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Period: 19th Century
Place of Origin: European
19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style vitrine or miniature buffet, made of solid mahogany with glass cabinet doors and mirror backed tiered shelves. Glass cabinet door opens to ...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

Antique Map of South America by Wyld, circa 1850
By J. Wyld
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful folding map of South America titled 'Colombia Prima or South America Drawn from the Large Map in Eight Sheets by Louis Stanislas D ' Arcy Delarochette'. Three insets in the...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Tenor Flugelhorn
By V.F. Cerveny & S. - Hradec - Kralove
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tenor 4 cylinder flugelhorn - This tenor flugelhorn was made by V.F. Cerveny & S. - Hradec . Kralove - The Company was established in 1842 in Hradeh Kralove, Czech Republic. It was C...
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Late 19th Century Other Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany Prayer Bench with Green Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions! Crafted in France, circa 1870, the traditional mahogany kneeler sits on...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Italian Medieval / Renaissance Style Full Suit of Armor
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Medieval / Renaissance-style (19th Century) metal life size suit of armor with fluted breast plate on a square wooden base. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use...
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800. Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle. The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’. Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96. Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century. HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...
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Early 1800s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Carved Giltwood Virgin Mary Statue on Globe from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Over three feet tall, this important antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary in prayers was created in Provence, France, circa 1860. Embellished with gold leaf and polychrome finish, th...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Incredible Pair of Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order, Most Probably Attributed To The Workshop Of Benedetto Boschetti. The fist ...
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1860s Grand Tour Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble

Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Font
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautifully carved antique limestone font circa 1840, decorated in the gothic style. Ornately carved at the hand of a talented 19th century stonemason...
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Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Christianity Monastery Work Mother & Child in Glass Display Case Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century Glass Display Case with a beautiful Monastery Work inside. A wonderful decorative item, in very nice as is condition. T...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Dress Stick Cane English Bulldog 1900
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Honey Coloured Malacca Wood Lady’s or Gentlemans Walking Stick Dress Cane with Traditional formed Tau shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, possibly of French or...
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Celestial Library Globe On Stand, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large celestial globe in papier maché and plaster, fixed in its wooden basket: the spindles are strips of paper painted with animals and zodiac symbols to represent the celestial vau...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system. Italy circa 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system and its movement. The base of the planetarium is made of fruit wood, circular in shape with three bell-shaped wood feet. ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American Flags and Lifeboats, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American flags and lifeboats circa 1900 Original Travel Agency Model - No Motor - Wired Interior for Lighting Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with Am...
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Late 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This wooden model is painted in both light and dark grey with a white gunport band and faux gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the b...
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Antique Continetal Silver Ebonized Walking Cane Stick Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique continetal silver handled walking stick, circa 1870 in date The striking stick features a silver Crutch handle which is engraved 'C J Stuilt' on a gentle...
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1870s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Antique Vintage English Walking Stick Cane Wooden Gold Plated Cow Horn Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Rosewood Wooden Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with an elegant decoratively carved classical Cow Horn L shaped handle above a finely repousse chased gold plated collar with a cartouche engraved with H C. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin Condition: Good condition with nice patination, few small character dents to gilt mounts, complete with its original firm fitting solid steel and polished brass ferrule which is slightly worn. Nice straight stick in wonderful condition. Length: 32.75" (89cm) Width of handle: 4.25" (10.75cms). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door Shipping offered by Seller. *TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Stick on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length. Many antique sticks...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Automaton Windmill Sewing Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rare early 19th century working automaton sewing box with hidden compartments for necessaries and sewing implements. Original handmade cloc...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Alabaster

Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
This rare paradoxical planetarium demonstrates the rotation and revolution motion of the system of the planet Jupiter and the Medici satellites. The base is made of ebonized fruit wo...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Grand Tour Model of a Roman Sarcophagus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 19th century bronze Grand Tour model of a Roman sarcophagus or bath, circa 1830, with removable blue glass liner. Once a Grand Tour souvenir acquired by an adventurer travel...
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Early 19th Century Grand Tour Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Mid-19th Century French Polished Iron Garden Crucifix Cross with Floral Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique cross was crafted in France, circa 1870. The large iron crucifix rests on an oval base, and features our Lord nailed on the cross and is decorated with vine a...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in Norwich, GB
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London Sixteen inch extending telescope with original lacquer finish and spirit level. The compass ha...
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19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Whippet Greyhound Head Dog Walking Stick Cane, 1890s, Austria Vienna
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful metal dog head, bamboo walking stick cane. Bought for you in Vienna Austria, European made at the end of the 19th century. Wonderfully expressive representation of a whippe...
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1890s Hollywood Regency Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
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1880s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Sculpture of the Christ Child in Polychrome Plaster on Wood
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Charming 19th-century sculpture of the Christ Child, likely of French origin. The figure is finely modeled in plaster mounted on a wooden base, with a warm, multi-colored patina that...
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Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic, Plaster, Pine

Late 19th century oak dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century oak dinner gong and beater. The arched top has carved decoration above the barley twist supports. Having suspended brass gong to centre. All raised on scrolling legs. Di...
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Late 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

EXQUISITE EDWARD & JONES COROMANDEL WOOD CRiBBAGE SET DE LARUE & CO CARDS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Museum Quality, near new old stock circa 1850 Edward & Jones of 161 Regent Street ...
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1850s Early Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Silk

English Brass Telescope on Tripod Stand signed Dollond, London Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass telescope on tripod stand with slipper feet. Telescope has the original carrying case with lens covers. Late 19th Century
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

English Gothic Oak Altar
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic style (19th Cent) dark oak table top altar with a filigree shelf under 3 tracery carved panels with an open lattice gallery
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Gilt & Painted Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French 19th century painted and gold gilt barometer with thermometer. The elegantly carved giltwood surrounding the French gray-painted case is in a rococo and laurel leaf...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Gold

Raphael Drawings – Disegni Originali di Raffaello per la prima volta pubblicati
Located in Middletown, NY
Raphael / Raffaello Sanzio Disegni Originali di Raffaello per la prima volta pubblicati, esistenti nella Imperial Regia Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia Venice: Tipografia di Gius...
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Early 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

19th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Richmond, VA
19th Century French giltwood barometer with working thermometer. Well executed carvings of scrolls, swags and bounty all finished in gold gil...
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Late 19th Century Double Faced French Bronze and Iron Butcher's Scales
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of late nineteenth century French iron and bronze butcher's scales is double faced and features the coat of arms of the city of Paris flanked by the messenger god Mercury an...
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Late 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Mexico City by Braun & Hogenberg c. 1590
By Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg
Located in Stamford, CT
Mexico by Braun & Hogenberg c. 1590
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Dutch Tile With Golf Scene.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Dutch Delft Golf Tile. An early framed Dutch delft brown and white golf tile - hand painted with a scene depicting a golfer. The brown image is on an off white background with corner...
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1890s Sporting Art Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
Large mahogany rudder with eight spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Diameter 130 cm - inches 51.2, depth 15 cm - inches 5.9. There are evidences showing that already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars...
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Late 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique German Girl Figural Cigar Cutter for Pocket Watch Chain, FOB, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cigar cutter, showing a dancing lady. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of silver-plate metal. Marked Germany it the base. A beautiful nice collecti...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

19th Century Carved Wooden Figural Nutcracker of Otto Von Bismarck
Located in Delft, NL
19th century carved wooden figural nutcracker of Otto Von Bismarck A wooden nutcracker with figural scene of Otto Von Bismarck In working condition,...
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Francke Upright Piano Rococo Style Carved Mahogany High Relief Scroll Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Francke upright piano with a mahogany case. Entire cabinet features Rococo style, ornate carvings in high relief. The carved, front panel features a central lyre surrounded by flowers, foliage and acanthus. The piano fall has carved latticework and a central plaque carved with flowers and acanthus. Sitting on top of the cabinet is asymmetrical arcading ornately carved with rocailles, flowers, foliage and acanthus. The brass piano pedals feature acanthus scrolls. The intricately, carved piano...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not only does it play a selection of classical airs with remarkable tone and clarity, but its lush sound is accompanied by a colorful, singing bird automaton...
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19th Century Other Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Satinwood

Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening oval. The musical box is exquisitely crafted in the shape of a miniature grand piano, ...
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances. The Snow Storm, A Christmas Story. [and] New Year's Day, A Winter Tale. [and] The Inundation; Or Pardon and Peace, A Christmas Story. London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1847]. Three volumes, 12mo. All volumes illustrated by George Cruikshank. Uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine. Presented with a new archival slipcase with gilt candle stamp. Presented is a trio of uniformly bound, Victorian Christmas...
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1840s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century English J & W Cary Celestial/Terrestrial Table Model Globes
By John & William Cary
Located in Milford, NH
A fine assembled pair of 12-inch English table model globes on stands manufactured by J & W. Cary, the left globe with cartouche labeled “The New Celestial Globe, on which are correc...
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Early 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

FRENCH MEERSCHAUM PIPE with case - 19th Century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This 19th-century French Meerschaum pipe, marked with the maker's trade label "Peristyle Montpensier," is a fine example of craftsmanship from the period. The pipe, though well used,...
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19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Clay, Wood

Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton
By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes. These too were updated in 1852 (terre...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An excellent example of an early unweighted Staunton Chess Set. The king stamped Jaques London on the base. Housed in original slide lid box with Paper ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ebony

Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Brass, Chemist, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apothecary mortar and pestle. An English, brass chemist's shop aid, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. ...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rare Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral, Rome, 19th century, circa 1840. Possibly a representation of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Italy. The Italian Renaissance is renowned for its magnificent works of art and architecture, which are admired to this day for their grandeur and intricate details. Among the most impressive examples of this era are the rare and monumental carved Carrara marble models of cathedrals...
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19th Century Gothic Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Carved Oak Gothic Art Round Panel of Feeding Pelican as Symbol of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
All hand carved, quality workmanship and symbolic wall panel in thick relief with high border. The character ascribed to the pelican in this context is nearly as fabulous as that of...
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Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel
By Pleyel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French mid-19th century, circa 1855, Louis XVI st. tulipwood parquetry and ormolu mounted, Model 2 Concert Grand Piano, signed Pleyel...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ormolu

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Era Walnut Chess Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century English Victorian era walnut chess table, circa 1885.
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19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, by William Syndys, 1852
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Syndys, William. Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols. London: John Russell Smith, [nd, 1852]. Illustrated with hand-colored engravings. Oc...
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1850s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Crucifix Cross Cast Iron Garden Architectural Chapel Church Cemetery #2
Located in Tyler, TX
TALL Antique French Cast Iron Cross Crucifix~~Chapel Church Garden Architectural Yard Cemetery Prayer Room Wall Hanging~~c. 1890s Fab...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

19th Century Religious Wood Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Carved oak religious carving, 19th century. This is an excellent quality wood carving with a nice old patina.
Category

Early 19th Century Baroque Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Antique English Mahogany Banjo Barometer, circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany banjo barometer, circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

A Porter's Direction Sundial Germany Early 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
The printed and pivoted compass card and chapter ring centred by brass gnomon, in turned rosewood case with domed lid, (glass cover), 5cm (2in) diam.
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany Gun Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Williams & Powell Wooden Sporting Gun Case. A mahogany single gun case by Williams & Powell, Liverpool, the green baize lined case with dividers and fitted for a double barrel shotgu...
Category

1850s Georgian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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