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George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by Jonathan Storr, York
Located in Norwich, GB
A George III Longcase clock by Jonathan Storr of York.
The mahogany case with long door featuring flame mahogany and Sheraton fan inlay to the arch top with Porcupine decorati...
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Meissen Porcelain Bear, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner, Johan Joachim Kaendler, 1735
Located in Milano, IT
Hard porcelain bear modeled and painted in gray-brown and black
Manufacture of Meissen, by Johann Gottlieb Kirchner and Johan Joachim Kaendler, 1735
It...
Category
German Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XV Gold & Lacquer Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV gold & lacquer snuff box
Circa Paris, France 1760/1761
With the Charge and Decharge Marks of Eloy Brichard 1756 - 1762
Circular Gold-lined bo...
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
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...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned encrier (inkwell or inkstand)
Paris, France, circa 1750, exceptionally executed in Louis 14th exotic far-east Japanesque / Chinoiserie oriental styling, popular at the time due to the rise in trade with China and Japan throughout the 18th century, Parisian Vernis Martin lacquer work, decorated with lavish Rocaille elements, having three inkwells fitted with glass jar inserts and ornate fiolated acorn finial covers, on a black lacquer cartouche shaped tray with roster...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
George II Decorative Antique Sterling Silver Basket Edward Aldridge London 1753
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1753 by Edward Aldridge, this attractive, George II, Antique Sterling Silver Sweetmeat Basket, features slat piercing, rope borders, and a twist handle. The b...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Delft Blue and White Fluted Octagonal Jar, JV Duijn, 18th c, Netherlands
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Dutch Delft jar of octagonal shape with fluted sides, mark for Johannes Van Duijn, De Porceleyne Schotel Factory, 1764 - 1773, Delft, Holland, the Netherlands....
Category
Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Pottery, Earthenware, Delft
18th Century French Provencal Terracotta Olive Oil Jar from Biot
Located in Dallas, TX
This large, antique earthenware olive oil jar was created in Biot, Provence, Southern France, circa 1760. Made of blond clay and neutral in color, the terracotta vase has a tradition...
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th Century, Roman Architectural Capriccio Attributed to Francesco Chiarottini
Located in IT
Francesco Chiarottini (1748-1796)
Roman Architectural Capriccio
Oil on glass, cm 52 x 67 without frame, 63.5 x 79cm with frame
The valuable painting, attributed to the Italian p...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Circa 1750 George II Period Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 George II period Pair of Brass Candlesticks. Swirl base; cast in 2 parts for each section. The decorative knob is also swirl cut reflecting the bases, while the bobeches a...
Category
British George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Chippendale period figured mahogany tea caddy, ebony beaded and mahogany cross-banded throughout, having concave-shaped lid retaining original brass carrying handle.
Category
Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...
Category
German Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 Mid-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 Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
By Nevers
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Collection of four beautiful polychrome majolica planters. 'Nevers' manufacture, second half of the 18th century.
The planters are in the shape of 'commodes', typical French bedside ...
Category
French Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$764 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Two Antique Persian Glazed Blue and White Terra Cotta Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive group of two 18th Century Persian vases handcrafted in terra cotta in classic form, hand decorated in blue and white under a thick glaze. Both pieces proudly displaying th...
Category
Persian Moorish Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
18th century Neapolitan Terracotta Santo Presepio Figure of Saint Anna
Located in Leesburg, VA
18th century Neapolitan Terracotta Santo Presepio Figure of Saint Anna
Anonymous
Naples, Italy; ca. 1760
Polychrome terracotta, wood, silk, gla...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Silk, Glass, Wood
18th Century Six Italian Gilded Wall Cadleholders Set of Six Foliate Sconces
Located in Milano, MI
From Northern Italy a rare set of six 18th century gilt wrought iron arms, candle holders, hanging lantern brackets suitable as sconces, if you wire them. These iron arms are fully handmade with curved scrolling iron structure, decorated with elegant gilt wrought iron acanthus leaves and gildwood balls and bobeches..
Good age related condition, the six arms have the same shape and structure but slightly different sizes, with minor losses, missing giltwood balls in four of item. The gilding of the arms is in good condition, excellent feature in case of their use as sconces, overturning the irons compared to their original use. Some small lacks in the leaves of the crowns of the bobeches, as visible in the picture details. Northern Italy, 1700.
Originally these Italian artworks were arms that, fixed in a ring placed on the wall, were used to hold the chains of votive lamps...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Blue & White Delft Plates Hand Painted English Delftware 18th Century
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
These exquisite hand-painted Delftware dishes, made in Bristol, England, circa 1760 and inspired by Chinese blue and white porcelain, are a perfect example of the mid-18th-century En...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth circa 1730.
Rare and beautiful Swedish pine chest. Traces of original paint to the outside with decorative metal strap...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
18th Century, Wood Sicilian Torchere Transformed into Floor Lamp
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An antique torchere hand-crafted in Sicily in 18th century transformed in a particular floor lamp. Dimensions of the torchere without lampshade are c...
Category
Sicilian Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique 18th Century George II English Brass Petal Base Single Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique George II English candlestick.
With a 8 lobed petal base, turned shaft, and integral bobeche.
Simply a fine period candlestick!
Dat...
Category
British George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tureen and Cover
Located in Brea, CA
18th century 36cm blue and white Chinese porcelain tureen cover, with rock form scrolling handle to lid and lotus pods to the b...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th century Georgian, Chippendale Period, Mahogany Tea Caddy Of Rectangular Form, Having Elegant Shaped Top Enclosing Original Tin Containers, Retaining Original...
Category
English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Chelsea Red Anchor Porcelain Dish Mid-18th Century England 1752-1756
Located in Katonah, NY
The wares of the Chelsea red anchor period (1752-1758), when this dish was made, are generally thought to be the finest work produced by the factory...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Cartel clock & its console in Boulle Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Cartel with its base in Boulle marquetry and gilt bronze. The gilded bronze in moving foliage and scrolls of flowers are of rocaille style. The circular frame in finely chiseled bron...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
18th century sculpture
Located in Brecht, BE
a wonderful genuine 18th century piece of art, great patina !
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$5,065
Pair of Silver Candlesticks, London 1742
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of silver candle holders in the shape of a baluster with a curved base and spout. The candle holders are hallmarked on the bottom,...
Category
British Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$6,436 / set
1750 Venezia Italy Yellow Lacquered Carved Wooden Fireplace Bellows with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare fireplace bellows in carved and lacquered wood with polychrome decorations of flowers on a yellow background. It has original leather details and the bronze spout. Th...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
18thC. Georgian Yew Wood Large Sarcophagus Shaped Table Box England. Circa 1760
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous looking fine quality and unusual large size 18th century George III table top yew wood sarcophagus shaped box. While it could have been a tea caddy; at 14" wide it seems ove...
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Yew
Pair of 19th Century Quality Blue Ceramic and Ormolu Vases
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century French, quite stunning, blue ceramic vases.
Decorated with ormolu and brass decoration that make this beautiful pair of vases stand out from the crowd.
Circa 1860.
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by James Blackborow of London
By James Blackborow
Located in Devon, GB
An antique George II period patinated, walnut longcase clock by James Blackborow of London. This finely figured veneered clock with elegant propo...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
JP Kroese, Dutch Baroque, Marquetry, Moon Face Dial, Grandfather Clock, 18th C
By J. P. Kroese 1
Located in Manhasset, NY
JP Kroese, Dutch Baroque, Marquetry, Moon Face Dial, Grandfather Clock, 18th C
A stunning totally refinished case showcases this spenderd18th century, the brass dial with enameled l...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century Life Size Carved Wood Statue of St. Joseph
Located in Birmingham, AL
Magnificent wood statue of St. Joseph, hand-carved of solid oak with intricate draped cloths and a beautiful, lifelike facial expression. A rare and exquisite work of 18th century re...
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
$15,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique German Silver Candle Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique German cast silver candlesticks; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
These impressive antique German cast silver candlesticks have a panelled, shaped form.
The plain faceted capitals are encircled with applied moulded girdles and bands of tooled decoration.
The waisted section of each column features tiered knops to the upper and lower portions.
The columns of these 18th century silver candlesticks...
Category
German Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
English Lantern Clock for the Ottoman Empire, 1730
Located in Rijssen, NL
A fine 18th century English brass and iron lantern clock. Signature: William Kipling, London The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as ...
Category
Central American Other Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Circa 1740-60 English George II Period Brass Candlestick
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1740-60 George II period brass candlestick. Cast in 2-part shaft peened to cast petal form base. Fine construction as expected. Warm patina. On the seam polishing has exposed 1...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Dutch Delft Three Piece Garniture with Dog and Parrot, Vases Set, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Dutch Delft garniture of two side and one middle vase, decorated with a dog and parrot.
Origin: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: 1763 - 1806
Workshop: De Porceleyne Clauw
Owner: Lambe...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
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 Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Turned Birch Bowl, ca 18-19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Turned Birch Bowl, ca 18-19th century
Beautiful bowl with a silky smooth surface and deep patina on inside, with some bark still remaining.
Made from birch wood.
Height: 1...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
English Queen Anne brass candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne brass candlestick with a hollow core cast baluster. The bluster is cast with a candle cup with medial ring along with a cupped circular bobeshe. The baluster is peened to ...
Category
British Queen Anne Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bronze Mounted German Porcelain Figure of a Lady with Dog, Meissen, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Marked Meissen. With 18th century French gilt bronze mounts. Modeled by Friederich Elias Meyer.
Category
German Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Spanish Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,210 Sale Price
30% Off
Torchère 15 Candleholder Iron Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Striking Spanish wrought iron standing torchère in the Renaissance style
With fifteen rolled candle-sockets, and two decorative fleur-de-lys finials, on a knopped...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Queen Anne cast brass baluster shaft candlestick, 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass Queen Anne baluster shaft candlestick. The candle shaft, candle cup, and scolloped edge bobeshe is peened to a shallow square base with cove cut corners.
Birmingham,...
Category
British Queen Anne Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1750 Venezia Italy Green Light Blue Lacquered and Shaped Wooden Box with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a refined lacquered and shaped wooden box, with polychrome Chinese figures and fine floral decoration on green and light blue background.
The curved shape of the box, on the front, on the sides and of the feet, the rich carving, are the result of the high level craftemanships of the Venetian master cabinetery.
This magnificent piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style.
Its carefully considered proportions, refined carvings, magnificent color of the lacquer, and premium materials culminate in this wooden box that shows sophistication and grace.
This is a little jewel, a case to contain jewels.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture 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 iron little key is not working. Inside are visible some scribbles.
The piece is in very good state of maintenance and guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original.
The wooden light blue lacquered...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
George III Period Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th century, Georgian Mahogany Rectangular Tea Caddy, Having Original Brass Handle To Hinged Top, Enclosing Divisions, With Unusual Glazed Panels To Front Bearin...
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century George II English Brass Petal Base Single Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English candlestick.
With a 8 lobed petal base, a turned shaft, and an integral bobeche.
Simply a fine period candlestick!
Date:
M...
Category
British George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century Deep Green English Mallet Formed Glass Wine Bottle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-crafted wine bottle has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1740 and done in a period Georgian style. The glass...
Category
English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A rare miniature form of seam cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick with urn form candle cup. The candlestick has been cast with a bobec...
Category
British Queen Anne Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Green Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, 18th century English Bilston or Battersea enamel green tea caddy.
Likely manufactured in South Staffordshire.
Of octagonal form with ...
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
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 ...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, c. 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick shaft has a knob directly under the candle cup with a scolloped bobeshe. The candle cup sits above a slightly tape...
Category
Queen Anne Antique Mid-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...
Category
British Queen Anne Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before.
This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Cast Georgian Silver Candlesticks London 1742
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of Georgian silver candlesticks – Cast
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1742 – makers mark rubbed
Period : George II
...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Georgian Copper Saucepan with Lid
Located in Dereham, GB
Large Georgian Copper Saucepan with Lid
Circular Dish top lid with Rivited Iron Handle.
Saucepan with cast brass handle rivited at front
Long Iron Handle Rivited at back,
back of sau...
Category
British George III Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$551 Sale Price
20% Off
1750 Venezia Italy Green Lacquered Wooden Tray with Chinese Figures
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a large and exquisite lacquered wooden tray, with floral decoration and polychrome Chinese figures in the garden, on a green background.
The curved shape of the tray, on the ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Cats, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain cats, circa 1750.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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