns on tall architectural pedestals, manufactured by the Co-Operative Foundry of Rochester, New York...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Urns
Materials
Cast Iron
Late 19th Century English Terracotta Bulldog Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Darien, CT
A large late 19th century English cold-painted terracotta model of a seated bulldog, with striking inset glass eyes and a wonderfully expressive upward-turned gaze. Realistically mod...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Rococo Giltwood Wall Brackets, Acanthus Scrolls, Italy
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of Rococo-style giltwood wall brackets featuring acanthus leaves and flowing scrollwork beneath shaped display shelves. The open carving gives each bracket a sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Brackets
Materials
Metal
Italian Giltwood Wall Bracket Shelf, Acanthus Leaf Design, 7.85" Tall
Located in Darien, CT
An Italian giltwood wall bracket with a shaped, semicircular shelf above a flared support, acanthus leaf decoration and a rounded pendant finial. A simple classic presence - warm gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Dish, Blue and White Porcelain, Circa 1800
Located in Darien, CT
A Qing Dynasty Chinese Export, Circa 1800, blue and white dish finely hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a lidded basket overflowing with flowers.
The cobalt decoration is p...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Gustavian Console Tables, Painted Pair, Circa 1880
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of Swedish console tables, circa 1880, with the restrained neoclassical design associated with Gustavian style. Each table has a carved portrait medallion centered o...
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Materials
Pine
Large Neoclassical Giltwood Wall Bracket Shelf, 14 x 14 x 9 Inches
Located in Darien, CT
A large giltwood wall bracket shelf in the neoclassical style. Its square top is supported by a carved acanthus leaf that tapers to a small scroll. The 14-inch-wide shelf offers spa...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
English Porcelain Lidded Jar, Red and White Chinoiserie Design, 14 In.
Located in Darien, CT
A tall English porcelain lidded jar decorated in red and white with chinoiserie scenes of pagodas, trees and gardens. Floral and foliate borders surround the landscape scenes, with a...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Edward Penfield Color Lithographs, Country Carts Series, 1900
By Edward Penfield
Located in Darien, CT
A handsome pair of original color lithographs by celebrated American illustrator and poster artist Edward Penfield (1866–1925), from his Country Carts Series No. 1, copyrighted 1900 ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Prints
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
More About The Ann Parke Collection
Staffordshire Pearlware Lion Sculpture by Obadiah Sherratt, Circa 1820
By Obadiah Sherratt
Located in Darien, CT
A striking early 19th-century English Staffordshire pearlware figure titled "The Roran Lion," attributed to Obadiah Sherratt, circa 1820. Inspired by the classical Medici Lions, thi...
Category
Antique 1820s English Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Wrought Iron Wall-Mounted Plant Holder Rustic Garden Decor
Located in Darien, CT
A cheerful wrought iron wall-mounted plant holder, probably French, dating to the 20th century. A central spade and two stylized rakes fan outward, their crossed handles wrapped in c...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wefe Deliss Floral Still Life Watercolor, Parrot Tulips and Butterflies, 1989
Located in Darien, CT
A large floral still life watercolor and pencil on paper by Wefe Deliss, signed and dated 1989. This original work depicts an abundant arrangement of flowers in shades of pink, coral...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Rochester Foundry Pair of Black Cast Iron Garden Urns on Pedestals, Circa 1900
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of large and weighty antique American Victorian cast iron garden urns on tall architectural pedestals, manufactured by the Co-Operative Foundry of Rochester, New York...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Urns
Materials
Cast Iron
Late 19th Century English Terracotta Bulldog Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Darien, CT
A large late 19th century English cold-painted terracotta model of a seated bulldog, with striking inset glass eyes and a wonderfully expressive upward-turned gaze. Realistically mod...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Rococo Giltwood Wall Brackets, Acanthus Scrolls, Italy
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of Rococo-style giltwood wall brackets featuring acanthus leaves and flowing scrollwork beneath shaped display shelves. The open carving gives each bracket a sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Brackets
Materials
Metal
Italian Giltwood Wall Bracket Shelf, Acanthus Leaf Design, 7.85" Tall
Located in Darien, CT
An Italian giltwood wall bracket with a shaped, semicircular shelf above a flared support, acanthus leaf decoration and a rounded pendant finial. A simple classic presence - warm gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Dish, Blue and White Porcelain, Circa 1800
Located in Darien, CT
A Qing Dynasty Chinese Export, Circa 1800, blue and white dish finely hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a lidded basket overflowing with flowers.
The cobalt decoration is p...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Gustavian Console Tables, Painted Pair, Circa 1880
Located in Darien, CT
A striking pair of Swedish console tables, circa 1880, with the restrained neoclassical design associated with Gustavian style. Each table has a carved portrait medallion centered o...
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Materials
Pine
Large Neoclassical Giltwood Wall Bracket Shelf, 14 x 14 x 9 Inches
Located in Darien, CT
A large giltwood wall bracket shelf in the neoclassical style. Its square top is supported by a carved acanthus leaf that tapers to a small scroll. The 14-inch-wide shelf offers spa...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
English Porcelain Lidded Jar, Red and White Chinoiserie Design, 14 In.
Located in Darien, CT
A tall English porcelain lidded jar decorated in red and white with chinoiserie scenes of pagodas, trees and gardens. Floral and foliate borders surround the landscape scenes, with a...
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Edward Penfield Color Lithographs, Country Carts Series, 1900
By Edward Penfield
Located in Darien, CT
A handsome pair of original color lithographs by celebrated American illustrator and poster artist Edward Penfield (1866–1925), from his Country Carts Series No. 1, copyrighted 1900 ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Prints
Materials
Giltwood, Paper