WCL, Author at Village Antiques

Beautiful Large Blue and White Chinese Style Decorative Platter

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 WCL 231 Views

Beautiful large blue and white decorative serving platter. The piece has crazing and some cracks but would make a wonderfully

20th Century Fine Art Modern Oil Paintings Swiss

Boulevard Georges Favon Geneva Winter Scene by G. Bevilacqua

May 2, 2020May 7, 2020 WCL 398 Views cityscape, Geneva

Winter street scene by Geneva School arist G. Bevilacqua. The canvas is unsigned and there are several small holes at

17thCentury Fine Art Oil Paintings Portraits

Detail of an 18th Century Portrait of Genevieve Blanchot

April 13, 2020June 3, 2020 WCL 516 Views

Private Collection This elegant 18th Century oil on canvas of a beautiful dark-haired woman is either a period copy of

Antique Prints History Swiss Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Topographical

Laurenz Halder – Zuerich: Two Antique Engravings Circa 1790

April 13, 2020August 21, 2020 WCL 63 Views Zurich

Laurenz Halder Laurenz Halder (1765-1821) was a mapmaker and engraver from St. Gallen who was also active in Zuerich. These

16thCentury Antique Prints Militaria

16th Century Woodblock – Augsburg Knights Rebing and Saettelin Families (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 258 Views Christoph Weiditz II. Augsburg, militaria

Fabulous 16th century woodblock prints of knights from the famous noble families of Augsburg.

16thCentury Antique Prints German History Militaria

Paul Hector Mair’s Knights of Augsburg – from a 1580 Book on the Great Families of Augsburg (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 414 Views birds, Christoph Weiditz II. Augsburg, militaria, ornithology

Knight of Augsburg Circa 1580 Pages 9 and 10 16th Century Woodblock prints from Paul Hector Mair’s “Geschlechter Buch ..der

Antique Prints History

Knights of Augsburg – Mattheus Schoellenberger – 16th Century Woodcut (SOLD)

April 13, 2020May 3, 2020 WCL 274 Views armor, Augsburg, militaria

16th Century Woodblock prints from Paul Hector Mair’s “Geschlechter Buch ..der .. Statt Augspurg.” Published in Frankfurt am Main by

17thCentury Antique Prints History Militaria Topographical

Late 17th Century View of Derbent on the Caspian Sea by Olfert Dapper

April 13, 2020May 14, 2020 WCL 221 Views Persian Empire, Russia

Fascinating 17th Century view of the fortifications at Derbent in Dagestan, Russia by Olfert Dapper.

19th Century Antique Prints Naval / Nautical Topographical

The Port of New Orleans in 1850 – Antique Steel Engraving

April 13, 2020June 20, 2020 WCL 313 Views New Orleans, port, ships

New Orleans in the mid 19th Century Antique steel engraving – Germany, circa 1850 Condition: Excellent Dimensions: 23 X 18

19th Century Antique Prints Architecture History

The Capital Building in Washington with its Original Dome – 1851 – German Steel Engraving

April 13, 2020June 20, 2020 WCL 215 Views birds, ornithology

Original antique engraving entitled “Das Capitol in Washington” This fascinating antique German steel engraving shows the United States Capitol Building

17thCentury Antique Prints History Militaria

1697 Engraving of The Swedish Capture of Helsingor Castle at Cronborg

April 13, 2020May 13, 2020 WCL 268 Views birds, ornithology

Battle at Kronborg Castle, Helsingor Dramatic View of the Swedish conquest of Kronborg (Helsingor Castle) in 1658 engraved after a

17thCentury Antique Prints History Portraits

17th Century Portrait of Johann Vulteius – Jean Visagier

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 183 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

The Poet and epigrammist Johannes Vulteius was known variously as Jean Visagier, Ioan Vulteii, Jean Voulté, Vouté ou Faciot. Copperplate

Antique Prints History

17th Century Engraving – Portrait of Adam Adami

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 192 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

Portrait of Adam Adami Late 17th Century Copperplate Engraved by Galle after Anselmus van Hulle From from Pacificatores orbis Christiani

17thCentury Antique Prints History Portraits

Portrait of Jacob Lampadius, German Lawyer and Diplomat

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 167 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

Late 17th Century Portrait of the German lawyer and diplomat Jacob Lampadius (1593-1649), original name Jakob Lampe, who was one

Antique Prints Dutch Portraits Portraits

Portrait of Judith Cotermans Dutch Golden Age Engraving

April 13, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 202 Views portrait

Dutch Golden Age (Gouden Eeuw) engraving of Judith Cotermans / Judith Kotermans the wife of the print dealer and calligrapher

17thCentury Antique Prints History Militaria Portraits

Portrait of Fridericus Guilhelmus – Friedrich Wilhelm

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 152 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

Friedrich Wilhelm (16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) – Frederick William – Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.

18th Century Antique Prints History Portraits

Portrait of Johann Freiherr von Geyso

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 240 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

Portrait of Johann von Geyso (Freiherr) von Geyso (Geusau, Geise) (* 1593 in Borken (Hessen); † 1661) The son of

17thCentury Antique Prints History Portraits

Antique Portrait of German Lawyer and Diplomat Chrysostomus Cöler – Chrysostom Koehler

April 13, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 163 Views Pacificatores orbis Christiani

Portrait of Chrysostom Koehler Late 17th Century Copperplate Engraved by Petrus de Lode after Anselmus van Hulle. published in Rotterdam

Antique Prints History

17th Century Portrait of Anna Ilsung von Tratzberg Noblewoman from Augsburg

April 13, 2020May 16, 2020 WCL 182 Views Augsburg

Portrait of Anna Ilsung von Tratzberg Antique portrait engraving on old chainlinked paper. Late 17th or early 18th Century. Anna

16thCentury Antique Prints Botanical / Plants Italian

Renaissance Botanical Illustration -Galle – Italian Oak – Pietro Andrea Matthioli

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 230 Views Matthioli, Mattioli, oak tree

Extraordinary Italian 16th Century Woodblock – Pietro Andrea Matthioli. Tithymalus Myrsinites Galle – Italian Oak Page 231 (in color) and

Antique Prints History

16th Century Botanical Illustration – Orobanche – Pietro Andrea Mattioli

April 13, 2020June 14, 2020 WCL 170 Views

Orobanche ((broomrape or broom-rape) Pages 536 and on the reverse of the sheet, text page 535 Extraordinary Italian 16th Century