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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Framed Collection of Mesoamerican Pre-Classic Period Sculptures & Arrow Heads
Located in New York, NY
Incredible collection of pre-columbian clay sculptures / figures / statues / pottery, mounted and framed. The pieces date from the pre-classic (Formative) period of Meso-American cul...
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North American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Hardwood, Precious Stone, Clay

Important Lock in Sheet Steel from the 17th or 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large lock mechanism in forged iron and handcut, formerly painted black. All the elements are riveted, some rivets are extensions of the cups This lock most likely comes from a church or castle door...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Iron

A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The loop attached to an oval fitting with radiant decoration. The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Pre-Columbian Multi-Color Diamond Shaped Nazca Unku Textile, Peru, 200-400 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very colorful complete Nazca unku in multi-color camelid wool with lozenge diamond and zig-zag design patterns. The beautiful blue and light pink color makes this textile very unique...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

1746. West-Friesland. First audit Teunis Kist in Medemblik
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: BONI PASTORIS – EST TONDERE – PECUS NON DEGLUBERE, coin goddess Juno Moneta leaning against the coat of arms of the generality, in the background a screw press with two geni...
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Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Silver

1645. Death of Hugo de Groot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: HUGO GROTIUS NATUS MDLXXXIII. 10 APR. OBIIT MDCXLV. 28 AUGUS (rosette), draped bust of Hugo de Groot right, signaturre RA on de arm Reverse: DE FENIX / VAN HET VADERLANDT, /...
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Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Silver

1641. Marriage of William of Orange and Princess Mary
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: albionum genuit / rex me summusque / monarcha Carolus / et sponsam me iubet / esse tuam / princeps me Henricus / genuit fortissimus / heros nassoviæ, et / sponsum me iubet /...
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Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Pre-Columbian Multi-Color Chancay Textile, Cubist Animals, Peru 1100-1400 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent Pre-Columbian multi-color Chancay textile with animal figures in cubist form. The Chancay are known more for their textiles than for their ceramics. Textiles from elite Chancay tombs include elaborate gauzes, embroidery, painted plain weave and tapestry, and three-dimensional fibre...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category

Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cast Stone

Small Ecuadorian Moulded Clay Figure on Stand
Located in London, GB
This rare and wonderful example of a formative stage figure from the woodland period is attached to a small wire and wood stand, and is in extraordinarily very good condition for its...
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Ecuadorean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Pre-Columbian Funerary Gold Mask with Royal Turquoise Beads in its Eyes
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A high karat heavy sheet gold human face mask with large almond-shaped eyes and recessed pierced pupils. Multiple small perforations along the upper and lower edges for attachment. L...
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Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Peru Pre-Inca 1270 AD Chimor Pre Columbian Double Face Vessel In Earthware
Located in Miami, FL
Pre Hispanic earth ware vessel from the pre-Inca Chimu culture. Beautiful ancient vessel, created in northern coast of Peru around the 900 / 1470 AD. by the Chimu culture. This is...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...
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Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Christ on the cross Iron High period - 16th century
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Christ on the cross Iron High period - 16th century Historical piece h 57 x l 34 cms Réf pm / 12 1900 euros
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...
Category

Indian Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Sandstone

Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
$5,500 Sale Price / set
57% Off
Carved Candle Stick
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century carved candle stick.
Category

Italian Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Paint, Wood

Carved Candle Stick
Carved Candle Stick
$1,540 Sale Price
30% Off
Passing Boat and Bridge Pattern Tea Set, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
With a medallion of two boats sailing together, passing an island on which a solitary figure stands by or on a bridge, the rim with a narrow heringbone pattern, the reverse glazed ca...
Category

Vietnamese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side. 4 cm (h) Green patina ...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Pre-Columbian Chimu Multicolor Banner with Geometric Designs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Beautiful and Impressive Fragment of a Multicolor Banner with Ocher, Red and Purple with Geometric Designs with Birds and Mythic Creatures in Horizontal Bands. This piece is accomp...
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Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Zoomorphic Llama Vessel with an Elongated Body
Located in London, GB
This zoomorphic vessel in the shape of a llama with an elongated globular body is from the Chancay civilisation, dated between 1000 and 1400 AD. Th...
Category

Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period. It measures 2 in – 5 cm wide, 2 ½ i...
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Ecuadorean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Clay

An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Located in London, GB
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin Superb colour and patina Bronze Eastern Iran or Central Asia 2000 BC SIZE: 35cm wide - 13¾ ins wide A similar pin in the Louvre-France, was exh...
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Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Copper

A larkspur, also known as a pastry cutter, made of bone, Italy 18th century.
Located in Milan, IT
The larkspur, better known as a pastry cutter wheel, is made up of a toothed wheel, usually made of metal, in this case made of bone, rotating around a pin and inserted in the center...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Late 17th Century Italian School Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony and the Child
Located in Leuven , BE
According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Prize announcement lottery made of a silver ducaton Utrecht
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: MO: NO: ARG: CON – FŒ: BELG: PRO: TRAI., armoured knight with sash an lifted sword on horse right, jumping over crowned provincial coat of arms Reverse: engraved text: Op no. 1137 / den 1 Novembr 1796 / Getrokken door / L.J. / Een Amerikaansche / Premie Groot / f 30000 On November 1, 1796, Lourens Joukes won a prize of 30,000 guilders on lot number 1137. In memory of this, he had a number of ducatons engraved to give to family and friends. Most copies only bear his initials. However, his name is known from a copy from the former Royal Medal...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Chiseled Bronzw Processional Cross Cap of the "Christ of the Agony", Spain, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Processional cross cap of the "Christ of the Agony". This Christ belonged to the parish of San Pedro de Ariznoa located in the town of Vergara in Guipuzcua. The piece is handcrafted ...
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Spanish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Lion Mask Wall Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
“A Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock” This fire gilt bronze Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock was one of the most outstanding masterpieces, which was originally made by Edme-J...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Antique 1747 Mary Campbell of Scotland George II Needlework Sampler
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1747 dated needlework Mary Campbell sampler from Scotland I have three of these samplers for sale, they are dated 1830, 17...
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Scottish Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cotton

Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A woven textile shirt of rectangular form having small rectangular panels on the front and back, all with fringed borders, and open head slit in center. Decorated with zigzag rows of...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Palanquin and its bearers Glazed terracotta
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Palanquin and its bearers Glazed terracotta 5 pieces Ming period (1368-1644) Figure: h31 x w 6.5 x d 6.5 cms Palanquin : h 29 x w 16 x d 12 cms Thermoluminescence test Rare Very ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Extremely Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Gauze Poncho Textile, Peru, 1000-1450 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chimu brown gauze shirt with multiple red and white fringe lines forming V designs like the one around the neck, with very rarely seen sleeves and border fringe in the same material.
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A semi-ovoid rectangular panel with heavily fringed border having a very tightly woven multi-color geometric pattern consisting of two scroll devices containing multiple stylized zoo...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Pre-Columbian Mantle Kilim Type Tapisserie Multicolor Designs - Nazca 200-600 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Beautiful Pre-columbian Mantle with a Central Kilim Type Tapisserie of Multicolor Designs with Priests Upraising their Arms Toward the Skies. It is surrounded by 2 Long Red Plain Cot...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Vivid Huari Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Pre-Columbian textile fragment with wave like patterns woven in bright colors. Framed in a black shadow box. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts - so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Peru 200-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete Nazca unku with white, red, green, black and yellow step zig-zag design with red bottom with fringe and maroon upper part and beige trim around the arm and neck openings ...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

14th To 16th Century Asian Jar/vessel (Possibly Khmer)
Located in Austin, TX
Introduce your space to a piece of ancient history with this ancient Asian Jar. Exuding aged charm and rustic features, this relic pays homage to antiquity, capturing the imagination...
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Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Clay

12th/13th Century Thai Khmer Pottery Jar
Located in Austin, TX
A refined pottery vase boasting an elegant silhouette and intricate impressed and applied decoration. The lovely jar exhibits a flared and folded rim, a corseted neck, and a broad sh...
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Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Nazca Textile, Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Nazca Peru 200-400 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete Pre-Columbian Nazca textile with stepped zig-zag design in yellow, ochre red, and brown/black shades with yellow fringes.
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Masterpiece Complete Chimu Shirt with Feathered Motif
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
An intact shirt with motif of rows of feathers in several shades of mustard yellow on a red ground, depicted as they would have been attached in rows in an actual feather textile.
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Published Pre-Columbian Chancay Gauze Panel with Zoomorphs, Ex-Kate Kemper
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A white gauze, triangular panel decorated with a wide band composed of four zoomorphs with curled tails. Upper and lower border having a geometric pattern with upper triangular portion with zoomorphs. Overall excellent condition. Kate Kemper, of London and Switzerland (1908-2004) was an early collector of Andean art, forming an important collection of ceramics and textiles after...
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Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. These piece is mounted on a black shadowbox frame. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Textile

Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Birmania polychrome pottery tripod bowl having hollow rattle, zoomorphic head type feet. Interior painted decoration probably depicts a stylized alligator ...
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Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Chimu Painting with 3 Warriors, Ex-Guillot Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chimu Painting with 3 Warriors. Part of a larger painting with 3 rectangles representing warriors with the characteristic Chimu Headdress. This one-of-a-kind painting is mounted and ...
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Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Pre-Columbian Chancay Gauze Panel with Figures, Ex-Kate Kemper Estate
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A large, rectangular panel composed of a large diamond pattern grid, each grid contains a stylized human figure with arms raised. A few very minor imperfections, overall excellent condition. Backed and stretched on a brown linen, it has been stabilized and sealed in a very thick and rigid plexiglass. Estate of Miss Kate Kemper, London. Kate Kemper, of London and Switzerland (1908-2004) was an early collector of Andean art, forming an important collection of ceramics and textiles after...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cotton

Rich Lane Shy Little Girl Etching Drawing, 1792
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique drawing titled shy little girl. Technique: Etching Date: 1792 Artist: Rich Lane Signed Measures: Image size 21.5 × 15.5 cm Total dimensions 31 × 22 × 1.8 cm Weight 6...
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Paper

A magnificent Dutch marquetry cabinet on stand, by Jan van Mekeren (1658-1733)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A magnificent Dutch marquetry cabinet on stand, by Jan van Mekeren (1658-1733) possibly made for William III and Mary of England Amst...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Kingwood, Oak, Walnut, Holly

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