WCL, Author at Village Antiques

Acute Pain – Antique Dental Caricature, 1810

Original 1810 hand-coloured dental caricature, Acute Pain, after “Tim Bobbin” and published in London by Edward Orme.

The Tooth Ache – Monkeys at the Dentist, 1828

Amusing antique engraving of monkeys performing dental surgery. Original 1828 lithograph by Louis Haghe after Edmund Bristow.

The Tooth Drawer – Antique Engraving after Gerrit Dou, 181

Early dental treatment in a shadowed Dutch interior. Original 1811 engraving by Isaac Taylor after a painting by Gerrit Dou.

Two Early Canadian Indigenous Subjects – Vancouver Island Village and Wedding Ceremony, c. 1840

Pair of c. 1840 hand-coloured lithographs depicting an Indigenous wedding ceremony and a coastal village on Vancouver Island.

French Furniture Design – Renaissance and Louis XVI Banquettes

Original circa 1927 French furniture design plate showing Renaissance and Louis XVI banquettes, designed by E. Foussier.

The Prison Group – Antique Engraving after Firmin Bouvy, 1857

Antique 1857 engraving of prisoners in a vaulted Gothic cell, after a painting by Firmin Bouvy in the British Royal Collection.

Thomas Rowlandson – Transplanting of Teeth – Satirical Etching, 1790

Original 1790 satirical etching by Thomas Rowlandson depicting the notorious Georgian practice of transplanting teeth from the poor to the wealthy.

Dr. Eisenbart and His Patient – Antique Dental Caricature, circa 1860

Original hand-coloured comic lithograph of Dr. Eisenbart and his anxious patient, published by Joseph Scholz around 1860—a striking antique dental caricature.

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:

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

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

Conrad Meyer – The Zürich Mordnacht of 1350 – Antique Swiss Etching, 1676

Conrad Meyer – Sic impia turba peribit: The Zürich Mordnacht of 1350 An original 17th-century etching by the Zürich artist

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

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

Illustrated Kabuki Programme Leaf (Ezukushi / Ehon Banzuke), Edo Period

An original woodblock-printed leaf from an illustrated Japanese Kabuki theatre programme, dating from the Edo period, probably the late 18th

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

T. S. Robert – Risqué Acrobatic Performer Balancing a Dog Circa 1910

This delightfully eccentric original illustration in postcard format depicts a female circus or music-hall performer executing an improbable balancing act.