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Brass Cistern

Late 18th Century George III Wine Cistern
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A George III English mahogany and brass bound wine cistern, circa 1780-1800, of tapering
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Planters, Cachepots and Jar...

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Brass

Elegant Water Cistern with tap for wall hanging in brass from early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Water Cistern with tap for wall hanging in brass from early 19th Century. Probably made in
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Antique Early 19th Century European Jars

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Brass

Rare Ed Langbein Ceramic Duck Lavabo and Cistern
Located in New York, NY
Masterfully created ceramic Duck Lavabo with brass spout and matching bowl cistern by Ed Langbein
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Vintage 1960s Italian Ceramics

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Brass

Colorful Portuguese Cistern/Humidifier with 17th Century Flowers & Masque Decor
Located in Verviers, BE
Beautiful old water tank or cistern intended to humidify the home in hot weather. Made of white
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Vintage 1940s Portuguese Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Fine Pair of Sheraton Style Pedestal Wine Cisterns, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, GB
cupboards which have boxwood and satinwood string inlay. Unusually, they have the original brass and bone
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Antique 19th Century European Sheraton Urns

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Mahogany

Fine Pair of George III Mahogany Wine Cisterns Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Each cistern is in the form of a fluted vase on a rectangular pedestal. The lead-lined vases have
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Antique 19th Century English George III Obelisks

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Mahogany

Ebonized Fruitwood and Brass-Mounted Siphon Tube Barometer
Located in Folkestone, GB
cistern base has the brass adjustment knob in the base and a gilt-brass collet at the top joining it to
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Antique Early 18th Century European Queen Anne Scientific Instruments

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Lacquer

Set of 4 MCM Brass and Marble Coasters by Saulo for Sulitjelma Stein Og Metall
By Georges Saulo, Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of four Scandivanian modern polished stone and brass round drink coasters by Saulo, circa
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Marble, Brass

English Antique George II Mahogany Stick Barometer by Polti of Exeter
By C. Polti
Located in Devon, GB
A rare George II period mahogany stick barometer with finely carved cistern cover and surround to
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Scientific Instruments

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Brass

John Bennett Georgian Barometer
By John Bennett
Located in New Orleans, LA
is still in excellent condition. It features an open cistern with silvered brass register plates with
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Scientific Instruments

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Brass

John Bennett Georgian Barometer
John Bennett Georgian Barometer
H 37 in W 4.38 in D 3.25 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Tagliaue & Torre of 294 Holborn
Located in Martlesham, GB
architectural top with a central brass finial, rectangular silvered dial with a glazed and hinged door, the dial
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Antique 1810s British Georgian Scientific Instruments

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Mahogany

Fabulous Quality Early 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Girolimo of Lo
Located in Martlesham, GB
architectural top with a central brass finial, rectangular silvered dial with a glazed and hinged door, the dial
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Antique 1810s British Georgian Scientific Instruments

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Mahogany

George III Period Oval Mahogany Wine Cooler
Located in Lymington, GB
was a ''handsome cistern of mahogany with brass hoops etc. under the sideboard”. A typical example of
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Antique 1790s English Vitrines

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Mahogany

George II Mahogany Wine Waiter or Bottle Carrier
Located in Lymington, GB
its original lion mask gilt-brass mounts, and has survived with its original fretted angles. Rare to
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Antique 1750s English Wine Coolers

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Mahogany

19th Century Antique Bow Front Barometer by J. Somalvico & Co of London
Located in Devon, GB
rosewood and flower and foliage inlays in mother-of-pearl. The turned ebonized urn cistern cover is flanked
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Scientific Instruments

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Rosewood

18th Century English Mahogany Cased Stick Barometer by Dolland of London
By Dolland
Located in Dublin, IE
case of a very solid construction and with a superbly made turned mahogany cistern cover. The
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Antique Stick Barometer, Walnut, Scientific Instrument, Negretti & Zambra, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Secondary dial displays the room temperature in Fahrenheit Hemispherical cistern cover to rear with
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Antique Late 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

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Walnut

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19th Century Red Glazed Jardiniere With Lion Head Masks
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Jardiniere with lion head masks and garland detailing decorated with blended rich red majolica glaze.
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Antique 19th Century Irish Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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French 19th Century Cognac/Wine Oak Barrel Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and authentic French 19th century Cognac/wine Oak barrel wall decor. This handsome barrel transformed into a wonderful wall decor has all of its original markings, iden...
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

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Art Nouveau Ceramic Majolica Planter or Jardinier on a Pedestal
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Art Nouveau ceramic Majolica planter or jardiniere. The planter is standing on a beautiful pedestal both having exquisite ribbed squash design and featuring a vibrant gre...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Planters and Jardinieres

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Art Nouveau iridescent glass Pique Fleurs' vase by Loetz' with Grille
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau iridescent glass Pique Fleurs' vase by Loetz' with Grille Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs' or 'r...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases

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Elegant Mid-Century Vanity or Dresser from Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Louis Style Double Sink with Porcelain Legs
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique early 20th century Louis style double sink with porcelain legs. This French piece incorporates a range of styles, including Edwardian, Victorian, and Louis. Dating from 19...
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English reticulated brass fire fender with lion's paw feet, 1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Brass and steel fire fender with a delicately pierced pattern of rhythmically spaced arcs between brass moldings. The fender is supported by two cast brass lion’s paw feet and rear b...
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Antique Early 19th Century George III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Brass, Iron

Burmese Wood, Bone and Brass Tobacco Pipe, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large tobacco pipe from old Burma (Myanmar), circa 1850. Solid wood bowl, chamber and shank. The stem is made of bone, attached to the shank by a mortise in solid brass, and a lip ...
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Antique 1850s Burmese Other Tobacco Accessories

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Carved marble sink basin, corner, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient small bathtub, washbasin in white Carrara marble, hand-sculpted with shells, built to be placed in a corner, built in Italy in the 19th century, cm w 70 x H 14 x D 54
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Stone Sinks

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Carved marble sink basin, corner, Italy
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Large Antique Cast Iron Jardinière by J.J. Ducel Paris ± 1880
By J.J. Ducel
Located in Baambrugge, NL
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Antique 1880s French Planters and Jardinieres

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Iron

Quality antique Victorian brass jardiniere on a stand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian brass jardiniere on a stand. Antique victorian brass jardiniere having a quality engraved decoration with white metal inlay standing on a mahogany stand wit...
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Planters and Jardinieres

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Located in Malibu, CA
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Antique Neapolitan Terra Cotta Planter II
Located in Wilton, CT
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Sarreguemines Signed 5785 Glazed Art Nouveau Planter Jardinière 1930s
By Sarreguemines
Located in Verviers, BE
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Metal

Mirror in carved and gilded wood, rectangular, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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Large French Brass Repousse Wine Cistern, circa 1750
Located in Woodbridge, CT
French, brass exceptionally large and impressive repousse wine cistern on oval flared pedestal base
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Wine Coolers

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Brass

Pink Lean Light
By FEYZ
Located in New York, US
on the wall. The inspiration came from the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey. Each column in the
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2010s American Floor Lamps

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Brass

Pink Lean Light
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H 84 in Dm 12 in
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By FEYZ
Located in New York, US
on the wall. The inspiration came from the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey. Each column in the
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2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

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H 84 in Dm 12 in
Chain and Link Pendant/ Sconce Leather Strap and Chain
By FEYZ
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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A fine English mahogany bowfront barometer, W. Heron, circa 1790
Located in Amsterdam, NL
engraved silvered brass plates with vernier signed W. Heron Greenock, bowfront mahogany case with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Scientific Instruments

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Mahogany, Ebony

19th Century Stick Barometer Signed Burton London
By George Burton
Located in London, GB
, hygrometer below and round cistern cover. Prominent brass register plate showing the traditional states of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Clocks

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Mahogany

George I Walnut Stick Barometer
Located in Kent, GB
, which the brass screw underneath the cistern cover pushes against when turned clockwise. This pushes the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Scientific Instruments

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Walnut

19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by C.Tagliabue, London
Located in London, GB
the base with a mahogany urn-shaped cistern cover. The arched silvered brass engraved register plate
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Antique 1810s English George III More Clocks

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Ebony, Mahogany

Regency Wheel Barometer Signed Cetti & Co. Smithfield, London
Located in Kent, GB
8” engraved and silvered brass dial with steel pointer and brass set-hand, adjusted by the bone set
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Vintage Stick Barometer, Gimballed Ship's Marine Weather Station
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
wall mount Terminated with a brass cistern A super vintage stick barometer weather station. Solid
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20th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Mahogany

Regency Brass-Inlaid Rosewood Cistern
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a brass and ivory spigot.
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Antique 19th Century English Barware

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Brass, Lead

Estate American WM Welch Company Fixed Cistern Marine Barometer, circa 1942
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate American WM Welch Company Fixed Cistern Marine Barometer, circa 1942.
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Mid-20th Century American Scientific Instruments

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Norwegian Brass and Stone Vase by Saulo, 1970s, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative Norwegian cylindrical brass and stone vase. The vase has a blue padded fabric base with
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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Stone, Brass

Norwegian Brass and Stone Vase by Saulo, 1970s, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative Norwegian cylindrical brass and stone vase. The vase has a blue padded fabric base with
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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Norwegian Brass and Stone Vase by Saulo, 1970s, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Norwegian Big Brass and Stone Vase by Saulo, 1970s, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Norwegian Pair of Brass and Stone Vases by Saulo, 1970s, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Saulo Candleholder with Salt & Pepperset of Stone and Brass, Sulitjelma, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Norwegian Candleholder Set of Three on a Brass Plate by Saulo, Sulitjelma, 1970s
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Lava Loo Jardinere
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
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Antique 1880s English Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Brass

Lava Loo Jardinere
Lava Loo Jardinere
H 14.57 in Dm 16.54 in
Antique Stick Barometer, English, Mahogany, Torre and Co, London, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
elegant, boxwood chevron banding Decorated with a turned brass finial between a broken arched pediment
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Brass

Norwegian Candleholder Set of Three by Saulo- Sulitjelma, 1970s
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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George III Stick Barometer by Negretty & Co, London
Located in Norwich, GB
satinwood stringing, broken arch pediment with original brass central finial, turned and ringed cistern
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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Wine Cooler Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
with four baluster columns applied to the outside and terminating in turned legs and brass castors, the
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Antique Comitti Stick Barometer, English, Rosewood, Mahogany, Feather, Fan
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
pediment with a decorative brass finial Mahogany inlay adds an elegant decorative touch Hemispherical
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Antique Barometer with Royal Society Scales
Located in Devon, GB
brass pointer for the temperature scale appears to be original and there are traces of old gilding on it
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Italian Fiori Blanco Lavabo Wall Fountain and Cistern
By Ardalt, Fiori Bianco 1
Located in Soquel, CA
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Located in Verviers, BE
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A Very Good 18th Century Copper Wine Cistern Wine Cooler, Netherlands Circa 1750
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
brass humanistic masks & brass handles, raised overall upon a conforming stepped base atop a copper-clad
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Saulo Candleholder Set of Three Made of Stone/ Brass, 1970s, Sulitjelma, Norway
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Norwegian product from the 1970s with beautiful polished stone and brass edges on top and bottom. To be used
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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

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Norwegian Salt & Pepper Set by Saulo- Sulitjelma 1970s
By Sulitjelma Stein og Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Large Brass Cistern
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ITALIAN ART DECO WATER CISTERN & BASIN (LAVABO) by E.Casagrande
Located in San Francisco, CA
AN ITALIAN EARLY ART DECO BRASS REPOUSSE SWIRLING BOMBE WATER CISTERN AND TEAR DROP BASIN (LAVABO
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Pair of Lacquered Brass Figural Sinumbra Argand Lamps, circa 1835
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
...Piranesi published a "Granite cistern supported by four fauns resting on a base," from Cardinal Albani's
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English Satinwood Stick Barometer, James Long Royal Exchange, circa 1780
Located in Amsterdam, NL
engraved silvered brass plates with vernier signed James Long Royal Exchange (London), satin wood
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George III period mahogany stick barometer
Located in Cambridge, GB
, a turned cistern-cover with an inlaid boxwood circlet and surmounted by an angled pediment with a
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George III Mahogany Stick Barometer Inscribed Fran Pelegrino, Fecit
Located in Cambridge, GB
brass urn finial and a domed cistern-cover inlaid with a bone circlet and a turned patera. Francis
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Fine English Stick Barometer in Mahogany circa 1790, Signed Polti
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine English stick barometer, circa 1790. The three finial molded top above engraved brass marker
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Mahogany

Mahogany Stick Barometer Signed Joshua Springer
Located in Kent, GB
reveals the boxwood cistern with the brass set screw which when tightened pushes on the leather bottom
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Mahogany

A Rare English Mahogany Angle Barometer, Whitehurst Derby, Dated 1772
By John Whitehurst
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
engraved silvered scale signed and dated 'Whitehurst Derby 1772', vernier with brass adjusting no
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Regency Plaster Figural Pedestals
By Humphrey Hopper
Located in New York, NY
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Brass Cistern For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the brass cistern you’re looking for. A brass cistern — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage brass cistern you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer brass cistern, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A brass cistern is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Art Nouveau and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. FEYZ, Dolland and Gillows of Lancaster & London each produced at least one beautiful brass cistern that is worth considering.

How Much is a Brass Cistern?

Prices for a brass cistern start at $250 and top out at $126,595 with the average selling for $6,405.