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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
Edison: His Life and Inventions by Frank L. Dyer and Thomas C. Martin, 2 Volumes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Dyer, Frank Lewis and Thomas Commerford Martin. Edison: His Life and Inventions. New York: Harper
Category
1910s American Edwardian Antique Inventions
Materials
Fabric, Paper
$500
H 8.88 in W 5.63 in D 3 in
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
Early 20th Century JW Wilson Salesman Sample Buggy Seat
Located in Dekalb, IL
. John W. Wilson explains his invention in his patent for 'Swing Seat for Drays' on April 7, 1898
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel
English Folk Art Book Box
Located in Chicago, IL
character. There’s a folk art sensibility in its invention—an object made less to impress than to delight
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak
Art Deco 1920s Czechoslovakian Carved, Green and Black Glass Vintage Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
has been a prevalent feature of costume pieces since the invention of fashion jewellery. It's
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Inventions
Sadeler Engraving after Maarten de Vos – Saint Michael and the Dragon, 16th C.
Located in Firenze, IT
original patina.
This burin engraving, based on the invention of the Flemish master Maarten de Vos
Category
17th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Engraving
$359
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in
Original Thonet Bentwood Hall Stand Coat Stand
By Michael Thonet
Located in High Peak, GB
Michael Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Antique Inventions
Materials
Bentwood
Rare Original Thonet Settee with Cushions
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in High Peak, GB
Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Inventions
Materials
Bentwood
Hammered Pewter Bowl 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
Pewter
Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch
By Lauschaer
Located in Andernach, DE
pouch.
A true German classic, exported worldwide, also to the US.
The invention of the marble scissors
Category
1910s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Leather, Glass
$335 / set
H 1.5 in Dm 1.5 in
Bas relief in stucco of Madonna with child by Antonio Rossellino, Italy ca. 1880
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Renaissance sculptor Antonio Rossellino count among his most popular inventions. Next to autograph works
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Inventions
Materials
Plaster
$1,797
H 37.41 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
Monumental Bronze Bowls 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
A Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
in 1730. This model of small secrétaire was an invention of BVRB, who designed it with smaller
Category
19th Century English Louis XV Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
Annunciation De Matteis Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Leonardo
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
-quality stylistic features, both from the point of view of compositional invention and from the point of
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$8,348 Sale Price
20% Off
H 46.46 in W 40.56 in
Exquisite Neo-Grec Ormolu & Champleve Enamel Jardiniere by Barbedienne & Sévin
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Queens, NY
artistic invention, the bronze mounts lending weight and permanence far surpassing purely ceramic or
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inventions
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
$55,000
H 9 in W 18.5 in D 12 in
Pewter Jardinière 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
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
an excellent model of this process.
In his architectural views and inventions he prefers a clear and
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$7,849 Sale Price
40% Off
H 21.66 in W 26.78 in
Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
dust beater, traditionally used in Europe as a household cleaning tool before the invention of modern
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Inventions
Materials
Rattan
Victorian Barbazon School Landscape Animal Oil Painting Cattle watering in Field
Located in ludlow, GB
invention of paint in tubes, the Barbizon artists could satisfy their desire to paint on site, leading the
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
Angels Floral Garland Maratta Paint Oil on table Old master 17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
invention as well as the stupendous lighting and chromatic effects lead us to link his authorship to the
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$9,843 Sale Price
25% Off
H 41.34 in W 37.41 in
ANTIQUE CIR 1880 TAPESTRY DEPICTING WATTEAU-ESQUE FiGURES AFTER ANTOINE WATTEAU
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
the style and themes of Jean-Antoine Watteau, particularly his invention of the fête galante genre
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Fabric
$3,229
H 72.84 in W 72.84 in D 0.4 in
Saint Mark Evangelist Guercino Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, who usually assigned him the replicas of his best inventions, sometimes intervening person to perfect
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$7,226 Sale Price
20% Off
H 39.38 in W 33.86 in
Holy Family Ramenghi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
re-proposed by his workshop, albeit with always different compositional inventions. In our version we
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$8,223 Sale Price
20% Off
H 42.13 in W 36.62 in
Victorian Extending Dining Table with 2 Leaves
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Invention, it extends the table by means of a winding mechanism which is operated with its own handle, the
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Sapele Wood
Early Diskometal Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, 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
1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat
By Antonio Mercurio Amorosi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
portrait or a genre invention by Amorosi is still open to question.
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$21,325
H 16.54 in W 12.41 in D 1.97 in
Edwardian Antique Natural Ruby & Old Mine Cut F/VS 0.14ctw Diamond Brooch 14K
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
invention but provides more security for a brooch of this importance.
Category
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Inventions
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,545
W 0.36 in L 0.98 in
Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it works
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Original Hickory Gassiat Putter
By Jean Gassiat
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
number. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Pedestal Pewter Vase 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
Bronze Sculpture “Panther Seizing Stag” after Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
this beautifully edged terrasse avec profils is the posthumous invention of the Barbedienne foundry. An
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Inventions
Materials
Bronze
$12,500
H 14.5 in W 22 in D 9 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 161 (Man Leaping), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Animal Locomotion: Plate 730 (Tiger Walking), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 23 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 682 (Stag Running), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Animal Locomotion: Plate 162 (Man Leaping Forwards), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Animal Locomotion: 671 (Ox Walking), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 23.5 in
Just Andersen, Art Deco Pewter Table Lamp, Denmark, 1920s.
By Just Andersen, Just Andersen, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Malmö, SE
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Inventions
Materials
Pewter
Animal Locomotion: Plate 749 (Baboon Climbing), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 23.5 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 773 (Ostrich Running), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
photography and in particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Animal Locomotion: Plate 672 (Ox Walking), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
$3,711
H 18 in W 23.5 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 92 (Nude Woman Ascending Staircase), 1887 - Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
in particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 23 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 158 (Man Performing a High Jump), 1887 - Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
in particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Animal Locomotion: Plate 89 (Nude Man Ascending Staircase), 1887 - Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
in particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eadweard MuybridgeAnimal Locomotion: Plate 89 (Nude Man Ascending Staircase), 1887 - Muybridge, 1887
Price Upon Request
H 18 in W 23 in
Animal Locomotion: Plate 11 (Nude Man Striding), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
photography and in particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Photographic Paper
Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette
Located in Dekalb, IL
soils. His inventions were part of a regional hub for farm equipment, alongside larger, more known firms
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Steel, Iron
Amphora-Style Pewter 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
Pewter
Diskometal Flowerpot 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
Seated Woman Holding a Staff
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
supervision, Acidini sees no trace of Federico’s hand in either the invention or execution of the figure
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Ink
Pewter Vase Trio 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
Pewter
Alloy Putter, By J. Randall
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. 685349). The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Inventions
Materials
Hickory
Hermes Mercury Roman God Bloodstone Intaglio Ring Gold Victorian Hand Carved
Located in New York, NY
invention, art, literature, and trade.
The bloodstone is 10mm by 8mm.
The ring is currently a size 6 US
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Quartz, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Collection of Pewter Vases 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
Pewter Flowerpots 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
Pewter
A Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk By Wilkinson & Son, London
By Thomas Wilkinson & Sons
Located in London, GB
Guild, producing forward-thinking designs exhibited at the International Inventions Exhibition (1885
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Michael Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention
Category
1920s European Edwardian Antique Inventions
Materials
Bentwood
$1,814 Sale Price
20% Off
H 81.11 in W 29.14 in D 29.14 in
Coptic Monastery Plan, Ammonia Oven & Egg Incubator, Egypt c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
, allowing for large-scale poultry production long before the invention of modern incubators.
This plate is
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper
Art Deco 1920s Red Glass Vintage Tasseled Flapper Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
prevalent feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. An easily accessible material that can
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Inventions
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