1830s Furniture

Antique bird print titled 'Pic vert-doré (..)'. Old bird print depicting a male golden-green woodpecker and a male fulvous-breasted woodpecker. This print...

Antique print titled 'Ein Baumstamm von 100 Fuss in Umfang bei Moua'. Old print with a very thick tree trunk on Tonga Tabu. This print originates from 'Entdeckungs, Reise der Franzosischen Corvette Astrolabe Unternomen auf Befehl Konig Karls...

This excellent chest of drawers was manufactured in France, in the 1830s under Louis Philippe I. It is a piece of outstanding craftsmanship, the traces of the old tools can be seen...

A polished steel stand originally used to hold hot kettles and pots next to a fireplace and known as a trivet. Rectangular polished top with ogee cutout handle on polished steel cab...

A long low stand having steel slats and borders with midpoint support on six turned steel legs, in a polished finish. Originally a grand fireplace trivet. Now useful as a luggage sta...

Antique bird print titled 'Little Auk'. Old bird print depicting the Little Auk. This print originates from 'Birds of Europe' by J. Gould (1832-1837). Artists and Engravers: J...

Untitled mezzotint of William Wallace Currie. William Wallace Currie was the first "Mayor of Liverpool" under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Thomas Lupton after a painting by Thomas Phillips...

A 19th century Swedish folk art painting on canvas, known as a bonad, depicting a woman, perhaps an angel, in very fine clothes in a paint decorated room with a small window, with a ...

Antique portrait titled 'Rubens'. Portrait of the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made by Benoist after Le Clere. ...

This highly theatrical painting depicts a group of servants in the kitchen, two women and two men gathered around a table. The group is highlighted by a halo of light; behind them o...

An Old Sheffield Plate hot water urn with crest of Harries family of Tregwynt, Pembroke, circa 1830. Cover with rose and leaf finial, foliate scroll handles, octagonal plinth on ret...

Antique print titled 'Entrada de Manchester por Water Street'. Antique print of the entrance into Manchester across Water Street. This print originates ...

Unusual form with an arched rack with leaf carved base. Single drawer with wood knobs. Turned legs and casters.

Description: Antique bird print titled 'Ruffed Bustard (Otis houbara).' - This plate shows the houbara bustard or North African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata...

Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolour and gouache on Pith paper, Canton C.1835. Capturing Canton life, the image of a women weaving depicts daily...

American portrait miniature by Thomas Story Officer, Woman in a White Gown, Signed "T.S. Officer, Pinxt", The 1830s The American portrait miniature signed by Thomas Story Officer depicts a beautiful young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out towards the painter and us, the viewers.  She wears a white dress with a pin in the center of her chest.  Based on her style of dress and her hair, we believe this was painted while Officer was in Philadelphia. It is signed to the lower right "T.S. Officer, Pinxt" along at edge. The reverse has a small oval glass Dimensions: 3 inches high x 2 3/16 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep Reference: Thomas S. Officer: Miniature and Portrait Painter, Gardner Library,  Author: Merri Lou Schaumann. Born in Carlisle in 1810, this gifted artist trained in Philadelphia, traveled extensively and won awards for his paintings. In 1872, James Miller McKim wrote a series of reminiscences for the Carlisle Herald newspaper about the places and people of Carlisle in an earlier day. He wrote that “David Smith, a boot and shoemaker, had two sons… one of whom early developed a taste for art and finally devoted himself to miniature painting as a profession. He was a contemporary, and for a while, a rival of Mr. Thomas Officer, though I believe he never reached the celebrity attained by that gifted young artist. Mr. Officer, by the way, was one of the last miniature painters of any eminence produced by this country, the daguerreotype and photographer having come in to sweep away the entire profession.” Thomas Story Officer was born in Carlisle on August 15, 1810, to cabinetmaker John Officer and his second wife Margaret. He trained in Philadelphia with the well-known portrait painter Thomas Sully and began his career there in the 1830s. Officer left Philadelphia occasionally to paint portraits in Mobile, Alabama in 1837, in Richmond, Virginia in 1845, and in New York City from 1846-1849 where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. In 1842, Officer intended to travel to Mexico and needed a passport. He asked Attorney Charles B. Penrose, formerly of Carlisle, to write a letter of recommendation for him. In his letter to Fletcher Webster, Esq., Penrose wrote, “This will be handed to you by Thomas S. Officer, Esq., a friend of mine, and a native artist of Pennsylvania, who is a gentleman of great talents and respectability. Intending to visit Mexico, he wishes to procure passports at the State Department…”  Officer was issued a passport in July 1842. He was described as 30 years old, 5’ 11” with a “full and round forehead, bluish-gray eyes, an ordinary nose, medium mouth, ordinary chin, sallow complexion with an oval face and brown hair.” Officer went to Mexico and later to Australia. In 1854, he opened a studio in Sandridge, Australia, and while there he “entered several oil portraits in the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition preparatory to sending them to the 1855 Paris Exhibition.” Officer left Australia, and in 1855 he settled in San Francisco where he would spend the last years of his life. He set up a portrait painting department in James Johnson’s photographic gallery in San Francisco. In 1857, Officer received a bronze medal for his oil portraits exhibited at The First Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco, as well as awards at several other exhibits in 1858. A short piece in the San Francisco newspaper, Alta, on October 30, 1859, read, “Mr. Thomas S. Officer, the talented portrait painter, lies near to death’s door and is in pecuniary distress. Out of the many to whose pleasure he has contributed by his gay, social manners, as well as by his pleasing artistic productions, may there not be found someone who will extend a helping hand?”  Officer died on December 8, 1859. Almost an entire column in the January 18, 1860 edition of the Carlisle Herald, was devoted to a very long and informative obituary of Officer taken from the Alta, California newspaper. Officer was buried in the now defunct Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco. In 2014, the Cumberland County Historical Society received a bequest of a portrait painted by Thomas Officer from the estate of historian John J. Snyder, Jr. It joined a miniature portrait already a part of the Society’s museum collection in Carlisle, not far from where Officer was born. Notes: The May 28, 1834 edition of the Carlisle Weekly Herald reported that Thomas S. Officer had "...within the last few weeks, taken the portraits of several gentlemen of this borough...Mr. O. is principally self-taught, and although young, already evinced a degree of taste, judgment, and talent..." A short biography of Officer can also be found in Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature by Theodore Bolton, published by F. F. Sherman (New York, 1921). The entire book is one line  Bio. of Officer on page 117. See Officer’s portrait...

Antique bird print titled 'Sylvia Hippolais - Sylvia Icterina'. Old bird print showing the willow wren and icterine warbler. This print originates from 'Iconografia della fauna itali...

Antique bird print titled 'Quail (Coturnix dactylisonans).' This plate shows the common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Expertly hand-coloured.John Gould: "Birds of Europe". 1832–1837...

Antique Old Sheffield Capana shaped wine cooler, dated circa 1830. Beautifully made in a melon style with shell, leafwork and flower decoration. The liner is easily removed to pack...

Antique map titled 'Tableau Historique et Géographique de L'Empire de Russie'. Original antique map of the Russian Empire will detailed written information about the chronology, ...

Antique print titled 'Ansicht des Dorfes Kuauï'. Im Dory Hafen. Old print with a scene of a village and harbour in New Guinea. This print originates from 'Entdeckungs, Reise der Franzosischen Corvette Astrolabe Unternomen auf Befehl Konig Karls...

19th Century mahogany folding butlers tray on stand, the rectangular paneled tray has four folding sides with inset brass hinges with each side having f...

English Regency Rosewood center table with well grained top over octagonal center column having downswept legs ending in original...

Description: Antique bird print titled 'Sand Grouse (Pterocles arenarius).' This plate shows the Sandgrouse. These birds from the Pteroclididae family are expertly hand-colored. ...

One nicely hand coloured print of an original serie of 23 plates, showing generals discussing matters. published in 1833. Rare. From a serie of beautiful lithographed plates with Belgian military costumes after Madou and printed by Dero-Becker. Comes from a Belgian military costume album, dedicated to the Belgian King, and financed by subscribers, some 90 Belgian nobility and officers of the Belgian Army...

One nicely hand coloured print of an original serie of 23 plates, showing officers and soldiers resting. published in 1833. Rare. From a serie of beautiful lithographed plates with Belgian military...

Antique map titled 'Sketch of the acquisitions of Russia since the Accession of Peter 1st to the Throne'. Historical map of Russia, examining the history o...

A charming unusual and rare antique English Brampton salt glazed model of two saddled horses dating from around 1830/40. The stoneware model shows the horses standing closely alongsi...

Antique print titled 'Der Themse-Tunnel'. View of the Thames Tunnel, a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. Originates from 'Meyers Univ...

Antique print titled 'Insectes Pl.33'. Original antique print of various insects / beetles. This print originates from 'Iconogr. du Regne Animal' published 1834. Artists and ...

Antique print titled 'Anischt eines Schoppens der die Kriegspiroguen des Häuptlings Palu beschirmt'. Old print of a building protecting the warriors of Chief Palu, Tonga Tabu. This print originates from 'Entdeckungs, Reise der Franzosischen Corvette Astrolabe Unternomen auf Befehl Konig Karls...

Antique map titled 'Pérou et Bolivia'. Decorative map of Peru and Bolivia with outline coloring. Originates from 'Atlas Complet Du Precis De La Geograp...

Antique map titled 'India II Madras Presidency'. Old steel engraved map of the western part of the Madras Presidency. The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, a...

Antique print titled 'Priam'. This print depicts dogs and a hunting scene. Published by M.A. Pittman, 1833. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by R. Golding. Condition: Very ...

Description: Antique print titled 'Old Windsor Locks'. View of Old Windsor Lock, a lock on the River Thames in England on the right bank beside Old Windsor, Berkshire. This print originates from 'Tombleson's Thames' by William Gray...

Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838 The long-billed corella or slender-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) is a cockatoo native to Australia. The rose-breasted cockatoo, best known by its native aboriginal Australian...

The antique Heriz rug exudes timeless elegance and sophistication with its premium hand-knotted wool and striking all-over design. The eye-catching geometric floral pattern in shades...

Handsome hand carved Mahogany library table on casters, ,1830-1840. Fine detail carving with sturdy scrolling legs united by stretcher. Dovetailed drawers. Recently French polished. ...

A neapolitan gouache depicting a Vesuvius eruption, circa 1840. Inscription on frame verso detailing provenance from Collins family of New York: "Charles Bush Collins bought this pi...

French gilt bronze and crystal four-light chandelier with floral decorative canopy, a fluted centered column supporting a six arm lower lit crystal basket, completed with a decorativ...

English silver pitcher, made in London in the early 19th century. Classic form of Greco-Roman jugs, circular base, shaped handle with cherub terminating attachment, two goats on rim....

this lovely yew-wood chair from the 1st half of the 19th century has a shaped back with long vertical spindles on either side of a central back splat, with raised arms above a contou...

A large and impressive 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, having a nice shaped figured top above a selection of two short over three long graduated oak lined drawer wit...

Large antique Regency quality mahogany centre table having a quality figured mahogany tilt top with a moulded edge supported on a turned pedestal column standing on four shaped sabre...

An exceptional English colonial campaign chiffonier of solid ebony with a palisander top and ivory inlay and trim. With a central section including two clear glazed doors, a central ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1838 dated needlework sampler made in the second year of Queen Victoria's reign I ha...

A handsome pair of early 19th century brass andirons or log rests with ball finials over finely etched "engine-turned" shafts, and having original cast iron log supports. Would work...

A charming set of Georgian fire tools consisting of polished fire tongs, a poker, and pierced shovel all with attractive shaped handles and barley ...

A handsome piece of early Tunbridge Ware dating to around 1835, William IV in era. Made from wood this small stationery box is decorated with intricate Tunbridge Stickware inlay. The interior has been professionally re-lined in a handsome hand-marbled paper; the size of the interior would suit...

Coin silver sugar tongs by Robert Keyworth, Washington, DC, 1830-33. Silver from our capitol's early days is rare! Monogram: AEB. Minor edge bend. 1.30 troy oz. 6.25" long x 2" x 1" ...

Charming early (circa 1830's) folk art painting, with very desirable subject matter, this oil on canvas depicts a pretty young girl; seated, wearing a fancy dress with her beloved d...

Early American flint glass pattern bowl with a scalloped exterior edge, recessed circular motif and terminating on a tapered recessed circular stem with a beveled transparent base, E...

Exquisite 19th-Century Lithograph of Exotic Marsupials: Koala, Wombat & Phalanger Description: This finely detailed 19th-century lithograph showcases a collection of marsupial species, including a flying phalanger, a grey koala, and a wombat. The engraving is part of an extensive zoological series that aimed to document and illustrate rare and exotic mammals from around the world. The print is attributed to the work of celebrated natural history illustrators of the period, executed with precision and artistry to capture the distinctive characteristics of these fascinating creatures. The lithograph was produced using high-quality techniques that reflect the scientific enthusiasm of the 19th century, a period when European explorers and naturalists were bringing back discoveries from distant lands, including Australia. The artwork highlights the squirrel-like flying phalanger, gliding with its extended patagium, the grey koala, shown clinging to a eucalyptus branch, and the wombat, depicted on the ground with its characteristic sturdy build. Each animal is meticulously rendered, emphasizing their fur textures and natural postures, making it not only a valuable scientific document but also a beautiful decorative piece. This print is an exceptional example of natural history illustration, making it ideal for collectors of zoological engravings, museum-quality art enthusiasts, or those with an interest in Australian wildlife. Keywords: antique animal print, natural history lithograph, marsupial engraving, 19th-century zoological art, scientific illustration, flying phalanger, koala, wombat, vintage wildlife print...

19th-Century Lithograph of a Rust-Colored Phalanger and Striped Kangaroo This exquisite 19th-century lithograph showcases two fascinating marsupials native to Australia and surrou...

19th-Century Lithograph of Walruses in Arctic Habitat with Calf Illustration This finely detailed 19th-century lithograph presents a scientific study of the walrus (Odobenus rosma...

19th-Century Lithograph of the Striped, Spotted, and Brown Hyenas in Detail This striking 19th-century lithograph presents three species of hyenas: the beautifully marked hyena (...

19th-Century Lithograph of the Cape Meerkat and Lalande’s Civet Hyena This detailed 19th-century lithograph showcases two intriguing mammal species: the Cape meerkat (De Kaapsche ...

19th-Century Lithograph of Egyptian Mongoose, Dark Mongoose, and Ringtail Marten This exceptional 19th-century lithograph features three unique members of the mustelid and herpest...

19th-Century Lithograph of a Raccoon and Bear – Stunning Natural History Print This finely executed 19th-century lithograph presents a striking depiction of a raccoon (De waschbee...

This lithograph depicts a polar bear, titled "De Ijsbeer" (The Polar Bear), from "De Zoogdieren: afgebeeld en in hunne levenswijze geschetst" (The Mammals: Illustrated and Described ...