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Antique Phrenology

Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Store Display Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head Store display advertising model. Phrenology bust by
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Phrenology

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Wood

19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869
By Vago
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster, Paper

Early 19th c. Porcelain Phrenology Stamp/Pipe Stamper c.1820 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT ​A 19th-century English porcelain letter seal in the form of a phrenological head. ​The
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Early 19th Century Antique Phrenology

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Gold, Brass

19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870
By Vago
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Attributed to A.L. Vago London. C 1870 This
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

19th C Scientific James DeVille L N Fowler Phrenology Plaster Bust Head Curio
By L. N. Fowler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal plaster cast phrenology head, with its original painted finish and paper
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

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Christ Samaritan Woman Pozzoserrato Paint Oil on table 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well Attributable to Ludovico Pozzoserrato (Antwerp circa 1550 - Treviso 1605) Oil on the table 37 x 27 cm., In frame 52 x 42 cm. The subject ...
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Phrenology

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Oil

Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Specimen
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Human Skull Specimen An example of a 19th Century medical science surgical human skull specimen. This specimen is of the top section onl...
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1850s Unknown Edwardian Antique Phrenology

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Natural Fiber

Antique Gilt Wooden Gothic Art Hand Carved Gargoyle Wall Bracket Shelf / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and amazingly hand carved, Gothic gargoyle bracket. If you are a collector of rare and striking Gothic antiques then this bracket could be the perfect addition to your coll...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Phrenology

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Gold Leaf

1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a great medical cabinet from the 1960s, ready to keep all your goodies safe this is a great 1960s accent item that is sure to be a one of a kind addition to your decor!
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Phrenology

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Metal

1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
H 67 in W 31.5 in D 16 in
French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in brass, housed in their wooden stand. Weights such as these were used with different sc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Phrenology

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Brass

Antique display cabinet/ shop counter
Located in Brussels, BE
This classic antique display cabinet/shop counter, is a piece crafted from oak and brass. It features two sliding doors on the backside, providing functionality. The shelves withi...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Phrenology

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Glass, Wood

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Phrenology

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Brass

19th Century Medical Specimen
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century medical specimen, with articulated jaw and removable mandible and cranium cap. This example is of an old, aged female specimen as without any teeth and with large wide...
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1860s Unknown Antique Phrenology

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Natural Fiber

19th Century Medical Specimen
19th Century Medical Specimen
H 7.5 in W 5 in D 8 in
Antique Country Store Counter with a Zinc Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The counter's roomy shelving areas offers a generous storage and display room, designed with versatility in mind. This counter graciously accommodates an array of items, from vintage...
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Early 20th Century American Classical Antique Phrenology

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Zinc

Antique Country Store Counter with a Zinc Top
Antique Country Store Counter with a Zinc Top
H 41.75 in W 18.5 in D 134.5 in
Vintage Prosthetic Foot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage authentic prosthetic foot. Interesting piece of medical history. Great vintage condition.
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1960s American Antique Phrenology

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Rubber

Vintage Prosthetic Foot
Vintage Prosthetic Foot
H 8 in W 11 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Cast Brass Satyr Bacchus Pan with Grapes and Grapevines Pen Wipe
Located in Haarlem, NL
Antique heavy cast brass satyr with grapes and grapevines in his hair. With this grape and leafage it easily could be Bacchus and his pointy ears make him also a pan kind of figure....
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Late 19th Century English Antique Phrenology

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Brass, Other

Vintage Ship Porthole Wing Dog Bolt Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage ship porthole wing dog bolt brass paperweight, circa 1940s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 3.25"W x 1.5"D x 5.25"H. A very cool and unique pi...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Phrenology

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Brass

Boar Hunt
By Abraham Hondius
Located in Zürich, CH
Abraham Hondius, a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, was born into the family of a stonemason. He studied painting under Cornelis Saftleven (1607/08 – 1681) and possibly under Pie...
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17th Century Antique Phrenology

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Oil

Boar Hunt
Boar Hunt
H 18.43 in W 24.73 in
19th Century Brass Hand Paper Weight Bookend on Lucite Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous 19th Century brass hand door knocker mounted on a lucite base. This could be used as a paper weight or bookend and would make a stylish addition to a coffee table, bookshe...
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19th Century Antique Phrenology

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Brass

Shock Therapy McIntosh Polysine Generator Quck Medical Device
Located in Norwalk, CT
A very interesting piece having to do with the treatment of mental health in america. this machine dates to the 1940s or earlier, its missing and of the cords or paddles but promise...
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Mid-20th Century American Antique Phrenology

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Metal

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser or magnifier from a Magic Lantern dating to around 1910; they are...
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1910s British Antique Phrenology

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Brass

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Phrenology Chart Print
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Great looking phrenology chart. The chart has several layers of anatomical detail that fold over
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Early 1900s Antique Phrenology

Antique Phrenology Chart Print
Phrenology Chart Print
H 10 in W 7 in D 0.1 in
19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
been used for medical study or phrenological demonstration and inscribed in both in English and Latin
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Early 1900s English Antique Phrenology

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Bone

Late 19th Century Ceramic Seal
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Rare ceramic seal enameled with symbols of Phrenology. Late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Phrenology

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Ceramic

Late 19th Century Ceramic Seal
Late 19th Century Ceramic Seal
H 8 in W 3 in D 3.5 in
L.N. Fowler Phrenology Head Statue
Located in Buchanan, MI
L.N. Fowler phrenology head statue. Phrenology was a popular 19th century theory that intelligence
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19th Century European Antique Phrenology

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Porcelain

Collection of Phrenology in Oval Dome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Collection of Phrenology in Oval Dome, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Phrenology

Staffordshire pottery phrenology head pen stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Staffordshire pottery phrenology head pen stand inscribed with regions of the brain, on scrolled
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19th Century English Antique Phrenology

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Earthenware

Phrenology Head inside Glass Display Case
Located in Culver City, CA
France circa 1870
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19th Century French Antique Phrenology

19th c. Phrenology Porcelain Bust c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A 19th century porcelain Pherenology bust. A glazed phrenological bust by Lorenzo Niles
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Porcelain

Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head model, America, the head with inset glass eyes, (minor
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Phrenology

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Wood

Phrenology Bust by L.N. Fowler - A Medical Antique
Located in Austin, TX
A glazed phrenological bust by Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1896) displaying 42 phrenological organs
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19th Century English Antique Phrenology

A Collection of Phrenology Models in a Red Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Collection of phrenology models in a red box from Sweden, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Phrenology

Phrenological Skull According to the Theory of Franz Joseph Gall, France 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Phrenology

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Plaster, Wood

A phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall, Italy 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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1850s French Antique Phrenology

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Plaster, Fruitwood

Period 19th Century Regency Plaster Bust of a Man by Samuel Joseph
Located in Essex, MA
schools. He gained a reputation for his portrait busts and medallions. Joseph was interested in phrenology
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

WIlliam Powel Frith - Derby Day
By William Powell Frith
Located in London, GB
vignettes. Frith's interest in physiognomy and phrenology are evident in this satirical view of Victorian
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Phrenology

WIlliam Powel Frith - Derby Day
WIlliam Powel Frith - Derby Day
H 24.41 in W 47.64 in D 2.37 in
American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York
Located in Haarlem, NL
Rare and original 19th century American phrenological chalk-ware or stucco head/bust, with sections
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Mid-18th Century American Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Stucco

Carved and Painted Wooden Phrenology Head Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden Phrenology head model, America, the head with inset glass eyes, (minor
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Phrenology

19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1898
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and obvious rare
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster, Paper

"Idiots" 1883 Phrenology Chart
Located in Treasure Island, CA
The best image from this series, impossibly rare. Your only chance to own this powerful image. Framed in Gothic style frame.
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19th Century American Antique Phrenology

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Paper, Wood

19th Century French Phrenology Head
Located in North Beninngton, VT
This is a rare French Phrenology head, circa 1850. Some of the tan colored finish over the plaster
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Phrenology

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Plaster, Ink

Staffordshire L.N. Fowler Phrenology Head
Located in Oaks, PA
Phrenology head by L.N. Fowler, a fine antique example
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Phrenology

Antique period Phrenology head Scottish Pottery c1835
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A very rare Scottish Pottery phrenology head. This figureis the largest version recorded in
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19th Century Scottish Antique Phrenology

19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
been used for medical study or phrenological demonstration and inscribed in both in English and Latin
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Early 1900s English Antique Phrenology

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Bone

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
holborn district of London and died in Pancras. He also wrote the book Orthodox Phrenology in 1866 and a
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
physician Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), phrenology was a faculty psychology, theory of brain and science of
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1850s Central American Folk Art Antique Phrenology

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Pine

Antique English Pottery Phrenology Head Quill or Pen Holder, circa 1835-1845
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") was a pseudoscience
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Phrenology

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
label reading ‘Phrenology, Feelings, Intellect and with the Royal Coat of Arms, the whole surviving in
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Phrenology a second edition illustrated book' the whole in unrestored condition with a superb patination, and
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

George Washington Ink Well
Located in New York, NY
A deified bust of George Washington in phrenological form serves in its novelty as an ink
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Phrenology

George Washington Ink Well
George Washington Ink Well
H 7 in W 8 in D 7 in
Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
the suture lines showing, the whole possibly used for phrenological and medical study, surviving from
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Early 20th Century European Antique Phrenology

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Plaster

Set of 4 Satire: Physic, A Pastoral Petticoat, Spoony, A Lion
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, this mere machine did prove a deathblow to the sciences of Physiognomy, Phrenology, and Graphiology
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19th Century British Antique Phrenology

Old Century Phrenology Head
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Old phrenology head. Plaster with grey coating and great patina from extensive handling.
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1890s Unknown Antique Phrenology

Old Century Phrenology Head
Old Century Phrenology Head
H 11.5 in W 5 in D 7 in
Early 20thc Human Skull for Odontology and Medical Study from Guy's Hospital
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
abnormalities of the teeth. However it may well have been used for phrenology and for other medical purposes
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Late 19th Century English Antique Phrenology

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Bone

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