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Farcot or Carrier-Belleuse Conical Mystery Clock
Farcot or Carrier-Belleuse Conical Mystery Clock

Farcot or Carrier-Belleuse Conical Mystery Clock

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, EUGÈNE FARCOT OF PARIS Also known as HENRY EUGÈNE ADRIEN FARCOT (1830-1896)

Located in New Orleans, LA

the masterpiece at the Great London Exhibition of 1862 for which it was made. Monumental and majestic

Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble

19th Century English Silver Plate Ewer Lipped Tankard, Martin Hall
19th Century English Silver Plate Ewer Lipped Tankard, Martin Hall

19th Century English Silver Plate Ewer Lipped Tankard, Martin Hall

Located in London, GB

the 1851 Great Exhibition, the International Exhibition (1862), the Sydney Exhibition (1879), the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Kilbrannan Sound

Kilbrannan Sound

By Joseph Henderson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

lessons in the Life class were taken under Robert Scott Lauder in 1852. Meanwhile the great Exhibition of

Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue John and Goncalo Alves Table by Gillows
Blue John and Goncalo Alves Table by Gillows

Blue John and Goncalo Alves Table by Gillows

Located in New Orleans, LA

smaller blue john table was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 to great critical acclaim. It was

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850
Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850

Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850

Located in London, GB

An unusual Victorian Antique Davenport Desk that is reputed to have been made for the Great

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell 19th Century
Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell 19th Century

Antique Brass and Jasperware Desk Set James Howell 19th Century

Located in London, GB

London, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris and the

Category

Antique 1860s English Desk Sets

Very Rare Pair of Original Early 20th Century Black Forest Wood Bear Armchairs
Very Rare Pair of Original Early 20th Century Black Forest Wood Bear Armchairs

Very Rare Pair of Original Early 20th Century Black Forest Wood Bear Armchairs

By Black Forrest

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

shortlist of the major exhibitions Black Forest Carvings were spotlighted. Great Exhibition, London (1851

Category

Vintage 1920s Swiss Black Forest Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique German Bentwood & Cane Child's High Chair by Michael Thonet 19th Century
Antique German Bentwood & Cane Child's High Chair by Michael Thonet 19th Century

Antique German Bentwood & Cane Child's High Chair by Michael Thonet 19th Century

By Michael Thonet

Located in Big Flats, NY

technology failed in Germany (1840) as well as in Great Britain, France and Russia (1841). Thonet's essential

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Super Collectable World Fair Chicago 1893 Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tray
Super Collectable World Fair Chicago 1893 Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tray

Super Collectable World Fair Chicago 1893 Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tray

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United

Category

Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of German Michael Thonet Tall Back Bentwood Chairs, Signed, 20th Century
Pair of German Michael Thonet Tall Back Bentwood Chairs, Signed, 20th Century

Pair of German Michael Thonet Tall Back Bentwood Chairs, Signed, 20th Century

By Michael Thonet

Located in Big Flats, NY

technology failed in Germany (1840) as well as in Great Britain, France and Russia (1841). Thonet's essential

Category

Early 20th Century German Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Antique English Coromandel and Silver Dressing Case by Leuchars, 19th Century
Antique English Coromandel and Silver Dressing Case by Leuchars, 19th Century

Antique English Coromandel and Silver Dressing Case by Leuchars, 19th Century

By Leuchars & Son

Located in London, GB

responsibility for the business. Leuchars exhibited and won prize medals for his dressing cases at the Great

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

Antique Satinwood Inlaid Dressing Table, 19th Century
Antique Satinwood Inlaid Dressing Table, 19th Century

Antique Satinwood Inlaid Dressing Table, 19th Century

By Maple & Co.

Located in London, GB

competitors. In 1851 he was sent to the Great Exhibition in London where he succesfully picked the famous

Category

Antique 1880s English Edwardian Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique French Boulle Mantle Clock c.1870
Antique French Boulle Mantle Clock c.1870

Antique French Boulle Mantle Clock c.1870

Located in London, GB

Excellence and Design at the Paris Great Exhibition. Serial Number: 01262, 11270 and pendulum with number

Category

Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Early Victorian 6 Place Silver Kings Pattern Canteen by George Adams
Early Victorian 6 Place Silver Kings Pattern Canteen by George Adams

Early Victorian 6 Place Silver Kings Pattern Canteen by George Adams

By George Adams

Located in Cornwall, GB

exceptionally well. He was an exhibitor at the 1851 Great Exhibition and the company became one of the largest

Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Majolica Large Palissy Fish Dish, Longchamp Maker.
French Majolica Large Palissy Fish Dish, Longchamp Maker.

French Majolica Large Palissy Fish Dish, Longchamp Maker.

By Longchamp

Located in Downingtown, PA

.) Mottahedeh, Mildred. The Great Exhibition of 1851: Majolica and the New Victorian Ceramics. New York

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling  Vegetable Server - MINT !
Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling  Vegetable Server - MINT !

Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling Vegetable Server - MINT !

By Odiot

Located in Wilmington, DE

exhibitions, including the 1823 Exhibition in Paris and the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. At the Great

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Vegetable Server - MINT !
Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Vegetable Server - MINT !

Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Vegetable Server - MINT !

By Odiot

Located in Wilmington, DE

the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. At the Great Exhibition, Odiot's display of silverware was met

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century

By Betjemanns & Sons

Located in London, GB

exhibited in London, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Bookends

Materials

Brass

French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century
French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century

French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Running Stag" by Jules Moigniez, 19th Century

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Shippensburg, PA

the Great Exhibition of 1862. English and American collectors were particularly interested in his work

Category

Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Silver Five-Piece Tea Coffee Service and Tray Martin Hall, 1874
Antique Silver Five-Piece Tea Coffee Service and Tray Martin Hall, 1874

Antique Silver Five-Piece Tea Coffee Service and Tray Martin Hall, 1874

By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.

Located in London, GB

1851 Great Exhibition, the Internation Exhibition (1862), the Sydney Exhibition (1879), the Melboune

Category

Antique 1870s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Arts & Crafts Oak Umbrella Stand
19th Century Arts & Crafts Oak Umbrella Stand

19th Century Arts & Crafts Oak Umbrella Stand

Located in London, GB

density of about 0.75 g/cm3, great strength and hardness, and is very resistant to insect and fungal

Category

Antique 1890s Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stands

Materials

Oak

Original Stamped Holland & Sons's Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Bookcase
Original Stamped Holland & Sons's Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Bookcase

Original Stamped Holland & Sons's Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Bookcase

By Holland & Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Great Exhibition for a bookcase. By then, after being granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United

Category

Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Bookcases

Materials

Pine

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Ebonised Card Table Holland & Sons, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Ebonised Card Table Holland & Sons, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Ebonised Card Table Holland & Sons, 19th Century

By Holland & Sons

Located in London, GB

the Great Exhibition for a bookcase. By then, after being granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Henin Freres - 9 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces
Henin Freres - 9 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces

Henin Freres - 9 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces

By Henin et Cie 1

Located in Wilmington, DE

Universelle in Paris and the Great Exhibition in London further solidified their reputation as leaders in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Library Burr Pollard Oak Library Bookcase Drop Front Secretaire Desk
Victorian Library Burr Pollard Oak Library Bookcase Drop Front Secretaire Desk

Victorian Library Burr Pollard Oak Library Bookcase Drop Front Secretaire Desk

By Reid and Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Street, 14 Grey Street (1843) and 41 Grey Street in Newcastle (1855) and exhibited at the Great

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

George Jones Majolica Fish Tureen, Mackerel, Victorian ca 1875
George Jones Majolica Fish Tureen, Mackerel, Victorian ca 1875

George Jones Majolica Fish Tureen, Mackerel, Victorian ca 1875

By George Jones

Located in London, GB

glazed earthenwares from his native France. His experiments were first exhibited at the Great Exhibition

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

of his competitors. In 1851 he was sent to the Great Exhibition in London where he successfully

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Satinwood Writing Table Desk Maple & Co Paris 19th Century
Antique Satinwood Writing Table Desk Maple & Co Paris 19th Century

Antique Satinwood Writing Table Desk Maple & Co Paris 19th Century

By Maple & Co.

Located in London, GB

to pick the locks of his competitors. In 1851 he was sent to the Great Exhibition in London where

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Kingwood, Satinwood

Antique 19th Century Padouk Anglo-Indian Campaign Secretaire Chest & Cupboard
Antique 19th Century Padouk Anglo-Indian Campaign Secretaire Chest & Cupboard

Antique 19th Century Padouk Anglo-Indian Campaign Secretaire Chest & Cupboard

Located in King's Lynn, GB

designed a special secure display case for the Koh-I-Noor diamond for its appearance at The Great

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Padouk

Shell cup with bronze turtle and snake, Christophe Fratin (attributed to)
Shell cup with bronze turtle and snake, Christophe Fratin (attributed to)

Shell cup with bronze turtle and snake, Christophe Fratin (attributed to)

By Christophe Fratin

Located in Victoria, BC

from various disciplines. It was exhibited at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, in

Category

Antique 1890s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 44pc 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Bagatelle Model
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 44pc 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Bagatelle Model

Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 44pc 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Bagatelle Model

By Cardeilhac

Located in Wilmington, DE

international exhibitions. At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, Cardeilhac was awarded for its exquisite

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

6 Black Leather and Chrome Mies van der Rohe MR10 Chairs for Knoll International
6 Black Leather and Chrome Mies van der Rohe MR10 Chairs for Knoll International

6 Black Leather and Chrome Mies van der Rohe MR10 Chairs for Knoll International

By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Located in Highclere, Newbury

cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was known and documented to have

Category

Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Armchairs in Bentwood and Cane - Austria
Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Armchairs in Bentwood and Cane - Austria

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Armchairs in Bentwood and Cane - Austria

By Thonet, Michael Thonet

Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, which featured works created by members of the Arts and Crafts movement

Category

Antique 1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Set in Bentwood and Cane - Austria
Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Set in Bentwood and Cane - Austria

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Set in Bentwood and Cane - Austria

By Michael Thonet, Thonet

Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, which featured works created by members of the Arts and Crafts movement

Category

Antique 1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Dining Room Sets

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment
Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment

Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment

By David Edwards

Located in Northampton, GB

at the Great Exhibition of 1851 when it was taken over by Thomas’s son, Thomas Jeyes Edwards. Thomas

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

12 Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus MR10 cream leather dining chairs by Knoll
12 Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus MR10 cream leather dining chairs by Knoll

12 Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus MR10 cream leather dining chairs by Knoll

By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Located in Highclere, Newbury

manufacturer RW Winfield who produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851

Category

1990s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Harrods Biedermeier Satin Birch Dining Table 20th Century
Vintage Harrods Biedermeier Satin Birch Dining Table 20th Century

Vintage Harrods Biedermeier Satin Birch Dining Table 20th Century

Located in London, GB

escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby

Category

Vintage 1980s Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Partners Desk by Harrods "The Gillows Model"
Early 20th Century Partners Desk by Harrods "The Gillows Model"

Early 20th Century Partners Desk by Harrods "The Gillows Model"

Located in London, GB

on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Boxed Set 12 Pairs Mother of Pearl Fruit Forks Knives Spoons Etc
Antique Boxed Set 12 Pairs Mother of Pearl Fruit Forks Knives Spoons Etc

Antique Boxed Set 12 Pairs Mother of Pearl Fruit Forks Knives Spoons Etc

By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.

Located in London, GB

Great Exhibition, the Internation Exhibition (1862), the Sydney Exhibition (1879), the Melboune

Category

Antique 1880s English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Burr Walnut, Olive Wood, Ebonized, Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk
Antique Burr Walnut, Olive Wood, Ebonized, Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk

Antique Burr Walnut, Olive Wood, Ebonized, Ormolu Mounted Pedestal Desk

By Holland & Sons

Located in London, GB

employed some of England's foremost designers and participated in all of the International Exhibitions of

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Pair of Small Entree Dishes Joseph Rodgers
19th Century Pair of Small Entree Dishes Joseph Rodgers

19th Century Pair of Small Entree Dishes Joseph Rodgers

By Joseph Rodgers & Sons

Located in London, GB

thousand blades). The Norfolk Knife, made for The Great Exhibition of 1851, took two years to complete and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C
Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C

Antique Satinwood Carlton House Writing Desk Druce & Co 19th C

By Druce & Co.

Located in London, GB

locks of his competitors. In 1851 he was sent to the Great Exhibition in London where he

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Vintage Triple Pillar Dining Table by William Tillman Harrods 19th Century
Vintage Triple Pillar Dining Table by William Tillman Harrods 19th Century

Vintage Triple Pillar Dining Table by William Tillman Harrods 19th Century

Located in London, GB

escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby

Category

Vintage 1980s Regency Revival Dining Room Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Pair of Coalport Spill Vases Early 19th Century
Antique Pair of Coalport Spill Vases Early 19th Century

Antique Pair of Coalport Spill Vases Early 19th Century

Located in London, GB

. At The Great Exhibition (London 1851) an elaborate Coalport table service with deep borders of

Category

Antique 1810s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Puppets (PAIR)
Puppets (PAIR)

Puppets (PAIR)

By Alfredo Serri

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. For this reason, after the great exhibition of Annigoni, who has also had much success outside of

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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