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Le Baron Brisse by Andre Gill – French Cookbook Author Gets Roasted

March 13, 2016June 7, 2020 WCL 4169 Views caricature

Le Baron Brisse – by Andre Gill Caricature by Andre Gill Le Baron Brisse – Cover Illustration for La Lune

19th Century Caricatures Caricatures French Lithograph Office

Moi, Je Veux Mon Peuple – 19th Century French Caricature

March 13, 2016May 27, 2020 WCL 1753 Views caricature

Moi, Je Veux Mon Peuple! 19th Century French Caricature Handpainted Lithograph signed Holb “I just want my people!” A military

20th Century Fine Art Fine Art Prints Swiss

Gustav Stettler – 1957 Portrait of a Woman

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 WCL 3706 Views Gustav Stettler

Portrait of a Young Woman Original Lithograph – Limited edition, 4/50, signed in pencil lower right, and dated 1957 Dimensions:

20th Century Fine Art Fine Art Prints Swiss

Gustav Stettler – Three Friends

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 WCL 3841 Views Gustav Stettler

Dry Point etching of three friends. Numbered 39/75 and signed in pencil by the artist. Dated 1979. Dimensions: 50 X

20th Century Fine Art Fine Art Prints Swiss

Gustav Stettler – Twilight

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 WCL 4301 Views Gustav Stettler

The title of this work is difficult to read, but we believe it is “Dämmerung” or “Twilight.” It is dated

20th Century Fine Art Fine Art Prints Swiss

Gustav Stettler – 1958 Portrait of a Woman

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 WCL 3474 Views Gustav Stettler

Portrait of a Woman – 1958 Lithograph – Numbered 5/45 and signed in pencil by the artist. Dated 1958. Dimensions:

The Return - Art Deco Print by Aldo Patocchi

20th Century Art Deco Fine Art Swiss Woodcut

Aldo Patocchi – “The Return” – Original Art Deco Woodblock Print

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 WCL 3174 Views

Original woodblock engraving by Swiss Italian artist Aldo Patocchi entitled “Il Ritorno” – The Return. Three men walk together towards

20th Century Art Deco Fine Art Swiss Woodcut

Aldo Patocchi – Original Woodblock Print – “Windy Morning” – Mattino di Vento

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 WCL 3067 Views

Original woodblock engraving by Swiss Italian artist Aldo Patocchi entitled “Mattino di Vento” – Windy Morning.

19th Century Arms / Militaria Militaria Objets d'Art

Antique Moroccan Wood and Brass Powder Flask / Horn

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 WCL 4992 Views guns

Antique Moroccan wooden powder flask or horn with engraved brass fittings. Probably late 19th Century.

17thCentury Chests Furniture

Gothic Style Chest Dated 1671 from Church or Monastery

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 WCL 3025 Views

Beautiful sculpted antique chest dated featuring gothic style ogival arches, and the faces of two women, possibly nuns. The date

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn Van De Passe – Sempervivum and Verbascum

January 18, 2016May 7, 2018 WCL 4347 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

This beautiful 400 year old engraving shows Sempervivium or Houseleeks, also known as Hen and Chicks on the left, and

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn Van De Passe – Hortus Floridus – How to Grow Tulips

January 18, 2016May 7, 2018 WCL 3487 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

Detailed engraving showing how to grow tulips. Condition: Sheet lightly worn and toned as shown

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn Van De Passe – Elegant 17th Century Garden with Tulips (Sold)

January 18, 2016May 7, 2018 WCL 5198 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

Elegant engraving of a formal 17th century garden. A nobleman watches a lady tending to a batch of tulips. Condition

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn Van De Passe – Elegant Formal Garden

January 18, 2016May 7, 2018 WCL 3670 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

Elegant formal garden. Condition: Sheet lightly worn and toned as shown. Some light spotting. Cut to plate on lower edge.

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn van de Passe – Rabbit, Barley, Pimpernel

January 18, 2016May 7, 2018 WCL 3511 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

Beautiful 17th century antique botanical engraving by Crispijn van de Passe showing barley, pimpernel and a tiny rabbit.

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn van de Passe – Harvest God with Cornucopia of Tulips, Roses and Lilies

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 WCL 3616 Views Crispyn Van De Passe, tulips

Exquisite 17th Century Engraving from Hortus Floridus. A harvest god embraces a cornucopia full of tulips, lilies, roses and other flowers. In the background an apple tree and a sunflower.

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn van de Passe – Arundo Indica Florida

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 WCL 3016 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

400 year-old Crispijn van de Passe engraving from Hortus Floridus of flowering tropical plants, probably Canna glauca

17thCentury Antique Prints Botanical

Crispijn Van De Passe – Hortus Floridus – Anemones

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 WCL 4218 Views Crispyn Van De Passe

400 year old antique engraving from Hortus Floridus featuring a row of anemones in purple, pink and red and a pollinating bee or insect.

17thCentury Antique Prints Militaria

De Gheyn – Soldier With an Arquebus – 17th Century Engraving

January 18, 2016April 4, 2020 WCL 5716 Views guns, Jacob de Gheyn II, military

A Dutch Rifleman, Musketeer or Fusilier wearing a helmet holds an an arquebus, the forerunner of the musket or rifle. Early 17th Century Handcolored Engraving from the most influential military manuel of the 17th Century, the Exersize of Arms.

17thCentury Antique Prints Militaria

Jacob De Gheyn II – Dutch Rifleman – Musketeer or Fusilier – Plate 8 (Sold)

January 18, 2016April 13, 2020 WCL 4141 Views Jacob de Gheyn II

The Excersize of Armes, beautiful antique Dutch engraving of a musketeer.

17thCentury Antique Prints Militaria

De Gheyn – Antique Engraving from The Exercise of Armes

January 18, 2016April 4, 2020 WCL 3388 Views Jacob de Gheyn II

A Dutch Rifleman, Musketeer or Fusilier holds an an arquebus, the forerunner of the musket or rifle. Early 17th Century Handcolored Engraving from the most influential military manuel of the 17th Century, the Exersize of Arms.