Engraved Furniture

Ready for a pop of color, this rare set of ten handblown goblets are perfect for your favorite drink or even can be used as dessert coupes. The rich ame...

Set of 3 vintage Mickey Mouse & Disney themed halftone magnesium engraving plates for printing. Engraving is an intaglio printmaking process in wh...

This sculptural vessel draws from ancient Mediterranean storage forms, reinterpreted through a contemporary Maison Lamiè lens. The silhouette echoes classical amphora proportions, wi...

This antique tantalus set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The case is composed of oak with silver or nickel plated mounts. The squared bottles are composed of crystal with faceted ball stoppers and etched flowers on foliage on the sides. The plated mounts of the case are engraved with stylized ferns, and the back has a pin and post fastener with a hinged door. The set comes with three period tin liquor tags...

Antique Map of Dakota Territory – Rand McNally Railroad Map, 1888 This detailed 1888 map of Dakota by Rand, McNally & Co. captures the region in the final year before its division i...

Jean-Marie Roland Portrait – French Revolution Minister, 1793 Description: A finely engraved and historically charged portrait of Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734–1793), a key...

A fine, early and very unusual Palais Royal Cupid and Harp musical box with two-air cylinder movement. The finely modelled cupid sits upon an Empire stool and plays a classical 16 s...

Engraved and patinated bronze mountings. Colored representations. (Q-Ks-10).

The teapot, part of a set including a creamer and sugar bowl, features a truncated pyramid shape with a square base and a flat hinged lid. The design includ...

This detailed engraving depicts the capture of Tournai by the forces of the Duke of Parma in 1581. The scene shows the siege and conquest of the city with meticulous illustrations of...

Habit of a Woman of Africa in 1581, Early Ethnographic Costume Engraving, 1749 Description: A refined and visually captivating early ethnographic costume engraving titled “Habit of ...

Antique Persian Costume Prints Set of 3, Hand-Colored Engravings, 1749 A refined and highly decorative set of three original 18th-century hand-colored engravings depicting Persian c...

Two oval silver relic holders of nineteenth-century production, made for private devotion and now offered as objects of historical, artistic and collector's interest.The mounts featu...

Beautiful pair of Persian engraved Ghalam-zani Islamic brass vases on Middle Eastern Syrian Moorish style wooden wall decorative brackets. The small Moorish brass vases are finely hand-chased with elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian fretwork decor. Engraving (Ghalam-zani) is a term, for artistic metalworking, it is one of the original Persian handicraft, the art of engraving and embossing, hammering, repousse and chasing elaborate designs, patterns and shapes on metals such as copper, silver, gold, and brass to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns. Art engraving has a long history in Iran and in the Middle East back to more than several thousand years ago. Wooden wall brackets...

Two hand-colored botanical copper engravings from 1771, after drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770), from Plantae selectae, edited by Christoph Jacob Trew. Among the most imp...

Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...

Pair of Botanical Engravings from The Botanic Garden by B. Maund, London c.1836 An elegant pair of original hand-colored botanical engravings from *The Botanic Garden* by Benjamin M...

This is a full-length, standing portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, engraved by John Chester Buttre, after a photograph by Anderson. The print was published in 1885 by George Stinson, in P...

Charming 20th Century International Sterling Baby or Christening Cup, Engraved “DWE” This lovely sterling silver baby or christening cup by International Silver Co. has a timeless s...

Large silver salver by Dobson & Sons, 19th century English, c.1893 Height 6.5cm, diameter 64cm Weight 5kg This exquisite antique tray is crafted entirely of solid silver, making...

Pair of Maison Jansen Gilt Metal Palm Tree Sconces, France, 20th C A dramatic and highly decorative pair of Maison Jansen gilt metal palm tree sconces, France, circa 1970s. Executed...

Antique Blaeu Map Mallorca Ibiza Balearic Islands, Mediterranean c1642 Description: A beautifully balanced and highly decorative map of the Balearic Islands, titled Insulae Balearid...

This exquisite pair of 19th-century Russian silver Shabbat sconces embodies both elegance and spiritual reverence, making them a rare and meaningful example of Judaica ceremonial art...

Creation of the World & Genesis Scenes, Mortier Amsterdam, circa 1700 Description: This striking pair of early 18th-century copper engravings forms part of a larger Genesis ser...

Barthelemy Roger (Ladeve 1767- 1841 Saulx-les-Chartreux) “Marie Antoinette de Lorraine-d’Autriche, Reine de France”, after Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, 1828, engraving, inscribed “Peint par Rossline de Suédois / Dessiné par Monanteuil / Gravé par B. Roger 1828” This engraving of Marie Antoinette was wonderfully done by Barthemely Roger in 1828. It is beautifully framed in the original 19th century gold gilded frame.

Antique New Mexico Landscape Print, Wagon Train Scene, Meyer 1850s This atmospheric mid-19th-century engraving presents a striking frontier landscape titled “Landschaft bei der Furt...

Serve food in style on this elegant antique tray. Crafted in France circa 1950, the decorative tray sits on four curved feet decorated with shell motifs, and features ornate handles ...

Engraving by Louis de Surgis de Surugue after a painting by Jacques Dumont dit Le Romain. It is part of a series of 16 engravings illustrating "Le Rom...

The NY map is an object of art and wall decoration, made of genuine leather, 3D effect made by hand painting. The map can be hung as a simple picture, having a polycarbonate structur...

Classical Gods & Mythology, Set of 3 Antique Engravings – Montfaucon 1721 This cohesive set of three copper engravings originates from Bernard de Montfaucon’s seminal antiquarian pu...

Title: Ottoman Empire Map — Turkey in Asia, Syria & Mesopotamia, c.1830 A finely engraved map capturing the heart of the Ottoman Empire at a pivotal moment before the modern bor...

Antique Map of Franche-Comté – “La Franche Comté divisée en Trois Grands Bailliages” by Jaillot, 1681 This richly detailed antique map, titled “La Franche Comté divisée en Trois Gra...

This exquisite Russian and Polish silver goblet and shot cup set, dating from circa 1885-1910, showcases exceptional craftsmanship and artistic detailing reflective of the region’s r...

Blaeu Strait of Magellan Map – Tierra del Fuego, Decorative Sea Chart 1642 A highly important and visually captivating map of the Strait of Magellan and ...

Antique South Africa Map Blaeu c.1642 – Cape of Good Hope, Ships This striking and highly decorative map of Southern Africa was engraved by Wille...

Fine, one-of-a-kind mirror made in 1938 by Luigi Brusotti on private commission. The frame, finely wheel-engraved, is embellished with delicate marine motifs that enhance its eleganc...

Pair of Stig Blomberg table lamps from the 1970s by the Swedish artist Stig Blomberg. The pair has each expressionist lion heads embedded on the sides of the lamps very detailed on ...

This centerpiece was made in Milan - Italy, by the prestigious silverware "Argenterie di Milano di Fiorentini" towards the end of the 70s. The fruit, all made and modeled by hand obt...

This small antique brass tray table shows no maker's signature, but is presumed to have been made in China in approximately 1920 in the period...

A charming reproduction print of a 19th century Italian engraving by Giuseppe Allezard, of a naval ship with 84 cannons bearing the Swedish flag of blue & gold cross. The text be...

Completely handmade sterling silver candy box. The box is round and pot-bellied. Embossments and chisels of flowers were made all over the body. The box is divided into three sect...

Antique World Map Planisphere, Levasseur, Decorative Atlas, c.1845 This highly decorative world map titled Planisphère was created by Victor Levasseur and published in Paris circa ...

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver basket / centerpiece bowl in pattern number 1721 from the late 1860s with a beaded rim, a handle and base with applied leaves, and engraved vegetal and ...

Venetian Fleet vs. Ottoman Turks – Dardanelles Naval Battle Engraving, 1656 This print was almost certainly published by Matthäus Merian’s heirs, most likely as part of the Theatru...

This exceptional carriage timepiece made by one of Englands greatest clockmakers is highly unusual. The single fusee eight day movement regulated by a large fully jewelled lever esca...

Rare and fine antique Imperial Russian .875 fine silver hand engraved cup and saucer. Maker's marks for Aleksandr Fuld, Moscow, and Master Assayer's mark...

Each panel is handmade in the artist’s studio, available in several sizes (S, M, L) and can be displayed individually or as part of a composition. DREVO by Victoria Yakusha is a ser...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Charles II sterling silver child's mug, an addition to our silverware collection. This exceptional antique Charles II sterling silver mug has a cylindrical tapering form with a flared rim. The surface of this hand raised silver mug is embellished with the later engraved cartouche and initials 'EM'. This 17th century silver mug is fitted with an impressive sterling silver S-scroll handle ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'BC' to the upper portion. This antique silver mug...

A Chinese brass and folding wooden based tray-top table, Huang-Hali c1900 The combination of brasswork and fine woodworking, particularly with Huanghuali, suggests a high level of c...

Title: "Rosersberg Palace: Dual Perspectives by Willem Swidde" Description: The featured antique engravings portray Rosersberg Palace in Sweden, captured from two distinct vantage p...

This antique claret jug is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and believed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1920 and done in t...

Octagonal box completely handmade, starting from a sterling silver plate and shaped. The octagonal lid has been hinged. The body of the box and the lid have been engraved and chisele...

Cassettiera cinese dei primi del 1900. Pharmacy cabinet from China, with 7 drawers in 7 rows (49 drawers) Each drawer has 4 scopes (each with Chinese writing that indicated the cont...

A pair of English Edwardian period tall glass lidded jars from the early 20th century, with circular bases and star motifs. Created in England during the reign of King Edward VII, th...

Art Deco “Bell of the Ball” Chrome & Wood Bell Cocktail Shaker—15th Anniversary Presentation, 1946 Dimensions: 11" H x 6" Diameter; Handle Height: 6" This delightful mid-century co...

A cast model of a Danish Runestone from the Viking era. The so-called Klemensker Stenen on the Island of Bornholm found in 1882. It is one of the tallest/largest Danish Runestones me...

800 silver amphora vase. The body has been worked with a concave torchon motif, giving the vase a special and lively effect as the small spiral hollows mirror each other. An engraved...

Pot of Majolica 1930, signed Ginori model 1208-3130, accompanied by an authentic archives Gio' Ponti.

Superior petrol lighter made by the Brüder Eisert Company. This is an original modernist pocket petrol lighter from the post-war period. Created in Vienna Austria by the Bruder Eise...

Antique Ethiopia Abyssinia Map Blaeu c.1642 – Nile, Figures, Cartouche This highly decorative and historically important map of Ethiopia and Abyssinia was engraved by Willem Blaeu, ...