19th Century Print Garden of Hesperides

A beautiful vintage framed Spanish museum print of a Flamenco dancer, dating from the second half of the 20th century. The print features a dancer in traditional costume and bears the text Jose...

This is a vintage hand signed and numbered, "The People's Champion - William Joseph Dunlop MBE OBE 25.2.1952 -2.7.2000" by Keith Martin Photography 56/150. The photo collage features four photos of William Dunlop racing various motor bikes with a photo of Dunlop in the centre. Hand signed and numbered 56/ 150 in a black glazed frame. It is a superb piece of motor sport memorabilia which is sure to get lots of attention wherever it is placed. Condition: In excellent condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 36 x Width 45 x Depth 2 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 2 inches x Width 1 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 inch William Joseph Dunlop OBE (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000) was a Northern Irish motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim, who won the Formula One World Championship five years in a row (1982–86) and was noted for his performances at the Isle of Man TT. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star. Dunlop also secured a record 26 victories at the Isle of Man TT, including three hat-tricks, and 24 wins at the Ulster Grand Prix. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his contributions to the sport and the OBE in 1996 for his humanitarian work in Romanian orphanages. After his death, the Joey Dunlop Foundation was established to provide accommodation for disabled visitors to the Isle of Man. Dunlop's legacy includes the "Joey Dunlop Cup," awarded to the most successful rider at the annual TT races...

This is a charming pair of antique French silver novelty table salt condiments in the form of garden wheelbarrows, dating from the late 19th century. Each wheel barrow having 'C' scroll Rococo style decoration to the bodies with shaped handles and a functioning wheel. Both table salts having a silver shovel...

This beautiful antique colored engraving is titled "THE ORDER OF THE BATH" by the original artist C. Burton Barber and beautifully, circa 19...

This is an absolutely magnificent pair of antique English solid walnut library armchairs, circa 1880 in date. Each with a beautiful hand carved cresting rail, the backs, seats and arms upholstered in sumptuous leather, the arms on spindle supports and on turned front legs terminating in the original brass castors. The brown leather is truly striking and in excellent condition, these armchairs are of a quality that would be very difficult to find today and the solid walnut has wonderful hand carved decoration. Provenance: Barcote Manor, Buckland, Oxfordshire. Barcote Manor was built in 1876 as a hunting lodge for Lady Theodora Guest, a daughter of the Duke of Westminster. In 1881 it was sold to William West...

This is a handsome pair of antique Victorian mahogany and leather club armchairs, circa 1880 in date. This lovely pair was made from masterly crafted hand-carved solid mahogany with an interesting hand-carved crest of a bird on top of each. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous chocolate brown leather with button backs and stand on their original brass and porcelain castors. There is no mistaking their beautiful and stylish design, which is certain to make it a treasured addition to one of the rooms in your home. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THESE CHAIRS ARE MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 106 x width 68 x depth 80. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 6 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 2 feet, 7 inches. Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewelry box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘flame’ mahogany and ‘fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. Scottish leather These chairs are upholstered in top quality Scottish cow...

Antique print titled 'Hercules inter Hesperides Romanis in hortis Mediceoru'. Engraving of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides. This print o...

Antique print titled 'Hercules inter Hesperides Romanis in hortis Mediceoru'. Engraving of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides. This print o...

Antique print titled 'Hercules cum Hesperide Beneuentanus'. Engraving with two scenes of Hercules in the Garden of Hesperides. This print originates from 'Nurnbergische Hesperides' b...

Pair of 19th century prints.

Set of four 19th century equestrian prints.

A lovely pair of 19th century ornithological color prints of European birds, within an elegant wood frame. The science of ornithology has a long history and studies on birds have hel...