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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
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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
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric, Paper

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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Inventions

Materials

Oak

Antique English Folk Art Book Box
English Folk Art Book Box
$950
H 3.5 in W 12 in D 8 in
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
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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
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17th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Inventions

Materials

Paper, Engraving

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
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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
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Late 19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Inventions

Materials

Bentwood

Antique Rare Original Thonet Settee with Cushions
Rare Original Thonet Settee with Cushions
$5,703
H 37 in W 46 in D 29 in
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
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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
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1910s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Inventions

Materials

Leather, Glass

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
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19th Century Italian Antique Inventions

Materials

Plaster

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
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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
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19th Century English Louis XV Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame
A Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame
$19,929
H 33.08 in W 29.93 in D 16.93 in
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
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

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
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inventions

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

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
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
$1,437
H 5.52 in W 11.82 in D 7.68 in
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
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

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
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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
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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
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

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
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric

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
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

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
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

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
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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
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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.
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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.
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Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Inventions

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it works
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
$893
H 34.45 in W 3.94 in D 2.45 in
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
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Early 20th Century French Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Original Hickory Gassiat Putter
Original Hickory Gassiat Putter
$934
H 33.86 in W 4.14 in D 2.45 in
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
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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
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Animal Locomotion: Plate 161 (Man Leaping), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
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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.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

Animal Locomotion: Plate 682 (Stag Running), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
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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.
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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.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

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
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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.
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Early 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.
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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.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.
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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.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century British Antique Inventions

Materials

Hickory

Alloy Putter, By J. Randall
Alloy Putter, By J. Randall
$116
H 35.04 in W 4.34 in D 1.38 in
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
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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
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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
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pewter Flowerpots by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Flowerpots by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
$1,078 / set
H 3.15 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
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
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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
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1920s European Edwardian Antique Inventions

Materials

Bentwood

Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style
Early XXth Century Bentwood Hall Stand Thonet Style
$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
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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
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1920s Art Deco Antique Inventions

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