Mid-19th Century Decorative Art

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1856 hand watercolour map of the Austrian Alps titled Dept Des La Course taken from the Atlas National ...

John Gould (14 September 1804-3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with...

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...

Fine Danish portrait painting of a girl and boy, unclear signature in monogram and dated "1851". Amazing and charming painting. Measures: H. 60, W. 50 cm. H. 23.6, W. 19.6 in. ...

Delightful set of four cut-out angels made for a theatre decor. Hand-painted on paper, pasted onto wood backing. Lovely, soft colors. Each one is different.

Midcentury reproduction of hanging lion head made out of plaster.

Pair of mid 19th c. Victoria & Albert carved crystal mirrored plaques Period mid 19th c. Size 32 x 47 cm / 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 in Very good condition. Old glue can be seen through the carved crystal silhouettes. Fully original Carved crystal silhouettes of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert mounted on velvet framed mirrored...

We are delighted to offer this exquisite circa 1850 French school chalk on paper sketch of the side of a ship A beautiful example of the French school, the piece is very serene an...