Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892.
Paper
Third Dutch edition of the magnus opus by Maria Sibylla Merian.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Title: Over de Voortteling en Wonderbaerlyke Veranderingen der Surinaamsche Insecten, waar in de Surinaamsche Rupsen en Wormen, met alle derzelver veranderingen, naar het leeven afge...
Paper
Hand-coloured set of Buffon’s Histoire naturelle in its most luxurious form
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Place / Date: Dordrecht, Abraham Blussé, 1766-1799 Size: 38 parts in 21 volumes. Large 4to. With more than 1100 hand-coloured engraved ...
Paint, Paper
Zoological Lithograph Rodents 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of Molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph Water Predators 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of a Cockroach 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph Monkeys and Insectivores 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of Worm Organs 1925 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of molluscs 1925 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of Coelenterates 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
"Beagles" Early 19th C. Country People & Dogs. Rockefeller Provenance
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rowlandson showed real flare early on, routinely sketching humorous takedowns of his teachers and classmates in the margins of his school books before age 10. As an adult, he indulge...
Watercolor, Paper
Untitled (also known as "1811 THE BACKWOODSMAN'S CHRISTMAS")
Located in Fairlawn, OH
., a commercial printer specializing in school books. They were printed in electrogravure process and given to schools who bought McLoughlin Brothers school books.
Oil
The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist
Located in Miami, FL
In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest.
Paper, Watercolor
"TEXAS LANDSCAPE" ROBERT ONDERDONK (1852-1917) ULTRA RARE HAND PAINTED TILE 1899
By Robert Jenkins Onderdonk
Located in San Antonio, TX
He had a very thorough academic education and was always sketching family members, classmates and landscapes on the back of his school books. This sketching ethic was a process he s...
Ceramic
"Toluca, Mexico" by Robert Onderdonk (1852-1917)
By Robert Jenkins Onderdonk
Located in San Antonio, TX
He had a very thorough academic education and was always sketching family members, classmates and landscapes on the back of his school books. This sketching ethic was a process he s...
Oil
Vue du Chateau de Villaines
By Jean-Emile Laboureur
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Henri Petiet, 1923. Etching with drypoint and roulette on buff Van Gelder Zonen paper with a partial watermark, 7 5/8 x 16 inches (194 x 407 mm); sheet 9 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches ...
Drypoint, Etching, Handmade Paper
Le Pont
By Jean-Emile Laboureur
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on watermarked BFK Rives wove paper, 5 x 8 3/4 inches (126 x 222 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 4/32 in pencil, lower margin. Minor ...
Drypoint, Etching, Engraving
The Shambles, York, with Yorkminster in the background
By Frank Lewis Emanuel
Located in Middletown, NY
Black crayon on white wove paper, 4 3/8 x 5 3/8 (110 x 135 mm), signed in pencil on the verso. Adhered to an archival laid-paper mount at each of the four corners on the verso. With ...
Crayon, Handmade Paper
The Pavilion de Mademoiselle and Part of the Louvre
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
He formed a rich collection of books, drawings of architecture, and ornaments, some of which he sold to Russia, and which forms the holdings of the Stieglitz Museum in St.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Union - Whom --- Has Join'd, Let No Man put Asunder!
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper. 6 3/4 X 9 5/8 inches (170 x 244 mm), margins trimmed, image intact. Rubbing in the lower left image area...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Tiger, Lion, Panther, Wolf, Bear, Cat Predator Silhouette Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
In 1922 she became the first woman to receive the Beaux Arts Medal from the Yale School of Architecture. She illustrated books, such as The Animals Own Story Book by Ellen Babbit for...
Ink, Pen, Paper
$4,803Sale Price|20% Off
Bay of Naples Italy - British 19th century art oil painting Italian marinescape
By Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham
Located in Hagley, England
He was a skilled painter of landscapes and marine subjects, became professor of drawing at the Royal Naval School and produced books on painting and drawing.
Watercolor
$167Sale Price|20% Off
The Kite, Bird of Prey, Antique Wood Engraving, circa 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Founded in 1699, the Committee of General Literature and Education of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge pioneered evangelical philanthropy, constructing schools, establis...
Paper
Two Little Girls, Good Housekeeping Cover
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
It looks as though they are walking to school with their books in one hand and holding hands with the other.
Board, Oil
Set of 2 All Leather Books with Rugby School Crest
Located in Nashville, TN
Set of two volumes of Johnson's Lives of the Poets with school crest of Rugby School. The spines are gold on blue leather.
Leather, Paper
Norwich School
Located in Leeds, GB
The Norwich School: John 'Old' Crome,John Sell Cotman,George Vincent,James Stark,J Berney Crome,John Thirtle,R Ladbrooke,David Hodgson,ME & J J Cotman etc. The Norwich school of ...
Unavailable
H 2.76 in W 29.53 in D 21.26 in
Atlas Minor Du Monde World Geography 1695 17th Century in Hand Colored
By Pierre Mortier
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
World Atlas Minor world107 detailed maps and overviews Hand colored 17th century, dated 1695 Complete with minor and old original paper restoration.
Paper
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H 8.07 in W 5.07 in D 1.88 in
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by Charles Goodrich 1829
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The New York Times called it “one of our best standard school books.” Other titles he wrote include Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence in 1829 (as seen here) ...
Paper
Pressed Botanicals from a French Monastery School
Located in Highwood, IL
We purchased two huge bookcases from a French Monastery school formed in the late 1800’s that just closed its doors and along with hundreds of mineral specimens and fossils were seve...
Collection of High School and College Yearbooks, circa 1922-1956
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each high school yearbook has signed messages from their classmates.
Paper
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H 9.25 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Antique SetFrankart School Pompéian Polychrome Cast Bronze Pirate Bookends c1920
By Frankart
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Pompeian figural bookends in the manner of Frankart offer polychromed cast bronze pirates with swords protecting their treasure chests, c1920 Measure - 9.25"h x 4...
Bronze
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H 17.75 in W 15 in D 3.25 in
The Clarance H. Mackay Collection, Italian Schools, by William R. Valentiner
Located in Tarrytown, NY
56 Photogravure plates. Privately printed in 1926 by Witherspoon & Co. Cover bound in Moroccan crimson leather with gilt flower motifs. Privately printed catalogue limited to 100 nu...
Paper
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H 7.25 in W 5.25 in D 1 in
Magnificent Tooled Red Leather Binding by Kelliegram of Tom Brown's School Days
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificently bound edition of Tom Brown's School Days published in London in 1896 by Macmillan and Company with full gilt edges. The binding was created and is signed by Kelly & S...
Leather, Paper
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H 7.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.125 in
Antique 1886 Rob Roy on the Jordan Macgregor De Aston School Leather Book
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique leather bound copy of “The Rob Roy on the Jordan” by J. Macgregor, Seventh Edition with maps and illustrations, published by John Murray, London in 1886, printed by Hazell, W...
Leather, Paper
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H 14.13 in W 11.75 in D 5 in
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Illustrated, 1882
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
At the time, the Methodist Book and Publishing House was a small bookstore and print shop that sold bibles, hymn books, catechisms, commentaries, biographies, and Sunday school books.
Leather, Paper
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H 16.93 in W 11.03 in D 5.12 in
The famous Elzevier Dutch States Bible, finely coloured and highlighted
By Theodorus Danckerts
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
The famous Elzevier Dutch States Bible with 12 double page illustrations, finely coloured and highlighted Publisher: Wed. en erfgenamen van Johannes Elzevier Place / Date: Leiden, 1...
Gold
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H 31.89 in W 16.54 in D 17.92 in
Antique School Chair, English, Victorian, Beech, Educational, Seat, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Painted beech displays desirable aged patina Classic lath back, raked for comfort Generous saddle seat slab displaying grain interest Storage tray to rear perfect for holding sc...
Beech
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H 23.5 in W 29.2 in D 0.01 in
Zoological Lithograph Teeth of some Animals 1912 by H Aschehoug & Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
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H 15 in W 10 in D 8 in
Japanese Complete ‘Noh Play’ Production, Houshou School 22 Books and Box 1853
Located in South Burlington, VT
One of a kind Japanese Complete "Noh Play" Production as written in 22 Woodblock books from the Utai Bon Houshou school , complete with original signed wooden storage box tomobako an...
Wood, Paper
Victorian School Book Cupboard, Kitchen Store Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
The top of the dresser has thick moulded top and it stands on a neat plinth at the base This is a one piece cupboard, originally the cupboard would have been used for keeping books ...
Wood
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H 16.5 in W 14 in
"Horse and Rider at Dusk, " an Original Lithograph by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Milwaukee, WI
He enjoyed sketching from life for his entire career and learned the basics of drawing and printmaking at the School of Decorative Arts and the Beaux Arts school.
Etching
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H 44 in W 56 in D 1 in
1920's Dancing Nude Couple - Huge German Symbolist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist info: German painter, artist, author, publisher and educator (1888 Leipzig to 1961), student of the Leipzig School of Arts, studied at the Academy of Prints and Graphics Leipz...
Canvas, Oil
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H 41 in W 38 in D 1.75 in
“The Toy Seller” (1874) Antique Oil Painting by Fritz Beinke (German, 1842-1907
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Bright light of the village limits lined with cottages scattered throughout a pastoral landscape pours through the gates as children walk the dirt path, perhaps returning from their ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pair of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Hardwood Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Great Amsterdamse school bookends with matching hardwood picture frame. These stunning and angular design bookends from the 1920s are in very good condition. Both these bookends and...
Hardwood
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H 5 in W 3.25 in D 1.5 in
2 Antique Miniature Leather Methodist Hymnal & American School Hymn Book
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique mid-late 19th century Christian hymnals, one leather bound book of Methodist Hymns, impressed with the name Mrs. Rachel daugherty, and one blue cloth bound American s...
Leather, Fabric, Paper
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H 8.1 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Double Set of 1920s Amsterdam School Solid Mahogany & Macassar Large Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
One pair sold! One pair available Four matching Amsterdamse School bookends. These stunning angular design bookends from the 1920s are in very good condition and they will be clean...
Wood
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H 6.19 in W 4.97 in D 0.4 in
Vintage Culinary Charm: Recipes Published in 1888 by Glasgow School of Cookery
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: **Superior Cookery Recipes** Issued by: Glasgow School of Cookery Printer: N. Adshead, Glasgow Year of Publication: 1888 Size: Small 4to Page Count: 64 pages Printing Featu...
Paper
Europe in the 16th Century 1494-1598 by A.H. Johnson, M.A.
Located in valatie, NY
Haldenstein in 1910 by the head master at King Edward VI School, Norwich. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, ar...
Paper, Leather
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H 23.63 in W 29.26 in D 0.01 in
Zoological Lithograph Made in 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug & Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
From the start the firm was involved in publishing school books. In 1888, the company was taken over by William Martin Nygaard and Thorstein Lambrechts (1856-1933), who kept the name...
Paper
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H 15 in W 10 in D 8 in
Japanese Complete ‘Noh Play’ Production, Houshou School 22 Books and Box, 1853
Located in South Burlington, VT
One of a kind Japanese Complete "Noh Play" Production as written in 22 Woodblock books from the Utai Bon Houshou school, complete with original signed wooden storage box tomobako and...
Wood, Paper
The Hague School Art Deco Books & Coffee Table with Original Cut-Glass Top
Located in Lisse, NL
This asymmetrical design is typical of the 'the Hague School' furniture from the 1920s and 1930s. Mind you, the Hague School furniture was not only made in The Hague, just like Amste...
Glass, Oak
1 Volume, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days
Located in New York, NY
1 volume. Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days. Bound in full dark green morocco. With decorative multi-colored inlay on front cover. Decorative gilt symbol on back cover. Raised b...
Leather
The Old Oaken Bucket
By Gene Pressler
Located in Minneapolis, MN
With a rich color palette and Pressler's signature glow, this pastel features a rosy-cheeked country girl stopping at a well to quench her thirst from a bucket of water. Her bound sc...
Pastel
English Biscuit Sculpture by Édouard Lantéri
By Édouard Lantéri
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Born in France, Lantéri worked principally in England, where he was friends with the celebrated sculptor Jules Dalou and an instructor at the South Kensington Art Schools. Lantéri pu...
Porcelain
17th Century Engravings of French Kings Framed, Circa 1680
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th Century Engravings of French Kings Framed, Circa 1680 Originally found in books for school children to learn their French history, we have framed this set of six French nobles a...
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H 13.5 in W 12.9 in
Portrait of Beethoven Charcoal On Paper Signed Alméry Lobel Riche
Located in Paris, FR
Thanks to the illustrations of the medical school's anatomy books, he acquires a great knowledge of the human body.
Charcoal
$987,903
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$75,575
H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A tiny and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of intricate illuminations. 91 x 65mm (3.6 x 2.6in). 190 leaves on vellum, additional 4 paper leaves after (plus 3 paper e...
Leather
Daum Nancy Miniature Vase, Gilt Cameo Glass, Art Nouveau, Circa 1895
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
A miniature french gilt and enameled green cameo glass vase, signed in gilt "Daum Nancy" and with cross of Lorraine. Molded with flowers and leafage and with the phrase "A tout sei...
Glass
$15,000
H 13.19 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in
Magnificent Large Vanadinite Table top, Decorative Sculpture object
Located in London, GB
An exceptional large specimen of vanadinite from Morocco, covered entirely with brilliant, deep red crystals of varying sizes. The crystals are densely packed together, forming a con...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Quartz
Daum Nancy Art Deco Acid-Etched Vase, Green Art Glass, France, 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exquisite French Art Deco vase, created by the renowned glassmaker DAUM (Nancy, France) in the 1920s, is a remarkable example of the era's craftsmanship. The vase features a stu...
Art Glass
$12,500Sale Price|50% Off
H 80 in W 55 in D 3 in
Majestic Maharaja, A Monumental Oil Painting of an Indian Maharaja on Horseback
Located in Long Island City, NY
Majestic Royal Procession: A Monumental Oil on Canvas Painting of an Indian Maharaja in Regal Equestrian Splendor This monumental oil on canvas painting captures the majestic essenc...
Paint
$400,000
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 4.73 in
Antique Extremely Rare Large 1301 Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding, C14 Certified
Located in Doha, QA
Monumental Medieval Antiphonal Book Binding with Illuminated Leaves Austria, 1300s- possible St.Peter Abbey, Salzburg Austria, oldest monastery in the German speaking world (founded ...
Iron
$4,500
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American na...
Cotton
Great Architecture of the World by John Julius Norwich, 1975 Edition
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great Architecture of the World. This book is an illustrated history from Stonehenge to the Twentieth Century. The book is edited by John Julius Norwich. It was first published in 19...
Paper
$5,668
H 23.63 in Dm 14.57 in
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947 Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base. Signed "D. H. Chiparus". Measures: 52 cms. with base and 42cm alt. total and 24 c...
Bronze
$12,900
H 16.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Art Nouveau Allegory of Germany Portrait Vase by Kannhäuser for RStK Amphora
By Nikolaus Kannhäuser, Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #2011 Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an opti...
Porcelain
$46,489
H 16.54 in W 20.08 in D 10.24 in
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging sculpture of Memento Mori dated Late 17th Century, is part of a production of small terracotta figures for private use, which Giuseppe Maria Mazza, created throughout h...
Terracotta, Giltwood
$12,000
H 7.09 in W 4.34 in D 2.84 in
Ytiga NOUMATA Rare Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915
By Ytiga Noumata, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
RARE Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915, at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Molded by Edmond Dubois After Ytiga Noumata. A remarkably rare hard-paste porcelain ...
Porcelain
Antique York Stone Sculpture of Caractacus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique York stone statue of King Caractacus. Signed Morton, South Street, this over life size statue displays a powerful stance and characterful weathering. It certainly is a im...
Stone
$163,534
H 38.19 in W 59.06 in D 18.9 in
Louis XVI Style Lacquer Commode After Riesener, France c.1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and black lacquer commode inspired by Jean-Henri Riesener’s celebrated model for Queen Marie-Antoinette. It features a veined red brèche Basque m...
Marble, Ormolu
$40,883 / set
H 30.12 in W 28.75 in D 34.65 in
PAiR OF ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON'S BRIDGEWATER CHESTERFIELD GREEN LEATHER ARMCHAIRS
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunningly rare, original pair of fully restored Regency Green leather, Victorian Mahogany framed Howar...
Leather