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Antique Lovely Japanese Porcelain Arita Bowl Nabeshima Figures Kintsugi Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautiful Bowl, iamari and nabeshima style. The base has a nice makers mark in overglaze red at the base. Its a bird.
Late Edo or early Meiji.
Additional informatio...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Japanese Porcelain Imari Bonboniere Lidded Bowl Japan Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese Porcelain Imari Bonboniere Lidded Bowl Japan Flowers.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls
Region of Or...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Gold box of Louis XVI period
Located in Paris, FR
Three-tones gold oval snuff box. The hinged lid is decorated with a country trophy medallion. The medallion is framed by a garland of green gold foliage and roses. The medallion is d...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Pair Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Vases Urns Covers Nanking Blue & White 22"
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair antique Chinese export porcelain rectangular form urns with covers, in Nanking pattern, circa 1790's. Good color and crisp detail. Fanciful dragon form handles. These make an im...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Bow Porcelain Plate England Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This mid-18th-century Bow Porcelain plate features a hand-painted chinoiserie scene with a pair of black storks.
One stork wades in the water while the other flies above it.
Near the...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of Guanyin, Mid-Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese carved boxwood figure of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, called Guanyin in Chinese, mid-Qing dynasty.
The an...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood
Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary First Edition Wedgwood rendering of the legendary Portland Vase is one of the rarest masterpieces of Josiah Wedgwood, the most important ceramics manufacturer of the 18th century. A tour de force of ceramic art, the Portland Vase First Editions are regarded as one of the greatest ceramic accomplishments of the 18th century, and they are a testament to the superior skill of Josiah Wedgwood, his extraordinary ambition and his tireless dedication to perfection. One of the very few First Editions still in private hands, this exceptional Wedgwood Portland Vase is one of the most important works of ceramics on the market.
The story of Wedgwood and the Portland Vase is legendary. The original Portland Vase is the ancient world's most famous decorative arts masterpiece—a cameo glass vase dating to circa 25 CE with a frieze representing the myth of Peleus and Thetis, initially thought to be carved from stone. When it was first rediscovered around 1582, it captivated the world with its opaque white cameo figures over its rich blue background. After the vase was excavated it was owned by Cardinal Barberini, whose family later sold it to the Duke of Hamilton who eventually sold it to the Duchess of Portland, from whom the famed vase now takes its name.
The famed British sculptor John Flaxman was likely the first to have brought the vase to Wedgwood’s attention. In a letter dated February 5, 1784, he wrote: “I wish you may soon come to town to see William Hamilton’s vase, it is the finest production of Art that has been brought to England and seems to be the very apex of perfection to which you are endeavouring to bring your bisque and jasper…” Indeed, the Portland Vase is a masterpiece of cameo-cutting, with a stunning frieze of opaque white cameo glass over its translucent deep blue form. Its beauty and translucence would inspire Wedgwood to undertake his years-long endeavor to precisely replicate the original in porcelain.
Upon closer examination, Wedgwood realized the vase was not made of stone or earthenware, but of cameo glass—a technique so advanced it remains the masterpiece of cameo-cutting. Today, the vase is housed in the British Museum, where it is the second most viewed antiquity, only after the Rosetta Stone. It then took Wedgwood several painstaking years to craft his unparalleled copy of the vase, during which he perfected the jasperware technique that would become his crowning achievement. To this day, the renowned porcelain firm regards the vase as its most momentous triumph, so much so that the vessel’s silhouette is incorporated into the Wedgwood logo.
The four years it took Wedgwood to complete his vase were not without tribulations. From the start, Wedgwood encountered numerous problems with his copies, from cracking and blistering to the difficulty of replicating the translucent effects of the original. The first acceptable copy was produced in October 1789 and sent to Wedgwood’s physician and friend Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin. Wedgwood presented another copy to Queen Charlotte in May 1790 and afterward organized a private exhibition of the vase at the Portland House in London. The viewing proved so popular that Wedgwood was forced to restrict the show to 1,900 visitors. Much of London wished to see Wedgwood’s greatest major achievement. Perhaps the highest praise of Wedgwood’s copy came from the famed artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, the founder of the British Royal Academy: “I can venture to declare it a correct and faithful imitation, both in regard to the general effect, and the most minute detail of the part.”
Over the next few years, Wedgwood's oven records listed 43 First Edition copies of the Portland Vase produced between 1791 and 1796, 11 of which were broken during the firing process. In all, it is believed around 30 First Edition vases were completed, though an unknown number of these were somewhat damaged—one of these imperfect examples is currently held by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The perfect examples such as ours have found their way into the most important museum collections in the world. The British Museum (London), Art Institute of Chicago, Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK), among others, all hold one of these highly coveted vases in their collections.
In terms of technical achievement, the First Edition Portland Vases...
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English Classical Roman Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Louis XIV Italian Gilt Frames Pair of Oval Small Frames From Rome
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy Rome, a unique Louis XIV Pair of 1700s Italian Giled Terracotta Frames, they are almost a pair of similar form and age but with slight differences. The two lovely small oval frames were probably made for framing oval miniatures, they are empty now, come from a private Italian collection and can be used as mirrors. They are in good condition consistent with age, they are older than 300 years, with old restorations and minor losses in a few curls and small felures. See, closed-up picture details. It is more common to find these kinds of antique small frames...
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Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century French 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Joseph-Etienne Blerzy c.1780
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century Exceptional French 18k gold & enamel snuff box, a circular snuffbox crafted in solid gold, adorned with blue, green, and white enamels, further enhanced by gold ...
Category
French Other Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Chelsea-Derby Vase and Cover, Zachariah Boreman and Richard Askew, 1783-1784
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning vase with cover made by Chelsea-Derby in 1783-1784. The pear-shaped vase stands on a square foot and has two handles with moulded floral chains, and ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a carved wooden skull. Italy circa 1700.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
First Edition Portland Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1793
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
NOTE: We do not keep this in the showroom. Please let us know if you're visiting and would like to see it.
Rarely does a first edition Portland vase...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Large Bowl Kangxi Antique Chinese Porcelain Imari Verte, 18 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and high Quality Kangxi Imari Verte Bowl. Top quality
Large antique Chinese Imari Verte porcelain bowl. It dates to the Kangxi period. It...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18thc Large Antique French Sevres Porcelain Vase/ Covered Urn Ammon-Ra w/Bronze
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning and Rare Large 18thc French Louis XV Marked Sevres Porcelain Covered Urn/ Vase Ammon-Ra. Pristine condition. Vibrant beautiful coloring. Mark 1758-59. Estate find from the S...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Antique 18th c Qianlong Chinese Porcelain Immortal Statues China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very interesting and beautiful statue of Immortals
Period: Qianlong
Country of origin: China
The Eight Immortals representing He Xiangu, Cao Goujiu, Li Ti...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Very Rare Antique 18C Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Cow Butter Tureen in Delft Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this highly unusual chinese porcelain delftware immitation of a butter tureen with Cow finial.
This interesting antique piece is decorated in underglaze blue and ov...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica & Smoky Quartz on a Phantom Calcite Base
By Interi
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century lignum vitae sphere of large scale.
Lignum vitae was favoured by Dame Barbara Hepworth, and a Hepworth sphere sculpture in th...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four 18th Century Blue and White Delft Tiles Framed in Custom Iron Frame
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Sculpture of an Elegant Woman, Louis XV Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period.
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period, mythological figu...
Category
German Louis XV Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Grandfather Clock "Liverpool Made Case" from the George III Times
Located in Opole, PL
18th Century Grandfather Clock "Liverpool Made Case" from the George III Times
The case is a traditional Liverpool made one, as Liverpool cases of that period are probably the fines...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
French, 18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
H:30cm W:18,5cm D:19cm
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Hand-Painted Mandarin Ducks Qianlong, Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This gorgeous 18th-century Chinese plate was meticulously hand-painted in the Famille Rose style during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1770.
The center features a del...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Cats, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain cats, circa 1750.
Category
Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Antique George III Irish Cast Silver Candlesticks Dublin, Ireland c. 1760
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique Irish Georgian Cast Silver Candlesticks in a classic six shell design with removable nozzles featuring a complementary six shell design. The 18th century Irish Silv...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Fencai Dish, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yongzheng/Qianlong, 18th century,Famille Rose.
Strong colors on this beautifully painted dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Famil...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Antique Kutani Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kaiseki Dishes
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 5 blue and white dishes. Unusual shape and painting.
All with a fuku mark at the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Kuta...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Qing Period Chinese Porcelain SE Asia Famille Rose Plate, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice, rare and beautiful colors in enamel in, Floral design, second half 18th century
These wares and their specific characteristics of wild colour and thick enamel have all the cha...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Late 18th Century Green Tobacco Jars
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A small pair of tobacco jars. Great color and decoration.
Category
British Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
English shell base Queen Anne candlestick, 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne seam cast brass candlestick. The candlestick features a removable scolloped edge bobeshe on an urn form candle cup with waisted stem, which flows into a suppressed ruffled...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in Firenze, IT
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The backplate pierced with a vase ...
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Polish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Superb 18K gold "Sur plateau" musical snuff box purse form
Located in Zonhoven, BE
A superb gold music box, made by the craftsmen of Jean-George Remond & Co in Geneva between 1804 and 1811. The rectangular box is decorated with an exquisite, fine ornamental pattern...
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Swiss Other Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Gold
18th Century French 18K Three-Colour Gold Snuff Box, Nicolas Marguerit c.1770
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th Century French magnificent three-colured 18k gold snuff box, of oval form, the hinged cover with an oval plaque, cast, chased and applied with a dog and a bird within a ...
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French Other Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Virgin Mary Sculpture
Located in Doha, QA
This is an outstanding Italian 18th century carved wood polychromed sculpture of Virgin Mary. The Sculpture is hand painted with some remains of a gold gilt in few places and originated until lately in a private Villa in Tuscany (Italy). The colors are typical red, blue and green are spectacular on this large figure. The Virgin's hands are joined together in a prayer, while standing on a pedestal on the both sides of which are devil's horns (bottom left side horn missing ) symbolising Holly Mary defeating the Evil, protected by the Holly Ghost and an Angel. A story tells the pose of the Virgin Mary sculpture...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Cartel en bronze Louis XV
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Cartel d'applique d'époque Louis XV par Julien Le Roy à Paris
Bronze doré et ciselé, cadran émaillé à chiffres romains et arabes
Meccanisme Napoleon III signé aussi Le Roy
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Madonna Carved Wood Sculpture Gold Leaf and Polychrome, Spain, Mid-18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A wood sculpture wonderfully carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child gilded with gold leaf and polychrome painted, Spain, mid-18th century...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
A Very Large Rare Meissen Porcelain 3 Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Rare German Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Three Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set. This impressive set consists of three pieces: a center clock and two candelabras, each adorned with the most intricate and delicate details that have been executed to perfection. Each three armed candelabra is remarkably elaborate with foliate arms that are embellished with gilt-covered beautifully twisted branches and curling leaves on an ornate botanically-inspired base. Embraced by the arms of the candelabras are two 18th Century Meissen Porcelain figures of musical lovers, dressed in brightly detailed traditional clothes.
The round clock face, with roman numerals, a white base, and ornate hands is surrounded by a flourish of gorgeous gilt foliage, exuding an air of elegance and refinement. Perched atop the clock is a stunning Meissen Porcelain figurine of a beautiful woman posed in mid-movement, her dress aflutter, and baring her leg as she gazes up at her left hand which is holding a bunch of grapes, while also grasping a wine goblet in her lowered right hand, representing the festivities of the moment. Surrounding the clock and extending down both sides the gilt foliate leads the eye to two cherubs each admiring tiny vases of exquisitely detailed flowers. Below the cherubs, on either side, are four white ceramic pillars...
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large 18thC Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Imari 10.6 inch dia., Qing Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Large 10.6 inch diameter Chinese Export porcelain footed Bowl with hand painted Imari decoration, which we date to the second half of the 18th Century, Qing period, circa 1...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Sunray on a Blue Celesite Sphere with Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray on a celestite sphere and wrapped in coordinating blue crystal quartz.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a halo motif as part of a cru...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Georgian 18th Century Rosewood Square Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and well figured, late 18th century
Square rosewood tea caddy having boxwood
Stringing and key escutcheon with original brass
Hinges to...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Mica, Tourmaline, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca vase mounted with mica and tourmaline and adorned natural-forming baroque pearls. The mica and baroque pearls perfe...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles mounted on a cut rock coral base.
The hand-carved, 18th century candlestick originally came from a church in Tuscany. It is mounted on a cut and fossilized rock coral base. The mounted fossil...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilt Angel Wing on a Hematoid Slab with Citrine and Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved brown and gilt angel wing adorned with citrine and quartz crystals and mounted on a polished hematoid slab. The crystal skull is removable...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
Located in London, GB
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
A rare collection of five museum quality late 18th / early 19th Century hand carved Neapolitan crib figures...
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Italian Napoleon III Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Huge Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Altar Candelabra
Located in Houston, TX
Magnificent pair of 18th century Italian Baroque giltwood altar candelabra. This stunning huge pair of Italian Baroque gilt wood pricket altar sticks, candlesticks or candleholders will be the focal point of a mantel, console table, credenza or commode. The antique gilt wood candlesticks...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Primitive Wabi Sabi 18Th C. Black Terracotta Portuguese Vessel
Located in London, GB
A black 18th C. terracotta vessel from northern Portugal.
Originally used for the storage of oil/wine. Heavily patinated with ripply texture.
Historic damage/chipping to the rim.
Category
Portuguese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handmade oak silver chest. It was made to hold valuables such as silver coins, jewels or maps. This was the precursor to the modern day safe. It is...
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French Primitive Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain.
Having a porcelain mounted lid with wonderfully hand-...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th C. English Pine Curtis & Horspool London Act of Parliament Tavern Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
18th century monumental museum quality Act of Parlament clock. Made from pine with a large round face over elongated case. Features an enameled metal face marked Curis Horspool in Le...
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British Colonial Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
English Queen Anne cast brass candlestick with scalloped base, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with a scalloped and corner cut base with seam casting.
Birmingham, England, circa 1780.
Category
British Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne hollow core cast brass candlestick with scalloped edge bobeche and a faceted shaft knob peened to a scalloped edge domed base. A square groove on the interior of the candl...
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British Queen Anne Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop
The Cartouche-shaped bombe box, the hinged lid applied with rais...
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European Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Balance Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome French 18th century balance scale in iron and brass. The balance mechanism is in iron. The foot and the plates are in brass. The...
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French Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Grand Tour Ormolu Horse-Drawn Porcelain Trinket Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Grand Tour Era Horse-Drawn trinket dish in the Neo-Classical taste, Italy, circa late 18th to early 19th Century.
The Grand Tour was a 17th to early 19th century custom of the tra...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box, decorated with serpentine front, pink ground reserved with a riverscape panel, the interior retaining 3 glass jarlets with metal moun...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Porcelain ProC Vase Ladies in Garden Qianlong Mark, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pair of very nicely decorated Large PROC vase. 1970’s/1980’s.
Marked at the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 1970’s
Chi...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Pre Bencharong Nyonya Famille Rose Plate Thai
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain pre Bencharong / Pre Nyonya small altar plate. We call this style Pre Bencharong because it has many features of later bencharong / south east asian wares, b...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Medium Size Antique Terracotta Olive Oil Ligurian Jar
By Biot
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Beautiful original 19th century Ligurian olive jar with a charming aged patina and perfect proportions and measures for both an indoor and outdoor use.
Handcrafted using white soi...
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Italian French Provincial Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
1750 Venezia Italy Rococo Lacquered Wooden Yellow Box and Jewelry Case
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent lacquered wooden box, with rich polychrome decoration on a yellow background.
In the center of the lid an exotic landscape has been painted with palm, flowers and berries surrounding the figure of the elegant dressed lady.
The box has done following the techinque of "arte povera". With this tecnique there are less layers of lacquer and the decoration is made with a paper collage together some lacquered parts.
This brighting piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style.
This box has a timeless beauty and it is a little jewel to contain jewels.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals.
Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps.
The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age.
The piece is in very good state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The little iron key is not working.
The wooden yellow lacquered box...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
English Georgian cast brass cannon barrel candlestick, c. 1740
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian cast brass cannon barrel candlestick with external push-up. The candlestick is a seam cast construction and the shaft has been peened to the circular domed base.
En...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Original Dutch Stoelklok with Verge Escapement Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Dutch Stoelklok
Arched bracket with two painted mermaids, gilded lead cresting moulded with two lions beside an armorial crest, side glazed windows ...
Category
Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rococo Style Mora Clock 1700's
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo longcase Mora Clock dated 1777 by Anders Swensson with original decorative paint detailing. Carved detailing to crown. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weigh...
Category
European Gustavian Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Great wooden candleholder with its original gilding.
Original period piece and rare to find.
Italy, circa 1780-1800.
Weathered and small losses.
Measurements include the metal peak
...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century German Clear Glass Decorated Bottle
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century German, or possibly Bohemian, Clear Glass Bottle. Flattened octagonal shape. Hand decorated with blue and orange flowers and a pair white birds on the front.
12.3cm ...
Category
German Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
18th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Frame With Fruit Wood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
17th century Italian Baroque with stepped molding, extended corners and a cushion frame of thick walnut veneer. Outer and inner bands of fruit wood inlay. This is a great frame for a...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut
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