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Period: 1840s
Colourful Antique Map of Switzerland, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Switzerland'. Old map of Switzerland.
This map originates from 'A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print with Two Images Depicting a Alcohol Distillery, ca.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Print of Ships near Anyer & Krakatoa in the Sunda Straits, Indonesia, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gezigt van de Straat Sunda - Vue du Détroit de la Sonde'.
Old print with a view of the Sunda straits with ships as seen from Anjer / Anyer on the Island of ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Fish Print Named Opah, Cravo, Moonfish, Kingfish or Jerusalem Haddock, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Poissons Plate 10 - Le Lampris Tachete (Lampris guttatus).' -
This rare plate shows the Lampris guttatus, commonly known as the opah, cravo, moonfish, kin...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Print of an Arabian Merchant, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique costume print titled 'Marchand Arabe'.
Original antique print of an Arabian merchant. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde'...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Rare Decorative Hand-coloured Antique Plate of The Gaimard's Ray Fish, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Poissons Plate 3 - 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...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Old View of Aboriginals, Inhabitants of New Holland 'Australia', c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Neuhollaender, Habitans de la Holland'.
This print depicts inhabitants of New Holland, Australia. Originates from 'Naturgeschicht...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Moor from Algiers, ca.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Maure aus Algier'.
Original antique print of a Moor from Algiers. This print originates from 'Die Volker des Erdballs (..)' by H. Berghaus.
Artists ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Rare Hand-Colored Antique Fish Print of the Gaimard's Ray, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Musicians and Bajadere Dancers from Pondicherry, India, ca.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bajaderen von Pondichery, Bajadères de Pondichery'.
This print depicts musicians from Pondicherry, India.
Europeans referred to exotic Indian dancers as...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Print an Arab Nobleman, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique costume print titled 'Noble Arabe'.
Original antique print of an Arab nobleman. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde' by Au...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Sea Battle Print Between an American and a British Ship, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Seetreffen zwischen dem Amerikanischen Schiffe 'United States' und dem Brittischen Schiffe 'Macedonian'.
Two images on one sheet. The upper ima...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Original Natives of Northwest America, ca.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bewohner von Nordwest Amerika'.
Original antique print of natives of Nortwest America. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1840.
Artists a...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of different Types of Molluscs, 1849
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Large French Platter Rooster Choisy le Roi, circa 1840
Located in Austin, TX
Early French polychrome platter with roosters signed Choisy le roi, circa 1840.
The platter edge area is decorated with grapes and flowers.
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French Rustic Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Old Print of Chasseurs d'Afrique Charging the Arabs in Algeria, ca.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Charge des Chasseurs d'Afrique sur les Arabes (..)'.
Original lithograph of the Chasseurs d'Afrique charging the Arabs when leaving the Bivouac of Sidi tamt...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Print of a Greek Monk in Poland and a Slavonic Monk, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: antique print titled 'Moine Grec en Pologne et Moine Esclavon'.
Print of a Greek Monk. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Hand-Colored Engraving of the Artic Fox in Winter Coat, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Print of the Tombs of the Kings, Jerusalem, ca.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Entrée du Tombeau des Rois'.
Old print of the Tombs of the Kings, Jerusalem. Made after the designs of the reknown David Roberts.
...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Portret of Jean Baptiste Madou, Painter, Etcher & Pioneer Lithographer, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'J.B. Madou'.
A half-length seated portrait of Jean Baptiste Madou. Jean Baptiste Madou (1796-1877) was a Belgian painter, etcher and renowned pioneer lit...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Colourful Decorative Map of Turkey in Europe, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Turkey in Europe'. Old map of Turkey in Europe.
This map originates from 'A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Em...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Old Lithograph of the Deity Quante-Cong 'or Shangdi', First Ruler of China, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dio Quante-Cong'.
Lithograph of the deity Quante-Cong (or Shangdi), first ruler of China. This print originates from 'Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of Southern Asia, the East Indies and the Indian Ocean, ca.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map of Southern Asia, the East Indies and the Indian Ocean. Also shows part of Australia. Published circa 1840.
Artists and Engravers: ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Saint Basil, Father of Communal Monasticism in Eastern Christianity, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Saint Basile'. Print of Saint Basil.
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a Byza...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen, a Hungarian Order of Chivalry, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
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. ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Portrait of Adi Patti Mandura, Raja Djajanagara, Regent of Serang on Java, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Z.K.H. Adi Patti Mandura Radja Djajanagara, Regent van Serang'.
Portrait of Adi Patti Mandura, Raja Djajanagara, Regent of Serang on the island of Java, Indonesia. Originates from 'Gezigten uit Neerlands Indie, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven', by C.W.M. van de Velde, published in Amsterdam, Frans Buffa en Zonen (1844-1845).
Artists and Engravers: Charles William Meredith van de Velde (1818-1898) was a Dutch Navy officer, painter and mercenary. Van de Velde drew the drawings whilst he was a midshipman on the ZM Triton and later when he was working in Batavia for the Commission for the Improvement of Maps and Charts of Indonesia. He had the ambition to reproduce the beauty of Indonesian landscapes...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of an Arab Girl, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique costume print titled 'Jeune fille Arabe'.
Original antique print of an Arab girl. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde' by ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Antique Print of an Inhabitant of Korea, ca.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Koreaner'.
Original antique print of an inhabitant of Korea. This print originates from 'Die Volker des Erdballs (..)' by H. Berghaus.
Artists and Engravers...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Litograph of a Combat Between French and British Ships, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Fregate la Courageuse et la Canonnière la Terréur'. This print illustrates the combat between French ships and the British ships...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Swiss alp watercolor " Berne "
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Berne "
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Swiss alp watercolor " Soleure "
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Soleure "
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Swiss alp watercolor women of Gouggisberg from Bern region
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Gouggisberg from Bern region
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Architectural Watercolor with Black Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolor from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the mid-19th century.
Black mat with gold hand ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Gold Leaf
Italian 19th Century Florence Architectural Decoration Hand-Colored Print Stemma
Located in Scandicci, Florence
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...
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Italian Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Porta della Badia di Firenze - Studi"
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique staircase...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Swiss alp watercolor " Glarus "
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Glarus "
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Swiss alp watercolor " Freybourg " from Fribourg region
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Freybourg " from Fribourg region
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Swiss alp watercolor " Oberhafsle " from Bern alp region
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp watercolor " Oberhafsle " from Bern alp region
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Swiss Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1819 George Brookshaw 'B 1751', Ornithology, Finch, Foliate Border
Located in Norwich, GB
Finch
Fine large folio stipple engraving with hand colour.
On Turkey Mills Wattman paper.
Overall dimensions: 35.3 x 26 cm
Issued in Brookshaw’s scarce monograph: Six bir...
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English Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
American Child's Sampler, Circa 1845 by "Julia Ellen Painter Aged 9 Years Old"
By Julia Ellen Painter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely American Sampler with family register by "Julia Ellen Painter aged 9 Years Old" under the tutelage of "Sarah Potter Plymouth" with the date sti...
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American Victorian Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Linen, Thread
Der gemeine Orang-Utan (Common Orangutan) - Hand-Colored Zoological Print, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Der gemeine Orang-Utan (Common Orangutan) - Hand-Colored Zoological Print, Circa 1840
Description: This striking hand-colored lithograph, titled "Der gemeine Orang-Utan" (T...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Mid 19th Century Silk Chinese Buddhist Embroidery ( 3' 6'' x 6' 2''- 106 x 188 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Silk Chinese Buddhist Embroidery ( 3' 6'' x 6' 2''- 106 x 188 )
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Chinese Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Silk
French Transferware Horseman Hunter Platter Choisy Le Roi, circa 1840
Located in Austin, TX
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...
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French Country Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Faience
The Capture of Tarragona, June 28, 1811 - Dramatic Napoleonic War Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
The Capture of Tarragona, June 28, 1811 - Dramatic Napoleonic War Engraving
This striking 19th-century engraving, titled "La prise de Tarragon, le 28 juin 1811," depicts the French ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Sir Walter Scott in His Study at Abbotsford, 1846
Located in Savannah, GA
An engraving after the painting by William Allan (Scottish, 1782-1850) depicting Sir Walter Scott in his study at Abbotsford. It was published in New York in 1846 by Henry Samuel Sad...
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American Other Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Glass, Wood, Paper
19th Century Oil on Canvas French Painting Camp with Soldiers and Horses, 1840
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French painting from the 19th century. Artwork oil on canvas, on the first canvas, depicting a view of a camp with soldiers and horses of good pictorial quality. A painting t...
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French Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
1846 Waxwing - Rare Hand-Colored Lithograph from Hoffmann's Book of the World
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1846 Waxwing - Rare Hand-Colored Lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's *Book of the World*
Description:
This 1846 hand-colored lithograph beautifully illustrates a Waxwing, a bi...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
1862 Trio of Yellow-Breasted Tits - Rare Hand-Colored Lithograph from Hoffmann
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1862 Trio of Yellow-Breasted Tits - Rare Hand-Colored Lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's *Book of the World*
Description:
This 1862 hand-colored lithograph showcases three str...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater Male - Hand-Colored Lithograph from The Book of the World
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1844 Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater Male - Extremely Rare Hand-Colored Lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's *Book of the World*
Description:
This exquisite 1844 hand-colored lithograph ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
O-Poth-Le-Yo-Ho-Lo by McKinney & Hall, 1842
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand colored lithograph portrait of "O-Poth-Le-Yo-Ho-Lo," a Creek Chief & speaker of the Councils, after the oil on canvas portrait by Charles Bird King. The lithographic portrait is from McKinney...
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American Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Genre Painting, Germany 19th century, "Farmers on the Field"
Located in Belmont, MA
19th century genre painting by unknown artist. "Farmers on the Field",
oil on canvas with gilt wood frame.
In good original condition, the frame shows signs of wear.
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German Biedermeier Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Cane
The Ford, by Thomas Creswick
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Ford, by Thomas Creswick (1811-1869). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated.
Category
Irish Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Henry II of Castile: A Monarch's Contemplation, Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Henry II of Castile: A Monarch's Contemplation"
Description: This print from "Costume du Moyen Age" likely dating from 1847, presents Henry II of Castile, standing in a pens...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Illustrated Bivalve Shells from 'Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles'
Located in Langweer, NL
These two original antique prints are hand-colored engravings of various bivalve mollusks, which are a type of shellfish with a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell. These ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Diverse Mammals Engraved and Hand-Colored: Skunk, Stink Badger, and Canid, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique engraving displays three different mammalian species:
1. **Mephitis mephitis** - Commonly known as the striped skunk. Characterized by its prominent striped fu...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Contrasts in Mammalia: The Brown-Tailed Mongoose and the Brown Hyena, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving showcases two distinct animals:
1. **Meilogale Brune** - This is likely the brown-tailed mongoose (Meilogale moschata), recognizable by its elongated body, short legs...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Nocturnal Foragers: A Banded and Asian Palm Civet and Enigmatic Mongoose, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
This original hand-colored engraving showcases three distinct mammals, each labeled in French with their scientific names:
1. **Viverra fasciata** - Known as the banded palm civet. ...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Velvet Majesty: The Bell-Shaped Arum - A Vintage Portrait of Botanical Splendor
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique engraving depicts the Arum Campanulatum, also known as the bell-shaped arum or campanulate arum. This print is hand-colored over 200 years ago.
The plant is il...
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Antique 1840s Wall Decorations
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Paper
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