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  • Sir David Wilke, Scottish Scene Antique Engraving
    Price$450

    Sir David Wilke, Scottish Scene Antique Engraving

    King Art & Antiques
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    $450
  • Rockwell Kent "Prometheus" Wood Engraving (1931)
    Estimate
    $400 - $600

    Rockwell Kent "Prometheus" Wood Engraving (1931)

    Est.
    $400 - $600
    Circle Auction
    3 Bids
    Current Bid
    $250
  • (4) FRAMED ENGLISH & FRENCH SCHOOL AQUATINT ENGRAVINGS
    Estimate
    $80 - $150

    (4) FRAMED ENGLISH & FRENCH SCHOOL AQUATINT ENGRAVINGS

    Est.
    $80 - $150
    Austin Auction Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $60
  • Writing Instruments Hand Colored Antique Engraving 18th C
    Price$225

    Writing Instruments Hand Colored Antique Engraving 18th...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $225
  • William Kent, Spencer Fairy Queen 7 Colored Engravings, circa 1750
    Price$400

    William Kent, Spencer Fairy Queen 7 Colored Engravings,...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $400
  • Charming Rare Antique 18th Cent. Monkey Engraving Print, Hand Colored
    Price$225

    Charming Rare Antique 18th Cent. Monkey Engraving Print...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $225
  • Schäffer, Eugen Eduard, Engraving and etching, portrait of Maisonneuve RARE!
    Price$550

    Schäffer, Eugen Eduard, Engraving and etching, portrait...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $550
  • Seven Colored Engravings From Scarce 'Blow-Book' Humpty Dumpty, 1869
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    Seven Colored Engravings From Scarce 'Blow-Book' Humpty...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Peterborough Auctions LLC
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • (3) FRENCH COLOR ENGRAVINGS, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH C.
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    (3) FRENCH COLOR ENGRAVINGS, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH C.

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Austin Auction Gallery
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $80
  • John James Audubon Pr. "Birds of America" Engravings, Havell (1st Ed., ca. 1833)
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200

    John James Audubon Pr. "Birds of America" Engravings, H...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
    Circle Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $400
  • George Cruikshank (1792-1878), Hand Colored Boxing Engraving
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    George Cruikshank (1792-1878), Hand Colored Boxing Engr...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Peterborough Auctions LLC
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Eugene Mecikalski (b.1927) The Kill, 1957
    Estimate
    $100 - $150

    Eugene Mecikalski (b.1927) The Kill, 1957

    Est.
    $100 - $150
    Peterborough Auctions LLC
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Gene Kloss "Ceremonial Day at Taos" Drypoint (1953)
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500

    Gene Kloss "Ceremonial Day at Taos" Drypoint (1953)

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Circle Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $500
  • Italian Antique Lithograph, Pens & Tablets, CA 1800-1900
    Price$325

    Italian Antique Lithograph, Pens & Tablets, CA 1800-190...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $325
  • Jan Van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749), "A Flower Piece," mezzotint, Earlom, Boydell
    Price$550

    Jan Van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749), "A Flower Piece," me...

    King Art & Antiques
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    $550
  • Pair of C.R. Stock Engravings
    Estimate
    $150 - $250

    Pair of C.R. Stock Engravings

    Est.
    $150 - $250
    Associated Estate & Apprais...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $75
  • 1986 Private Talks, Engraving by Barbara A. Wood
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    1986 Private Talks, Engraving by Barbara A. Wood

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    Bonn Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Rockwell Kent Wood Engraving, Sea and Sky
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,200

    Rockwell Kent Wood Engraving, Sea and Sky

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,200
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $500
  • Rockwell Kent Signed Wood Engraving, Girl on a Cliff
    Estimate
    $500 - $550

    Rockwell Kent Signed Wood Engraving, Girl on a Cliff

    Est.
    $500 - $550
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • Ace Powell (American 1912-1978) Engraving of Montana Rider on Horse, signed and numbered 28/50
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    Ace Powell (American 1912-1978) Engraving of Montana Ri...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Woodard Lipe
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • "South Sea Whale Fishery", Published 1825 by W. J. Huggins
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    "South Sea Whale Fishery", Published 1825 by W. J. Hugg...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785-1851) "CRESTED TITMOUSE" ORNITHOLOGICAL PRINT
    Estimate
    $600 - $900

    JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785-1851) "CRESTED TITMO...

    Est.
    $600 - $900
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $300
  • J. J. Audubon "Mangrove Cuckoo", circa 1833
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    J. J. Audubon "Mangrove Cuckoo", circa 1833

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785-1851) "GREAT MARBLED GODWIT" ORNITHOLOGICAL PRINT
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200

    JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785-1851) "GREAT MARBLED...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $400
  • Peter Milton Etching, Daylilies
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,200

    Peter Milton Etching, Daylilies

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,200
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $500
  • AMERICAN AND ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY HISTORICAL PRINTS, LOT OF TWO
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    AMERICAN AND ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY HISTORICAL PRINTS, LO...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • Gabor Peterdi Artist Proof Etching "Low Tide", circa 1964
    Estimate
    $500 - $700

    Gabor Peterdi Artist Proof Etching "Low Tide", circa 19...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $400
  •  4 Georg Ehret Botanical Prints from Trew's Plantae Selectae, Incl. Pineapple & Banana
    Estimate
    $500 - $600

    4 Georg Ehret Botanical Prints from Trew's Plantae Sele...

    Est.
    $500 - $600
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • 5 Ernest Pickup TN Woodblock Prints & Book
    Estimate
    $300 - $400

    5 Ernest Pickup TN Woodblock Prints & Book

    Est.
    $300 - $400
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • 3 Contemporary Prints, June Wayne, Hollis Sigler, & Rosemary Feit Covey
    Estimate
    $500 - $600

    3 Contemporary Prints, June Wayne, Hollis Sigler, & Ros...

    Est.
    $500 - $600
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810), Engraving
    Estimate
    $200 - $400

    Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810), Engraving

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Wm. Alexander, Tower of the Thundering Winds 1796, Engraving
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    Wm. Alexander, Tower of the Thundering Winds 1796, Engr...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • An Engraving after Christian Schussele - "Washington and his Family"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    An Engraving after Christian Schussele - "Washington an...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • An Engraving of Henry Clay, After John Wood Dodge
    Estimate
    $200 - $400

    An Engraving of Henry Clay, After John Wood Dodge

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Set of Four Framed Landscape Engraving Prints

    Set of Four Framed Landscape Engraving Prints

  • "Mozart A Vienne" an Engraving after Edouard Hamman (1819-1888)
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    "Mozart A Vienne" an Engraving after Edouard Hamman (18...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Three Framed Engraving Prints by Various Artists

    Three Framed Engraving Prints by Various Artists

  • Sir Henry Chauncy, Hand Colored Engraving Circa 1700
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    Sir Henry Chauncy, Hand Colored Engraving Circa 1700

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Three Framed Landscape & Harbor Engraving Prints by W.H. Bartlett

    Three Framed Landscape & Harbor Engraving Prints by W.H...

As a way to bring the past and the present into active dialogue, artistic engravings play a special role in the course of history. Beyond its ability to facilitate its reproduction, engraving is an art form that represents beauty and patience, the perfection and simplicity of the line, and the merging of drawing and technology. Many works of art have been created using engraving techniques over the centuries, including some of the most brilliant works by famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, George Braque, and Marc Chagall, among others. The vintage engravings offered for sale in Bidsquare's online auction include works that symbolise historical and creative developments.

The act of engraving combines physical strength, tactile sensitivity, and bodily engagement to mark a matrix - each mark or line is profoundly affected by movement, depth, and pressure. Creating the illusion of volume and texture through progressive differences in lines requires extreme precision to achieve consistency throughout passages. A close connection exists between what an artist holds in their hands, what they create, and the purpose they hold for their work. In spite of its resistance and difficulty, engraving can achieve a level of precision and detail unmatched by any other manual art form. 

Antique Engravings

The engraving technique was popular for reproducing fine art images on paper and for illustrations for books until the mid-19th century. With the 16th-century master Albrecht Dürer, engraving reached its pinnacle with precision and tapered lines that achieved great tonality. As beautiful as they were when they were made, antique engravings today still have their exquisite designs and details. In addition to being masterpieces in their own rights, antique engravings are a glimpse into a moment in time and connect us to places we hold dear, our cities and towns, our ancestry, our rich histories, and our shared heritage. Aside from being affordable and lovely, antique engravings can even be quite valuable and are acceptable ways to give your walls a sense of historic beauty.

Despite new techniques constantly being invented, engraving continues to be an essential form of art. Art movements of the 20th century that still stand as innovative, expansive, unpredictable, and diverse to this day are credited with the realization of works using engraving techniques.

Quick Facts about Engravings

  • Engraving is quite cheap today, thanks to technological development and the involvement of more people in it.
  • Engraving is no longer hazardous as it used to be due to the use of eco-friendly ways to engrave articles.