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Billet Head

19th Century Hand Carved Ship's Carved and Gilded Trailboard
Located in Nantucket, MA
figurehead or billet head (if present) and extending to the hawse holes where the anchor chain was funneled
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
Located in Nantucket, MA
aboard ship, especially in the bow (to avoid burying the nose into every wave), so billet heads became
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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique French Cast Iron Chenets or Andirons, Napoleon III
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of antique chenets or firedogs cast with a head and shoulders bust of a military Generals
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Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Meissen Allegory of Winter Four Cherubs Model 2495 Johann J. Kaendler
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
description: Subject: Figurine group / Allegory of Winter  Four cherubs heating up at blazing fire: ° head
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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19th Century Oil Painting of Reclining Spaniels in Interior Signed by Armfield
By Edward Armfield
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century oil painting, framed in a rectangular giltwood molded and carved frame, depicts two reclining spaniels in an interior. Resting in front of the fireplace, both dogs ...
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint, Giltwood

Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique American Oil Painting Still Life Flora Rare 19th Century New York Jersey
By Sallie Van Horn
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning antique American still life painting from the recently acquired estate of New York/New Jersey artist Sallie Van Horn. Van Horn taught painting and drawing to high school ...
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Board

Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rare Item: Candlestick with Gardener Figurines Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts Model Number R 185 Former's Number 13 Painte...
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model, circa 1920s, a wonderful folk art carving of a Pequot-Mohican Indian in the form of a ship's figurehead: th...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

H. Stannava 19th Century Oil Painting of canvas with rural scene
Located in Braintree, GB
This 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicts the idyllic rural life of villagers. The scene captures a man and a woman seated in a carriage drawn by two horses. One horse appears...
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Antique 1860s European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
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Antique 1740s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Meissen Commedia Dell' Arte Group 'Harlequin & Columbina', by Kaendler, ca 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare 19th century Meissen porcelain group: Harlequin and Columbine seated side by side on a rock and teasing each other: Harlequin in brown playing card patterned jacket, pink ...
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Antique 1860s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Shepherds Figurines Model 2870 Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN STUNNING FIGURINE GROUP: A COUPLE OF SHEPHERDS WATCHED BY A SCOUT MEASURES: height: 9.25 inches width: 7.28 inches depth: 6.88 inches Manufactory: Meissen Hallm...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Old Hand-colored Print of a Dugong, a Narwhal and a Right Whale
Located in Langweer, NL
The creatures on this original antique print are: —The Dugong, Narwhal, and Right Whale—They are fascinating marine mammals, each with its unique characteristics and place in the oce...
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Meissen Harlequin and Girl Figurines Model 782 Kaendler Made circa 1840
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen stunning figurine group: Harlequin and girl Measures: height 7.28 inches width 6.69 inches depth 4.13 inches Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Ma...
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Antique 1840s German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group Four Gardener Children by Kaendler, circa 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group of stunning appearance: There are four gardener children of most lovely appearance visible. Manufactory: Meissen. Dating: Third quarter of 19th ...
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19thC Ernest C. Rost Radtke Lauckner Landscape Windmill Etching 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century landscape etching by Ernest C. Rost, showing a country road flanked by fields, trees, and a windmill. Copyrighted by Radtke Lauckner & Co, New York, 1893. Signed in...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Whaling Print, Circa 1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a whaling scene Copper-plate engraving Published C.1800 Unframed.
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Antique Early 1800s English Folk Art Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Whaling Print, Circa 1800
Original Antique Whaling Print, Circa 1800
No Reserve
H 9.75 in W 7.25 in D 0.07 in
Nantucket Lightship Basket from the South Shoals Lightship, circa 1870s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Nantucket Lightship Basket from the South Shoals Lightship, attributed to Captain Thomas James (Nantucket: 1811 - 1885), circa 1870s, an early round, open Nantucket basket wi...
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Wood

Meissen Rarest Figurines Musical Family with Baby Suckling by Kaendler ca. 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous as well as rarest figurine group of finest quality: There are three figurines visible, depicting a musical family of most lovely appearance. Manufactory: Meissen D...
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Fine 20th Century Carved Wood Nautical Folk Art Figurehead
Located in Palm City, FL
carefully carved. At the sides are large green Acanthus leaves, and from the back and the front is a billet
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Folk Art Decorative Objects

Pair of French Iron Chenets Signed "B. LaBarbe"
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of French forged andirons each with long tapering uprights with nail-head top, raised on
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Early 20th Century French Andirons

Art Nouveau Bronze Paperweight By Pierre Delbet.
By Pierre Delbet
Located in Antwerp, BE
A paperweight in the form of a female head with swirling hair. Delbet, Pierre (1861-1957
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Paul Storr Sterling Silver Soup Tureen 1804, 19th C
By Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
azure billety of the first each billet charged with an ermine spot sable (for Parkyns) (Sinister
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billet Head
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century carved and painted ship's billet head from the Schooner Ann Edmonds. Beautifully
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Estate Wrought Iron Horse Head "Chenets" with Brass Bases.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of estate wrought iron horse head chenets with brass bases. These sit onto the front of
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20th Century Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Brass Duck Andirons Unusual Form
Located in Rochester, NY
heads on back of iron shafts (billet bars) Exceptional quality construction. Look at all pictures and
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

MEISSEN CHERUB WEARING WATER POT ROCOCO FIGURINE CIRCLE OF KAENDLER c. 1760-70
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
FIGURINE BALANCING A WATER POT ON HEAD additionally, the boyish cherub has a basket filled with billet of
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set Six Antique Porcelain Armorial Soup Plates Burgundy Border
By Copeland
Located in Katonah, NY
feature deep burgundy-colored borders and a boar's head armorial with crest, escutcheon, and motto. There
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Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set 16 Antique Porcelain Armorial Dinner Plates Burgundy Borders England 1870
By Copeland
Located in Katonah, NY
plates feature deep burgundy-colored borders and a boar's head armorial with crest, escutcheon, and motto
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Eagle Head Billet
Located in New York, NY
Cast iron eagle head attached to a wood piece with old paint and gilded surface. Not sure how this
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Eagle Head Billet
Eagle Head Billet
H 2 in W 11 in D 1.75 in
Large Pair of Brass Sunflower Andirons
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A monumental pair of Arts and Crafts sunflower andirons. All solid brass with iron billet bars
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Antique 19th Century Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Molded and Gilt Decorated Copper Cow Weathervane
Located in Columbus, OH
/> Fully molded cow weathervane in standing pose, with gilt and verdigris patination, on a billet bar.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Copper

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