The Provenance Catalogue

Twenty-one houses. One catalogue.

Every price comes from the house that sells it

1,406 pieces · 546 with sizes you can buy today · 860 not offered online yet

Two from each house. Search reads all 1,406.

  1. William Inglis, Captain of the Honourable Company, David Allan, c. 1787William Inglis, Captain of the Honourable CompanyDavid Allan, c. 1787TheLinks/allan-william-inglisSizes online
  2. The Belvoir Hunt, Full Cry, Henry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830sThe Belvoir Hunt, Full CryHenry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830s · 1833ThePaddock/alken-belvoir-hunt-full-crySizes online
  3. Adam and Eve in Paradise, Cusco School (anonymous)Adam and Eve in ParadiseCusco School (anonymous) · Peru (Cuzco), 18th centuryangels-of-the-andes/adam-and-eve-in-paradiseSizes online
  4. Ariadne WakingAriadne Wakingbacchanal/ariadne-wakingSizes online
  5. The Book of the Fixed Stars, 'Abd al-Rahman al-SufiThe Book of the Fixed Stars'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi · Copied late 15th century (text composed ca. 964 CE)cabinet-of-curiosities/al-sufi-fixed-stars-15c
  6. Africa, Willem BlaeuAfricaWillem Blaeu · c. 1617cartographers-dream/blaeu-africae-nova-descriptio
  7. Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival, Utagawa HiroshigeAsakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi FestivalUtagawa Hiroshige · 1857floatingworld/asakusa-ricefields-torinomachi
  8. Pegius’ Sheet of Nativities, Martin PegiusPegius’ Sheet of NativitiesMartin Pegius · 1570hermetica/astrological-broadside
  9. Cabernet-Sauvignon, Viala & VermorelCabernet-SauvignonViala & Vermorel · Viala & Vermorel, Ampélographie, 1901–1910rex-vinorum/ampelographie-cabernet-sauvignonSizes online
  10. Go to the Woman Washing Clothes, Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the ElderGo to the Woman Washing ClothesMichael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder · 1617/1618, Oppenheim, Germany — early modern alchemical emblematicsthe-alembic/atalanta-fugiens-plate-03Sizes online
  11. A Berthoud Sea Watch, Engraved, After Ferdinand BerthoudA Berthoud Sea Watch, EngravedAfter Ferdinand Berthoud · 18th centurythe-complication/berthoud-sea-watchSizes online
  12. The American Brewing Co.'s Famous St. Louis ABC Bock Beer, c. 1890, Missouri History Museum, open access, hosted on Wikimedia Commons.The American Brewing Co.'s Famous St. Louis ABC Bock Beer, c. 1890Missouri History Museum, open access, hosted on Wikimedia Commons. · 1890the-lost-bar/abc-bock-beer-1890Sizes online
  13. The Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian-Armenian, 1817–1900)The Ninth WaveIvan Aivazovsky (Russian-Armenian, 1817–1900) · Feodosia, 1850the-old-masters/aivazovsky-the-ninth-waveSizes online
  14. 4 Minutes Late4 Minutes Late1914the-picture-palace/4-minutes-late-1914Sizes online
  15. A trip around the world at story hour timeA trip around the world at story hour time1938the-poster-atlas/a-trip-around-the-world-at-story-hour-time
  16. The Opium Smoker, George BarbierThe Opium SmokerGeorge Barbier · Paris · 1915the-private-case/barbier-fantasio-opium-1915
  17. The Beaver's Sacrifice, Unknown English illuminatorThe Beaver's SacrificeUnknown English illuminator · England (probably the North Midlands), c. 1200the-scriptorium/bestiary-beaverSizes online
  18. The Ideal Figure, Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, engr. Jan WandelaarThe Ideal FigureBernhard Siegfried Albinus, engr. Jan Wandelaar · 1747theanatomytheatre/albinus-muscle-figure
  19. Andromeda, the Chained Lady, After Bayer / Hevelius / FlamsteedAndromeda, the Chained LadyAfter Bayer / Hevelius / Flamsteed · engraved 16th–18th c.thefirmament/andromeda-chained-lady
  20. The Swan Orchid, after Augusta Withers and Sarah Drake, for James BatemanThe Swan Orchidafter Augusta Withers and Sarah Drake, for James Bateman · 1837–1843theflorilegium/bateman-cycnoches
  21. An English Club in Paris, May 1921, Agence RolAn English Club in Paris, May 1921Agence Rol · 1921theterraces/an-english-club-in-paris-1921
  22. A Scene on the Ice near a Town, Hendrick Avercamp, oil on panel, 1615A Scene on the Ice near a TownHendrick Avercamp, oil on panel, 1615TheLinks/avercamp-scene-on-the-ice-1615Sizes online
  23. The Belvoir Hunt, Jumping into and out of a Lane, Henry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830sThe Belvoir Hunt, Jumping into and out of a LaneHenry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830s · 1833ThePaddock/alken-belvoir-hunt-jumping-a-laneSizes online
  24. Adoration of the Magi, Cusco School (anonymous)Adoration of the MagiCusco School (anonymous) · Peru (Cuzco), c. 1690angels-of-the-andes/adoration-of-the-magi-cuscoSizes online
  25. The Bell-Krater, Methyse PainterThe Bell-KraterMethyse Painter · Attic red-figure, ca. 450 BCEbacchanal/bell-krater-of-the-symposiumSizes online
  26. The Book of the Fixed Stars (Ottoman Copy), 'Abd al-Rahman al-SufiThe Book of the Fixed Stars (Ottoman Copy)'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi · Ottoman copy, 18th century (text composed ca. 964 CE)cabinet-of-curiosities/al-sufi-fixed-stars-18c
  27. The Americas, Willem BlaeuThe AmericasWillem Blaeu · c. 1617cartographers-dream/blaeu-americae-nova-tabula
  28. Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry, Utagawa HiroshigeBullfinch and Weeping CherryUtagawa Hiroshige · c. 1834floatingworld/bullfinch-and-weeping-cherry
  29. Emblem I — The Wind in the Belly, Michael Maier; engraved by Matthäus MerianEmblem I — The Wind in the BellyMichael Maier; engraved by Matthäus Merian · 1617hermetica/atalanta-emblem-i
  30. Chardonnay, Viala & VermorelChardonnayViala & Vermorel · Viala & Vermorel, Ampélographie, 1901–1910rex-vinorum/ampelographie-chardonnay
  31. Join the Brother and the Sister, Michael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the ElderJoin the Brother and the SisterMichael Maier (author); engraved by Matthäus Merian the Elder · 1617/1618, Oppenheim, Germany — early modern alchemical emblematicsthe-alembic/atalanta-fugiens-plate-04Sizes online
  32. Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769, Ferdinand BerthoudVoyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769Ferdinand Berthoud · 1768–1769the-complication/berthoud-voyage-frontispieceSizes online
  33. L'Absinthe Cusenier Oxygénée, 1896, Francisco Tamagno (attributed)L'Absinthe Cusenier Oxygénée, 1896Francisco Tamagno (attributed) · 1896the-lost-bar/absinthe-cusenier-oxygenee-1896Sizes online
  34. The Roses of Heliogabalus, Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836–1912)The Roses of HeliogabalusLawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836–1912) · Britain, 1888the-old-masters/alma-tadema-the-roses-of-heliogabalusSizes online
  35. Accusée, levez-vous !, Roland CoudonAccusée, levez-vous !Roland Coudon · 1930the-picture-palace/accusee-levez-vous-1930
  36. Absinthe Robette, Henri Privat-LivemontAbsinthe RobetteHenri Privat-Livemont · 1896the-poster-atlas/absinthe-robette
  37. Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, Henri de Toulouse-LautrecMoulin Rouge: La GoulueHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec · Paris · 1891the-private-case/lautrec-moulin-rouge-la-goulue-1891Sizes online
  38. The Caladrius, Unknown English illuminatorThe CaladriusUnknown English illuminator · England (probably the North Midlands), c. 1200the-scriptorium/bestiary-caladriusSizes online
  39. The Skeleton and the Rhinoceros, Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, engr. Jan WandelaarThe Skeleton and the RhinocerosBernhard Siegfried Albinus, engr. Jan Wandelaar · 1747theanatomytheatre/albinus-skeleton-rhinoceros
  40. Bayer's Uranometria, Johann BayerBayer's UranometriaJohann Bayer · 1603thefirmament/bayer-uranometria
  41. The Fragrant Encyclia, after Augusta Withers and Sarah Drake, for James BatemanThe Fragrant Encycliaafter Augusta Withers and Sarah Drake, for James Bateman · 1837–1843theflorilegium/bateman-encyclia
  42. The Cup Winners’ Postcard, 1913, postcard publishersThe Cup Winners’ Postcard, 1913postcard publishers · 1913theterraces/aston-villa-cup-winners-postcard-1913

The Houses

13 of 21 houses publish sizes you can buy online. 8 publish none yet, and across all of them 860 of 1,406 pieces are not offered online. The catalogue lists those pieces anyway, and says so on each card.