1850s Decorative Objects

French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture – Roman Bull by Auguste Clésinger (1814–1883) Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne Foundry – Reduction by Achille Collas France, 1858 This exquisite 19th-...

French Louis XV Style “Tournant” Mantel Clock, Napoleon III Period, Paris, 1855 In gilt bronze (ormolu) and Sèvres enamel. The base is crafted in white Carrara marble, decorated wit...

A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...

Outstanding antique mahogany 8 day painted face longcase clock signed Johnson Knaresboro with a swan-neck pediment with original brass finials. This a stunning piece, very decorative...

This is a fine and well fitted ebonised Gonçalo Alves Palais Royal travel necessaire / vanity chest, by Maison Smal L. Dujat - Palais Royal 7 (Paris), circa 1850 in date. This sup...

Highly Collectible Perfume Casket, Napoleon III Period (pre-1882), with Expertise. A rectangular perfume box veneered in rare wood, featuring a finely executed herringbone pattern. T...

This is a superb large antique Grand Tour patinated bronze version of David, dating from the mid 19th Century. The bronze statue depicts David with an enigmatic smile posed with ...

Very nice pair of Silver Plated Church candle sticks .France 1850s Triangle shaped base . with Three saints Jesus Maria and Josef.. normal wear ...

An elegant and finely crafted mid-19th century mantel clock by the esteemed Tiffany & Co., New York. This exquisite piece showcases the exceptional quality and attention to detail th...

Palace Size Early Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Ormolu Mounted Centerpiece The centerpiece is formed as a large flared porcelain jardinière with a wide mouth and tapering lowe...

This pair of important and very beautiful vases is made of ceramic with 2 female faces and beautiful and fine decors. These vases were made by Meissen manufacture after the model by ...

This is an antique perfume bottle. An English, glass scent dispenser, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. A charmingly petite exam...

Wonderful solid walnut letter or stationary box Combined with a patent copying press Fabulous colour and figure in the wood Makers mark of S. Mordan and dated 1856 on the press ha...

Brutalist sculpture in Marcello Fantoni's style, 50s. Made of copper metal cut with a torch and welded together the pieces that form it, creating a body of purely brutalist phantasma...

Napoleon III Period Ebony Luxury Box by TAHAN, Paris, with Expertise. Stamped “TAHAN Fr de l’Empereur” — official purveyor to the Emperor. A rare and impeccably preserved example of ...

Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Black Patinated Bronze Group. A French bronze group entitled 'Thesee combattant le centaure Bienor, esquisse' (Theseus slaying...

Fine quality antique Victorian French freestanding inlaid boulle desk set having a quality ornate shaped brass handle flanked by a pair of original cut glass inkwells with inlaid bou...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 14 karat gold snuff box; an addition to our collection of gold boxes. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 14k yellow gold snuff box has an oblong rounded form. The body of this antique gold snuff box...

Antoine-Louis Barye (French. 1796 - 1875) Cheval surpris par un lion, seconde version (Horse surprised by a lion, second version) Modelled circa 1833, cast probably before 1875 Signed on base "Barye", Bronze: 15.25 Inches Tall x 14.5 Inches Wide x 6 Inches Deep (38.75 cm x 36.85 cm x 15.25 cm) Provenance: The Estate of William H. Truettner to be sold for the benefit of The William H. Truettner Fellowship at Smithsonian American Art Museum. William Truettner, Curator of 18th and 19th Century Painting...

Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'The Dying Gaul', Italy By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, polished, metalwork, patinated D...

This antique late Qing handpainted oval shaped reticulated Chinese export porcelain Famille Rose Medallion bowl with underplate is a stunning piece o...

A Fine pair of Neoclassical/Empire white ground porcelain and 24K Gilt Decorated vases with Double Lion head Handles, produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, each marked ben...

This is an antique Edo period decorative planter. A Japanese, bronze jardiniere bowl, dating to the Victorian era, circa 1850. Graced with dashing relief and great tonality Displays...

Spectacular pair of Griffin (lion) motif French architectural 23k giltwood Boiserie relief mirrored panels. Each panel is expertly detailed with carved griffins flanking a floral urn...

This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, coromandel jewellery box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Striking...

Lovely Japanese Edo Period (1603-1867) Imari Porcelain Vase in a European form. Created with a vertical scalloped surface, hand painted and hand thrown . Decorated with a medallion i...

A Fine Pair of Neoclassical Grand Tour Period Hand Carved Verde Antico Marble Figures of Recumbent Lions, After a Model by Antonio Canova (1757–1822) Each lion is carved in verde an...

Beautiful watercolor landscape of the countryside. Two people are walking on a pontoon towards their cottage with their dog. The colors are soft and the horizon seems blurred, which ...

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box. This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...

Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850 With beautiful intricate carvings. Made out birch wood. Heigth: 5.5 cm/2.1 inch Depth: 9.5 cm/3.7 inch Width: 17 cm/6.6 inch

American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting on a squared base, Mid 19th Century.

19thc Italian Hellenistic Grand Tour Carved Marble Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Extractor. After the 17thc Italian masterpiece residing in Museum in Rome.

19th century Anglo-Irish cut crystal footed bowl. Alternating cut prisms with excellent cutting throughout. Round stepped base on square plinth...

A very elegant pair of antique French Napoleon III blue enameled & gilded Opaline glass glass scent bottles or falcons, circa 1850. This lovely pair of blue Opaline glass scent bottl...

19th century giltwood polychrome statue of Madonna is a superbly artistic rendition of the Mother of Jesus, uncharacteristically holding our both han...

A pair of Adam style neoclassical candlesticks, 19th century. With fluted tapering sides decorated with swags, rams heads, and leaf garlands topped with bows. The rectangular bases w...

Very colorful and intricately patterned Rose Mandarin wash bowl featuring five storied vignettes with incredible detail. The border includes birds, roses and...

19th Century Hand-Carved “Clock of the Universe” – Château de Vitrey-sur-Mance, France Price: £18,000 Dimensions: H 54” x W 38” x D 11” Weight: 80 KG Date: Circa 1860–1870 Origin: Fr...

This is a beautiful antique French Grand Tour dark patinated bronze and ormolu urn with ormolu liner, C1850 in date. This stunning bronze is superbly cast and has an elegant brown...

An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...

This handsome mid-Victorian fellow features much detail with bold lines and subtle shading. He prances on a grassy mound in a left facing position and is a rare large size. Most Vic...

This highly detailed study of a Normandy mare is an excerpted model from Mêne's popular Jument normande et son poulain, exhibited in wax at the 1868 Salon (no. 3749), and in bronze t...

A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual...

This is a fine antique pair of French Grand Tour patinated-bronze sculptures of the Marly Horses, Circa 1850 in date and signed to one base. The original Marly Horses were commissi...

A good French Napoleon III period chariot clock of antique vert marble and ormolu. The subject is of cupid riding a fine chariot drawn by a pair of livel...

A delightful letter or stationary box Wonderful colours Similarities to Mauchline ware. Hand painted paper applied to wood, possibly sycamore. Applied hand coloured steel engravin...

This 1850s antique English lead planter or cachepot features a quatrefoil form with lion-head reliefs and lion-paw feet that give it strength and presence. The aged surface has a sof...

Beautiful women teracotta bust according to Albert- Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French 1824-1887), Signed A. CARRIER to the reverse. Green patina. Very elegant women. Perfect condition.

A very fine regulator made by the firm of French Royal Exchange, the eight day movement with Harrison’s maintaining power and deadbeat escapement...

This is an antique planter bowl. An Oriental, brass jardiniere dish, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Beautifully decorated and of generous size, this jardiniere mak...

This is a superb quality antique French malachite, bronze and ormolu mantel clock dating from Circa 1850 in date. It features Louis XVI seated on an ormolu throne chair whilst reading a book. The clockmakers name is inscribed on the backplate. It is of high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. The movement bearing the serial number 29, made and signed by Japy Fils 1849. It has an early French silk suspension...

A finely crafted rosewood box from the mid 19th century possibly used as a cent or ink box. The exterior features richly grained rosewood with a high polish and is accented with orna...

Large Dutch delft vase, circa 1850. Hand painted with birds and flowers. Measures: Height / 21.3 inches. Diameter / 11.5 inches.

A pair of important ornamental Russian jasper urns with ormolu mounts, provided with scrolling acanthus forming handles, holding heavy draperies falling do...

English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...

1461 Antique wood cash box with iron handles

Large Exceptional Swedish Stone Box, ca 1850 Beautiful octagon-shaped tobacco box made of Swedish limestone. With small fossils throughout the stone, and the knob made from a fossil...

Magnificent wall clock in gilt bronze, very finely chiseled in the Louis XV rocaille style with acanthus leaves and flowers decoration. Parisian work of superb quality, very beauti...

Exquisite rare genre group from the 19th century: Two ladies and a gentleman in elaborate, elegant Rococo clothing sitting on richly decorated armchairs around a triangular marble table...

French Ormolu and porcelain mantel clock of Classical design dating from the mid-19th century stamped in the mint and original Ormolu H. Picard. Numbered in the bronze, 1297. The original ormolu is in quite pristine and totally original condition. The case inset with painted porcelain panels with fruit and floral decoration in the classical style. The clock surmounted by a Bacchanalian mask and two handled vase with grapes, standing on six vase shaped feet on a velvet plinth...