A Molteno Edward IV being introducedA Molteno Edward IV being introduced to Jane Shore stipple engraving
Fourteen books on Holland NormanFourteen books on Holland Norman Conquest British history etc.
Early Abraham Ortelius hand-coloredEarly Abraham Ortelius hand-colored 1584 map of the Low Countries (Belgium) with four ornate cartouches and a compass rose showing the English Chanel and part of Britain. 15.75"h.x19.5"w.
After Hans Holbein the YoungerAfter Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543) Two sets of framed sanguine lithograph portraits of luminaries of the Tudor Court, first quarter 20th century, presented in period reeded oak frames in the Arts and Crafts style and glazed, one with twelve sections including, Edward, Prince of Wales, Lord Russell, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Waramus, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fitz William, the Earl of Southampton, Edward Stanley, the Earl of Darby, Sir Henry Guhldeford, S. George of Cromwell, Southwell Knight, et al., h. 12", w. 106", the other with sections including the Marquis of Ormond, Queen Anna Bollein, the Duchess of Suffolk and a male courtier in a plumed hat, h. 12-1/2", w. 42".
Two prints after Mark Catesby (BritishTwo prints after Mark Catesby (British 1679-1749): Canard d'Ete and L'Alcyon, from the Seligmann edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Nuremberg, 1749-1776, by Johann Michael Seligmann (German, 1720-1762), hand-colored engraving on laid paper, 8-12 x 13-34 in. (plate), 9-38 x 15-34 in. (page); black metal frames.
English School, circa 1840/PiazzaEnglish School, circa 1840/Piazza della Signoria/Piazza San Lorenzo/a pair/oil on paper, 11.5cm x 13.5cm
Early colored engraving of theEarly colored engraving of the French King published London May 1844. 17"x22"
Portraits of Kings, 1620: MartiniPortraits of Kings, 1620: Martini Hamconii Frisia Sev De Viris Rebusque, Joannis Starteri (Bibliopolae Sumptibus), 1620, each page with prints of various kings, many in military pose and brandishing weapons, quarter calf over marbled boards, 9 x 7 in. Pages remounted, binding with extensive spine losses, hinges weak.
LODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNILODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI METROPOLIS MAPGeorge Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Published, Cologne, 1579, engraved by Hoefnagel, with four figures in foreground, a decorative cartouche, the arms of Queen Elizabeth displayed in the top left hand corner, with the arms of the City on the right, text in Latin on the reverse. Hand colored later, framed, mounted with conservation back for viewing. Site measurement 12.25 in by 18.5 in.
19341934
15TH C BOOK SHEET (WOODBLOCK) -15TH C BOOK SHEET (WOODBLOCK) - Double Sheet Page from 'The Nuremberg Chronicle' full folio 1493 in Latin by Hartmann Schedel a world history this sheet depicting the town of Buda (CXXXIX) double glazed with mat in gold frame SS: 14 3/4'' x 21'' OS:
Early framed and matted hand-paintedEarly framed and matted hand-painted map of England. 14"x18.25"
Three-volume 1574 German history:Three-volume 1574 German history: Germaniae Antiquae Illustrationem Continet in que…MDLXV-MDLXXIIII August 1574 , vellum bindings with gilt embossed coat-of-arms, book plate "Ex Libris Liechtensteinianias", 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Toning, bindings stained and discolored, minor water stains and foxing. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
DATED 1603 ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVEDATED 1603 ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVE PETIT POINT NEEDLEWORK, FRAMED Allegory of Baby Moses in the Nile, featuring four women in Tudor dress and a distant castle; done the year Queen Elizabeth I died and the Tudor Age ended; the Stuarts beginning with King James I. Self-bordered with roses in corners, shields to left and right. Housed in a molded walnut frame, glazed, OS: 18 1/4" x 20 3/4", SS: 16" x 18 1/4". Condition commensurate with age.
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUXABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX EVXINUS Hand coloured engraving: 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 in (sight size) Framed'
Dated 1904Dated 1904
Christopher Saxton (1540-1610)/WarwiciChristopher Saxton (1540-1610)/Warwici Countatus Cornaviis Olim Inhabitus/first edition 1607, text on reverse/coloured engraved map, 28.5cm x 30.5cm
HENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C. DIED1743),MapHENRY POPPLE (B. MID-17TH C. DIED1743),Map of the British Empire in America, with French, Spanish, and Dutch Settlements. Printed in Amsterdam for Covens & C. Mortier. Hand colored. Right border shows close up details of harbors and West Indian ports. Sight size 20" x 22", overall in modern mat and frame 24" x30".
General Historie of the MagnificentGeneral Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, 1612 collected by Thomas de Fougasses and "Englished" (from the French) by William Shute, printed in London by G. Eld and W. Stansby, two volumes bound together, marbleized board covers, leather spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering, frontispiece with woodcut map of Venice and inked signatures of two previous owners, one dated 1625, 81 woodcut portraits, headpieces and historiated initials throughout text, 13 x 9 in.,
WILLIAM HENRY TOMS (ENGLISH, 1700-1765)WILLIAM HENRY TOMS (ENGLISH, 1700-1765) MAPWilliam Henry Toms (English, 1700-1765), "This Plan of the Harbour, Town and Forts of Porto Bello (Taken by Edward Vernon Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue on the 22 of November 1739, With Six Men of War only", London, 1740, engraved map showing an early battle in the War of Jenkins'Ear, 16 1/4 in. x 22 3/4 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
1824 United Stat1824 United Stat
Mark Catesby (British, 1679-1749)Mark Catesby (British, 1679-1749) Two hand-colored engravings from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, London, late 18th/early 19th century edition: Pagurus Maculatus, Cancer Chelis Crassissimis, Plate 36, laid on paper with Strasbourg lily watermark, 14-1/8 x 10-1/4 in., gilt wood frame; Cancer Chelis Rubris, Plate 37, laid on paper with "J Whatman" watermark, 10-1/4 x 14 in., stained wood frame,
An early 19th century sampler workedAn early 19th century sampler worked in colours and depicting a portrait of Admiral Vernon victor of the Battle of Portobello together with depictions of ships castles and religious texts within a freely running border of flowers by Sarah C. Bingham Fright 1837 18ins x 13ins in rosewood frame and glazed and an early 19th century sampler with the Lords Prayer worked by Susanna Hookeys June 30th 1823 19ins x 16.75ins framed and glazed
Rapin de Troyas, History of EnglandRapin de Troyas, History of England British, mid 18th century, translated from the French with notes by Nicolas Tindal, five books (volume 4 bound in two parts), London, printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1743 and 1744, copper plate engravings of maps (volume 3 with map of North America showing California as an island), genealogical tables, monarchs and monuments, leather-covered boards, ridged spines with gilt lettering, 15-5/8 x 10-5/8 in.
TWO MAPS. England late 17th century.TWO MAPS. England late 17th century. Handcolored engraved maps on laid paper. Comitatus Rotelandiae Tabula Nova sold by A. Swale and A. Churchil and Bedfordshire by Robert Morden sold by A Swale Awnsham and Churchil. In frames 20''h. 23''w. Condition reports are available on all items. Please note: unless a condition report is requested we do not post detailed condition information about each item sold. If you choose to bid without requesting a condition report you are accepting the item ''as-is'' with no gaurantees.
A late 16th/early 17th CenturyA late 16th/early 17th Century coloured engraving - ''Map of the Shyre of Kent divided into five lathes therof'' - Map of Kent showing London part of Surrey and Sussex 7.75ins x 14.25ins (Anonymous - thought to be the second state of the first separate printed map of Kent which was first published circa 1580. This example is probably issued circa 1625) in modern gilt moulded frame and glazed Provenance : O'Shea Gallery 89 Lower Sloane Street London SW1W 8DA
Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) a groupTheodor de Bry (1528-1598) a group of four engravings after drawings by Jacques Le Moyne from Brevis narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae provincia Gallis... Frankfurt 1591 illustrating young men exercising cooking and a granary sheets approx. 7 in. x 8 in. attractively float-mounted and framed.
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S PRIVY COUNCILQUEEN ELIZABETH'S PRIVY COUNCIL SIGNATURES, 1560 Fragment of an official letter of the Privy Council, dated February 29, 1560, bearing the signatures of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Keeper of the Great Seal; Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford; Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke; and Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lord High Admiral of the Navy; 4 1/4 x 6 in.
Two Derby figures of seated friarsTwo Derby figures of seated friars and a figure of a nun, circa 1760, one monk with incised no. 104, the nun 14.3cm high, the monk 15cm high (some areas of restoration, damages)
PAIR OF ENGLISH OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAITSPairPAIR OF ENGLISH OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAITSPair of oil on canvas portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craston , the gentleman dated 1774 , 29 1/2" x 24".
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723 British) Portrait of a Lady in a Red Dress with Blue Mantle in a Rocky Landscape
Giovanni Battista Montano (1534-1621)Giovanni Battista Montano (1534-1621) a group of 40 bound architectural engravings c. 1624 4to (13 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in.) full vellum the plates are early variations that correspond to plates in Raccolta de tempii e sepolri Scielta d. varii tempietti antichi and Architettura con diversi ornamenti cavati dall' antico. Provenance: Bears armorial bookplate of Fuerstlich Auerspergsche Fideicommisbibliothek Zu Laybach Prince of Augsburg.
19 pieces. Engravings. Boydell,19 pieces. Engravings. Boydell, John & Josiah. [Graphic Illustrations of The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, London, 1793-1803]: "The Alto Relievo...: ...Shakespeare... between The Dramatick Muse and The Genius of Painting." * "Shakespeare Nursed by Tragedy and Comedy." * "Othello... Desdemona in bed asleep." * "Winter's Tale. Act III, Scene III." * "Winter's Tale, Act II, Scene III." * "Cybeline... The Forest and Cave - Imogen in boy's cloaths." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Fourth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Fifth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Sixth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Seventh Age." * "As You Like It... A forest, Orlando and Oliver." * "First Part of King Henry The Fourth, The road by Gadshill." * "Third Part of King Henry 6th. A field of battle..." * "King John. A Prison..." * "Third Part of King Henry The Sixth, a field of battle..." * "Second Part of King Henry VI, Act III, Scene III." * First Part of King Henry 6th, Act II, Scene V." * "First Part of King Henry Fourth... Prince Henry, Hotspur, Falstaff." * "King Richard The Third... Tower of London." All approx. 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches (517 x 420 mm), margins. Occasional dampstaining to margins, images generally clean.
ENGLISH SCHOOL 20TH CENTURY HENRYENGLISH SCHOOL 20TH CENTURY HENRY VI PORTRAIT DUKE OF NORMANDY PRINCE OF NOVA Oil on canvas: 42 x 30 in. Other Notes: TPC
ORTELIUS. ARCHIPELAGI INSULARUMORTELIUS. ARCHIPELAGI INSULARUM ALIQUOT Circa 1584. Double-page engraved map hand-colored. Italian text of verso. some small spots on left edge of map. - Framed 14 1/8 x 20 in.
Four 17th and 18th century EuropeanFour 17th and 18th century European engravings (Schley, Moncornet, Berger, and Merian); Jakobus van der Schley (Dutch, 1715-1779), the cuckold suitor; Baltazar Moncornet (French, 1600-1668), country landscape with figures leading cattle and goats; Daniel Berger (German, 1744-1824), mystical lamp with Hebrew script above; Matthaus Merian (Swiss, 17th century), rustic scene with gent chopping wood. Largest: 4 1/2" x 6 1/4". Light glue discoloration to two.