1850s Decorative Objects

Gorgeous antique French parcel gilt and bronze fire grate - or chenet Circa 1850 on this collectable work of art Two chubby bronze cherubs either side, well cast Gilt structure has a...

A pair of bronze appliques in Louis XVI style. Made in France app. 1850. No restorations made.

A fine pair of three-piece lustres hung with the finest prismatic.

Hallmarked in London in 1853 by James & Nathaniel Creswick, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, features a cast border, pierced and engraved decoration to...

Set of 3 Louis Philippe period glass pharmaceutical bottles with original Latin labels. Removable octagonal stopper. Good condition, with a small...

A beautiful and quite large 19th century famille vert blue-ground planter with gorgeous landscape cartooges and floral scenes. This planter is exquisitely hand painted with elaborate...

Pair of antique Old Paris hand painted Jacob Petit vases, circa 1850. Jacob Pettit was a porcelain maker and decorator in 19th century France. His wo...

A fine and impressive sized patinated bronze figure of Chronos, set upon a sienna marble base. A finely cast bronze figure of Chronos, the Greek personification of time. The detaile...

Workshop plaster representing a greyhound, Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879). Cartridge « PJ MENE » on the front of the terrace. France, circa 1850. Biography Pierre-Jules Mêne, France...

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

Noble Pendule/Mantel Clock Napoleon III "Gros à Lyon" Paris France, circa 1850/60 Bronze, matte-gilt with polished edges. On a high base decorated with vines and a putto as Mars in f...

Sculpture representing a cow and her calf, signed Pierre-Jules Mêne. Cartridge « PJ MENE » on the front of the terrace. France, circa 1850. Workshop plaster. Biography Pierre-Jule...

Bronze statue of Buddha standing in the “Abhaya mùdra” gesture of fearlessness. Lacquered bronze gilded with gold leaf, much of which is missing. Beautiful workmanship. Probably Burm...

Marble bust of Corneille Van Cleve by Jean-Jacques Caffieri, France, 19th century.

An attractive and unusual patinated bronze inkwell of a child feeding his dog which is chained to its kennel. The top of the kennel lifts off to reveal the porcelain inkwell within. The child in 19th...

Beautiful sculpture in iron and with wooden base designed by Nino Franchina, 1958, Italy. Unique piece.

Pair of powder-coated bronze candelabras with a design of goat heads at the top and 3 pumas at the base forming the legs. Made by Christophe Fratin (1801 - 1864). Signed FRATIN. Fra...

Depicting a walking turkey on one side and a coat of arms on the other.

Meissen stunning figurine group: The Deal with Goose Model 720 Measures: height 6.69 inches (17.0 cm) width 6.69 inches (17.0 cm) depth 4.72 inches (12.0 cm) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (glazed bottom) model number 720 / former's number 6 / painter's number 71 First quality  Dating: 19th century / made circa 1850-1860 Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Rococo Modelled by: Johann Joachim Kaendler...

Magnificent indoor jardinière crafted with exquisite Boulle marquetry featuring gilded brass, silver, and colored inlays. A superb example of French craftsmanship from the 19th cent...

Incredible portuguese silver jewerly box with semi-precious stones on the lid circa 1850.

An aneroid desk barometer by C W Dixey, the 4inch silvered dial with blued indicator and gilt recorder needles divided to 32 millibars, with curved bar Fahre...

A large and unusual antique French thermometer incorporating a bronze of Napoleon standing upon a silvered bronze column. The base of patinated bron...

A magnificent gilt-bronze mantel clock of monumental form, richly cast and finely chased in the Rococo-revival style. The case is surmounted by a celestial globe above a pierced flor...

French Porcelain and Bisque pottery mantel clock with floral decoration and gilded garlands supporting a French Nobleman and his mistress. Beautifully decorated with an enamel dial and Roman numerals to the French eight day movement with outside countwheel strike signed ‘Miroy Freres...

Very big and Antique church clock from the 19th Century. Comes from a churck in Belgium. (Be aware: the dimensions should be checked)

Pair of French Victorian patinated bronze busts of Louis XVI and le Titien each on a square rouge marble base (signed: Chardigny/1858)

Pair of attractive blue John decorative urns, English 19th century, w. bulbous bodies in exquisite purple-blue and golden tones, with white marble finials and bases, standing on a bl...

Incredible and large pair of "Chevaux de Marly" in bronze with spectacular work on the bases. Circa 1850 in perfect conditions.

Miniature Egyptian Style Walnut Bracket Clock, Barraud & Lund, London Rare miniature English fusee bracket clock housed in an Egyptian style walnut case with ebony mouldings, steppe...

An antique French patinated bronze group of a classical woman seated on a chair and spinning thread. She has a basket of spun thread to her side. Holding a thread at her feet is the ...

French Porcelain Mantel clock by Raingo Freres, Paris French porcelain mantel clock housed in an arch top case with raised stepped plinth and resting on scroll feet. Outstanding hand painted panel to the front with gilt surround depicting two maidens attending a fatally wounded knight. Beautifully decorated to all sides with flowers, birds and butterfly on a white ground with gilt decorative border to the plinth. Chased gilded bezel, silvered dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel Moonpoise hands signed Raingo Fres, a Paris. French eight day movement with silk suspension, anchor escapement and outside countwheel, striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell. The backplate signed Raingo Fres, a Paris and numbered 301. C.1850 Raingo Freres worked from Rue Vielle Du Temple c.1829, also from Rue De Saintonge between 1840 to 1850. The company continued trading in Paris until the early 1900’s. Source: Dictionnaire Des Horlogers Francais, Tardy. Raingo Freres began with Zacharie Joseph Raingo ( 1775-1847) a clockmaker born in Belgium in 1775. He specialised in creating astronomical...

A fine mid-19th century brown patinated cast bronze animalier figure of a work horse in harness. Very fine detail and a beautiful quality bronze. Signed in the bronze T. Gechter for ...

A finely cased desk set in Chalcedony and the very finest gilt bronze. Made up of a letter opener, a seal and a pen. The leather case is lined in its original velvet and silk. The en...

A pair of elegant Flemish pricket sticks in marble with bronze spikes.

French gilded ormolu mantel clock with blue hand painted floral porcelain panels (the panels all separately signed ‘Creilliet Montereai, Medaillon D’or, ...

In the early 19th century the typical, but fine flower vase was made of porcelain. The better ones were mounted in gilt bronze. But the most fashionable were of cut crystal and gilt ...

Sculptural Mid Century Modern curvaceous and organic hand formed vase glazed in muted tones of pastel.

Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...

A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler. Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...

A Mosher cranberry bohemian glass dish circa 1850s to 1890s. Beautifully decorated with a monogram of the original family. The flowers are enamele...

Incredible bust in alabaster representing Mme Pompadour circa 1850

A rare hand-carved and faceted 19th century antique bohemian white opaline centerpiece resting on its original white opaline plinth. The opaline crystal is of the finest quality with...

This gilt bronze mounted mantel clock is formed about a beautiful sky-blue, parcel gilt Sèvres style porcelain vase. The enamel dial is mounted within a gilt bronze drum that is drap...

A Fabulous 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Snake Handle and Faux Porphyry Porcelain Centerpiece. This piece is beautiful and so well made that the hand-painte...

A single Sevres porcelain garniture decorated with hand painted flowers. Fitted with bronze ormolu which has been restored. It is beautifull...

A large pair of relief molded, period, hand-sculpted terracotta urns in lush green glaze. Each piece features two, classical-style goddess-like figures in robes surrounded by foliate...

A highly decorative and detailed 19th century Parian figure group of a Dickensian couple, the couple sitting in their own chairs with a cat and dog beside them, the base is marked “J...

A pair of 19th century wood carved urns with original green paint and guiding. Small hole on top of each one. Circa 1850, Italy.

A pair of French 19th century bronzes of Napoleon the third (1808–1873) the last of emperor of France (1852–1870) and his consort the empress Eugenie. The bronzes were most probably ...

Baccarat crystal and gilt bronze figurine Figure in french gold bronze with baccarat sculpted glass base. The quality of the bronze is exquisite and ...

An Ashford (Derbyshire) black marble pen tray, of rectangular form with two pen trays and a small circular well centred under a bronze handle in the form entwined serpents, the pen trays decorated with inlaid pietra dura borders. English, circa 1850. Ashford marble is a type of limestone which can be polished to a glossy black finish. It is quarried in only two sites in Derbyshire and has been used as a decorative building material since Bess of Hardwick commissioned a chimney piece of Ashford stone for Chatsworth. In the 18th century Henry Watson...