Liparia vestita – Mountain Pea, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1821
An original hand-coloured copperplate engraving of Liparia vestita, published as plate 2223 in Volume 48 of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine on
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Wang Zhi and the Rotten Axe Handle – Japanese Woodblock Illustration of the Ranka Legend
A 19th-century Japanese woodblock illustration of Ranka, the ancient Chinese legend of Wang Zhi and the Rotten Axe Handle. According
Riverboat and Packhorse Travelers – Japanese Drawing-Manual Plate No. 16
A 19th-century Japanese woodblock-printed study depicting two scenes of travel. Above, passengers sit in a small boat crossing a quiet
Fine Art, Paintings, Drawings
Louttre B. – Veille d’Arbre – Original Engraving
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Antique Prints
Psoralea aculeata — Prickly Fountainbush Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1820
An original hand-coloured copperplate engraving of Psoralea aculeata, published as plate 2158 in Volume 47 of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. The
Switzerland
Geneve – Vue Prise des Bergues – Antique Lithograph (Sold)
Geneve – Vue Prise des Bergues Exquisitely colored antique lithograph from the series “La Suisse pittoresque, monumentale vues et monuments
Johann Heinrich Troll – Aquatint engraving of Lake Lucerne
Johann Heinrich Troll (1756 – Winterthur – 1824) The Swiss painter and printmaker Johann Heinrich Troll studied with Christian von
The Geneva Revolution of 7-8 October 1846 Place Bel-Air (SOLD)
Revolution de Geneve For two days in October 1846, the streets of St. Gervais were the site of a revolution
Vevey’s Fontaine Orientale – 18th Century Engraving
Fontaine de Vevay (Vevey) Text Reads: “Ville situee sur le Lac de Geneve a quartre Lieues de Lausanne, cette Fontaine
Folk Art
Small Wismut Chest with Equisite Folk Art Floral Painting
This charming Wismut box (German: Wismutkästchen), dating from around 1680, is a fine example of early central European painted folk
