Antique Inventions

Mathias Hipp was one of the first pioneers in developing an exceptional battery driven escapement clock.The German clockmaker Mathias Hipp 1813-1893 was a pioneer inventor and manufa...

Founded in 1908 the annual Ideal Home Exhibition is now called The Ideal Home Show showcasing household gadgets and inventions as well as gardens and home architecture designs held i...

An important early portrait medallion of Marc Antony in plain white jasper, probably predating the invention of the ‘dip’ process, which is why it is plain white.

Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l'invention de la tapisserie moderne, by D.Paulvé, Paris, 2010, similar piece on the archive picture of the the office of Paul du Bousquet decorated by Pierr...

This lighter was utilized in the 18th century before the invention of matches to produce a spark from the steel flintlock which lit tinder located in the brass storage area.

String barrels were a common requisite in homes and businesses throughout the 19th century, before the invention of sticky tape, all parcels were secured with string.

Ref: "Biedermeier ; The Invention of Simplicity" Exhibition catalog, Milwaukee Art Museum/ Albertina, Vienna, 2006/7 Section I-5, Illustration 6

These clocks were the first Pendulum wall clocks after the invention of the Pendulum by Christian Huygens, 1656. 

It is wool knot on wool warp and weft and is approximately 8.5 x 11 ft, with all natural vegetable dyes, made before the invention of modern chemical dyes. Often these are seen refer...

The 1890s saw one of the seven "bike booms," driven by a few new and revolutionary advances: mainly the invention of the safety bicycle with geared chain-driven transmission allowing...

Rudolf Diesel is also a great thermal engineer, connoisseur of the arts, linguist and social theorist. Diesel's inventions have three things in common: they deal with the transfer of...

It states: ‘I, Henry Howard Hanmer, of 30 Exchange Street East, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:...

H18"-seat H37" W 46" D 27"-max H 46 cm-seat H 94 cm, W 117 cm, D 69cm-max Michael Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of...

Joseph Bramah was a true inventor in every sense of the word, patenting other very notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic pres...

A very similar table was exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum, as part of the exhibition, Biedermeier - Invention of Simplicity. This exhibition traveled to Vienna, Austria from whe...

These engravings are done on a block of silver inset into the cover so that you can get nice deep engravings without revealing the copper core of the cover. Before the invention of e...

Works such as the portraits of the Doria House and the Durazzo House are characterized by a pleasant “worldliness” and a refined invention of backgrounds, sometimes even sumptuous.

It was in those days he would hold speeches to his colleges about this new invention called ‘Kintopp’ – Melcher was a great advocate of the moving pictures and proud member of the G...

Ref: Biedermeier - The Invention of Simplicity, Exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee Art Museum / Albertina, Vienna, 2006/7 Section I-13 Illustration 11 (as a comparison)

Having dealt in Davenports for thirty years we have seen a decline in their value with the invention of desktop computers, emails and the decline of the written letter.

These Hague clocks were the first clocks with pendulum and verge escapement an invention of the Dutch scientist Christian Huygens, he invented the pendulum in 1656 and the first pend...

The excitement surrounding the invention of electricity created a unique moment in design, as the electrical work could be showcased in the piece.

signed Kyoto Kinkozan zo, and sealed Kinkozan zo Kyoto’s Satsuma: The painting technique used in Kyoto’s Satsuma-style ware is said to be the invention of the sixth generation Kinkō...

New styles of speaking, acting, dressing and living developed with the invention of new technology and ideologies, all of which affected the appearance of the jewellery.

He produced prints after Goltzius, Abraham Bloemaert, Cornelis van Haarlem, Polidoro da Caravaggio, and his own invention. He made over 170 plates of which the last one was a history...

Very good proof impression (before lettering) of one of the best mezzotints Troost made after own invention. State: First state of 2. Reference: Niemeyer 369 P.

The stunning display of inventions, works of art, and objects collected in distant lands was something of a precursor of a World's Fair.

He wrote a number of treatises on Horology, patented several inventions, and produced a great number of high quality watches.

Lit: Compare architectural design drawing of a baluster shaped table in: 'Biedermeier – The invention of simplicity' Exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee Art Museum/ Albertina, Vienna, 20...

Description: Interesting portrait with the portrait after invention of Rigaud and surroundings after Coypel.

After the invention of the rolling mill, which allowed thin malleable steel with an uniformly flat surface to be produced and the discovery in Germany of a tin plating process, Thoma...

As the divine singer, he is the patron of poets, singers and musicians. The invention of string music is attributed to him. The clock is in excellent and perfect working condition.

This very unusual and collectible French clock was one of the first clocks with verge escapement after the invention of Christian Huygens. Christian Huygens worked a lot with Isaac T...

Pair of sculptures depicting sleeping lions. The model is an invention of Canova. Legend says that in 1767 Canova at the age of 10 made a lion with butter for a cake, it was a wing...

In exceptional condition, having never been exposed to the light, this landscape painting demonstrates many of the innovations in watercolour technique developed by William Payne (17...

Alexander Payne and James Zemaitis authors of “The Coffee Table Coffee Table Book” (Black Dog Publishing, 2003) came to the conclusion that the coffee table is a 20th century inventi...

., p. 129 and Harwood, The Furniture of George Hunzinger, Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America, pp. 142-143.

The technique of bending wood while hot allowed for unusual effects - beautifully curved, twisted and round elements. Thanks to this invention, the furniture has become light and ope...

Lit: Biedermeier – The invention of simplicity, Exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee Art Museum/ Albertina, Vienna, 2006/7 – Section I, Illustration 3 (as a comparison)

By the 1850s , skirts expanded even further; creating a dome shape, due to the invention of the first artificial cage crinoline. The purpose of the crinoline was to create an artific...

By the 1850s , skirts expanded even further; creating a dome shape, due to the invention of the first artificial cage crinoline. The purpose of the crinoline was to create an artific...

By the 1850s , skirts expanded even further; creating a dome shape, due to the invention of the first artificial cage crinoline. The purpose of the crinoline was to create an artific...

In exceptional condition, having never been exposed to the light, this landscape painting demonstrates many of the innovations in watercolour technique developed by William Payne (17...

Disko metal is an alloy of lead and antimony, which was Andersen's own invention and named after the Disko Bay of Greenland, where he grew up.

Glass and crystal have been a prevelant feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. Easily accessible materials that can be formed into any shape.

He is internationally known for his invention of the Pin Screen technique, an early form of stop motion animation, and Totalization, an image capture technique that involved filming ...

He is internationally known for his invention of the Pin Screen technique, an early form of stop motion animation, and Totalization, an image capture technique that involved filming ...

Glass has been a prevelant feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. An easily accessible material that can be formed into any shape and dyed any colour.

The penschilder technique was thought to be the invention of Willem van de Velde I, however, it is very probable that it was developed independently in Delft and Amsterdam at the sam...

According to Barry Harwood's "The furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and innovation in 19th century America", p. 102, this interchangeability of parts is apparent in many of hi...

Glass has been a prevelant feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. An easily accessible material that can be formed into any shape and dyed any colour.

Considered by many to be a purely English invention, the Dumbwaiter was introduced around 1720 and, by the end of the 18th century, had been refined to this piece with delicate form ...

Glass has been a prevelant feature of costume pieces since the invention of jewellery. An easily accessible material that can be formed into any shape and dyed any colour.

We present you with a large jewellry chest crafted in bronze with medal patina in the neo-gothic style and hailing from the Napoleon II period. It boasts practical dimensions (34cm ...

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens. PUBLISHER: NY: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1902. DESCRIPTION: 36 vols., 8-1/4" x 6", all illustrations after th...

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...

10 Volumes. Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Bound in full red morocco by Maurin, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. Published: New York: Society Of Shakespeare Edit...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

Sloane, William Milligan. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York: Century Co, 1896. Four volume quarto set. Handsomely bound in half red Moroccan leather and cloth boards, spines r...

We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...

4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...

A rare first edition, with near-fine dust jacket of the children's classic. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows; with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson. London: Methuen an...

AUTHOR: SCHULZ, Charles. TITLE: Peanuts Jubilee. My Life and Art With Charlie Brown and Others. PUBLISHER: NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCR...

This extraordinary First Edition Wedgwood rendering of the legendary Portland Vase is one of the rarest masterpieces of Josiah Wedgwood, the most important ceramics manufacturer of t...