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19th Century English Victorian Brass Merchants Scale
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass merchants scale with square glass tray, round brass tray, and inset oval
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Brass

Large Antique English "Bartlett & Son, " Goose Neck Merchant's Scale, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Antique English goose neck merchant's scale signed "Bartlett & Sons" of Bristol, England
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Late 19th Century English Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Brass

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze of an Arab Merchant
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze of an Arab merchant Austrian, c. 1910 Height 19cm, width 11cm, depth
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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Metal Scale
Located in High Point, NC
merchants of the past, this robust scale balances functionality with elegance. Its intricate metalwork and
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19th Century French Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Metal

Antique 19th Century French Metal Scale
19th Century French Metal Scale
H 10.5 in W 21.5 in D 8.2 in
Pair of Large Scale Swiss Black Forest Carved Couchant Hunting Dogs
Located in London, by appointment only
encourage local timber merchants to liaise with craftsmen of the region and thus start the production of a
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Very Rare Large Victorian Hand Carved Salesman Sample Skiff Boat American C 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
orders based on this scaled down miniature version, or by leaving it on display in a merchant
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1860s American Folk Art Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
set of scales and abacus for the merchants. The box's exterior is a sophisticated black ground
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19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Gold

Antique Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box
H 7.25 in W 17.75 in D 13.75 in
Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli
Located in London, GB
. Registered design number: 523462 (1909). Scales divided in to: 0 – ¼ - ½ - 1 inch. and 1 - 10 mm. Base
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Early 20th Century English Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Brass

17th Century Venetian Figural Torchères
Located in New Orleans, LA
of Italy’s most celebrated merchant explorers–Marco Polo and Amerigo Vespucci. Standing over nine
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Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Monumental Japanese Silk Textile - Peacocks in Landscape.
By Takashimaya
Located in Christchurch, GB
scale Meiji Period 1868-1912 silk textile depicting a pair of peacocks within a landscape setting. These
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Merchant Scale

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Gold

Microscope cloth counting glass by J. Casartelli & Son of Manchester.
Located in London, GB
(1890). Scales divided in to: 1 - 2 inches, 1 - 20 mm, and 5/M, 6/M, 10/M & 37/200. Case dimensions
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Late 19th Century English Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century French Renaissance Grand Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
larger-than-life scale for a prominent French merchant. The boldly arched crown is centered by an
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Merchant Scale

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Oak

Miniature Salesman's Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by
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1890s American Victorian Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Oak

Joseph Josiah Dodd, Duomo Di Milano, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
worked on a large scale. Challenging his abilities with a vast composition. This particular piece is so
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1890s Impressionist Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau
Located in Langweer, NL
especially ornate coat of arms and a key to the symbols used in the map. At bottom right is a fine scale of
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Mid-17th Century Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau
Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau
H 19.97 in W 23.51 in D 0.02 in
19th-century oil-on-paper drawing '' Female nude study '' English school
Located in Braintree, GB
fortune in the following decades, supplying merchants and industrialists with smaller-scale paintings
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19th Century British Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper

Antique Turkish Sivas Floral Ivory Pink Rug
Located in New York, NY
Sivas are largely copies of traditional Persian designs with elegant and formal small-scale repeating
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Early 20th Century Turkish Tabriz Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Floral Ivory Pink Rug
Antique Turkish Sivas Floral Ivory Pink Rug
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W 99 in L 136 in
Antique Map of Java by Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
richly embellished with two fine cartouches featuring natives and Chinese merchants flanking the title
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Mid-17th Century Antique Merchant Scale

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Paper

Antique Map of Java by Janssonius, circa 1650
Antique Map of Java by Janssonius, circa 1650
H 20.28 in W 24.41 in D 0.02 in
Life-Size 19th Century Statue of Roman God Mercury After Giambologna
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, they are often scaled, making this life-size statue a rare find. Mercury Roman God Statue God of
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Iron

Bulls Fighting /// Antique Victorian Animal Landscape Etching Landscape Horse
By James Ward
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
, London, UK. Biography: James Ward was born in 1769 in London, the son of a fruit merchant. One of five
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1850s Victorian Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Intaglio, Laid Paper, Etching

Diminutive 19th Century American Mercantile Trade Store Display Model
Located in Forney, TX
1830. Featuring a primitive hand forged iron and twine balance scale and accessories, raised on a
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19th Century American Industrial Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wrought Iron

1900s Antique Persian Tabriz Rug with Floral Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
contributed to Tabriz’s revival and Tabriz rug merchants began exporting Persian antique rugs to Western
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Early 1900s Asian Other Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Trinity House silver presentation cup and cover 1795
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
a band of fish scale decoration intersected by four foliate bosses. The plain central field is
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1790s English Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Silver

Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio per Frederick deWit 1666 map
Located in Paonia, CO
, which is widely regarded as one of the largest-scale and most detailed maps of the region of its day
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1660s Realist Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Spanish Barley Twist Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. Designed for an obviously affluent member of the aristocracy or perhaps a wealthy merchant, it was created
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Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Merchant Scale

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Oak

18th Century Spanish Barley Twist Desk
18th Century Spanish Barley Twist Desk
H 32.5 in W 80.5 in D 30.5 in
American Salesman Sample Late 19th C. Wooden Hay Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
between side panels under pressure. This scaled down version of the real hay wagon was likely promoted by
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Pre-Raphaelite Beauty - Victorian art nude oil portrait - British female artist
By Sara Wells Page
Located in London, GB
children to a successful timber merchant, Samuel Page and mother Sara Wells Page, whose father Thomas Wells
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Oil

American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
cargo. Metal chain would have been used to harness the horse. This scaled down version of the real
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
the area in and around Stapelholm. Cartouches in the lower corners contain bar-scales and provenance
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Mid-17th Century Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
H 20.48 in W 24.53 in D 0.02 in
Antique Tabriz Rug Floral Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
contributed to Tabriz’s revival and Tabriz rug merchants began exporting Persian antique rugs to Western
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Early 1900s Asian Other Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Tabriz Rug Floral Design
Antique Tabriz Rug Floral Design
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W 125 in L 178 in
Early Chinese Export Silver Tea Service by Cutshing
By Cutshing
Located in Atlanta, GA
-relief dragons with tightly chased scales, slithering with open claws. Dragon is one of the most
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Merchant Scale

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Sterling Silver

late-19th Century Authentic Tribal Persian Tabriz Carpet
Located in Los Angeles, US
contributed to Tabriz’s revival and Tabriz rug merchants began exporting Persian antique rugs to Western
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mid-19th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet
Located in Los Angeles, US
contributed to Tabriz’s revival and Tabriz rug merchants began exporting Persian antique rugs to Western
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Mid-19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mid-19th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet
Mid-19th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet
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W 136 in L 180 in
18th Century Country French Buffet with Mermaids
Located in Dallas, TX
considered a grand scale, such pieces were not only designed to beautify one's room, but also provide
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Late 18th Century French Country Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Steel

Antique Map of the Island Java, Indonesia, c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
and Chinese merchants flanking the title and Neptune and mermaids surrounding the scale of miles
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17th Century Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Java and Part of Borneo, Indonesia, c.1657
Located in Langweer, NL
and Chinese merchants flanking the title and Neptune and mermaids surrounding the scale of miles. This
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17th Century Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
of the scales on the body are still discernible. The back of the Kesa was lined with a red silk with
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Merchant Scale

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Brocade, Silk

19th French Empire Mantel Clock, Pendule, Mercury, Gilded Bronze, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
scale and measuring and writing instruments. The main focus is on the depiction of Mercury, leaning
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Bronze

Hand-Sewn 13 Star American Flag, Signed Grunfild, ca 1861-1877
Located in York County, PA
3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION, IN A GREAT, SMALL SCALE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS, PROBABLY MADE IN NEW YORK
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Late 19th Century American Antique Merchant Scale

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Cotton

19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
belongs to a merchant ship, almost certainly a medium-sized brig. Its measurements are 60 inches in height
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1870s Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wood

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
By Nicolas de Largillière
Located in PARIS, FR
, was born in Paris in 1656. He was the son of a hatmaker and merchant who moved with his family to
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1720s Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Oil

Captain James Cook: 18th C. Portrait by William Hodges After Cook's 2nd Voyage
By William Hodges
Located in Alamo, CA
led to large scale illness and death during earlier ocean voyages. As outstanding as Cook's skills
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1770s Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Engraving

Engraved Commemorative Surinam Plantation Glass, History of 18th Century Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
) This glass shows that there was a German presence in Surinam, of which the scale is unknown to many
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Mid-18th Century Surinamer Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Glass

"Two Rams Looking Down & To Their Left, " Etching by Karel DuJardin
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
different genres. He is especially famous for his small-scale landscapes, such as the charming Italian
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Etching

"Two Rams Facing Each Other, " Original Etching signed by Karel DuJardin
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
different genres. He is especially famous for his small-scale landscapes, such as the charming Italian
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

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Etching

"Ram Eating Bark, " Etching signed by Karel DuJardin
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
is especially famous for his small-scale landscapes, such as the charming Italian landscape with a
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

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Etching

"Two Rams Looking Down, One Quarter View One Straight Ahead, " by Karel Dujardin
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
one, but many different genres. He is especially famous for his small-scale landscapes, such as the
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

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Etching

Edouard Colonna Art Nouveau Paris "Bibliotheque Victor Hugo" Cabinet
By Edouard Colonna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-known scholar, merchant and connoisseur of Fine taste, Sigfried Bing, in Paris. Bing was already
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Merchant Scale

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Other

Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald & Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. A scale model ½”-1’ made for Captain F. L .Maitland, her Commander 1806-1911 together with a
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19th Century British Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Paint

Pistachio
By Johann Christoph Volkhamer
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Nuremberg merchant, had a fine orangery, and engaged a variety of artists and engravers--among the latter
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Engraving

Apocynum (Scarlet Pimpernel)
By Johann Christoph Volkhamer
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Nuremberg merchant, had a fine orangery, and engaged a variety of artists and engravers--among the latter
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Engraving

Lauro (Laurel)
By Johann Christoph Volkhamer
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Nuremberg merchant, had a fine orangery, and engaged a variety of artists and engravers--among the latter
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Engraving

Three drawings by François Boucher in a mounting by Jean-Baptiste Glomy
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
technique and composition enabled him to move from large scale tapestry cartoons (he worked throughout his
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1750s Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Chalk, Ink

"Cesta de flores", 17th Century Oil on Canvas, Still Flowers by Juan de Arellano
By Juan de Arellano
Located in Madrid, ES
the sacristy of San Jeronimo. Scale optics Antonio Palomino(1724) and his unique artistic talent and
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Merchant Scale

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Canvas, Oil

Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
, in a scale I have not previously owned. At 4 inches on the hoist [the maximum point] x 8 feet on
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Late 19th Century American Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool

19th Century female artist Antonietta Brandeism Piazza San Marco, Venice
By Antonietta Brandeis
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
small scale paintings of landmarks in her adopted city, and gradually became part of a community of
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19th Century Academic Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Oil, Panel

Early 20th Century Handmade Mongolian Art Deco Style Room Size Carpet In Neutral
Located in New York, NY
merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Art Deco Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Chinese Ningxia Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Chinese Peking Long Gallery Carpet in Cream & Blue
Located in New York, NY
Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Wool

Portrait of Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
arrived in England as a painter of small-scale portraits and lush scenes of nymphs in landscapes in a
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1660s Antique Merchant Scale

Materials

Oil

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