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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Double Hinged
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Hinged on both base and lid, the base is decorated with gentlemen walking outside a church, while the lid has an embossed female port...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Qianlong Chinese Porcelain Pre Bencharong Fencai Plate Flowers, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Bencharong plate with flower petal decoration When Bencharong (Benjarong) is used to refer to porcelain it usually means a type of 18th and 19th centuries C...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Silver Neoclassical Lidded Urn
Located in New York, NY
Italian Silver Neoclassical Lidded Urn. Italian neoclassical sterling silver urn form zucchiera. Handles with foliate terminals and lid with a...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
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...
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North African Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Italian Rococo Pierce Carved Giltwood Frame with Shell Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Rococo style pierce carved giltwood frame with shell decoration, probably Italian in origin, dating to the 17th/18th century, in very good condition, with minor gilt rubs, imp...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Candlesticks or Candleholders
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XIV Bronze candlesticks or candleholders. Beautifully detailed rare pair of French Louis XIV bronze candleholde...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese Export Polychrome Porcelain Cachepots, 18th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of 18th century Chinese Export polychrome porcelain cachepot are an exceptional example of antique porcelain made by skilled Chinese artisans for the European market. A sca...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Baroque Statue of Silver Cherub on Rose Quartz
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous small statuette depicting a silver cherub from the Baroque period, late 1700s. The statue is made entirely of gilded silver and depicts a music...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Silver

Pair Large Italian Yellow and Green Majolica Urns Tureens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Italian yellow faience majolica lidded urns. Striking pair of large scale baluster form urns in Levantino Albisola style with medallions dep...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

17th Century Venetian Figural Torchères
Located in New Orleans, LA
Awe-inspiring in size and artistry, these incredible Venetian figural torchères pay homage to two of Italy’s most celebrated merchant explorers–Marco...
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Terracotta Relief - Lombardy, First Half of 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Terracotta relief of the flight into Egypt Lombardy, first half of 17th century Painted terracotta 91 x 85 x 11,5 cm This event in the early life of Christ is recounted i...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Natural Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal sculpture on stand Measures: 13”/L x 9”/D x 5”/H without stand.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Terracotta 'Bouquetières', or Flower Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful matching pair of glazed terracotta 'Bouquetières', or wall-hung flower vases, rustic in style and dating from the 18th century. Each of these delightful vases is created...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam Trinket
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas clam trinket.
Category

Pacific Islands Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

17th Century Cutlery Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Softwood

Ancient Spirals: Fossilized Ammonite Pair on Modern Display 6"H
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Fossilized Ammonite Slices on Custom Metal Bases. This stunning pair of fossilized ammonite slices showcases the intricate and mesmerizing patterns of these ancient marine mo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Metal

18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica & Smoky Quartz on a Phantom Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian painted fragment decorated with mica in matrix and a Smokey lemon quartz crystal on a phantom optical calcite base. The 18th century fragment is hand carved a...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Antique Rare Italian Gold Gilded Hand-Carved Frame Early 17th Century
Located in Doha, QA
A truly magnificent Italian Renaissance gold gilded hand carved frame. Amazing craftsmanship and a very good condition for its age. Painting which fits inside (painting opening), di...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century French Pewter Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Pewter Pitcher is an elaborately decorated example of fine craftsmanship in everyday items, using techniques that were passed down fr...
Category

French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Italian Bases with Polished Fossil Ammonites
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Puglia) painted and bronzed bases decorated with a matching pair of polished fossil coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in a matrix...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

18th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candle Holder - Antique Single Stick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian religious symbolism Altar candle holder made of hand crafted bronze, in good condition. The tall detailed crafted church candle holder is supported by a triangle b...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Porcelain Japanese Large Charger Imari Japan Edo Period, 18/19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and Fabulous Japanese Charger in amazing colors. Visible in the border are two paradise birds and compartments of geometric designs. The centre with circles and flowers. Addi...
Category

Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Pair of George II English Cut-Glass Candelabra
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A rare pair of George II English cut-glass two-light candelabra attributed to Christopher Haedy the diamond-cut bases with baluster stem and all in one containers these centred by triangularly notched spires these surmounted by a drop hung step cut scallop edged canopy and a star cut finial the container plates supporting a notched cut snake arm and two slip over candle arms unusual mounted with triangularly spires these arms with star cut slip over drop hung drip pans. The candelabra hung with notched cut kite shaped drops and lapidary cut wasted ball drops all if the finest quality. For similar candelabra see The English Glass Chandelier...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Rare Chinese Porcelain Imari Plate in Floral and Ducks, 1720-1740
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated and potted Chinese Porcelain plate. Absolutely beautiful piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Decoration Typ...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Wood German Religious Sculpture Saint on a Cloud Statue, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great German sculpture from 18th century. Finely chiselled stone pine artwork depicting a subject of sacred art, a saint resting on a cloud, under study. Sculpture for antique dealer...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Christ - Umbria, second half of the 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Christ
 Umbria, Orvieto?
 Second half of the 15th century
 77 x 16.5 cm
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Pair Large Baroque Painted & Parcel Gilt Applique Sconces, Italy, 17th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Impressive pair of Italian Baroque Painted and Parcel Gilt Applique Candle Sconces. Each sconce of rectangular cartouche shape, enriched with carved foliate scrolling volutes centeri...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Rare Natural Quartz Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Salt-like, pinkish brown natural sculpture with copper on the surface. Polish brass stand. Measures: 11.5” /L x 7.5” /W x 5” /H.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz

"Child Jesus", Wood, Spanish School, 17th Century, pedestal made later.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Child Jesus". Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base or pedestal made later. Christ is presented naked, with a slight contrapposto on the legs and hips that...
Category

Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

526.38 Gram Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx with Clock from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx With Clock Weight: 526.38 gram Dim: 13.8 x 15.1 x 4.7 Cm Shape : Boat Origin: Pakistan Green onyx is a mesmerizing gemstone that captivates ...
Category

Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A mid-18th century Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, hand-painted with "The Judgement of Paris" after Rubens. European ceramicists borrowed motifs from Chinese porcelains through...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Early European Brass Alms Plate
Located in Essex, MA
With deeply molded body with central inner scrolled design. The outer with stamped decoration.
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

18Th. C French Empire Collection of Rare Straw Marquetry Bottles, Set of 7
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this rare and exceptional collection of seven French 18Th C. Straw Marquetry Bottles. These were made by convicts in the 18Th century. This is a very rare collection, you ...
Category

French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Straw, Blown Glass

Pair of Oak Ceroferarius Angels , Flanders , 17th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of cerulean angels sculpted in the round in a very lively position (the movement in the hair is remarkable), almost baroque. Very nice execution of the armour in the ...
Category

Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Set of 11 Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Dinner Plates, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of 11 dishes in Famille Rose with a lovely and high quality flower scene. Dating to circa 1740-1760 Unmarked at the base. Additional information: Mater...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Japanese Gennai Ware Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Gennai Ware vase, known for its bright coloring, Gennai Ware was produced by Hiraga Gennai (1728-1780), a scientist and intellectual who lived in what is now Shido, Kagawa Prefecture. Gennai Ware is stylistically similar to Kochi Ware which is an early Chinese pottery...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Antique George I Cast Silver Candlesticks 1724 18th Century Georgian
Located in London, GB
An elegant pair of classic George I Cast Sterling Silver Candlesticks. These early Georgian Silver Candlesticks have shaped square bases with concave cut corners, sunken wells and kn...
Category

British George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases ...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century French Gothic Forged Wrought Iron Candle Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1780 and forged of solid iron, the candle holder stands on four scrolled legs over a turned central shaft decorated with a few ornamental discs. The tall wrou...
Category

French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large columnar agate and amethyst formation
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category

Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Pair of 18th Century Grand Tour Roman Marble Bath Ornaments
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Exquisite pair of late 18th Century Italian Roman bath ornaments. In Alabastro Bianco with silver gilt lion masks and paw feet. On Rosso Antico and Porta Santa Rossa marble. Circa 1790.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Candleholders Italian Tall Rococo Period 18th Century, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A pair of candleholders made during the Rococo period in Italy. Decorated with carvings and hand painted in silvery gold color and light coral red.  
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Porcelain Reverse Decorated Dish Lotus, Ming Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted blue and white Kosometsuke plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with beautiful scene of lotus flowers. Chenghua marked at the base. Addi...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent) Replacement finger
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Small Bird Plate
Located in New York, NY
Small bird plate. Hand-painted small dish / vide-poche with birds and insects in a landscape with soft gold rim. Underglaze blue crown marks for Ludwigsbur...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate in Blue and White Yongzheng/Qianlong, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Part of the late Yongzheng / Qianlong Famille Everything. At this point in time the potter is Jingdezhen used all techniques and colors on export plate...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique 18th Century Clobbered Porcelain Charger Flowers Rock Deer Dragon
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece of 18th century porcelain decorated with Flowers. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels done in Europe. This is an example of British overdecoration. ...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon III Ormolu & Porcelain Mounted Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Clock, circa 1860, the white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, the movement strike on bell, surmounted by an urn of flowers, flanked by cor...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Chinese Jade Figure of Guanyin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Most likely Ming 15th/16th Century, carved chicken bone jade figure of a standing Guanyin (Quanyin) holding a scroll in one hand, prayer beads in the other. Affixed to carved wood ba...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Organic Material

Pre-Columbian Inca Hand Carved Kero / Drinking Vessel, 1300-1500 AD
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The hand carved beaker-shaped wood drinking vessel was used to drink 'chicha' which was a beer-like beverage made from fermented corn. The weathered exterior showing incised geometri...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Hardwood

15th Century or Earlier Chinese Wine Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
15th century or earlier Chinese wine bottle. Elegant glaze and ribbing details. Finish is varying shades of brown. From the Jin dynasty.
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Purple Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Located in New York, NY
Transparent 3D cubic purple fluorite crystals overgrown atop a cluster of lustrous sphalerite crystals on matrix. The fluorite has rich purple zoning outlining the crystal faces. 4....
Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Other

Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Set of 5 Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Blue White Dinner Plates Pagode
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Set of 5 dishes in Blue and white, Kangxi Period. Decorated in the centre with a pagode garden scene. The border with flowers and bamboo. Additional informa...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Small Korean Celadon Inlay Vases Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a near pair antique Korean ceramic vase from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of Joseon period (circa 14-15th). The vases feature cel...
Category

Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

18th c. Dutch Delft Lobed Sweetmeat Dish
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early and rare 18th century Dutch Delft sweetmeat dish having eggyolk and soft gray-blue overall decorative design with a depiction of a lady sitting...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

George III period pair of sterling silver candlesticks - hallmarked in 1792
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1792 by John Parsons & Co., this handsome pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, are round in shape, and feature reed detailing, ...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Worchester Porcelain Plate Flower Pattern English, ca 1760-1770
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An exquisite nicely shaped and good sized Worcester plate with moon crest mark at base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Color: Blue & White Region...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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