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  • A Touch of Art Nouveau

    Let your walls bloom with the elegance and whimsy of Art Nouveau. “A Touch of Art Nouveau” brings together a rare selection of original antique prints by Eugène Grasset and E.A. Séguy – two masters of decorative design whose botanical and entomological illustrations embody the spirit of the Belle Époque.

    These authentic Art Nouveau plates feature stylized flowers, butterflies, and abstract patterns, perfect for adding a poetic, nature-inspired touch to your home, office, or creative space. Each print is a piece of history and a work of art – an invitation to elevate your interior with timeless charm.

    Whether you’re curating an eclectic gallery wall or searching for a standout piece with color, rhythm, and movement, these rare designs are ideal for lovers of natural beauty, vintage aesthetics, and artistic flair.

    Why choose original Art Nouveau prints?

    • Unique hand-colored or pochoir-printed details
    • Genuine antique sheets from the early 1900s
    • Timeless decor for modern or classical interiors
    • Collectible works by celebrated French illustrators

    Discover the organic curves, the vibrant palettes, and the refined harmony of Art Nouveau – preserved on paper and ready to inspire your everyday life.

  • Collections

    Collections – Curated Antique Prints & Natural History Art

    Welcome to Prantique Collections, a curated gallery dedicated to the fine art of antique engraving and natural history illustration. This section gathers together original prints chosen for their scientific value, aesthetic strength and cultural relevance.

    Within these collections you will find botanical illustrations, sea creatures & marine life plates, ornithology studies, and entomological works. Originally created to document the natural world before photography, these engravings now stand where art, science and heritage meet.

    Our Collections include works by celebrated artists such as Redouté, Bessa, Blackwell, Prêtre, Turpin, Green, Haeckel and others who helped define the visual language of natural history. Their hand-coloured plates and finely worked engravings retain the depth, precision and quiet beauty with which they were first conceived.

    Whether you are a collector, an interior designer, or simply searching for meaningful art for your living or working space, these curated series invite you to explore museum-quality antique prints from the natural world.

    Authentic. Historic. Curated.

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    Curated by Hand

    Each print in our Collections has been individually inspected under natural light, its paper, plate impression and colours evaluated, and its subject identified with care. Every work is catalogued and photographed according to the Prantique Curatorial Method, ensuring that what you see here is not a random assortment of images, but a considered selection of original antique prints from the great age of natural history publishing. No modern reproductions are ever included.

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Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Hoof fungus Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Hoof fungus

€175.00

Decorative engraving of a medicinal bracket fungus with rich brown and cream textures.

Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Larch bracket Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Larch bracket

€175.00

Graphic depiction of the larch bracket fungus with bold grey and ochre surfaces.

Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Sea squill Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Sea squill

€190.00

Highly decorative engraving of sea squill with large bulb, stems and delicate flowering spike. 

Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Sand leek Antique Botanical Print – Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz – Sand leek

€170.00

Refined botanical engraving of sand leek with bulb, flowering head and dissected floral details.

Three Calamints – Botanical Trio from A Curious Herbal | Elisabeth Blackwell Three Calamints – Botanical Trio from A Curious Herbal | Elisabeth Blackwell

€900.00

A curated botanical trio illustrating three closely related Calamintha species — officinalis, montana, and aquatica — as engraved and hand-colored by Elisabeth Blackwell for A Curious Herbal (1737–1739). Presented together, these plates offer a rare comparative view of medicinal, habitat-specific, and morphological variation within a single genus, reflecting early modern botanical practice and apothecary knowledge. 

King Vulture – Prêtre Antique Hand-Colored Engraving King Vulture – Prêtre Antique Hand-Colored Engraving

€350.00

Original early 19th-century hand-colored engraving depicting King Vulture and Brown Vulture from the Dizionario di Scienze Naturali

Parasitic Kite – Prêtre Antique Hand-Colored Engraving Parasitic Kite – Prêtre Antique Hand-Colored Engraving

€320.00

Parasitic Kite & Elanus (Milvus sp. & Elanus sp.) – Original Hand-Colored Engraving by Prêtre, Antique Print. 

Blue Morpho – Pauquet Antique Hand-Colored Engraving

€260.00

An original 19th-century hand-colored engraving of Morpho leonte, the striking Blue Morpho butterfly, drawn and engraved by Pauquet under the scientific direction of Hippolyte Lucas.

Common Green Birdwing – Pauquet Antique Engraving

€290.00

Original 1835 hand-colored engraving of Ornithoptera priamus (Common Green Birdwing), drawn and engraved by Pauquet under the scientific direction of Hippolyte Lucas.

Orion Butterfly – Pauquet Antique Engraving (1835)

€230.00

Original 1835 hand-colored engraving of Nymphalis orion, drawn and engraved by Pauquet under the scientific direction of Hippolyte Lucas for Exotic Butterflies.

Blue Mormon & Green Swallowtail – Lucas Exotic Butterflies Antique Engraving

€205.00
Original 1835 hand-colored copper engraving depicting the Blue Mormon and Green Swallowtail (Papilio polymnestor and Papilio peranthus). A striking double-specimen butterfly plate from Hippolyte Lucas’ celebrated Exotic Butterflies, equally appealing as natural history art and antique butterfly wall art.
Pollux & Eurilochus – Lucas Exotic Butterflies Antique Engraving

€195.00

Original 1835 hand-colored copper engraving depicting the butterflies Pollux and Eurilochus. A visually striking double-specimen plate from Hippolyte Lucas’ celebrated Exotic Butterflies, engraved by Pauquet, with strong appeal as natural history art and antique butterfly wall art.