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Original Antique Food and Beverage Prints

Original vintage engravings, etchings, woodblock prints, etc. from mainly 19th-century sources

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MASSACHUSETS — SERVING THE VIANDS TO GENTLEMEN GUESTS, AT THE YOUNG LADIES' COOKING SCHOOL OF BOSTON
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MASSACHUSETTS — SERVING THE VIANDS TO GENTLEMEN GUESTS, AT THE YOUNG LADIES' COOKING SCHOOL OF BOSTON

Original antique woodblock engraving with more recent hand-coloring

from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

New York, April 3, 1880

Size = about 10.75 x 16.125 inches
typical age toning of paper, with horizontal center fold (as issued), fox mark left margin, text on opposite side

$50
OUR ARTIST'S DREAM OF THE CENTENNIAL RESTAURANTS
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OUR ARTIST'S DREAM OF THE CENTENNIAL RESTAURANTS

Original antique woodblock engraving (drawing by Walter F. Brown)

from Harper's Weekly

July 1, 1876

Size = about 15.875 x 10.25 inches
typical age toning of paper, with center fold (as issued), short tears at right edge of paper, text on opposite side

$35
THE RESTAURANTS OF NEW YORK CITY
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THE RESTAURANTS OF NEW YORK CITY

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

March 4, 1882

Size = about 10.75 x 16.125 inches
typical age toning of paper, paper loss lower left corner, short tear bottom margin, text on opposite side

$20
THE RESTAURANTS OF NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK CITY — CHEAP RESTAURANT LIFE ON THE BOWERY

Original antique woodblock engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

September 24, 1887

Size = about 10.75 x 16.125 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
THE CENTENNIAL — A TOUR THROUGH THE RESTAURANTS
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THE CENTENNIAL — A TOUR THROUGH THE RESTAURANTS

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

June 17, 1876

Size = about 10.75 x 15.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
THE CENTENNIAL — A TOUR THROUGH THE RESTAURANTS
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THE COCK TAVERN, FLEET STREET, LONDON

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

April 14, 1883

Size = about 15.5 X 10.75 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
BANQUET IN HONOR OF CYRUS W. FIELD, AT THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL
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BANQUET IN HONOR OF CYRUS W. FIELD, AT THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

December 1, 1866

Size = about 15.5 X 10.75 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION [International Cafés]
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THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
[International Cafés]

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Illustrated London News

September 21, 1867

Size = about 10.75 x 15.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
THE INTERNATIONAL The Prinicpal Dining Saloon
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THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
[The Prinicpal Dining Saloon]

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Illustrated London News

June 28, 1862

Size = about 15.5 x 10.75 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
MARKET DAY Painted by G. B. O'Neil
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MARKET DAY
Painted by G. B. O'Neil

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Illustrated London News

May 1, 1856

Size = about 15.5 x 10.75 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
BANQUET TO MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS AT THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB
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BANQUET TO MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS
AT THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Graphic

Dec. 4, 1880

Size = about 15.875 x 11.375 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
THE OLD RECEIPT
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THE OLD RECEIPT [Recipe]

Original antique woodblock engraving

circa 1888

Size = about 10 x 14 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side, horizontal crease

$15
THE CLIFF-DWELLERS
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THE CLIFF-DWELLERS
by Henry B. Fuller

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

circa 1893

Size = about 10.75 x 15.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
INTERIOR SKETCHES OF THE 'OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE,' FLEET STREET, LONDON
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INTERIOR SKETCHES OF THE 'OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE,' FLEET STREET, LONDON
drawn by Joseph Pennell

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

Nov. 12, 1887

Size = about 10.75 x 15.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$15
INTERIOR SKETCHES OF THE 'OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE,' FLEET STREET, LONDON
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REF 15

CANE SUGAR CULTURE IN HAWAII

Original antique woodblock engraving with hand-coloring

from Harper's Weekly

Nov. 10, 1888

Size = about 10.75 x 15.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side, horizonal crease

$20
'TOTAL ABSTAINERS' MEETING IN SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE drawn by George Cruikshank
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'TOTAL ABSTAINERS' MEETING IN SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE
drawn by George Cruikshank

Original antique woodblock engraving

circa 1854

Size = about 9 x 6.25 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side

$20
BANQUET GIVEN AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE BY SIR JOSEPH AND LADY PAXTON Click on above thumbnail image for enlargement. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual vintage menu. REF 10 MARKET DAY Painted by G. B. O'Neil Original antique woodblock engraving from The Illustrated London News May 1, 1856 Size = about 15.5 x 10.75 inches typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side $20
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BANQUET GIVEN AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE BY SIR JOSEPH AND LADY PAXTON

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Illustrated London News

1860

Size = about 15.875 x 6.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, uneven trimming

$10
SUMMER NIGHT SCENES IN NEW YORK drawn by W. T. Smedley
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SUMMER NIGHT SCENES IN NEW YORK
drawn by W. T. Smedley

Original antique woodblock engraving

from Harper's Weekly

Aug. 16, 1890

Size = about 23 x 16.5 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side, center fold (as issued), minor paper loss on center fold

$30
THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET drawn by H. Woods
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THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET
drawn by H. Woods

Original antique woodblock engraving

from The Graphic

May 20, 1871

Size = about 22.75 x 15.875 inches
typical age toning of paper, edge/corner wear, text on opposite side, center fold (as issued), minor paper loss on center fold

$30
   

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