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Period: 1870s
A Large English Parian Porcelain Figural Centerpiece Bowl
By Minton
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...
Category

English Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

A Large English Parian Porcelain Figural Centerpiece Bowl
A Large English Parian Porcelain Figural Centerpiece Bowl

A Large English Parian Porcelain Figural Centerpiece Bowl

$2,850
French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoishell Boulle clock in a drumhead case with raised stepped plinth, ebonised sides and resting on ornate ormolu feet. Brass bezel opening to an enamel dial with Roman num...
Category

French Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Tortoise Shell

French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock
French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock

French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock

$4,031
Bronze Statue of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux
By René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Bronze Statuette of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux. Cast by Barbedienne. The mischievous Harlequin, arms crossed in contemplation, wearing a grin and a mask, treading the boards of the stage, as befits his leading place in the Commedia dell'arte. Signed by the fondeur, Ferdinand Barbedienne, having the foundry cachet, and dated 1879, and the sculptor's name, St. Marceaux. French, Circa 1880. Paul de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915) Son of a Reims wine merchant, entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris under the tutelage of Jouffroy, exhibiting at the Salon of 1868, studying later in Italy. Considerable success followed, and he was awarded gold medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, having been elected as a Chevalier to the Legion d'Honneur in 1880, and later becoming an officer. His public Parisian works may be seen in the Champs-Elysees (Alphonse Daudet the noted novelist) and Alexander Dumas...
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Statue of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux
Bronze Statue of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux

Bronze Statue of Arlequin by Charles-René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux

$8,200
Large Minton Majolica Wine Cistern, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Modelled by Louis-Francouis Jeannest (1813-1857). Literature: Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, 1989, p. 64, illustrated...
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Large Minton Majolica Wine Cistern, circa 1875
Large Minton Majolica Wine Cistern, circa 1875

Large Minton Majolica Wine Cistern, circa 1875

$40,000
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

Robert Cauer D. Ä. Venus with Dolphin, Rome, 1874
Robert Cauer D. Ä. Venus with Dolphin, Rome, 1874

Robert Cauer D. Ä. Venus with Dolphin, Rome, 1874

$69,338
Napoleon III circular enamel box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Napoleon III circular enamel box
Napoleon III circular enamel box

Napoleon III circular enamel box

$1,200
19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French cold painted bronze on onyx ~ tortoise & hare is a charming depiction of the classic Aesop's fable of the swift rabbit r...
Category

French Belle Époque Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare
19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare

19th Century, French, Cold Painted Bronze on Onyx, Tortoise & Hare

$2,980
Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier A fantastic masterwork of perfection with beautiful fire-gilded bron...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier
Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier

Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier

$7,888
Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box. Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting. Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century. Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870 Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt). Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches). Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
Category

French High Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood

Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood

$2,789 Sale Price
30% Off
An Elegant Pair of Antique French, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure Candelabra
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant pair of antique French, guilt and patinated bronze figure candelabra from the 1870s the pair with two different patinated bronze bust centers with the rest in its brillian...
Category

French Aesthetic Movement Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

An Elegant Pair of Antique French, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure Candelabra
An Elegant Pair of Antique French, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure Candelabra

An Elegant Pair of Antique French, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure Candelabra

$1,750 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns represent the mastery of metal sculpture exhibited by the French during this wonderful era and are of a nice size ...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns

Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns

$3,780 / set
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

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, France, 19th Century
Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, France, 19th Century

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, France, 19th Century

$10,000 / set
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.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

French Faience Chinoiserie Clock, Luneville, circa 1875
French Faience Chinoiserie Clock, Luneville, circa 1875

French Faience Chinoiserie Clock, Luneville, circa 1875

$15,000
Christopher Dresser Moon Flask Vase, circa 1870s
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A blue ground pilgrim flask-shaped vase by famed English designer Christopher Dresser for Minton, circa 1870s. The foliage motif was most likely hand-painted by William Mussill...
Category

English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Christopher Dresser Moon Flask Vase, circa 1870s
Christopher Dresser Moon Flask Vase, circa 1870s

Christopher Dresser Moon Flask Vase, circa 1870s

$2,000
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

Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket
Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket

Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket

$2,263
Pair 19th century candelabra styled in the form of medieval knights
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Pair 19th century Napoleon III gilded - and silver-plated bronze candelabra styled in the form of medieval knights in armor on hexagonal marble bases. France c. 1870s Dimensions: H...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair 19th century candelabra styled in the form of medieval knights
Pair 19th century candelabra styled in the form of medieval knights

Pair 19th century candelabra styled in the form of medieval knights

$5,798 / set
Important Napoleon III Period Cartel, 1870, Dial Signed by Gorini Daleau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Cartel d'époque Napoléon III, 1870, cadran signé par Gorini Daleau, à Poitiers. Bronze d'or original Measures: H 91cm, L 44cm, P 20cm.
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Important Napoleon III Period Cartel, 1870, Dial Signed by Gorini Daleau
Important Napoleon III Period Cartel, 1870, Dial Signed by Gorini Daleau

Important Napoleon III Period Cartel, 1870, Dial Signed by Gorini Daleau

$13,150
Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vases, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill vases, circa 1875.
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vases, circa 1875
Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vases, circa 1875

Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vases, circa 1875

$6,000
Bronze and Marble Figural Orbital Clock, E.F. Caldwell, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and marble figural orbital clock, E.F. Caldwell, circa 1870.
Category

American Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze and Marble Figural Orbital Clock, E.F. Caldwell, circa 1870
Bronze and Marble Figural Orbital Clock, E.F. Caldwell, circa 1870

Bronze and Marble Figural Orbital Clock, E.F. Caldwell, circa 1870

$55,000
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1870, English tortoiseshell tea caddy with sunburst design. It is absolutely the finest one I’ve ever owned! No cracks no restoration absolutely mint.
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design

$6,950
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...
Category

British Colonial Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

19th Century Royal Navy Oak Fire Bucket, with Plymouth Armorial Crest
19th Century Royal Navy Oak Fire Bucket, with Plymouth Armorial Crest

19th Century Royal Navy Oak Fire Bucket, with Plymouth Armorial Crest

$1,640
Elegant Cobalt and Gold Encrusted 19th Century Royal Crown Derby Lamp
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
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

Elegant Cobalt and Gold Encrusted 19th Century Royal Crown Derby Lamp
Elegant Cobalt and Gold Encrusted 19th Century Royal Crown Derby Lamp

Elegant Cobalt and Gold Encrusted 19th Century Royal Crown Derby Lamp

$2,450
19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Nantucket Lightship "Peck" or Half Bushel Basket, attributed to Captain Henry F. Coffin (Nantucket: 1813 - 1889), a very large peck measure b...
Category

American Folk Art Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Rattan, Wood

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket
19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket

$3,600
19th century French Napoleon III Bronze Picture Frame
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful gilded bronze frame dating from the Napoleon III period in very good condition. We can admire the beautiful details of this era, the laurel on the top of the frame, an...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th century French Napoleon III Bronze Picture Frame
19th century French Napoleon III Bronze Picture Frame

19th century French Napoleon III Bronze Picture Frame

$824
Large Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Floor Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Meiji period Satsuma earthenware floor vase, the skittle shaped body painted in pastel overglaze enamels and gilding with a continuous frieze of the Seven Gods...
Category

Japanese Meiji Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Large Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Floor Vase
Large Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Floor Vase

Large Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Floor Vase

$3,615
Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Norwich, GB
A Meissen porcelain oval shaped Strut clock with two putti and well modelled trailing flowers and wreath decoration. (The back of the case at 12 o’clock carrying the crossed swords m...
Category

English Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock
Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock

Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock

$5,261
Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted origin France Perfect unrestored condition natural wear. The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the most important and well-known European madame-de-pompadour porcelain...
Category

French Rococo Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted
Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted

Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted

$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Tall Turned Rosewood Prickett Candleholders
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of tall, 27 inches turned Rosewood with a triangular base on ball feet. Beautifully turned and a very interesting grain pattern from light to dark. Lead filled base for...
Category

English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Lead

Pair of 19th Century Tall Turned Rosewood Prickett Candleholders
Pair of 19th Century Tall Turned Rosewood Prickett Candleholders

Pair of 19th Century Tall Turned Rosewood Prickett Candleholders

$895 / set
Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cartel with its Base in the style of Boulle, brass inlays and imitating tortoise shell, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 17 cm.
Category

French Louis XV Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle
Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle

Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle

$3,060 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Fire-Gilded Pendule Clock 1870 Bronze Sitting Poet Fine Cherviet
Fire-Gilded Pendule Clock 1870 Bronze Sitting Poet Fine Cherviet

Fire-Gilded Pendule Clock 1870 Bronze Sitting Poet Fine Cherviet

$2,419 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category

Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Cherub
19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Cherub

19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Cherub

$2,450
French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Bearded Monarch, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
On a gilt bronze base. The monarch wearing a diadem with strongly sculpted features.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Bearded Monarch, circa 1875
French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Bearded Monarch, circa 1875

French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Bearded Monarch, circa 1875

$4,500
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.
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute
Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute

Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute

$6,336
Pair of Patinated Bronze Renaissance Style Covered Urns, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
The covers of integrally cast.
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Renaissance Style Covered Urns, circa 1875
Pair of Patinated Bronze Renaissance Style Covered Urns, circa 1875

Pair of Patinated Bronze Renaissance Style Covered Urns, circa 1875

$6,000
Pair of "Alesia" Cups by F. Barbedienne and D. Attarge, France, Circa 1878
By Désiré Attarge, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Désiré Attarge Fit and F. Barbedienne Paris Pair of silvered bronze cups, chased by Désiré Attarge after an antique model (Ist Century), known as the Coupe d’Alésia or Cantha...
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of "Alesia" Cups by F. Barbedienne and D. Attarge, France, Circa 1878
Pair of "Alesia" Cups by F. Barbedienne and D. Attarge, France, Circa 1878

Pair of "Alesia" Cups by F. Barbedienne and D. Attarge, France, Circa 1878

$4,590 Sale Price / set
43% Off
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

19th Сentury Napoleon III Period Clock
19th Сentury Napoleon III Period Clock

19th Сentury Napoleon III Period Clock

$2,749
Old English Silver Plated Handled Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Old English silver plated / gold wash interior side handles decorative vase with exterior deign details. The vase is in great condition. Minor wear ...
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Silver Plate

Old English Silver Plated Handled Decorative Vase
Old English Silver Plated Handled Decorative Vase

Old English Silver Plated Handled Decorative Vase

$2,684
Brownfield Majolica Figure of a Child, Titled PAPA
By William Brownfield
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brownfield Majolica figure which features a young child wearing a grown ups hat and shoes, carrying an umbrella. Title, 'PAPA' molded into the base - French and Spanish for Dad. No d...
Category

Victorian Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Brownfield Majolica Figure of a Child, Titled PAPA
Brownfield Majolica Figure of a Child, Titled PAPA

Brownfield Majolica Figure of a Child, Titled PAPA

$1,701
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."
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Bronze Sculpture of a Child Blowing a Kiss, circa 1875
Bronze Sculpture of a Child Blowing a Kiss, circa 1875

Bronze Sculpture of a Child Blowing a Kiss, circa 1875

$4,800
Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870
Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870

Pair of Victorian Two-Colored Glass Candlesticks, circa 1870

$5,500
Aesthetic Movement Enameled Plate Attributed to Elkington and A. Willms, c. 1875
By W. Albert Willms, Elkington & Co.
Located in PARIS, FR
Important tray made in gilded bronze and “cloisonné” enamel attributed to Elkington and Willms. Ornamented with a centering polychrome enameled peacock plaque, made of very high standard quality, mounted on a gilt-bronze dish, decorated in relief with Japanese Nô theater masks. The great Birmingham firm of Elkingtons, was largely the creation of George Richards Elkington (1800-1865), who worked from 1824 in Birmingham as a manufacturer of silver-mounted scent bottles. By 1829 the business had expanded sufficiently for a branch to have been established in London. In the late 1830s the Elkingtons began making experiments to apply the principles of electro-metallurgy to gilding and plating with silver and in 1840 the patent was at last taken out. Elkingtons owed their rise to a position amongst the most important silversmiths of the country to their exploitation of this new process and the two of the most famous designers then employed, both of them French, Albert Wilms (1827-1899) and Morel-Ladeuil (1820-1888), who helped to make Elkingtons’ reputation with their elaborate exhibition pieces. Albert Willms was apprenticed as modeler and engraver to Klagman, Dieterle and Constant in Paris before working for Morel & Co. in London in 1848. On his return to Paris he was employed by the great Parisian silversmiths including Christofle and Froment-Meurice, for whom he designed pieces to be presented at the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris. It was during this period that he joined the firm of Elkington in London as head decorator. Elkington was soon to become one of the first to produce refined pieces in “champlevé” enamel in the Chinese and Japanese styles, which were presented with great success at the London Universal Exhibition in 1862 (see Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture at the International Exhibition 1862, J.B. Waring, London, 1863, III, pl. 211). Willms’ “champlevé” enamels could not be compared, however, with the delicate “cloisonné” enamels exhibited by Japan at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867. This explains why Elkington adapted the ancient Japanese technique to produce pieces according to European taste and custom. Followings the 1867 Exhibition all the major European artists rivaled in ingenuity for the 1873 Universal Exhibition in Vienna. In London Albert Willms presented his luxurious vases and cups in “cloisonné” enamel for Elkington (see Illustrations of Art Manufacturers in the Precious Metals exhibited by Elkington & Co., Inventors, Patentees and Manufactures of electroplate, 1873), whilst in Paris, Ferdinand Thesmar (1843-1912) produced in the workshops of Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) a tray decorated with a golden pheasant in “cloisonné” enamel on copper...
Category

English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Aesthetic Movement Enameled Plate Attributed to Elkington and A. Willms, c. 1875
Aesthetic Movement Enameled Plate Attributed to Elkington and A. Willms, c. 1875

Aesthetic Movement Enameled Plate Attributed to Elkington and A. Willms, c. 1875

$16,139
Pair of Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of neoclassical style gilt and patinated bronze seven light candelabras by FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE Original condition this pair was never touch.
Category

Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne
Pair of Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne

Pair of Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne

$10,000 / set
Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski
By Cyprian Godebski
Located in Paris, FR
Large bust of Adolphe Burggraeve (1806-1902), great humanist, surgeon and professor of medicine at the University of Ghent, inventor of dosimetric medicine,...
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski
Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski

Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski

$10,161
1870 French Empire Style Bronze Dore Candleholders, a Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of French Empire style bronze dore candelabra with tapering malachite stems resting on three lion paw feet on triform malachite bases. Circa 1870.
Category

French Empire Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

1870 French Empire Style Bronze Dore Candleholders, a Pair
1870 French Empire Style Bronze Dore Candleholders, a Pair

1870 French Empire Style Bronze Dore Candleholders, a Pair

$11,750 / set
Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique 19th century Louis XVI style marble mounted dore bronze armorial Bookends/paperweights depicting "Peace and Music". Each is beautiful...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights
Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights

Pair of Grand Tour Armorial Dore Bronze Bookends/Paperweights

$11,800 / set
Large French Gilt Bronze Marine Inkstand, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Large French gilt bronze marine inkstand, circa 1875.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large French Gilt Bronze Marine Inkstand, circa 1875
Large French Gilt Bronze Marine Inkstand, circa 1875

Large French Gilt Bronze Marine Inkstand, circa 1875

$17,500
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870
By Henry Hollamby
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 Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870

$813
Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Marble Covered Urns, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French gilt bronze and marble covered urns with flame finial, ram's head and hoofed feet.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Marble Covered Urns, circa 1875
Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Marble Covered Urns, circa 1875

Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Marble Covered Urns, circa 1875

$9,500
Deniere Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Louis XVI Taste, France, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
The case Jean-Francois and/or Guillaume Deniere (French, 1820-1901); the mechanism (Samuel Marti et Cie (French, 1841- ), circa 1870, finely cast gilt bronze and marble mantel clock in the Louis XVI taste, surmounted by a ribbon tied quiver and torch, the case decorated with swirling florals, the enameled dial with polychrome floral swags and Arabic numerals, the base with bundled acanthus garlands. and rising on toupie feet. The dial marked "Deniere/Ft de Bronzes" and "Paris", the mechanism stamped "Jx/Deniere/A Paris/1565',"Juveneaux", and "Medaille Bronze/S Marti & Cie". Note: The Deniere (Derniere) firm was noted for their exceptional bronze casting, exhibiting at the Paris 1855 World Fair and having multiple royal commissions including the coronation coach...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Deniere Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Louis XVI Taste, France, circa 1870
Deniere Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Louis XVI Taste, France, circa 1870

Deniere Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Louis XVI Taste, France, circa 1870

$10,500
Pr. Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Ormolu Mounted Louis XVI Style Vases, Paris 1800's
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Vases with Ormolu Rope Mounts. Each is crafted from lapis lazuli scagliola and mounted with finely cast ormolu. They...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pr. Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Ormolu Mounted Louis XVI Style Vases, Paris 1800's
Pr. Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Ormolu Mounted Louis XVI Style Vases, Paris 1800's

Pr. Lapis Lazuli Scagliola Ormolu Mounted Louis XVI Style Vases, Paris 1800's

$29,318 / set
Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large, beautiful, and rare 19th century neoclassical reticulated Meissen centerpiece with open filigree, rams heads, flaming finial, and love bir...
Category

German Neoclassical Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads
Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads

Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads

$15,800
Pair of Royal Worcester Yellow Ground Porcelain Vases, Dated 1877
Located in New York, NY
Decorated in relief with Asian emblems and flowers. Both with impressed marks and one with additional green mark.
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Royal Worcester Yellow Ground Porcelain Vases, Dated 1877
Pair of Royal Worcester Yellow Ground Porcelain Vases, Dated 1877

Pair of Royal Worcester Yellow Ground Porcelain Vases, Dated 1877

$9,000
Silver Mounted Striated Agate Box, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Silver mounted striated agate box, circa 1870.
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Silver

Silver Mounted Striated Agate Box, circa 1870
Silver Mounted Striated Agate Box, circa 1870

Silver Mounted Striated Agate Box, circa 1870

$17,500
Antique 19th-Century French Carved Stone Column
Located in Madrid, ES
This elegant antique stone column from the 19th century exhibits expert craftsmanship typical of French artisans of the period. Beautifully carv...
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Antique 19th-Century French Carved Stone Column
Antique 19th-Century French Carved Stone Column

Antique 19th-Century French Carved Stone Column

$2,104
German Porcelain Figural Container, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
In the form of a man in a barrel.
Category

German Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

German Porcelain Figural Container, circa 1870
German Porcelain Figural Container, circa 1870

German Porcelain Figural Container, circa 1870

$900
Pair of Berlin Porcelain Magpies, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Both perched on branches while one is peering down at a snail. Marked KPM Berlin.
Category

German Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Berlin Porcelain Magpies, circa 1875
Pair of Berlin Porcelain Magpies, circa 1875

Pair of Berlin Porcelain Magpies, circa 1875

$17,500
French Mantel Clock / Pendulum Clock, Fire-Gilt, Around 1870-1880
Located in Berlin, DE
French mantel clock / pendulum clock, fire-gilt, around 1870-1880 Solid bronze, fire-gilded, french around 1870-1880, original French historicism. An absolute eye catcher. Finely chiselled gold-plated bronze in the best quality. Functional clockwork. The mantel clock stands on an antique wooden base.
Category

French Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Mantel Clock / Pendulum Clock, Fire-Gilt, Around 1870-1880
French Mantel Clock / Pendulum Clock, Fire-Gilt, Around 1870-1880

French Mantel Clock / Pendulum Clock, Fire-Gilt, Around 1870-1880

$2,331
Sterling Silver Carriage-Form Vase, Gorham, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Marked Gorham Sterling.
Category

American Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Carriage-Form Vase, Gorham, circa 1875
Sterling Silver Carriage-Form Vase, Gorham, circa 1875

Sterling Silver Carriage-Form Vase, Gorham, circa 1875

$5,500
Tortoiseshell Double Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite blend of elegance and functionality, this tortoiseshell double inkwell is a true collector's delight. With its stunning glass inkwells, brass accents, and convenient sto...
Category

English Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Tortoiseshell Double Inkwell
Tortoiseshell Double Inkwell

Tortoiseshell Double Inkwell

$2,950
Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Bohemian white over clear crystal maiden portrait vases with hand-painted gilt décor. Each is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous maidens lo...
Category

Czech Louis XVI Antique 1870s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases
Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases

Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases

$9,500 / set

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