Antique Keys

The interaction likely references the moment Juno persuades Aeolus to unleash the winds to disrupt Aeneas’ journey, a key event in Virgil’s Aeneid. The rich colors, intricate details...

The entire piece is covered with book-matched burl walnut veneer and decorated with a greek key inlay on the edge of the top obtained by alternating ebonized wood and walnut.

Normal traces of use for its age, some light discoloration on the top of the bookcase. Key is included. HxWxD: 150cm x 120cm x 38,5cm

The interior offers ample shelving behind the four doors, while the drawers provide additional practical storage. Three keys are included. Substantial in size yet elegant in proporti...

The cabinet features a beautifully carved frame and architectural pelmet, retaining its original brass detailing and key. A pair of tall glazed doors incorporate decorative astragal ...

Of particular note are the surviving original iron hinges and original lock, together with a key. These period fittings complement the wonderfully aged oak, which has developed a ric...

An intricate bangle bracelet from the end of the Edwardian era, when the softness of the period was morphing into sleek, Art Deco geometry. Greek key openwork filigree runs through t...

Crafted in France circa 1870, the rectangular timepiece features a black lacquered wooden case embellished with gilt accents, classical Greek key borders, and finely molded architect...

The reverse has a circular backplate supported within the ormolu housing, and the clock is offered with its pendulum and winding keys. Clocks signed LE NEPVEU A PARIS are represente...

There is a single drawer in the apron that opens with its original iron forged key and spring-loaded lock. Painted in white on the drawer front are the initials “T.P.S.” and the yea...

The division is washed in rose and the parliamentary boroughs, among them Southampton, Christchurch, Lymington, Portsmouth and Newport, are picked out in crimson. The key gives railw...

The borough of Hertford is picked out in crimson. The key gives the county boundary, railways and stations, canals and the borough boundary, followed by the atlas note on station nam...

South of the river Lambeth, Greenwich and Woolwich are drawn in dense street plan, and the sheet reaches out to Windsor and Windsor Great Park on the left, Epping and Romford on the ...

The sides are marked Septentrio, Meridies, Occidens and Oriens, and a key headed SIGNORUM Explicatio at the left explains the symbols.

Inside a double border it sets out a series of inscriptions in an unfamiliar cursive script, each copied in its own ruled compartment and keyed by a letter. The left column holds A, ...

At the right, lettered C, a tall veiled figure stands with a smaller veiled figure beside it, and further back, lettered D, a group of men in turbans, one with a drum and one on hors...

Below the title are two scales, Milliaria Germanica 15 in Gradu and Leucae Gallicae 25 in Gradu, and a table headed Latitudo Locorum giving the latitudes of ten places from Scanderîe...

Inside a double ruled border the plate sets out several vertical strips of hieroglyphs, each copied as a separate piece and keyed by a capital letter. At the left, strip A is the lon...

The plate prints no caption; it shows a group of statues and small figures keyed by the letters A to F. The figures are arranged in front of a wall of large stone blocks with a brok...

Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire are named around the border. The key colors the North Division in lilac and the South Division in green, and the boroughs are p...

The boroughs of Hereford and Leominster are picked out in crimson. The key below the title gives the borough and county boundaries and railways and stations, and the atlas note on st...

The parliamentary boroughs, including Monmouth and Newport, are picked out in crimson. The key below the title gives railways and stations and borough boundaries, followed by the atl...

The divisions are washed in yellow in the west, green in the north and lilac in the south, and the boroughs of King's Lynn and Norwich are picked out in crimson. The key gives the co...

The borough of Huntingdon is picked out in crimson. The key under the title gives the borough and county boundaries and railways and stations, and the atlas note on station names is ...

The title in the lower right reads "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE," over "(NORTHERN DIVISION)", followed by "REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY." and "Divided into 5 mile squares", with a scale of ...

The title in the lower right reads "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE," over "(SOUTHERN DIVISION)", followed by "REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY." and "Divided into 5 mile squares", with a scale of ...

The title at the upper left reads "SURREY", followed by "REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY" and "Divided into 5 mile squares", with the scale "English Miles 69.1=1 Degree." and a key ...

The plate carries no title or caption; several reliefs and architectural details are set on one wide sheet and keyed with small letters. At the left, in the panel lettered e, a bear...

The county is washed in rose, and the parliamentary boroughs, such as Shaftesbury, Weymouth, Wareham and Poole, are picked out in deeper crimson. The key below the title shows the co...

An original antique copper engraving, published in 1780, a large folding plate gathering several subjects keyed by letter. No title is engraved in the margin; the inset plan at the u...

Dial signed: HENRY-LEPAUTE 6, Rue de Lafayette PARIS Movement and pendulum marked with corresponding serial number : 3901 With winding key. Henry-Lepaute: Augustin Michel Adam...

Complete with bell and a suitable key.

The bowls have a matrix of clear and transparent quality charged with maculations resembling melting snowflakes; the surface is covered with carving though the material is exceedingl...

Crafted from oak with a beautifully aged brown finish, the chest features three spacious full-width drawers, each designed with richly carved panels and elegant floral and foliate mo...

The box was originally fitted with two locks. One key survives, while the second is now missing.

The drawers have mahogany linings and are currently fitted with old brass handles, which are later replacements; the desk would originally have been fitted with knobs. No key is pres...

Original shelves with 2 drawers. Working original keys. England, circa 1870. Height -229.5 cm Width - 143.5 cm Depth - 57 cm / 58 cm with feet Please message if any further info...

Moberg’s painting retains these key elements: the broken, icy sea and the sinking vessel appear at lower right, while a stranded life-boat and figures on a berg are drawn toward the ...

A simple keyhole escutcheon remains at the front, though no key is present. Interior: 36" W x 19" D x 18" H

The body is arranged with a series of shaped cartouches framed by gilt borders and bands of Greek key decoration. Individual panels alternate between flowering plants and groups of f...

The Livorno edition was published by Giuseppe Aubert, with its plate volumes appearing between 1771 and 1778, and this plate comes from its Chirurgie section, which sets out surgical...

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

The Chirurgie plates set out surgical instruments, bandages and apparatus and show operations, with the figures numbered and keyed to an explanation printed in the text volume.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Its figures are numbered and keyed to an explanation printed in the text volume.

Its figures are numbered and keyed to an explanation printed in the text volume.

The Chirurgie plates set out surgical instruments, bandages and apparatus, keyed to an explanation in the text volume. The two large wheels make a crisp, almost geometric image that...

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.

Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.