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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Charles II Month Going Marquetry Longcase Clock by John Wise
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb Charles II month duration floral marquetry longcase clock by the well-known maker John Wise, c. 1680-85. Measure: 10". The case is of the highest quality and decorated throughout in very attractive floral marquetry depicting spring flowers and birds showing a high level of sophistication with a glazed circular lenticle to the door. Similarly, the rising hood is decorated with blind frets around the top and surmounted by a shallow caddy decorated by five gilt wooden ball finials. It is flanked by prominent gilt brass-capped solid barley twist columns, with blind fretted panels to the sides. The month-going nicely finned and knopped five pillar movement has reversed going and striking trains, the striking train (on the right) being regulated by a small outside countwheel. The going train has anchor escapement and a seconds pendulum. The movement is fronted by a 10-inch brass dial with an unusual narrow silvered chapter ring, seconds ring and date aperture. It has elaborate cherub-head spandrels in the corners and is signed along the bottom John Wise Londini Fecit. The middle is finely matted, whilst the time is indicated by a fine pair of blued-steel hands, the hour hand richly pierced. The maker John Wise was born in Banbury shortly before 17 March 1624, the date of his baptism. He was the son of John and Ann Wise and a cousin of Joseph Knibb...
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British Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Later 17th Century Spanish Wood Sculpture of St. Sebastian
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 17th century wood sculpture of St. Sebastian, Spanish. An extraordinarily moving piece of Spanish Baroque sculpture. Only the gesso traces remain of the original highly painted...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Pair of Grand-Tour Style Polished Onyx Obelisks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Pair of Grand-Tour Style Polished Onyx Obelisks 5x5x19h
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx

18th Century French Glazed Porcelain Apothecary/Pharmacy Jar - 'CER: GALENI'
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 18th Century french glazed porcelain apothecary/pharmacy jar with lid - 'CER: GALENI' By: Charles-Antoine Acloque Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel Technique: molded,...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Belgian Bluestone Cone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These 18th-century cone sculptures are made from premium Belgium bluestone and are ideal for enhancing any indoor or outdoor design project. Their unique shape provides a striking vi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
In Medieval Europe and even more during the early 16th century fantastic beasts could be found in Bestiaries, a literary genre close to poetry. A bestiary used the characteristics of...
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Italian Early 18th Century Terracotta Fragment
Located in Bozeman, MT
Italian early 18th century terracotta fragment of an face mounted on stand. Ca 1690 - 1710 Italy. Measurements with stand H 15 W 9 D 6.6 cm.
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) Fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This incredible cluster of trilobites is found in it's original matrix and displays 4 complete or partial fossils throughout. This cluster comes with an acrylic stand so you can prop...
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Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Cement, Other

Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian scrollwork tea caddy, circa 1780. The caddy of hexagonal shape, the front, back & cover with overall decoration of paper s...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ivory, Mahogany, Satinwood, Paper

Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500. The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso, Wood

A Pair of French Maurin Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Urns and Covers
Located in London, GB
Presenting a magnificent pair of French Maurin green marble urns and covers exuding opulence and grandeur in the Louis XVI style, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. Ea...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel Silver Plated Candleholders, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two Brutalist stackable candle holders design Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel in silver plated for BMF Nagel, made Germany 1960s Please ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to the interior with sprays of flowers and leaves, with ...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Candle Mold In Fruit Wood From The 1800s
Located in Søborg, DK
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...
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English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Tin

An 18th C. Silver Mounted Mughal Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Silver Mounted Mogul Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box. The jade is the finest quality with a natural even green tone. It is beautifully hand-carved and ...
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Mongolian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Jade, Silver

13th Century Chinese Song Dynasty Shipwreck Vessel, China
Located in New York, NY
13th century China Song Dynasty small four handled shipwreck vessel. Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water. Part of a very large collection of shipwrecked pot...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

American Copper, Brass, and Wrought Iron Plantation Cauldron on Stand, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American copper and wrought iron plantation cauldron with brass ring mounts, original wrought iron folding handle, and supported by the original circular fitted three leg Stand...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron

Amethyst Crystal Specimen on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
A large specimen mounted on metal display.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst

Antique Chinese Porcelain Tianqi / Chongzhen Plate, 16/17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate from ca 1620-1650. Unusual plate with central carvings of a Foo Lion, never seen before (difficult to capture the carvings properly, I treid with my pho...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Figures of Mythical Characters
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain large mythical figures, Probably of Shouxing, God of Longevity Circa 1775 The two Chinese Export figures stand on green shaped bases and although they a...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pocket Watch, Engraved André Hessen. Gold, Enamel, Paris, France, Ca 18th C
By André Hessén
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, engraved André Hessen. Gold, enamel. Paris, France, towards the last third of the 18th century. Has faults. Pocket watch in a case decorated with enamels on the back (inside a pearl band you can see a composition with a clear classicist influence with a female figure, perhaps an allegory of the arts...
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European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other

French Pair Of 14th Century Lion Sculptures
Located in Round Top, TX
A sensational pair of Lion Sculptures from the Avignon area of France. Wonderfully carved from a hard calcareous stone. Fabulous patina. Perfect accent pieces for any traditional or ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Large Antique Qianlong Chinese Porcelain Blue White Plate/Charger China, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A highly unusual and high quality Charger from the 18th century, Qianlonzg period. Very thinly potted. With a lovely scene of landscape. Additional information: Material: Porcelain ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Genuine Sericho Pallasite Meteorite Slab (394.3 grams)
Located in New York, NY
In 2016, large masses of the Sericho pallasite meteorite were acquired from villagers in Isiolo County, Kenya, marking its formal discovery. The olivine crystals range in colour from...
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Kenyan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other, Iron

Early 18th Century Portuguese Carved Giltwood Church Torchère, Candleholder
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall early 18th century Portuguese gilt oak church torchère with deep foliate carvings on a tripod base. This torchère can easily be converted into a ...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

Art Deco Vase Daum Nancy Acid-Etched Glass Vase, circa 1910-1925 French Glass
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Step into the elegance of the Art Deco era with this exquisite Daum Nancy vase, a testament to the unparalleled craftsmanship and timeless beauty of French glassmaking. Dating back t...
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French Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century French Folk Antic Art Ceramic Bottle or Vase Realised in La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
France - La Borne 18th century ceramic pottery vase or bottle Original good condition Brown and grey frigin colors Some little losses...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Massive X-Large Granite Stone Mortar 17th Century
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This Massive 17th-century granite mortar is an impressive and substantial piece, showcasing both functionality and artistry. Crafted from solid granite, its unique color palette and ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Granite

Torchere Iron Candle Gothic Tripod High 122cm., 4ft
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking elegant classical form Lovely thick lustrous patina Juxtapses with modern and contemporary interiors and collections Could be electrified as a floor standing lamp The pan wi...
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Italian Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian 18th C. Majolica Wet Drug or Syrup Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautifully decorated 18th century Italian Majolica faience ‘wet’ or syrup albarello/drug jar. Blue and white having a front reserve, blue and white scrolls to body. Beautifully de...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Head of a crowned Virgin - Lorraine, first half of 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin Lorraine, first half of 14th century. H26 x 14 x 14 cm Provenance : - Private Collection, Paris France (1960) Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (1980) Ex...
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Antique Italian Baroque Marble Angel, 1680-1720
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian baroque marble angel. Partly painted, in original untouched condition. Is missing a few fingers. Previously repaired (see photos). Italy, 1680...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Italian Baroque Religious Madonna and Child Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An 18th-century Italian sculpture of a draped Madonna, masterfully carved in polychrome and gilded wood. The Virgin, gracefully veiled, holding the infant Jesus on her lap with a st...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Louis XVI carved and gilded barometer
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A lovely French Louis XVI carved and gilded barometer, c. 1785.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Glass Golf Dish with Raised Golfer in the Lid
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage glass golf box & cover. An Art Deco glass Jewelry box, dish, of rectangular form with lid. The pressed lid moulded with relief golfer in full backswing. We have had a 'Golf Baccarat...
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French Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls
Located in London, GB
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a carved ‘Dragonfly’ Marble 16th / 17th Century England Size: 36cm high, 28cm w...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic Bowl, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian green ceramic bowl serie Aluminia Marselis designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark, 1950s.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Prehistoric Brannerion Fossil Fish Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This rare Brannerion fossil specimen of a prehistoric fish is an impressive find from an ex private British collection. Believed to be from Brazil, t...
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Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Large Natural Fossilised Ammonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale natural fossilised ammonite specimen. Sourced from South Ferriby Quarry, Lincolnshire, this striking fossil is of impressive scale, prominent structure, and museum qual...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A relatively small and extremely attractive late 17th century English eight-day spring-driven double basket table clock signed on the backplate Asselin London, dating to the period c...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

English Bracket Clock, George III Period, 18th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
18th century English bracket clock, George III period. John Grant of fleet street, London, circa 1790. George III period ebonized...
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Great Britain (UK) George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Petite Pre-Columbian Chupícuaro Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
This small olla jar is a beautiful example of Mesoamerican pottery, decorated with red, white, and orange slip in the style of Chupícuaro ware. Th...
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Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Japanese Namban lacquer transition-style coffer with two drawers Kyoto/Nagasaki, circa 1650 The cartouches with gilt and red decorations of leaves...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Cypress

Important Early Edo Period 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare and Important 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet, 19 cm H, 17cm W, 16.5cm D. The exquisitely decorated cabinet depicts fine floral raised scenes to each side. l...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Dutch Delft Pottery Polychrome Beaker Vase by Pieter Kocx/De Grieksche A
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Dutch Delft pottery beaker form vase. By Pieter Adriaensz Kocx of De Grieksche A. With a white ground and decorated with floral motifs in reds, blues, and greens and with gi...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts...
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Norwegian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

19th Century Set of Three Picher "Cantaro" from Calanda, Spain, Terracotta Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Pitcher ‘cantaros’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain. A rare piece from a Private collection, circa 1890. Other examples can be seen in the Museo de Zaragoza. With gorgeous original patina, this jar features the characteristic charcoal-colored hand streaking typical of 18th and 19th century pottery from Calanda, as well as Classic sun symbols...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Important 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 1 3/4in W: 3 1/2in D: 2in This Mid 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen is truly a spectacular piece and is of the highest quality! If you look at the p...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Jiajing/Wanli Period Chinese Porcelain Dish Charger Floral Swatow Antique, 17 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and very nice Blue and White Charger/Dish from the Jiajin/Wanli Period. Dish on footring, decorated in underglaze blue. In the centre a circle containing a flying crane between cloud...
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Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique "Lying Bizen ware" 18th Century / Pottery Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a Japanese Bizen ware. It is called Ko-Bizen. It is estimated to have been made in the Edo period (18th century), and has a very powerful presence. Ko-Bizen refers to Bizen ...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Historic Petrified Wood Bowl / Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous petrified wood bowl / ashtray, circa the Tertiary period (65M years ago). The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 10"W x 9"D x...
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Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood

18th Century Longcase Clock by Charles Rowbotham of Leicester
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine longclock from the end of the 18th century circa 1780 in oak by the watchmaker Charles Robotham of the city of Leicester Very beautiful English clock The clock has its o...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
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Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Antique 1760s Georgian Pair of Sterling Silver Tapersticks (1769)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English cast sterling silver tapersticks; an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection These excepti...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Blue and White Delft Charger 18th Century Made circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this Antique blue and white Delft charger with a well-painted landscape showing a house and trees. The decoration is crisp. The scene is framed by an attracti...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Large Pair of 18th / 19th Century Italian Silvered Reliquaries
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large pair of Italian silvered metal over wood reliquaries with putti, grape, shell, and scrollwork design. Each have memorial pendant displays with names (The left reads S. Innocentii M & S Clementiani M,” while the other is illegible. The pair is in very good condition, with great overall patina, some metal lifting...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of English Rococo Battersea candlesticks, c. 1760-65
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of rare and exceptionally tall polychrome decorated Rococo Battersea candlesticks. The pair features a white enamel ground over copper, and ...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Persian Safavid Fritware Bowl, c.17th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A larger blue and white Safavid period Persian fritware bowl, circa 17th century. 9 inches wide by 4 inches tall
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Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

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