Pair of Colourful Etchings by Kjeld Ulrich

A pair of forged iron zoomorphic fire dogs France, mid 20th Century 30.5 cm high by 45 cm wide by 18.5 cm depth

A pair of armchairs, entirely upholstered in wool tartan, including their four feet. France, third quarter of the 20th Century 80 cm high by 90 cm wide by 90 cm depth, seat height 47 cm

A pair of ash and hessian sideboards, the sliding doors opening with leather handles. Spain, 1970s 145 cm wide by 80 cm high by 42 cm deep Provenance: Former headquarters of the p...

A pair of large carved travertine table lamps Italy, 1970s With the shade: 62 cm high by 41 cm diameter Lamp base only: 43.5 cm high by 12 cm wide by 12 cm depth

A pair of wrought iron and marble top console tables. France, 1950s. 91 cm high by 50 cm wide by 21 cm deep.

A pair of vernacular armchairs, with rope seats and backs. France, first half of the 20th Century 81 cm high by 51 cm wide by 67 cm depth, seat height 30 cm

"Arch dedicated to Hercules" and "Arch dedicated to Bellerophon" Splendid and very rare etchings belonging to a suite of subjects executed for the preparations of the "Celebrations for the entry into Antwerp of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinando of Habsburg-Spain on 17 April 1635". The sketches for the decorations were all drawn by Sir Peter Paul Rubens and the execution of the etchings was entrusted to Van Thulden. Bottom left: P.P. Rubens. Bottom right: G. Gervatius (who was commissioned to bring together the illustrations of the arches in a special volume) and Van Thulden. Laid paper with watermark - copper imprint - margins - excellent condition. At the end of 1634 Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was invited to make a series of drawings to decorate the city of Antwerp on the occasion of the solemn entry of the infant cardinal Ferdinand of Habsburg (1609-1641) who, after his death of Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia (1633), Spanish governor of the southern Netherlands, had been elected as his successor. Generally in these circumstances, the itinerary was articulated through a series of stations and the city - in its main urban hubs - was adorned with decorations and ephemeral apparatuses which, without solution of continuity, covered the facades of the palaces, churches and convents facing the parade axis of the celebratory itinerary, testifying to the participatory role of the various public and private institutions that took part in the feast1. As had happened for the entrances of Charles V in 1520, of Philip II in 1549 and of the archdukes Albert and Isabella in 1599, also in this case, on 17 April 1635, the most important streets and squares of Antwerp were enriched with arrangements: temporary altars, four scenarios, a portico and large triumphal arches built in wood, over twenty meters height, decorated with paintings, sculptures and allegorical scenes. The references to the ancient alluded in this case to the greatness of the Habsburgs and to the merits of Ferdinand for the victory obtained over the Protestant armies of Sweden and their German allies. The choice to use the triumphal arch has its roots in the "city of the popes" and must be read as a connection with the triumphal and modern arches, with Rome and with the "possession" ceremony, placing the emphasis on its centuries-old use . In the elaboration of the drawings and sketches Rubens proved to be a true connoisseur of architecture, but what is most surprising about the artist is the casual use of architectural language and fidelity to sixteenth-century Roman models. In order for the memory of these works to be perpetuated over time, some artists were commissioned to etch the ephemeral apparatuses and, under the guidance of the painter Theodor van Thulden...

Large framed etching of a massive urn by Francesco Piranesi in the style of his father, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, plate 549 #43, signed lower left on plate Cavalier Piranesi Delin,...

A gorgeous pair of 18th century etchings featuring battle scenes of Greco-Roman mythological characters set over a fountain. The scenes feature Hercules, the muses, cherubs, griffins...

Antique print of Swedish farmers with their horses and dog. This print originates from ‘Das Buch der Welt‘ by Carl Hoffmann. Artists and Engravers: Lithographs by Engelhorn and Ho...

The etching titled "Nevel" (Dutch for "Mist" or "Fog") by Abe Gerlsma depicts a winter landscape in the region of Franeker, which is in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. ...

Antique etching of a grazing cow by Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk. Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk was a Dutch painter and etcher. Most of his works ar...