1840s Decorative Art

Antique print, titled: 'Poissons Plate 2 - La Raie de Gaimard (Raia gaimardi).' - This rare plate shows the Gaimard's ray. From: 'Voyage en Islande et au Groenland' by M. Paul Gaimar...

Rare extra large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolor representing a coat of arms and coming from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the mid-1...

A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing antique Stemma of "Porta dell'Antica Università dei Lanaioli", f...

A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique capital. The capital's...

Antique print titled 'Pl. 11 Mollusques'. Old print of different types of molluscs. This print originates from 'Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle' by Charles D’Orbigny...

Antique print titled '1. Pholade dactyle 2. Solen silique, 3. Arrosoir de Java 4. Glycimère silique, 5. Taret commun'. Old print of the common piddock, solenidae shells, watering...

Antique print titled 'Ordre de Saint Étienne'. Print of a Knight in ceremonial robes of the Order of Saint Stephen, a Hungarian order of chivalry. ...

Antique print titled 'Kaffern, des Caffres'. This print depicts kafir, an Arabic term meaning "unbeliever", or "disbeliever". Originates from 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des M...

Description: Two images on one sheet depicting a distillery. This print originates from 'Neuer Orbis pictus für die Jugend: oder Schauplatz der Natur, der Kunst (..)' by Jacob Eb...

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Mammiferes Plate 8 - Renard Isatis (Canis lagopus).' This rare plate shows the Arctic fox (Canis lagopus) in winter coat. From: 'Voyage en Is...

Early French polychrome platter with roosters signed Choisy le roi, circa 1840. The platter edge area is decorated with grapes and flowers.  

Early French polychrome transferware platter with hunt scene horseman and his dogs signed Hippolyte Boulenger for the manufacture of Choisy le roi, circa 1840. The platter edges are...

Very cute small jardiniere to hang in the wall. In Meissen Germany porcelain, circa 1840, Excellent quality. Model snowball, the little bird and the ...

Kellogg & Comstock SHEPHERDESS OF THE ALPS original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored lithograph, Published by D. Needham (American, 1808 - 1888). Circa. 1848-1850. image: 12 in x 8 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 21.59 cm. overall: 15 in x 11 in; 38 cm x 28 cm. Strong and clear impression, overall very good condition, paper has a light oxidation and restored small tear middle left side Framed, no glazing This hand colored print is of a young girl and two goats standing near a stream in a forested area. The girl is wearing a knee-length dress with short puffed sleeves and long stockings. She is feeding a goat with flowers and grass from her apron. The original "Shepherdess of the Alps" appears to have been a play by Marmontel, which enjoyed great popularity in France, England, and America in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The play inspired numberous paintings and prints. See Paul Grigaut,"Marmontel's Shepherdess of the Alps in Eighteenth Century Art," Art Quarterly (1949). The subject appears quite frequently in schoolgirl art...

French landscape oil on canvas in gilt frame. Signed by artist. A. Mazar. Mid 19th Century

Antique print titled 'Pl. 13 Mollusques - Gastéropodes'. Old print of different types of molluscs. This print originates from 'Dictionnaire Universel d’Histoire Naturelle' by Charles D’Orbigny...

"Cammino - Casa nel Chiasso dei Davanzati" A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique firepla...

A framed plaster portrait plaque of the Glasgow Reformist MP James Oswald, signed and dated Carlo Marochetti, 1842, of circular form, shown facing to the right within a black border and the original glazed giltwood frame. Another version of this plaque is in the collection of Glasgow Museums and can be seen on the Art UK website James Oswald (1779-1853) was a successful Glasgow merchant who later inherited various landed estates due to the early death of his cousin. Oswald was one of the first members of the Glasgow Bank when it was established in 1809. He traded largely in cotton and other raw textiles and in his spare time he commanded the Glasgow branch of the volunteer mounted Yeomanry. It was his political career however that captured the hearts of many of his countrymen and led to his eventually being immortalised in sculptural form. The Liberal Party MP for Glasgow from 1832-1837, Oswald was a staunch opponent of Sir Robert Peel...