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Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !

Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Many Inventions. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1893

Category

1890s British Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric

William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier
William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier

William Shakespeare Decorative Plaque By Clément Massier

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

creations over utilitarian pottery, the company pioneered the invention of iridescent ceramics. After his

Category

19th Century French Jacobean Antique Inventions

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed
Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed

Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed

Located in Big Flats, NY

approximately 1905, embodies the pioneering spirit of Thomas A. Edison's inventions. The phonograph features an

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Oak

Antique Miniature Roulette Wheel, All Original, Circa 1880
Antique Miniature Roulette Wheel, All Original, Circa 1880

Antique Miniature Roulette Wheel, All Original, Circa 1880

Located in Stamford, CT

single invention story but a convergence of wheel-based and number-betting games across the 17th and 18th

Category

Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Brass

Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900
Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900

Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

inventions of this period. This meticulously engineered device represents a significant piece of audio

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Oak

Pewter Box with Squirrel designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Box with Squirrel designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pewter Box with Squirrel designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pedestal Diskometal Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pedestal Diskometal Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pedestal Diskometal Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

. Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records
Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records

Early 20th Century Edison Oak Cylinder Phonograph with Blue Amberol Records

By Edison

Located in Dallas, TX

” signature, referencing Thomas Edison’s pioneering invention of the phonograph in 1877, the first practical

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Large Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Large Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Conical Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Conical Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Conical Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English Dumbwaiter
18th Century English Dumbwaiter

18th Century English Dumbwaiter

Located in Chicago, IL

invention still performing beautifully in the modern room.

Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Inventions

Materials

Mahogany

Cristo Vivo - Renaissance gilt bronze - Second half of the 17th century
Cristo Vivo - Renaissance gilt bronze - Second half of the 17th century

Cristo Vivo - Renaissance gilt bronze - Second half of the 17th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

inventions of the Roman Baroque. Conceived for prestigious ecclesiastical commissions, Algardi’s model

Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark
Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy

Category

1910s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Set of Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Set of Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Set of Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the

Category

1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Large gothic corbel - France, 15th century
Large gothic corbel - France, 15th century

Large gothic corbel - France, 15th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

, where culots, corbels, and consoles provided artists with spaces for narrative and symbolic invention

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Inventions

Materials

Limestone

Art Nouveau Pewter Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Art Nouveau Pewter Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Art Nouveau Pewter Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the

Category

1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of

Category

1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Children by W. Fisher Girl Dated 1821
Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Children by W. Fisher Girl Dated 1821

Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Children by W. Fisher Girl Dated 1821

Located in Downingtown, PA

provincial or itinerant painter working during the late Georgian and Regency periods. Before the invention of

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Inventions

Materials

Ivory

Mid Century Green 2 Step Herbert Terry Anglepoise 1227 Desk Table Lamp
Mid Century Green 2 Step Herbert Terry Anglepoise 1227 Desk Table Lamp

Mid Century Green 2 Step Herbert Terry Anglepoise 1227 Desk Table Lamp

By Herbert Terry

Located in Stockbridge, GB

engineer George Carwardine. Inventing the 4-spring lamp in 1932, Carwardine renovated his invention by

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Frame - Mirror 17th Century Italian Baroque Papier-Mâché
Frame - Mirror 17th Century Italian Baroque Papier-Mâché

Frame - Mirror 17th Century Italian Baroque Papier-Mâché

Located in Roma, IT

, illustrates the relationships between the sculptor responsible for the invention and the molders and papier

Category

Early 17th Century Baroque Antique Inventions

Materials

Papier Mâché

Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Circa 1920 original poster for Chambéry Dolin
Circa 1920 original poster for Chambéry Dolin

Circa 1920 original poster for Chambéry Dolin

Located in PARIS, FR

images—just bold letters shouting a proud claim of invention and heritage. The visual language is

Category

1920s Antique Inventions

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Set of Pewter Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Set of Pewter Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Set of Pewter Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Antique Georgian Pinchbeek Long Guard Chain Snake Head Clasp
Antique Georgian Pinchbeek Long Guard Chain Snake Head Clasp

Antique Georgian Pinchbeek Long Guard Chain Snake Head Clasp

Located in Munich, Bavaria

period representing eternity in love and friendship. The material Pinchbeck was the invention of the

Category

1820s English Antique Inventions

Materials

Pinchbeck

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th
French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

restorations - see photo of the back) This painting probably represents the "invention" (thus the rediscovery

Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

Diskometal Candelabra made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Diskometal Candelabra made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Diskometal Candelabra made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

Category

1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Mountain Scene Brooch, Circa 1840
Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Mountain Scene Brooch, Circa 1840

Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Mountain Scene Brooch, Circa 1840

Located in London, GB

popularity declined with the invention of photography. The back is numbered 6 14.

Category

1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Large Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Large Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Large Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark
Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

Art Nouveau Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

Category

1910s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Diskometal Candelabras made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Diskometal Candelabras made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Diskometal Candelabras made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

. Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Early Pewter Figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Early Pewter Figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Early Pewter Figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy

Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

c. 1910 Frantz Premier Salesman Sample Vacuum Sweeper
c. 1910 Frantz Premier Salesman Sample Vacuum Sweeper

c. 1910 Frantz Premier Salesman Sample Vacuum Sweeper

Located in Dekalb, IL

Kirby's inventions, and through them, James Kirby developed a close relationship with the Scott Fetzer

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Inventions

Materials

Steel

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