19th Century Engraving of "Cathedrale de Reims"

A fine portrait miniature of a man with long tousled hair and blue high-collared frock coat. The image is encased by parcel-gilt and black lacquered glass with a thick giltwood shado...

Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this fabulous print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in a magnificent Renaissance Revival frame. Audubon traveled extensively throughout the United States recording every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true-to-life scale. From the very rare Havell edition...

Part of the masterwork of Dutch theologian, explorer, and missionary Arnoldus Mantanus De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld from 1671, this theatrical scene of the Port of Lima displays a bustling Harbour full of masted ships. One of the richest cities of the New World, Lima became the capital of the largest colonial viceroyalty of the Spanish crown...

A pair of handsome neoclassical pedestals in mahogany and inlaid detailing. The upper portion is decorated with musical instruments and foliage with the shaft bearing a oval inlay of...

A fine pair of baluster neoclassical lamps of patinated bronze with gold detailing. A black basalt stone base supports a paw-footed tripod with a baluster detailed with fluting and a...

An handsome rod back Windsor chair. Splats turned with bamboo hip detail. Hickory and pine with solid plank seats, American, circa 1830.

An exceptional collection of Italian engravings depicting various figures, faces and scenes of Rome. These pieces are custom framed in Classic black and...

Collection of 19th Century Swedish owl engravings by the Finnish artist, Magnus Von Wright who was a well-known artist and ornithologist. These engraving...

Superb set of eight late 19th Century French architectural engravings. These unusual and highly decorative engravings are of architec...

Pair of steel engraving from the 19th century “Le Depart Du Courier” and " L’Arrive du Courrier” dedicated to Madame la Marquise de Montesquieu.

Suite of 5 Framed Engravings, Antique Scenes, 19th Century. Suite of 5 framed antique engravings from the 19th century, depicting scenes in ...

The images are finely detailed engravings of beetles from a 19th-century scientific collection. Each beetle is rendered with precision, showcasing their unique physical characteristics, such as the segmentation of their bodies, the texture of their carapaces, the patterns and colors of their wing covers (elytra), and the varying shapes and lengths of their antennae and legs. The species, as labeled in the engravings, are as follows: From the first image: 1. **Apidie** - Possibly a reference to the Apidae family, which includes bees, but in this context, it likely refers to a type of beetle. 2. **Attelabe** - Likely a variant of the name for beetles in the family Attelabidae, known as leaf-rolling beetles. 3. **Bousier** - Common French name for dung beetles, which are part of the Scarabaeidae family. 4. **Cétoine** - Refers to beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, known as flower beetles. 5. **Geotrupe** - A genus of earth-boring dung beetles. 6. **Hanneton** - Common French name for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, particularly the June beetles or May bugs. 7. **Oryctes** - A genus that includes the rhinoceros beetles. 8. **Trichie** - Refers to beetles in the genus Trichius, which are often found in flowers and resemble small bumblebees. From the second image: 1. **Attelabe** - Again, likely referring to the Attelabidae family of leaf-rolling beetles. 2. **Calosoma** - A genus of ground beetles...