18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

This is a Tokoname ware jar made in the Heian period, around the end of the 12th century. It comes with a wooden storage box. Tokoname ware is pottery that has been made on the Chit...

Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Mahogany Casket of Outstanding Quality and Workmanship and useful size. Circa 1780-90.  A very useful and quite rare item, won...

An exceptional and rare French religious processional shield (écusson), dating from circa 1750-1850. This unique piece features an oil painting on flat sheet metal, depicting a holy ...

A charming 18th century carved wooden coffer distinguished by its unusual slanted hinged lid and richly decorated surfaces. The box is adorned with hand-carved floral rosettes arrang...

Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered. H:30cm W:18,5cm D:19cm

This is a very old Japanese jar of Sue ware (Sueki), fired using a technique believed to have originally come from the Silla kingdom of the Korean peninsula. Similar vessel forms can...

Great pair of small carved wooden candle holders with traces of beautiful silver leaf gilding. Italy, circa 1750 Weathered and small losses and old repairs. Measurements are individ...

This magnificent and exceptionally dynamic 18th-century antique giltwood and polychrome angel sculpture, crafted circa 1720–1750, stands as a powerful testament to the masterful trad...

Bracket Clock John F.R.S. Ellicott, London (1706–1791) Early 18th century, 8-day movement, striking on 2 bells, 4-note chime/repeater mechanism, date display, brass dial, origi...

Very nice carved oak fragment of a Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base

A magnificent and exceptionally expressive antique giltwood sculpture depicting the head of a winged cherub (putto), dating to the high Baroque period, circa 1720–1760. Masterfully h...

Beautiful Baroque angel. Unique period piece made out of wood . Hand-carved Italy, circa 1750 Weathered. Measurement here below includes the wooden base. H:25,5cm W:23cm D:7,5cm

This is a pottery water basin (mizu-tarai) believed to have been fired in Kyushu, Japan, during the Edo period. The wooden storage box bears the ink inscription "Takatori ware water ...

An arresting 18th-century mid-Edo-period Japanese architectural carving salvaged from a historic Buddhist temple. Originally crafted as an exterior gable finial ornament (Gegyo-hire...

A fine quality Antique George III period 8 day longcase clock by James Field of Hempstead, dating to circa 1785. The clock features a beautifully engraved silvered brass arched dial ...

Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head Renaissance ornament. France, 16/ 17th century. Weathered Measurements include the wooden pedestal.

Beautiful weathered oak panel depicting two baroque angels holding a coat of arms. Weathered and small losses, most likely it was once part of a larger panel. France circa 1750. trea...

Plant Fossil, Paleozoic Pecopteris sp/Cyclopteris sp, Carboniferous, ~305 million years old. Discovered in PA. The largest measurement is about 9 inches but please select based on ...

Beautiful small Baroque angel with glass eyes. Unique period piece made out of wood . Hand-carved Italy, circa 1700- 1750 Weathered, small losses and old repairs Measurement here b...

Fern Fossil Specimen, Extinct Neuropteris species likely, 300 million years old. Discovered in PA. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing in May and items will not be available therea...

Unusual long case clock from the late 1700s. The model of this country clock is typical for Jämtland, a province in northern Sweden bordering to Norway. Made by hand around 1790 wit...

Beautiful handcarved giltwoodornament depicting two birds. Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses Measurements individual and include the wooden base. H:28,5cm W:56cm D...

Large Mortoniceras Drakeoceras Ammonite Fossil Specimen, USA. About 110 million years old. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing soon and items will not be available thereafter.*** ...

Neuralethopteris/Polymorphopteris Tree Fern Fossil, Paleozoic Era, 300+ million years old. Discovered in PA. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be avail...

This is a heavy Chinese Export porcelain jar hand painted with a blue and white lakeside scene and dating to the late 18th century, Qing dynasty. This is a well potted piece with a ...

Large Mortoniceras Fossil Ammonite Specimen, Organic Modern Style Display Piece. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing at end of May and items will not be available thereafter.*** Na...

An exceptional and elegant Georgian mahogany tea caddy having a gently curved rectangular shape with concave ogee edge top with inlay, dentil molding, chamfered corners with fluting ...

Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil with Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a second, tiny (1.25 x 1 x .5) ammonite, further demonstrating the size of this one. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs...

A large 18th century fish pan - poissonniere in copper from the South of France. The pan retains its original iron stand. Wonderful quality and thick gauge. A great addition to a ...

An exceptional pair of matching Amethyst geodes from Uruguay, displaying intensely coloured deep purple crystals with remarkable lustre and sharp crystal peaks. Standing side by side...

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** The Conlinoceras Tarran...

18th Century Japanese Edo Period pair of Kyoho-Bina Ningyo (1716~1736), an exceedingly rare early 18th century. An exceptional example of this early style. The finest quality in all ...

Tall case clock with chinoiserie decoration throughout the case, including figures, pagodas, and flowering trees in gold. The hood has a pagoda top with brass finials and flanking co...

Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...

Very old and beautiful hand forged iron candleholder. Amazing period piece with a very pure and rustic design. Despite of its high age this candleholder is still very strong. France...

Beautiful weathered giltwood winged angel head, Italy, circa 1750 Weathered . Measurements include the wooden base. H:18,5cm W:16cm D:8cm

A spectacular and highly decorative 18th-century antique giltwood ornament, dating to the Baroque / Rococo period, circa 1720–1760. Masterfully hand-carved, this high-relief carving ...

A beautiful Amethyst geode from Uruguay, displaying a cavity filled with richly coloured deep purple crystals. The intensity of the colour is strongest at the centre, creating a stri...

This shaped Wedgwood creamware dish, hand-painted circa 1780, presents the quiet elegance characteristic of late 18th-century English creamware. The gently undulating rim frames a so...

A pair of fossil agate coral with a coordinating baroque pearls. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 millio...

This is a Chinese Export porcelain bowl, hand painted in a blue and white pattern, which we date to the 18th Century or earlier, back to late Ming dynasty in the early 17th century. ...

An extraordinary and monumentally scaled antique Italian carved wood sculpture of the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), dating from the late 18th century, circa 1750-1800. Masterfully hand-ca...

A striking Yellow Calcite specimen from Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China, featuring tall crystal formations crowned by beautifully shaped golden-yellow Calcite crystals. The warm hone...

A Swedish original painted blue pine wood box from the countryside of Sweden. Based on the flower decoration style, probably from Centre-North Sweden. The Rococo-period in the Folk A...

A charming George III oak wall hanging candle box dating to circa 1790. Candle boxes were an important household item during the Georgian period, when candles were the principal sour...

A 2000 year old pair of similarly styled antique Chinese pottery horse heads dating to the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) Large authentic painted grey clay terracotta sculptural tomb objects, one with red pigment, one with red over white slip decoration, both crisply molded, carved and detailed. These finely carved horse head funerary figures feature excellent attention to detail and realistic characteristics, moldeled with an upright mane, the wooden ears missing, likely long deteriorated, a normal and expected feature considering the age. The Han Dynasty horse head...

An Extraordinary George III Chinoiserie Longcase Clock, 18th Century Description: This extraordinary George III Chinoiserie longcase clock is a masterclass in 18th-century luxury, c...

This is a Sue ware carrying flask that is thought to have once been placed as grave goods in kofun (ancient burial mounds) across Japan. It is believed to date from around the 9th ce...

Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration. This alms box is made of pine wood painted in shades of blue and gray with carved saint figures onamentations decorating the top. Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. No key avaliable. Overall Measures: Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D Poor...

Tall Bamboo Shaven Jar Ming Dynasty, China Brown Glaze Hand Made Antique

From a life-size fìgure of the god, this exceptional marble head gracefully portrays the finest elements of what Roman Imperial art has to offer. The face is rendered with a distinc...

Impressive and deeply expressive antique oak wall panel depicting Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Christ is shown riding into the city on a donkey, accompanied by His disci...

This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain tea bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is well decorated, continuously around the body ...

Outstanding quality antique George III oak and burr oak brass face longcase clock by William Frening, Suning having an outstanding quality case with a long door, turned columns to ...

This is an old Japanese jar of Shigaraki ware (Shigaraki-yaki). Shigaraki ware is pottery that has been fired in the town of Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, located almost in the center...

This pair of Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt urns was crafted at the renowned Etruria factory around 1775. They show the refined simplicity of Wedgwood's 18th-century neoclassical de...

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Wonderful hand carved winged angel head with its original color and gilding. France, circa 1750 Weathered and small losses and old repair. Treated against woodworm. Measurement here...

Antique candle wax mold used for dipping candles Made of mahogany with a tin liner Great decorative piece Would also look great as a planter on a s...

A striking specimen of vanadinite from Morocco, displaying an intense deep red colour and remarkable lustre. The surface is covered with brilliant, well-formed crystals of varying si...