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Period: 1870s
Ceramic Inkwell, Late 19th Century, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic ceramic inkwell, with what seems to be a pottery oven in the midst of two naivistic lions. You lift of the top lid to place pens and lift up the two lions heads for ink. Co...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Berlin Porcelain Two-Handled Covered Urns, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
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.
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German Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon III Period Bronze and Beveled Glass Picture Frame
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful bronze frame dating from the Napoleon III period. The busts of a man and a woman are represented on each side of the frame. Beautiful decoration of a Medici on the top of ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket
Located in Kent, Dover
An English classical plaster library bust of a gentleman in Roman clothing, with a wall bracket depicting a Roman eagle. Sir Walter Scott after Chantrey.
Category

English High Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

English Majolica Dwarf on Barrel Jar And Cover
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Unidentified English Majolica pot and cover which features a gnome (or dwarf) laying down next to an ale barrel, with a drinking jug in his right hand. Th...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Pair of Large and Unusual Continental Porcelain Eagles, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and unusual continental porcelain eagles, circa 1875.
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Esa Fedrigolli Design Sculpture Center Bronze Enaneled by Esart, Italy Years 1970
Located in Biella, IT
Esa Fedrigolli design vintage sculpture center bronze pocket emptier enameled in refined green, red and bleu by Esart Italy production in years 1970, signe...
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Italian Modern Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chased Bronze Jewellery Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chased bronze jewellery box, 19th century Chased bronze jewellery box, red silk inside, Napoleon III period, 19th century Measures: H: 7 cm, W: 16 c...
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European Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Circa 1870 Imari Chop Plate Featuring Phoenix Birds
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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...
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Japanese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Minton Majolica Cherub Flower Holder
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a cherub carrying wheatsheaf. Coloration: ochre, green, cream, are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category

English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Victorian Sterling Silver Deer and Stag Table Ornament
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique pair of Victorian English cast sterling silver deer and stag models on a plinth; an addition to our animal related silverware collection. These fine antique Victorian cast sterling silver table ornament...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antonio Pandiani : "Menestrello
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antonio PANDIANI (1838-1928, Italy) : "Menestrello" Exceptionnal nuanced dark brown patinated bronze cast Dimensions Height = 72 cm Width = 47 cm Depth = 30 cm Very good condi...
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French Other Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Ornate French Napoleon III Gilt Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in Queens, 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

A Large English Parian Porcelain Figural Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant English porcelain bisque tall pedestal center bowl depicting the tree graces. The reticulated bowl with the center of the three graces on a round footed base. Attributed to...
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English Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of shaft and globe Victorian decanters
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of shaft and globe flat diamond cut Victorian decanters with faceted stoppers. England, circa 1870. Height: 29.5 cm (11 1/2"). Diameter: 15 cm (6").
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Mythological Cast Iron Bowl with Openwork Design – Historicism Era
Located in Hamburg, DE
This small yet richly detailed cast iron bowl is a fine example of 19th-century Historicism, a design movement known for its eclectic revival of earlier styles. The bowl features an ...
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German Belle Époque Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Tramp Art Wood Box. 1850 - 1880
Located in CADALSO, ES
Very hard to find in this original condition, with no restaurations.
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German Country Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted China Porcelain Vase with Gilded Elements
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic vase finely detailed and gilded hand-painted with excellent colors showing different scenes.
Category

Chinese Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Cherub
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian hand-carved and painted cherub presents a charming, colorful and adorable rendering of a young winged cherub, holding a spiral torchere in one hand that can be u...
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Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

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 with a pen in hand.
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Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Black Forest Carved Walnut Hunting Presentation Cup
Located in Essex, MA
A beautifully crafted Black Forest hand carved walnut hunting presentation cup, the basket weave bowl supported by the figure of a gentleman hunter l...
Category

German Black Forest Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

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.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

Late 19th Century Gilt Brass Card Tray and Etched Crystal Centerpiece.
Located in New Orleans, LA
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...
Category

French Belle Époque Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Brass

19th Сentury Napoleon III Period Clock
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century Napoleon III period clock in Griotte marble and Regula. Measures: H: 43 cm, W: 25 cm, D: 17 cm.
Category

European Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Griotte Marble

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with mosaic image of Shakespeare’s Birthplace Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : A rectangular box...
Category

British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket with Cubework c1875
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing basket with cubework design Date : c1875 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central perspective cubework design with ge...
Category

British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, France, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt and patinated bronze candelabra. France, 19th century.
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Robert Cauer D. Ä. Venus with Dolphin, Rome, 1874
Located in Greding, DE
Almost life-size depiction of Venus with dolphin by Robert I Cauer (1831-1893). Full sculptural execution in marble. Inscription on the base "R. Cauer" as well as date 1874 and place...
Category

Italian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Große Historismus-Prunkvase aus Kupfer und Bronze
Located in Aachen, DE
Seltene große Prunkvase in Kupfer und vergoldeter Bronze, wohl um 1870, möglicherweise Frankreich oder Russland. Auf der versilberten Kupferguss-Kartusche Darstellung einer mit Gewa...
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French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Tin

French 1870 Third Empire Napoleon III Pair of Urns in Marble with Gilded Ormolu
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of mythological Urns from the French third Empire period. Fabulous decorative pieces, created in Paris, France during the period of the Third French Empire under Napoleon III...
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French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Large Antique French Marble and Bronze Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning, large, antique French marble and gilt bronze double inkwell. The inkwells’ lids are hinged to the wells and have motifs of swirling leaves with berries culminatin...
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Dog-shaped bookends made of onyx and bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful pair of Italian Baroque paperweights from the 1800s. The pair is made with a truly binding Onyx base. The onyx stone has been carved to make the paperweights semi-equal. Ab...
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European Baroque Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

19th Napoleon III Bronze Candlestick with a Dolphin
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Napoleon III period candlestick in gilded bronze representing a dolphin. Very nice quality.
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Cobalt and Gold Encrusted 19th Century Royal Crown Derby Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Royal Navy Oak Fire Bucket, with Plymouth Armorial Crest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Royal Navy Oak Fire Bucket, with Plymouth Armorial Crest This is a superb looking piece made in Oak and decorated with the Plymouth Armorial Crest, it was used as a wa...
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British Colonial Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Anamilier Bronze Entitled "Greyhound and King Charles Spaniel" by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
Delightful mid 19th Century French Animaliers bronze study of a playful Greyhound and King Charles Spaniel, with rich brown rubbed to a golden colour and fine hand chased surface det...
Category

Art Nouveau Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Door Stop Cast Iron Hoof Sporting Country House, 19th Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fine 19th century country house hoof doorstop - Practical and attractive sporting piece Measures: Height 38.3cm Width 12cm Depth 6cm.
Category

English Late Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

English 19th Century Leather Toy Bear
Located in Kent, Dover
A charming English 19th century leather baby bear with glass eyes.
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Frederick Marson Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Table Snuff Box
By Frederick Marson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver table snuff box; an addition to our diverse silverware collection. This fine antique sterling silver table snuff box has a rectangular form with rounded corners. The surface of this Victorian snuff box...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Royal Copenhagen, Biscuit Sculpture After Berthel Thorvaldsen
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen, biscuit sculpture after Berthel Thorvaldsen. Portrait of Berthel Thorvaldsen. Approx. 1870s. Marked. First factory quality. In excellent condition, burning cra...
Category

Danish Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Emile Gallé for St. Clement, Dish on Four Feet in Hand Painted Faience, 1870s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Emile Gallé for St. Clement. Dish on four feet in hand painted faience. Decorated with flowers and birds, 1870s. In very good condition. Signed. Measures: 30.5 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm.
Category

French French Provincial Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Scent Bottle/Pill Box /Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver combination scent bottle / pill box / vinaigrette; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver combination vinaigrette / pill box / scent bottle has an oval barrel shaped form. The body of the vessel is embellished with applied plain broad girdles replicating the details of the bilge and quarter hoops, which provide anchor points for the original link chain. The piece retains the original hallmarked screw fit cover to the scent bottle, conjoined to one of the aforementioned anchor points with a link chain. One end of the vessel is fitted with a hallmarked hinged cover, which when opened reveals the vinaigrette with the original hinged grille and gilt interior. The gilded grille is ornamented with a bright cut engraved and pierced decorated bordered scroll and leaf design. The hallmarked hinged cover to the opposing end forms a pill box and opens to reveal the original gilt interior; this versatile box could be used for a multitude of functions. The hinged covers to either end of the box are encircled with further applied plain broad borders to the upper portion. This antique Victorian scent bottle...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Huge Porcelain Floor Amphora with Birds Gold Handles by J.Bünzli
By Johann Bünzli
Located in Schöfflisdorf, 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

Antique and Rare Royal Copenhagen Sculpture in Biscuit, circa 1870
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Royal Copenhagen sculpture in biscuit. Sculpture after Thorvaldsen, circa 1870. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 31.5 x 12 cm. 1st factory quality.
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Danish Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Antique and Rare Bing & Grondahl Sculpture in Biscuit, Sculpture of Pharisee
Located in København, Copenhagen
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...
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Danish Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Bing & Grondahl after Thorvaldsen. Figure of Pharisee in biscuit. 1870/80s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl after Thorvaldsen. Figure of Pharisee in biscuit. 1870/1880s First factory quality. In excellent condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 30.0 x D 10.0 cm.
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Danish Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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

American American Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts (CW5595). The quality is superb, chasing is 10 on 10. France, circa 1870. Dimensions: Height 15 1/2", the base i...
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French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Very Fine Pair of 19th Century Regence Style Chiseled and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks. base with doucine, drum with cut sides and knots, designed with waves, shells, lambrequins, flor...
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French Régence Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Copper Coal Scuttle with Scoop
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century copper coal scuttle with scoop is an exceptional artifact from a bygone era, when handmade items were the rule, not the exception! Crafted by a talented metalsmith from solid copper, it features a shape good for both coal or kindling, and includes a metal pocket hidden inside into which one can store the original hand-crafted scoop. Fleur de lys forms were used as anchoring plates...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Bing & Grøndahl, Thorvaldsen sculpture of the Apostle Andrew, biscuit porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl, Thorvaldsen sculpture of the Apostle Andrew in biscuit porcelain. 1870s/1880s. First factory quality. In good condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 33.0 cm x W 12.5 cm.
Category

Danish Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Sterling Silver Cradle/Bassinet Dish 1871
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dutch Netherlands 1872 Antique Oval Repousse Trinket Box in .875 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Dutch repousse trinket box in sterling silver. A highly decorated presentation oval trinket box, made in northern Europe Netherlands, in 1872. Crafted in solid repousse .875/.999 ...
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Dutch High Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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...
Category

Russian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Pair of French Victorian Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Queens, 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

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box by Henry Hollamby c1875
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box by Henry Hollamby c1875 Date : c1875 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Centre...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

19th century Napoleon III Blackened Wood and Curved Glass Angels
Located in LEGNY, FR
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...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Cachepots in porcelain circa 1870 signed H.B &Cie - Choisy le Roi pair.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible pair of planters in porcelain circa 1870 signed in the base H.B & Cie - Choisy le Roi representing "Chimeras winged"
Category

French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Sterling Silver, Rock Crystal Combination Vinaigrette/Thread Spool Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver and rock crystal combination vinaigrette/thread spool holder in the form of a carriage lamp; an addition to our diverse collectible silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver combination vinaigrette / thread holder has been realistically modeled in the form of a carriage lamp. The body of the vessel is embellished with impressive chased scrolling leaf decoration, accented with plain silver borders. The anterior surface of the antique silver holder bears a feature bezel set cabochon cut rock crystal panel, displaying the initials MAUD; this protruding panel replicates the location of the lamp's light. The posterior of the vessel features an impressive hallmarked plain belt loop/hook fastening. The piece retains the original domed hinged cover ornamented with tiered panels embellished with further scrolling leaf decoration. The cover is surmounted with a plain ring loop attachment and opens to reveal the original thread spool. The underside of the lamp is fitted with a hallmarked hinged cover, which opens to reveal the vinaigrette with the original push fit grille and gilding. The grille is ornamented with an engraved and pierced decorated floral rosette design. The interior of the antique vinaigrette cover bears a Victorian lozenge mark which certifies the patent of the design on 8th September 1869 with the UK Patent Office. Condition This antique thread spool...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

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