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Antique Badminton

Badminton Print by Charles Ambrose, H.N. Marrett
Badminton Print by Charles Ambrose, H.N. Marrett

Badminton Print by Charles Ambrose, H.N. Marrett

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Badminton Player, H.N. Marrett, by Charles Ambrose.

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Early 20th Century English Sporting Art Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest
Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest

Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Badminton Library Book. An English language, hard bound reference title on fishing by Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.

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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian

3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.

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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Early 18th Century Etching "Badminton in the County of Gloucester" C.1724
Early 18th Century Etching "Badminton in the County of Gloucester" C.1724

Early 18th Century Etching "Badminton in the County of Gloucester" C.1724

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early 18th Century Etching "Badminton in the County of Gloucester" C.1724 Bird's eye view of Badminton House, in Gloucestershire; the seat of the Duke of Beaufort; a grand house set...

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Early 18th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Etching

Early Victorian Birds-Eye Maple And Amaranth Inlaid Side Cabinet
Early Victorian Birds-Eye Maple And Amaranth Inlaid Side Cabinet

Early Victorian Birds-Eye Maple And Amaranth Inlaid Side Cabinet

Located in London, GB

Provenance Queen Mary (1867-1963) by whom given in 1942 to Ivry Patamau, housekeeper at Badminton; thence by descent. Queen Mary was evacuated to Badminton (home of her niece) for ...

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19th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Belle Epoque Watercolor of 18th-century Courtiers Playing Shuttlecock Game
Belle Epoque Watercolor of 18th-century Courtiers Playing Shuttlecock Game

Belle Epoque Watercolor of 18th-century Courtiers Playing Shuttlecock Game

Located in San Francisco, CA

They're playing battledore and shuttlecock, two games that merged into modern badminton. Their sport takes place in a lush garden with a grandiose, overgrown classical colonnade drap...

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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Badminton

Materials

Masonite, Ink, Watercolor

Nineteenth Century Carrara Marble Frame Fireplace Surround
Nineteenth Century Carrara Marble Frame Fireplace Surround

Nineteenth Century Carrara Marble Frame Fireplace Surround

Located in Twickenham, GB

Early nineteenth century, by repute from the Badminton Estate. A fine quality and simple eighteenth-century Georgian fireplace surround in strongly veined Italian Carrara marble, th...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Badminton

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Carrara Marble

Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire
Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire

Circa 1680, William & Mary Period, English Walnut & Inlaid Escritoire

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Percy MacQuoid's "The Age of Walnut" features a comparable example owned by the Duke of Beaufort for Badminton House. According to Billy Cook of Cook of Marlborough Fine Art Ltd, Hig...

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1680s English William and Mary Antique Badminton

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Metal

Exceptional Late George II Mahogany Settee, Made for Anne Basset
Exceptional Late George II Mahogany Settee, Made for Anne Basset

Exceptional Late George II Mahogany Settee, Made for Anne Basset

By William Hallett

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

His many commissions included furniture for Badminton House, Holkham Hall, Gothic furnishings for Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill, and large quantities of furniture for St Giles Ho...

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1750s English George II Antique Badminton

Materials

Mahogany

Duke of Beaufort's Vaulter hunting hound print by Cuthbert Bradley
Duke of Beaufort's Vaulter hunting hound print by Cuthbert Bradley

Duke of Beaufort's Vaulter hunting hound print by Cuthbert Bradley

By Cuthbert Bradley

Located in London, GB

The earliest records of hounds being kennelled at Badminton date back to 1640 when the then Marquis of Worcester hunted mainly deer, but hare and fox as well.

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Early 20th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Lithograph

Highly Important George III Period Chandelier by Christopher Haedy
Highly Important George III Period Chandelier by Christopher Haedy

Highly Important George III Period Chandelier by Christopher Haedy

Located in Steyning, West sussex

A pair in the Library at Badminton Gloucestershire see (Colour plate 4 page 13) The English Glass Chandelier by Martin Mortimer.

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1770s British Georgian Antique Badminton

Materials

Cut Glass

Pr. George III Gilt Carton-Pierre and Giltwood Oval Mirrors, Manner John Linnell
Pr. George III Gilt Carton-Pierre and Giltwood Oval Mirrors, Manner John Linnell

Pr. George III Gilt Carton-Pierre and Giltwood Oval Mirrors, Manner John Linnell

By John Linnell

Located in New York, NY

The most famous example of this crest element is on the mirror supplied by Linnell to the 4th Duke of Beaufort for the State Bedroom at Badminton House, sold from the Doris Duke Coll...

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1770s English George III Antique Badminton

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Grand Ducal Pietre Dure Console Tables
Grand Ducal Pietre Dure Console Tables

Grand Ducal Pietre Dure Console Tables

By Andrea Brustolon

Located in New Orleans, LA

The flower and bird panels in our examples relate to the famous Badminton Cabinet, also crafted in the Grand Ducal workshops.

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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Badminton

Materials

Wood

Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco
Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco

Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco

Located in London, GB

Original antique advertising poster for The Ideal Summer Drink Ovaltine Cold Delicious Refreshing Sustaining featuring a great illustration of a smiling young lady sipping a straw fr...

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1920s British Art Deco Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Antique Print 'Mercury in Black or the Sweep Among the Goddesses', 1836
Antique Print 'Mercury in Black or the Sweep Among the Goddesses', 1836

Antique Print 'Mercury in Black or the Sweep Among the Goddesses', 1836

By Henry Alken

Located in Langweer, NL

Henry Alken "Sporting Anecdotes - The Hunting Sweep and The Duke or Gallantry & Galloping - A Sketch from Nature near Badminton House - Mercury in black or The Sweep among "the Godde...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

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Badminton Lantern

Badminton Lantern

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H 64 in W 35 in

Badminton Lantern

Located in London, GB

It originates from one of the large gate houses at Badminton. We also have a 20th century copy available for: $7800

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19th Century Antique Badminton

Early 20th Century English Vaulting Horse
Early 20th Century English Vaulting Horse

Early 20th Century English Vaulting Horse

Unavailable

H 38 in W 57 in D 15 in

Early 20th Century English Vaulting Horse

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

T.M Gardiner, Hertfordshire, circa 1930 Manufacturers of badminton, basketball, cricket, fencing, gymnasium Apparatus and accessories, hockey, racquets and tennis.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Badminton

Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco
Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco

Original Antique Advertising Poster Ovaltine Cold Refreshing Drink Art Deco

Located in London, GB

Original antique advertising poster for The Ideal Summer Drink Ovaltine Cold Delicious Refreshing Sustaining featuring a great illustration of a smiling young lady sipping a straw fr...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Furyu Gosekku Bijin Awase, c.1820

Furyu Gosekku Bijin Awase, c.1820

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H 15.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.1 in

Furyu Gosekku Bijin Awase, c.1820

By Kikukawa Eizan

Located in Houston, TX

The piece depicts a woman holding a battledore and a shuttlecock from a popular Japanese game called Hagoita, comparable to badminton. At the top of the print, behind the woman, two ...

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1820s Japanese Antique Badminton

Carved Giltwood Console Table
Carved Giltwood Console Table

Carved Giltwood Console Table

Unavailable

H 38 in W 49.5 in D 23 in

Carved Giltwood Console Table

By John Linnell

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

One of John Linnell’s first jobs as a designer in father’s firm was for a suite of furniture for Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort’ Chinese Bedroom at Badminton House. Linnell w...

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1750s English Antique Badminton

Materials

Siena Marble

Large Vintage Plombē Battledore Badminton Shuttlecock
Large Vintage Plombē Battledore Badminton Shuttlecock

Large Vintage Plombē Battledore Badminton Shuttlecock

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Large rare feather Battledore, Badminton Shuttlecock. A early rare large natural feather Battledore shuttle made in France.

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1840s French Antique Badminton

Materials

Feathers

“A Lawn Meet at Badminton” by Anonymous, circa 1880

“A Lawn Meet at Badminton” by Anonymous, circa 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a large hand-colored print entitled, “A Lawn Meet at Badminton”, from the original painting currently in the possession of His Grace The Duke of Beaufort.

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19th Century American Antique Badminton

An English Cut Silhouette of 2 Girls Playing Badminton
An English Cut Silhouette of 2 Girls Playing Badminton

An English Cut Silhouette of 2 Girls Playing Badminton

Located in Katonah, NY

Description: A good cut silhouette portrait of 2 little girls playing with paddles and a shuttlecock in a garden. The unknown, but talented, portrait artist gives us a feeling for ...

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19th Century English Antique Badminton

Vintage Tennis Racket and Two Badminton Rackets, C. 1940-1950
Vintage Tennis Racket and Two Badminton Rackets, C. 1940-1950

Vintage Tennis Racket and Two Badminton Rackets, C. 1940-1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

Set of 5 Pieces: One set of 2 vintage wooden "Classic" badminton rackets with leather grips in a screw down cage. 21.5" L 10" W 3.5" D 1 Single wooden "Victor" tennis racket...

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Early 20th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Wire

Morel and Hughes Regency Carved Giltwood Daybed Likely Made for Badminton House
Morel and Hughes Regency Carved Giltwood Daybed Likely Made for Badminton House

Morel and Hughes Regency Carved Giltwood Daybed Likely Made for Badminton House

Located in Benington, Herts

Provenance Very likely part of the suite commissioned by the Duke of Beaufort for the Great Drawing Room in Badminton House when it was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville in 1811-12.

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1810s English Regency Antique Badminton

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Four 'Badminton' Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel, Danish Chairs, 1960s
Set of Four 'Badminton' Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel, Danish Chairs, 1960s

Set of Four 'Badminton' Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel, Danish Chairs, 1960s

By Nanna Ditzel

Located in Berlin, DE

Nanna Ditzel, set of 5 ND150 Badminton chairs, chromed tubular steel, black faux leatherette and teak wood, Denmark, design 1958, production, 1960s.

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1660s Danish Antique Badminton

Materials

Teak

Antique Shuttlecock, Large with Leather Tip
Antique Shuttlecock, Large with Leather Tip

Antique Shuttlecock, Large with Leather Tip

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Feather Battledore Badminton Shuttlecock. A rare late 19th century badminton shuttlecock made with 28 real feathers and finished with a leather tip.

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1860s European Antique Badminton

Materials

Leather

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) - Japanese Woodblock, A Game of Hanetsuki
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) - Japanese Woodblock, A Game of Hanetsuki

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) - Japanese Woodblock, A Game of Hanetsuki

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful triptych by the artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), depicting ladies playing a game of Hanetsuki – a traditional Japanese game, similar to badminton but played with a...

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19th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Japanese Framed Painting on Yuta 'Flywheel'
Antique Japanese Framed Painting on Yuta 'Flywheel'

Antique Japanese Framed Painting on Yuta 'Flywheel'

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H 12.8 in W 10.04 in D 0.56 in

Antique Japanese Framed Painting on Yuta 'Flywheel'

Located in Milano, IT

This one depicts a scene with a man and a woman intent on playing badminton, a classic elite sport. We see the kneeling woman intent on catching the shuttlecock and throwing it back ...

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Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Badminton

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror After William Kent
Early 19th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror After William Kent

Early 19th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror After William Kent

By William Kent

Located in Dublin 8, IE

His commissions include work on the interior of Kensington Palace, Whitehall and private houses such as Badminton and arguably, most importantly Stowe. Whilst most of these were in W...

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Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Badminton

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pietre Dure Casket
Pietre Dure Casket

Pietre Dure Casket

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H 15 in W 24.5 in D 20.5 in

Pietre Dure Casket

Located in New Orleans, LA

The pietre dure plaques in particular were almost certainly fashioned at the Grand Ducal Workshops of Florence, which also produced the famed badminton cabinet. That cabinet was auct...

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19th Century European Other Antique Badminton

Materials

Stone, Gold Plate, Bronze

Portrait of Timothy Mortimer
Portrait of Timothy Mortimer

Portrait of Timothy Mortimer

Located in London, GB

Several of his paintings were in the Duke of Beaufort’s collection at Badminton. A number of his portraits have been engraved.

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Badminton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Yew-Wood Long Bow by Bown, Leamington Spa
Vintage Yew-Wood Long Bow by Bown, Leamington Spa

Vintage Yew-Wood Long Bow by Bown, Leamington Spa

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H 73.23 in W 1.58 in D 1.58 in

Vintage Yew-Wood Long Bow by Bown, Leamington Spa

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Extract taken from The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, Archery (first edition published September 1896) The leamington and midland counties Meeting This was the firs...

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1870s British Sporting Art Antique Badminton

Materials

Yew

Views of Shugborough Park & Estate Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Views of Shugborough Park & Estate Signed Oil Painting on Canvas

Views of Shugborough Park & Estate Signed Oil Painting on Canvas

By Julian Barrow

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

These were followed by portraits of Auberon Waugh – wine bottle to hand – at his desk at Combe Florey, and James Lees-Milne in his garden at Badminton. In 1977, for the Queen’s Silv...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Badminton Library
Badminton Library

Badminton Library

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H 7.75 in W 6 in D 1 in

Badminton Library

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A set of four Badminton Library books. Shooting, Field and Covert.

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1880s European Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Badminton Rackets, Set of Four Unnamed
Badminton Rackets, Set of Four Unnamed

Badminton Rackets, Set of Four Unnamed

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H 25.36 in W 8.47 in D 1.38 in

Badminton Rackets, Set of Four Unnamed

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Four Wooden Badminton Rackets. A nice set of four early 20th century wooden badminton rackets.

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1910s English Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Wood, Ash

Badminton Boot and Shoe Lace Cabinet
Badminton Boot and Shoe Lace Cabinet

Badminton Boot and Shoe Lace Cabinet

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H 14 in W 15 in D 10 in

Badminton Boot and Shoe Lace Cabinet

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Badminton boot and shoe lace cabinet This charming little piece originated in shoe menders shop, where it was used to keep badminton boot and shoe laces in neat order.

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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Badminton

The Badminton Player 19th C. French Oil Painting Young Girl Racket & Shuttlecock
The Badminton Player 19th C. French Oil Painting Young Girl Racket & Shuttlecock

The Badminton Player 19th C. French Oil Painting Young Girl Racket & Shuttlecock

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Badminton Player" French School, 19th century unsigned oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 24 x 14 inches framed: 28.5 x 18.5 inches Very rare early portrayal of a young ...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Collection of Ten Tennis Prints by Charles Ambrose
Collection of Ten Tennis Prints by Charles Ambrose

Collection of Ten Tennis Prints by Charles Ambrose

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Ten Tennis Caricatures By Charles Ambrose From Supplement To Lawn Tennis & Badminton. Vintage Lawn Tennis caricature prints by Charles Ambrose.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Thomas Hudson - Pair of portraits - 4th Duke of Beauforts children
Thomas Hudson - Pair of portraits - 4th Duke of Beauforts children

Thomas Hudson - Pair of portraits - 4th Duke of Beauforts children

By Thomas Hudson

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

The present pictures are autograph replicas of two of the group of portraits by Hudson of the 4th Duke's children painted towards the end of the 1740's, and which remain at Badminton...

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18th Century Antique Badminton

Materials

Oil

Original Bobby Jones Flicker Book, No. 11C, Out the Rough and Putt
Original Bobby Jones Flicker Book, No. 11C, Out the Rough and Putt

Original Bobby Jones Flicker Book, No. 11C, Out the Rough and Putt

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Greyhound Racing No. 20 Hurdling Badminton Mr. J.F.Devlin No. 21 Smash and Drop Shot Skating Miss Sonja Henie No .22 Spreadeagle Jump No. 23 One Foot Spin No. 24 Spin and Jump Shooti...

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1920s British Sporting Art Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper

Antique Vanity Fair Falconry Print 'The New Forest'
Antique Vanity Fair Falconry Print 'The New Forest'

Antique Vanity Fair Falconry Print 'The New Forest'

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H 19.3 in W 13.59 in D 0.04 in

Antique Vanity Fair Falconry Print 'The New Forest'

By Vanity Fair

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Moreover, he is an unimpeachable authority on hawking; and he wrote the 'Badminton' volume on 'Falconry'; as well as part of that on 'Shooting'.

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1890s English Sporting Art Antique Badminton

Portrait de Femme - Cubist Pencil Drawing, Portrait of Woman by Marie Laurencin
Portrait de Femme - Cubist Pencil Drawing, Portrait of Woman by Marie Laurencin

Portrait de Femme - Cubist Pencil Drawing, Portrait of Woman by Marie Laurencin

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

In 1937 at the Petit Palais, Laurencin provided an exemplary sample of her work, including Portrait (1904), Portrait of a Young Woman in a Pink and Black Hat, two canvases executed i...

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1920s Cubist Antique Badminton

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Teak and Cane Referee Chair (ref# G14)
Teak and Cane Referee Chair (ref# G14)

Teak and Cane Referee Chair (ref# G14)

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H 51 in W 21 in D 20.5 in

Teak and Cane Referee Chair (ref# G14)

Located in San Francisco, CA

Dutch colonial from Java to monitor badminton or tennis matches.

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Badminton

Materials

Teak, Cane

Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern
Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern

Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern

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H 10.44 in W 25.01 in D 20.08 in

Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

There is another japanned wine cistern of extremely similar form known in the collection of the Duke of Beaufort at Badminton. The Badminton version has a more visible red ground, an...

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Early 18th Century English Antique Badminton

Materials

Copper

Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C
Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C

Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C

Located in New York, NY

Macquoid's "History of English Furniture" page 258 which illus. a similar cockpen chair made for the Duke of Beaufort for a suite of furniture at Badminton House. English, Circa 1770

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Badminton

Materials

Mahogany

Sword Fencing of 1893 Group of Eight Framed Photogravures of Fencing Positions
Sword Fencing of 1893 Group of Eight Framed Photogravures of Fencing Positions

Sword Fencing of 1893 Group of Eight Framed Photogravures of Fencing Positions

By Walter H. Pollock, Walter Armstrong, E.B. Michell

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Hailing from “The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes” by Walter H.

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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Badminton

Materials

Parchment Paper

New Hall Tea Coffee Service, Black White Bat Printed Muses, Neo-Classical, 1815
New Hall Tea Coffee Service, Black White Bat Printed Muses, Neo-Classical, 1815

New Hall Tea Coffee Service, Black White Bat Printed Muses, Neo-Classical, 1815

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

The images on this service are the Cardinal Values: Temperance (a woman and child with a chariot, the woman being bridled by the child) and Fortitude (a woman and child playing badmi...

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1810s English Neoclassical Antique Badminton

Materials

Porcelain

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