European Decorative Art

Splendid plaque in gilded stucco with pure gold leaf. The plaque depicts the Madonna with the baby Jesus, according to typical Renaissance iconography. The craftsmanship and attentio...

A fine antique set of two Italian Neoclassical engravings from Antonio Lafreri's edition in 1553, copied from the original engravings of Polidoro da Caravaggio (1499 – 1543). These f...

Glorious set of 20 prints of English country houses and gardens Fine copper-plate engravings by W.Watts Published by J. Boydell circa 1780. All dated. Unframed. The measurement g...

These are NINE Delft ceramic wall tiles, all with different blue and white hand painted patterns, made in the Netherlands, from the 19th Century to the 17th Century, but mainly 18th ...

Unusual and rare large scale glazed ceramic hand painted tiles depicting Native Americans (?) in a ceremonial dance. Likely natives of Brazil, when it was a colony of Portugal. The f...

A very large and highly decorative glazed Terracotta Tondo / Wall Sculpture in the style of "Della Robbia". The glazed and brightly colorful, shiny s...

This is a very attractive Delft Polychrome, hand painted earthenware ceramic wall tile dating to the late 18th Century. The tile is 5.5 inches ( 14cm) square and over 1/2 inches thi...

Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780), Seven Portraits From Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain Each an engraving on laid or wove paper, published 1743 to 1752, includes Ge...

Boiserie made of six painted paper panels placed on canvas. The paneling was custom composed for the modern apartment in the last property, incorporating the six antique panels. The ...

Wonderful set of 10 architectural prints. Copper-plate engravings by J.Newton after designs by Vetruvius Published C.1790 Unframed and not matted.

Memento Mori. A rare glazed terracotta tile with a blue painting on a white background, depicting a skeleton sitting on a rock with a scythe in his hand and an hourglass at his side....

Louis XV French Barometer by GOHIN in giltwood in an oval shape. Features carved and gilded wood with ornamentation of tools, cascading foliage and bows. Original background displays...

Great image of ladies and cherubs Fine copper-plate engraving Published by I.Stocksdale. Dated 1795 Unframed.

A French Directoire period framed painted panel from the late 18th century, with floral motifs. Born in France during the later years of the 18th century, this exquisite decorative p...

A Swedish still life floral oil on canvas painting from the late 18th century, painted in the manner of Dutch artist Paulus Theodorus van Brussel. This exquisite Swedish floral paint...

O/5131 - Antique ribbon-shaped frieze in gilded wood: simply elegant. Use: over a door, a painting or a rectangular mirror. I could have restor...

16/17th century Italian frame in period molded and blackened wood with guilloche decoration. Alpi Verde marble inlays. Vintage hook on the back. External frame dimensions: 37.5 x 33....

Smaller size with embossed decoration.

With a central pomegranate surrounded by a gadrooned border. The border with stamped decoration.

Alms plates were used to collect donations during church services. This plate depicts Adam And Eve.

Louis XVI period giltwood barometer, 18th Century. An 18th century carved and gilded wood barometer, Louis XVI period. h: 100cm, w: 40cm, d: 4cm

Naturaly history lithograph, 4 tropical fish - Plate 32 - P. Oudart & C. Motte. In style of Maria Sibylla Merian This is a hand-colored lithograph depicting "Four Tropical Fish" on ...

DESCRIPTION: Roman mosaic made with marble. Very decorative piece. Provenance: Private Swiss collection, since 1950. CONDITION: Very good vintage condition. DIMENSIONS: Height: 240...

A set of four (4) Late 18th Century / Early 19th Century allegorical paintings amongst landscapes amongst classical ruins, relived frames contemporary pictures most likely. Italian. ...

outstanding tapestry in wool and silk, Bruxelles, second half of the 17th century. Depicting a detailed scene of The Bull Hunting. On the background of the landscape the Monument of ...

18th Century Pair of Solomon Columns with Carved and Polychrome Grapes in Wood

An exceptional set of 15 polychrome Dutch Delft tiles with birds, flowers, and insects. Made in The Netherlands, circa 1625 - 1650. This set of tiles is of very fine quality and ha...

One of the major tablets produced by Wedgwood, this is "Sacrifice", from the pair "Bacchanalian Triumph", after the original by Clodion. These large early tablets are scarce, as they...

Germany Ansbach 18th century A set of 16 blue and white, with manganese tint, tiles with decorations of animals and figures. Very fine painting and much detail in the animals and fi...

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with "angel wing" shells and baroque pearls and mounted on stretch canvas as a sculptural wall piece. The natural-forming gold baroque pearl...

Pair of Baroque Frames With Putti and Landscape carved in a single basswood board and composed of richly carved foliage and and chasing scrolls and intertwine until culminating at t...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable suite of twelve original Copper plate engravings dating to 1643 by Ioachimus Sandrart after the original by Joachim Von Sandrart the Elder depicting the months of the year These are a suite that will never come up for sale again, dating to 1643 they are 381 years old, the copper engraving print outlines clearly visible, each piece signed to the bottom left Ioachimus Sandart Pinxit and to the bottom right what looks like I Suijderhoef jculjit These are a highly coveted and important suite of mid 17th century prints, they wouldn’t look out of place in the finest library or museums The condition is perfect, they are mounted with full margins, on museum board with golf leaf slips and hand made 22ct gold leaf side edges Dimensions each Height:- 53.5cm Width:- 43.5cm Depth:- 2cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the Teutsche Academie,[1] published between 1675 and 1680. Sandrart was born in Frankfurt am Main, but the family originated from Mons.[2][3] According to his dictionary of art called the Teutsche Academie, he learned to read and write from the son of Theodor de Bry, Johann Theodoor de Brie and his associate Matthäus Merian, but at age 15 was so eager to learn more of the art of engraving, that he walked from Frankfurt to Prague to become a pupil of Aegidius Sadeler of the Sadeler family. Sadeler in turn urged him to paint, whereupon he travelled to Utrecht in 1625 to become a pupil of Gerrit van Honthorst, and through him he met Rubens when he brought a visit to Honthorst in 1627, to recruit him for collaboration on part of his Marie de' Medici cycle. Honthorst took Sandrart along with him when he travelled to London. There he worked with Honthorst and spent time making copies of Holbein portraits for the portrait gallery of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel. Making all of those copies only served to arouse more curiosity in the young adventurer, and in 1627 Sandrart booked a passage on a ship from London to Venice, where he was welcomed by Jan Lis (whose Bentvueghels bent name was "Pan"), and Nicolas Régnier.[4] He then set out for Bologna, where he was met by his uncle on his mother's side Michael le Blond, a celebrated engraver. With him, he crossed the mountains to Florence, and from there on to Rome, where they met Pieter van Laer (whose bent name was "Bamboccio"). After a few years he undertook a tour of Italy, traveling to Naples, where he drew studies of Mount Vesuvius, believed to be the entrance to the Elysian fields described by Virgil. From there he traveled to Malta and beyond, searching for literary sights to see and paint, and wherever he went he paid his way by selling portraits. Only when he was done traveling did he finally return to Frankfurt, where he married Johanna de Milkau in 1637. Afraid of political unrest and plague, he moved to Amsterdam with his wife in 1637. In Amsterdam he worked as a painter of genre works, and portraits. He won a very good following as a painter, winning a lucrative commission for a large commemorative piece for the state visit by Maria of Medici in 1638, which hangs in the Rijksmuseum. This piece was commissioned by the Bicker Company of the Amsterdam schutterij, and shows the members posing around a bust of Maria of Medici, with a poem by Joost van den Vondel hanging below it. The state visit was a big deal for Amsterdam, as it meant the first formal recognition of the Dutch Republic of the seven provinces by France. However, Maria herself was fleeing Richelieu at the time and never returned to France. This piece cemented his reputation as a leading painter, and in 1645 Sandrart decided to cash in and go home when he received an inheritance in Stockau, outside Ingolstadt, he sold his things and moved there. He received 3000 guilders for 2 books of his Italian drawings, that according to Houbraken were resold in his lifetime for 4555 guilders. Though he rebuilt the old homestead...

Set of 3 antique hand-colored bird engravings by Martinet, of Toucan, Calau, and Petit Kakatoes (French), Late 18th Century. Nicely matted and framed. Art: 10" H x 8" W; Frame: 17" ...

Magnificent fossil, ammonite, France, Prehistoric, approximately 335 million years of existence. Height 55 cm, width 58 cm.

Lovely 18th century Italian framed painting on canvas of a group of musical instruments, including a French horn, lute, violin and pan flute, all hanging from a ribbon with a big bow...

Piranesi engraving "Trophy of the Dacians" "Bas-relief on Trajan's Column"

An exceptional straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher, almost certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” and part of the collection in the Leverian Museum, set in an oval glazed gilt case, s...

An extremely decorative Italian 18th century Giltwood and Fresco wall decor/panel. This highly detailed piece of wall decor is set within a Giltwood frame with a handsome Greek key d...

An impressive and colorful pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated wood and Giltwood wall brackets. Each wonderfully carved wall bracket displays a stunning faux marble plinth below an impressive patinated wood Rocaille scrolled reserve. The scrolls protrude and follow the shape of the patinated green backplates accented with mottled patinated wood bands. At the top front of each wall bracket is an exceptional and large scale ebonized wood foliate reserve below the original patinated wood display shelves.

Pair of engravings "Caesar's Baths in Calabria" "The Temple of the Sun in Palmyra" by Jean T. Prestel (1739-1808) With original frames.

Piranesi 2 engravings "Frontals of Trajan's column pedestal" XVIII

18th century Italian gilded base with a polished green lava glass point and adorned with green mother of pearl with gold highlights and mounted on an antique metal crown base. The g...

Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded fragment artifact with phantom quartz and mounted on raw agate. The piece originally comes from a historical church ...

17th century Italian hand-painted ecclesiastical architectural element adorned with carnelian pebbles, gold-plated crystals, blue and yellow raw agate, and b...

A stunning and large scale Italian 18th century Baroque period Giltwood wall decor panel. At the center of this very decorative panel is a protruding central medallion with carved fo...

A delightful watercolour etching depicting the ruins of Carthage, remnants of the Temple of Mars. This type of engraving was mainly produced on copper and is known as an "optical vie...

Heraldry crests emblazoned with red, blue, and pale colors. Hand-colored in watercolor. Striking style and impressive detail. Beautifully framed. Titles of each engraving: Earl of C...

Great images of crabs Copper-plate engraving after Moses Griffiths Published C.1790 Unframed. Free shipping.

Section of a 18th century ship in oak with remnants of polychrome. Presumably part of a bowsprit. It is possible to hang this piece horizontally and vertically.

Great images of corals Copper-plate engravings Drawn and engraved by A.Bell Published C.1790 Unframed. Free shipping.

A pair of carved and gilded chestnut architectural elements. Both vigorously carved in high relief from a single section of chestnut with its first gilded finish still in place, the...

Wonderful set of 8 copper-plate engravings of monkeys after De Seve I particularly like the naivety of the drawings. Published C.1780 Unframed. Free shipping.

18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved wood tabernacle door with natural forming baroque pearls and tangerine quartz crystal points. This door once belonged on a tabernacle whic...

This is a beautiful and playful mixed media collage by French artist Guy de Rougemont, titled “ Pelouse pertube ” signed Rougemont and dated 71 on the lower right. It’s been framed w...

To find a matching pair of 18th century antique nautical style Delft tile panels like these is a rare find. Displayed in bespoke steel stands, each pa...

Pair of 17th Century Gilt silver framed saints. Silver saints are draped in period clothing and holding a book, against a red fabric background with ...

Great image of beetles Copper-plate engraving Drawn and engraved by A.Bell Published C.1790 Unframed. Free shipping.

Male head. Carved stone. Century XVI. Carved stone relief showing a male face turned to the right. It is necessary to highlight both the quality of the fac...