Paper Wall Decorations

Great image by Heinrich Leutemann From the Reynard The Fox series Fine steel engraving Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.

A wonderful lithograph print by famed Japanese American artist Masami Teraoka titled "McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan/Geisha and Tattooed Woman" from his series McDonald's Hambu...

Distinguished Victorian Gentleman – Vanity Fair “White Dal” Spy Portrait 1883 Description: This original Vanity Fair chromolithograph titled “White Dal” was published on September 22, 1883 and drawn by the celebrated Vanity Fair artist Leslie Ward, who worked under the famous pseudonym “Spy.” The portrait depicts Sir William Dalrymple, a notable British figure whose distinguished appearance and social standing made him an ideal subject for Vanity Fair’s celebrated series of satirical portraits. Ward portrays Dalrymple standing in profile with a composed and slightly formal posture. He is dressed in the refined attire typical of a well-established Victorian gentleman: a tailored frock coat, waistcoat with watch chain, crisp high-collared shirt, and neatly tied bow tie. His distinctive white side-whiskers—likely the inspiration behind the nickname “White Dal”—are rendered with careful detail, adding personality to the portrait while maintaining the elegant restraint characteristic of Leslie Ward’s work. During the late nineteenth century, Vanity Fair magazine became widely known for its weekly caricatures of prominent public figures. These portraits depicted politicians, aristocrats, military officers, artists, sportsmen, and influential members of society. While humorous in tone, the images were often respectful portrayals that captured both the physical likeness and social character of their subjects. Leslie Ward’s contributions to Vanity Fair are among the most admired within the series. His ability to combine gentle satire with refined portraiture allowed him to create images that were both entertaining and historically informative. Today these portraits serve as a visual record of the personalities who shaped Victorian public life. The print was produced using chromolithography and printed by the renowned London firm Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, one of the leading color printers of the period. Their high-quality printing techniques allowed for subtle tonal variations and soft shading, which remain visible in the delicate rendering of the clothing and facial features. Vanity Fair portraits such as this have become highly collectible decorative works, admired for their historical character, distinctive style, and elegant Victorian aesthetic. They continue to appeal to collectors of British political history as well as interior designers seeking refined nineteenth-century portrait prints. Condition: Very good condition with light age toning and occasional minor foxing consistent with age. Margins remain generous and colors well preserved. Framing tips: This portrait displays beautifully in a dark walnut or ebonized frame with an ivory or warm cream museum mat. A generous mat border enhances the elegant vertical format and complements the soft Victorian color palette. Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Leslie Ward (“Spy”), printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, London, 1883 Keywords: Vanity Fair print, White Dal Vanity Fair, Spy caricature, Leslie Ward Spy, Victorian gentleman portrait, Vanity Fair chromolithograph, British society portrait, 1883 Vanity Fair print, Victorian caricature print, antique gentleman portrait...

Original Japanese film poster for the 2023 Studio Ghibli animation, Kimitachi wa do Ikiru ka / The Boy and the Heron. This film was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and the art work on th...

“In order to use colour effectively it is necessary to recognise that colour deceives continually.” Josef Albers “We never really perceive what colour really is, as it physically is. This fact makes colour the most relative medium in art.” Josef Albers “The structures are irrational statements which illustrate the artist’s claim that the eye seeks, in endless exploration, to fathom and master the contradictions of reversed symmetry. One begins to study the structure at some point where isometric order is suggested. One finds evidence for the reading of the work, but when one tries to take in the whole structure as a unit, new evidence requires a drastic reorganization of the work’s implications. That which was above shifts to below, that which was negative becomes positive, that which was full becomes vacant, that which was in front has moved to the rear. Having found a balance, the eye’s testing finds the entire constellation shifting into its reverse.” Gerald Nordland, in his essay for the “White Embossings on Gray” catalogue For sale, one print from Albers’ late in life exploration of color and perception, the “White Embossings on Gray” Series. For this series, renowned California print...

Ottoman Chief Black Eunuch Costume Print, Hand-Colored, 1749 Description: An original hand-colored engraving depicting the Chief of the Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman court, dated 174...

Original 8x10 inches Publicity Film Movie Still for Cabaret (1972) featuring Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles. Publicity (film/production) stills were created to help studios promote...

A collection of 35 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books from the from the 1920s-1940s. The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of wa...

Vintage watercolor on paper nautical painting depicting a marina / harbour filled with boats. Faint signature in lower right corner - possibly F. Evans. Speckled giltwood frame with ...

Antique print titled 'The winning post'. Beautiful and large horse racing print made after a painting by H. Alken. The blind stamp reads 'Etching -...

Alpine Botanical Prints Set of 5, Aretia & Douglasia, Antique Chromolithographs A rare and visually refined set of five antique botanical chromolithographs depicting alpine cushion ...

Indian Architectural Ornament – Mughal Floral and Geometric Motifs, Plate XVI This striking 19th-century chromolithograph from *L'Ornement Polychrome*, Plate XVI, showcases a curate...

Antique 19th Century Indian Kalighat painting of the God Krishna worshipping his divine consort Radha. Painted in Calcutta, Bengal, India by a Bengali patua, with natural mineral pigment paints on paper. Signed illegibly in pencil, lower right. Origins of Kalighat painting written by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England: According to legend, Lord Shiva, the god of dance and destruction, was deep in meditation on Mount Kailash when he received news of the death of his consort, Sati, an avatar (or human manifestation) of the goddess Kali. He wandered for days with her body draped across his shoulders and his inconsolable grief threatened to ruin the earth. Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, was called upon to intervene. To relieve Shiva's burden, he shattered Sati's body into 51 pieces. The little toe of Sati's right foot was said to have fallen at the site of the Hooghly River...

1930's vintage framed French Art Deco champagne poster DeVaux depicting a fine gentleman wearing a tuxedo and lighting a cigar. In the style of Rene Grau

Antique map Middle East titled 'De Beschryving van de Reysen Pauli en van de Andere Apostelen'. Antique map of the Eastern Mediterranean with details of the travels by Apostle Paul...

Hogarth's 1756 England Satirical Print: A Patriotic Masterpiece, Published 1799 This image is a work by William Hogarth titled "England," part of his series "France and England," al...

Antique map titled 'London'. Original antique map of the city of London. This map originates from 'Abrégé de Géographie (..)' by Adrien Balbi. Published 1847.

Scottish Clan Chief in Highland Dress – Hand-Coloured Lithograph, c.1845 Description: This striking lithograph depicts a Scottish clan chief wearing full Highland dress, including t...

Warwick Castle River View, English Castle Landscape Engraving, c1850 A finely composed hand-colored architectural landscape depicting Warwick Castle, one of England’s most historic ...

Antique Utah Landscape Print, Weber Canyon & Great Salt Lake Valley, 1861 Description: A refined mid-19th century American landscape engraving titled Weber Lower Cañon, depictin...

- rare - marked - original - can be framed and glazed.

A rare and Original Poster for 1971 Warhol Tate Museum Exhibition. The poster is Marilyn 1964, silk screen by Warhol. In very good condition for the age. No Rips or Tears. A grea...

Antique print titled 'Mosaic, found at Pompeii'. Old print of mosaic found at Pompeii. This print originates from 'One Hundred and Fifty Wood Cuts selected from the Penny Magazine'. ...

Original vintage travel poster promoting Britain as a tourist destination - Ceremonial in Britain - published by the British Travel And Holidays Association featuring a colourful illustration of Royal Coldstream Guards...

Vintage map titled 'Antilles'. Original map of the Antilles. Shows the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Also shows the Lesser Antilles...

Antique Map Russia in Europe, Bartholomew for Black’s General Atlas 1884 Description: This detailed map titled “Russia in Europe” was published in the New and Revised Edition of Bla...

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.

Rita Briansky (Born 1925) - 'Dreamscape' - 37/50 - Exceptional Mid Century etching on 'BFK Rives - France' paper - likely considered her fines...

Late 18th century print depicting the volcanic eruptions of Mount Vesuvius published by Raphael Morghen (1758-1833). Shaped walnut frame with some woodworm marks. Print size cm 39x...

This hand-colored copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's *Bilderbuch für Kinder* (Picture Book for Children), first published in 1805, showcases a detailed botanical i...

DAUPHINE - CHEMINS DE FER PARIS-LYON-MEDITERRANEE Rare authentic original vintage antique French railroad and travel and tourism poster Artist: Roger Soubie Condition: A- Dimensions: 30.7 x 42.3 in. / 78 x 107.5 cm. Circa: 1925 Linen Backed There are two restored punch holes in the right margin; some minor surface scratches/abrasions; some margin creasing; this wonderful French travel poster should display beautifully once framed. A sweeping Alpine landscape from the Chartreuse massif featuring the Pic de Chamechaude rising in warm orange and pink above dark forested slopes, a small village and country houses nestled in the valley below, and a winding road disappearing into the trees. The color palette is unusual and striking: that pink-to-orange mountain against a pale sky gives it a warmth that sets it apart from the more typical cool-toned Alpine poster...

Famous french artist Jean Le Guennec {1924-1986} his art has sold upwards of 500.000 euros,watercolor and Gouache ,in original creme colored frame.i

Birds of Prey, Complete Set of 10 Chromolithographs – Eagles & Falcons c1890 This impressive and visually unified suite of ten large-format chromolithographs depicts some of the mos...

4 Drawings by a Boston Artist, Signed from 1908 D1 Four drawings of figures, each 7.25" x 4.5", were drawn in the early 20th century, 2 "Framed (16.75" x 22.5") under glass.

Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hispaniola, 1734 Description: This vividly hand-colored copperplate engraving, issued in 1734 in Bernard Picart’s monumental w...

Title: "A Bountiful Vine: Hand-Colored 19th-Century Engraving of Grapes from Bertuch’s *Bilderbuch für Kinder*" Description: This captivating 19th-century botanical engraving featu...

The Curse of Frankenstein (Frankenstein S'est Echappe), classic 1957 British horror by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel Franken...

"Victorian Botanical Majesty: Peonies and Monkshood" Immerse yourself in the grandeur of Victorian horticulture with our majestic collection, "Victorian Botanical Majesty: Peonies a...

A very cool collection of 47 albumen photographs from a trip through Syria, Egypt and other countries showing mostly landmarks and antiquities. Similar photographs by Felix Bonfils...

Antique Entomology Prints, English Insects on Hazel & Elm, Albin 1720 Description: A charming and scientifically important pair of early 18th-century hand-colored engravings by Elea...

Aptly titled "Jane Avril," celebrated lithograph artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captures here, in static form, the very particular brand of motion Avril f...

Little Tern – Antique Bird Print by John Gould, Europe Series c.1832 This elegant antique lithograph features the Little Tern (Sterna minuta), delicately illustrated in both standin...

Original vintage travel poster for Cambridge issued by the London North Eastern Railway LNER featuring an elegant Art Deco design depicting people in fashionable summer dress punting...

Original Polish Cyrk / Circus poster featuring a wonderful Clown and Lion design by Stanislaw Miedza-Tomaszewski. This design was first created in 1975 and this poster is from a subs...

Great image of a fruit crow Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Pub...

This is the largest of the Toulouse Lautrec portraits by famed artist Peter Max in peach pink. Professionally framed, signed and numbered.

A beautiful and engaging large limited edition serigraph print by Japanese artist/print master Muramasa Kudo (1948-) titled "Ocean Breeze". The work, w...

Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World!, the classic 1951 sci-fi. Great artwork for a great film on the Quad from its early re-release from the 1960's! This vintage movie poster...

America – Indians Crossing a River, Rafts and Canoes – De Bry, Latin Edition c.1594–1596 This finely engraved and hand-colored copperplate originates from the celebrated America ser...

Set of 8 Antique Botanical Engravings of Meadow Foxtail, Polypogon & Agrostis, c.1830 This elegant set of eight antique botanical engravings presents a finely curated selection of B...

With strikingly bright images set in a giltwood frame with inset glass. Triple matted with marbled board. Very minor foxing and very minor chipping on outer edge of frame that will ...

Original Japanese style B film poster for the classic Frank Capra 1946 film. starring James Stewart , Donna Reed, Henry Travers, and Lionel Barrymore The art work on this poster is ...

A striking example of mid-twentieth century German scientific pedagogy, this large-format zoological wall chart belongs to the celebrated Neue Zoologische Wandtafeln series published...

Original vintage movie poster for the first release of the iconic Star Wars saga by George Lucas starring Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as P...

Title: Napoleon and Francis II after Austerlitz, Antique French Engraving, circa 1840 Description: This 19th-century French engraving depicts the historic meeting between Napoleon B...

Antique Decorative Ceiling Designs, Fontainebleau Gallery, Baltard, 1803 – Pair This elegant pair of architectural engravings presents richly detailed ceiling designs from the Châte...

Antique print titled 'Troisieme Figure de la coupe d'un Vaisseau du premier rang'. Original antique print of a vessel cross section. This print originates from 'Le spectacle de la na...

Great images of a zebra and a Mongolian ass Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping

Original Antique Devotional Print of Christ of Guamantanga, Peru, 1779 Description: An original antique devotional copperplate engraving with fine original hand colouring, published...

Piero Fornasetti "Cancer" silk screen print on masonite / made in Milano Italy, 1990s Width: 12 inches / Height: 12 inches / Depth: 1 inch 1 availabl...