Note From Luke
theatrical-tinsel-picture-1830-1870
Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material...
theatrical-tinsel-picture-1830-1870
Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material...
theatrical-tinsel-print-circa-1830
Charming theatrical tinsel picture from the first half of the 19th century: "The art of tinselling consists of embellishing or engraving by sticking various kinds of material onto its surface;...
theatrical-tinsel-print-circa-1830
Charming theatrical tinsel picture from the first half of the 19th century: "The art of tinselling consists of embellishing or engraving by sticking various kinds of material onto its surface;...
irish-yew-chess-set-board-19th-century
Wood from the arbutus or strawberry tree was exploited from the 1830s in the production of Irish furniture and treen. This tree flourished in South-West Ireland, where the mild and...
irish-yew-chess-set-board-19th-century
Wood from the arbutus or strawberry tree was exploited from the 1830s in the production of Irish furniture and treen. This tree flourished in South-West Ireland, where the mild and...
london-german-lithograph-circa-1840
Unusual mid 19th century hand-coloured print by the firm of Oehmigke & Riemschneider of Neuruppin, Brandenburg. London is depicted as a fantasy Germanic or Eastern European, its skyline peppered with...
london-german-lithograph-circa-1840
Unusual mid 19th century hand-coloured print by the firm of Oehmigke & Riemschneider of Neuruppin, Brandenburg. London is depicted as a fantasy Germanic or Eastern European, its skyline peppered with...
jasperware-part-chess-set-after-john-flaxman
Rare collection of antique jasperware chessmen, after the designs by John Flaxman (1755-1826) for Wedgwood and taken from the characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The original designs date from circa 1783....
jasperware-part-chess-set-after-john-flaxman
Rare collection of antique jasperware chessmen, after the designs by John Flaxman (1755-1826) for Wedgwood and taken from the characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The original designs date from circa 1783....
english-st-george-rosewood-chess-set-19th-century
Classic antique "St George" Pattern chess set. The rosewood figuring is especially attractive.
english-st-george-rosewood-chess-set-19th-century
Classic antique "St George" Pattern chess set. The rosewood figuring is especially attractive.