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Technique: Hand-Painted
Mid-19th Century Luneville Faience Miniature Trinket Commode
By Luneville
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A miniature Luneville faience commode with 2 over 3 drawers, mid-19th Century - for jewelry & trinkets. One drawer edge with restoration.
4 1/4"w., 3"d., 3 1/2"h.
Whitehall Antiques...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Faience
$560 Sale Price
41% Off
Lladró The Guest by Ricardo Cavolo Figurine. Small Model. Numbered Edition
By Lladro, Ricardo Cavolo
Located in New York City, NY
This piece is the contribution by the prestigious designer Ricardo Cavolo to The Guest, the creative project inviting cutting-edge artists from around the world to customize this fas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Extremely Large Hand-Drawn Manuscript Map of Surinam, 1830, History of Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique large hand-drawn map of Surinam by Albrecht Helmut Hiemcke (German, 1760-1839)
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'Colonie Surinaame', 1830
A large hand-drawn and coloured map of the colony of Suri...
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Mid-19th Century Surinamer Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fred Lundy CA Great Depression Cartoon Illustration, circa 1938
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare original cartoon illustration by listed American cartoonist Fred Lundy.
Fred Ralph Lundy (1902-1989) studied art at the University of Oregon before moving to California in 1924. Following further study at the CCAC, he was an artist with the Oakland Tribune from 1935-1935 and an editorial cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner from 1935 until retirement in 1976. His cartoons appeared in Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Esquire, New Yorker, and other national magazines. He died in Daly City...
Category
Early 20th Century American Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Green Painted Household Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century green-painted household shrine, or niche, in Directoire neoclassical style (circa 1795-1815). Used for lighting candles or placing statue of saint. Original green ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Italian Collectible Ceramic Table Game by Gabbianelli, Green and White
Located in Milano, IT
This is a rare, funny and well preserved desk game set/decorative object in hand-painted ceramic, made in Italy in the Eighties by renowned manufacturer Gabbianelli - as proved by th...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Wooden Mounted Architectural or Nautical Fragment
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved and polychrome painted architectural or nautical fragment shows no sign of where is may have originated from, but is quite early dating between approximately...
Category
Early 17th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Model Ship “Löwe”, hand-painted, Germany 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Detailed model ship of the galleon Löwe with three masts and single-row arrangement of the guns.
Category
1960s German Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Porcelain Apothecary Jars
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a pair of wide cylindrical white porcelain apothecary lidded jars. They are hand painted and decorated with some laurel’s branches in the front. The lids are shaped as doctoral ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ado Puzzle Cubes Box Ko Verzuu, Holland, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and highly decorative wooden toy cubes puzzle box model 255, designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in the 1955. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labour by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!
Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colours, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Wooden Mounted Architectural or Nautical Fragment
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved and polychrome painted architectural or nautical fragment shows no sign of where is may have originated from, but is quite early dating between approximately...
Category
Early 17th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Decorative Pair of Floor Standing Ashtrays Floral Decoration with Copper Inserts
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An unusual, rare pair of hand painted floor standing ashtrays, probably Asian, mid/late 19th Century. Highly decorative with hand painted floral...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Baroque Revival Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
$1,058 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Games' Industries Mid-Century English Blue Painted Wooden Ship's Hull Model
Located in Queens, NY
English Mid-Century wooden "Albatross" yacht hull model of a ship with a painted and varnished deck and light blue and silver painted exterior (plate on deck reads, "GAMES INDUSTRIES...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th Century Framed Map of Ancient France Titled "Typus Galliae Veteris"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a library with this elegant historic map. Crafted in the Netherlands circa 1630, this beautifully framed antique map with pr...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
1875s Granadine Stucco Model with an Arabic-style Frame & an Antique Photograph
Located in Marbella, ES
Model inspired by Granadine stucco architecture, featuring carved details that represent iconic elements of Nasrid art, such as decorative arches and intricate tracery. The frame is ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stucco
Antique Motor Boat Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing flat hull motor boat model hand crafted with mahogany, retaining its original paint and presented on a custom wood stand.
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$1,500
1820s Tyrolean Tole Polychrome-Painted Tin Man Colonial Gentleman Figure
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare painted metal figure. Absolutely stunning. It stands up fine and displays well. 14 inches tall. German or Italian made. In poor vintage condition; one foot is completel...
Category
1830s European Early Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
$2,236 Sale Price
20% Off
American Cast Iron Nautical Anchor and Dolphin Motif Umbrella Stand, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron nautical umbrella stand with centered anchor ring attached and intertwined with rope, two smaller tridents with spears, and resting on a...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
American Carved Wood & Painted Ship Officer on Watch with Ship Lantern, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Folk Art carved wood and painted ship officer on watch standing on a two tiered squared plinth with a brass and galvanized ship lantern hanging from wrist. Late 19th Century.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
1856 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay from 1856. The map depicts the region from Susquehanna, Maryland to the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina. It also shows from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia to the Atlantic Ocean. The map is highly detailed with many cities and towns labeled throughout. Rivers, inlets, and bays are also labeled. Various charts illustrating more specific parts of the region are marked on the map using dotted lines. The lines form boxes, and the corresponding chart number and publication date are given. Extensive triangulation surveys were conducted the length of Chesapeake Bay and are illustrated here. Hampton Roads, Virginia is labeled, along with the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers, which were all extensively surveyed.
The chart was published under the supervision of A. D. Bache, one of the most influential and prolific figures in the early history of the U.S. Coast Survey, for the 1856 Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor. Bache served as the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Born in Philadelphia, Bache toured Europe and composed an important treatise on European Education. He also served as president of Philadelphia's Central High School and was a professor of natural history and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, Bache was appointed Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey.
The Office of the Coast Survey, founded in 1807 by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Commerce Albert Gallatin...
Category
1850s American Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Fifth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "Fifth station of the cross", "...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Early 20th C Stern Name Board "Naomi" Clovelly Fishing Boat Naval Maritime Ship
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming folk art hand painted mahogany name board for the Clovelly (Devon) fishing vessel Naomi. Below has the owner and skippers initials Oscar Stanley Abbott.
Age related losse...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American hand held cast brass engraved Yachtsman's speaking trumpet with bell shaped soldered mouthpiece, coned-shaped column with original interior red paint, and terminating on a r...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Chevra Kadisha Memorial Cards in Original Iron Box – Budapest, 1880
Located in New York, NY
This rare collection of Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society) memorial cards, dating back to 1880, originates from Budapest. These handwritten and printed cards, preserved in their ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Second Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "Second station of the cross", ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Art Déco Glazed and Hand-Painted Porcelain Monkey Tobbaco Jar by E.M. Sandoz
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco glazed and hand-painted porcelain monkey tobbaco jar created by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz and manufactured by Theodore Haviland
By: Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Mat...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Paint, Ceramic
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent)
Replacement finger
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with Porcelain St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus will make a splendid devotional for any room, and features sculpted wood combining the Renaissance and Classical styles in a lovely oval form upon which has been placed burgundy velvet, making the painted porcelain figurine of St. Anthony cradling the infant Jesus...
Category
1880s German Black Forest Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet, Oak
Double Ceramic Pipe Holder attributed to Fantoni
By Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Fun vintage Italian ceramic double pipe holder attributed to Fantoni. Great mid century colors. Also has the whimsy of a Fornasetti design. Great piece that makes a fabulous gift ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Erie County New York Judges & Police Conference Portable Lecturn or Podium & Bag
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The maker of this lecturn is unknown, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965. The podium is composed of pine boards and playwood with h...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Ceramic Vase of Christ by Losson Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare glazed ceramic vase decorated with suffering Jesus Christ. signed Losson, circa 1930s. Losson was one of the potteries in the Belgian town of Bouffioulx where Guerin and Biron w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The naive, hand carved wood figure of The Holy Mother vanquishing the Apocalyptic Beast, showing the Holy Virgin standing over the Beast (Satan), pinning it down with her left foot o...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Four 18th Century Engraved and Hand-Colored Maps by Weigel
By Christoph Weigel
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small collection of four engraved maps of Italy, Balkan and of Central Asia.
Two are of Italy, one Corsica and Northern Italy and the other of the Southern Italian boot...
Category
18th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Framed 17th Century Map of Cumberland, England by John Speed, 1610
By John Speed
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fascinating and richly detailed antique map of Cumberland County in northwest England, drawn and published by the celebrated English cartographer John Spe...
Category
Early 17th Century English British Colonial Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
17th Century Map of Denmark by French Cartographer Sanson, Dated 1658
Located in Copenhagen, K
17th century map of Denmark by French cartographer Sanson.
Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600-7 July 1667) was a French cartographer, termed by some the creator of French geography an...
Category
17th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, Signed and Dated 1937
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937, an un-tutored oil on canvas seascape painting with a port side view of a large schooner rigged racing yacht with all canvas aloft including topsails and staysails, smartly uniformed crew, captain and first mate visible on deck, a lookout posted on the foremast crosstrees, a burgee, pennant and flag flying on the fore and main peaks, with a one design class designation A-1 on the mainsail; a low-lying spit of land with red and white cottages is visible near in background beyond the bowsprit; signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937 in the lower right.
The painting is in near excellent condition, with only a stretcher line visible down the left side and one small pin hole on the right side. The painting is mounted in a contemporary carved an gilded frame.
The artist has not been identified, but the style and subject is consistent with either the American or Danish schools. The 1930s was a golden age decade for the J-Boats and other great ocean racing yachts. The A class designation suggests very large...
Category
1930s Danish Other Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Frederick the Great, Oil on Carton, Giltwood Frame, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Painting of Frederick II., the Great, in oil on carton, in an oval gilt frame.
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead, second half 19th Century, a scroll carved and painted wooden ornament from the bow of a ship.
A billethead was a smaller carving used in place of a figurehead, mounted under the bowsprit of a ship. As the 19th Century progressed and the age of clipper ships saw a move towards ever more extreme clipper bows, there was a need to eliminate unnecessary weight aboard ship, especially in the bow (to avoid burying the nose into every wave), so billet heads...
Category
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Third Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the 3th station of the cross " Jesu...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Unusual Hand Carved Hardwood and Polychromed Humidor With Six Nomadic Figures
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unusual Hand Carved Hardwood and Polychromed Humidor With Six Nomadic Figures
An early 20th century hand carved humidor with lid. The top and body with detailed faces of nomadic men....
Category
1910s American Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Spanish, 1850s Fair Carousel Wooden Dog
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish, vintage hand painted wooden dog with stuck out tongue, from an old fair ground Carousel.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 16th Century Stone Carving - 'The Death of a Prelate'
Located in Basildon, GB
An Early 16th Century Stone Carving with polychrome : 'The Death of a Prelate'. The enthroned figure of a Bishop surrounded by attendants and surmounted by celestial angels.
Category
16th Century European Gothic Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Antique hand made wooden scale model of an 18th century farm cart circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine meticulously constructed wooden scale model copies the design of a late 18th or early 19th century full sized working example.
It dates to circa 1920.
This cart is we...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Grand Banks Dory Fishermen Seascape by Joseph Woods, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique grand banks dory fishermen seascape by Joseph A. Woods, circa 1910, an impressionist oil on panel seascape with two fishermen in dory in the foreground hauling back on their ...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Ado Ko Verzuu Puzzel Box Model 259 Holland 1939
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare puzzle tiles box model 259. designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1939. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!
Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
Category
1930s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Fourth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "fourth station of the cross " ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Set of Six Metal Automobiles Models from the Brooklin Collection
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf with this wonderful collection of miniature cars. Crafted in England circa 2010, the collection includes a 1952 Cadillac series 62 Coupe...
Category
2010s English Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Tenth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "Tenth station of the cross " J...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Seventh Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "seventh station of the cross "...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Pair 18th Century Carved and Painted Italian Religious Cameos
Located in Dallas, TX
Showing the lovely patina of centuries, this stunning pair of 18th Century Carved and Painted Italian Religious Cameos of Jesus & Mary hand-carved from...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Ceramic Figurine of Lord Nilson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage Regency figurine depicts Lord Nilson, meticulously hand-painted on ceramic. Its detailed craftsmanship and historical charm make it a standout piece for collec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "First Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the first station of the cross " Je...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
1985 Indian Artist Hyperrealist Relief Painting of a Dagger Using Gold Gilding
Located in Marbella, ES
1985 hyperrealist relief painting of a hand drawn flower decorated dagger using vivid colors, including gold gilding. Signed Ramesh Sharma.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
1985 Indian Artist Hyperrealist Relief Painting of a Dagger Using Gold Gilding
Located in Marbella, ES
1985 hyperrealist relief painting of a hand drawn horse shaped dagger using vivid colors, including gold gilding. Signed Ramesh Sharma.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
West German Unisex Anatomical Model, circa 1950
By Somso
Located in Faversham, GB
A complete West German unisex anatomical figure of a head and torso with removal organs. Hand painted and in excellent condition.
German, circa 1950...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
$774 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Framed Pen and Ink on Fabric Map of Cornwall from Early 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This English fabric map of Cornwall, rendered in pen-and-ink, showcases exquisite hand-drawn details and charming faded sepia tones. Encased in a classic frame, this piece elegantly ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
19th Century Porcelain Huqqa with Bird Paintings
Located in London, GB
This huqqa (or hookah) is a wonderful item which is crafted from porcelain and finely hand painted and parcel gilt. The huqqa was created in the late 19th century, most likely in Rus...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Pair of Hand Painted Ceramic Vases with Heraldic Coats of Arms
Located in Marbella, ES
Set of two glazed ceramic vases decorated with heraldic motifs and rural landscapes, hand-painted in blue tones. Each piece features a coat of arms with crown, accompanied by scenes ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Painted 19th Century Banner with the 1867 Proposed Seal of Illinois
Located in York County, PA
HAND-PAINTED 19TH CENTURY BANNER WITH AN 1867 VERSION OF THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, PROPOSED IN THAT YEAR BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, BUT IN A VARIATION NEVER FORMALLY ADOPTED
Banner with the Illinois State Seal, in a rare variation of the design, never adopted. In 1867 Illinois Secretary of State Sharon Tyndale proposed that the phrases in the state motto be reversed. In the wake of the Civil War, (which ended in 1865,) Tyndale suggested that the verbiage be changed from "State Sovereignty--National Union" to "National Union--State Sovereignty,” which made sense given the recent secession of the Southern States, which placed their own interests first. Illinois' own Abraham Lincoln had worked hard to preserve national interests, echoed here in the altering of the language. Though Tyndale’s suggestion was rejected, he was nonetheless charged with creating a new design, which he did and was soon adopted. This displayed the dates of "1818," when Illinois became a state, and "1868," when the seal was officially changed. Interestingly enough, Tyndale did manage to send a message in the new version by turning the word “sovereignty” upside-down , with the surmised explanation that this fit accordingly with the orientation / position of the streamer.
The banner is beautifully hand-painted on muslin and retains its original staff. The shape is beautifully scalloped at the bottom edge, which is painted to look as if there is an applied fringe. Most of the elements are congruent with the 1868 version, but there are various differences. Set within a shield-shaped medallion—usually circular—is the expected eagle in a side view, spread wing pose with beak uplifted. The eagle is supposed to be perched upon a rock with one talon, while gripping a Federal shield in the other. Here there is no rock and both talons grip the shield, which displays 13 stars. Note the date of "1867" and Tyndale's preferred order of the wording on the billowing ribbon in the eagle's beak. The foreground of the official design is all grass. Here there are olive branches—a peacetime reference appropriate for a country recovering from war—on a grassy area, set upon a sandy shore before Lake Michigan, with a rising sun on the horizon.
Mounting: The banner was mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by masters degree trained staff. We take great care in the mounting and presentation of flags and have preserved thousands of examples; more than anyone worldwide.
The background is 100% cotton twill, black in color. The mount was placed in a black-painted, hand-gilded and distressed Italian molding. A shadowbox was created to accommodate the staff. The glazing is U.V. protective plexiglass. Feel free to contact us for more details.
Banner - 49" x 56.5"
Frame - 67.75" x 59.25"
About Jeff R. Bridgman Antiques, Inc.:
As an advisor to top museums and collectors alike, Jeff Bridgman is the world's leading expert and source for antique American flags and political textiles...
Category
1860s American Antique Hand-Painted Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
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