1870s Decorative Objects

An elegant neoclassical bronze portico clock. The patinated bronze with gilt bronze accents with round white porcelain dial. The four columns on each side with a plinth base at the...

Minton Majolica flower pot (jardiniere) which features a nautilus shell on a coral-like base which is draped in seaweed. Colouration: turquoise, gr...

Pair 19th century French Napoleon III Period Bronze D'Or Rococo Candlesticks are a stunning work of the sculptor's art rendered in ormolu to literally last for centuries! The elabora...

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...

Bust of Seneca likely made in the Naples area of Italy. Now seated on a faux porphyry base. Loss of a section of bronze at base of neck.

Inscribed Gaudez (1845-1902). On a rotating circular plinth.

A bronze portrait bust of a young aristocratic Parisian woman by Vincent-Desire Faure de Brousse, Titled "Raphaella", the woman is depicted in a lavish blouse with lace trim adorned with a lobed broach and jeweled crown headpiece...

Art Nouveau huge porcelain floor amphora by J.Bünzli who was CEO of the famous German manufacturer KAHLA from ......

A large and fine heavy 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and cut crystal centerpiece. Three cherubs with dolphins in between . Gilt bronze Empire design on the base.

This is a beautifully hand carved alabaster bust of Augustus Caesar. Augustus Caesar was the first Roman Emperor and this day is a remembered in the month of August after his name. T...

Black and red marble pyramid shaped Egyptian style clock attributed to G. Servant, surmounted by a patinated bronze figure representing the Egyptian goddess Isis sitting on her throne. Wearing the Hathor hairdress (the solar disc surrounded by the sacred cow horns), she holds in her right hand the Ouadj, the goddesses scepter surmounted by a canopy of papyrus, symbolizing health and eternal youth and in her left hand, the cross of life Ankh, symbol of rebirth and eternity. That Egyptian style in fashion since Napoleon the First and his military campaigns in Egypt around 1799 was rediscovered in France in the 1830's and above all in the 1860's. Some renowned French artists, such the sculptors and bronze-casters Guillaume Denière (1815-1903), Emile Hébert (1828-1893) et Georges Servant (1828-1890), presented at the 1867 and 1878 Paris Universal Exhibitions, an a-part section dedicated to their Egyptian style production. Their shows drew then considerable attention from the public and the wealthy collectors. During the 1867 Universal Exhibition, one could admire the Stand realized by the French silversmith-jeweller Gustave Baugrand (1826-1870), where his works executed in most Fine materials took inspiration from the Egyptian Antiques, exhibited then in the Louvre museum. Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c.1890), who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860’s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York. But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...

American bronze figural sea mariner bracing in wind against a rope piling and mounted to an oval molded edge base. Late 19th century.

  The stunning casket is of bombé rectangular form richly cast in relief with scrolls, masks and laurel branches and inset with oval cloisonné enamel panels of flowers in blue, white...

Elegant pair of French sphinx sculptures, dating to around 1880, executed in patinated bronze and raised on granite bases with gilt bronze mounts. Each f...

Emile Gallé for St. Clement, Nancy. Antique flower/herb pot in faience with hand-painted flowers and light blue / pink decoration. 1870s / 80s. Measures: ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver dish modelled in the form of a bassinet/cradle; an addition to our baby related silverware collection T...

Rare large Swedish antique and decorative wooden bowl / tray in a wabi sabi style with handles produced in Sweden mid / late 1800s. Original condition with a greyish patina. Dimen...

This oversized 'Carriage clock' in an xquisite rouge marble case with gilded mounts and handle, has an eight day movement with english lever platform escapement striking on a bell. T...

An impressive pair of Neoclassical patinated bronze and marble cassolette after C18th design by french sculpture Claude Michel known as Clodion. Sitting on thick square red veined ma...

Royal Copenhagen, biscuit sculpture after Berthel Thorvaldsen. Portrait of Berthel Thorvaldsen. Approx. 1870s. Marked. First factory quality. In excellent condition, burning cra...

A pair of cassolettes, each composed of a patinated bronze circular bowl with a scalloped rim and radiating interior decoration. They rest on sculpted feet with acanthus leaf scrolls...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver card case; part of our diverse Asian silverware collection The anterior surface of this rare Chinese silver card case is ornamented with chased oriental figures amidst bamboo and foliate designs, accented with a fenced area and simplified structures, all on a matte background. The ornamentation incorporates a vacant shield shaped cartouche. The posterior surface of this silver card case is embellished with an exceptional chased decorated segmented iconic Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, also all on a matte background. The rounded sides of this antique silver cigarette case...

A 19th Century German Rococo Ormolu Clock with Porcelain Figures and Flowers. This 19th Century Mantel Clock Combines An Elaborate Ormolu Framework With A Round White Dial, Arabic N...

An outstanding French 19th century gilt brass card tray and with an inserted, etched and cut crystal bud vase, attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne. From the Napoleon Ill period, hav...

Each relief molded urn flanked by upright handles, painted with roundels with a scene of lovers on the front and back, on a cobalt blue ground.

A large and impressive late 19th century French animalier bronze group of a Pheasant surprised by a weasel, both animals heightened with original gilding and raised on a naturalistic...

Pair of 19th century English Brass Queen Anne Style Swirl base Candlesticks. Circa 1870. Cast brass. Great condition.

Unusual antique Victorian quality lead figure of a satyr musician sat upon a rock playing a flute type instrument. In beautiful weathered condition. Measures: 55 x 23 x 22.5cm Da...

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...

American cast iron Napoleon doorstop standing on a three-tiered step back squared plinth, Late 19th century.

An Imari chop plate. Charming, well decorated panels featuring phoenix birds around a central floral medallion. Japan, c.1870. Minor kiln flaw and glaze flaw. 12" dia. Whitehall Ant...

A fine 19th Century Edwards and Roberts dome-shaped satinwood box with a lower drawer is elegantly adorned with vases and floral swags and cross-banded in rosewood. It is beautifully...

Napoleon III circular enamel box Material bronze and Cloisonne enamel Origin France Circa 1870 19th century Excellent quality and excellent condition Natural wear on its patina Its i...

This impressive pair of candelabra made in the era of Napoleon III in France circa 1870 are very powerful and impressive. Heavily cast with references to the classical past and profu...

Antique and rare Bing & Grondahl sculpture in biscuit. Sculpture of pharisee after Thorvaldsen, circa 1870. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 29.5 x 14 cm. 1st factory q...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large pair of antique German silver table pheasants, part of our continental ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional antique cast German silver table ornaments have been realistically modelled in the form of a pair of pheasants. Each of the silver pheasant ornaments has been embellished with fine details reproducing the plumage, in addition to the bird's anatomical features. These exceptional birds are embellished with the original tail feathers; the tails are larger than typical examples of this style. Both the large cock and hen is further ornamented with impressive cast silver hinged wings; the hinged components indicates the high quality of these pieces. These exceptional antique silver pheasant...

Large French patinated bronze Alhambra Islamic vase made for the Islamic market, beautifully hand chiselled and detailed with openwork Bronze handles, the central medallion with Isla...

A large patinated bronze sculpture "Salome" by Charles Octave Levy . Modeled in the orientalist style holding a sword in her hands, standing on a shaped plinth. Beautifully cast and ...

A very fine French empire style patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock with neoclassical scene. Stock number: CC59.

A Bronze Vase, chiseled and partially gilt bronze en relief decorated with grasshoppers and wheat axes. The best of French Art Nouveau, Christofle et Cie...

An exquisite and highly refined 19th-century marble sculpture depicting a young shepherdess accompanied by her lamb, displaying exceptional craftsmanship and remarkable attention to ...

Very nice 19th century French Napoleon III blackened wood and curved glass frame with two angels sculpture holding a cross. Hook at the back to h...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tea caddy has an oval shaped form. The upper and lower portions of the body are encompassed with impressive bright cut engraved broad overlapping leaf decorated borders accented with a band of scallop and trefoil ornamentation in addition to protruding stylized leaf designs to the incurves of the body. The body of this large tea caddy...

Large head of Dionysus sculpture in white marble, 19th century.  

Stunning hand painted and gilt Royal Crown Derby urn now as a lamp. The detailed painted urn with exotic floral decoration with lavish gold trim and cobalt accent color. The porcelai...

A fine ormolu flower epergne with scroll banding supported on paw feet stamped Osler segmented in four sections, each with five posy vases of various sizes with flat diamond cut bodi...

A Very Unusual and Quite Rare 19th Century French brown and green Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Mounted Rouge Marble Clock Garniture. This three-piece garniture set, comprising a centra...

Modelled in high relief with eagle attacking a dragon emerging from waves. Marked KGL.

Jones and Willis. A pair of Gothic Revival heavy brass castellated candlesticks with tiny pierced decorations.

A pair of large Gothic Revival heavy brass table candelabras each with a row of five graduating candle sconces on a flat base with hexagonal feet.

The central decoration of two lovers in a landscape. The base with a freely painted floral bouquet within a rococo cartouche. The arcuated top with a landscape.

Large bust of Adolphe Burggraeve (1806-1902), great humanist, surgeon and professor of medicine at the University of Ghent, inventor of dosimetric medicine,...

In Sevres style (see photo of base). The floral painting signed 'H.A. Steele' (?).

Clock in gilt and patinated bronze, period Napoleon III, 19th century. Good working condition Contact us before ordering to confirm product ...

Pair of French gilt bronze and marble covered urns with flame finial, ram's head and hoofed feet.

Large pair of Turquoise-glazed earthenware vases designed by Christopher Dresser for the Minton manufactory, dated 1879. Each vase is shaped as a stylised turquoise bamboo, with rais...

Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870

Charming and refined 19th-century agate box, crafted from beautifully figured natural agate and mounted with elegant gilt bronze fittings. Small in scale yet highly decorative, this ...

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this magnificent bronze sculpture depicting the "Winged Victory" from the Grand Tour era. This exquisite piece captures the essence of clas...

A 19th century Napoleon III period clock in Griotte marble and Regula. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability. Measures: H: 43 cm, W: 25 cm, D: 17 cm.