🔪 Triple Murder at the Ringdijk (1854) Market gardener Prickwinkel (also spelled Preckwinkel) lived at the Ringdijk with his wife, three children, a housemaid and several farmhands. During the night of 20 July 1854, his pregnant wife Petronella Ariensen and two of their children — aged 8 and 3 — were brutally murdered with an…
New Catalogue New Years Wishes, etc.
It was only until the end of the eighteenth century that the ideals of Enlightment became generally accepted. Almanacs changed as a result, the astrological predictions made way in favor of other features. Increasingly the compilers of these almanacs replaced the weather forecasts and similar incongruity, in the words of Amsterdam based publisher Theodorus Crajenschot…
Ever heard of the modern 18th century Robin Hood: Louis Dominque Cartouche (Paris 1693-1721)? He was a French social bandit, criminal. Didn’t succeed in school and therefore became a bandit and head of a gang of robbers. His nickname being l’enfant, being only 1m50. He was acting together with Francois Louis Gurthus de Châtelet, nicknamed…
Please join us in Amsterdam and see this catalogue with some highlights of the items we bring: Catalogue NVvA fair 2022.
Introduction New year’s wishes. We all send each other cards for Christmas, New Year or just for fun. But who knew that this was a tradition that started in the seventeenth century?
Bread and games are the necessities of life. Antique games, therefore, have a long history. The Goose Game (Ganzenbord) was already played in the 16th century. Many varieties have been made after this prototype. The iconography of the goose game often includes an image of a garden. The game is a simple race game in…
Rare book “Galerij van beroemde mannen en vrouwen” contains the illustration of Peter the Great (Peter de Grote) of Russia with Johanna Blok. This Joanna Koerten- Blok (1650-1715) appears to be the most famous paper cutting artist of her time. And … She also cut the portrait of Peter the Great. Koerten made many portraits,…
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Still valid after two centuries…. Tegoedbon voor 25 zoenen, prachtig gegraveerd biljet uit de 19e eeuw. Klik hier voor meer informatie.