German Wall Decorations

German Botanical Plates, Exotic Plants & Fruit Trees, Stuttgart c.1890 Description: A striking and visually diverse pair of antique botanical plates (Tafeln 57–58), published in...

Folio of Jean Cocteau seriegraphs of "Drawings, Lithographs, Affiches" published by Worpswede in Germany in 1982. Twelve color and black/white seriegraphs created by Jean Cocteau...

Nenet Woman, Aleut Man & Inuit Youth, Brodtmann Lithograph, 1816 This original hand-colored lithograph presents a fascinating ethnographic study of three indigenous peoples from...

Great Antique Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany 1917 An antique 8 pointer deer (Cervus pyragus) trophy mounted on a turned wooden plaque. The trophy was shot in Vogtland, German...

Antique German Shooting Target with Humorous Hunter Motif, Germany 1929 Item e8163 This antique German shooting target features a colorful print of a humorous central scene of a hunt...

Tribal Tattoos & Warrior Costume, Brodtmann Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1816 This remarkable original hand-colored lithograph depicts two heavily tattooed tribal warriors adorned w...

Greek Vases and Amphorae – Classical Antiquity Chromolithograph, Meyers 1898 This decorative antique chromolithograph illustrates ten examples of ancient Greek terracotta vessels, carefully reproduced from archaeological originals. The plate presents a variety of classical ceramic forms, including an amphora, krater, stamnos, lekythos, wine vessel, oil bottles, pouring vessels, and ceremonial containers used throughout ancient Greece. Each example demonstrates the distinctive shapes and decorative styles that made Greek pottery one of the defining artistic achievements of the classical world. Published in Germany in 1898 as part of the renowned Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, this educational plate was produced during a period of intense scholarly interest in archaeology and classical antiquity. The lithograph was printed by the Bibliographisches Institut in Leipzig, one of Germany's most respected publishing houses. The illustrations faithfully reproduce the black-figure and red-figure decoration found on surviving Greek ceramics, depicting mythological scenes, warriors, horses, deities, and ornamental motifs. The arrangement is both informative and visually striking, with the warm terracotta tones contrasting beautifully against the dark painted surfaces of the vessels. The large Panathenaic amphora and stamnos dominate the composition, while smaller vessels provide a survey of the many forms used for storing wine, oil, perfumes, and other valuable commodities in daily Greek life. Beyond its educational value, the print possesses a strong decorative quality that makes it particularly suitable for display in libraries, studies, museums, classical interiors, and contemporary spaces inspired by archaeology and ancient art. It appeals equally to collectors of antiquities, classical scholars, and those interested in the history of design and ceramics. This print is an original 1898 chromolithograph, not a modern reproduction. Any images showing the print framed are for visual inspiration only. The print is supplied unframed. Condition: Good antique condition with age-related toning and minor handling wear. Original center fold as issued. Please examine the accompanying images carefully for a detailed impression of condition. Framing tips: Displays beautifully in a museum-black, dark walnut, or ebonized frame with a wide warm ivory mat. A thin gilt liner can further enhance the terracotta colors and classical character of the composition. Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, Germany, 1898 Keywords: Greek vases, Greek pottery, amphora, krater, stamnos, lekythos, wine jar, oil bottle, ancient Greece, classical antiquity, archaeology, terracotta vessel, red figure pottery, black figure pottery...

Antique Botanical Prints Alpine Flora Set of 8, Chromolithographs, 1897 A beautifully cohesive set of eight late 19th-century botanical prints depicting a variety of alpine flowerin...

Antique Botanical Print – Exotic Orchid Odontoglossum Wattianum, c.1888 Description: A richly colored and finely detailed botanical print of the orchid 'Odontoglossum wattianum', or...

Mid-Century Pottery Exotic African Mask in the Style of Wiener Werkstatte A striking mid-century pottery work is an exotic African mask crafted in the style reminiscent of the Wiene...

Victor Vasarely Rosenthal Studio Line, limited edition of 5000 pieces, no.: 4020, in unused, flawless condition. Rosenthal artist plate No. 13 - "Live and let live - love and let lov...

German Botanical Plates, Wildflowers & Medicinal Plants, Stuttgart c.1890 Description: A visually engaging and scientifically rich set of four antique botanical plates (Tafeln 5...

This antique natural history print shows a beaver, a red squirrel, a flying squirrel, an edible dormouse, a marmot, a black rat, a house mouse, a lemming, a hamster and a guinea pig,...

Majolica grape plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.

Pietro Bianchi (Rome 1694 - 1740) attributed Saint John the Baptist in the Desert Oil on canvas 98 x 75 cm The information on Bianchi's life comes to us thanks to two eighteenth-cen...

19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.

This exquisite 19th-century portrait presents an elegant lady of noble bearing, painted with great sensitivity and refined technique. Although it has been associated with Frederike v...

Title: Original Antique Print of Peru, Bolivia & Chile – Lima Cathedral and Views, c.1855 Description: An original antique wood-engraved print titled "Peru, Bolivia, Chile", featuring a series of finely engraved views and ethnographic scenes from the west coast of South America. The print was published in Germany around the mid-nineteenth century. At the centre of the composition is a detailed view of the Cathedral of Lima, one of the most important landmarks of the former Viceroyalty of Peru. Surrounding this principal image are ten smaller engraved vignettes illustrating the landscapes, wildlife, architecture and people of Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The scenes include the Cathedral of Chuquisaca (Sucre, Bolivia), llamas and alpacas in the Andes, the Andean condor, Indigenous inhabitants, horsemen, traders, the marketplace of Santiago de Chile, a river scene on the Marañón, tropical Indigenous dwellings, and daily life across the region. Together they provide a fascinating nineteenth-century European overview of the geography, cultures and natural history of western South America. The print combines architecture, ethnography, zoology and landscape into a single decorative composition, making it both historically informative and visually attractive. Such composite engravings were intended to introduce readers to distant countries through carefully selected representative scenes. This is an original antique print printed...

A handsome mid-20th-century German pewter wall plate featuring a fully rigged sailing ship in raised relief, its sails punctuated by heraldic double-eagle motifs. The deeply modeled ...

Antique Meadow and Fodder Plants Prints, Botanical Studies, 1852 This diverse four-plate set illustrates meadow plants, clover species, legumes, and useful field plants from Carl Gu...

Erwin Kettemann Landscape in the Tyrolean Alps, Oil on Canvas ca. 1930 An original antique painting showing alpine meadows with moutains in ...

A beautiful Monk Statue as Beer Advertising. Made for the famous Moenchshof Brewery in Kulmbach Germany. It is featuring a monk in original clothing who se...

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Parasol & Boletes Mushrooms – Antique Botanical Lithograph Set, 1885 This attractive two-plate set of large-format botanical lithographs illustrates a diverse range of European ...

Antique Engravings of Reptiles, Fish, and Insects, Tab. V & VI, circa 1800 This fine double natural history engraving, titled “Tab. V” and “Tab. VI,” presents an engaging selection ...

Joan of Arc Life Scenes, German Romantic Engraving, Minerva Taschenbuch, 1813 This early 19th-century engraved sheet depicts a complete narrative cycle from the life of Joan of Arc ...

Alexander Michael Oil Painting of a Landscape with Field, 1975 This striking landscape painting was created by German artist Alexander Michael in 1975. It features a rural scene wit...

Great Oil Painting of a Garden Scenery, Alexander Michael 1997 A framed oil painting depicting a colorful, vibrant garden scene filled with greenery, flowering plants and a garden h...

Large German Majolica Cherries Platter Circa 1920. 11.3 inches diameter.

Vintage German Brutalist Bronze Wall Plate with Owl Design from Dalbeck, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional informa...

Yellow Majolica Wheat & Butterfly Plate Villeroy Boch.

Vintage Honor Shooting Target with Landscape and Lake Painting, Germany 1951 Item e8154 A large vintage wooden shooting target featuring a hand‑painted landscape with a calm lake, a ...

Damascus Faience Plate with Blue Floral Ornament – Julius Lessing, Berlin 1890 Description: A striking chromolithograph from Julius Lessing’s Persisch-Türkische Fayencen (Persian-Tu...

Holy Family in the Carpenter’s Workshop, Antique German Chromolithograph c.1900 This beautifully composed late nineteenth-century German chromolithograph portrays the Holy Family in an intimate domestic scene set in the carpenter’s workshop of Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph is shown at work with hand tools, shaping wood with calm concentration, while the young Christ stands beside him holding a carpenter’s mallet and plane, symbolically participating in the labor of His earthly father. The Virgin Mary sits quietly nearby, spinning or winding thread, watching over both with serene devotion. All three figures bear softly glowing halos, emphasizing their sacred presence within this everyday setting. The composition is rich in symbolic meaning. The carpenter’s tools and wooden beams reference Christ’s future Passion and the cross, while the youthful participation of Christ in Joseph’s trade underscores the themes of obedience, humility, and the sanctification of daily labor. The Madonna’s gesture toward her heart reflects maternal love and quiet contemplation. Through the open landscape beyond the wall, distant hills and buildings evoke the Holy Land and create depth and peace within the scene. This type of Holy Family imagery was especially popular in Catholic households at the turn of the century, intended as a model for family life rooted in faith, work, and devotion. The scene offered both spiritual instruction and emotional warmth, presenting the Holy Family not in glory, but in humble daily life. Such images were widely displayed in private homes, schools, convents, and parish buildings. The print was produced using traditional chromolithography, a complex multi-stone printing process that allowed for the rich, luminous colors and fine painterly detail visible in the drapery, skin tones, and landscape. The halos, floral elements, and wooden textures show exceptionally fine tonal control. This is a genuine period devotional chromolithograph and not a modern reproduction. The lower margin printing confirms German production for the Catholic devotional market. Large-format Holy Family scenes of this quality and color preservation are becoming increasingly scarce and are highly desirable to collectors of religious iconography and historic devotional prints. Condition report: Very good overall condition. Colors remain strong, fresh, and well saturated. Light age toning visible mainly in the margins. Minor handling wear consistent with age. No major tears, losses, or water damage observed. The image area itself is clean and visually striking. Framing tips: This print displays beautifully in a soft gilt or antique gold frame that complements the warm tones of the workshop setting. A light ivory or warm cream mat enhances the colors without overpowering the scene. Dark walnut or cherry wood frames also work exceptionally well for church, rectory, or classic interior settings. Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: German devotional press, printed in Germany, circa 1900 holy family carpenter workshop saint joseph carpenter print child jesus with tools virgin mary devotional art antique catholic chromolithograph holy family wall art german religious print christ child carpenter family devotion image religious home interior print antique christian wall art catholic household devotion sacred family scene turn of the century devotional saint joseph and child jesus holy family workshop scene printed in germany religious antique religious lithograph...

Art Nouveau Glass & Historic Glassmaking, Pair of Meyers Chromolithographs This attractive pair of original chromolithographs was published by Meyers Konversations-Lexikon in Leipzig in 1898 and illustrates the remarkable history and artistic development of glassmaking from antiquity through the Art Nouveau period. The first plate, titled "Glaskunstindustrie I," presents an international survey of historic glass objects. Featured examples include Phoenician-Assyrian glass, Roman vessels, Venetian millefiori glass, Venetian network glass, Egyptian mosque lamps, Persian bowls, German enamelled glass...

Mid Century copper panel depecting a nature setting done with the repousse method of metal work.

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland, 1977 – Oil Painting by Alexander Michael The painting 'Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland', dated 1977, by Alexander Micha...

Large Naturalistic Black Forest Carved Ibex Head, ca. 1900s A large antique wooden carved Black Forest ibex head handcarved in naturalistic style and fitted with real ibex horns. Ha...

Antique Onion and Leek Botanical Print, Kitchen Garden Study, 1852 Description This striking original hand-colored lithograph illustrates onions, leeks, and related alliums from Car...

Albrecht Dürer, Saint Eustace. Copper engraving, 1501. Carved later in the 16 century. Signed with the monogram A.D (Albrecht Dürer) Why not having on a...

Black Forest Carved wood wall bracket.

Antique German Jousting Knights Plate c.1500, Hand-Colored Print This dynamic antique costume plate offers an energetic and beautifully rendered depiction of German jousting practic...

Vintage Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Germany 1941 Item e8308 A rare vintage red deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the Black Forest mounted on a wooden plaque. The d...

Set of Two Entomological Lithographs from Die Geradflügler, Germany, 1908 Description: An elegant pair of original color lithographs from Richard Tümpel's celebrated natural history...

Black Forest Vintage Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1950s A vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features big fir branches and fir c...

A set of six paintings under glass forming a cohesive series depicting Catholic religious subjects, including baptism, confession, the Eucharist, last rites, marriage, and ordination...

Antique Cosmos Study of Nebulae “Nebelflecke”, Meyers Leipzig c.1900 A visually striking and intellectually compelling antique chromolithograph titled “Nebelflecke” (Nebulae), publi...

Antique Chromolithograph of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, circa 1890 This captivating chromolithograph titled “Jerusalem” dates to approximately 1890 and presents a sweeping p...

Oil painting of a rococo scene 19th century F. Heinz. Oil on mahogany plate. Scene of a rococo group of people. Return with Inventory number. Unrestored historical condition. Gold f...

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Wassily Kandinsky print. Titled: Yellow-Red-Blue, originally painted in 1925, harmonious and perfect form among geometrical shapes. This is a...

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Beetles Print: Stag Beetle, Scarab, Longhorn & Jewel Beetles – Antique 1867 This detailed antique print depicts a wide variety of beetles, including stag beetles, scarabs, longhorn ...

A decorative set of six original copperplate engravings of Baroque fountain designs from Georg Andreas Böckler's Architectura Curiosa Nova, published in Nuremberg by Paulus Fürst in ...

Antique Chromolithograph of Flamingos – Phoenicopterus roseus, c.1890 A magnificent late 19th-century chromolithograph depicting the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in diff...

Mississippi River Bluffs St. Paul, Antique Steel Engraving c.1850 Description: A refined and atmospheric mid-19th-century steel engraving depicting the dramatic limestone bluffs alo...

Ceramic fish wall plaque made by esteemed German ceramist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany 1950s. The piece shows his signature traits; simplified, abstract & geometric shapes...

A beautiful hand-crafted and hand-painted terra-cotta charger wall plaque, Germany, early 20th century, featuring an exceptional painted scene with woman and bird in courtyard, signe...

Love this Design and color Designer - Dorothee Becker Maurer Producer - Design M Model - Ustensilo Wall Organizer Design Period 1970s Materials - Plastic Col...

Sizeable and decorative wall plates depicting wildlife in the mountains. These are not your average, transfer printed wall plaques or plates. These sizeable plates each come with a ...