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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18thC Louis XVI French Gilt Bronze & Marble Clock By Rouvière A Paris c.1785
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite 18th Century Louis XVI mantel clock crafted in ormolu and marble, adorned with intricate detailing. Housed within a meticulously carved marble case, the clock features a...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Gothic crowned Head - Île de France, 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin Île-de-France, first half of 14th century. H26 x 14 x 14 cm Provenance : - Private Collection, Paris France (1960) - Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (19...
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Qianlong Chinese Porcelain Pre Bencharong Fencai Plate Flowers, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Bencharong plate with flower petal decoration When Bencharong (Benjarong) is used to refer to porcelain it usually means a type of 18th and 19th centuries C...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Kangxi/Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Plate Pomegranate Halberd or Ji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dish on footring, flat underglaze brown-edged rim (jia mangkou). Decorated in various enamels, such as blue, iron-red, pink, turquoise and yellow in the centre with a two-handled flo...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Arita Edo Period Plate Japanese Porcelain Dish Pine, 17th or Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice little dish with unusual scene of a pine tree. Marked at base. Pine - Song - symbol of endurance and longevity. The favorite tree of Chinese painters. Pine trees rank above a...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Valentines Patter Teapot Chine de Commande Qianlong, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Qianlong, 18th century,Famille Rose Famile rose enamels with the Valentines pattern. Two love birds. Attached Silver handle with nice engravings. Additional information: Material: P...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet. It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Elephant bird egg
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Elephant bird egg from Madagascar. The largest egg ever from a living creature; it is from the extinct elephant bird. Assembled from the shards of se...
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Malagasy Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Eggshell

Antique Japanese Polychrome Charger with Scene Autumn Garden, 18/19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and very nice piece. Also painted nicely at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912), Showa Pe...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Coppia di Candelieri, In bronzo e marmo, Parigi 1783
Located in Milano, IT
Una coppia di putti in bronzo dalle fattezze esotiche reggono delle cornucopie finemente cesellate e dorate che fungono da porta cero; sono posti su un plinto di marmo bigio antico c...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar, Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period
Located in seoul, KR
A Chinese porcelain ginger jar, Yongzheng period, painted in underglaze blue with lotus blooms and shou(水, meaning 'Water') characters beneath a ruyi border, underglaze blue double r...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of Antique Cobalt Blue Serving Dishes Landscape Chinese Porcelain, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medium sized dishes. Decorated in underglaze blue with a beautiful scene of a Scyth and flower guirlande. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Color: Blue & White ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Pattipan with Fruit Scene Dish, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique 18th C Chinese Porcelain Pattipan with a fruit scene CHina Dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796) ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Literati Landscape Late Ming Tianqi, 17thC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated kosometsuke plate with a lovely scene with a scholar in a landscape Ko-sometsuke. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Ch...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French 18th Century Boulle Clock on Boulle Stand, Louis XV
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Boulle clock on Boulle stand. The Louis XV clock has bronze mounts, with enameled Roman numerals for each hour. The pendulum can be s...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

18th Century, Italian Hand Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Silvered Baroque angel-wing. Rare and very decorative item placed on a wooden base, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered. Measurement is inclusive the wooden base. H:27,5cm W:24cm...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper. Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
Located in Marbella, ES
Natural Quartz Geode Decorative Object
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584. A couple of gardeners, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, with flowers and vegetable basket, sitting / s...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Musician Cherub Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved cherub depicts a putti with wing and playing the guitar; the sculpture is very expressive in his movement...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

Georgian Decagonal Ivory, Tortoiseshell & Silver Tea Caddy w/ Tented Top 18thc
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely elongated decagon shaped tented topped tea caddy is made from ivory with ten panels separated by tortoiseshell stringing as well as tortoise outlining the bottom. Silver...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Sophisticated Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Directoire circa 1795
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of sophisticated and elegant gilt bronze Candlesticks, Probably made in Paris, France. Directoire circa 1795. Wear consistent with age and use.
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French Directoire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Late 18th / Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved giltwood neoclassical angel, Italy, circa 1780-1820. Weathered, small losses Measurements include the wooden base.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box
Located in Maidstone, GB
An 18th Century Chinese Beijing enamel snuff box finely painted to the lid and sides with typical Chinese scenes, the base painted with a leafy gourd. The lid is mounted in gilt bron...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500. The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Pair Dutch Delft Blue Cows 18th Century
Located in Maidstone, GB
A rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft cows, blue and white, made in the De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) factory, circa 1780. 24 cm (9 inches) lo...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Druzy Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian brown and gilded cross adorned with smoky quartz crystals and druzy petrified wood. The smoky quartz crystals are from Madagascar and druzy petrified wood from t...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Small French Bronze Mortar and Pestle with Fleur De Lys and Crown, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This small bronze mortar and pestle are from France, circa 1700. The circular opening has several layers of molding, with the bottom three interrupted by a pair of open crowns on opp...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Table clock from the early 1700s, rosewood and gilded bronzes
Located in Cesena, FC
Early 1700s Italian clock (Rome). Beautiful table clock from the early 1700s, made of rosewood panelled wood and gilded bronzes. Measurements: width cm 27, depth cm 13.5 - height cm...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Sculpture depicting baby Jesus
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful carved wooden sculpture with traces of polychrome, depicting baby Jesus. Peculiarity in the eyes that are made of glass. Extremely refined is the carving. 18th century, so...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with figural scenes, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with famille rose figural scenes within cobalt under glaze blue scroll work borders, on opposing sides of the vase. China, made for the W...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

Small 18th Century Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality And Unusually Small Mid 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy Having Original Brasswear And Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Divisions, Raised On Original Bracket Feet. ...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Mahogany

18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK WITH CUPID
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful and refined table clock in mercury-gilt bronze, with original gilding. The decoration presents the allegory of love, with Cupid sitting and leaning on the arch, while on th...
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French Neoclassical Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...
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Malagasy Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Continental core cast brass candlestick, 1700's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass candlestick with a reel and knob shaft screwed to a circular domed base Continental, 1700's.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Crucifix with Malachite, Calcite, and Raspberry Garnet
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix mounted on green malachite, calcite with fluorite, and raspberry garnet. The piece is adorned with Carnelian pebbles and garnet. The minerals are from a...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite

Superb Maya Iguana Deity(Itzamna) Relief w/ Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A superb relief-carved panel depicting the Maya Deity Itzamna, appearing as an Iguana, stretched out on a platform with long-toed limbs splayed
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Venus Pudica (Medici-type) - 18th century, Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Monumental sculpture representing the Venus Pudica (Medici-type) 18th Century Italian (Rome) White marble Based on a model from Antiquity, the Medici Venus, currently in the Uffizi ...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th century - plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha Southern Italy, 17th century Polychrome and gilded wood 20 x 14,5 x 15 cm Born into a noble lineage, Agatha came into the world ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Two Famille Rose Cosmetic Boxes, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Located in seoul, KR
Circular form with flattened doomed covers, the covers with a medallion of flower with full bloom, the bowls with two round borders. Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng Period P...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase with Handles
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase , with beast decorated handles, painted in blue with river landscapes, a courting couple and bridge, within foliate and leaf borders. A good exa...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Large Venetian sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in Walnut
Located in Cesena, FC
Sculpture of Saint Paul, an ancient statue Ancient statue of Saint Paul from the 17th century Large sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in solid Walnut wood. Or...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Unusual Louis XVI mantel clock by Gavelle a Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A good and very unusual Louis XVI mantel clock in a form of a soldier with the drum on his back carrying the movement. The lovely patinated bronze mounted on a typical early Louis XV...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650
Located in Bakewell, GB
Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650 C1650 wood carving of a putti retaining polychrome decoration. Size 60 cms high 30cms wide and 26cms deep
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Continental cast brass circular base candlestick, 1720-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass candlestick with a circular base with drip pan on a stepped and domed base. The candlestick shaft is centered on a suppressed ball knob between similar waisted turnings. T...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Striking large Herkimer diamond on its native matrix
Located in London, GB
Magnificent large Herkimer diamond proudly seated on its original matrix. This clear, double-terminated quartz crystal is renowned for its exceptional clarity and brilliance, akin to...
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Spectacular Golden Pyrite
Located in London, GB
Impressive sculpture features a large cluster of Pyrite, masterfully extracted from the depths of Peru. Renowned for its metallic luster and golden hue, Pyrite—often called “Fool’s G...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pyrite

Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Telamon Northern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century Reemployed Roman marble H 32 x L 18 x P 17 cm « Sono coloro che hanno dimenticato che l’uomo é solo un bruco, destinato a dive...
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Italian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...
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Italian Baroque Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving . This magnificent 15th century Italian Renaissance gilt wood carving with a serpent is displayed on a revolving iron base. This mou...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Large finest blue-purple fluorite
Located in London, GB
Presented is an exceptional specimen of blue-purple Fluorite, with a serene light blue hue that evokes the clear sky of a summer’s day. Originating from the esteemed La Viesca mine i...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Pyrite

Exceptional Pyrite with calcite
Located in London, GB
Stunning Pyrite piece from the mineral-rich soils of Peru, this piece is a symphony of metallic luster and geometric precision. Its perfect cubic crystals are interlocked in a captiv...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pyrite

Neolithic Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
This Neolithic pottery presents a robust form with a rounded bottom, tapering to a wide, open top. It features two small loop handles symmetrically placed on either side. The vessel'...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Impressive Amethyst Geode with Large Calcite
Located in London, GB
Magnificent Amethyst geode, a captivating treasure with a heart of intense purple and a unique large calcite, cradled in a custom rotating stand for a 360-degree view of its splendou...
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Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

18th Century George III Chinoiserie Clock
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Chinoiserie clocks can make a room. Here is a handsome one.
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

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