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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 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
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
A C Paris Breveté Brass Spring-Loaded Candle Lamps, Late 19th C.
Located in Lincoln, GB
marked "A C Paris BPVETÉ" (likely A C Breveté), signifying they were a patented invention from a
Category
19th Century French Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Mangle Board Love Token with Carvings from 1785.
Located in Asaa, DK
linen before the invention of modern irons. Damp linen was wrapped around a roller and then the board
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Inventions
Materials
Beech
$1,124
H 3.75 in W 27.37 in D 4.73 in
Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Stylized Horse from 1744.
Located in Asaa, DK
used to smoothe and press linen before the invention of modern irons. Damp linen was wrapped around a
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak
$1,242
H 4.53 in W 25.79 in D 5.71 in
Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Horse from 1754.
Located in Asaa, DK
and press linen before the invention of modern irons. Damp linen was wrapped around a roller and then
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Inventions
Materials
Oak
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
Welbeck Park Belongs to the Marquis of Newcastle /// Equestrian Horse Old Master
By William Cavendish
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Newcastle" (Plate 38, Page 263)
Portfolio: Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser Les Chevaux (New Method
Category
1730s Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Monseigneur le Marquis estant à cheval, pour Mônsrer la vraije assiette du Caval
Located in Bristol, CT
. 14 from the book 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de dresser les chevaux'
Engraver: Lucas Emil I
Category
18th Century Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Engraving
$1,250
H 21.63 in W 27.13 in
Ancient Roman or Early Islamic Glass Flask, 1st–7th Century AD
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
the invention of glassblowing in the 1st century BC.
Formed from emerald or blue-green soda-lime
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Inventions
Materials
Glass
19th Century Patinated Spelter Figure of French Philosopher Blaise Pascal
Located in Dallas, TX
. His famous Pensées and invention of the early mechanical calculator, the Pascaline, secured his legacy
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Inventions
Materials
Spelter
$1,150
H 16.5 in W 8 in D 5 in
Early-Work Just Andersen Candlesticks, 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
Metal
Early Table Lamp 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
Antique Victorian Fireside Kitchen Cone Copper Ale Warmer Cider Muller English
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
, 18th and 19th centuries. Prior to this invention, they used a hot poker from the fire sticking it into
Category
Late 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Copper, Iron
$563
H 11.42 in W 13 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Goblet 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
Art Deco 1920s Czechoslovakian Multi-Coloured Glass Vintage Pendant Necklace
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
since the invention of fashion jewellery. It's extremely suitable for meeting the ever challenging and
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Inventions
Art Nouveau Candlesticks 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 Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal
Wedgwood Powder Blue Cabinet Plate by Mabel Tatton
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
motif in Chinese art). The stunning design is placed upon a powder-blue ground, an important invention
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Antique Inventions
Materials
Porcelain
Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920
By Holophane
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Verlys
The story of Holophane begins in 1822 with Augustin Fresnel’s invention of the Fresnel lens
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Metal, Chrome
2 Pairs of Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Urns and Cassolette/Jars 18th Century
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in Katonah, NY
Wedgwood described it, was among his proudest inventions. In a letter to Bentley, Wedgwood said, “The Black
Category
1770s English Neoclassical Antique Inventions
Materials
Stoneware
$12,000 / set
H 11.5 in W 5.25 in D 3.25 in
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
Metal
Vase 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
Pedestal Vase 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
Antique Victorian Carter’s Patent London Mahogany Adjustable Bed Reading Table
By John Carter (Furniture)
Located in Glasgow, GB
(fl.1876-1886) specialised in the invention and construction of quality mechanical adjustable invalid
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
$2,320
H 29.14 in W 33.08 in D 16.93 in
Susanna Old Men Religious Roma nschool 17th Century Paint Oiul on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
structure of the composition in fact recalls, albeit revisited, an invention of Annibale Carracci, while if
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$9,723 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36.23 in W 30.71 in
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
Pedestal Bowl 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
Art Deco Bronze Plates 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
Bronze
Giambattista Piazzetta workshop (Venetian) - Set of six 18th century paintings
Located in Varmo, IT
18th-century carved and gilded wooden frames (not signed).
- The series derives from inventions by
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Inventions
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,284
H 28.55 in W 24.61 in
Bronze Bowl 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
Late 18th/19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock By Parisian Clockmaker Lepaute
By Lepaute
Located in Dublin, IE
invention and published it under his own name at the French Academy of Sciences in 1754. Upon learning of
Category
Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Inventions
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$50,682
H 20.67 in W 27.56 in D 6.11 in
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
Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
engagement with the creative imitation of antiquity. The motif became a paradigm of artistic invention
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Inventions
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mallard /// John James Audubon Ducks Waterfowl Bird Ornithology Lithograph Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Elgin Gold Filled Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch circa 1925
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
fees to Elgin for many of their inventions in watchmaking. Patek Philippe even used Elgin’s technology
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions
Materials
Gold-filled
Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
pick compared to earlier mechanisms. Barron’s invention laid the foundation for modern lock designs and
Category
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Brass
$5,298
H 6.11 in W 16.15 in D 10.04 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
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Inventions
Victorian 14k Gold Silver Two-Stone Diamond Earrings Old Mine Cut, Antique
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Period ended, and The Grand era began.
• Grand Victorian jewelry
After the incandescent bulb invention
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
$23,000 / set
H 0.75 in W 0.38 in
View Venice Landscape Tironi 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
perspective inventions that can also be found in our scene, namely a peculiar revival of early 18th-century
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$14,641
H 28.35 in W 34.65 in
Tall Candlestick Holders 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 Extremely Rare Large 13th Century Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding
Located in Doha, QA
magnitude and condition are exceptionally rare, as most were lost or disassembled after the invention of
Category
15th Century and Earlier Austrian Gothic Antique Inventions
Materials
Iron
$400,000
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 4.73 in
Candlestick Holders 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 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
$331 / set
H 1.5 in Dm 1.5 in
Composition with Two Kings and Two Franciscans
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
whose inventions circulated through prints. It speaks to Bellini’s talent for narrative compression
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Pencil, Ink
Venice Landscape See Tironi Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Water
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
inventions that can also be found in our scene, namely a peculiar revival of early 18th-century landscape
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$14,616
H 28.35 in W 34.65 in
Chimeric dressor
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This imposing walnut carved cupboard sideboard is a tour de force of artistic invention and
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Inventions
Materials
Wood
Circa 1900 original advertising poster for Moteur Cérès by Tamagno
Located in PARIS, FR
implying that this mechanized invention is now a natural extension of the traditional agricultural world
Category
Early 1900s Antique Inventions
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$1,656
H 27.17 in W 19.69 in
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
Brown Pelican /// John James Audubon New Orleans Ornithology Animal Bird Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
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
$1,775
H 37.41 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
Antique Burr Walnut Table Top Jewellery Collectors Cabinet Humidor 19th Century
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Inventions
Materials
Ormolu
$2,516
H 21.66 in W 19.3 in D 12.6 in
Hammered 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
Monumental 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
Battle Horsemen Landscape Graziani Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
armour and costumes of the combatants.
Both the invention and the stylistic qualities of the painting
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions
Materials
Oil
$10,954 Sale Price
20% Off
H 44.89 in W 58.27 in
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
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