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Art Nouveau, 14 Karat Yellow Gold Lorgnette
Art Nouveau, 14 Karat Yellow Gold Lorgnette

Art Nouveau, 14 Karat Yellow Gold Lorgnette

Located in Brisbane City, QLD

The piece is marked internally for 14 karat gold and also has a makers mark in the form of a Maltese cross inside a circle, which is currently unidentified.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Maltese

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Vermeil Amethyst Filigree Brooch, Early 1900s
Victorian Vermeil Amethyst Filigree Brooch, Early 1900s

Victorian Vermeil Amethyst Filigree Brooch, Early 1900s

Located in Milford, DE

Fastened with antique hook clasp. Hallmarks: A maltese cross motif on the pin C clasp, which was used as a mark for sterling silver 3.7 x 2.7 cm 5.4 g

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Crystal, Vermeil

Rare Museum Quality 17th Century Baroque Gold, Cabochon Carnelian Rose Cross
Rare Museum Quality 17th Century Baroque Gold, Cabochon Carnelian Rose Cross

Rare Museum Quality 17th Century Baroque Gold, Cabochon Carnelian Rose Cross

Located in New York, NY

The circular center with a stylized Maltese shape cross centered by a rose. The back of the cross is a near mirror image of the front sans carnelian cabochon gemstones.

Category

17th Century European Baroque Antique Maltese

Materials

Carnelian, Gold

Old Map of British Mediterranean Territories with Images of Historic Sites, 1851
Old Map of British Mediterranean Territories with Images of Historic Sites, 1851

Old Map of British Mediterranean Territories with Images of Historic Sites, 1851

Located in Langweer, NL

**Valletta**: This would be an illustration of Valletta, the capital of Malta, highlighting its historic skyline. The fortified city is known for its strategic importance and the Gra...

Category

1850s British Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Victorian Silver Gilt Filigree Pomander Locket
Victorian Silver Gilt Filigree Pomander Locket

Victorian Silver Gilt Filigree Pomander Locket

Located in New York, NY

One side has an inverted posy, and the other has a Maltese cross. The openwork filigree locket can hold a perfumed cotton for scents.

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

18th Century French Louis XIII Confiturier ~ Cabinet in Stripped Fruitwood
18th Century French Louis XIII Confiturier ~ Cabinet in Stripped Fruitwood

18th Century French Louis XIII Confiturier ~ Cabinet in Stripped Fruitwood

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted from sturdy planks and timbers, it features double paneled sides, an artfully scrolled apron on three sides, and a single full height door fitted with a panel typical of the ...

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Maltese

Materials

Fruitwood

Figurative landscape watercolor drawing with 19th century view of Florence
Figurative landscape watercolor drawing with 19th century view of Florence

Figurative landscape watercolor drawing with 19th century view of Florence

By Gabrielli Carelli

Located in Florence, IT

Gabriele Carelli è un artista napoletano rappresentante della scuola di Posillipo, molto celebrato al di fuori dei confini nazionali: lavorò in Inghilterra, entrando a far parte dell...

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

French late 19th century Gothic Revival iron chandelier with Winged Dragons
French late 19th century Gothic Revival iron chandelier with Winged Dragons

French late 19th century Gothic Revival iron chandelier with Winged Dragons

Located in New Orleans, LA

The center ring is adorned with alternating large Maltese Cross motifs. The larger rings to which the dragons are joined, is suspended from a smaller ring of identical design, joine...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Maltese

Materials

Iron

Engraving of Sandwich in Kent, One of the Cinque Ports in the UK, 1841
Engraving of Sandwich in Kent, One of the Cinque Ports in the UK, 1841

Engraving of Sandwich in Kent, One of the Cinque Ports in the UK, 1841

Located in Langweer, NL

Unfortunately, Bartlett died in 1854 from fever aboard a French ship off the coast of Malta. This particular image would likely appeal to those interested in British history, archit...

Category

1840s Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d'un Superb Palais de Rome
Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d'un Superb Palais de Rome

Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d'un Superb Palais de Rome

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Cotignac, FR

In 1764, one of the Pope's nephews, Cardinal Rezzonico, appointed him to start his only architectural work, the restoration of the church of Santa Maria del Priorato in the Villa of ...

Category

Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

19th Century Historical English Painting David Wilkie
19th Century Historical English Painting David Wilkie

19th Century Historical English Painting David Wilkie

By Sir David Wilkie

Located in Roma, IT

On his return voyage he suffered from an attack of illness at Malta, and remained ill for the remainder of the journey to Gibraltar, eventually dying at sea off Gibraltar, en route t...

Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Antique Maltese

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Salvia cana (Woolly Sage) /// Botanical Botany Flowers Plants Science Art Print
Salvia cana (Woolly Sage) /// Botanical Botany Flowers Plants Science Art Print

Salvia cana (Woolly Sage) /// Botanical Botany Flowers Plants Science Art Print

By Nathaniel Wallich

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography by Maltese artist Maxim Gauci (1774-1854) after a watercolor painting b...

Category

1830s Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog
English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog

By George Earl

Located in Woodbury, CT

Earl exhibited nineteen paintings at the Royal Academy between 1857 and 1882, although only two were of dogs (a Maltese and an Old English Mastiff). His most important work was undou...

Category

1850s Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Impatiens puberula (Soft Pink Balsam) /// Antique Botanical Flowers Plant Print
Impatiens puberula (Soft Pink Balsam) /// Antique Botanical Flowers Plant Print

Impatiens puberula (Soft Pink Balsam) /// Antique Botanical Flowers Plant Print

By Nathaniel Wallich

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography by Maltese artist Maxim Gauci (1774-1854) after a watercolor painting b...

Category

1830s Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Elkington & Co Silver Plated Dolphin & Shell Salt Cellar with Silver Gilt lining
Elkington & Co Silver Plated Dolphin & Shell Salt Cellar with Silver Gilt lining

Elkington & Co Silver Plated Dolphin & Shell Salt Cellar with Silver Gilt lining

By Elkington & Co.

Located in London, GB

This is a really fine example of an elaborate, also a scarce form of a Maltese dolphin supporting a shell on a seabed of waves base.

Category

Late 19th Century British Rococo Revival Antique Maltese

Materials

Silver Plate

Silver Portapaz, Gilded Relief, Renaissance Style, 16th Century Spain
Silver Portapaz, Gilded Relief, Renaissance Style, 16th Century Spain

Silver Portapaz, Gilded Relief, Renaissance Style, 16th Century Spain

Located in Madrid, ES

Also noteworthy are both the male and female busts in the lower area and the Maltese cross (or Saint John's) that appears in this area.

Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maltese

Materials

Silver

View of the Ancient Structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido
View of the Ancient Structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido

View of the Ancient Structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

E Priorato della Sagra Religione di Malta. Saline. / Cav. Piranesi F. Before the numbers 57 lower right margin and 741 upper right of image Printed on a heavy, pebbled laid paper, wi...

Category

1750s Old Masters Antique Maltese

Materials

Etching

Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen in Fence, Rock & Blue Willow Pattern, circa 1818
Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen in Fence, Rock & Blue Willow Pattern, circa 1818

Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen in Fence, Rock & Blue Willow Pattern, circa 1818

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

The lid displays a finely decorated Maltese cross border, as documented on page 95 of:- A Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone Patterns, circa 1813-1848, published by The Masons Collect...

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Maltese

Materials

Ironstone

Large Decorative Antique Map of the Mediterranean, ca.1770
Large Decorative Antique Map of the Mediterranean, ca.1770

Large Decorative Antique Map of the Mediterranean, ca.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

The detailed charts show depths, ports, fortifications and towns of the entire Mediterranean coast: for Cadiz and the Strait of Gibraltar to Oran and Tunis; Algeria and the Balearic ...

Category

1770s Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds
David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds

David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds

By David Webb

Located in Miami, FL

Born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1925, Webb was a self-taught designer whose work included dragon bracelets, Maltese cross brooches and animal motifs. In 1964, The Duke of Windso...

Category

1920s American Modernist Antique Maltese

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...

Antique Map of North Africa by Ortelius, c.1580
Antique Map of North Africa by Ortelius, c.1580

Antique Map of North Africa by Ortelius, c.1580

Located in Langweer, NL

Morocco is shown as a separate kingdom, and the adjoining parts of southern Europe can also be seen, including Portugal, Spain, the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, and M...

Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

18th Century Flemish School Pair of Antique Landscape Paintings
18th Century Flemish School Pair of Antique Landscape Paintings

18th Century Flemish School Pair of Antique Landscape Paintings

By Pieter van Bloemen 1

Located in Shippensburg, PA

The brothers made trips to Naples, Malta and Sicily and some works are a collaboration between Pieter and Jan Frans.

Category

18th Century European Romantic Antique Maltese

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique Burmese Karen Frog Drum
Antique Burmese Karen Frog Drum

Antique Burmese Karen Frog Drum

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Provenance: Michel Renard, Malta (purchased in Vientiane, Laos 1961).

Category

Mid-19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Maltese

Materials

Bronze

1911 Tiffany & Co. Diamond-Encrusted Sterling Silver Polo Trophy
1911 Tiffany & Co. Diamond-Encrusted Sterling Silver Polo Trophy

1911 Tiffany & Co. Diamond-Encrusted Sterling Silver Polo Trophy

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

From India, polo spread as fast as its enthusiasts could travel, appearing in Malta in 1868, England in 1869, Ireland in 1870, Argentina in 1872, and Australia in 1874.

Category

1910s English Adam Style Antique Maltese

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century

Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

The bottom has a star shape (leaving smooth and in a glossy finish strips forming a Maltese Cross, and combining in the rest areas in the same finish with others in rhombuses dotted).

Category

18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Maltese

Materials

Silver

Antique Map of Western and Eastern Barbary in Africa, c.1744
Antique Map of Western and Eastern Barbary in Africa, c.1744

Antique Map of Western and Eastern Barbary in Africa, c.1744

Located in Langweer, NL

Decorative maps of North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, including Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, etc. Western Barbary, or North Africa, is on the top, including the Kingdom of Fez, M...

Category

18th Century British Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Dartmouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins
Dartmouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins

Dartmouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Alamo, CA

Perkins himself was an avid sailor and had at the time the largest and most technologically advanced sailing yacht in the world, the Maltese Falcon. I have 16 of his sea charts that ...

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Late 17th Century English Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

HMS Nairana Royal Navy Seaplane Carrier Fleet Air Arm Tasmania & Melbourne Ferry
HMS Nairana Royal Navy Seaplane Carrier Fleet Air Arm Tasmania & Melbourne Ferry

HMS Nairana Royal Navy Seaplane Carrier Fleet Air Arm Tasmania & Melbourne Ferry

By Vincenzo D'Esposito

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

He was a son of Gaetano de Esposito, an artist who lived in Malta. Vicenzo continued the work of his father and another brother, who all painted the various ships that sailed the Med...

Category

Early 20th Century Photorealist Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Plymouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins
Plymouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins

Plymouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Alamo, CA

Perkins himself was an avid sailor and had at the time the largest and most technologically advanced sailing yacht in the world, the Maltese Falcon. I have 16 of his sea charts that ...

Category

Late 17th Century English Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Edinburgh, Scotland Coast: A 17th Century Hand-Colored Sea Chart by Collins
Edinburgh, Scotland Coast: A 17th Century Hand-Colored Sea Chart by Collins

Edinburgh, Scotland Coast: A 17th Century Hand-Colored Sea Chart by Collins

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Alamo, CA

Perkins himself was an avid sailor and had at the time the largest and most technologically advanced sailing yacht in the world, the Maltese Falcon.

Category

Late 17th Century English Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique Map of 'Barbarie' or Northern Africa, 1655
Rare Antique Map of 'Barbarie' or Northern Africa, 1655

Rare Antique Map of 'Barbarie' or Northern Africa, 1655

Located in Langweer, NL

This map depicts North Africa with Malta and originates from 'Cartes generales de la Geographie ancienne et nouvelle', Paris, 1655.

Category

17th Century Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the European Storm Petrel, 1797
Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the European Storm Petrel, 1797

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the European Storm Petrel, 1797

By J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

The Mediterranean population is a separate subspecies, but is inseparable at sea from its Atlantic relatives; its strongholds are Filfla Island (Malta), Sicily and the Balearic Islan...

Category

18th Century Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Flanders, Holland & Norfolk: Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Collins
Flanders, Holland & Norfolk: Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Collins

Flanders, Holland & Norfolk: Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Collins

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Alamo, CA

Perkins himself was an avid sailor and had at the time the largest and most technologically advanced sailing yacht in the world, the Maltese Falcon. I have 16 of his sea charts that ...

Category

Late 17th Century English Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

19th Century Italian townscape coastal oil painting of Livorno, Gulf of Genoa
19th Century Italian townscape coastal oil painting of Livorno, Gulf of Genoa

19th Century Italian townscape coastal oil painting of Livorno, Gulf of Genoa

By Arthur Joseph Meadows

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

In the late 1870’s he spent time in Italy and again in the 1890’s when he also visited Malta and Gibralter. Around 1895, he went to Venice, producing a number of paintings of the cit...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Maltese

Materials

Oil, Panel

17th Century Roman Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas by Bloemen
17th Century Roman Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas by Bloemen

17th Century Roman Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas by Bloemen

Located in Milan, IT

Jan no longer left Rome except for a short period of eight months, during which he visited Naples, Sicily and Malta, in 1714 he was included among the Virtuosi al Pantheon and collab...

Category

Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Maltese

Materials

Canvas

Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725
Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725

Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725

Located in Langweer, NL

This map shows the east Mediterranean countries and Asia Minor; Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Israel, Macedonia, Italy etc. This plate originates from: 'Het algemeen groot historis...

Category

18th Century French Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio
The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio

The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio

By Follower of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)

Located in Roma, IT

This copy may have been made around 1620, when Caravaggio's painting would have transited from Malta to Florence, or around 1649, when the Duke of Mantova Francesco I d'Este requeste...

Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Maltese

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The King's Camelopard
The King's Camelopard

The King's Camelopard

Located in Amsterdam, NL

However, this account is wrong for this Camelopard was shipped to Malta where it over-wintered and was depicted by Charles Frederick de Brocktorff.

Category

1820s Naturalistic Antique Maltese

Materials

Gold

The Chivalric Orders of the Holy Land – A 19th-Century Vision, 1831
The Chivalric Orders of the Holy Land – A 19th-Century Vision, 1831

The Chivalric Orders of the Holy Land – A 19th-Century Vision, 1831

Located in Langweer, NL

Other figures wear garments with different crosses, including the eight-pointed Maltese cross, the cross of Santiago, and other insignias representative of European chivalric traditi...

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Maltese

Materials

Paper

Royal Gurkha Rifles Dressed in Rifle Green
Royal Gurkha Rifles Dressed in Rifle Green

Royal Gurkha Rifles Dressed in Rifle Green

Located in Asheville, NC

From the Sikh War to the Indian Mutiny throughout the next 50 years there was much active service for the Gurkha Rifles in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Front...

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Early 20th Century Nepalese Malayer Antique Maltese

A 19th Century micro-mosaic Bulla pendant
A 19th Century micro-mosaic Bulla pendant

A 19th Century micro-mosaic Bulla pendant

Located in London, GB

A 19th Century micro-mosaic Bulla pendant, the centeral panel set with fine black, white and blue tesserae depicting a Maltese cross, within a red and white tesserae border in a chec...

Category

1850s Vatican Etruscan Revival Antique Maltese

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Antique Maltese For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique Maltese for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique Maltese was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and paper. Antique Maltese have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Maltese bearing Victorian or folk art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique Maltese over the years, but those made by Captain Greenvile Collins, Nicolino Calyo and Jacques-Nicolas Bellin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Maltese?

Prices for antique Maltese start at $55 and top out at $2,482,247 with the average selling for $3,809.