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Antique French Pressed Botanicals Set of (20) from a Monastery School c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Pressed Botanicals from Maison des Frères Maristes in Varennes-sur-Alllier, France. Grouping of (20) and many more still available. The pressed botanicals are roughly ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Paper
Antique Pressed Botanicals Grouping of (24) More Available 125-Years Old French
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Pressed Botanicals, Grouping of (24) many more still available. The pressed botanical are roughly 125-Years Old and were found in an old French Monastery School that opened i...
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material, Paper
Vintage English Giant Sheep Sculpture from Hemp by Award Winning Female Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
Giant Life-Size Vintage Sheep or Ram constructed from Hemp in England which was created by an award winning female artist (sorry too old to remember her name), or so we were told that specialized in animals sculpted from Hemp. Unlike our Old Plank Sheep...
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1990s English Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Pair of Six-Foot High Topiary Spiral Shaped Cedar Plants
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Six-Foot High Topiary Spiral Shaped Cedar Plants with painted wood planters. We have used these and similar Topiaries in our showrooms for decades and there are currently 2-p...
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Early 2000s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Antique French Pressed Botanical from an 1890's Monastery School More Available
Located in Chicago, IL
French Pressed Botanicals in a Set of (9) found in a Monastery School that opened in the 1890's in the south of France. The Pressed Botanicals are dated around c1900 and are in as fo...
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Antique French Grape Harvest Hod from the Burgundy Region of France c1880's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French hand-made wood open top barrel and we're thinking it might have been used as a Grape Harvest Hod? Ideal to decorate your wine cellar or Country Style Kitchen. Many des...
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Antique 1880s French Country Garniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Italian Gilded Altar Candlestick Completely Original and Unrestored c1780-1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Antique Italian Altar Candlestick was beautifully hand-carved and gilded round 200-years ago and has weathered the test of time exceptional w...
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Antique 1790s Italian Renaissance Candle Holders
Materials
Gold Leaf
Manufactured by Daum Nancy Molded Glass Vase Signed Georges de Feure
Located in Chicago, IL
c.1910 Signed Georges de Feure molded pressed amethyst Glass Vase. Some chips and scratches from factory and some from age and use. Manufactured by Daum Nancy for de Feure.
Category
Early 20th Century French Vases
Materials
Amethyst
Hansa Mechanical Huge Stuffed Hippopotamus Almost 4 Feet Long
Located in Chicago, IL
Hansa plush mechanical Stuffed Hippopotamus
Hansa was created in 1972 by German-born Hans Axthelm. Each and every Hansa stuffed Hippopotamus animal, is hand sewn using the inside-ou...
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Vintage 1980s Philippine Toys
Materials
Acrylic
Deer Antler Mount from France
Located in Chicago, IL
Deer Antler Mount from France probably from the 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s French Country Taxidermy
Materials
Antler
Antique Pair of Black Forest Jardinière’s Hand Carved Switzerland circaLate1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Forest Pair of Jardinière’s hand carved in Switzerland during the late 1800s. The Jardinière’s are complete with their original metal liners and are ready to be planted. Black Forest Furniture first began to appear in the mid-1800s in Brienz, Switzerland and originally only included small Black Forest animal objects made for the tourist trade. In the late 1800s, as tourism traffic increased, so did the number and Size of Black Forest Carvings and soon thereafter was followed by Black Forest Furniture. As luck would have it, Old Plank has recently discovered a treasure Trove of Black Forest Carved...
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Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Tin
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn Slope Top Writing Desk c 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Stag Antler Table Top Desk Secretary or rather as described by a British expert: an Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk, late 19th century from Vizagapatam, which was the headquarters of the Vizagapatam District of Madras during the British period. Stag Antler anything is rare and unusual today, especially when it is completely covered in carved strips of Natural unpolished Antler. Finding Stag Antler Writing Desks are beyond rare and in our 30-years in the Antique business...
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Antique 1870s Indian Black Forest Desk Sets
Materials
Sandalwood, Leather, Antler, Bone
Collection of '15' Cobalt Blue caster Oil Hand Blown Bottles Made in 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Incredible collection of (15) Cobalt blue hand blown caster oil bottles made in the late 1800s and Imported from Ireland. Wonderful as a splash of a fantastic shade of Cobalt Blue co...
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Antique 1890s British Country Glass
Materials
Glass
c.1930 Mediterranean Resort Painted Steel Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique resort furniture with floral motifs once dominated the Mediterranean coast, where it was very popular with visitors and locals alike. Made from steel with original paint, these screens were utilized as mobile dressing areas when dressed with fabric. Today they are wonderful accents from a past romantic era...
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Vintage 1930s French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Vintage English Terra-Cotta Pot Man Sculpture for Home, Garden Cty Staffordshire
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding vintage English Terra-Cotta Flower Pot Man. This guy is the perfect folk art host for most anywhere, here at the store we have him in the foyer welcoming guests...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Demijohn or Carboy Glass Bottle in the Original Wooden Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Call it a carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all are the same, meaning a glass vessel. Carboy's originate from Persia with the word; qarabah; demijohn comes via France, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
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Antique Early 1900s French Country Bottles
Materials
Glass
Demijohn or Carboy Glass Vessel in the Original Wooden Carrying Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to a glass vessel. Carboy's originated from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes from the French, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Bottles
Materials
Glass
Antique Pair of French Wrought Iron Candlesticks from a Chateau Near Cannes
Located in Chicago, IL
There are a few items that are very difficult to pin a date on and this unusual pair of wrought iron candlesticks is a perfect example. What we do know, is that they were recently removed from a Chateau located in the Hills above Cannes in the south of France. Clearly the wrought iron candlesticks were made by an iron monger who had some talent. The expert at the French auction...
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Antique 1780s French Country Candlesticks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Candlestick in Old Paint and Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique 18th century Italian painted and carved wood candlestick, with a few hints of gilding still remaining. There are small patches of the ...
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Antique 1850s Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Crinoid Fossil from Morocco, from the Ordovician Period 450-Million-Years Ago
Located in Chicago, IL
Another large Crinoid fossil from our collection. Crinoids are more commonly known as sea lilies and are members of the Echinodermata phylum with the st...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Gigantic Original German Steiff Mohair Elk "Studio Animal" c1960s Five Feet Long
Located in Chicago, IL
Life-sized, mohair Steiff Elk, probably from the 1960s. Steiff referred to these life-size stuffed creatures as, “studio animals” and were very expensive when new. As I child, we wou...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Toys
Materials
Mohair, Wool
Antique English Mercantile or Bakery "Flour" Bin, in Original Faux Grain Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English mercantile or country store, or bakery "Flour" bin with painted faux wood grain. IDEA container for dog food, Makes for a great prop for your ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique French Demijohn or Carboy
Located in Chicago, IL
Take your pick, carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to the same glass vessel. Carboy's originate from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes courtesy of the French...
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Antique 1890s French Country Bottles
Materials
Glass
Antique French Demijohn, 1stdibs New York
Located in Chicago, IL
Absolutely a beautiful and unusual shape demijohn or carboy. The name carboy originates from the Persian word; qarabah. Demijohn's come from the French for, dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
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Antique 1890s French Country Bottles
Materials
Glass
Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...
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Antique 1890s French Country Decorative Art
Sculptor of Mary in Wax by Vernez
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wax carving of Mary, probably done before WWII and is actually signed. The signature is Vernez and could have been a model for a future casting.
Signed.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Religious Items
Candleholder or Floral Centrepiece for Indoors or Outdoors
Located in Chicago, IL
Could be American or Italian hand-painted flowers that also hold a candle. Makes for a nice indoor or outdoor centerpiece.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Country Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Large Reproduction Hurrican Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Large reproduction hurricane lamp purchased in Europe and have used it as a showroom prop.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese More Lighting
Wooden CandleHolder or Candlestick
Located in Chicago, IL
Reproduction wooden candlestick holder, previously purchased as a showroom prop for ourselves.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Country Candlesticks
Hurricane Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
We purchased this rather large reproduction hurricane lamp in Europe and have used it as a store prop for a long time.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Table Lamps
Circa 1900 French Burl Elm and Ebony Table Slope Top Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
C1880-1900 Beautiful French Burl Elm Slope Table Top Secretary, with secondary woods of ebony, satin and an entire interior made from rosewood. Exterior trimmed in brass. Lovely un-r...
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks
Materials
Brass
Original Antique (3rd Century AD) Roman Carved Agate Intaglio
Located in Chicago, IL
Intaglio is a technique which dates back to antiquity and is still in use today. Images are carved or engraved in gemstones leaving a hollow impression in the untouched background. T...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Agate
