If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The Art of Opium Antiques “The Art of Opium Antiques” explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignored - the art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth-century China and in […]
Antique Trader Oriental Antiques & Art: An Identification and Price Guide The high quality and timeless tradition of Far Eastern treasures is brilliantly displayed in this new identification and price guide from Antique Trader. Capture the mystery, the power, and the intrigue of the Orient and the Asian culture with this expertly crafted guide […]
Canoe Rig: The Essence and the Art : Sailpower for Antique and Traditional Canoes The artwork will get your attention, and the detailed descrptions will make this book a keeper. The author is a sailmaker by trade, and an inventor by heart.
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Antique Playing Card Designs CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art) From a rare volume on the history of playing cards: nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. On display are face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs all ideal for adding […]
The Art of the Garden: Collecting Antique Botanical Prints An essential reference, this gorgeous book documents the magnificent botanical prints produced by notable artists of the 17th through the turn of the 20th centuries. Celebrated artists include Basil Besler, Maria Sybilla Merian, Mark Catesby, Georg Ehret, George Brookshaw, Robert John Thornton, Pierre Joseph Redout, […]
Antique-Style Duck Decoys: Contemporary Techniques to Carve and Paint in the Folk Art Tradition
For decoy enthusiasts and collectors who want to replicate the grace, flow, and imperfections found in antique duck decoys, this resource presents the process for carving the traditional, streamlined wood replicas. Chapters focus on every aspect of this classic art form […]
