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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Rare 17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Predator Bird with Prey
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Gouda Circa 1625 – 1650 A polychrome Dutch tile with the decoration of a proud hawk with a prey, a duck?, under his paw. This t...
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Maiolica Bottle Cooler Joseph Hannong, Strasbourg France, circa 1771
Located in Milano, IT
Bottle cooler Manufacture Joseph Hannong Strasbourg, France, circa 1771 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) It measures 7.40 in in height x 9.64 in diam...
Category

French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Maiolica

English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period Chinoiserie parcel gilt and japanned tall case clock from the 18th century, with black paint and arched brass di...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Late 18th / Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and very detailed handcarved neoclassical angel standing on clouds, Italy, circa 1780-1820. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurements include the wooden base. H...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Blanc-de Chine Figure of Guanyin, Qing Dinasty
Located in Rome, IT
A Blanc-de Chine Figure of Guanyin Qing Dinasty standing on a the waves, the arms lifted to the waist, dressed in loose fitting robes opening at the ch...
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Pair of Late 18th Century Egyptian Porphyry Stands
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of rare late 18th Century Egyptian Porphyry and statuary marble, circular stands. Most probably cut from a Roman column. Rome, Italy. Circa...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

18th Century Continental European Hammered Copper Wine Cistern
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Continental hammered copper wine cistern dating to the 18th century, with beautifully aged verdigris patina! The European antique having gadro...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture. It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century). These jars were probably fired during...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century
Located in London, GB
Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century Unsigned Fine old master quality Venetian school painting of a biblical scene painted on copper Oil cop...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint

Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger'
Located in Houston, TX
Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu). This circa 1780-1800 tin-g...
Category

French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy. Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm. H (without base) 81 c...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Greek Terracotta Female Head, C. 3rd - 2nd Century Bc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Greek terracotta female head, c. 3rd - 2nd Century BC, her head slightly tilted to her left, features hair styled back in waves. Mounted on black wood base. Ex Royal Athena Galleri...
Category

Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

18th Century French Porcelain Shallow Bowl Locré Circa 1785
By Locré & Russinger's Factory 1
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th-century French porcelain dish was hand-painted circa 1785. Crafted at the renowned Locré manufactory, also known as Porcelaine de La Courtille, in Paris the bowl is decorated with gorgeous handpainted purple roses, complementing green leaves, and small gilded flower sprigs, The border continues the same pattern. The enameled flowers create a striking visual contrast against the fine white porcelain. The small gilded sprigs add an elegant shimmer. Craftsmanship: Jean-Baptiste Locré founded this celebrated porcelain workshop in 1771. Locré porcelain...
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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Blue and White Delft Mantle Jars Made by " The Claw" Netherlands Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This gorgeous pair of blue and white Dutch Delft mantle jars was hand-painted at "The Claw"* circa 1780. The front panels depict a songbird surrounded by flowers and scrolling vines....
Category

Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 17th-18th Century/ Wabi-Sabi /Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the country's oldest pottery centers, with a history dating back to the 12th century. This jar, despite cracking ...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Painted Pottery Jar, Majiayao Culture, Machang Period #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar from the Majiayao Culture, specificaly the Machang phase, in northwest China, and dating back roughly 4000 year...
Category

Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Swedish 17th Century Mortar with Pestle in cast iron with wonderful patina
Located in Knivsta, SE
Wonderful Swedish 17th Century Mortar with Pestle in cast iron with charming patina. Wear consistent with age and use
Category

Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

French cast pewter candlestick with grape vine motif, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Continental cast pewter candlestick with delicate grape vine motif around the circular domed base and on the cylindrical collar between the candle cup and tapered shaft. France, cir...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Oak Longcase Clock From Belgium
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 18th century oak floor clock from the city of namurNamur (belgium) Very beautiful finely carved clock in superb condition with its original mechanism Very beautiful dial of ...
Category

Belgian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Chinese Ming dynasty Martaban 39 Inch Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow-brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

200 Gram Aquamarine Crystals Attached With Muscovite and Feldspar From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Weight: 200 Gram Dimension: 8.1 x 6.6 x 6.8 Cm Origin: Skardu Valley, Pakistan Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of beryl. The color of aquamarine can be changed by...
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Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century German Grandfather Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 18th century walnut wood framed German 8-Day Grandfather clock. The tall case clock featured a dark walnut case with flared base, hood with half-columns and turned finials. Iron ...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Chupicuaro Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy figure was crafted in 300 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of English Georgian cast paktong candlesticks, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast paktong circular base candlesticks with a removable gadroon edge bobesh. The tall, slender shaft is capped with vasiform candle cup on a waisted pedestal with a flaring,...
Category

British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Punch Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Punch Bowl, Circa 1765-75 A large Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, distinguished by its vibrant famille rose enamel decoration. The e...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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 ...
Category

Chinese Qing 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

Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tomb Attendants with Zodiac Animals
Located in Dallas, TX
Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. A fabulous set of two mould-made, glazed ceramic zodiac figures. Each wearing long draping gowns of rich green, yellow and orange hues. Each figure ...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four
Located in Bradenton, FL
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four, used as an alternative to candles, dating back to 2nd century A.D. These small and compact oil lamps comm...
Category

Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Blue and White Porcelain Dish by Worcester England, 18th Century C. 1785
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th-century porcelain dish was made by the Worcester porcelain factory in England around 1785. It is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a classic English interpretation o...
Category

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...
Category

Kenyan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other, Iron

A Large and Impressive Spanish Wrought Iron Candlestand, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large and Impressive Spanish Wrought Iron Candlestand, 18th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 183cm. Width: 140cm. Depth: 58cm.
Category

Spanish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Silvered Wooden Reliquaries from France, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of silvered wooden reliquaries are from France, circa 1750. The backs are still preserved by wax seals, indicating that the relics were never removed. Each reliquary has...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #2
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Maiolica

18th Century French Louis XV / XVI Period Gilt Bronze Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV period ormolu bronze cartel clock by Edme-Jean Causard (1718-1780) measuring 28 by 13 by 5 inches, with original pendulum. Dial signed Causard Hgr du Roy - Suivt Lac...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Blue & White Kraak Style Dutch Delftware Plate, 18th Cenury
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Earthenware dish with a flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Europe Period: 1...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Adriaen Luffneu Delft Blue & White Tall Pierced & Cased Ginger Jars
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of fine antique ginger jars, circa 1699-1714) with pierced and cased cartouches and hand painted figural landscapes. Each with a different scene yet maintaining the mountain, la...
Category

Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
Category

European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Worcester Chestnut Basket, Cover and Stand, Polychrome Flowers, 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare offer of a spectacular moulded and pierced chestnut basket, cover and stand, made by Worcester between 1770 and 1775 in their 1st or "Dr Wall" period. The set con...
Category

English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm Height on custom d...
Category

Malagasy Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Small Thai Chiang Saen Bronze Head of the Buddha, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming fragmentary cast bronze Buddha head with traces of gilding and lacquer, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Saen style, 16th century, Thailand. ...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Genuine Sericho Pallasite Meteorite Slab (2.45 lbs)
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...
Category

Kenyan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Other, Iron

Important Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important virgin and child in majesty Origin : Germany Or Eastern France Époque : Second Half Of The 13th Century Height: 104.5 cm Length: 3...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Tang Dynasty Pottery Lokapala Tomb Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful Chinese red clay pottery tomb figure from the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Guarding a dignitary or decorated soldier; these figures stood guard for over a thousand years surviving to decorate your home collection of ancient artistic and cultural artifacts. Original Polychromed red and gray paint pigments still present. Chinese Buddhist guardian statues made of earthenware and pigments, from the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), dated to the late 7th to first half of the 9th century. The foreign facial features of this brilliantly sculpted guardian figure is evidence of the strong Western presence in Tang-dynasty China. Originating in the Lokapala deity of the Buddhist religion, which came to China from the West, this type of armored tomb guardian...
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Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

18thC English Automaton Picture Clock
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An unusual framed picture clock with automaton see saw, windmill and clock tower. The painted copper sheet depicts a bucolic pastoral scene, with trees and hills, a rustic cottage an...
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes a...
Category

Thai Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large Early Baroque Frame, “Regina Coeli” Italy, late 16th / early 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A large gilded Baroque frame made of carved wood with stucco applications, partially polychrome-painted. Inner dimensions: 116 x 78 cm The tall, rectangular frame is crowned by a lar...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Vase Jar Urn Antiques LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Vase Jar Urn Antiques LA CA. A very fine 18th century Dutch Delft Blue and White pottery vase or jar. Of typical vasiform shape with m...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Antique Chinese Porcelain Thai Bencharong Jar with Flowers Black, 18/19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Jar, also with black enamel. When Bencharong (Benjarong) is used to refer to porcelain it usually means a type of 18th and 19th centuries Chinese...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Original Antique Belgium Spa Sewing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Painted with Spa Scenes From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Original Spa Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of rectangular form made from Sycamore is extensively decorated with Spa scenes to each side which include; la Sauvenière, la Géronstère, le Tonnelet, les Cascades de Coo and vue du aviny du château dimbles. When opened the box reveals a light pink lined sewing box with multiple compartments for storage and tools. The interior lid is finished with a framed panel of rauch velvet and an outer border of simulated ropework. The Sewing Box also contains four original spa spinners with painted scenes and a central lidded compartment painted with a further spa scene of la place du spa at lo fontaine du pouhon. Beneath the lid is a secret compartment which can be accessed by removing the rear panel which reveals a small handled drawer. The Spa Box...
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Belgian George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Sycamore

A Pair of 18th Century Italian painted and Gilt Wooden Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A Pair of 18th Century Italian painted and Gilt Wooden Candlesticks, Candle Holders CIRCA 1750'S, Set upon Lion Paw Tri Feet with ornate carvings and decorated stems these beautfully...
Category

Italian George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

A Gogotte Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation - The Hand Fontainbleau, France Oligocene Period Measurement Inc Stand. Gogottes are beautiful and beguiling mineral formations. They are rare and entirely natura...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

17th Century French Capital Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding and exquisite 17th century French capital to a pilaster. Expertly carved from wood with a wonderful cherub stunningly finished in water g...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Unusual Tang Dynasty Persian Horse Rider Statue, Silk Road Trader, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and unusual statue of standing horse with a Persian rider. Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) Silk Road trader from Persia, comes with Oxford authenticati...
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Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Italian antique vase with lid in blue and white majolica, 1715
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique vase with lid in blue and white majolica, 1715 Vase with lid with round base in blue and white majolica. On one side of the vas...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Maiolica

Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Candleholders
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this pair of giltwood candleholders are from the Baroque period. Based on the asymmetrical carvings of C-scrolls and curled leaves, this was most likely an earl...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Dramatically Large Carved, Gilded and Polychrome Spanish Baroque Frame
Located in New York, NY
A dramatically large carved, gilded and polychrome Spanish Baroque period frame. The top edge decorated with carved gadroons; the black polychrome frieze decorated with estofado (th...
Category

Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint

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