Dutch Wall Decorations

This large, old master still life painting is a perfectly balanced composition of fruit and game birds. In the foreground a rabbit is stretched out. A copper kettle and a basket are ...

1852 Japanese Nobleman & Samurai Court Dress Costume Lithographs A refined and highly decorative pair of original mid-19th century hand-colored lithographs depicting Japanese noble ...

Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair – Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam This superb pair of hand-coloured 18th-century engravings of the Icelandic sheep and ram, titled La Brebis d’Islande (Plate XXXII) and Le Bélier d’Islande (Plate XXXI), comes from the 1769 Amsterdam Dutch edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. These plates are among the most characterful and decorative images in the quadruped series, capturing the distinctive long-haired Icelandic breed with remarkable artistic sensitivity. Drawn by Buffon’s celebrated illustrator Jacques de Sève and engraved with fine precision, each sheet presents an Icelandic sheep in a natural landscape, shown with rustic dwellings, hills, and the atmospheric grey skies of the North. The hand colouring of the Schneider edition is exceptionally appealing: warm chestnut and golden tones in the long wool, contrasted with soft greens and muted earth tones in the foreground. The engraver’s subtle linework in the facial features and horns brings great expression to these hardy northern animals. The ewe, shown in Plate XXXII, stands with a slightly turned head, her long fleece rendered with delicate layered strokes. Small cottages and distant volcanic forms complete the landscape, nodding subtly to Iceland’s rugged environment. The ram, Plate XXXI, is even more striking, with dramatically curled horns and a powerful stance. His expression, posture, and thick coat combine to form one of the most distinctive animals in the Buffon series. Together, the two plates form a natural pair—male and female, complementary compositions, matching landscapes, and identical framing proportions. When hung side by side, they create an elegant and balanced display that combines scientific illustration, pastoral charm, and 18th-century artistry. Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle was one of the most influential natural history works of the Enlightenment, and the Amsterdam edition is particularly prized for its hand colouring and high production values. Icelandic sheep were of special interest to Buffon because of their adaptation to extreme climates, their unusual wool, and their cultural importance. These engravings remain among the earliest widely circulated images of the breed in Europe. Condition report: Very good condition for age. Clean sheets with wide margins and strong plate marks. Minor age toning and occasional small foxing spots, mostly in the margins. Hand colouring bright and well preserved. No tears, repairs, or stains affecting the image. Framing tips: Frame the pair together for maximum visual impact. Use warm cream or pale grey matting to complement the wool tones. Natural oak, walnut, or light gilt frames work beautifully with the earthy palette. Floating the sheets also highlights the generous margins and plate marks. Keywords: Iceland sheep engraving Buffon 1769 Amsterdam Jacques de Sève hand coloured natural history La Brebis d’Islande Le Bélier d’Islande antique farm animal prints...

Mono Palette Wall Sculpture by Corine Vanvoorbergen 25 pieces Limited edition of 5 Dimensions: 165 x 165 cm (25 cm each piece) Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments & epoxy T...

New Testament Title Page Engraving, Dutch Baroque, Circa 1700 This richly engraved allegorical title page introduces a Dutch edition of the New Testament, published in Amsterdam aro...

Antique print with two views of Alexandria, Egypt. This print originates from 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia, de eylanden Scio, Rhodus, Cypr...

Title: Early Depiction of Indigenous Fishing, “Maniere van te visschen,” Linschoten c.1601 Description: Original 17th-century Dutch engraving from Itinerario by Jan Huygen van Linsc...

Antique Korean Costume Figure Lithograph, Traditional Korean Dress, 1852 An elegant and unusual mid-19th century hand-colored lithograph depicting a Korean man in traditional costum...

Ancient Egyptian Temple Plans – Edfu, Erment, Esna & Thebes, c.1776 Engravings This finely detailed set of three architectural engravings illustrates the floor plans and elevations ...

Sabang Bay & Pulau Weh – Antique Dutch Colonial Map of Sumatra, Indonesia This finely detailed antique Dutch map depicts the island of Poeloe Weh (Pulau Weh) and the strategically i...

Genesis Narrative Engravings Set – Mortier Amsterdam, Flood to Babel Scenes 1700 Description: This rare and visually compelling set of six early-18th-century biblical engravings was...

Rare 1769 Barbary Sheep Engraving – Hand-Coloured Buffon Amsterdam Edition This handsome hand-coloured 18th-century engraving, titled Le Mouton de Barbarie (Plate XXXVIII from Tome ...

Dutch & Flemish Masters Portrait Engravings, Published circa 1880 This elegant pair of antique engraved portrait sheets from circa 1880 presents a distinguished gallery of celebrate...

Large vintage butcher’s shop aluminum hanging rack for meat, sausages and other produce. This rare and highly decorative wall-mounted rack most likely comes from an old European but...

Antique Persian Woman Print, Orientalist Hand-Colored Lithograph 1852 A richly colored and highly decorative 19th-century hand-colored lithograph depicting a Persian woman reclining...

Original vintage exhibition poster for the Tentoonstelling Architektuur Stedebouw CCCP/USSR 1917-1933 designed by the Dutch graphic designer Paul Schuitema (1897-1973), advertising a...

Antique map titled 'Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte'. Old map of the Eastern Balkans with the geographical & political divisions of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, etc. The map details the course of the Danube, Sauus, and Drauus Rivers. Originates from the 1633 German edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Major, published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson under the title: 'Atlas: das ist Abbildung der gantzen Welt, mit allen darin begriffenen Laendern und Provintzen: sonderlich von Teutschland, Franckreich, Niderland, Ost und West Indien: mit Beschreibung der selben.' Artists and Engravers: Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) originally a student of philosophy was one of the most renowned cosmographers and geographers of the 16th century, as well as an accomplished scientific instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map...

Chinese Infantry Soldier Costume Print, Hand-Colored Military Plate This finely hand-colored antique costume print depicts a Chinese infantry soldier in ceremonial military dress, p...

Antique print titled 'De Baadende Juffers Bespied - Les Baigneuses Epiées'. A scene in which several bathing women are spied on by two men hiding in the ...

Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Genesis & Apocalypse, c.1700 This rare and decorative set consists of three early-18th-century biblical copper engravings, each shee...

Burmese Nobleman & Noblewoman Costume Prints, Hand-Colored Pair, 1854 This attractive pair of antique hand-colored costume engravings depicts members of the Burmese upper class,...

Yvonne Kracht's 1964 painting *Zee* marks her transition from abstract expressionism to geometric abstraction. The composition features textured hues of deep brown, black, and muted ...

Title: Temple and Buildings of the Labyrinth at Hawara – Floor Plan Engraving, Egypt 1776 Description: This 1776 architectural engraving presents a detailed floor plan of the legend...

Title: Joseph’s Well in the Citadel of Cairo – Section and Plan Engraving, Egypt 1776 Description: This detailed architectural engraving from 1776 presents the ground plan, sectiona...

Antique Map of Alexandria Egypt – Plan of Vetus & Nova with Inset of Patriarch Seat This finely engraved 18th-century map presents an early and detailed plan of Alexandria, Egypt, s...

Teutonia Club, Singapore. Established in 1856, the club was an elite enclave for the German community in Singapore until it was bought over by three Jewish brothers from the Manasseh...

Antique Botanical Lithograph, Camellia Sophia, de Vriese 1856 Description: A refined mid-19th century botanical chromolithograph depicting the elegant Camellia Sophia, rendered with...

Monumental oil painting -Rembrandt & Harmensz van Rijn "Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels", (Hendrickje Stoffels, from 1649 housekeeper and partner Rembrandt). Oil on canvas, Very f...

A KNITKNOT is a sculptural textile work made from knitted cord. Rather than using knots to construct a larger pattern, each work places the knots themselves at the center of the comp...

A good, signed, antique Dutch delft wall plaque with shaped edge in lozenge form. It depicts an early canal scene with bridge (and town in the bac...

Unknown pose by Wreathed Hornbill is nr. 4/10. Size: 40 x 40 cm (15.7 x 15.7 in). Size Framed (optional). 48 x 48 cm (19 x 19 in). Medium Giclée Fine Art Print on Hahnemue...

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (1922–2010) A vibrant and poetic work by Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo – better known as Corneille, one of the leading figures of the international...

Oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Abraham van der Zee (1882–1958), elegantly presented in its original wooden frame. A distinguished figure of early 20th-century Dutch art, van ...

Fine topographical 17th century map by Iohan Peeters of the towns of Epernay and Lametz in the Champagne Region of North Eastern France. Fabulous period engraving for a Wine Cellar,...

Fine topographical 17th century map by Iohan Peeters of the towns of Avignon and Frejus in the Cote d'Azur-Provence-Alpes Region of Southeastern France. Beautifully suited decorativ...

Antique Javanese Costume & Dance Prints – Bedajas and Ronggeng – c.1860 This pair of richly hand-colored lithographs (unframed) presents scenes of Javanese traditional dance and cos...

Antique Botanical Lithograph, Billbergia Thyrsoidea, de Vriese 1856 Description: A bold and visually striking mid-19th century botanical chromolithograph depicting Billbergia thyrso...

Burmese Alphabet – Antique Comparative Chart in Dutch, “Het Birmansche Alphabet genaamd Kagye-Kagué”, c.1800 This elegant and rare antique linguistic chart presents the Burmese alph...

The Clay Disc collection is a striking series of sculptural wall objects that transforms natural geological phenomena into contemporary collectible design. Inspired by the intricate ...

Antique print titled 'Provincie Noord Holland - Eiland Marken.' This plate (pl. L) shows the 19th century costume of the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. This original ant...

Original Ink Drawings of Veiled Women by Charles Burki, 1948 – Orientalist Illustrations Two original pen-and-ink drawings by Dutch artist Charles Burki (1909–1994), both signed and...

Acrylic painting by Ukranian-Dutch artist Oleg Bondarenko. Painted in Sweden in 1921. Signed á tergo. I have no relationship to the color green - but I love to paint the nature The words are Oleg Bondarenko´s, born in Odessa Ukraine...

Modern Times - The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom. Published by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2014. 1st Ed hardcover. The Rijksmuseum's Philips Wing is scheduled to reopen in November 2014 with Modern Times: The Age of Photography, a major survey of twentieth-century photography culled from the Rijksmuseum's collection (a first for the museum). Growing spectacularly since the decision was made in 1994 to collect photography beyond the nineteenth century, the collection now includes some 20,000 twentieth-century works, including masterpieces by photographers such as Andre Kertesz, Brassai, Robert Capa, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, William Klein, Eva Besnyo, Man Ray and Joel Meyerowitz. A wide-ranging overview published to accompany the exhibition, this catalog, designed by the renowned Irma Boom, traces key developments in photography over the course of the last century through more than 350 photographs, from Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies...

Antique map titled 'Peru'. Original antique map of Peru. With cartouche, compass rose, ships and two sea-monsters. Published by W. Blaeu, circa 1645.

By Johannes Van den Aveelen and engraved by Holmice. Six views of Swedish royal residences. Hand colored engravings. Framed and matted.

Art Deco Portrait “Gladys” – W\.E. Webster Lithograph, Dutch Edition 1922 Description: Delightful Art Deco portrait titled *Gladys*, created by British illustrator W\.E. Webster and...

Circadian Marquetry Panels by Rive Roshan are a series of colour-shifting glass panels composed using glass marquetry, a technique developed by the studio that combines multiple glas...

Dahomans – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810) Impressive early 19th-century hand-colored copperplate engraving representing figures from the historic Kingdom of Da...

A landscape with nymphs and satyrs revelling by a stream , 1628 Daniël Cletcher, Den Haag 1599 Died: Den Haag buried on 1632-11-25 Father: Thomas Cletcher sr. (? - ca. 1655) Mother...

Small Dutch delft Porceleyne Fles applique after a painting by F.J. du Chattel, 1898 A shell shaped porcelain applique with in a medallion painted scene af...

Title: Mosque of Amr, Old Cairo, and Sarcophagus Design – Architectural Engraving, Egypt 1776 Description: This antique architectural engraving from 1776 features a detailed plan of...

Th. de Leeuw 20th Century Stable Oil Painting with Horses. C1920. Th de Leeuw was a Dutch landscape and animal painter born in 1879. This lo...

Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 This beautifully hand-coloured 18th-century engraving of the dromedary camel, titled Le Dromadaire, comes from the Dutch edition of Buffon’s influential Histoire Naturelle, published in Amsterdam by J.H. Schneider in 1769. Appearing as Plate IX in Tome XI, this elegant image was drawn by Jacques de Sève, Buffon’s primary illustrator, and engraved by C.J. Fritsch. It is one of the most graceful and sought-after camel plates...

This print was part of the Dutch edition of "Paardenrassen Kunstalbum" , a portfolio with 41 lithographed plates based on paintings by Eerelman, which depict different breeds of draf...

Early 1900s artistic design Arts & Crafts wall mirror. This all-handcrafted, practical size Arts & Crafts antique with its original, thick glass mirror is an absolute joy to own and...

Maria Geertruida Barbiers - Snabillé (1776-1838) Watercolor A watercolor titled "Een ontloken roos" signed by Maria Geertruida Barbiers-Snabillé on the back Maria Geertruida Snab...

Abdullah Qutb Shah, King of Golconda Portrait Engraving, India, c.1700 A finely engraved and historically rich early 18th-century copperplate portrait depicting Sultan Abdullah Qutb...

Antique bird print titled '49. Korhoen, 47. Flamingos vogel, 48. Kroonvogel, 49. Struysvogel, 50. Ey van de Struysvogel'. This print depicts the black grouse, the flamingo bird, the ...

A set of three antique Dutch engravings and etchings from the 18th Century. This set has been professionally framed in newer gilt frames and feature acid-free paper to protect these...

Antique map titled 'Pascaarte vande Noorderzee Custen van America (..)'. Sea chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada. Compass roses, loxodromic lines, and ships decorate the oceans and...