Discover genuine antique prints about food.
Prints of food were made for several reasons.
Chefs used them to help prepare dishes at high class hotels.
Botanists and artists illustrated edible plants discovered on travels and expeditions.
Horticulturalists created attractive prints to advertise edible plants such as fruit and herbs.
Choose from our beautiful selection of antique prints about food. They look great in kitchens.
25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 inches).Spanish tomatoesThis beautiful antique photogravure by A. H Sands about delicious food is over 100 years old and is from a set of illustrations of gourmet cuisine created to help chefs make delectable food for places such as the Savoy Hotel in London and Buckingham P..
US$50.00
31 x 23 cm (12 x 9.25 inches).Arctic or Dwarf Crimson Bramble and CloudberryThis is an antique hand colored lithograph of wild flowers by Jane Loudon (1807-1858). Mrs Loudon had a fascinating, accomplished and challenging life. She was a pioneering authoress of early science fiction and (together wi..
US$50.00
25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 inches).French tomato saladThis beautiful antique photogravure by A. H Sands about delicious food is over 100 years old and is from a set of illustrations of gourmet cuisine created to help chefs make delectable food for places such as the Savoy Hotel in London and Buckingha..
US$50.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Liquorice (used since Roman times), Lily of the ValleyThis fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accurate de..
US$40.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Bistort (roots have high proportions of tannin), BearsfootThis fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accurat..
US$40.00
25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 inches).American tomatoesThis beautiful antique photogravure by A. H Sands about delicious food is over 100 years old and is from a set of illustrations of gourmet cuisine created to help chefs make delectable food for places such as the Savoy Hotel in London and Buckingham ..
US$50.00
25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Smilax macrophyllaIndiaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intrin..
US$50.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Pine, Plantain (sweet roots)This fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accurate description of the medicinal..
US$40.00
25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 inches).Salad of celery and walnutsThis beautiful antique photogravure by A. H Sands about delicious food is over 100 years old and is from a set of illustrations of gourmet cuisine created to help chefs make delectable food for places such as the Savoy Hotel in London and B..
US$50.00
25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 inches).Border of kidneys with tomatoesThis beautiful antique photogravure by A. H Sands about delicious food is over 100 years old and is from a set of illustrations of gourmet cuisine created to help chefs make delectable food for places such as the Savoy Hotel in London a..
US$50.00
31 x 23 cm (12 x 9.25 inches).This is an antique hand colored lithograph of wild flowers by Jane Loudon (1807-1858). Mrs Loudon had a fascinating, accomplished and challenging life. She was a pioneering authoress of early science fiction and (together with her husband) a leading horticulturalist of ..
US$40.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Birch (emblem of authority in Roman times), Biting PersicariaThis fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accu..
US$40.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Ivy, Houndstongue (poisonous)This fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accurate description of the medicina..
US$40.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Mezereon (the berries were used as a rouge for women), MugwortThis fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an acc..
US$40.00
22 x 14 cm (8.8 x 5.5 inches).Also shows Spurge Laurel (poisonous berries), Stonecrop (Wall Stonecrop)This fascinating antique chromolithograph of plants used in medicine was made in 1877 and comes from a work about medicinal plants by Benjamin Barton and Thomas Castle. Their aim was to give an accu..
US$40.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Kaempfeiria rotundaEast IndiesThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conser..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Ribes sanguineumNorth West AmericaThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the co..
US$75.00
24.0 x 16.0 cm (9.5 x 6.3 inches).This is an original antique lithograph made in 1860 by Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a botanical illustrator from Kent, England, responsible for popularising botany. It is in very good condition. The colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and t..
US$40.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Apricot Peche (Armeniaca vulgaris)Pierre-Joseph Redoute is regarded as the greatest botanical artist. His portrayals of roses,flowers and fruit are rightly regarded as classics to this day and add a touch of style to any room. This high quality vintage lithograph of hi..
US$50.00
23.5 x 16.2 cm (9.25 x 6.4 inches)Avena sativa and Triticum SativumThis fascinating hand coloured botanical lithograph was made in Milan in 1847 by Ambrogio Robiati. Under each illustration is a detailed description in Italian in attractive Italic font. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction ..
US$45.00
23.5 x 16.2 cm (9.25 x 6.4 inches)Fagopirum vulgareThis fascinating hand coloured botanical lithograph was made in Milan in 1847 by Ambrogio Robiati. Under each illustration is a detailed description in Italian in attractive Italic font. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very g..
US$45.00
23.5 x 16.2 cm (9.25 x 6.4 inches)Daucus carotaThis fascinating hand coloured botanical lithograph was made in Milan in 1847 by Ambrogio Robiati. Under each illustration is a detailed description in Italian in attractive Italic font. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good ..
US$45.00
23.5 x 16.2 cm (9.25 x 6.4 inches)Ribes rubrumThis fascinating hand coloured botanical lithograph was made in Milan in 1847 by Ambrogio Robiati. Under each illustration is a detailed description in Italian in attractive Italic font. This is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good c..
US$45.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Fraisier A Bouquet (Fragaria chiloensis)Pierre-Joseph Redoute is regarded as the greatest botanical artist. His portrayals of roses,flowers and fruit are rightly regarded as classics to this day and add a touch of style to any room. This high quality vintage lithograph..
US$50.00
29 x 22.5 cm (11.5 x 9 inches)This beautiful copper plate engraving is from John Evelyn's Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees. It was published in London for the Royal Society in 1776 as an encouragement to landowners to plant trees to provide timber for England's burgeoning navy. The work was a s..
US$75.00
24.0 x 16.0 cm (9.5 x 6.3 inches).This is an original antique lithograph made in 1860 by Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a botanical illustrator from Kent, England, responsible for popularising botany. It is in very good condition. The colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and t..
US$35.00
24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Central AmericaThis is an antique chromolithograph from Le Jardin Fleuriste which was published from 1851 to 1854 by Charles Antoine Lemaire (Professor of Botany), in an era of travel and exploration. Plants from around the world were being collected and bought back t..
US$50.00
24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).This is an antique chromolithograph from Le Jardin Fleuriste which was published from 1851 to 1854 by Charles Antoine Lemaire (Professor of Botany), in an era of travel and exploration. Plants from around the world were being collected and bought back to Europe and ea..
US$50.00
29 x 22.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Belmont and MelonThis antique lithograph is over 160 years old and shows delicious fruit that was cultivated in New York state. Nowadays, many of these fruit would be described as heirloom varieties, which are increasingly sought after as people seek more interesting fl..
US$65.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Calville Blanc (Malus communis)Pierre-Joseph Redoute is regarded as the greatest botanical artist. His portrayals of roses,flowers and fruit are rightly regarded as classics to this day and add a touch of style to any room. This high quality vintage lithograph of his p..
US$50.00