Art, Ornament and Design

Antique art, ornament and design

This top-level category gathers sculpture, heraldry, decorative art, and music and theatre, alongside standalone pieces such as the Médicis fountain in Paris and a monument to Frederick William III in Berlin. It spans 1687 to 1996 and includes work by Pieter van der Aa, Laurent Cars and Thomas Cook.

It groups the more specific sections below and suits collectors interested in decorative and artistic subjects generally. All pieces are original of their time, each with a technical description and measurements.

Subcategories

Nudes

Antique nude prints
This selection brings together engravings and etchings of the nude figure, from an academic study after Boucher and Bartolozzi's outline plate of Michelangelo's Last Judgement to a signed drypoint dancer and a Diana and Actaeon after Albani. The pieces span 1760 to 1979 and include work by Louis-Félix de La Rue and Enrique Colás Hontán.
The category interests collectors of figure studies and academic art, and anyone furnishing a studio or study with a classical composition. Every print is an original period impression, sold with a technical description and measurements.
Modern Art and...

Antique modern art and avant-garde prints
This category covers twentieth-century abstract and avant-garde work, from Carlos Agulló's 1996 signed etching and Pedro Delso's triangulist compositions to José Aguiar's woodcut for a psalter and a modernist stained-glass print by Laumonnerie. The pieces date between 1899 and 1996 and include names such as Pablo Picasso and Jozef Bossaert.
The category suits collectors of modern printmaking and anyone looking for a bold, contemporary piece with real provenance. Each print offered is an original, signed or numbered where indicated, with a technical description and measurements.
Music, Theatre and Dance

Music, theatre and dance
This category covers the performing arts, from Hogarth's Beggar's Opera and Laughing Audience to a harpist in an 1832 keepsake annual and press photographs of the singer Géori Boué from 1960. Pieces span 1734 to 1966 and include Laurent Cars among the eighteenth-century engravers and the Bernand agency for twentieth-century theatre.
It suits collectors of the performing arts and anyone with an interest in a specific composer, play or dancer. All pieces are original of their time, each with a technical description and exact measurements.
Sculpture and Antiquities

Sculpture and antiquities
This category shows statuary and ancient remains, from the Neptune fountain at Aranjuez by Pieter van der Aa to the ruins of Athens after James Heath and the pillory at Charing Cross. Pieces range from 1687 to 1910 and include work by William Roffe and John Goldar.
It interests collectors of classical art and garden statuary, and anyone with an eye for architectural sculpture. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and measurements.
Ornament and...

Ornament and decorative arts
This category covers decorative objects and ornamental engraving, from Emperor Charles V's armour in the Real Armería to Indo-Persian miniatures on manuscript leaves and a frontispiece for a book on Spain and Portugal by Pieter van der Aa. Pieces span 1690 to 1962 and include work by M. Pujadas after Hogarth and other sources.
It suits collectors of the decorative arts and anyone drawn to ornament rather than figurative subjects. All pieces are original of their period, each with a technical description and measurements.
Heraldry and Coats of...

Heraldry and coats of arms
This category documents coats of arms, guild emblems and armorial title pages, from the frontispiece of Les Délices de l'Espagne by Pieter van der Aa to the twenty guilds of London engraved by G. Jones and the banner of Santa Eulalia in Barcelona. Pieces range from 1688 to 1937 and include John Goldar among the engravers.
It suits genealogists and collectors researching a specific family, guild or order of knighthood. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and measurements.
Illustrated Literature

Antique prints of illustrated literature
This category gathers original engravings made to illustrate great works of literature, from Cervantes's Don Quixote and Hogarth's satirical plates to Flaxman's outline engravings for Homer's Iliad and Milton's Paradise Lost, alongside a Molière scene by Laurent Cars after Boucher. The pieces date between 1723 and 1962 and include work by Joaquín Pi y Margall, Thomas Cook and Edward Francis Finden.
The category suits collectors of book illustration and readers who want a print tied to a favourite author or scene. Every engraving offered is an original period impression, described with technique, edition details and exact measurements.