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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s
Located in Lejre, DK
A Louis XVI French barometer adorned with intricate carvings and original gilding, dating back to the late 1700s. This exquisite piece stands as a tes...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Important 15th Century Polychrome Wood Virgin and Child
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important 15th century polychrome wood virgin and child
Origin: Southern Germany
Period: Late 15th Century, Ca. 1480-1490
Height : 125 cm
Polychrome limewood
Good condition
Provenance : Private collection, Alsace, France.
As soon as 1430, sculpture starts a major and deep stylistic evolution than will unfold over a century, until around 1530. We call it the International Gothic. This production is particularly interested in a quest for realism.
This important Virgin and Child wears a long red dress with a round gilded neckline. A delicate golden belt...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Leeds pearlware shaped creamware tea caddy, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique Bombay shaped English pearlware tea caddy with a distinctive decoration in blue cobalt. The caddy is hand decorated with flower pendants draped from rings painted from a cont...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Large Scale Period Louis XIV Boulle Cartel Clock with Matching Plinth/Bracket
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Grand scale boulle Cartel clock and matching plinth, the ebonized wood case is embellished all-over with gilded bronze mounts (re-gilt). The medall...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 1784
Located in High Point, NC
A wood bowl produced in Sweden, dated 1784.
Dimensions: 4.9” H x 22” W x 9.5” D
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Treen Yew Wood Lidded Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Lovely 18th century Georgian lidded jar or condiment pot hand carved and turned from a beautiful piece of yew wood. Rich and warm patina from age and use...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Yew
255.07 Gram Beautiful Black Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Beautiful Black Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
Weight: 255.07 Gram
Dimension : 5 x 4.7 x 5.2 Cm
Origin : kunar, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystalline silicate mineral grou...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rare Scottish George III Corporation Treasury Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Scottish George III corporation treasury box, dated 1772, of caddy form, the lid with cove molded edge, the front with polychrome decoration commemorating the Edinburgh Corporat...
Category
Scottish George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A rare 17th century English eight-day spring-driven table clock by J Gerrard
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare Late 17th Century English Eight-Day Spring-Driven Table Clock, Circa 1700. England
Signed J. Gerrard.
This exceptional late 17th-century English eight-day table clock is a s...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair Large Blue and White Delft Jars Made Netherlands 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of 18th-century blue and white Delft jars are hand-painted in deep cobalt blue with an all-over design of flowers and scrolling vines.
The jars are octagonal with...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a diminutive burled walnut vargueno, collector or valuables cabinet, with molded cornice and drop front, opening to a multi-drawer ...
Category
Spanish Moorish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Pair of 3-Light George III Cast Silver Candelabras
Located in London, GB
A spectacular pair of George III cast silver candlesticks made by Frederick Vonham in 1762 with the addition of a pair of 3-light a...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
17th Century Pair of Dutch Bronze Candlesticks.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century Pair of Dutch Bronze Candlesticks.
Very rare pair of Dutch Baroque heavy bronze cast candlesticks with a four-sided base, circa 1680. The very large square base is crea...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Cupid in parkland'
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple with Cupid in parkland, the white base with flowers on a gilt diaper ground ...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1780
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique 18th Century Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, decorated with pink enamel and gilt Rococo cartouche containing romantic figural and animal ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, c. 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick shaft has a knob directly under the candle cup with a scolloped bobeshe. The candle cup sits above a slightly tape...
Category
Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Antique Dutch Etched Oval Brass Tinder Tobacco Snuff Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century oval brass Dutch tinder / snuff / pill box, etched with phrases and a landscape of two figures plowing a field.
Voor ene goede vrind / for a good friend \[...
Category
Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Swedish Decorative Wabi Sabi Dark Brown Wooden Bowl in Birch Dated 1793
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish dark brown antique decorative wooden bowl made out of birch wood produced in Sweden, 1793. In good condition with some old and genuine repairs.
Dimensions: H: 13 cm / ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
Antique 17/18C Japanese Arita Kakiemon Unusual shaped Bowl Flowers Shibata
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy with this new arrival.
Hexagonal Arita kakiemon bowl of unusual shape and design and size. Landscape scene with birds, trees, flowers and pomegranates.
Period; 17/18C
S...
Category
Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
Located in Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
Hand made marks around the vase.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Dutch Tobacco Box Engraved Brass Snuff Box Brass with Figures
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Dutch brass tobacco box with hinged lid engraved with five circular medallions containing the busts of male noblemen figures with inscriptions and dates, the most recent...
Category
French Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other, Brass
Chinese Large Mother of Pearl Mounted Armorial Tea Caddy for MacPherson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare, incredible and large antique Chinese carved mother of pearl mounted tea caddy with armorial for MacPherson and dating from circa...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Fossil Ray Fish Rhinobatos Hakelensis & Sawfish Libanopritis Hiram 1M Slab
Located in Scorton, GB
This exceedingly rare and exceptional fossil plate showcases a significant discovery of a ray fish [Rhinobatos hakelensis] and Sawfish [Libanopristis hiram], both complete and preser...
Category
Lebanese Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Located in Greding, DE
Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Lions and Attendants, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late Ming Dynasty, first half of the 17th century, Shanxi, China. Presented on custom 20th century wood and lacquer table-form stands.
This pair of lions and attendants portray Buddhist lions...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
18th Century, Roman Architectural Capriccio Attributed to Francesco Chiarottini
Located in IT
Francesco Chiarottini (1748-1796)
Roman Architectural Capriccio
Oil on glass, cm 52 x 67 without frame, 63.5 x 79cm with frame
The valuable painting, attributed to the Italian p...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
18th Century Brass Mounted "Marriage" Dowry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Exquisite Indian craftsmanship made of teak with decorative brass on a patinated surface. The brass fittings are hand-beaten, showcasing the exceptional skill of the artisans who cre...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Islamic Pottery Bowl with Figurative Paint Kashan Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An earthenware bowl supported on a foot ring decorated with elaborate slip paint. The bowl was likely made in Kashan (in nowadays Iran) during 12-14th century, in Khwarazmian Empire,...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Genuine Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (76.3 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Blue and White Dutch Delft Plate or Dish Netherlands Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th century blue and white Delft plate was hand painted circa 1780.
The lively scene in the center features flowers, flower buds, and a polka-dotted vase.
The border is decorat...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
18th Century Indian Bronze of the Goddess Durga
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Durga is a warrior goddess in the Hindu culture, she is the protector of the good depicted here multi-armed with a sword, a trident, the wheel and a jewel in her hands. She is flanke...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Floral Planter
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Beautiful antique Chinese vase with floral design in blue. It has a rimmed brown design on both the top and bottom. Height: 9.75 in, Width: 12.25 in, Base Width: 6.75 in
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Life-Size Carved Wood Sculpture of a Man's Head circa 1700 South European
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning life-size carved wood sculpture of a man's head dating from circa 1700 in the south of Europe.
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted Netherlands 17th Century, Circa 1685
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft charger was hand-painted with a chinoiserie scene in the late 17th century.
The decoration style was taken directly from Kraak porcelain...
Category
Dutch Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Italian 17th Century Pair Decorative Torchères Hand-Carved Walnut Giltwood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian precious original 17th century pair of decorative columns , Torchères, hand-carved walnut gold leaf covered, on a tripod base.
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Italian 3 spout brass oil lamp with wick implements, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass three spout Lucerne oil lamp on a solid brass rod threaded with a shield form finial and supported by a conical centered circular base with...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rare Tabletop Amethyst Formation with Calcites Goethite & Quartz
Located in London, GB
A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long formation preserves prominent golden calcites crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptural...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
18th C, Southern France, Madonna and Child, Carved and Polychrome Wood
Located in Leuven , BE
Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticised the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug Salt Glazed Stoneware, Germany.
This is a very fine and early example of a renowned ‘bartmann’ / ‘baardman’ of ‘Bellarmine’ jug ...
Category
German Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Blue and White Antique Delft Charger Plate 18th Century Netherlands Circa 1770
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This lovely 18th-century Dutch Delft charger showcases hand-painted decoration in deep, dark blue.
We see ten panels of floral decoration filled with tulip bulbs and scrolling vines....
Category
Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Chinese Sui Dynasty White Glazed Jar with Loop Handles, 6th-7th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Chinese high fired white glazed jar with four lug handles, Sui Dynasty (581 to 618), probably Heibei Province.
The voluptuou...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Antique Georgian Papier Mache Snuff Box
Located in Newark, England
Featuring multiple Landscape Scenes
From our Collectables collection, we are delighted to introduce this Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200
Located in Portland, OR
An important Islamic Khurasan bronze and silver-inlaid inkwell & cover, Eastern Persia, Circa 1200.
The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall knopped finial and inlaid with a twin band of scrolled silver. The base of the dome and the rim of the cover having bands on interlaced silver inlay, the inkwell having three loop handles.
The body of the inkwell having two bands of silver inlaid Naskh script, between the bands are twin panels...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Excavated painted earthenware from South America/Ecuador or Colombia
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
In ancient times, the Nariño culture flourished in the area around the Colombia-Ecuador border, and it is believed that this polychrome pottery emerged from that culture.
The front a...
Category
Colombian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
184.68 Gram Pretty Fadan Quartz Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
184.68 Gram Pretty Fadan Quartz Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan
Weight: 184.68 Gram
Dimension: 6.2 x 6.6 x 5.3 Cm
Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
What is special about quartz?...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Very Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/Beautiful Glaze/Wabisabi Vase/10th-11th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very rare Japanese antique pottery pot.
This is Japanese Sue pottery.
Sue pottery is called "sueki" in Japanese.
This type o...
Category
Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Dutch Delft Plate with Walking Man Scene, Circa 1780
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This hand-painted plate, made in the Netherlands around 1780, features the "Walking Man," a decorative motif commonly found in 18th-century Dutch Delftware.
The image depicts a man i...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Circa 1650 Sheet Iron Money Chest from Southern Germany with Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
In 15th and 16th century Europe, the works of blacksmiths from southern Germany were known far and wide. Demand for products by these skilled metal workers spread as far as the Scandinavian countries. Perhaps one of the most intriguing items that was produced by these workshops was the iron money...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
18th Century George III Bombe Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
A superb mid-18th century George III period bombe tea caddy. English, circa 1760.
Why we like it
A totally original example complete with tin caniste...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
English 18th Century Chinoiserie James Hewitt of Sunderland Tall Case Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period tall case clock from the mid 18th century, with chinoiserie décor and brass face by James Hewitt of Sunderland. Created in En...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Scatola Italiana XVIII Secolo Laccata in Azzurro con Finta Carta e Fiorellini
Located in Milano, MI
Cofanetto Italiano, scatola con coperchio Laccata con Finta Carta e Fiorellini fine 1700. Realizzata nei toni dell’azzurro e decorata su tutti i lati con fiori e racemi in color ros...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Fir
Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations.
Rare find.
France, circa 1600-1700
Weathered and some losses.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
"La tentation de Saint Antoine" Engraving 17th according to Jacques Callot
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The Temptation of Saint Anthony inspired by Jacques Callot. The engraving is almost identical to the one made by Jacques Callot. The detail...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Gavelle L'e Aaria
Located in Warsaw, PL
Antique French portico clock is crafted in Empire style during the reign of Napoleon in the 19th century. The Empire style gives the antique clock...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terra...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
Mankind has loved hematite for its sleek beauty and red undertones since its first discovery. It has been utilized as a reddening pigment by the ancient Egyptians, mined by the Etrus...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Metal
17th Century Dutch Wooden Coat of Arms Cartouche on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the 1600s, this wooden coat of arms cartouche depicts an ornate crest atop a shaped console with several charges. The cartouche is Dutch, considerably predating the fo...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I was able to obtain a very rare item.
This is a sculpture of the god ``Shinzo''.
"Shin" = God
"zo" = statue
Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in all things in the universe, and there have been many shrines.
In the 6th century, Buddhism was introduced and gradually spread throughout Japan.
Around the 8th century, the idea that gods follow the teachings of Buddha spread.
Until the Edo period, God and Buddha became one and the idea of ``Shinto and Buddhism syncretism'' was established.
This statue was created during such a history.
Originally, the image of God was invisible and could not be understood as something tangible.
However, with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, idol worship was also introduced, and the idea that the gods follow the teachings of Buddha was also propagated at the same time in order to spread the teachings of Buddhism.
Around that time, around the 9th century, the first statues of gods...
Category
Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Cypress
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