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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Copper Engraving of a Kangaroo in Australia, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
The title 'Quadrupede Nomme Kanguroo, Trouve sur la Cote de la N'le Hollande' refers to an uncolored engraving depicting a Kangaroo, originally found and described during Captain Cook's first voyage, later rendered by George Stubbs in the English account. This French version offers a portrayal of the Kangaroo encountered on the coast of New Holland (Australia) during that expedition.
The Kangaroo illustration, an integral part of the narrative from Cook's exploration, became renowned due to its significance in the documentation of newly discovered fauna. George Stubbs, a celebrated artist, interpreted and immortalized this image in the English account of Cook's voyage.
This uncolored engraving presents a historical representation of the Kangaroo, an iconic symbol of Australia's unique wildlife, as observed and documented during a pivotal period of exploration. The illustration stands as a testament to the scientific curiosity and documentation prevalent during early voyages of discovery, contributing to the understanding and documentation of the natural world in the 18th century.
The print is in good condition, considering its age, but does have a few slightly visible vertical creases and some soiling. Nevertheless a very representable print of a few hunderd years old (1744).
Description:
This engraving is based on the first illustration of a “Kangaroo” an Australian species, drawn by George Stubbs from a specimen collected at Endeavour River in 1770 by James Cook’s crew while the Endeavour was being careened and issued in the official accounts of the voyage of the Endeavour. This iconic image captured the public’s imagination for over sixty years and was the first depiction of any Australian animal in western art. Confusion exists as to the original species described, based on the specimens brought back by Cook and the subsequent painting by Stubbs. This situation arose in the comparisons of drawings and photographs which are the only records of the lost original specimens, with Parkinson’s sketch made on 23rd June 1770 at Endeavour River and the later Stubbs painting...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
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Paper
$276 Sale Price
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Italian Marble Topped Gilded and Silver Leafed Corner Bracket
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely carved partially Italian gilded corner bracket, silver leafed and painted with a dark green veined marble top bordered in gilded bronze. The rounded top supported by two carved palm frond...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,000 Sale Price
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Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry 1'11" X 4'8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Unknown Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Engraved Map of the Northern Part of Greece and the Aegean Sea, Ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "GRÆCIÆ PARS Septentrionalis".
Hand Coloured Engraved map by G. Delisle of the northern part of the Aegean. In the top left corner a distance scale included.
Condition...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$619 Sale Price
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Original Antique Plan of the Fortress of Charedsch in Persia or Iran, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map, titled: 'Plan de la Citadelle de la Ville de Charedsch.'
Plan of the fortress of Charedsch, Iran / Persia. This original antique print originates from 'Reize naar Ar...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
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Paper
$304 Sale Price
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Old Map of Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea & New Britain, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao (..)'.
Detailed map of the Indonesian islands Bo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$1,380 Sale Price
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Set of Four 18th Century Prints
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of four 18th century prints of English Earls.
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Wood
$1,800 / set
Oil on Canvas; Hunting Scene, Circle of Francis Sartorius I (British, 1734-1804)
Located in London, GB
This bucolic representation of the English countryside, animated by a hunting scene in the foreground, is characteristic of the tradition for sporting pictures that developed in Brit...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
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Paint
17th Century St. John Baptist Florentine School Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Florentine school, 17th century
St. John Baptist
Oil on canvas, diameter cm 20 - with frame diameter 30
In this small round-format canvas, St. J...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Dutch Genre Scene, After David Teniers, Flemish
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Flemish genre scene of figures outside of a tavern, after David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), oil-on-board, likely 1st quarter 18th century or earlier.
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Dutch Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Resting Wild Boar: A Detailed Etching - circa 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
This etching and engraving, titled "Sanglier" (Wild Boar), depicts a wild boar lying down, possibly resting or in a moment of repose. The artist has meticulously captured the texture...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$419 Sale Price
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Original Detailed Antique Map of Southern India and Most of Ceylon, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of India on the west Side of the Ganges, comprehending the coasts of Malabar, Coromandel and the Island Ceylon'.
Map of Southern India and most of Ceylo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$419 Sale Price
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Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Indian Brahmin Penitents and Pilgrim – Rare 18th Century Ritual Engraving
Description:
This compelling copperplate engraving from the 18th century offers a rare visual study of Indian religious asceticism and devotion as interpreted through a European lens. It likely originates from the later volumes of *The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of Various Nations of the Known World*, the monumental multi-volume series published in Amsterdam and Paris during the early to mid-1700s, with illustrations attributed to Bernard Picart and his collaborators.
The sheet is divided into four separately framed scenes, each depicting a unique figure engaged in acts of penance or pilgrimage. The upper left panel shows a seated female "Pénitente Bramine" (Brahmin penitent) under a flowering tree, joined by other women in a meditative or devotional posture. The details, such as the tiger skin mat and ceremonial tools, signal both religious symbolism and ritual practice.
The upper right image presents a solitary ascetic woman seated in rigid meditation on what appears to be a stretched animal hide floating in water, holding a prayer bead mala. The caption explains she must never change position, emphasizing the extremity of her discipline.
The lower left quadrant is the most dramatic: a male penitent with wild hair stands before a temple with both arms raised straight in the air, said to remain that way until death. Another figure lies prostrate in the grass, illustrating the prescribed sleeping posture for certain penitents—lying flat without ever bending their legs. These powerful visual representations underscore the physical trials undertaken by devout individuals in pursuit of spiritual transcendence.
In the lower right, a "Pélerine Bramine" (Brahmin female pilgrim) stands quietly, dressed simply, with a bowl in hand, perhaps engaged in ritual begging or...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Maltese Knight Attending Council: 1791 Colored Engraving in Ceremonial Robes
Located in Langweer, NL
Maltese Knight Attending Council: 1791 Hand-Colored Engraving in Ceremonial Robes
This elegant hand-colored engraving, titled "Maltheser-Ritter, wenn er in den Rath geht" (Maltese...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Highly Detailed Antique Map of the Holy Land Showing 12 Tribes of Israel, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen Israels (..).'
Highly detailed map of the Holy Land divided into 12 tribes of Israel...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$457 Sale Price
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"SAINT MATEUS" Italian School from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"SAINT MATEUS"
Italian School from the 18th century.
Oil on canvas.
Dim.: 54 x 38cm
good condition
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Optical Print of Joseph Thrown into a Pit by His Brothers, 1770 - Biblical Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
Optical Print of Joseph Thrown into the Pit by His Brothers, circa 1770 – Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique from Augsburg
This dramatic hand-colored engraving is an authentic 18th-century ...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Late 16th Century-Early 17th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Late 16th century-early 17th century Flemish tapestry.
Category
Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
17th-18th Century View of the Temple of Minerva Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Painter active in Rome in the 18th-19th century.
View of the temple of Minerva Medica
Oil on canvas, 65 x 78 cm - with frame 71.5 x 85 cm
The painting bears a traditional attribution to François Marius Granet (Aix-en-Provence, 1775 - 1849). The painter was a pupil of David but from 1802 to 1819 he lived in Rome, as evidenced by a series of paintings depicting views of the city and especially of the Roman countryside (Ponte San Rocco in Tivoli, 1810-20, MoMA, New York), and then return there between 1825 and 1830. In the Eternal City Granet devoted himself to landscape painting, inspired by the landscape painting of Gaspard Dughet and Van Lint...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Pair of French 18th Century Oil on Canvas in Mahogany and Giltwood Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 18th century oil on canvas in mahogany and giltwood frames. Each painting retains its original beautiful mahogany frame with a finely carved charming foliat...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Engraving of Cannon Designs and Cross-Sections from Diderot
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique 18th Century Engraving of Cannon Designs and Cross-Sections from Diderot
Description: This original 18th-century engraving presents highly detailed technical illustra...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$276 Sale Price / set
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Sir Peter Lely - Portrait of Lady with baroque pearl earring - 17th Century Oil
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
17th-Century English Portrait, Attributed to Sir Peter Lely
A striking 17th-century English oil on canvas portrait, attributed to the renowned court painter Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680...
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British Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Oil on Canvas Paintings, Trompe l’œil, Attributed P. J. Sauvage
By Piat Joseph Sauvage 1
Located in IT
18th century, pair of French Louis XVI oil on canvas paintings with trompe l’œil, attributable to Piat Joseph Sauvage (Tournai, 1744–1818)
Size: cm H 94 x L 132 each
The pair o...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Optica Print of Joseph Sold to Potiphar in Egypt, circa 1770 – Biblical Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
Optica Print of Joseph Sold to Potiphar in Egypt, circa 1770 – Architectural Vue d’Optique by Georg Balthasar Probst
This highly detailed hand-colored *vue d’optique*, titled "Madianitae vendebant Iosephum Putiphari in Aegypto Pharaonis Camerario" (The Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, officer of Pharaoh), is a compelling visual retelling of a biblical episode from the Book of Genesis. Produced around 1770 in Augsburg by the noted printer Georg Balthasar Probst, this print illustrates Joseph’s arrival in Egypt and his sale to Potiphar by the Midianite traders, who had acquired him from his brothers.
This scene continues the dramatic biblical narrative of Joseph and is part of a series of *vues d’optique*—optical perspective prints intended for viewing through a zograscope, a lens device popular in 18th-century Europe. These prints were made with reversed titles at the top to accommodate mirrored viewing, giving a striking sense of depth and realism to the architecture and figures. Georg Balthasar Probst (1732–1801), active in Augsburg, was one of the most prolific publishers of such perspective prints, known for combining biblical storytelling with vivid architectural fantasy.
In this composition, the setting is an imagined classical Egyptian city rendered in a European neoclassical style, featuring grand palaces, arcades, columned porticoes, and tiled courtyards. At the lower right, the Midianite merchants bargain with Potiphar, who inspects Joseph with curiosity. The background is filled with bustling market activity, town buildings, and richly dressed figures, offering depth and narrative complexity. The presence of multiple architectural elements—balconies, domes, and checkerboard flooring...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Important English School, " Young Gentlemen " 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important English School, " Young Gentlemen "
18th century
Oil painting on canvas cm.
76.5x64 in gilded frame.
Condition: work lined, good condition
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English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
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Paint
"STILL LIFE" Italian School of the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"STILL LIFE" Italian School of the 18th Century
Oil on canvas pasted on wood, 18th Century Italian school
Small defects.
Dim.: 80 x 107.5 cm
good conditions
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Regalia of the Sandwich Islands: Portraits in Traditional Attire, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving, published in London by Alex Hogg at the Kings Arms, No.16 Paternoster Row, features two side-by-side portraits with the labels "Portrait of ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
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Paper
$323 Sale Price
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18th Century Design Verdure Tapestry Landscape
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A graceful verdure tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson; one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in France. In this period landscapes with trees, bird...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Rare Engravings Depicting the Intricate Process of Cannon Manufacturing, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 18th-century engravings depicting the intricate process of cannon manufacturing
This compilation of six detailed 18th-century engravings showcases the fascinating and comple...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Antique Prints of Ships/Vessels by Pluche, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two antique prints titled 'A Ship carrying all her Sailes' and 'A little Vessel'. These prints originates from volume 3 of 'Spectacle de la Nature: Or, Nature Display'd' by No...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$238 Sale Price / set
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Pair of 17th Century Dutch Portraits
Located in Montreal, QC
Interesting pair of 17th century Dutch portraits representing the likes of a nobleman and his wife. Both paintings bear the monogram AET along with an illegible second monogram , the...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
$14,500 / set
16th Century Adoration of The Shepherds Painting Oil on Copper
Located in Milan, IT
Attr. to Girolamo Siciolante known as da Sermoneta (Sermoneta, 1521 - Rome, 1575)
Adoration of the Shepherds
Oil on copper, 39 x 29.5 cm
Frame 47 x 39 cm
The refined taste, the refined poses, the definition of the anatomies, the vibrant light, allow us to identify for this painting the hand of a Mannerist painter active during the sixteenth century. In particular, the composition and stylistic research allow us to attribute the panel to Girolamo Siciolante, known as da Sermoneta (1521 - 1575). His first training took place under the guidance of Leonardo Grazia known as da Pistoia (1502 - 1548). Later he settled in Rome where he was able to see the painting of Raphael and Michelangelo from life and where he was first a pupil and then a collaborator of Perin del Vaga...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Optica Print of Joseph's Robe Shown to Jacob, 1770 – Hand-Colored Biblical Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
Optica Print of Joseph's Robe Shown to Jacob, circa 1770 – Hand-Colored Architectural Biblical Scene
This elegant 18th-century 'vue d’optique' titled "Josephi tunicam Patri fratres ...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Handwoven Aubusson Panel Tapestry in Original Oak Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique tapestry was created in Aubusson France circa 1780, and was probably part of a wall boiseries. Set in the original carved oak frame with decorative recessed corners, the large handwoven tapestry features King Louis XIII of France discussing with his Prime minister, Cardinal Richelieu...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Hand Woven Recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 9' 9" x 13' 11".
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Chinese Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Optical Print of Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife, 1770 – Dramatic Bible Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
Optical Print of Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife, circa 1770 – Dramatic Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique by Probst
This dramatic hand-colored 'vue d’optique', titled "Josephus a Putipha...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Three Old Engravings – Gospel Scenes and Apostles from St. Mark’s Account, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Three Antique Engravings – Gospel Scenes and Apostles from St. Mark’s Account (1735)
This striking trio of copperplate engravings, published circa 1735, features key episodes and fi...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Biblical Engravings – Apostles Bartholomew & James, and John the Baptist (1735)
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Apostles Bartholomew & James, and John the Baptist (1735)
This compelling set of three antique engravings, printed in 1735, presents key figures and m...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
17th Century French Still Life Oil Painting by Baudouin Yvart
Located in New York, US
Our still life depicting a metal brazier on ledge is a rare painting by Baudouin Yvart (French, 1611-1690). Stretcher measures 15 1/4 by 19 inches.
It has an extraordinary ebonized sgraffito frame, 24 by 28 by 1 3/4 inches, with inlaid mother of pearl and pewter mounts.
Professionally relined and mounted on keyed stretcher.
Provenance: Private Collection, Paris, by 1974; Anonymous sale; Boisgirard et Associés, Paris, June 26, 1985, lot 26; Jocelyn Fielding Fine Art Ltd., London; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gutfreund, CEO Salomon Brothers, New York.
Literature: Michel Faré, Le grand siecle de la nature morte...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry 6'10" X 4'6"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Unknown Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Adoration, St. Matthew & Healing the Blind (1735)
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Adoration, St. Matthew & Healing the Blind (1735)
This elegant set of three antique engravings, published in 1735, illustrates key episodes from the G...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Biblical Engravings – St. Mark, Healing Bartimeus & Descent from the Cross, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – St. Mark, Healing Bartimeus & Descent from the Cross
This moving trio of antique engravings, published in 1735, illustrates significant episodes from ...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century Copper Engraving by Lister
Located in Houston, TX
Framed large black and white engraving of sea shells by Lister. This very rare copper engraving is from Martin Lister's work Historiae sive synopsis m...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Biblical Engravings – Christ Crowned, Crucified & Tempted in the Wilderness 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Christ Crowned, Crucified & Tempted in the Wilderness
This powerful trio of antique engravings, published in 1735, pre...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century Icon, Wax Portrait Giltwood Frame
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare 18th century giltwood framed carved and polychrome wax silver and gold decorated figure of saint Catherine of Alexandria icon, with original gilt frame. The rarity of this piece...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$2,746 Sale Price
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18th Century Indian School Gouache on Paper Garden Scene Country House
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A gouache on paper Indian school garden scene, in very much untouched country house condition.
Housed in a later 19th century glazed maple frame, with silver gilt slip.
Age relate...
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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Three Biblical Engravings – Christ’s Entry, Trial & Parable of Labourers, c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Christ’s Entry, Trial & Parable of the Labourers
This striking set of three antique engravings illustrates scenes from...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation, c1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation
This set of three antique engravings, dating to 1735, presents key moments from the Gospel of Luke with b...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
C1680 oil on canvas portrait of a young man
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1680 oil on canvas portrait of a young man
C1680 oil on canvas portrait of a young man in a 19the century gilt frame
83×73 cms
restoration label reverse
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Noble Family in the Landscape, circa 1600, Antwerp School
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Portrait of a Noble Family in the landscape
circa 1600
On foreground the nobleman with his family and a table where appear meats and fixtures, showing her ancestry. In background two servants on both sides.
Oil on canvas.
Antwerp School...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Pair of eighteenth-century paintings
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of eighteenth-century paintings
-"Saint Joseph with child" oil on canvas of the Roman school
18th century, from 1700
Measurements: 85 x 70 cm
-"The Madonna with Child" oil on c...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Oil on Canvas; Hounds Chasing a Stag, Studio of Frans Snyders, Antwerp 1579-1657
By Frans Snyders
Located in London, GB
This powerful hunting scene is closely associated to the work of Antwerp-born seventeenth century painter and draughtsman Frans Snyders, widely considered the “progenitor of Flemish Baroque still-life and animal painting.”
Having grown up surrounded by artists, Snyders was initially apprenticed to Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1637/38), scion of a well-established family of painters. Like many of his contemporaries in Northern Europe, to complete his education he then travelled to Italy, staying mainly in Rome and Milan (1608-09). Once back in Flanders, his profile as a skilled young painter – who had refined his craft by studying the masters of Italian art – came to the attention of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), in whose Antwerp studio Snyders entered as an assistant in about 1610, and with whom he would go on to collaborate on a number of important commissions for years to come. In 1611, Snyders further strengthened his ties with the local community of painters by marrying Margaretha de Vos, sister to Cornelis and Paul de Vos, two artists with whom he would also regularly collaborate.
Thanks to the lessons learned in Italy and in Rubens’ studio, Snyders soon achieved the ability to create rhythmic and dynamic compositions, infused with vibrant colours and powerful naturalistic effects. Centred on the theme of the still life, his market scenes and representations of richly stocked pantries and larders embodied the buoyant and confident spirit of seventeenth-century Antwerp, a trading port with a wealthy merchant class and aristocracy (Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market, 1614, The Art Institute of Chicago; Still-Life with Fowl and Game, 1614, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne). Flowers from all seasons and dead game are portrayed alongside baskets overflowing with fruit, precious gilt vessels and Chinese Wanli porcelain...
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Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
18th Century French Greco Roman Mythological Painting
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Greco Roman Mythological Painting
Beautiful & Large piece purchased in France.
This scene was taken from the Metamorphosis of Ovid.
Inner Frame Dimensions: Hei...
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French Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Important French Mirror and Console from 1760/70 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important French mirror and console from 1760/70 18th century
carved from solid wood with old gold plating.
In the upper part hand-painted oil painting with an epoch-typical scenery...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on Canvas
Located in Marseille, FR
18th century portrait of a gentleman oil on canvas.
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Antique Map of Cities in the Region of Hubei in China, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plans de Quelques villes de la province de Hou-Quang.' Three plans of cities in a region named Hou-Quang (currently Hubei). While these maps by Van Schley after B...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$304 Sale Price
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Amazing French ALLEGORICAL PANEL in walnut 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing ALLEGORICAL PANEL in walnut 17th Century
Magnificent quality wood, inspired by a 1617 panel from the Louvre.
Justitia represents justice, equity and order and Mars embodies ...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Master of the Neapolitan School of the 17th Century. Vision of Saint Francis
Located in Madrid, ES
Master of the Neapolitan School of the 17th Century. Vision of Saint Francis
Description
The saint of the order, identified by his wounds, is depicted in a sleeping posture. Accord...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Enchanting Antique Portrait of a Courtisane late 18th century painting on wood
Located in Culver City, CA
Discover the timeless allure of this captivating miniature portrait, hand-painted directly onto a wooden surface, a true treasure discovered in the heart of Florence, Italy. This exq...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak, Paint
Antique Architecture Print of Ornaments 'Tav. VI' by Albertolli
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique architecture print of ornaments titled 'Quarta parte dell'ornato del Volto esequito di stucco nel Gabinetto nobile (..)'. This print orginates from 'Ornamenti Diversi'. by Giocondo Albertolli...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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