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Period: 1870s
Pair of Gilt Bronze Vases on Marble Stands, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
With frieze of neoclassical figures including Pan and nude males in relief. Mounted on rose marble bases.
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Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Style Bronze and Iridescent Glazed Cassolettes, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
The tops turn over to be candlesticks.
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French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Russian cast iron equestrian sculpture of a Cossack soldier
Located in London, GB
Russian cast iron equestrian sculpture of a Cossack soldier Russian, 1872 Height 38cm, width 37cm, depth 14cm This fine Russian equestrian cast iron...
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Russian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Iron

Gilt Sphinx Themed Candlestick on a Stepped Marble Base
Located in Stamford, CT
A gilt bronze candlestick on stepped marble base with gilt bonze face of a classical figure mounted on it.
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French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse 1
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Highly Important Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères. Artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) Origin: French Date:third ...
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Victorian Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian (19th Century) black marble and gilt bronze trim 3-light candelabras with extensive floral and swag design & lion paw details (signed: HENRY DASSON 1879) (PR...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Fire-Gilded Pendule Clock 1870 Bronze Sitting Poet Fine Cherviet
Located in Berlin, DE
Very fine pendula, circa 1870 Fire-gilded brass clock Clock is from cherviet Napoleon 3 The movement must be checked for accuracy Seated poet w...
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Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Three Piece French Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Three piece French bronze and marble clock garniture, circa 1875.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French Faience Chinoiserie Clock, Luneville, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Modeled with foo-dog perched on a rock and leaning on a clock as it emerges from the waves.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

American Egyptian Revival Carved Wood Pair of Pharaoh Caryatids
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Egyptian Revival caryatids in carved wood with pharaonic attributes. Possibly originally part of a mantel or furniture piece. Good original condition; slight chip to one no...
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American Egyptian Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Large French Ceramic Cockerel, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
The back formed as a vase. Sculptor: Paul Comolera (signed), Hautin and Boulanger factory.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Collection of Four Silver Ladies Purses, 19th Century!
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
For original silver ladies purses all double compartmented Measures: 5x5 and 6x6 approx.    
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French Late Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Silver

Pair of Large Bronze-Mounted Celadon and Gilt Covered Potpourri Jars, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large bronze-mounted celadon and gilt covered potpourri jars, circa 1870 on French mounts.
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Chinese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Huge Porcelain Floor Amphora with Birds Gold Handles by J.Bünzli
By Johann Bünzli
Located in Weiningen, CH
Art Nouveau huge porcelain floor amphora by J.Bünzli who was CEO of the famous German manufacturer KAHLA from ......
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Swiss Art Nouveau Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Three Drawer Copper Lined Hibachi. Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
KYOTO STYLE NAGA HIBACHI (FIREBOX BRAZIER GRILL), Japanese, Meiji Period, The rectangular hibachi is of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood construction with the original copper liner, and a colum...
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Japanese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alabaster, 19th century, woman with a flute beside the fountain, bronze flute. Measures: H 78 cm, L Basic: 30 cm x 23 cm.
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Bronze

Tartan Plaid Box in Original Paint
Located in Darnestown, MD
This colorful tartan plaid box is hand decorated with shades of green; orange; red and yellow. It retains the original paint in very good condition. A new...
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American Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Wood

English Porcelain Covered Vase, Minton, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
In Sevres style (see photo of base). The floral painting signed 'H.A. Steele' (?).
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English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

1870s St. Clement French Faience Majolica Pair of White Pink Flower Vases
Located in New York, NY
A charming pair of handcrafted flower vases, late 19th century fine French majolica, characterized by an unusual conical shape with waist, hand enameled with a gold band, decorated w...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Majolica

American Cast Iron Napoleon Doorstop Standing on a Step Back Plinth, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.
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American American Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Iron

Fine Sevres and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1870. A fine late 19th century ormolu and porcelain mounted mantel clock, the painted dial above a courting couple scene, the whole mounted with a Krater vase and ra...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Italian Patinated Brass and Marble Architectural Model Inkwell, circa 1875
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast in great detail in bronze in the neo-Gothic style, the top lifting to reveal three round openings, lacking glass inkwells, resting on a marble plinth base, raised on cast bronze...
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French Gothic Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vases, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill vases, circa 1875.
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English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Ormolu Mounted Flower Epergne by F&C Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine ormolu flower epergne on raised leopard paw feet supporting the main ring this issuing eight flat diamond cut posy vases with scalloped rim the centre supporting a larger vase...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Large French Overlay Glass Centerpiece on Plinth, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Large French overlay glass centerpiece on plinth, circa 1875.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Pair of Continental Yellow Glazed Figural Jugs, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of continental yellow glazed figural jugs, circa 1870.
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Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Bronze-Mounted Chinese Famille Jaune Covered Jars, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
The bronze mounts are impressed "France".
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Chinese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Bronze Mounted and Blue John Two-Light Candelabra, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French bronze mounted and blue john two-light candelabra, circa 1875.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Faience Vases, Luneville, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Modelled in high relief with eagle attacking a dragon emerging from waves. Marked KGL.
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

English Porcelain Cherub Inkwell, Moore, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Impressed "Moore" on the bottom of the base.
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British Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

La Cruche Casee, Antique French Bronze Sculptural Desk Candleholder, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
The inscription engraved on the gilded medallion in the center of the plinth serves as the name of this remarkable sculpture, La Cruche Casee (The Broken Jug). Made of multicolored patinated and ormolu bronze in the second half of the 19th century France, this absolutely fabulous stationary figural candle...
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French Romantic Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

English Brass and Mahogany Yacht Binnacle Southampton, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
English yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope motif base, oval glass viewing port, with the original removable brass vented side light and carrying handle. Binnacle is fitted with an interior compass submerged in alcohol signed...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Black Glass Sphinxes, Molineaux & Webb, circa 1875
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of sphinxes in black glass. Little is known of this Manchester glassworks, but they had a very successful line in neoclassical pieces of which these are a fine example.  
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English Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Very Fine 19th Century Rococo Parcel Gilt Bronze Candelabrum, France, Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A stunning & superbly cast 19th century parcel gilt candelabrum in the Rococo taste, showing a sculptural central column of entwined bronze & parcel gilt bronze, rising from a pierce...
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French Rococo Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bust of Cape Verde Island Native Woman, Colonial Portugal, ca. 1875
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite and very unusual sculptural bust of a woman in a folklore Cape Verde Island costume, wearing a coral necklace and a bright headscarf was made in the last quarter of XI...
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Portuguese Rustic Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Rye Pottery Sussex Pig Drinking Vessel, circa 1870
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and unusual antique miniature Rye pottery figure of a Sussex Pig decorated in mottled brown glazes with a removable head. The pig is in excepti...
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British Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Pair Of American Brass Dog Doorstops / Book Ends. Circa 1870
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass dog doorstops / bookends sitting on squared decorative plinths. Late 19th Century
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American American Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Continental Ormolu-Mounted Marble Urn
Located in New York, NY
Continental ormolu-mounted marble urn. Onyx stone urn in browns, beige and grey cream with foliate ormolu outward scrolling handles and richly chased lid all on incurving square base...
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European Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Wonderful Victorian Jeweled Paste Set Frame
Located in Riverdale, NY
Wonderful and rare Victorian paste set frame from the mid-late 19th century. An extraordinary and massive piece of "jewelry" for your tabletop. Beautifully...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Brass

Gilt Bronze Equestrian Inkwell, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze equestrian inkwell, circa 1870.
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English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of a Child Blowing a Kiss, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture of a child blowing a kiss, signed A. Lefebvre, entitled "Bonjour."
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Victorian Antique Oak Cased Wall Clock by Lund & Blockley of London
By Lund & Blockley
Located in Devon, GB
A fine quality antique, Victorian oak cased wall timepiece by this well-known clockmaking partnership. The substantial circular solid oak case has a surround to the dial, exceptional...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Fine Japanese Porcelain Pumpkin 'Gourd' Shape Painted and Lacquered Large Vase
Located in Torino, IT
Fine Japanese porcelain pumpkin 'Gourd' shape painted and lacquered large vase. The white porcelain vase is decorated with black lacca panels, fine...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Ornate French Napoleon III Gilt Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze ten-light candelabra with a traditionally dressed man and woman under palm trees mounted on bases.
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Campana Urns After the Medici and Borghese Models
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of patinated and gilt bronze campana vases, after the Medici and Borghese models. Classic egg and dart overhanging rim, above a waisted body cast in relief with a continuous ...
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Reddish Wood Desktop Revolving Desk Bookcase
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique rotating small book mill for your desk, including the small books. The book mill is made of mahogany wood with brass inlays. Including small books...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

French Antique 19th Century Jewelry Box in Burl Wood Napoleon III Period Chest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Charming 19th century antique Jewelry box from France Napoleon III in Burl wood. Quality craftsmanship with amazing finish. Comes ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Japanese Champleve Cache Pot
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese champleve brass planter, featuring stylized flowers interspersed with foliate and arabesques along with beautiful etched work in relief. ...
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Japanese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century Onyx and Gold Bronze French Napoleon III Centerpiece, 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French centerpiece from the second half of the 19th century. High quality object in onyx and gilded and chiseled bronze. Finished centerpiece from the center adorned with lateral mas...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Bronze

Minton Majolica Foxglove Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features foxglove flowers and leaves in deep relief. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton ...
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English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Pair of Neoclassical Style American Coin Silver Medallion Bud Vases By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Coin Silver (.900), Neoclassical-style Medallion bud vases, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, Ca. 1875. Each vase has 3 lovely Neoclassical medallions aroun...
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American Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Burr Walnut, Ivorine & Brass Box Domed Casket with Key 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian burr walnut, ivorine, brass and turquoise bead mounted casket, circa 1870 in date. This wonderful casket has a domed hinged lid with elaborate ...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Slope Lap Desk Set Sampson Mordan & Co 1870s
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian Gothic revival writing slope in figured walnut with wonderful cut brass decorative mounts, by Sampson Mordan & Co. dating from Circa 1870. The...
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Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Walnut

"Flora" and "Grapevine", a French 19th Century Pair of Putti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Les Enfants de Bacchus" A French 19th century Charming Pair of Putti Natural wood hand carved in full round One symbolizing Flora, the other one the Grapevine. Resting on circular...
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French Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

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Marble

A French Regence Style Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Pair of Ginger Jar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Polychromed Chinese Porcelain ovoid shape covered vases Hand-painted with landscape of flowering trees, plants, cranes and birds Ormolu-mounted with finely chiseled and gilt...
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French Louis XIV Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Victorian Majolica Garden Urn of Campana Form
Located in Montreal, QC
This majolica urn is of campana form, half-fluted in mustard and emerald green with moulded matching rim. It was for a flower pot originally but might make a stylish wine bucket ...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Italian Bronze Sculpture of Andromeda by Giacomo Ginotti Second Part of 1800
Located in Milano, MI
Full bronze sculpture of Andromeda, made in the second part of the 1800s Ø cm 20 Ø cm 14 h cm 44 The sculpture is attributed to Giacomo Ginotti, considered one of the principal...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Pair of Candlesticks
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th century pair of candelsticks In ormolu, very finely chiseled and decorated with knotted garlands, branches of leafy flowers, spokes of hearts, leaves of water, pearls...
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European Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

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