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Material: Brass
French 20th Century Collection of 12 Boules
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of 12 brass & iron boules from France, circa 1880. Boule has been a popular game played in France since the Middle Ages and continues to be a family friendly game all ov...
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19th Century French Other Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

American Ships Binnacle Circa 1940
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships Binnacle compass with teak base, brass hood, compass, clinometer, and chart tube. Compass is engraved U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, the Lionel Corporation, 1941. 53x33x19 H-L-Deep
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1940s North American Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique 6 Bell Music Box with Enamel Bee Strikers by Karrer, c. 1875
Located in London, GB
A lovely quality antique music box made by Karrer of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1875. The fully serviced musical movement features a highly attractive arrangement of 6 individually e...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique 6 Bell and Drum Music Box by Charles Lecoultre, c. 1870
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality six bell and drum cylinder music box made by Charles Lecoultre of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1870. The fully serviced musical movement features a central drum an...
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1870s Swiss Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique French Velocipede Horse Tricycle by Jean Louis Gourdoux for Jugnet
By Jean Louis Gourdoux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully detailed, antique, French, velocipede or toy tricycle featuring the body of a carved walnut horse with steel face plate on spoke wheels and ho...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel

COLUMBIA 1931 Antique Dirigible Zeppelin Movie Figural Desk Cigarette Holder
By Columbia Pictures
Located in Miami, FL
A Columbia production dirigible cigarette desk box. This is a rare desk box of a Dirigible Cigarette Pack Holder created in America during the art deco period. This is a novelty ite...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Antique Federal Eagle American 50 Star Flag with Brass Eagle Pole, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Monumental 50 star American Flag with antique Federal Eagle brass and wood pole. A patriotic piece suitable for any home. This set includes both ...
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19th Century American Federal Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographer compass from the early 1900s, brass and bakelite base; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with its tip th...
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Early 1900s European Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Brass nautical compass signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical compass on gimbal signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920s, mounted on custom-made walnut and brass board. Eight-twenty rose complete with protractor circle. The com...
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1920s Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Circa 1920s Pair of Port & Starboard English Ship's Oil Lanterns
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920s pair of Port & Starboard ship's oil lanterns, English. Handsome copper with brass mounts and scrolled plaques with fresnel glass lens on each over red & green conforming ...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Shooting Lodge Dinner Gong, Victorian, Scottish Brass Chime, Oak, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinguished late Victorian dinner gong, evoking the grandeur of a Scottish Highland country estate, circa 1880. This superb antique chime fe...
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1880s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley with attached chromed shackle with hooks. No axle ca...
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1940s North American Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century English Copper & Brass Bugle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century copper & brass bugle, English. Military Regimental Crest of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regiment (1881-2006 when folded into the Royal Regiment of Scotland)...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Telescope with original leather case from World War II, English circa 1940
Located in Central England, GB
This fine example of a World War II military spotting telescope is the type issued to a British army sniper, who would have used it to locate an enemy sniper in a hidden position. T...
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Mid-20th Century British Other Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1930s Copper Antique Ship Mooring Bollard Early Hudson River Lower NYC
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning to use in your garden, indoors. Copper Mooring from off the Hudson River in Lower NYC, brass base, Wonderful patina on this one. Measure: 23 in H x 14 in W at the widest x 7...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Continental Renaissance Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent medieval Renaissance period architectural holy water font lavabo. Born in a Christian church in Continental Europe during the middle ages, likely Italian 16th or 17th century, exquisitely hand-crafted by a highly skilled artisan, with exceptional craftsmanship, ornate and finely detailed, the rare and one of a kind forged bronze and brass upper presenting with gothic shaped palm frond back, domed lid with tall finial decorated in relief, the fountain reservoir is decorated with central mounted Star of Bethlehem four pointed pentagram star embellishment as well as other applied ormolu adornments, a narrow elongated spigot with valve dispenses the holy water below. A later gilt brass stoop catches the water, the nicely styled, demilune shaped wall mounted antique...
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17th Century European Renaissance Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique National Cash Register Co. Model 422X with Paper Receipt Ink Printer
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique National Cash Register Co. Model 422X with Paper Receipt Ink Printer Classic American vintage at its finest, this cash register is beautiful...
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique English "Broadhurst Clarkson & Co." Telescope on Stand, Circa 1910-1920.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English "Broadhurst Clarkson & Co." Telescope on Stand, Circa 1910-1920. 72" High as shown in the photographs.
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Early 20th Century English Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Three-Draw Telescope, English, Walnut, Brass, Navigation, Georgian, 1790
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique three-draw telescope. An English,walnut and brass navigational or astronomical instrument by Lincoln of London, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1790. Perfect...
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1790s British Georgian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz. Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

German Reflecting Telescope in Limited Edition from the Deutsches Museum in 1978
Located in Sofia, BG
Gregory brass spyglass - Deutsches Museum 1978/79 limited edition. This reflecting foldable telescope is being published in a worldwide limited edition...
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Late 20th Century German Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Medieval Knights Chess Set Metal Gold & Silver Pewter Crusaders Game Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Medieval Knights Chess Set - Metal Brass & Silver Nickel Plated Crusaders Game.Made in Florence, Italy, this stunning chess set features intricately cast metal pieces in antiqued sil...
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Late 20th Century Italian Gothic Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Nickel, Pewter

Antique English Polished Brass Counter / Desk Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large Antique English Brass Desk / Counter Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Italian Crucifix Representing Roman and Vatican Monuments, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix adorned with a micro mosaic of colored glass Chromed brass Around the Christ on the cross, you can see monuments of Vatican and of Rome ( Saint Peter's Basilica, Pantheon...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane 19th Century 83cm/32.6inches
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique Chinese silver mounted walking stick is circa 1880 in date and bears Chinese silver hall marks. It has has an exquisite Chinese silver L-shaped handle decorat...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Brass

19th C. John Byrne Brass Telescope with tripod
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
19th C. John Byrne brass telescope with tripod. Marked John Byrne New York 1882. 3.5 inch refracting telescope with 43.5 inch main tube. A wonderful piece of history, Optics are not ...
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Late 20th Century American Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Modern 'Magma' Tennis Table made in Granite, Brass and Wood by Andrea Zambelli
Located in Milan, IT
The table, named after its absolute black granite playing surface of magmatic origin, is specifically designed for outdoor use. Each of its components has been conceived and treated ...
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2010s Italian Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Granite, Brass

Vintage Set of Three Child's Golf Clubs by Halley & Co
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Halley & Co. Children's Hickory Golf Clubs. Set of three child's golf clubs comprising of a iron, a mashie and a putter. All are with suede leather grips and brass heads stamped wit...
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1920s British Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Early 19th century brass surveyor's level with compass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level. With original brass mounted pine case. Telescope length: 18 1/4 inches. - 46.5 cm. Fitting for tripod mount, now re-mounted on a modern brass plate for desk top display.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual German Jugendstil copper and brass smokers companion or candleholder formed as a goat pulling a sleigh the design attributed to renowned sculptor Ignatius Taschner...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940
Located in Delft, NL
English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940 English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph with twin faced head and English commends on a brass...
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20th Century English Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Holy Water Font Virgin Mary Lily Stone Brass & Glass French
Located in Labrit, Landes
Holy water font French Art Nouveau Art Deco Virgin Mary with Lily Stone, molded glass and brass Benitier holy water wall font, early 20th century....
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Brass

19th Century Wall Plate - Onyx Porcelain and Bronze Cloisonné - Holy Mary
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique religious wall plaque. Made of onyx and enamelled bronze, cloisonné technique. In the middle a beautiful portrait of the Holy Mary, painted on porcelain. A beauti...
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Brass, Enamel

Antique English Folding Brass Magnifying Glass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A brass folding pocket magnifying glass which is made also to be added to a chain or ribbon to be worn around the neck. The lens has a good magnification and in lovey condition. D...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Precision demountable scale for travel, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Apothecary traveling scale entirely demountable. All the pieces fits inside the front drawer. Oak wood box, brass elements and glasses. Glass protection sides. France 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1970s Korean Industrial Cast Aluminum Edison LED Flameproof Strip Light Duck Egg
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed vintage Industrial Korean flameproof striplight made by Daeyang in the 1970's painted in duck egg. Original item salvaged from supe...
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Mid-20th Century Korean Industrial Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Walking stick, Duilio Cambellotti and Petocchi swallows cane, Rome, Italy 1910.
By Duilio Cambellotti
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau walking stick: T shaped handle starts with a plane collar over which we see the Petochi maker’s mark (silversmith), the 800 hallmark (800/1000 silver) and the CD initials...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Brass, Iron

Brass Ship's Searchlight Fitted to a Polished Steel Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's searchlight with convex mirror at the back. Clamp-on bezel with glass face. The searchlight has been retrofitted to a polished steel tripod for a strong industrial...
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1990s North American Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley. Weight: 2 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 6"H x 4"W...
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1950s North American Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Nineteenth Century Brass Cigarette Case
Located in Madrid, ES
Nineteenth Century Brass Cigarette Case 19th century cigarette case, brass and ornaments.Dimensions: 15x8x3 cm cm
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1880s Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique 6 Bell Fortissimo Music Box by J Manger & Co, c. 1885
Located in London, GB
An excellent-sounding Fortissimo 6 bell antique music box made by J. Manger & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1885. The fully serviced musical movemen...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Gothic Revival Embossed Brass Eagle Sculpture Church Altar Bible Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and sculptural, Arts & Crafts era, church bible or book stand. This late 1800s bible stand has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning overal...
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Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle on wood pedestal. The binnacle itself is a brass bowl with top that holds 2 oil lamps with porcelain burners. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brass brackets. T...
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1950s North American Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Induction Coil or Sled Antique Scientific Instrument by Du Bois Reymond 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Induction coil by Du Bois Reymond, also known as Sled of the Du Bois Reymond system designed around 1870 during electrophysiology studies by Emil Du Boi...
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1870s Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Set of FIVE Silhouette Miniatures All Hand Painted by Dorothy Turton RMS, 20thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A fine collection of Five original silhouette portrait miniatures by the Miniaturist painter Dorothy Turton ( 1900 to 1990s). These are all hand painted...
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20th Century English Georgian Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel 1942.
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel 1942, Barking & London 1942. Good condition, slight abrasion on compass rose. The compass is mounted on eboni...
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1940s Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

The Magnapole 1920s brass nautical travel surveying compass
Located in Milan, IT
Brass travel nautical surveying compass circa 1920, complete with original leather case, signed The Magnapole Patent 22598. Small compass used away from magnetic fields to verify the...
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1920s Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Ships Wheel with Brass Hub and Inlay
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships wheel with eight turned spokes, mahogany frame, holly inlay and polished brass hub. Weight: 40 LBS Overall Dimensions: 43" Diameter Made: America Material: Wood / Brass ...
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1940s North American Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Travel pharmacy in mahogany wood and brass, England 1790.
Located in Milan, IT
Travel pharmacy. Box in Mogano Sipo ( Entandrophragma utile ) wood and brass with recessed handles on both sides and a drawer on the front. The upper level opens, inside it there are...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour Steel, gold, gilt, mail; iron and brass, leather Dated 1797 Persia Late 18th Century Size: helmet: 70cm long - 27½ ins long / shield...
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Late 18th Century Persian Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Brass, Steel, Iron

English Late 19th Century Large Brass Table Scale and Weights
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning, large brass table scale, made near the turn of the century, England. The scale is no longer operational, but still makes an mighty impact on a space. The scale is made of...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Brass, Copper, Iron

19th Century French Brass & Champleve Cross with Holy Water Font on Green Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful marble and brass cross with holy water recipient was created in France, circa 1880. The antique cross features beautiful, intricate cloisonné work with enamel, stone an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass

Late 18th Century Lacquered Brass Table Telescope
Located in Huntington, NY
Late 18th century lacquered brass table telescope.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Smith 8-Day Shipboard Clock
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A brass circular base with a central inset hinged glass panel that reveals a white metal face with black enameled Roman numerals hours and Arabic numerals seconds. The clock lacks a ...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Early 20th century Swedish metal telephone by Rikstelefon
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Swedish metal telephone by rikstelefon circa 1900. Quite possibly early than dated, here we have a sheet metal rikstelefon telephone set.  Rikstelefon was the nat...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass

FRENCH 1915 Mechanical WWI Biplane Airplane Scale Model In Copper and Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
An antique 1915 French mechanical model of a biplane. This is a fabulous antique scale model of an SPAD S.XIII First-World-War fighter biplane, created in France during the early 20...
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1910s French Industrial Vintage Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Ferrari Vintage Arno XI Wooden Speedboat
Located in Beirut, LB
Craftsmen make these highly detailed wooden models from scratch with historical photographs, drawings , and original plans. Scale 1/8 with high quality wood. Mounted on a solid wood ...
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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

19th Century French Green Marble Cross and Holy Water with Cloisonné Technique
Located in Dallas, TX
This marble and cloisonné cross with a holy water recipient was created in France, circa 1880. The beautiful, antique piece has intricate cloisonné wor...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass

Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Enamel Mounted on Onyx Europe, 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Crucifix Cross in decorated in cloisonné enamel mounted on Onyx Europe 1920 Very nice work , all mounted on brass, in good condition due to its age. The cloisonné enamel show very ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Brass Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Brass, Enamel

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