Daily Archives: August 2, 2018

Antique Master Print-EMBLEM-PRAYER-SHIELD-DEVIL-Bolswert-1620

Posted on 2 August, 2018 in antique

Original Antique Maps and Prints. Description: From: “Viae Vitae Aeternae” by A. Numerous editions of this hugely popular work (“The Path to the Eternal Life”) were published, mostly illustrated with 32 copper engravings. Artists and Engravers: Made by Boetius A. Bolswert after an anonymous artist. In his time the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens called [Continue]

Antique 19th Century Chinese Hand Carved Wood Religious Altar With Cover China

Posted on 2 August, 2018 in antique

Very old Chinese home or shop altar with it’s original cover. While I cannot verify that with certainty, it is obviously quite old, and hand made by a highly skilled traditional craftsman. The carving is complex, and replete with traditional religious symbolic and decorative motifs. The roof is particularly graceful, and depicted in the style [Continue]