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Scarce Antique Russian Palekh icon Life of Saint Nicholas of Myra mid 18 century
Located in Sweden, SE
This Icon is real gem for museum and private collection. Such an icon could be seen in very few museums and perhaps in one or two very important private collection! Here is truly uni...
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Russian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
European 16th Century Hand Carved Wooden Virgin Mary Polychrome Statue
Located in Oostende, BE
This 16th century hand-carved wooden Virgin Mary polychrome statue comes from a church in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (Europe), and was bought directly fr...
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Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine FIRST EDITION ELEPHANT FOLIO of Jame's Paine monumental work:
Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges, Public and Priv...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
17th-18th Century Italian Hand carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large carved wooden reliquary bust of a Saint. Beautiful weathered paint and gilding. Small losses / old repairs and without the relics. Italy ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th-18th Century Italian Hand carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large hand carved wooden reliquary bust of a saint. Beautiful weathered color and gilding. Small losses/Old repairs and without the relics. Ita...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
A rare and complete first English edition of this seminal work.
Pliny, Gaius Secundus / Plinius, Gaius Secundus (23-79 AD) / Translated by Philemon Holland.
The Historie of the Wor...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Petrarch — Phisicke against Fortune
Located in Middletown, NY
Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). Thomas Twyne, translator.
Phisicke against Fortune, as well prosperous, as adverse, contained in two Bookes [History of Gain and Fortune]
London: Ric...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Italian 18th Century Pair Baroque Carved Wooden Reliquary Shrines
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare hand pair carved wooden reliquary shrines with wonderful decoration and color/gilding,
Italy, circa 1750
Weathered, small losses and old re...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Detailed Antique Map of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines'. Original antique map of the French Antilles, covering an area stretching from Guadeloupe in the north to Gre...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST and ONLY EDITION
Doni, Anton Francesco
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ne quali si tratta della scoltura et pittura ....
Venice: Gabriel Giolito Di Ferrari, 15...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Print of the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, 1704
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Insulae Tiberinae et Pontis Senatorii Vestigia'. This original antique print shows a view of the Tiber River in Rome with the Bridge 'Ponte dei Senatori'. Above more images of Rome. Originates from 'Beschryving van Oud en Nieuw Rome. Verdeelt in drie Deelen. In 't Fransch beschreven door den Heer Francois Desseine. En in 't Nederduitsch vertaalt.', by Francois Desseine and published by Francois Halma in 1704, first published in French in 1690. Copies of this work are rarely complete as the maps and engravings are of high quality matching the work of Piranesi.
Artists and Engravers: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver and poet. He was the son of the Middelburg bookseller Willem Goeree. Born in Middelburg, but soon they moved to Amsterdam. Initially he focussed on painting, assumably a student of Gerard de Lairesse...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fine Museum Quality Large Antique 18th Century Greek Orthodox Icon, Pentecost
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional, museum quality very large 18th century Greek icon of the Pentecost.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, primed with gesso.
Attributed to Mount Athos...
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Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of the Region of Gaasterland, Friesland, The Netherlands, 1791
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Der Provinz Westergo zwey südliche Grietenyen mit dem Gaasterland und der Stadt Staveren, Sloten, Workum, Ylst und Hindelopen'. Map of the region of Gaasterland, ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Pasuruan, Java, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
"Map of the region around Pasuruan. It shows the location of rice fields, the village Bangil, as well as three places named Pagger (also Pagar), a cluster of buildings surrounded by a bamboo fence. The location of a earthen wall with pallisade and small cannons...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Province of Friesland by Keizer & De Lat, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Friesland'. Uncommon antique map of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. This map originates from 'Nieuwe Natuur- Geschied- en Handelkundige Zak- en Reisat...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean by Valentijn, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Indiae Orientalis'. Beautiful detailed map of Australia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The map features a fine depiction of the outlines of the western two-thirds of Australia, based on the discoveries of explorers working for the Dutch East India Company (the VOC). These include Willem Jansz's discoveries in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606; the encounters of Dirk Hartog...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Architecture Print of a Composite Portico by Neufforge, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan et Elevation d'un Portique Composite (..)'. Old print showing the design of a Composite portico. This print originates from 'Recueil Élémentaire d?Architec...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late 16th Century Sheet with Copper Engravings of India, Pakistan, etc, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
One sheet with two engraved maps, one on each site, and text in Italian. Late 16th century copper engravings in great condition, considering its age.
"Tavola Decima Dell'Asia" - Tabula Asiae X" Plate X (10). Pakistan, Cashmir, Bangla Desh, North-India...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Biblical Map of the Region from the Mediterranean through the Persian Gulf, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Situation du Paradis Terrestre, Et des Pais Habitez par les Patriarches Dressee pour bien entendre l'Histoire Sainte, Par Messire Pierre Daniel Huet.'
This interesting map covers the region from the Mediterranean through the Persian Gulf. Detail is omitted in favor of Biblical depictions including the Sermon on the Mount...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Highly Detailed Antique Map of the Holy Land Showing 12 Tribes of Israel, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen Israels (..).'
Highly detailed map of the Holy Land divided into 12 tribes of Israel...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'.
The upper image depicts Palm Sunday...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Old Print of VOC Ships in the Sea Near Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), 1779
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Batavia titled 'De Reede van Batavia'.
Beautiful view of the sea near Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), with several ships lying at anchor.
Artists and Engravers: Ma...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of East Friesland, The Netherlands & the Area Emden & Norden, Germany, 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Typus Frisiae Orientalis.'
Map of East Friesland and the area around Emden and Norden. Large inset map of the mouth of the Amasis River. The map is decorated with a large title cartouche and two large coats of arms...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ancient World Map of Europe, Asia & Northern Africa with Ancient Names, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Geografische Kaarte van de Oude Weereld (..).'
Original antique map of the ancient world depicting Europe, Asia, and northern Africa with ancient place names....
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Finely Detailed Map Covering Northern Italy, Austria, Slovenia & Croatia, c.1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Exactissima Tabula, qua tam Danubii Fluvii Pars Superior'.
Very finely detailed map covering the region of northern Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. The ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Handsome Old Detailed Map of the Low Countries by Famous Mapmaker Blaeu, ca.1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novus XVII Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum Typus'.
Handsome - and much sought after- detailed map of the Low Countries by the world most famous map maker Bla...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Hand- Map of Africa by Allard '1697'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novissima et Perfectissima Africae (..)'. Beautiful large map of Africa. This is the 3rd state of the map, with climate notation add...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Sea Chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada by Van Keulen, circa 1681
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Pascaarte vande Noorderzee Custen van America (..)'. Sea chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada. Compass roses, loxodromic lines, and ships decorate the oceans and...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Engraving of a Map of Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean & Central America, 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
This exceptional antique map, titled "Nouvelle Carte Marine de Toute les Cotes de l´Amerique" and alternatively known as "Nieuwe groote en seer Curieuse Paskaart van Geheel-WestIndie...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bucket burns perfume in bronze resting on three feet. The body is sculpted with a band frieze with an archaic motif. Two inverted U-shaped handles punctuate the edge. This type of bronze bucket was cast with lost wax from molds in several parts and assembled when the piece was poured, these are the traces that can be seen on the back of the bucket. . The bronze has a beautiful green and dark gray excavation patina. This perfume burner was originally to have longer feet, no doubt arched, cut very long ago since the place of the cut has the same patina as the rest of the piece.
China Zhou Dynasty...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Map of South East Asia, Australia and the Indian Ocean, 1726
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Indiae Orientalis'.
Beautiful detailed map of Australia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The map features a fine depiction of the outlines of the western two-thirds of Australia, based on the discoveries of explorers working for the Dutch East India Company (the VOC). These include Willem Jansz's discoveries in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606; the encounters of Dirk...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Château de Chasse, Sedan Chair, Original Unrestored, circa 1740
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Château de Chasse, Sedan Chair, Original Unrestored Circa 1740
Very Rare, this piece was discovered neglected in cellar of a Château in the West of France, it was used by the...
Category
French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
Antique Map of the Mouth of the Yangtze River 'China' by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
This detailed regional map of China is a historical cartographic work from the mid-18th century and is attributed to Antoine-François Prévost, a prominent French cartographer and geo...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Lorraine 'North-East France' by J. B. Homann, circa 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Lorraine in north-east France by J. B. Homann. Covering the area around Metz, Nancy and Sarrebruck with Luxembourg in the North and Mulhouse in Southeast. With a decor...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the British Isles by H. Chatelain, 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful hand colored large format map of the British Isles, with large insets of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres and the coats of arms for Engl...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Antique Map of part of Germany by M. Seutter, c. 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Mappa Circuli Rhenani Superioris (..). Original map with hand coloring of part of Germany. It includes the region of Kassel, Göttingen, Eisenach, Schweinfurt, Wer...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Decorative Original HandColoredAntique Map of South America by J.B. Elwe, 1792
By J.B. Elwe
Located in Langweer, NL
This image depicts 'L'Amerique Meridionale', an antique map of South America. The map is carefully hand-colored, showcasing the diverse countries within the continent, including Braz...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Reliquary Altar. Wood, Glass, Metal, Etc. Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wall reliquary altar. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood, glass, metal, etc. Spanish school, 17th century.
Reliquary altar made of carved, gilded and polychrome wood composed of a part that imitates a curtain of the type usually used to cover altars and other pieces when they are not used, topped by a winged angel head, and a composition organized around a tondo large central stem, from which arise a series of stems ending in scrolls. Some of these stems (eight in total) eventually form a kind of crown of leaves in the center of which are as many circular reliquaries of saints. In this mentioned central tondo there is an Agnus Dei (or Ágnusdei) made of wax. On the visible side there is an image of the Risen Christ (inspired by the one sculpted by Michelangelo Buonarroti around 1520 and found in Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome) accompanied by angels with symbols of the Passion and on a pedestal. This image is known to have been used on these pieces before 1598, again in 1619, and again in 1690. These relics (they are blessed by the Pope) get their name because they are printed on the front, above the book with the seven seals , the haloed Paschal Lamb carrying the banner of the Resurrection. In the text around the image, it seems to include a reference to Pope Pius V...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Other
Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Oil on Copper Possibly late 17th century
By Guido Reni
Located in Madrid, ES
Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Oil on Copper Possibly late 17th century Following models by Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575-1642).
Has faults.
Oil on copper that shows the Virgin Mary seated on clouds...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Other
Cross-Shaped Chest Clock, Silver, 17th Century, it Presents Restorations
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross-shaped chest clock. Silver. 17th century. It presents restorations.
Portable clock in the shape of a cross with an openwork exterior showing Christian figurative scenes and the movement inside, a dial with a golden band with Roman numerals for the hours, a single needle and an engraved decoration around it, also with a religious theme; on the back, the back of the movement can be seen, with a delicate decoration, also openwork and based on plant motifs reminiscent of classicism, and a band on the case of the piece with simplified plant elements. Outside, we find ourselves on one side with Christ crucified, flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, and the figures are surrounded by a delicate composition based on vegetable scrolls, with an angel's head at the foot of the piece. The other side shows the Resurrection of Jesus, with Christ emerging from the empty tomb...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Other
Schmetterlinge 'Butterflies' by Carl Gustav Jablonsky & J.F.W. Herbst
Located in Middletown, NY
An exceedingly rare and beautifully-illustrated work by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and JFW Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work.
Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst. Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten: Schmetterlinge; Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Child Jesus", Wood, Spanish School, 17th Century, pedestal made later.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Child Jesus". Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base or pedestal made later.
Christ is presented naked, with a slight contrapposto on the legs and hips that...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Very Early Illustrated Book on Birds, Giovanni P. Olina: "Uccelliera", 1622
Located in Middletown, NY
Giovanni Pietro Olina. UCCELLIERA; Overo discorso della natura e proprietà di diversi uccelli e in particolare di que' che cantano, con il modo di prendergli, conoscergli, allevargli...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books
By Vivien, R.P. Michael, Alfonso Maria De Liguori
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books. 1.) Sermoni Per Tutte Le Domeniche Dell' Anno (Sermons for all the Sundays in a Year) by Monsignore Alfonso Maria De Liguori. Na...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Animal Skin
Spanish Arquebus, Salvador Cenarro, Madrid, 1761-1793
Located in Madrid, ES
Marks: In key, chamber of the cannon and trigger guard.
Date: between 1761 and 1793.
Author: Salvador de Zenarro. "Real Arcabucero".
Origin / Provenance: Madrid, Spain.
Material:...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Steel
Pair of Colonial Silver Stirrups
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful pair of stirrups from colonial South America of the country of Perú, handmade from metalworker, silver material.
Category
Peruvian American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare Antik Judaic Kiddush Cup Medieval Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very rare small Judaic cup from medieval period used for the Kiddush ceremony and also probably for circumcision. This chiseled bronze cup is decorated on its belt, with Hebrew characters. The back of the cup is decorated with the Star of David. The whole has a beautiful old patina.
This object with certain oriental influences, probably comes from medieval Spain...
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Spanish Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
18th Century miniature bronze gilt cabinet
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century miniature bronze gilt cabinet
18th Century gilt Bronze Miniature, Gold Sewing tools Cabinet
A 18th Century bronze gilded miniature cabinet, sewing cabinet with painted ...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Bronze
“Ressurrection”, Polychromed Wood, Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The relief was probably a door of the Sagrario. The piece follows a customary decoration in the tabernacles of the Renaissance and the Baroque. Compare, for example, with the sevente...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Niño Jesus Escuela Española Siglo XVIII Salvatori Mundi
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Niño Jesus / Salvatori Mundi
18th century
Hand carved polychromed wood.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb oratory in oak from the Louis XIV period. The lower part forming a drop-leaf desk, has a door with its original hinges and rests on a platform. In the upper part, the pediment...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Jacques Callot "Misères Et Malheurs De La Guerre" Collection of Engraving 17th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
“Les Misères Et Les Malheurs De La Guerre” (“The misfortunes of war”) more commonly called “the great miseries of war” (“The great miseries of war”) is a major work by the 17th centu...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Devotional Pendant, Oil on Aventurine, Gold, Enamel, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional pendant or reliquary. Oil painting on aventurine, enamel, gold. Spain, 17th century.
Medallion or devotional pendant or reliquary made of aventurine or aventurine with an octagonal shape and faceted fronts, enhanced with a series of enamels combining black and gold, which protect two oil paintings with a Catholic Christian religious theme, located one on each side of the piece. Protected, you can see a very particular Virgin with Child for being inspired by the Icon of the Madonna del Popolo (Rome, Italy), and a simplified Martyrdom of San Lorenzo (the saint, the grill and an angel with a crown and the palm corresponding to the subject). The edges of the piece have been protected with simple metal elements.
The painting of San Lorenzo follows a common composition in the Spanish school, and would recall works such as the painting of the main altar of the Church of San Lorenzo de Huesca, for example, but also others such as the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (executed around 1527) in some details. The so-called icon of the Madonna del Popolo was well known for being considered as made by Saint Luke, and was brought to the church of the same denomination by Gregory IX from the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran Palace after a flood caused a terrible plague in the city and through a solemn procession with the image of Santa Maria del Popolo.
Regarding the material of the piece, a certain type of glass and a type of quartz (which can be green or reddish-brown, and usually has tiny elements of yellow mica that give it golden reflections) is known as aventurine or aventurine. In the first case, it is known that “aventurine” or “stellaria” appears mentioned in the Murano workshops for the first time during the first quarter of the 17th century, in reference to a very complicated production paste (it is said that the name comes from of this circumstance, that is, that its creation was due to luck or luck) that imitates the effects of that stone (from India and Russia at that time) thanks to the inclusion of copper particles, and that it was used as if out of stone (cut) given the complexity of its use in blowing (practically impossible). And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is kept in the El Prado...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Other
Chambers, Sir William, Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses Etc
Located in New York, NY
Chambers, Sir William. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses etc. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils. London: for the Author, Messrs....
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Saint Blaise, Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood, Castilian School, 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture "San Blas". Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Castilian school, 14th century.
The figure stands, looking straight ahead with large, expressive ...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694
Located in Delft, NL
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694 by Frikius, Hesse and Schweitzer, Simon de Vries
Dutch translation by Simon de Vries of the accounts of three Ge...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Solomonic Colonial Carved and Gilded Columns
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
A beautiful pair of 18th Century Solomonic Gilded Columns.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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