Les Merveilles de la Mer: Les Coquillages – Paul Valéry and Paul-André Robert, 1936
A beautifully illustrated French volume devoted to seashells, published by Librairie Plon, Paris, in 1936. Les Merveilles de la Mer:
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Jakob Christian Bergner (1812–1877) – Study of Three Birds, 1862
A finely observed mixed-media study of three dead birds suspended together from a small nail, including a woodcock at the
Antique Botanical Illustration of Marshall’s Wallflower, 1850
Marshall’s Wallflower – Cheiranthus Marshallii An antique hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cheiranthus Marshallii, or Marshall’s wallflower, published in The Floricultural
Fine Art, Paintings, Drawings
Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace – 1957 Woodblock Print by Fritz Urban Welti
A 1957 New Year woodblock print by Fritz Urban Welti celebrating Immanuel Kant’s concept of Perpetual Peace. The quote reads
Antique Prints
Pancrace Bessa – Aloë Lingua from Flore des jardiniers
An original hand-coloured botanical engraving of Aloë Lingua, published in Paris in 1836 in Pancrace Bessa’s Flore des jardiniers, amateurs
Switzerland
Portrait of Leonhard Holzhalf (1553-1617) Zurich Buergermeister and Businessman
1679 Portrait of Leonhard Holzhalb by Conrad Meyer Original Copperplate Engraving Leonhard Holzhalb (1553-1617) was a Zürich Businessman who became
The Sacrifice of Arnold von Winkelried at the Battle of Sempach
According to legend, Arnold von Winkelried sacrificed himself for the young Swiss Confederation by throwing himself upon the pikes of
L’Armee Suisse / Velocipedist – Swiss Army Cyclist
The Swiss Army – 19th Century chromolithograph Velocipedist – Swiss Army Bike – Swiss Army Bicyclist / Officer on Bicycle
St. Bernard Lake – from Zurlauben’s Topography
Vue du Lac au Pied de L’Hospice du St. Bernard Dessine d’une des fenetres de la Maison (Drawn from one
Folk Art
The Perrollaz Sisters – Folk Art Portraits by Dominik Spaeni
Portaits the Three Sisters Perrollaz dated 1846 Swiss, 19th Century, Folk Art A charming set of three early 19th century
