Champion Rifleman – Tireur Federal from Costumes Suisses
Elegant late 19th century lithograph illustrating the winner of a national marksman’s content and the Swiss national sport of target
Antique Prints
Precursor of Bicycle: Pedestrian Hobbyhorse or Pedestrian Curricle
Aquatint engraving circa 1820 from Ackermann’s Repository entitled Pedestrian Hobbyhorse. An elegant gentleman rides one of the “pedestrian curricles” patented
Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII
Antique engraving by Mark Catesby – Plate LXXXIII from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands Original
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Cornucopia of Fruit and Vegetables
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed as a lavish cornucopia of fruit and vegetables Dimensions: 32 x
Burnacini Baroque Chariot Adorned with Instruments of War
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed armor, helmets, shields and other armaments and instruments of war. Dimensions:
Burnacini Baroque Chariot or Composed of Birds
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed a wide variety of birds. Dimensions: 32 x 40 cm
Burnacini Baroque Chariot or Carriage Composed of Sea Creatures
Baroque carnival or Commedia dell’arte grotesque style chariot composed of fish and shellfish – treasures of the sea. Dimensions: 32
Darly Caricature: The Fruit Stall
Engraving by Matthew and Mary Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle entitled “Fruit Stall” – Dated July 11, 1777. Copies
Oh Heigh Oh – 1776 Darly Caricature: A Woman from the Ohio Country
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman’s towering hairstyle seen from the back, and embellished with plumes. Entitled
The Flower Garden – 18th Century Caricature by Matthew and Mary Darly
Engraving by Matthew (and Mary?) Darly of a woman in profile, with a towering coiffure, adorned by a flower garden
Wigs – Rococo Period Caricature by Mary and Matthew Darly
Amusing caricature print by Matthew (and?) Mary Darly showing the heads of 14 aristocratic gentlemen in the fashionable wigs of
La Chinoise de Province et Son Magot – Napoleonic Period Caricature by Adrien Victor Auger
Handcolored Napoleonic period caricature entitled: La Chinoise de Province et Son Magot, ou le Bon Goût transplanté Engraved in 1813
Adorning the Term of Hymen – Engraving after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen after the painting in the Tate Museum by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Three women
18th Century Print of Two Bichon Dog Breeds – Bolognese and Petit Chien Lion
Fabulous small 18th century Buffon illustration of two Bichon toy small dog breeds: the Bolognese (das Bologneserhundchen) and the Löwchen
Maria Sibylla Merian – Opossum “Rat de Forest” plate 66 from “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”
Maria Sibylla Merian Plate 66 Insects of Surinam showing an opossum “Rat de Forest” with young and insects in a tropical setting.
The Kings and Queens of England – Jean Dassier
Kings and Queens of England, circa 1731: Famous set of antique medals in damascened bronze by the Swiss artist Jean
Cereus Cactus Flower – Plantae Selectae
Tab XXXII – Cereus Original 18th Century engraving from Plantae Selectae. Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Cereus – Night Blooming Cactus – Plantae Selectae Plate XIV
Plantae Selectae – Tab XIV – CEREUS – Night Blooming Cactus Condition: Very good. Some light spotting. The high light
Red Pineapple – Plate III – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate III – Ananas folio fix ferato Original 18th Century engraving from one of the greatest botanical books ever published.
Pineapple – Ehret / Trew – Plantae Selectae
Plate II – Ananas (Hawaiian Pineapple) from Plantae Selectae Condition: Very good. Some light spotting and creasing. The high light
Vespucci Observing the Stars at Night – Stradanus Nova Reperta
This rare and striking original renaissance period engraving shows Amerigo Vespucci finding the Crux or Southern Cross constellation with an