Generale Collection

Paris, Paris all the way to New York. When you board any French Line ship you step right into Paris itself! French Line C.G.T. (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique) poster for the SS Paris ocean liner

Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Poster advertising Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, the French shipping company, illustrated by the S.S. Ile de France, its first ship to be decorated in Art Deco

Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid / Eros
Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid/Eros. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy

SS Normandie - French ocean liner
circa 1910s

John Law (1671 1729). Scottish economist. Dutch satirical
John Law (16711729). Scottish economist. He was appointed Controller General of Finances of France under King Louis XV. In 1716 Law established the Banque Ge?ne?rale in France, a private bank

Facial expressions. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy. Plate VIII, of Vol 2. Date: 1750

Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, souscrivez a l Emprunt National. Societe generale. A mother cuddling her child before putting her to bed. Date 1917

Tea pot and warmer from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, decorated with vignettes of ships at sea and floral borders. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient

Makers marks on Roman pottery. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Wild daffodil and snowdrops
Wild daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, and snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre

Plate and pitchers from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century
Plate and pitchers with gold and scarlet on a black ground from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Gravy boat or sauciere from Marseille, France, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Cross section through a 19th century pottery kiln. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Poster, Paris to Marseille to North Africa by rail and sea
Travel poster, Paris to Marseille by rail, Marseille to North Africa in 37 hours by steamer, CGT Compagnie Generale Transatlantique and PLM

Poster, CGT, Le Havre to New York, May sailing dates
Travel poster, French CGT Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, Transatlantic Service from Le Havre to New York on the Paris, Ile de France, Suffren, France, with May sailing dates. 31ins. 23ins

Poster, NGI, Navigazione Generale Italiana Date: 1936

Stopped at a barricade, a pass from the Paris Commune, 1871. Two fashionable women in crinoline dresses and hats show papers to a soldier with rifle. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Dog s-tooth violet and moth
Dog s-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis, and moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips, Tulipa gesneriana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre

Black-naped monarch and hooded warbler
Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea 1, and hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina 2. Gobe-mouche blue des Philippines, Gobe-mouche de la Louisiane

Sufi mystics of ancient Persia reading prayer books
Sufi mystics of ancient Persian Zoroastrianism read prayer books under a thatched hut. I sofi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Poster, Chemins de Fer de l Etat and CGT
Poster for Chemins de Fer de l Etat and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT), serving Paris, Le Havre and New York. circa 1930

Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Copperplate engraving from Abbe Antoine Francois Prevosts Histoire generale des voyages, Paris, 1746

Basin and plates from Moustiers, France, decorated with cupids, naiads, and other mythological figures. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea goddess Salacia and naiads. With border of heads of Neptune and Salacia in border of foliage

Spoon and dish from Strasbourg, 18th century, decorated with botanical paintings. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plates from Strasbourg, 18th century, with botanical paintings of roses and tulips. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plate and cruet set or porte-huilier from Strasbourg, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris

Pot-pourri vase from Strasbourg, 18th century, decorated with botanical painting. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Enamel clay tiles, 13th century
Enamel clay tiles with heraldic devices, 13th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Plate from Marans, France, with botanical illustration within a floral border. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Surtout or centerpiece from Saintes, France, decorated with female heads and foliage in green and gold. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Biberon or bottle from Oiron, Deux-Sevres, France, era of King Henri II, 16th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Pot with Chinese musicians playing cello and pipa from Nevers, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur

Platter from Nevers, France, with landscape scene of boy and dogs at river, within border of cupids, birds, and flowers. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient

Potiche from Nevers, France
Potiche or vase with lid from Nevers, France, with oriental landscape and foliage patterns. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Persian-genre plates from Nevers, France, decorated with birds, tulips and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Ris Paquot from his General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plate from Nevers, France, decorated with a mythological scene of centaurs kidnapping a woman from a banquet. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate and planter from Nevers, France
Plate with Chinese scene in blue and gold and jardiniere or planter with mottled foliage pattern from Nevers, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Jug from Nevers, France, with Italian-genre scene of faun and nymph under a tree beside a wheat field. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Nevers, France, decorated with an Italian-genre hunting scene within a border of putti, birds and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Porte-bouquet or door vase from Nevers, France, with landscape. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Soup dish or soupiere with botanical decoration from Niderviller, Lorraine, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Oval platter from Niderviller, Lorraine, decorated with botanical illustration of roses and tulips. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Vase from Saint-Clement, Meurthe, France, decorated with putti on a seashell throne. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plates from Aprey, Haute-Marne, France, decorated with botanical illustrations. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Soup dish or soupiere with lid from Aprey, Haute-Marne, France, decorated with flowers and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

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