1790s Decorative Art

Composition of 18 antique botanical prints from the iconic encyclopaedia "Histoire Naturelle" Buffon 1749-1804, each print is individually matted an...

1980s Chinese pair of oil on canvas bonsai paintings from a private collection. Dimensions each: 27.5 x 19cm.

A large 18th-century Dutch Delft charger hand painted with a floral and foliate design in cobalt blue and white, circa 1750. This lovely large plate would be wonderful added to a col...

Pair of extraordinary reverse paintings on glass of St. Mark and St. John. St. Mark has a lion behind him and St. John has a crow to his right holding a feather. Any reverse painti...

Pair of reverse glass paintings in gouache depicting two landscapes. One of them features a castle and a bath scene, the other one animals and various chara...

This French copper bassinoire, or bed warmer, has a wooden handle and was produced in the 1700’s. Hot coals would be placed into a bassinoire’s vented receptacle, and the user would pass the device under the covers, warming the bed. Copper was the preferred metal, as it is an excellent heat conductor. The handle was almost always wooden, allowing the bassinoire to be held safely. A wood handle (approximately 26 inches in length) has been nailed into the end of a copper vessel. The container opens via a flip top that has a beaded edge and a rolled lip. The middle portion of the lid is raised and embellished with a floral wreath and lobed protuberances. The center of the wreath has a scaled mythical creature with a long, tasseled tail and curved beak. The areas between the protrusions are adorned with floral and foliate engravings as well as birds. The top is pierced with sporadically placed vent holes. European winters could be particularly brutal. Bassinoires were essential tools for keeping warm at night. Today, bassinoires are used mainly as decorative elements. Our 18th century French copper...

Original antique print titled 'Lionne du Senegal'. Original antique print of a Senegalese Lioness. Printed by A. Salmon after Aug. Lancon. Publi...

"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ve...

A rare pair of Flemish 18th century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting riverfront scenes with figures, fishermen castles, co...

A charming set of three 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience hand molded tiles depicting swans and a Dutch country home hand painted in cobalt blue and white. ...

Original antique print titled 'Die Löwin mit ihren Jungen (..)'. Original antique print of a lioness and her cubs. Published by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, circa 1830.

A pair of French 18th century hand-painted decorative panels with birds in foliage motifs. Each of this pair of French panels features a simple s...