Antique Prints in a Mountain Home

It is always very exciting to see the inventory of Arader Galleries, Denver in our clients' homes, and of course it is so thoughtful for them to share with us. Below are pictures of a cabin home in Montana, designed by DM Leuschen Designs.

Contact Info:
Diane M Leuschen
Bozeman, Montana
Studio 406.586.9684
dleuschen@aol.com

Here is Audubon's 'Snowy Owl' over the fireplace

Above features a set of misc. Western views from the 18th century

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How to Decorate with Maps

Typically when one thinks of decorating with maps, a study or office comes to mind....which is certainly a most appropriate room for maps where one can demonstrate their love of history and travel, and in which this room above so beautifully demonstrates. However, maps can be featured in any part of the home....

Here are some examples of maps for sale at the Arader Gallery, Denver location. Please contact us for prices and more information.

Henri Abraham Chatelain, “Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud...”From Atlas Historique, Paris: 1719. Hand-colored copperplate engraving, 33” x 55 1/2”; 39” x 63”

Gerard and Rumold Mercator, Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio... Engraving with original hand color: 111/2” x 203/4” Duisburg, 1587 (1595)

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) America sive novi Orbis, nova descriptio… Hand-Colored copperplate engraving

Charles Varle, Map of the United States Partly from the New Surveys Dedicated to the citizens thereof, by their humble servant Chas. Varle. Engineer and Geographer 1817. Published Baltimore 1817, Engraving. This is also framed.

McKenney & Hall Early 19th Century Native American Portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, A selection of portraits from the History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1836

From 1816 until 1830, Thomas McKenney was Superintendent of Indian Affairs and one of a very few government officials to defend American Indian interests. When a large delegation of Indians came to see President Monroe in 1821, McKenney commissioned the fashionable portraitist Charles Bird King to paint the principal delegates, dressed in costumes of their choice. Many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the nineteenth century were among King's sitters, including Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Cornplanter, and Osceola. The portraits hung in the War Department until l858, when they were moved to the Smithsonian Institute. Most of King's original portraits were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian in 1865, so their appearance in McKenney and Hall's publication is the only record of the likenesses of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the nineteenth century: Sequoyah, Red Jacket, Major Ridge, Cornplanter, and Osceola were numbered among King's sitters.

Andrew Jackson dismissed McKenney in 1830, but allowed him to have the portraits copied by Henry Inman, so that lithographs could be made from McKenney's "Indian Gallery." Additional images were taken from paintings by James Otto Lewis, George Catlin and other artists. James C. Hall, a Cincinnati judge and novelist, contributed an historical and anecdotal text. Both authors, not unlike George Catlin, whom they tried to enlist in their own publishing enterprise, saw their work as a means of preserving an accurate visual record of a rapidly disappearing culture. The portfolio nearly bankrupted McKenney as well as the two printing firms who invested in its publication. But their work proved to be much more valuable contribution than they imagined. Catlin's paintings of Indians were destroyed in a warehouse fire; and James Otto Lewis' watercolors burned along with those by King in the Smithsonian fire of l865. The McKenney and Hall portraits remain as the most complete and colorful record of the native leaders who made the long journey to Washington to speak for their people.

Chief of 6 Nations, Chippeway Widow, Hoo Wan, Ojibway Woman

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Highlights from the 2009 Denver Antique Show

Featuring prints from the Arader Gallery, Denver collection and design trends in black and white!


Pictured above: Georg Boeckler (active 1644-1698)A selection from Architecturea Curiosa Nova Pars Tertia, Engravings, Framed sizes: 19 ¼" x 15 ¾"Nuremburg: Paulus Fürst, 1664

William Hamilton. A selection from Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Honorable William Hamilton…Aquatint engravings in black and terra-cotta ink, Naples, 1766-1767


Furniture Prints, C. 18th Century

The International Year of Astrology


This year commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope to study the skies and Kepler's publication of Astronomia Nova. With the quadricentennial of modern astronomy upon us, Arader Galleries, Denver celebrates the numerous astronomical and scientific milestones by highlighting our favorite celestial cartographer, Johann Bayer. Indeed, the history of astronomy can be traced through its imagery—particularly through the development of celestial maps.

Though he was a lawyer and not an astronomer by profession, Johann Bayer created one of the most memorable seventeenth-century guides to the constellations, entitled “Uranometria” in honor of Urania, the muse of astronomy. First published in Augsburg in 1603, the “Uranometria” included celestial maps that were not only highly appealing on a visual level, but also significant in the history of astronomy. They were the first charts to identify astral magnitude (brightness) with a lettering system, using Greek characters for the brighter stars and Roman letters for the fainter. Although the Italian cartographer Alessandro Piccolomini had earlier used a somewhat similar system, it was not until Augustin Royer used the Bayer letters in 1679, followed shortly by John Flamsteed, that the system gained currency among celestial chartmakers. Bayer's atlas also added twelve new constellations, in the southern sky, to the forty-eight of Ptolemy.

Bayer's stellar lettering system -- which we still use for stars visible to the naked eye -- and his presentation of the recently discovered constellations were significant contributions to celestial cartography. Ironically, it may be that his work on the atlas had an ulterior motive. Bayer, by profession a lawyer, was really an amateur astronomer. He dedicated his atlas to the city council and to two leading citizens of Augsburg, who rewarded him with an honorarium and, later, a seat on the council as legal adviser. In any event, these are important star charts of considerable charm from the early seventeenth century.

Of all the sciences, the history of astronomy is the most resonant with a sense of mystery and intellectual excitement. We believe that maps and other images of the heavens succeed in some degree in conveying that resonance.

*Please contact us if you would like more information on the set of four (framed) pictured above.

Decorating with Antique Prints

One of my favorite design blogs, Mrs. Howard Personal Shopper, posted a beautiful story on how to hang a grouping of pictures. Here is what they said and some of their images, mixed with samples of our antique prints to give you an idea of what is available to create a similar look. Enjoy!

"Hanging pictures in groups is a fantastic way to make a statement in a room. This can be done in both even and uneven numbers, and the pictures can also all be from one set of prints or rather an assorted collection that works well together. While they don't need to match exactly, the key is combining pictures that have a similar feel in both color and frame. Grouping pictures is a great technique for giving order to a room, as pairs quickly bring balance to a space. A collection is also a simple way to cover a large wall without buying one, big expensive piece. Try flanking a mirror with a pair of prints, or consider hanging a large group in a symmetrical layout to serve as the focal point for the room. From stairways the bedrooms, it is timeless and appropriate for so many settings. And, if you ever get tired of an arrangement, just break up the pictures and rethink the display in a different space. Below are some examples of how Phoebe has grouped pictures for clients. As you can see, there is no one, single way that is best. Some run horizontally, some vertically and some in a more circular pattern. Do what works for your style and your space. If it makes sense both in color and scale and you cannot go wrong. "
To get a similar feeling as this lovely image above, try hanging a set of Campbell architectural prints.....

To create a similar feel, a set of Mathews views of Colorado would look stunning in a mountain home.....

Bird prints make a wonderful, whimsical addition to any home decor, especially the charming Martinet prints...

Botanicals look good with any style, see our new set of framed Fuchs botanicals....


For prices and more information on the work above, please contact us!