Early 18th Century Wall Decorations

Antique print, titled: 'Cananor' - This is a print of a view of Kannur (or Cannanore), Kerala, India. From the monumental: "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën ..." by François Valentyn / Valen...

Antique map titled 'Kaart van de Zuyd-Ooster Eylanden van Banda.' Map of the southeastern part of the Banda islands. This map originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by Franço...

Antique map titled 'Austriae Archiducatus pars superior in omnes ejusdem (..).' Spectacular large map of Upper and Lower Austria between Passau and Wien with figurative cartouche a...

Maximilian Pfeiler (active Rome, circa 1694-circa 1721 Budapest) Still life with peaches, grapes, figs and pomegranate Oil on canvas, Measures: cm H 63,5 x W 47. With frame cm ...

The antique print titled 'Samojeedse vrouw - Samojeedse man' features the attire of a Samoyedic woman and man, representing the traditional clothing worn by these individuals. The Sa...

Antique map titled 'Magni Mogolis Imperium de Novo Correctum et Divisum Per F. de Witt Amstelodami.' Map of Northern India and surrounding regions. This includes Kabul and Candah...

Antique print Europe titled 'Poliometria Europae Maxime Autem Germaniae ac Finitimorum Locorum'. This unusual chart depicts the traveling distances between various European citie...

Antique print, titled: 'Majorinus Numida' Majorinus was a bishop of Carthage in dispute with Ceacilianus. He favored the so-called Donatist sect. Het died ca. 329 AD. The background to the controversy was the wave of persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. At that time some Church leaders - unwilling to endure torture or death and become martyrs - had been ready to take such acts as worshipping the gods of the old pantheon, considered idols by Christians, or surrendering church books and property to the imperial authorities. Such people became known as 'traditors' ("surrenderers"). One of these "traditors", named Caecilian, had returned to the fold of the Church once the persecutions ended, and was consecrated Bishop of Carthage and Primate of North Africa. Those of the faithful who refused to accept the authority of such a spiritual leader raised Majorinus as a rival bishop; however, Majorinus died shortly after being consecrated, and it fell to Donatus to take his place and continue the struggle. This rare print originates from: 'Historie der Kerken en Ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het Jaar onses Heeren 1688. Onzydig in 't Hoogduytsch beschreeven, door den Hoog-geleerden Heer Godfried Arnold, Voor deezen Hoog-Leeraar in de Historien tot Giesen. In het Neederduyts vertaald. Vercierd met verscheyde Koopere Plaaten door den Heer Romeyn de Hooghe.' (transl.: History of Churches and Heretics from the start of the New Testament until the year of our lord 1688 ...), by Godfried Arnold, Dutch edition published by Sebastiaan Petzold, Amsterdam 1701. This edition contains portraits of heretic figures, etched by the reknown Romeyn de Hooghe. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Romeyn de Hooghe' after an anonymous artist. Gottfried Arnold (pseud. Christophorus Irenaeus) was an important representative of the so-called radical Pietism, publicist, church historian and chants writer (so he was believed to have written the well-known Church song 'O Durchbrecher aller Bande'). Arnold studied theology in Wittenberg. From the Lutheran Orthodoxy he converted, through writings of Spener, to Pietism, associating later into a circle around the court preacher Sprögel, who was influenced by Jakok Böhm. Many medieval mystics were later re-issued by him. In addition he was clearly influenced by Grotius and the early enlightenment. His quest for the 'true' Christianity rightly brought him in the early Church. So he arranged an edition containing the sermons of the desert father Macarius. Arnold was a skilled patristicus, although he did not escape from the creation of an ideal image of the Christian life in the early Church, in his view a flowering time which ended with the reign of Constantine. His first study of the early Church ('Die erste Liebe der Gemeinen Jesu Christi') provided him a professor position in Gießen, a post which he soon left, disappointed by what he called the 'Ruhmsachtige Vernunftwesen des akademischen Lebens'. He continued as an individual scientist and he published books and poems. His main work is 'Unparteiischen Kirchen- und Ketzerhistorie' (1699-1700), of which this is the Dutch translation. He adapts in this study the reformatory decay theory, where the censure lies no longer with Constantine, but the post-Apostolic time. The decay is temporarily lifted with the Reformation, but occurres again soon, so that even the contemporary institutional Protestantism lies under the fire of his criticism. On the other hand he favours the 'Church of the spirit' that existed in all times (invisible) and is characterised by avoiding the world and asceticism. Not the orthodoxy, but the subjectivity of religious man...

Antique religion print depicting rituals and ceremonies for the death of the Pope. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses...' , by A. Moubach. Artists and Engrave...

Antique religion print depicting six Roman Catholic habits, rituals and ceremonies. Degradation of a Bishop, excommunication, rehabilitation of someone ...

Antique print, titled: 'Transisalania Provincia vulgo Over-yssel.' Attractive original handcoloured map of the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands. With beautiful title carto...

These two precious botanical illustrations were created circa 1720 by the botanist and apothecary Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1682-1741). They are ...

Antique map titled 'Ducatus Luneburgici et Comitatus Dannebergensis accurata Descriptio.' This detailed regional map includes Hamburg, Luneberg, and as far south as Hannover, Bra...

Description: Antique map titled 'Lucon of Luconia'. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. It is ranked 15th largest in the world by land area. Located i...

Description: Untitled print, ten images on one plate. This plate deals with the ten divine transformations according to Indian religion. This print originates from 'Naaukeurige b...

Description: Antique religion print titled 'Gewoonten der Jooden wegens de brieven van Echtscheiding'. This print depicts divorce customs of the Jews. This print originates from ...

Japanese six-panel screen: Women of the Court in the Garden. Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden. Deta...

Antique print titled 'Exundatio aquarum Nocuus sic plectitur ignis ab undis'. View of people and animals being rescued from the sea. This print originates from 'Ethica naturalis,...

Antique portrait titled 'Macedonius'. Portrait of Macedonius I. Macedonius (died after 360) was a Greek bishop of Constantinople from 342 up to 346, and from 351 until 360. He inspired the establishment of the Macedonians, a sect later declared heretical. This print originates from 'Historie der kerken en ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het jaar onses Heeren 1688 ... In het Neederduyts vertaald' by G. Arnold. Artists and Engravers: Gottfried Arnold (1666 – 1714) was a German...

Antique map titled 'A Large Draught of the East End of Java and Madura shewing the Streights of Bally.' Rare early example of this working English Sea Chart of part of Indonesia ...

Important early 18th century italian oil painting on canvas funeral scene. The scene takes place outdoors with architectural elements in the background, many characters probably of the monks are busy burying the dead. The painter is very full-bodied with bold brushstrokes full of matter, every detail leads to the pictorial hand of an important Italian painter Alessandro Magnasco...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Indes, de la Chine & des Iles de Sumatra, Java & c'. Detailed map of India, Southeast Asia and the Far East, extending from Gujerat to the supposed "T...

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Pompe Funebre des Rois de Tunquin' - This plate shows a funeral procession of the Kings of Vietnam (formerTunquin or Tonk...

Beautiful collection of 13 engravings of 300 years old! Nicely framed. The maker Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (9 November 1654 – 5 February 1725), w...

Antique map titled 'Accurate Carte der Upländischen Scheren mit der Situation und Gegend umb die Konigle Schwedisch Haupt und Residentz Stadt Stockholm.' Map of the area east of ...

Rare antique print titled 'Plan de la Ville et Chateau Traarbach (..)'. Battle plan of Trarbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Published circa 1710 b...

Antique map titled ‘Tabula Nova Provinciae Ultrajectinae (..)’. Original antique map of the province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It shows the region of Amsterdam, Utrecht, Gouda, ...

Description: Antique print depicting a Cuscus, Lipanno, Kemphaan, Mongoose and Chameleon (male and female). This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn. ...

Description: Antique print, untitled. This original old antique print shows an ancient Roman tomb and a floor plan in Rome, Italy. This original old ant...

Stunning Old Map of Asia. Description: Two-sheet map of Asia, joined. The left part of this antique map is titled 'Partie occidentale d'une partie d'Asie ou sont les Isles de Zoco...

18th century Japanese scroll of poppies. Edo Period (early 18th century) Japanese painting of poppies with lilies in the background. Seal on the lower...

This hand carved giltwood shelf / wall bracket or architectural corbel clearly displays the strength, drama and beauty of Spanish Baroque style. The cen...

Antique print titled 'De wet is door Mozes gegeven, de genade en de waarheid is door Jesus Christus geworden.' The law is given by Moses, Mercy and Truth established by Jesus Christ....

Denmark. Schenk (Petrus), Dania Regnum Ducatus Holsatia. et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae et Provinciae Jutia Scania etc. Amsterdam, 1706, engraved reticulated map on thick paper with co...

Description: Plate: 'Audience des Rois de Cambodia dans leur Palais defendu pas 16 elephants et 24 pieces de canon. (Audience before the Kings of Cambodia in their Palace, protected ...

Description: Antique map of the world. Printed for Scherer's 'Atlas Novus' (1702-1710). On this old engraving you can find California as an Island twice! Rare! Artists and Eng...

An early 18th century hand-colored copper-plate map entitled "Regni Sueciae in omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724...

Title: A New and Exact Map of Spain & Portugal Author: Herman Moll Date: 1711 Medium: ?Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very good - light age toning, light wear and discoloration along issued quatrefolds, surface dirt, minor creasing throughout,. Large engraved map on two conjoined sheets, contemporary outline colouring with some later enhancement inches. Herman Moll (c. 1654-1732) was one of the most important London mapmakers in the first half of the eighteenth century. Moll was probably born in Bremen, Germany, around 1654. He moved to London to escape the Scanian Wars. His earliest work was as an engraver for Moses Pitt on the production of the English Atlas, a failed work which landed Pitt in debtor's prison. Moll also engraved for Sir Jonas Moore, Grenville Collins, John Adair, and the Seller & Price firm. He published his first original maps in the early 1680s and had set up his own shop by the 1690s. Moll's work quickly helped him become a member of a group which congregated at Jonathan's Coffee House at Number 20 Exchange Alley, Cornhill, where speculators met to trade stock. Moll's circle included the scientist Robert Hooke...

Description: Antique map titled 'Kaart der Reyse van Abel Tasman volgens syn eygen opstel'. Rare and early map of Australasia, marking the route of Abel Tasman's voyage from Mauritius to Batavia in 1642, on which he discovered Tasmania and New Zealand and proved that Australia was not part of the Great Southern...

Antique map titled 'Isole Molucche'. Rare miniature map of the Maluku Islands or the Moluccas, Indonesia. This map originates from 'Universus Terrarum Orbis...

An antique pair of French Baroque painted and partial, gilt carved architectural elements or wall panels, in good condition. These ornaments are very ornate and decorated with large ...

A rare 18 century perspective view engraving of the Salon de la Menagerie at Versailles, attributed to Antoine Aveline retailed in Paris by Nicolas Langlois and executed with the per...

A Venetian opal glass plate from the early 18th century with stunning luminescent qualities. An epitome of Renaissance and Baroque Venetian cult...

Each measuring 11 wide by 17.5 high, very good condition with slight tonig, suitable for framing. B. Montfaucon Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (French: [d? m?~fok?~]; 13 January 16...

Wonderful small map covering the coasts of Arabia, Persia and western India. It illustrates the voyages of Duarte de Menezes, who became the Viceroy of Portuguese India. Van der Aa's...

Cartographer from Germany 1678-1757. Hand colored. Gilt wood frame. Estate of William Hodgins.

Phoenix and Peacocks. A pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Tsunetake Yotei (n.d.) First half of the 18th century. The signature reads 67 year old Tsunetake. The seals read: -Tsunetake no in, -Yotei, -Seishin Dimensions: Each screen – H. 69” x W. 149” (176 cm x 378 cm) A pair of Kano Grand Picture (Waga) screens depicting phoenix and peacocks rich with symbolic meaning. Dating to the first half of the 18th century, from the Kobikicho Kano school in Edo, this pair of folding...

Antique map titled 'De zeventien Nederlantsche Provintiën'. Original antique map of the Seventeen Provinces, the Imperial states of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 16th century. This...

A large oil portrait of Victor-amédée king of Sardinia, circa 1718 "Victor Amadeus II" Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 1666 – ...

Ancient Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas framework, first canvas, depicting historical/biblical subject, King David brings the ark of the coven...

Set of two antique antiphonal music sheets (Spanish). Published circa 1700.

An early 18th century oil painting from the school of Jan van Neck (1635-1714), Amsterdam, depiction mythological subjects, probably Venus, Cupid and Mars wit...

Three small 18th century engravings of fountains at the gardens of Versailles by renowned Parisian engraver Antoine Aveline. All three are pr...

Antique print of Flora turning Limace into a slug. This print originates from 'Nurembergische Hesperides' by Johann Volckamer, published 1708-1714.

An antique oil painting depicting the holy Mother with Child named the Miraculous Image of Insbruck. Oil on canvas with pastell colors. Painted after a painting of Lucas Cranach whic...

Attributed To Joseph Highmore (1692-1789) 'Portrait of child - possibly Prince William Duke of Cumberland, son of King George II' Oil on canvas painted...

This hand-colored map of Sweden and adjacent portions of Scandinavia entitled "Regni Sueciae in Omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" was created by Joh...

Rare and impressive early 18th century coat of arms, the whole carved in oak, the frame with relief carved strapwork on punched and worked gr...