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Neo-Renaissance Rope Chain Necklace With Lapis Lazuli Pendant 18kt Yellow Gold
Neo-Renaissance Rope Chain Necklace With Lapis Lazuli Pendant 18kt Yellow Gold

Neo-Renaissance Rope Chain Necklace With Lapis Lazuli Pendant 18kt Yellow Gold

Located in Firenze, IT

Furthermore, the pendant is completed by a chain featuring an extremely particular link, which is called a rat's tail, characterised by its thickness and, at the same time, its light...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Rat

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Portrait Of A Dandy Dinmont, 19th Century
Portrait Of A Dandy Dinmont, 19th Century

Portrait Of A Dandy Dinmont, 19th Century

By Edmund Bristow

Located in Liphook, GB

Excellent quality early sample of the breed ratting in an open landscape. Framed. Unsigned Measurements: 24" x 19" framed approx

Category

19th Century Antique Rat

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Patinated Copper Apple Kettle
Patinated Copper Apple Kettle

Patinated Copper Apple Kettle

Located in Greenwich, CT

Mid-19th century English riveted copper apple kettle having "rat tail" brass bail carrying handle with hand forged mounts applied to hammered and hand riveted body, the whole with pl...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Rat

Materials

Copper

19th Century French Wrought Iron Cellar Candleholder
19th Century French Wrought Iron Cellar Candleholder

19th Century French Wrought Iron Cellar Candleholder

Located in Nottingham, GB

This 19th-century French rat de cave candlestick was designed as a practical working light for wine cellars and dark storage areas.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Rat

Materials

Iron

English Antique Silver dessert lunch fruit set London 1878 Geo Adams
English Antique Silver dessert lunch fruit set London 1878 Geo Adams

English Antique Silver dessert lunch fruit set London 1878 Geo Adams

By George Adams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The 30 piece set comprises 10 Spoons with rat tails bowls, 10 scimitar blade knives and 10 three tine forks, all fully hallmarked for London 1878 George Adams.

Category

19th Century Georgian Antique Rat

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Hash Spoon by James Wilks, 1729 Hanoverian
Antique Sterling Silver Hash Spoon by James Wilks, 1729 Hanoverian

Antique Sterling Silver Hash Spoon by James Wilks, 1729 Hanoverian

By James Wilks

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver Hanoverian rat tail pattern hash spoon; an addition to our silver flatware collection This exceptional...

Category

18th Century English George II Antique Rat

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar
Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar

Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar

Located in Vero Beach, FL

This Cizhou large stoneware jar with rat application is recognized as a very important piece of Chinese pottery.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Rat

Materials

Stoneware

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Austin Strong (1881 - 1952), circa 1921
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Austin Strong (1881 - 1952), circa 1921

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Austin Strong (1881 - 1952), circa 1921

Located in Nantucket, MA

Upon arrival in the spring, the Strongs were always saluted at the wharf by a blast of the Wharf Rat cannon. Described by all who knew him as a genial, high-spirited, and charming ma...

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1920s American Folk Art Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Indian Antique Carved Marble Ganesh Statue
Indian Antique Carved Marble Ganesh Statue

Indian Antique Carved Marble Ganesh Statue

Located in Atlanta, GA

His body is bejeweled with garland necklaces, gold bracelets, a crown and a halo, An Indian Bandicoot rat which is interpreted as the obstacle desires is placed by his feet on the th...

Category

19th Century Indian Archaistic Antique Rat

Materials

Marble

"Buste de femme" etching

"Buste de femme" etching

By Paul Edme LeRat

Located in Henderson, NV

Etched by Paul Edme Le Rat after Mino da Fiesole. This impression on thin japon paper was printed in 1875 at the Alfred Salmon imprimerie (before letters were added) and published in...

Category

1870s Antique Rat

Materials

Etching

Pala Black Stone Ganesha Stele, 10th Century AD, India
Pala Black Stone Ganesha Stele, 10th Century AD, India

Pala Black Stone Ganesha Stele, 10th Century AD, India

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Seated in lalitasana with his pendant foot resting on the rat, Ganesh is seen here holding a mala, a radish, and a bowl of sweets in three of his hands while the fourth comfortably r...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Rat

Materials

Stone

Antique French Dovetailed Copper Cauldron Stock Pot Kettle Iron Handles 14"
Antique French Dovetailed Copper Cauldron Stock Pot Kettle Iron Handles 14"

Antique French Dovetailed Copper Cauldron Stock Pot Kettle Iron Handles 14"

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 19th century French dovetailed copper cooking pot / cauldron with a wide base, flared rim, and two iron rat tail style bail handles. Dimensions: 14" x 7.25" (Diameter x Height)

Category

Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Rat

Materials

Copper

Imperial Menagerie: A Satirical Collection of The Stuffed Museum - 1870
Imperial Menagerie: A Satirical Collection of The Stuffed Museum - 1870

Imperial Menagerie: A Satirical Collection of The Stuffed Museum - 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

The head has exaggerated facial features, and the body of the snake is coiled around a pedestal. 2. **Le Rat d'Église** (The Church Rat) - A rat in a glass container, labeled as the...

Category

1870s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century Spiral Courting Candlesticks with Wooden Bases
Pair of 19th Century Spiral Courting Candlesticks with Wooden Bases

Pair of 19th Century Spiral Courting Candlesticks with Wooden Bases

Located in Bilzen, BE

These are often referred to as “courting candlesticks” or “rat de cave” cellar candlesticks, traditionally used in rural Europe throughout the 19th century.

Category

19th Century French Primitive Antique Rat

Materials

Iron

Japanese Meiji Bronze Rats Okimono by Shosai with Pumpkin and Pomegranate
Japanese Meiji Bronze Rats Okimono by Shosai with Pumpkin and Pomegranate

Japanese Meiji Bronze Rats Okimono by Shosai with Pumpkin and Pomegranate

Located in Newark, England

The group depicts several rats gathered around a split pumpkin, with a pomegranate placed beside them. Each rat is shown in a different posture, some investigating the seeds, others ...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Rat

Materials

Bronze

Brown-Westhead Moore & Cie, « Fables of la Fontaine » service, England, c. 1890
Brown-Westhead Moore & Cie, « Fables of la Fontaine » service, England, c. 1890

Brown-Westhead Moore & Cie, « Fables of la Fontaine » service, England, c. 1890

By Brown-Westhead & Moore

Located in PARIS, FR

Octagonal in shape, each plate illustrates a fable by La Fontaine such as The Crayfish and His Daughter ; The Rooster, the Cat and the Little Mouse ; The Stag Seeing Himself in the W...

Category

1890s English Antique Rat

Materials

Earthenware

Big mouse standing bronze
Big mouse standing bronze

Big mouse standing bronze

Located in PARIS, FR

Huge sculpture of a rat with a dark brown patina, its pose reinforces the schematic treatment.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Rat

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Swedish Movie Poster Docks Of Hamburg Hamnens Lockfagel
Original Vintage Swedish Movie Poster Docks Of Hamburg Hamnens Lockfagel

Original Vintage Swedish Movie Poster Docks Of Hamburg Hamnens Lockfagel

Located in London, GB

Original vintage Swedish movie poster for the release of the German black and white silent drama film Hamnens Lockfagel / The Water Rat (Docks Of Hamburg / Die Carmen von St. Pauli) ...

Category

1920s Swedish Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Japanese Boxwood Inro & Netsuke of Rats and Snakes in Basket
Japanese Boxwood Inro & Netsuke of Rats and Snakes in Basket

Japanese Boxwood Inro & Netsuke of Rats and Snakes in Basket

Located in San Diego, CA

The piece is well carved with wonderful detail and in very good vintage condition; it includes a small rat netsuke. The piece measures 2.5"D x 3"H and is unsigned.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Rat

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles

Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles

By Alexander Goodman, Gainsford & Co

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

These sauce tureens are presented with fine and impressive associated chester made, antique sterling silver sauce ladles crafted in the Hanoverian rat tail pattern by Herbert Edward ...

Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Rat

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Rare Pair of George I Britannia Silver .958 Fine Table Spoons, London 1719
Rare Pair of George I Britannia Silver .958 Fine Table Spoons, London 1719

Rare Pair of George I Britannia Silver .958 Fine Table Spoons, London 1719

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A rare pair of George I Britannia Standard Silver (.958 fine) Hanoverian ‘Rat-Tail’ tablespoons. The underside of the bowls showing a 'rat tail' heel, the stem stamped with London h...

Category

Early 18th Century English George I Antique Rat

Materials

Britannia Standard Silver

Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles

Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles

By Robert Sharp

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

These sauce tureens are presented with Fine and impressive associated London made, antique sterling silver sauce ladles crafted in the Hanoverian Rat Tail pattern by Goldsmiths &...

Category

1790s George III Antique Rat

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Majolica Palissy Portuguese Platter Jose Alves Cunha
19th Century Majolica Palissy Portuguese Platter Jose Alves Cunha

19th Century Majolica Palissy Portuguese Platter Jose Alves Cunha

By José Alves Cunha 1

Located in Austin, TX

Antique Majolica Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha, very unusual piece with a rat bitten by a large snake, caterpillar, butterfly and worm, circa 1880.

Category

1880s Portuguese Late Victorian Antique Rat

Materials

Majolica

Huge mouse lying down
Huge mouse lying down

Huge mouse lying down

Located in PARIS, FR

Huge sculpture of a mouse (or rat), with a rather dark patina, represented with a schematic expression and realized with the hollow bronze technique.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Rat

Materials

Bronze

Antique Painted Cast Iron Stick Stand
Antique Painted Cast Iron Stick Stand

Antique Painted Cast Iron Stick Stand

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Showcasing a pierced decorated cylindrical form, the stick stand displays a swan protecting its signet from a rat amongst the bushes and foliage in an array of vivid colours.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rat

Materials

Metal, Iron, Zinc

SiX ANTIQUE FRENCH WALNUT DINING CHAIRS DEPICTING A FROG SNAIL LIZARD TORTOISE
SiX ANTIQUE FRENCH WALNUT DINING CHAIRS DEPICTING A FROG SNAIL LIZARD TORTOISE

SiX ANTIQUE FRENCH WALNUT DINING CHAIRS DEPICTING A FROG SNAIL LIZARD TORTOISE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this suite of very good looking and well made, decorative antique French Walnut dining chairs featuring different crustations on the t...

Category

Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Rat

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Snakes Print: Boa, Python, Viper, Coral Snake – Antique 1867
Snakes Print: Boa, Python, Viper, Coral Snake – Antique 1867

Snakes Print: Boa, Python, Viper, Coral Snake – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) 6. Rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) 7. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) 8.

Category

1860s German Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

1920's Sunlight Savon (Soap) - New Old Stock
1920's Sunlight Savon (Soap) - New Old Stock

1920's Sunlight Savon (Soap) - New Old Stock

Located in Hook, Hampshire

We haven't tested the soap. Sold as a deco-rative curious item only. Workshop Report: Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repairs to ensure that everythi...

Category

1920s English Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Britannia Standard Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Person
Antique Victorian Britannia Standard Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Person

Antique Victorian Britannia Standard Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Person

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Each Trefid spoon and ladle features a prominent and impressive, classic rat tail ornamentation to the reverse of the bowl.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Rat

Materials

Silver, Britannia Standard Silver

Decorative Rare Antique Animal Print of Marsupial Species, circa 1800
Decorative Rare Antique Animal Print of Marsupial Species, circa 1800

Decorative Rare Antique Animal Print of Marsupial Species, circa 1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Original antique print of various marsupial species including mice, rat, opossum and others. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J.

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Moles, Shrews, and Burrowing Mammals from 'The Mammals' Natural History, 1836
Moles, Shrews, and Burrowing Mammals from 'The Mammals' Natural History, 1836

Moles, Shrews, and Burrowing Mammals from 'The Mammals' Natural History, 1836

Located in Langweer, NL

. ### Second Lithograph (BG-13176-52): This plate shows a mix of mole-like animals and other burrowing or semi-burrowing creatures, highlighting their unique digging abilities and s...

Category

1830s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Antique Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 by Elkington & Co, 1910
Antique Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 by Elkington & Co, 1910

Antique Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 by Elkington & Co, 1910

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Each spoon features an impressive classic rat tail ornamentation to the reverse of the bowl.

Category

1910s British Antique Rat

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Handcolored Engraving of Kangaroo, Jerboas, and Bilby, c.1800
Antique Handcolored Engraving of Kangaroo, Jerboas, and Bilby, c.1800

Antique Handcolored Engraving of Kangaroo, Jerboas, and Bilby, c.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

A jerboa (*Dipodidae*), shown leaping with its characteristic long tail and hind legs (Fig. 1a). 2. A kangaroo rat (*Dipodomys*), depicted in a foraging position (Fig. 2). 3.

Category

Early 1800s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

19th-Century Zoological Lithograph of Beavers, Muskrats and Field Mice
19th-Century Zoological Lithograph of Beavers, Muskrats and Field Mice

19th-Century Zoological Lithograph of Beavers, Muskrats and Field Mice

Located in Langweer, NL

The featured animals include the water rat (Waterrat), field mouse (Akkermaus), small field mouse (kleine Veldmuis), Canadian muskrat (Canadasche Ondatra), and beaver (Bever).

Category

1830s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Large Copper  19th Century Cauldron Pot on Iron Base/Planter/Log Bin
Large Copper  19th Century Cauldron Pot on Iron Base/Planter/Log Bin

Large Copper 19th Century Cauldron Pot on Iron Base/Planter/Log Bin

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1244 A large hand made copper cauldron and iron handled pot with rolled and rat tailed iron handle set on an iron base. Excellent for storing wood for the fireplace or a planter.

Category

1880s Antique Rat

Materials

Copper, Iron

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Ladle, 18th Century
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Ladle, 18th Century

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Ladle, 18th Century

Located in NEWARK, GB

Large clear hallmarks to the reverse with a rat tail end pattern. Nice and solid with a decent weight and strong handle, some minor surface marks but overall good condition.

Category

18th Century British Georgian Antique Rat

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin
Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin

Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin

By Max Valentin

Located in Lisse, NL

Mind you, this bronze was handcrafted in a time when they had not even yet heard of the term 'rat race'. To us, this male worker breathes a special kind of inner strength and confide...

Category

Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Rat

Materials

Marble, Bronze

La Ravaudeuse de Cesson - Original Etching by P.E. LeRat - 1874

La Ravaudeuse de Cesson - Original Etching by P.E. LeRat - 1874

By Paul Edme LeRat

Located in Roma, IT

La Ravaudeuse de Cesson is a wonderful black and white etching on paper realized at the end of the XIX century by the French artist Paul Edmé Le Rat (1849-1892). Published by A. Cada...

Category

1870s Modern Antique Rat

Materials

Etching

Arthur Dixon, Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts Copper & Brass Jug
Arthur Dixon, Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts Copper & Brass Jug

Arthur Dixon, Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts Copper & Brass Jug

By Arthur A. Dixon , Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd. 1

Located in London, GB

An Arts & Crafts copper and brass jug and lid with rat tail handle. Stamped "B.G.H." on base Beautiful original chocolate patina to the metal Arthur Stansfield Dixon (1856-1929) w...

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Rat

Materials

Brass, Copper

A Very Fine 18th Century Georgian Onslow Pattern Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon
A Very Fine 18th Century Georgian Onslow Pattern Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon

A Very Fine 18th Century Georgian Onslow Pattern Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon

By Robert Ross

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The underside of the bowl showing a rat-tail heel, the stem bearing impressed London hallmarks with date letter for 1774 and makers marks for Robert Ross.

Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Rat

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Print of the Common Dragonet and Other Fish Species, circa 1844
Antique Print of the Common Dragonet and Other Fish Species, circa 1844

Antique Print of the Common Dragonet and Other Fish Species, circa 1844

Located in Langweer, NL

Le Callionyme Lure 2. L'Uranoscop Rat 3. Le Trachine Vive'. Old print of the common dragonet and other fish species.

Category

19th Century Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Silvered Bronze Casket with Hunt Animals Signed A. Cain
19th Century French Silvered Bronze Casket with Hunt Animals Signed A. Cain

19th Century French Silvered Bronze Casket with Hunt Animals Signed A. Cain

Located in Dallas, TX

His first exhibit in the Salon of 1846 was a wax model of a linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Rat

Materials

Bronze

Early Chart Identifying British Spice Trading Colony of Bencoolen, Sumatra, 1797
Early Chart Identifying British Spice Trading Colony of Bencoolen, Sumatra, 1797

Early Chart Identifying British Spice Trading Colony of Bencoolen, Sumatra, 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

The map offers considerable detail on the approaches to Bencoolen for which Rat Island (top right submap) is an important marker, as well as a staging post were vessels could dry anc...

Category

1790s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

Queen Anne West Country Laceback Trefid Betrothal Spoon by Richard Sweet II
Queen Anne West Country Laceback Trefid Betrothal Spoon by Richard Sweet II

Queen Anne West Country Laceback Trefid Betrothal Spoon by Richard Sweet II

Located in London, GB

This very special spoon is modelled in the trefid style and displays a large bowl with central rat tail surrounded by lace scroll work of distinctive West Country design, very differ...

Category

18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Rat

Materials

Silver

Antique Copper Engraving of Various Rodent Species, 1657
Antique Copper Engraving of Various Rodent Species, 1657

Antique Copper Engraving of Various Rodent Species, 1657

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print of various rodent species; Aperea cuniculi species, Veld Ratte (Rodent, Rat species) - Carigueya (Opossum species) - Aguti (Agouti) - Cavia Cobaya - Cuniculi Inda Gesne...

Category

1650s Antique Rat

Materials

Paper

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