Darling Late 19th C Original Cottage Store Stop

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19th century original painted Hubley gorilla door stop in fine condition. This is very rare and unusual.

This 19th century Hubley original painted basket of fruit cast iron door stop is in fine untouched condition. So hard to find where they have not messed with the paint. Great form an...

20th C original painted bank from Mexico. The bank is more Gray than the photos.

This remarkable set of 33 antique wooden bowling balls is an exceptional find, dating back to the late 1800s United States. Each piece is meticulously crafted from Lignum Vitae, a pr...

19th century cast iron Mr Punch door stop. This is a rare piece dating from the late 19th century, we have Mr Punch sitting with his dog, Toby who i...

The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...

Large bust weight of Venus with silver inlaid eyes and celestial diadem,Roman culture,Germany,2nd-3rd century AD. The goddess is depicted nude, slightly gazing to her right with detailed silver inlaid eyes and firmly expressed lips. Her hair is piled high in two parts, loosely drawn back and tied in a chignon. The goddess has been depicted nude, wearing an impressive celestial diadem with three luminaries (two of them silver inlaid) and six lunae. Material: Bronze (copper alloys and lead), decorated with silver inlays. Traces of lead fillings for calibration of the weight Dimensions: Height 14 cm. Provenance: Old private coll. Munich, Germany before 1980. Later : Görny and Mosch GmbH, Munich, 1999/ Private coll. Schellingerhout, Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (acquired in 1999) / ex private collection KS, Antwerp, Belgium. Certificate:Akanthos. Akanthos Ancient Art Antwerp Expertise For: Artefact: Bust weight of Venus (Aphrodite) with large celestial diadem and silver inlaid eyes. Country: Germany. Culture: Roman. Date: 2nd-3rd century AD. Material: Bronze (copper alloys), decorated with silver inlays. Traces of lead fillings for calibration of the weight Lit: Published and illustrated: GM Munich, 98 /1999 number 2307. Provenance: Old private coll. Munich, Germany before 1980. Later: Görny and Mosch GmbH, Munich, 1999/ Private coll. Schellingerhout, Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (acquired in 1999) / ex private collection KS, Antwerp, Belgium. Remarks: Dimensions: Height: 14 cm. Steelyard weight...