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A rare Georgian pearlware pottery jug commemorating the Treaty of Paris on 30th May, 1814. The Treaty of Paris ended the Napoleonic wars between France and Great Britain, Russia, A...

6 early 19th century Venetian chairs in carved walnut, original upholstered spring seats in pink velvet, still usable. Clean and sanitized upholstery, structure polished with transpa...

Hallmarked in London in 1811 by Thomas Wallis II & Jonathan Hayne, this handsome, Regency Period, antique sterling silver meat skewer, is plain in style. The meat skewer measures: 12...

An antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems, French circa 1900 Spend a penny in style When wound and a 1d. coin inse...

An antique bronze Napoleon III candelabra table lamp From The 1800s Tripod base on lions paws Decorated with Acanthus leaves. Ribbed bronze pillar stem ...

Title: Antique 17th-Century Map of Guizhou Province, China – "Qveichev" by Blaeu, Richly Illustrated and Colored Description: This remarkable map of Guizhou Province, historically known as "Qveichev," was created by Johannes Blaeu and published in 1655 as part of his *Novus Atlas Sinensis*. This atlas, developed in collaboration with Jesuit missionary Martino Martini, marked the first Western attempt at a comprehensive geographic representation of China. Blaeu’s map offers a detailed depiction of the mountainous terrain, rivers, and towns of Guizhou, a province known for its rugged beauty and cultural diversity. The map is adorned with two decorative cartouches, each reflecting the artistic and cultural influences of the time. The title cartouche in the lower-right corner features two figures in traditional Chinese attire, symbolizing the blend of European cartographic mastery and Chinese heritage. The upper-left corner includes a secondary cartouche with an explanatory key, adding a touch of elegance to the map’s functionality. Towns, mountains, and rivers are meticulously labeled in Latin, showcasing Blaeu’s dedication to detail and accuracy. Crafted using the copperplate engraving technique, this map demonstrates exceptional precision. The hand-coloring enhances its visual appeal, highlighting borders and geographic features with vibrant tones. Blaeu’s work is not only a tool for geographic understanding but also a piece of art that embodies the spirit of exploration during the Dutch Golden Age. Guizhou Province, historically known as "Qveichev," is renowned for its breathtaking natural landscapes, rich ethnic diversity, and historical significance. As one of China's most mountainous regions, Guizhou is characterized by dramatic karst formations, lush green hills, and cascading waterfalls. The province is also home to a variety of ethnic minority groups, including the Miao, Dong, and Bouyei, whose traditions, colorful costumes, and vibrant festivals make the region culturally significant. Famous features and important places include Huangguoshu Waterfall, one of Asia's largest and most iconic waterfalls, located near the city of Anshun. Zhijin Cave, a vast karst cave system, is celebrated for its stunning stalactites and stalagmites. Kaili is known as the cultural center of Miao traditions, with picturesque villages and celebrated festivals. Zunyi holds historical importance for the Zunyi Conference, a pivotal event in the Chinese Communist Party's history. Fanjing Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands out for its unique biodiversity and sacred Buddhist sites. Keywords: antique map of China, Guizhou map, Qveichev, 17th-century China map...

A good Regency triple pillar dining table in figured mahogany, only 48” wide, handsome four splay pedestals with their original tops, the stems with 2 ebonised turnings matching the black ebony stringing in the sabre legs. The castors stamped with a crown & E S & P patent. Original catches in old lacquer. The blocks veneered in mahogany - unusually the bearers are screwed onto the blocks rather than dowelled which means the table can be easily disassembled and packed into a smaller crate...

Made circa 1815, this charming pair of Antique, Regency period, Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coolers, are in the Egyptian revival style, square in shape, and featuring Pharaoh mask decor...

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The round-shaped bowl flat chased ...

This WV 339 flush mount was designed by Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Lindner Leuchten in Bamberg, Germany in the 1950's. It has a white opaline glass diffuser on a white porcelain cei...

This is a spectacular set of eight plates made by Barr Flight & Barr between 1811 and 1813. They are made in one of the many versions of the "Imari Fence" or "Japan" pattern. Barr...

To see our other Oxford and Cambridge pictures, including an extensive collection of works by Ackermann, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. John Bluck after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) East Side of St Erasmus' Chapel, Westminster Abbey (1812) Hand-coloured aquatint 28 x 19 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann...

James Basire & John Carter Architectural Fragments of St Albans Cathedral Engraving 62 x 46 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, an...

Gorgeous two part military campaign chest on bun feet mahogany Circa 1810 Classic campaign look with metal reinforced corners and original handles Campaign furniture refers to portab...

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Early 19th century rosewood and brass inlaid work table, wonderful brass inlaid top with various decorative patterns, single oak lined drawer below with brass inlaid decoration on th...

Early 19th century flame mahogany secretaire bookcase with a nice moulded cornice with dentil moulding, the bookcase having two astrigal glazed doors opening to reveal four adjustabl...

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Netherlands 17th century, oil on canvas, doubled, 64 x 50 cm, without frame not signed.

Large, early Biedermeier expandable / extending dining room table in solid and veneered walnut, Switzerland circa 1810-20. Round table with solid walnut top and legs and walnut venee...

A large, rare and elegant early 19th century 1810c Scottish (Edinburgh’s New Town) Georgian Statuary marble fireplace surround. A generous square edged top shelf sits above a stepped...

Here Gaspard Dughet offers us an idyllic vision of the Roman countryside. The stages follow one another in a perfectly structured composition, revealing here a lake, there travellers walking along, gradually leading our eye to the blue horizon. But behind its classical composition, this landscape is particularly interesting because of three anthropomorphic details that the artist has hidden, opening the way to a radically different interpretation... 1. Gaspard Dughet, a landscape artist in the light of Poussin Gaspard Dughet was born on June 4th, 1615 in Rome where his father, of French origin, was a pastry cook. He was probably named Gaspard in honour of his godfather Baron Gaspard de Morant, who was, or may have been, his father's employer. His older sister Jeanne married the painter Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1655) on September 1st, 1630. The young Gaspard was apprenticed with his brother-in-law at the beginning of 1631, which led his entourage to name him Gaspard Poussin. The first preserved works of the painter date from the years 1633-1634 and were painted in Poussin’s studio. Around 1635, Gaspard Dughet became emancipated and began to frequent the Bamboccianti circle. In 1636, he became friends with the painter Jean Miel (1599 - 1656), but also with Pier Francesco Mola (1612 - 1666) and Pietro da Cortona (1596 - 1669). This was also the time of his first trips throughout Italy. The painter, although of French origin, appears never to have visited France. In 1646 he settled permanently in Rome. A recognized painter with a solid book of orders, he remained faithful to landscape painting throughout his life, alternating between cabinet paintings and large decorative commissions, using both oil and fresco. Nailed to his bed by rheumatic fever at the age of 58, he died on May 25, 1675. 2. Discovering an idealized landscape Beyond a relatively dark foreground that takes us into the landscape, we discover a vast bluish horizon: a plateau surrounded by deep ravines advances to the right, overhanging an expanse of water that sparkles below. A road winds through a mountainous mass as if leading us to the fortress that crowns it; another town appears in the distance at the foot of three conical mountains. The composition is rigorous, mineral, and structured by geometric volumes. The various stages in the landscape lead one to the next attracting the eye towards the horizon located in the middle of the canvas. The general impression is that of a welcoming and serene nature. In many places the paint layer has shrunk, or become transparent, revealing the dark red preparation with which the canvas was covered and accentuating the contrasts. Human presence is limited to three jack players, leaning against a mound in the foreground. Their long garments, which may evoke Roman togas, contribute to the timelessness of the scene. Close examination of the canvas reveals two other travellers on the path winding between the rocks. Made tiny by the distance, their introduction in the middle register, typical of Dughet's art, lengthens the perspective. While it is difficult to date the work of a painter who devoted his entire life to the representation of landscapes, it is certain that this painting is a work from his later years. The trees that occupied the foreground of his youthful compositions have been relegated to the sides, a stretch of water separates us from the arid mountains counterbalanced by two trees represented on the opposite bank. The introduction of this stretch of water in the middle of the landscape betrays the influence of the Bolognese and in particular of the Dominiquin (1581 - 1641) A number of similarities with a drawing in the British Museum might suggest a date around 1656-1657, since, according to Marie-Nicole Boisclair , it has been compared with the Prado's Landscape with the Repentant Magdalene, painted at that period. 3. Three amazing anthropomorphic details While some late Renaissance landscapes offer a radical double reading, allowing one to see both a face or a human body behind the representation of a landscape, it seems interesting to us to hypothesize that Gaspard Dughet had fun here by slipping in a few details that, taken in isolation, evoke human or animal figures. We will give three examples, looking closely at a cloud, the trunk of a broken tree and the top of a cliff. The main cloud could thus evoke a Christ-like face or that of an antique god...

Beautiful and rare original North German "Altona" Secretary, circa 1810-1820. Fine cuba-mahogany, Birch and elmwood veneer. Inlays in different woods. Original fittings in bronze and...

Impressive pair C19th Italian limewood carved Corner shelves Carving in the Renaissance & Baroque manner, Fine Limewood carved, mask heads, Mythical Creatures, floral & leaf carving, exceptional fine detailed carving Pine Back boards...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 12 karat yellow gold box with pearl and turquoise; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection. This exceptional antique 12 karat yellow gold box has a cylindrical form. The sides of this antique box are plain and unembellished. This exceptional gold box is fitted with a fine and impressive hinged cover embellished with impressive foliate decoration accented with five clusters of individually set turquoise to the floral motifs. The surface to the underside is embellished with impressive engine turned decoration in a concentric ring design. The upper and lower rims of the box is encompassed with eighty-five claw set seed pearls. This exceptional antique gold pill box...

Extremely decorative and large oil painting from the 17th century. Restored in places.   Signed and dated Simon Peter Tileman 1658 fecit 'lower right Dimensions without frame. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Simon Peter Tilemann (1601, Lemgo – 1668, Vienna), was a German Baroque painter who was active Bremen, Kassel and Italy. According to Houbraken he first learned to paint flowers and he had a daughter who could paint flowers in watercolors. He was a good landscape painter who spent many years in Italy, but later switched to portrait painting and who painted the portrait of Ferdinand...

To see our other Oxford and Cambridge pictures, including an extensive collection of works by Ackermann, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. John Bluck (early 19th century) after Augustus Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832) All Souls...

Large vase of pliers worked crystal. Design: Antonio Bon for Val Saint Lambert. Belgium, Liège c. 1950.

Poli Arctici is an ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). The Map is a Hand-colored etching, with coeval watercoloring. Good conditions with slight foxing...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker, an addition to our continental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker has a plain cylindrical, tapering form. The upper portion of the beaker is encompassed with two bands of tooled decoration above the contemporary engraved initial 'V' beneath a coronet to one side. The base of this Austrian silver beaker retains the silversmith's center punch mark. The hallmarks to this impressive antique beaker...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver caddy spoon; an addition to our teaware collection. This exceptional antiq...

Early 19thC Mahogany Butler’s Tray the Cuban mahogany oval panelled tray fitted with brass hinged fittings on the original turned X-Frame stand - 38"w x 30"d x 29"h open - 28"w x 20"...

Original Japanese woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II) (1762- circa 1830): five karako (Chinese boys) in traditional garments at play in a snow covered garden, making an ...

Landmark stone lithograph. Measures: 41.5 cm. Extremely rare. 1816 antique hand colored stone lithograph by Carl Joseph Brodtmann from his extremely rare series: From the scarce large format issue of 1816: 42, 5 x 32, 5 cm. Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche  Lindau, Brodtmann [1816]. Here in hand colour. Measures: 37.5 x 47.5 cm. Superb plate from this famed ‘incunabula of lithography’.  Reference Winkler 105. Brodtmann is considered a pioneer in the art of lithography employing techniques for "texture" that are quite similar to that of an aquatint. He produced his lithographs in the post-Linnaean "'Age of Enlightenment" as books illustrations and sets of natural history prints, as Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche, with the more expensive sets being hand coloured. Natural history specimens...

Anemogra Phica is a rare ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). First modern map of the Pacific Ocean. Good conditions. From Atlantis majoris quinta pars,...

Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Barock Sekretär aus Nussholz zum Verkauf an. Der Sekretär verfügt über drei große Schubladen im unteren Bereich und verschiedene kleine Verstaumöglichk...

A European vintage brooch in 18k yellow gold set with rubies (NH, 1.16ct total) and diamonds (1.87ct total).

Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 150 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist ...

French First Empire Bracelet in 18 karat yellow gold. This bracelet is adorned with three hexagonal plaques chiseled and enameled in midnight blue, centered with carnelian cabochons....

Early 19th Century gilt wood Neo-Gothic processional cross, Germany circa 1810, mounted on an orb with carved swag detail, overlaid in gesso and gilt. A rare example of the neo-go...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original circa 1815 Regency ebonised gold leaf painted and mother of pearl inlaid occasional bergere chair A very good looking we...

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime suite of six original Regency circa 1810-1820 sabre leg dining chairs These are a very well made set, the frames are ornately carved...

Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting the mythological subject Rape of Europa of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of...

Antique demi-lune console with pillar mirror North Germany Mahogany Biedermeier/Empire around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 234 x 88 x 51 cm single height console: 78 cm, sing...

A fine pair of Regency hurricane lights the ormolu-mounted step cut bases supporting radial cut drip pans with fan edge hung with round end rule drop...

Wonderful wall mirror from the Empire period, around 1820, made in Vienna, Austria, Europe. The mirror is in impressive good condition, only the mirror plate has been renewed to en...

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Magnificent and ultra rare Baroque period wall coat rack. Design attributed to Herman Doomer Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 17th century. S...

A fine pair of gilt bronze storm lights with triangular bases on lion paw feet leading to hawk heads surmounted by crooks swagged with chains fitted with leaf decorated mount and fin...

Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 95 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Claud...

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Scandinavian ceramic “Marselis” ashtray bowl series designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s. Please note that the litem is original of the period and t...

A 19th century neoclassical Regency Statuary and Imperial Egyptian Porphyry antique marble fireplace surround, in the Egyptian Revival style. The neoclassical forms of this fireplace are the epitome of fashionable Regency taste. It features a simply moulded shelf resting above a panelled Egyptian Porphyry frieze centred by a crisply carved and bold statuary marble mask depicting Aurora, the Roman Goddess of dawn. Flanked by circular Imperial Egyptian Porphyry capitols to the end blocks, thus supporting Imperial Egyptian Porphyry tapered panelled jambs raised on plain foot blocks. The external return sections have a recessed panel with cock-beading. Shown with its original statuary marble kerb fender...

Hallmarked in London in 1812, this simple, Regency period, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, is plain in style, of traditional form, and features reed ...

The influence of the Empire for objects in classical antique manner is still felt in this elegant silver spice box designed in the shape of an amphora on a pedestal with two handles....

An exceptional set of French antique gold charms in 18k and 21k yellow gold, relating to Napoleonic Hussars; part of our diverse antique jewelry co...

Title: "1811 John Cary Map of Lower Saxony - Featuring Bremen, Holstein, and More" Description: This is an exquisite map of the Lower Saxony region, created by the renowned cartogra...

Prussian Dominions Map by John Pinkerton, 1818 - Detailed Copperplate Engraving Description: This detailed map by John Pinkerton depicts the Prussian Dominions as of 1818, including...

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