Swiss Army Standard Bearer – Uniforms after the Ordonnanz of 1852
A handsome Swiss army standard bearer with a moustache and carrying the Swiss flag in a lithograph illustrating the new
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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
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
Paul Rosner – Small Pastel Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
Pastel of a seated woman is the work of the German artist Paul Rosner (1875 Eibenstock/Erzgeb. – München 1956). Annotation:
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
Belle Epoque Beauty in a Hat – Portrait of a Woman, unsigned
Beautiful Belle Epoque style oil on canvas of an elegant woman in a large hat. Attractively framed. The work is
Hedwig OEHRING Portrait of a Bavarian Man in a Green Hat
Hedwig Oehring Charming small portrait of a Bavarian Farmer in a Green Hat Few details are known about Hedwig Oehring,
Heinrich Nuesslein – No 25 – Sublime Spirits
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Untitled, Numbered 25 – Lengthy complex annotation on the back. The last sentence reads:
Heinrich Nuesslein – Untitled – Chapel in a Forest
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Not signed or numbered Heinrich Nüsslein insisted that he was not an artist, but
Heinrich Nuesslein – Die Quelle – The Source
Heinrich Nüsslein Nürnberg, 1879-1947 Ruhpolding (Germany) Signed on the reverse with the title “Die Quelle des Lichtes & des Wachtums”
Portrait of Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius – Martin Chladni – Small copperplate engraving
Small copperplate potrait of the Lutheran theologian Martinus Chladenius or Martin Chladni (October 25, 1669 Kremnitz – September 12, 1725,
St. Christopher – 1936 Woodblock by Fritz Urban Welti
1936 St. Christopher woodblock print signed by the artist Fritz Urban Welti Dimensions: Sheet approx 14.5 x 19.5 cm (full
Secretarybird – 1969 Woodblock by Fritz Urban Welti
Charming small format woodblock illustration of a Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius), the unique large African bird which kills its prey (lizards
Marmots, Murmeli – 1969 Woodblock by Fritz Urban Welti
Charming small format woodblock illustration of three Mamots or Alpine Marmots (Murmeli) Dimensions: Sheet approx 14.5 x 19.5 cm (full
White Marbled Butterfly – 1968 Woodblock by Fritz Urban Welti
Small format woodblock illustration of a White Marbled Butterfly (Melanargia galathea – German: Damenbrett). Dimensions: Sheet approx 14.5 x 19.5
Otter – 1967 Woodblock by Fritz Urban Welti
Small format woodblock illustration of an inquisitive Otter (German: Fischotter) Dimensions: Sheet approx 14.5 x 19.5 cm (full sheet) –
Signed Lithograph by Édouard Goerg – Il y a encore des Nymphes
The French expressionist painter, illustrator and print maker Édouard Joseph Goerg was born to French parents in Sydney, Australia, on
Albert Welti – Der Ehehafen – The Port of Marriage – Symbolist Engraving
Albert Welti Dramatic large symbolist engraving of men fishing for wives in a chaotic port. Condition: Foxing and browning of