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Period: 1840s
Pair of Large Marble Bronze and Ruby Glass Cornucopias, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large marble bronze and ruby glass cornucopias, circa 1840.
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Patinated Bronze Group of Fame After the Model by Antoine Coysevox
By Coyzevox
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Large 19th Century French Patinated Bronze group of Fame After the Model by Antoine Coysevox. The sculpture depicts the allegorical figure of Fame seated side-saddle...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Cast Iron Urn
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical iron urn, aged patina.
20 H x 26.5 Top OAD x 12 Square base.
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique Wooden Carved Gilded Bull's Head ca. 1840s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Gilded Bull's Head ca. 1840s
An antique wooden carved Black Forest Bull's head, painted with gold. Formerly a shop decoration ...
Category
German Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Three geometric stickware designs to cover with keyline border. Internal...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Castle Top Vinaigrette, Warwick Castle, Birmingham, 1847, Nathaniel Mills
Located in London, GB
Nathaniel Mills. A very rare Castle Top Vinaigrette depicting a scarce view of Warwick Castle from the River Avon. Made in Birmingham in 1847 by Nathaniel M...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Single Fusee Carriage Timepiece By Thomas Cole and James Cole, Retailed By Hunt
Located in Amersham, GB
A miniature carriage clock timepiece by Thomas Cole and his brother James Fergusson Cole. The eight day single fusee movement with english lever escapement.
The case is decorated with the ‘Rose and Trellis’ pattern as seen on another of Coles clocks retailed by Edward Dent with the same handle and case construction ( JB Hawkins, “The Hawkins Pictorial Survey of Cole Clocks...
Category
English William IV Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel, Ormolu
Scandinavian Antique Wooden Chest Box Shrine Handpainted, Love Gift Dated 1846
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original Scandinavian antique chest box from 1846, most likely from Sweden where we found it.
The chest box is made from pine wood and is ...
Category
Scandinavian Country Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Silver Combination Match Vesta & Snuff Box Francis Clark Birmingham 1846
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique sterling silver combination snuff & vesta case, by the silversmith Francis Clark (1799-1853), Birmingham, dated 1846.
An unusual combination snuff & silver vesta case,...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in London, GB
A male portrait bust in the Roman manner by Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Carved in Carrara marble, rising from a round socle supporting a waisted column, the bust having resemblances to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington as a young man. Signed by the artist, 'L. MacDonald, Romae, 1847'. Dated 1847 Dimensions: H: 26 in / 65 cm W: 19.5 in / 49 cm D: 10 in / 26 cm Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Macdonald worked as an ornamental sculptor for the architect James Gillespie Graham before entering the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh, in 1822. In Rome, in 1823 he was one of the founders of the British Academy of Art. He returned to Edinburgh in 1826 and became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1829. Four years later he settled in Rome, and from 1844 he worked in Bertel Thorvaldsen's former studio. He became the city's most fashionable portrait sculptor and, according to the Art Journal, his studio was filled with 'the peerage done into marble, a plaster galaxy of rank and fashion'. His sitters included the essayist Henry Taylor...
Category
British Neoclassical Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1840s Antique American Engraved Lead Blown Glass Footed Compote
Located in Stamford, CT
1840s antique American glass footed compote or bowl. Free form blown clear glass. All-over engraved acorn and oak leaf motif. No makers mark.
Category
American American Classical Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Animalier Mounted Thermometer
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual French antique Grand Tour table thermometer in patinated bronze. Set upon a naturalistic trefoil shaped patinated bronze base with...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Single Large French Restoration Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single tall French Restoration period doré gilt bronze ormolu candelabra candlestick. The chasing of the ormolu is very detailed and finely chased, the large center stem is solid bla...
Category
French Empire Revival Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
19Thc Original Painted Dough Bowls in Blue & Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original painted hand carved dough bowls in amazing blue & red surface.These painted bowls came from a private collection. Both in very good condition.
These bowls are in very ...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$3,116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Inlaid Boulle Inkwell on Chase Feet, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English Boulle brass inlaid one-drawer inkwell with original fluted glass brass capped ink bottles, decorative floral carrying handle and resting on original chased ball feet, Mid-19...
Category
English William IV Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Elegant Early Victorian Jewelry Box with Tray
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K080 An elegant antique early Victorian rosewood sewing box or jewellery box with beautiful mother of pearl inlaid front and hinged top enclosing n...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Naturalistic Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Charles & George Fox, 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1846 by Charles & George Fox, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver ink stand, features an ornate scroll ...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Chinoiserie Porcelain Figural Inkstand, Jacob Petit, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With removable globe cover revealing a removable ink-pot. The Chinese Buddha holding a quill holder in his left hand.
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Coalbrookdale Vases with Applied Flowers, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Coalbrookdale vases with applied flowers, circa 1840.
Category
English Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Inkwell from France, C. 1840
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece of nineteenth-century French elegance is sure to be the envy of any collector. The Napoleon III gilt bronze inkwell is a prized find, crafted in circa 1840 France with int...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver plated tops, 19th century. The inside reveals multiple compartments and a spring loaded lever opens the secret drawer...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
French 19thc Paper Covered Box Diorama of Strasbourg Cathedral Under a Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c paper covered box with what appears to be a 3D diorama of the Strasbourg cathedral under a glass covered top. These paper boxes were de...
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Turned Fruitwood Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of English 19th century turned fruitwood treen candlesticks having vase and reel form on stepped ring turned bases, possessing very good ri...
Category
English Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,200 / set
Papier Mâché Inkstand w/ Drawer & Crystal Inkwells English Jennens & Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
This high quality Papier-Mache desk set is beautifully hand painted in a floral motif and features inlaid mother of pearl and the original pair of cut glass inkwells with brass tops....
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$575 Sale Price
27% Off
Yorkshire Prattware Mexborough Chapel Moneybox
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery Yorkshire money box which features Mexborough Chapel - with the box owners name, 'MIRIAM WINN', printed on the front. Flanked by two figures standing either sid...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
A rare and very unusual example dated from mid to late 19th Century, hand crafted papier Mache. In the form of a Fr...
Category
French Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Antique Yellow Gold, Garnet, Ruby, Hardstone and Glass Scent Bottle, circa 1845
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive 18 carat yellow gold, 0.43 carat garnet, 0.08 carat ruby, green coloured hardstone and glass scent bottle; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection
This exceptional 18 carat yellow gold antique scent bottle has a has a plain flask shaped form.
This antique opalesque glass scent bottle is fitted with a fine and impressive yellow gold cylindrical collar and domed hinged cover, which opens to reveal the original push fit glass stopper.
The rim of the collar, cover and mounted foot are embellished with impressive leaf designs.
The surface of the cover is ornamented with impressive scrolling leaf decoration on a matte background, incorporating quatrefoil shaped floral motifs comprised of four collet set green-coloured hardstones.
Each quatrefoil shaped design is embellished with a collet set cabochon cut ruby to the centre, totalling 0.08ct.
The domed upper portion of the cover is further ornamented with an impressive scrolling leaf bordered floral design, comprised of five collet set green hardstone petals with an impressive 0.43ct round faceted cut garnet to the centre, collet set in relief.
Condition
This antique gold scent bottle...
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Coalport Pair of Vases, Persian Revival Gilt with Puce Floral Reserves, ca 1845
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and very rare pair of vases made by Coalport in around 1845. The vases have rich gilding in the Persian Revival style, combined with very English floral reserves of freely painted flower bouquets on a puce ground. Incorporated into the gilding on the back of the vases is a very English swan...
Category
English Rococo Revival Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Geometric Stickware c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with geometric stickware
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central diamond pane...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Roman Emperor Hadrian Robed Marble Bust on Pedestal, C 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical Roman Emperor Hadrian robed marble bust resting on circular tiered marble pedestal. Mid 19th Century
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Tall Exquisite Austrian Antique Pair Continental Decorative Porcelain Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of Continental decorative vases showcases exceptional Austrian craftsmanship and artistic flair, making them a stunning focal point for any room or decor. Each ur...
Category
Austrian Louis XVI Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
French 19th c Paper Covered Box With Neo-Classical Diorama Under the Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c Wood and Paper Covered Painted Box With A Neoclassical, Palladian Style, Building Diorama Under the Glass Top. The 3D scene is of a Classical building with wild game...
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
English Gilt Sterling Silver 1844 Victorian Inkstand with 2 Inkwells
Located in New York, NY
English gilt sterling silver inkstand with two glass and gilt sterling silver inkwells with pierced motifs, from 1844 (Victorian era). It measures 9'' in depth by 6 3/4'' in depth b...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Paris Porcelain Pair Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century pair glazed porcelain old Paris vases with exterior gilt painted design details. Each vase is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each vase is ...
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$3,900 / set
Antique Hand Carved Bowl, Peasant Couple, Napoleon III., 1840s-1850s
Located in Greven, DE
Unique antique hand carved bowl made of wood.
France, mid 19th century.
The small bowl was used in former households as a salt oder herb bowl, which was placed in the middle of t...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Staffordshire Pottery 'John Wesley' Bust
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous bust with a religious theme which features John Wesley, resting on a marbleized base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Fine Engraved Striking Carriage Clock by Bolviller
Located in Norwich, GB
French gilded brass carriage clock in a finely engraved case with bevelled glass.
The rear of the case with conforming engraving to the rear door incorporating shutters for the wind...
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Elaboratly Cut Two-Peice Victorian Bowl
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A large and very finely cut-glass Victorian bowl.
Category
English Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian stationery box by William Lund
Date : c1840
Period : Vicotira
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound box with leather lined inteior. Lift off cover reveals ...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Carriage Clock by Jules, Paris, c. 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Graceful bronze carriage clock by Jules, Paris, c. 1840 (Late 19th Century), numbered 542 and includes "Jules A Paris" stamp as well. The piece is finely decorated with foliate engra...
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Papier Mâché Watch Holder, circa 1840
Located in valatie, NY
Papier mâché watch holder, circa 1840. The papier mâché watch holder with the original painted floral and bird decoration. This "Pocket Watch...
Category
American Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
1840s European Document Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s wood European document box with iron ornamentation.
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Saint Louis Encased Overlay Upright Bouquet
By Saint Louis
Located in Steyning, West sussex
Saint Louis encased overlay upright bouquet.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
H&R Daniel Pair of Potpourri Vases, Maroon, Birds, Flowers, Rococo Revival c1840
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
On offer is a stunning pair of potpourri vases with covers made by H&R Daniel in about 1840. The vases are in the Rococo Revival style, and have a deep maroon ground and reserves wit...
Category
English Rococo Revival Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Orientalist Dish by Lebeuf, Milliet & Cie, France, Circa 1845
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed by Cojoie AD, the decor-painter
and on the reverse, LM et Cie, the making mark of the manufacture
A circular hand painted pottery charger, decorated with an orientalist sc...
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
$8,169 Sale Price
45% Off
American Painted & Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American painted and carved wood figural statue of General Santa Anna in full military dress attire. General during the time of Mexican-American War and later became President of Mex...
Category
American American Empire Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Three-Drawer Brass Bound Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Three-drawer brass bound chest, with the original steel hasp and carrying handles, with brass bound corners and decorative brass stud work on the fr...
Category
English Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Cast Brass Four Burner Lucerne Oil Lamp Antique 1850
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Cast Brass Four Burner Lucerne Oil Lamp Antique Circa 1850.
Cast brass four with 4 wick burner Lucerne oil lamp with four hanging wick tools, an adjustable under-font collect...
Category
Italian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Early Victorian English Skeleton Clock by Joseph Watson & Son, Cambridge
Located in Norwich, GB
Early Victorian Skeleton Clock by Joseph Watson & Son, Cambridge
Eight day chain fusee movement with fine wheelwork set between steeple sh...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis Phillipe Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
Each well modeled as a youth in Renaissance dress, one foot upon a gourd and supporting a four-light candelabrum, the arms cast with acanthus, the st...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 / set
Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid.
The case is made of met...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
$1,153 Sale Price
20% Off
French Cut Crystal Bottle Holder or Ice Pail
Located in Essex, MA
Engine turned gilt bronze rim and lions head side mounts, diamond cut cylindrical tapered body.
Category
French Charles X Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Swedish Mora Clock Stockholm Model
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Mora Clock, its been restored and repainted with Milk paints "Oyster White" I found it at an Estate Auction in Stockholm, Sweden.
Category
Swedish Country Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Fireplace Clock of Marble, Bronze & Decorated With Ornaments From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
The French fireplace clock from the 1840s is a stunning testament to the craftsmanship and elegance of the era. Crafted from luxurious marble and adorned with intricate bronze decora...
Category
French Art Deco Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central perspective cube patte...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Bust of Honoré de Balzac, by David Dangers, Dated 1844
Located in New York, NY
Barbedienne cast. Look at the Metropolitan Museum for a larger example.
Category
French Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Sterling Silver Two Light Candelabrum
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver two light candelabrum centrepiece; an addition to our ornamental Victorian silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian English cast sterling silver candelabrum has a circular waisted form.
This antique 19th century table...
Category
English Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Metal Bound Box
Located in London, England
Metal bound Swedish " wedding " box.
H 22cm x W 59cm x D 44cm
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$1,000
Heavy & Large Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Basket, R. Hennell iii, 1842
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1842 by Robert Hennell III, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, features an ornate body with pierced decoration and cast and applied detailing, 4 cast feet, and an ornate cast swing...
Category
English Baroque Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Continental Silver Plated Etrog Box, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed M. Marshall
Category
Antique 1840s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
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