The Collection
90 works
A Bronze Rearing Horse
Sculpture · 18th–19th century
A Bronze Rearing Horse
Italian patinated bronze after the Antique. Fine Pompeian black patina.
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A Leaf from the First Printed Edition of Homer
Incunabula · 15th century
A Leaf from the First Printed Edition of Homer
Bernardus Nerius & Demetrios Damilas, Florence, 1488. In a two-sided modern gilt frame.
$2,500View →
Aldus’ Catullus of 1502 in a Contemporary Renaissance Binding
Books · 16th century
Aldus’ Catullus of 1502 in a Contemporary Renaissance Binding
First Aldine edition. Contemporary Italian blind-stamped calf binding.
$2,500View →
Amalthea and the Goat of Jupiter
Sculpture · 19th century
Amalthea and the Goat of Jupiter
Kley after Julien. Gold-polished bronze, French, second half of the 19th century.
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Aristotle, <em>Metaphysics</em>
Manuscripts · 13th century
Aristotle, Metaphysics
13th Century Medieval Manuscript leaf
$3,250View →
Brideshead Revisited
Books - Fine Bindings
Brideshead Revisited
Waugh's Brideshead in an Asprey Binding
$2,500View →
Bronze Bust of ‘Pseudo-Seneca’
Sculpture · 19th century
Bronze Bust of ‘Pseudo-Seneca’
After the Antique. Patinated bronze on sienna marble pedestal.
$850View →
Bronze Figural Group from the East Pediment of the Parthenon
Sculpture · 19th century
Bronze Figural Group from the East Pediment of the Parthenon
After the Antique. Patinated bronze, marble pedestal.
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Cardinal and Theological Virtues
Paintings · 19th century
Cardinal and Theological Virtues
After Raphael. Oil on canvas, relined, in a later giltwood frame.
$2,000View →
Cléopâtre Couchée
Sculpture · 19th century
Cléopâtre Couchée
Daniel Ducommun du Locle. Patinated & parcel gilt bronze. Barbedienne foundry.
$15,000View →
Crouching Venus (Lely Venus)
Sculpture · 19th–20th century
Crouching Venus (Lely Venus)
After the Antique. Patinated bronze, French, 19th century.
$1,200View →
Danaïde
Sculpture · 20th century
Danaïde
after Auguste Rodin
$4,000View →
Estienne's Compendium of Ancient Geography
Books - 16th Century
Estienne's Compendium of Ancient Geography
Estienne's Dionysius Perigees & Pomponius Mela, etc.
$1,400View →
Ficino's Plato
Books · 16th century
Ficino's Plato
French Renaissance Printing. Near-contemporary decorated calf binding.
$1,500View →
Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, Thebes
Prints · 19th century
Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, Thebes
David Roberts. Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring, standard edition.
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Grand Tour Model of the Luxor Obelisk
Decorative Arts · 19th century
Grand Tour Model of the Luxor Obelisk
France, mid-to-late 19th century. Original fence intact. Bright gilding. Black marble plinth.
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Hagia Sophia — Vue Générale de la Grande Nef
Prints · 19th century
Hagia Sophia — Vue Générale de la Grande Nef
Hand-coloured tinted lithograph. London, Day & Son, 1852.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Office of the Dead
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Office of the Dead
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf, Office of the Dead. Gold leaf
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Vespers Psalm & Ave Maris Stella
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Vespers Psalm & Ave Maris Stella
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf. Gold leaf, vibrant pigments.
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Irises
Paintings · Late 20th–early 21st century
Irises
After van Gogh. Oil on canvas in a carved giltwood frame.
$1,750View →
La Belle Ferronnière
Paintings · 20th century
La Belle Ferronnière
After da Vinci. Oil on canvas, signed ‘A. Bin 1968’. Elaborate gilt frame.
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L’écolière (The School Girl)
Bronze Sculpture · 20th century
L’écolière (The School Girl)
Patinated bronze. Rockefeller Collection.
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Madonna of the Magnificat
Paintings · 19th century
Madonna of the Magnificat
A superb 19th-century after Botticelli in an original carved giltwood frame.
$25,000View →
Marriage of the Virgin
Paintings · 18th century
Marriage of the Virgin
After Raphael. Large 18th century oil on canvas in a Louis XV frame.
$10,000View →
Nessus and Deianira
Sculpture · 19th century
Nessus and Deianira
After Giambologna. Patinated bronze on a green marble plinth.
$2,500View →
Other Men’s Flowers, finely bound for Asprey
Books - Fine Bindings
Other Men’s Flowers, finely bound for Asprey
Wavell's Anthology in a bespoke Asprey binding
$500View →
Portrait of Pope Julius II
Paintings · 19th century
Portrait of Pope Julius II
After Raphael. Oil on canvas in a Florentine giltwood frame.
$2,000View →
Procession of the Magi
Paintings · 19th century
Procession of the Magi
After Benozzo Gozzoli. Oil on canvas.
$2,250View →
Rape of the Sabine
Sculpture · 19th–20th century
Rape of the Sabine
Italian patinated bronze, late 19th / early 20th century.
$2,500View →
Saint Anthony Reading — After Dürer
Prints · 20th century
Saint Anthony Reading — After Dürer
After Dürer. Copperplate engraving, framed.
$500View →
Sappho
Sculpture · 19th century
Sappho
Patinated and parcel gilt bronze on serpentine marble base.
$1,100View →
Sappho à la colonne
Sculpture · 19th century
Sappho à la colonne
Pradier. Signed and dated 1848, founder’s mark VP for Victor Paillard.
$2,500View →
Silver, Gilt & Lapis Lazuli Piano-Form Box
Decorative Arts · c. 1875–1915
Silver, Gilt & Lapis Lazuli Piano-Form Box
800 silver, German or Austrian, ca. 1875–1915
$1,250View →
Temple of Edfou, Ancient Apollinopolis, Upper Egypt
Prints · 19th century
Temple of Edfou, Ancient Apollinopolis, Upper Egypt
David Roberts. Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring, standard edition.
$500View →
The Aldine Horace of 1527
Books - 16th Century
The Aldine Horace of 1527
Aldus Manutius' Horace of 1527 in a fine 18th century binding
$2,000View →
The Battle of Anghiari
Prints · 17th century
The Battle of Anghiari
Edelinck's engraving of Da Vinci's lost masterpiece
$5,750View →
The Great Temple of Aboo Simbel, Nubia
Prints · 19th century
The Great Temple of Aboo Simbel, Nubia
David Roberts. Tinted lithograph, matted and framed.
$1,500View →
The Hobbit
Books - Fine Bindings
The Hobbit
Tolkien's Hobbit in a fine binding
$2,000View →
The Horses of Saint Mark
Sculpture · 19th–20th century
The Horses of Saint Mark
Complete quadriga. Bronze on Byzantinesque capitals, crema marble bases.
$10,000View →
The Little Prince
Books - Fine Bindings
The Little Prince
The Little Prince, in a fine binding by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey
$1,000View →
The Loved One
Books - Fine Bindings
The Loved One
Waugh's Loved One in a fine binding by Asprey
$800View →
The Novels of Jane Austen
Books · 20th century
The Novels of Jane Austen
10 vols. Riviere binding, full gilt.
$5,000View →
The Obelisk of Luxor
Prints · 19th century
The Obelisk of Luxor
David Roberts. Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring, standard edition.
$750View →
The Wounded Amazon ("Mattèi type”)
Sculpture · 19th century
The Wounded Amazon ("Mattèi type”)
After Phidias. Patinated bronze, Barbedienne foundry.
$1,000View →
Torso d'Adèle
Sculpture · 20th century
Torso d'Adèle
Patinated bronze on polished granite plinth. Posthumous cast, signed.
$3,750View →
Venice by Moonlight with Boats off a Campanile
Paintings · Late 19th century
Venice by Moonlight with Boats off a Campanile
After Turner. Watercolour on paper in a modern giltwood frame.
$2,000View →
Vétheuil
Paintings - 20th Century
Vétheuil
After Claude Monet, Oil on Canvas, giltwood frame
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War & Peace
Books - Fine Bindings
War & Peace
Tolstoy's War & Peace Finely Bound by Asprey
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A Chinese Scholar’s Stone
Antiques · Qing dynasty or later
A Chinese Scholar’s Stone
Red Taihu scholar’s stone (gongshi) on a carved hardwood stand.
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Aldine Edition of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus
Books · 16th century
Aldine Edition of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus
Aldine Cicero, 2nd edition. In 18th century crushed red morocco.
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Aldus Manutius' Homer, <em>Ilias & Ulyssea</em>
Books · 16th century
Aldus Manutius' Homer, Ilias & Ulyssea
Aldine Homer in a Roger Payne binding. Syston Park provenance.
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Aldus’ Statius of 1502
Books · 16th century
Aldus’ Statius of 1502
Aldine Statius, first state. In 19th century crushed navy morocco.
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Amalthea and the Goat of Jupiter
Sculpture · 19th century
Amalthea and the Goat of Jupiter
After Julien. Large Barbedienne bronze, 2nd reduction. 27 inches.
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An Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 14th century
An Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Spanish Carthusian liturgical leaf on vellum, calligraphic initials in red and blue.
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Approach of the Simoon, Desert of Gizeh
Prints · 19th century
Approach of the Simoon, Desert of Gizeh
David Roberts. Multi-stone lithograph with hand-colouring. The rarest plate.
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Baccarat Cut Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Obelisk
Antiques · 19th century
Baccarat Cut Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Obelisk
Large Baccarat cut crystal and gilt-bronze obelisk, Empire style. 33 inches.
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Diana of Versailles
Sculpture · 19th century
Diana of Versailles
After the Antique. Barbedienne bronze, even rich brown patina. 8 inches.
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Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx
Antiques · 19th century
Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx
French Egyptian Revival recumbent sphinx, patinated bronze on sienna marble.
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Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Sculpture · 19th century
Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
After Verrocchio. Patinated bronze on a tiered black marble base.
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Hercules Wielding his Club
Sculpture · 20th century
Hercules Wielding his Club
After Giambologna. Marinelli foundry bronze. Mid-brown patina. 16 inches.
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Homer, Onlaid Binding by Zaehnsdorf
Books · 19th century
Homer, Onlaid Binding by Zaehnsdorf
Spectacular onlaid binding by Zaehnsdorf in scarlet crushed morocco.
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Horses of Saint Mark
Sculpture · 19th century
Horses of Saint Mark
A pair of gilt bronzes from the quadriga of Saint Mark, on faux-marble pedestals.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Breviary bifolium on uterine vellum. Initials in red, blue, and gold leaf.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf
Missal leaf, gothic script, four illuminated initials with original gold leaf.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Antiphonary
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Antiphonary
Antiphonary leaf for the Feast of Saint Agatha. Vellum, gold-leaf initial.
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Gradual, Ave Maria
Illuminated Manuscript, 15th Century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Large Gradual, Ave Maria
Ave Maria from a Late Medieval Gradual
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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Psalm 44: God is our refuge and strength
Manuscripts · 15th century
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, Book of Hours, Psalm 44: God is our refuge and strength
A finely illuminated Book of Hours leaf. Northern France or Flanders, c. 1450–1500.
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Laocoön and his Sons
Sculpture · 19th century
Laocoön and his Sons
Barbedienne foundry. Collas stamp. Rich renaissance brown patina.
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Laocoön and his Sons
Sculpture · 19th century
Laocoön and his Sons
After the Antique. Large patinated bronze, 33 inches. Brown patina.
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Madonna of the Goldfinch
Paintings 17th Century
Madonna of the Goldfinch
After Raphael in a Renaissance style Venetian pastiglia frame
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Mars, Roman god of war
Sculpture · 20th century
Mars, Roman god of war
After Giambologna. Marinelli foundry bronze. Mid-brown patina. 15½ inches.
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Melencolia I
Prints · 17th century
Melencolia I
Wierix after Dürer. Signed and dated 1602. Wide margins, rare thus.
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Neptune
Sculpture · 19th century
Neptune
After Giambologna. Patinated bronze and parcel gilt, Italian. Renaissance brown patina.
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Neptune
Sculpture · 18th–19th century
Neptune
After Giambologna. Large patinated bronze, rich patina. 23 inches.
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Old Master drawing, attributed to Guido Reni (1575–1642)
Drawings - 17th Century
Old Master drawing, attributed to Guido Reni (1575–1642)
Sanguine on laid paper, signed, framed
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Pair of Impressionist Views of the Jardin & Palais de Luxembourg
Paintings · Late 19th century
Pair of Impressionist Views of the Jardin & Palais de Luxembourg
Attributed to Blanche. Oil on painter’s board. Pair. Carved gesso frames.
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Pastoral Landscape with Figures
Paintings · 19th century
Pastoral Landscape with Figures
Attributed to Corot. Oil on canvas, signed. Louis XV giltwood frame.
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Pastoral Landscape with Village and Mountains
Paintings · 19th century
Pastoral Landscape with Village and Mountains
Édouard Pail. Oil on panel. Crozant School landscape, signed lower left.
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Place du Châtelet, Winter
Paintings · 20th century
Place du Châtelet, Winter
Anatol de Severac. Impressionist Paris cityscape in the manner of Cortès.
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Rovine del Tempio de’ Castori nella città di Cora
Prints · 18th century
Rovine del Tempio de’ Castori nella città di Cora
Piranesi. First state impression, fleur-de-lys watermark. Temple of Castor at Cora.
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The Colossi of Memnon, (‘Thebes, Dec. 4, 1838’)
Prints · 19th century
The Colossi of Memnon, (‘Thebes, Dec. 4, 1838’)
David Roberts. Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring, standard edition.
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The Dying Gaul
Sculpture - 19th century
The Dying Gaul
19th Century, Italian
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The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia
Books · 19th century
The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia
David Roberts. 4to edition, 6 vols. in 3. 248 tinted lithographic plates.
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The Madonna in Prayer
Paintings · 18th–19th century
The Madonna in Prayer
In the manner of Bernardo Daddi. Oil or tempera with pounced gold leaf on panel.
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The Rape of Europa (Europa and the Bull)
Sculpture
The Rape of Europa (Europa and the Bull)
French, early 18th century
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Torso d’Adèle
Sculpture · 20th century
Torso d’Adèle
After Rodin. Rockefeller Collection. Fine dark patina.
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Veduta del Ponte Fabrizio (Pons Fabricius)
Prints · 18th century
Veduta del Ponte Fabrizio (Pons Fabricius)
Piranesi. Strong early impression on laid paper. Vol. IV, Plate XVI.
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Veduta del ponte, e del Mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp.
Prints · 18th century
Veduta del ponte, e del Mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp.
Piranesi. Strong early impression on laid paper. Castel Sant’ Angelo.
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Venus of Capua
Sculpture · 19th century
Venus of Capua
After the Antique. Italian patinated bronze, likely Neapolitan. 25 inches.
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Île de la Cité
Paintings · 20th century
Île de la Cité
Pierre Sicard. Impressionist oil on canvas. Seine with the Pont Neuf, Sainte-Chapelle, and Notre Dame.
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Athenaeum Fine Art & Antiques offers a carefully curated selection of fine and decorative art, rare books, manuscripts, prints, sculpture, and works of decorative art spanning antiquity through the nineteenth century. Based on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and drawing upon more than twenty years of professional, academic, and collecting experience in New York and London, we bring scholarly rigor, connoisseurship, and careful documentation to every object, with a particular focus on the rich intersection of the Classical tradition and European culture.