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Period: 1880s
Victorian Tramp Work Box, America circa 1880
Located in Knutsford, GB
Victorian Tramp Work Box, America circa 1880
Carved with chip and notch pyramidal carving
Panels of Acorns and Snow bells, applied in high-relief
Silver handles and escutcheon
Category
North American Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
1880s Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Hand painted box with mother of Pearl adornment. Purchased from an East Hampton estate.
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique bronze and horn pocket watch holder
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique pocket watch holder made of bronze and horn, fine workmanship, pocket watch is included, good original condition
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Double portrait style silver photograph frame
Located in London, GB
This lovely antique Victorian silver photo frame, of a particularly good quality and a substantial gauge of silver, will hold two images in portrait style, each 5" x 3½" (130mm x 90m...
Category
Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small and elegant antique cartel clock, mounted on a wooden base with fabric. The richly decorated clock is made of bronze with refined details....
Category
French Rococo Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs Seated on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century antique grand tour patinated bronze dogs seated on siena marble plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chiseled with meticulous craftsmanship...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Signed Sevres Bronze Ormolu Figural Urn
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, incredibly well done, figural painted urn by Sevres. Signed C. Rochette, this beautiful urn has masterful workmanship and beautiful bronze ormolu and an old Dore' ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period ( 1868 - 1912 ).
Executed with black lacquer, holding a bronze hand mirror ( ekagami)
Configured with five smooth-running drawers of different Size. Two are equipped with slender "hirute"-shaped bail handles and three with decorative pull-rings.
The front-and backside featuring oval grips for easy transport.
Surmounted by a mirror frame in a shape reminiscent of a Shintô shrine torii-gate-
a twin-posted framework with a triangular crossbar flared in upswept Chinese-style gable ( Karahafu) endings.
Resting of the frame is the Japanese traditional handheld mirror with auspicious embossed design of wisteria ( fuji) and lovely patina.
Inscription on the right.
Considering its age the set is in a very good condition with some traces of usage and wear conform age.
Dimensions:
Dressing stand...
Category
Dutch Meiji Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Oriental Style Amphora vases, Porcelaine de Paris, France, 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of amphora vases in white and blue porcelain, richly decorated on each side with beautiful polychrome floral compositions framed by handles with openwork motifs of ori...
Category
French Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Rosewood Swiss Music Box
Located in Norwich, GB
Swiss music box, circa 1890.
Rosewood miniature case with satinwood line stringing, the top decorated with beautiful inlay.
The hinged cove...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Pair of French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Ormolu 3 Light Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A pair of grand tour two tone bronze Cherub candelabra, French, Circa 19th century, The three branches each with detachable drip-pans. Circa 1880 and measuring 19 inches ( 49.5 cms) ...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Casket with Four Baccarat Perfume Scent Bottles
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century French ebonised and brass inlaid scent bottle casket Of shaped rectangular outline, the hinged lid concealing four gilt decorated clear glass bottles...
Category
European Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Oriental Satsuma Vases, ca. 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century oriental Satsuma vases were hand-painted on the finest Japanese porcelain then set on cast bronze bases for the ultimate in Oriental Opulence! An intricate "pie ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Dore and Patinated Bronze Handled Tazzas w/ Putti
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period patinated and dore bronze tazzas/centerpieces. Each circular tazza top is beautifully patinated and further decorated with...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Sterling Silver Armada Jug and Stand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug and stand; part of our wine and drinks related silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug has an elongated pear-shaped form onto a circular pedestal foot.
The stand has an octofoil shaped form with a central swept raised circular well.
The cylindrical neck of the silver jug is embellished with exceptional cast and applied floral and scrolling foliate decoration, all on a matte background; there is an exceptional shield shaped vacant cartouche to the underside of the pouring lip, surmounted with scrolling leaf mantling.
The knopped neck is further ornamented with an interlacing border flanked with plain bands, to a swept portion encircled with pensile bud designs.
The decoration to the body incorporates two large scrolling leaf bordered vacant cartouches, each surmounted with a coronet design embellished with floral ornamentation.
Each cartouche is further embellished with a chased figural mask design to the nadir, flanked with large floral motifs.
Either side of each cartouche is embellished with an exceptional cast and applied three-dimensional winged mermaid and mermen, gesturing towards the aforementioned coronet.
The decoration to the body is further embellished with large scrolling leaf and floral sprays incorporating a cast and applied protruding leopard's head to the anterior portion.
This magnificent antique silver Armada jug retains the original hinged cover, ornamented with chased scrolling lead decoration and surmounted with an impressive cast and applied scrolling loop finial.
This exceptional antique Victorian silver jug...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Black Forest Carved Walnut Jewellery Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Black Forest Carved Walnut Jewellery Box
A beautiful looking, well made piece, it is hand carved all over with woodcock and fauna decorations. B...
Category
Black Forest Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Vienna Bergman Bronze Indian Man on Elephant Inkstand Inkwell Inkpot, circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Stunning bronze item which has function of an inkpot, inkstand, inkwell, Indian man is situated on elephant which is climbing up some stairs, the elephant's...
Category
Austrian Other Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Palissy Fish Jardinière School of Paris, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century Palissy footed wood box jardinière School of Paris.
The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Georges pull, ...
Category
French Country Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
1880s Dutch Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Dutch silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine Dutch silver tea caddy has a navette shaped oval form.
The surface of this antique silver tea caddy...
Category
Dutch Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Three-Piece French Enamelled Glass Garniture, Attributed to Baccarat
Located in Montreal, QC
This garniture is painted with birds and flowers on a pale blue ground. The oblong footed bowl has a shaped gilt rim ,with white jewelling and centering palmettes. The flanking vases...
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mntd. Alabaster Trumpet Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mounted Alabaster Trumpet Vases. Each Egyptian alabaster vase is beautifully hand-carved and hand-polished with the finest stone workmanship. The vases are mounted on incredible quality dore bronze mounts which are of Henry Dasson quality. The upper rim is mounted with a hand-chased and hand-chiseled dore bronze mount with a beaded and semi-circular acanthus leaf decoration. Each Egyptian alabaster vase body terminates to three dore bronze winged putti...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Rare Collectible Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Cat Pepper Pot, London, 1880
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1880 by Jane Brownett, this very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cat Pepper Pot, is elegantly modelled, and real...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oversized Desk Compendium
Located in Amersham, GB
A desk compendium of unusually large size. This eight day clock, barometer and thermometer housed in a nickel and gilt case and mounted on a black marble base is of exceptional quali...
Category
French Industrial Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Steel, Nickel
Bronze Bust of Caesar Augustus
Located in Essex, MA
Very heavy and beautifully cast with great patina.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze and Bisque Candelabra
Located in Wilson, NC
French bronze and bisque candelabra, the three candle holders with removable bobeches, they extend from intricate scrolling foliage and floral extensions. Below is a bisque nymph in...
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Zsolnay Ceramic Jardiniere
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a very large jardiniere hand painted with leaves and flowers and gilt.
Category
Hungarian Belle Époque Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Automaton Picture clock in square frame with oval aperture and windmill
Located in London, GB
This superb work of art combines the beauty of a painting with the mechanical complicities of an automaton and clock. Depicting a rural scene, the clock is integrated into the church, sitting within the giltwood and gesso frame. Also within the painting is automaton windmill, again integrated into the picture atop the windmill. The automaton runs off the clock, so requires no separate winding, The clock is a fine 8 day, fusee movement with gut string, with verge escapement...
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso
Pair Of 6-Flame Art Nouveau Silver Candelabra With Caryatids, Vienna, Ca 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of tall festive silver candelabra on a stepped funnel-shaped stand, based on four lion feet with volute and foliate decoration, radial pleated decoration to the lower rim, the fluting and cone of the foot of plain design with two applied oval panels to the front and back, framed by elaborate volute and floral decoration, on a round, domed disc, in the centre a fully sculpted caryatid in an ancient Greek dress...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Goliath Single Fusee Dial Clock or Station Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
This giant single fusee dial clock would have been made for a public space like a railway station. Made By Swinden and Sons of Birmingham, it has a su...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
1980's Post Modern Floor Clock Abstract Form Floating on Pedestal
Located in Saddle River, NJ
980s Postmodern Floor Clock Abstract Form Floating on Pedestal
Add a touch of futuristic flair to your home with this unique 1980s Postmodern Floor Clock. Featuring an abstract form...
Category
Modern Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19thC Statuary Marble Figure
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A life sized carved statuary marble figure of an Angel. This statue was reputedly removed from a church yard in Dover, England after suffering from bomb damage during an air raid in ...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of Large Royal Cobalt Blue Sèvres Porcelain & Bronze Mounted Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large pair of 19th century French Royal cobalt blue Sèvres Porcelain and bronze mounted covered vases. Each panel is bea...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box Humidor House
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood musical Cigar box Humidor with built in music box
A very good looking and well ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Cloisonnè Vases with Later Worked Electrification
Located in Epfach, DE
19th century pair of cloisonnè Vases, china ca 1880
enamel and cloisonnè. The high of the vases are 30cm and diameter 14cm.
The electrification and montage was done beforehand. Car...
Category
Chinese Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Early Emile Gallé Vase in Clear Frosted Art Glass with Thistle Pattern
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early Emile Gallé vase in clear frosted art glass with thistle pattern.
Carved with motifs in the form of flowers and leaves.
Wavy bottom and top. Enamel work and gilt.
Museum qu...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Important Miniature Japanese Bamboo Basket by Hayakawa Shokosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A miniature bamboo basket woven by Hayakawa Shokosai I (1815-1897) circa 1885, an important example of the work by the artist who is considered as the founding father of Japanese modern bamboo art and the first ever signed his own work thus elevating bamboo weaving from a craft into an art form. The miniature basket was traditionally used during Sencha tea ceremony. It was woven from bamboo (madake) and rattan using...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Dog in terracotta
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Dog in glazed terracotta, 19th century (or before).
Labrador, presumably English.
Category
English Other Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Fourteen English Bretby & Other Emerald Green Cache Pot
Located in London, GB
A large collection of English emerald glazed cache pot by Bretby and others. All in good condition apart from two small chips.
Measure: 43cm high x 33cm diameter (largest) 10cm high...
Category
English Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A renaissance revival style solid bronze box of the highest quality. The deep blue velvet interior has a ring holder. The interior depth is two and a half inches. No key. Austria, ci...
Category
Austrian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Henri Pille "the artist's studio", Ink Pen on Paper, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Drawing by Charles-Henri Pille known as Henri Pille "L'Atelier d'artiste", pen drawing on paper. In an interior with Renaissance furniture, a painter rummages in a large Renaissance sculpted chest...
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Rare triple fox-hunting-themed silver photo frame
Located in London, GB
Rather rare and excellent quality cast and pierced triple silver photo frame of hunting interest. This fine antique silver photo frame is lavishly decorated with foliage and floral e...
Category
Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
The Odalisque, Ancient Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Salvi
Located in Roma, IT
Silver plated Bronze representing a young odalisque, realized in 1886 by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Salvi (1836-1905).
Signature, place and year engraved on base: G. Salvi fece Roma 1886. On base: "Fond. Nelli Roma...
Category
Italian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th C. French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles
Located in New York, NY
A fine and Large Pair of 19th century Orientalist Motif French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles of Magnificent quality and condition, Attributed to F. Barbedie...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
19th Century French Glass Mercury Vase
Located in London, GB
19th century French glass mercury vase
We are proud to offer a wonderful large 19th century mercury filled, hand blown glass French vase. This...
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
English Majolica Bamboo Planter and Stand, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica bamboo planter and stand, circa 1880.
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Viennese Silver Historicism Splendour Clock with Musical Movement, Around 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Artfully decorated silver gilded table clock by a Viennese master:
The base body made of silver, containing the musical mechanism, standing on four volute feet over a square plan, gilded surface chased and densely covered with reliefed and fully three-dimensional decorative elements, embedded enamel decoration and set faceted gemstones and pearls, as well as cameos. Dome-shaped elevation with enamel decoration and appliquéd floral elements and gemstone trimmings on the upper side of the musical movement...
Category
Austrian Other Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique Victorian 1887 Sterling Silver Vase by Frederick Elkington & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This fine...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Antique Ink Eraser/Letter Opener with Sterling Handle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Although the purpose was once for "erasing" ink, this antique English piece can very well be used as a letter opener. It probably did serve a dual purpose way back when. The eraser...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Pair of Neo-Greek Amphoras Vases by F. Levillain and F. Barbedienne, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Levillain Fecit and F. Barbedienne
Pair of Greek style vases made two patina bronze. Each, designed in the shape of an amphora with a flare...
Category
French Greek Revival Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French, Napoleon III Boulle Clock, 19th Century, S. Marti & Cie
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belmont, MA
French Napoleon III Boulle clock, Paris second half of 19th century. The clockwork was made by the famous company Samuel Martin & Cie, circa 1870-1890. (Makers Mark on the back).
The cases beautifully designed with bronze details and Boulle technique inlays. A detailed sculpted bronze victory...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Paper Cut Out Diorama Scene
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Paper Cut Out Diorama Scene
A quite exceptional example of a mid-19th Century French paper cut out diorama scene. Depicting a la...
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique French Grape Harvest Hod from the Burgundy Region of France c1880's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French hand-made wood open top barrel and we're thinking it might have been used as a Grape Harvest Hod? Ideal to decorate your wine cellar or Country Style Kitchen. Many des...
Category
French Country Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Iron
American Lead Ornamental Garden Rooting Pig, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American lead ornamental garden rooting pig, late 19th century.
Category
American American Empire Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Lead
Pair of French Porcelain Pâte-sur-Pâte Vases, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French porcelain Pâte-sur-Pâte vases, circa 1880.
Category
French Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
antique decorative porcelain doll set
Located in Saarbrücken, DE
- rare collection of 6 porcelain dolls around 1860-1900s
- very good condition without brakes or chips
- beautifully handmade pieces, preserved over decades.
- Heart enchanting expr...
Category
Jugendstil Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Matthew Andrew Daly Monumental Fruiting Apples Rookwood Vase
By Matthew Andrew Daly
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and large monumental North American Rookwood pottery vase hand decorated with fruiting apples by Matthew Andrew Daly (American, 1860-1937) and dating from around 1888....
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Meiji Bronze Takaoka Vase with Waterfowl and Moon Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Meiji bronze Takaoka vase with waterfowl and moon design
Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase from Takaoka, in Toyama prefecture, is a city historically known for its metal work. Vase has silver inlay moon and waterfowl, signature on the bottom: Yoshihiko, full name of artist...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Bronze
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