This is a 3 volume 8 vo.set of John Lindley's books called Pomologia Britannica.It was published in London in 1841 by Henry Bohn It was one of the best color plate fruit books ever put out.The hand coloring is of the finest quality and all 152 plates are in perfect condition with no foxing or staining. The set is in its original bindings with raised leather spines...

This is a great late 19th century large size copy of the famous statue Venus De Milo. It has the seal of A. Collas reduction mecanique set in the back and was cast at the F. Barbediene foundry.This is a hard to find large size. 37 1/2 inches tall. It is in wonderful condition with a pleasing rich brown finish. It is numbered underneath 116 and also has ink numbers in the underside. One just like it sold in Paris at Sotheby's in 2004 for over $12000.00...

This is a bronze statue of the Farnese Bull.The original was a 2nd century Bc. bronze that represents the myth of Dirce. A marble copy was done in Rome around 300 Ad. and was discovered in 1545.It was restored and put in the Farnese Palace. Reductions in bronze have been made since the 1600,s but were always pricey...

This is one of the greatest fruit prints of all time and is in excellent cond. George Brookshaw produced the finest book on fruits and flowers ever produced Pomona Britannica. Everything was done in aquatint printed in colors and hand finished with a dark backround.Most plates show several items so the single fruit plates are very limited. The paper is watermarked 1804 and the plate is dated 1807 which makes this a plate from the early edition in parts before the book edition came out in 1812...

This is a fine quality Grand Tour bronze of Narcissus done after the antique found in Pompeii in 1862.This one is signed G.Nisini Roma.They were one of the best foundries in Rome.He has a great antique green brown type patina to look as if he had just come out of the ground.This was a popular casting before and around the turn of the century...

This is a great Grand Tour bronze statue titled the Runner.The Greek originals were found in the Roman ruins of Herculaneum.This was produced during the latter part of the 1800's by the Fonderia Aristica Sabatino de Angelis & Fils Napoli Italy.They and Fonderia Chiurazzi were the 2 best of many foundries in Naples at the time.He stands 18 3/4 inches tall and the base is 10 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches.The bronze is in fantastic condition for its age with a nice deep brown patina...

This is a nice original water color by the well listed Italian Artist Fabio Fabbi 1861-1946. Size is 12 by 18 inches and it is in very good condition with no damages.His water colors have sold for as much as $22000.00.

This is a very rare [one of 2 known] ice cream set with hand painted scenes of imaginary polar exploration.Created around 1870 the scenes are derived from illustrations in Jules Verne novels by Edward Riou. The unmarked dishes are believed to have been made in France and then decorated in this country. The other set like this was featured in a article about Arctic Imagery in the February 2007 issue of the magazine Antiques on page 78...

This is a very rare set of Girandole oil lamps from before the Civil War.They have the original Mt. Washington glass oil lamps that the prism holders were cast to fit around the neck.All the metal work is in fine condition.The prisms have some chipping I believe them to be original. The blue and pale white oil lamps have internal cracks in them and are the type of glass that have a rough surface common to this style of glass.I do not have burners for the lamps. In my 35 years in the biz...

This is a rare original set of 4 large 23 by 26 inches engravings by Etienne[Stepanus]Baudet done in Rome in 1672.Baudet was known for his engravings of master artists of the day and was a member of the Royal Academy. This set is listed on Wikipedia as one of his major works.I could find no examples for sale at present. Christie's sold one plate in 1996 for $1300.00 and it had damages.Plate 1 is in very nice condition...

This is a rare original stipple and line engraving by John Sartain titled General Marion in his Swamp Encampment inviting a British Officer to dinner.This was done in 1840 for the Apollo Association the first art promotion group in the United States.This large 17 by 20 image + large margins print is in very good condition for its age. The paper is evenly lightly toned through out...

This is a wonderful Italian bronze by the listed artist Ezio Ceccarelli 1865-1927.This statue is done in a Italian style known as Bozzettismo which implies a casual rapidly executed sculpture in which all the masses lights shadows and surfaces are done well enough to be legible.This was popular from the 1880's to the 1930's.This group stands 22 inches tall and is about 11 inches across.It is signed by the artist and the foundry which was Vignali in Firenze.It is in absolutely wonderful condition...