Blog – Page 635 – Antique Print Club

18th century Herbal Antique Prints

15 Aug

In 1756 John Hill wrote The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, cultivated for use or raised for Beauty. Each tall page illustrated five rows of up to six small hand-co...

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John Gould: The Bird Man

03 Nov

Over a period of 50 years, from the age of 26, John Gould published superb hand-coloured lithographs to illustrate birds from different regions of the world. Published between 1840 and 1848, John Goul...

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The glories of Spring in Australia..

10 Oct

On our recent trip to Europe Derek and I found some lovely rare Australian botanical engravings and lithographs. Examples of those Australian flora are shown below, but for a wider choice you can see ...

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John Tallis, map and print publisher.

22 Aug

John Tallis maps and prints combine accuracy of cartography with elegant presentation and skilful, stylish, engraved embellishment. While he is best known in England for his publication of one of Lond...

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Original Antique Maps & Antique Charts

05 Jun

Rare original antique maps & antique charts are fascinating combinations of history, science and art. They represent not only discoveries from previous centuries, they also show the misconceptions...

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Costumes Parisiens small pochoirs c1912-14

04 Mar

The delightful beautifully hand-coloured fashion stencils from 1912 to 1914 introduced elegant fashions of the wealthy in Paris. Fashions continuously change, and often return with variations on a the...

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Gazette du Bon Ton 1920’s Fashion

04 Mar

Gazette du Bon Ton. Arte - Mode et Frivolités (Journal of Good Style. Art, Fashion & Fun), or.. Gazette du Bon Ton. Modes et manieres d'aujourd'hui (Journal of Good Style. Fashion and Manners of t...

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Easy but thoughtful Gift-buying

26 Feb

Knowing what someone likes makes finding a gift much easier. What do they wear, surround themselves with or talk about? What do they like? Perhaps they have a sense of humour..? Thoughtfulness in the ...

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Frescos. Classicism Preserved

26 Feb

The Raphael Vatican loggia frescos are probably among the most readily recognized today, but fresco wall decoration was not a new idea when the Vatican contracted hundreds of skilled artisans duri...

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Australia. 400 years’ antique maps & prints

25 Feb

Since closing our Milton gallery at Camford Square at the end of 2011, Derek and I have been surprisingly busy - mainly with maps, prints and books being bought from our website. We also catch up...