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Mercury Balls

Pair of antique small objects in Mercury Glass
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional small pair of English balls in Mercury Glass, mounted on a Wooden Base, the mirrored
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Late 20th Century British Mounted Objects

Materials

Mercury Glass

West Germany Clip On Mercury Glass Wire Wrapped Bird on Nest Christmas Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
spun cotton bedding, held into red mercury blown glass "nests" with wrapped wire, and the balls have
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wire

Hippocampus Regency Convex Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
cresting above turned frame with gilt balls and toothed rim, acanthus leaves holding twist turned sconce
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Antique 1820s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Hippocampus Regency Convex Mirror
Hippocampus Regency Convex Mirror
H 31 in W 21 in D 9 in
Large Regency `Fentham` Convex Mirror
By Thomas Fentham
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
, foliate and scrolled pediment surmounted with eagle holding balls and chains in his beak, above a large
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Large Regency `Fentham` Convex Mirror
Large Regency `Fentham` Convex Mirror
H 57.5 in W 30.75 in D 5.25 in
Regency Convex Giltwood Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
ribbed plinth with acanthus leaf supports, the turned frame with gilt balls and beaded molding and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Five Rare Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1910s to 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
glass balls and Dresden Sebnitz Christmas paper. Tallest is the reflector ornament, this measures approx
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Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

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Wire

Early 19th Century American New England Gilt Tabernacle Pier Mirror
Located in Kenilworth, IL
blocked cove cut cornice, fitted with 12 gilt balls. The frame retains its original gilt surface and
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Modern Italian Murano Two-Tier Fifteen Arm Uplight Chandelier by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Westport, CT
and still modern style two-tiered mercury silver, black and amber colored glass chandelier. Its center
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2010s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass

Regency Convex Giltwood Mirror With Eagle And Sea Serpents
Located in Free Union, VA
have been reinforced with metal brackets installed behind, to better support them. The gilded balls
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mounted "Butler's Ball" or "Gazing Ball"- Discreet Gaze
Located in New York, NY
Known as both "Butler's Balls" and "Gazing Balls," these ingenious devices were once employed by
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Regency Overmantel Mirror
By Regency
Located in Greenwich, CT
pediment with brightly burnished gilt balls, the center tablet having swagged drapes surmounted by ebonized
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Antique 19th Century European Regency Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Overmantel Mirror
Regency Overmantel Mirror
H 29 in W 56.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Genet et Michon Sconces in Brushed Nickel and Eglomise
Located in Hanover, MA
metal with a fine work of hand chiseling then gilded with mercury. They were the promoters of the
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Nickel

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Modern Alchemica Hand-Blown Glass Liquor Bottle
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Modern Alchemica Hand-Blown Glass Liquor Bottle" by Simone Crestani Introducing the Alchemica Bottle, a mesmerizing fusion of art and functionality meticulously crafted by the vis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier. All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass regular soc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Brass

Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Foil

Seletti 'Love in Bloom' Gold Edition Heart Vase by Marcantonio
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
Love in bloom is a heart-shaped vase that looks like it comes out of a human anatomy essay. A modern love translated into a romantic but unpredictable gift. It’s not a dream, it’s lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Large Handcrafted Rhodochrosite Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
Large handcrafted rhodochrosite hinged box, 10" x 5.80" x 2.30" H. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that ranges in color from light pink to bright red and is found in A...
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2010s Indian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Maison Jansen Stools
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great set of stools designed by Maison Jansen
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Vintage 1970s French Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Maison Jansen Stools
Maison Jansen Stools
H 28 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Specimen Box Butterflies Coral 1920 Natural History Still Life
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A collection of specimen butterflies and coral, circa 1920 Provenance: Private Collection, Paris Just purchased more information to follow. Measures: Box frame height 50cm Bo...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Taxidermy

Materials

Coral

Authentic Solidus Roman Imperial Coin in 22k Gold Necklace Pendant, circa 476 AD
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Zeno the Second Reign, AV Gold Solidus Roman Imperial Coin (Constantinople Mint, circa 476-491 AD), set in a squared 22-karat gold bezel with 22-karat gold bail. The obv...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Collectible Jew...

Materials

Gold

Rare Art Deco Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Glass Owl-Form Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Art Deco Period, sterling silver-mounted glass owl-form match striker (with original glass eyes), London, England, year-hallmarked for 1925. Excellent detail. Matches are stru...
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Twin Size Beds, Pair
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique French Regency Louis XVI style carved mahogany twin Size beds In the style of Romweber USA, Early 20th century Measures: 42"W x 78.5"D x 54.38"H. ...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Constellation Mirror in Shagreen Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The constellation dark mirror is a statement piece with its celestial inspired roots. The mirror can be hung in 3 different ways. Available in a smaller size and cream finish (image ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Regency Gilt Convex Mirror Eagle
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Carved gilt wood circular convex mirror in the Regency Style circa 1860 Classic convex glass Offered in great shape ready for home use right away.
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Antique 1860s Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Gilt Convex Mirror Eagle
Regency Gilt Convex Mirror Eagle
H 29 in W 22 in D 4 in
Hollywood Regency Pair of Grosfeld House Style Carved Wall Brackets Plume Motif
By Grosfeld House
Located in Savannah, GA
Handsome wall shelves of a composite material made to look like carved wood with gilded feathers. They are in the 1940s style of Grosfeld House Co. and are modeled in the neoclassica...
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Wall Brackets

Materials

Plaster

Art & Craft Paneling Room from the Private Mansion of the Architect Henry Guedy
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room comes from a Parisian private mansion located in the 5th arrondissement. It was made by the architect Henry Guédy (1873-circa.1930) for him self in 1912. The appart...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Panelling

Materials

Wood

Eagle Girandole Mirror in the Regency manner
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A carved giltwood girandole of early Regency design. The convex mirror plate is within a moulded frame decorated with gilt balls and has a carved eagle crest supported on a tapered b...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Girandoles

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Gold Leaf

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"Jingle Balls" Hand-Blown Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Tongeren, BE
19th century mercury spheres, hand blown glass spheres with mercury insde, one extra large ball
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French Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Gustavian 19 th c Antique Mercury Glass Set of 6 Pieces
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique mercury glass set of three balls in different colors - rare purple, bronze gold and silver
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Vases

Materials

Mercury Glass

Convex Looking Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
a plinth of rocks with a sphere in one talon above a convex mirror surrounded by balls flanked by
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Antique Late 18th Century Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Convex Looking Glass
H 35 in W 19.5 in D 6 in
Chromed Art Deco Wall Mirror from Italy, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Italian Art Deco wall mirror from the 1920s. The original mercury glass of the mirror is
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Chrome

Chromed Art Deco Wall Mirror from Italy, 1920s
Chromed Art Deco Wall Mirror from Italy, 1920s
H 24.41 in W 20.87 in D 0.99 in
Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
Located in Litchfield, CT
cornice above balls with a great neoclassical églomisé panel depicting a woman. The looking glass is
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
H 41.5 in W 24.38 in D 5.63 in
Pair of Italian 20th Century Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Dividing the Mercury Glass Balls.
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Eagle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency giltwood convex wall mirror, the circular original mercury plate and ebonized reeded slip
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Vintage Mercury Glass & Iron Large Insect Water Feature
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mercury Balls. This insect has two large Blue glass eyes. Great working condition, there is slight rust
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of "Space Age" Floor Lamps
By Romeo Rega
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of 1970s brass floor lamps with mercury balls. Possibility to sell them separately.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of "Space Age" Floor Lamps
Pair of "Space Age" Floor Lamps
H 81.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Set of 3 Mercury Glass Decorative Balls
Located in South Salem, NY
Set of three oversized mercury glass witches balls with glass etched floral designs on the exterior
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Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Collection of 19th Century Rare French Mercury-Glass Balls
Located in Buisson, FR
Collection of eight mercury glass balls in good condition with their beautiful colors. One gilded
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Antique 19th Century French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of 19th Century Mercury Glass Butler’s Gazing Balls
Located in London, GB
Pair of 19th century mercury glass butler’s gazing balls Made from mercury filled glass, referred
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass

Collection of Early 20th Century Mercury Glass Witches’ Balls
Located in London, GB
Collection of early 20th century mercury glass witches’ balls We are proud to offer a collection
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Vintage 1920s French Late Victorian Antiquities

Materials

Blown Glass

Collection of Early 20th Century Mercury Glass Witches Balls
Located in London, GB
Collection of early 20th century mercury glass witches balls We are proud to offer a collection of
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Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Convex Mirrors

Materials

Blown Glass

A Rare Pair of American Mercury Glass Gazing Balls; the 'Silent Butler'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare pair of American mercury glass gazing balls also known as the 'silent butler'; each in two
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Antique 19th Century American Glass

19th Century Collection of 10 Mercury Hand Blown Glass Foxed Witches Balls
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine collection of ten hand blown glass witches balls, all with their original pressed brass
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Collection of Mercury Glass Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large collection of old mercury glass objects (vases, bowls, candlesticks and balls). There are
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Mercury Glass

Pair of Vintage Mercury Glass Op-Art Globes
Located in New York, NY
A pair of vintage mercury glass decorative ball sculptures; one on a tall stand the other with a
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20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of Rose Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of rose colored spooled mercury glass lamps with bases comprised of four round glass balls and
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Pair of Rose Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of rose colored spooled mercury glass lamps with bases comprised of four round glass balls and
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Large Regency Gilt Convex Mirror with Original Mercury Plate
Located in Sherborne, GB
mercury convex mirror plate. The inner slip is reeded and ebonised, followed by a carved gilt decoration
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Modern Murano Blown Silver Mercury & Gold Ten Arm Uplight Chandelier by Seguso
Located in Westport, CT
silver mercury chandelier with its center shaft surrounded by ten gold leaves and ten outreaching gold
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2010s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Nouveau French Cast Bronze Mercury Gold and White Opalines Chandelier, 1900
Located in Valladolid, ES
mercury gold, in a very good condition with use and age. It has 3 arms with 3 white opaline balls and the
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opaline Glass

Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham
By Thomas Fentham
Located in Greenwich, CT
hippocampus with two gilt balls flanked by pair of dolphins atop a turned gilt frame with gilt balls, with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Regency Pier Mirror with Queen Anne Plates
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual early 19th century giltwood pier mirror, the crest with a row of suspended gilt balls
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Large 19th Century Split Plate Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large 19th century split-plate mercury mirror with water gilded decoration of twisted columns
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Antique Mid-19th Century Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Large 19th Century Split Plate Mirror
Large 19th Century Split Plate Mirror
H 77.17 in W 50.79 in D 4.93 in
Antique 19th Century "Witching Ball" with Modern Stand
Located in New York, NY
An antique Mercury glass witch ball on a modern chrome pedestal. There is a hanging hook on the
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Antique 19th Century American Garden Ornaments

Materials

Metal

English 19th Century Painted & Gold Gilt Convex Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
round gilt balls around the frame. The mirror is the original mercury mirror convex mirror which has
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Antique 1880s British Convex Mirrors

Polished Brass and Tortoise Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in North Miami, FL
This great ice bucket is an wonderful addition to any bar or serving area. It has mercury silver
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20th Century American Barware

Materials

Brass

Witches Ball, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
blown mercury glass witches ball, with its original brass gallery and hanging chain. Towards the late
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Vintage 1910s European Victorian More Mirrors

Materials

Blown Glass

Witches Ball, circa 1910
Witches Ball, circa 1910
H 9.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage Italian Burr Walnut Games Card Roulette Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
packs of cards, chips, mah jong dice, dice and 2 roulette balls, The table sits on a cylindrical
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Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of George Kovacs Stacked Ball Lamps in Mercury Glass
By George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
, with single socket and stem above bodies comprised of mercury glass, formed into four stacked balls
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gold Mercury Glass German Kugel Globe Sphere Orb Christmas Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great example of a gold mercury glass German Kugel. Kugels (which means balls in German
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Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of "Space Age" Sconces
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Nice 1970s sconces in brass with mercury glass balls. Possibility of three pairs.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of "Space Age" Sconces
Pair of "Space Age" Sconces
H 12.21 in W 4.73 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Silver Centerpiece Bowl or Soup Tureen
Located in Firenze, IT
engraved mercury gold plated finished scrolls in which is written a motto in ancient Latin language. These
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Centerpieces

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver

Pair Bull’s-Eye Eagle Convex Brass Mirrors Federal 1700s Civil War Era
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
symmetrical on both sides. You can tell the age by how many balls were along with the interior, as each ball
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Antique 18th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

PR/ VINTAGE MERCURY LAMPS
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
LARGE MERCURY BALLS ON BLACK METAL BASE
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Cord, Silk

Mercury Glass Balls
Located in Highland Park, IL
Great mercury glass balls on custom stands.The largest ball is 18 1/2 inches high, with a diameter
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Mercury Glass, Lucite

Mercury Glass Balls
Mercury Glass Balls
H NaN in Dm 48 in
Antique Mercury Glass Butler's Balls
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Old and rare pair of Butler's balls, promise they are a thing! Placed on a mantel the Lord or Lady
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Antique 1880s English Elizabethan Mounted Objects

Materials

Mercury Glass

Mixed Group of Eight Victorian Mercury Glass Witches Balls, circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The group of eight handblown lustrous mercury glass witches balls, of mixed sizes, having the
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Antique 1890s English High Victorian More Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass

Group of Five Victorian Silver Mercury Glass Witches Balls, circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The group of five hand-blown lustrous mercury glass witches balls of silver colour and mixed sizes
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Antique Early 1900s English High Victorian More Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass

Whimsical Italian Mercury Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Mercury Glass and Blue Opaque Glass Six Arm Chandelier, Decorated with Mercury Glass
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Good Large Green Mercury Glass Witches Ball, circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The handblown lustrous emerald green mercury glass witches ball, of large size, having the original
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian More Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass

Early Gold Mercury Glass Witches Ball or Bottle, circa 1820-1850
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The handblown amber gold mercury glass witches ball or bottle having a corked tapering neck
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Collectibles and Curios...

Materials

Mercury Glass

Antique Regency Hippocamp Convex Mirror with Gilded Frame, 1820s
Located in London, Greenwich
mercury backed convex period mirror plate is in good condition ,please see detailed photographs. The
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Antique Early 1800s British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century English Convex Mirror
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
mercury convex mirror plate. The main frame retains all water gilding as do the decorative applied balls
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Convex Mirror
19th Century English Convex Mirror
H 18.75 in W 18.75 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Collection of 28 Glass Christmas Ornaments
Located in Antwerp, BE
A vintage collection of 28 glass christmas ornaments from the 1940s and 1950s. Mercury glass
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Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass

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Mercury Balls For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of mercury balls available for sale. The range of distinct mercury balls — often made from glass, blown glass and mercury glass — can elevate any home. Mercury balls have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Mercury balls made by Victorian designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Mercury Balls?

Prices for mercury balls can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, mercury balls begin at $250 and can go as high as $3,150, while the average can fetch as much as $1,372.