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Place of Origin: French
French Statue of Jesus Christ
Located in Round Top, TX
An absolutely stunning 15th century statue of Christ from the Provenance region of France. Masterly hand carved from polychromed wood. Wonderful patin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997
By Louis Vuitton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997. From the Louis Vuitton store in Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills in California.
Master suitcase mak...
Category
20th Century Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rene Lalique Black Glass 'Grosses Graines' Necklace
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique black glass 'Grosses Graines' necklace. 9 beads. Book reference: Marcilhac 1500.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Limoges enamel plaque the Assumption of Mary, silver frame. France, around 1600
Located in Gorssel, GE
Limoges enamel pax depicting the Assumption of Mary, in a silver frame in Renaissance style decorated with scrollwork and five angel heads,
ca. 1600.
Total height: 14.8 cm., width...
Category
Early 1600s Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Silver
Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old bound books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice library. Sizes may vary.
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Le Tanneur Mid-Century French Leather Boxed Bridge Card Playing & Betting Set
By Le Tanneur
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century boxed card Bridge set manufactured by the well known French luxury leather goods company Le Tanneur, circa 1960’s.
The prestigious French leather goods company, LE TANNEUR began in 1898 with their line of luxury items called Le Sans Couture. Le Tanneur is known for their timeless elegance and quality.
The wood box is covered in a fine-grained tanned black leather with a magnetic gold-tone clasp. The box is beautifully made, lined in green felt, and still in the original brand printed cardboard box. The set includes a full deck of playing cards, colorful plastic betting chips and tokens that store in fitted covered containers, and a gold-plated pencil for keeping score. Also included is a pad of scoring paper...
Category
Mid-20th Century International Style French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Paper
19th Century, Piece de Maitrise, Architectural Model Roof Square and Round
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Architectural models as these were made by apprentices or master craftsman to apply for a title by their respective guild. In France these craftsmen were known as the 'Compagnons du ...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Softwood
Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century.
Polygonal sundial with a bird-shaped gnomon and engraved triangular piece, which presents, on one side, ...
Category
18th Century Neoclassical Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Other
Vintage Lithographic Print of Battle of Cape Lèzard, Early 1900s, Oakwood Frame
Located in Milan, IT
Lithographic print of the battle of Cape Lèzard on 21st October 1707, taken from the book Historical Gallery of Versailles. Skelton is the engraver. Original print by Victor Gilbert Théodore Gudin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cartier Paris Londres New York Red Jewelry Book Hardcover Small Book
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cartier Red Jewelry Book English Edition Hardcover Small Book.
80 pages of beautiful iconic jewelry and the history of Cartier.
In good condition showing only minor wear on cover. In...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Madonna nello stile di Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus, Kéramos, GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)
Located in Lugo, IT
Madonna in ceramica
Acquistata in negozio di antichità a Chamonix.
Provenienza convento di Parigi.
Mancanza
Grazie
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Montereau Creil French Creamware Faïence d’Aix en Provence Architecture Plate
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate produced by Montereau, Creil, circa 1824-1836.
A black transfer of an architectural im...
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Creamware
Art Deco Chrome and Metal Ashtray Stand Round Base 1930s France, Two Available
Located in Miami, FL
We offer two of Art Deco ashtray stands on heavy round base in chrome and metal.
Due to age and use they show wear and dents, but both are func...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1914 Painting depicting the Duc D'aumale Transatlantic, Wash Drawing and Pastel
By A. Jeancolas
Located in Milan, IT
Portrait of the Duc D'Aumale transatlantic, made with a mixed technique of wash drawing and pastel, signed by A. Jeancolas November 1914. Coeval frame. Very good condition. Measures:...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rustic 19th Century French Wooden Sled with Weathered Patina and Curving Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic wooden sled from the 19th century with curving extremities. Charming our eyes with its rustic appearance and nicely weathered pati...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
Period late 18th century giltwood barometer. Original gilding. Carved overall with globe, and navigation instruments. Foliate and neoclassical motifs. Maker signed.
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Chagall Twentieth Century Masters Hardcover 1971 by Marc Bucci
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chagall; (Twentieth-century masters) Hardcover – January 1, 1971 by Marc Bucci, Mario; Chagall (Author).
Text: English, Italian (translation).
94 pages, Hardcover.
First published Ja...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Pink Irish Linen Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
Title:
Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Chair Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet, and made of bentwood, the baby chair...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Antique Electromedical Device from Chardin in Wooden Case, France, circa 1910
Located in Labrit, Landes
Electrical therapy apparatus invented by Chardin, in its wooden beech case.
French circa 1910
Electrotherapy exploits the effects obtained by using electrical energy for therapeuti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Modernist Barometer, French, circa 1930's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Modernist Barometer, French, circa 1930's, well designed, working order.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Modern Hand-Carved Ebony Bracelet, circa 1970s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stunning large modern hand-carved ebony bracelet made from 28 single pieces of ebony.
Measure: opening 2.25 inches.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely period French Louis XVI giltwood barometer with beautiful patina. This antique French Louis XVI gilt wood barometer will add a touc...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Plaster Model of Male Bust with Markings, France, 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Plaster bust on base. Preliminary study for marble carving with markings for the stonemason.
France, 1850-1880.
A very decorative piece.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Mid-18th Century French Carved Polychrome Statue of Moses in Oak Niche
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1760 and resting in a carved oak niche, the figure depicts the prophet Moses, the most important prophet in Judaism and Christianity. Moses is best known from the story in the biblical Book of Exodus and Quran as the lawgiver who met God face-to-face on Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments after leading his people, the Hebrews, out of bondage in Egypt and to the "promised land" of Canaan. He is represented with horns on top of his head. The horns came about because of an ambiguity of the Latin version of Exodus 34, 30. After being addressed by God on top of Mount Sinai and given the Tablets of the Law containing the Ten Commandments, Moses descended to his people in the desert. His face was seen to shine with a divine light. (The first Moses with horns was commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb; it was based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible used at that time). The religious and biblical item...
Category
Mid-18th Century Gothic Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Enamal Cloissoné Maria with Jesus Plaque Stand
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small and refined Cloissoné enameled plaque stand. It is centered by an oval hand-painted portrait of the Madonna and Child. Made of copper with enamel inlays. Made in France, circ...
Category
1880s Belle Époque Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Set of 6 Rare French 19th Century Antique Doll Carriages
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in the south of France this set of antique doll carriages are an enchanting collection with wooden handles, original paint, and working wh...
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A very fine 19th century Grand Piano by Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Dallas, TX
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV designed marquetry kingwood Grand Piano . Signed in the bronze by Joseph Zwiener. The finest gilt bronze mounts. 6 legs . The piano works b...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Virgin to the Child Enamelled Plaque, French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus enameled wall plaque.
French, mid-century.
Reproduction from a stained glass window of Reims cathedral (13th century) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Early 19th Century Giltwood Barometer "Selon Toricelli"
Located in Madrid, ES
Barometer end of the 18th century, Directorie, in carved and gilded wood, by Selon Toriceli, with allegory music wing on the top, beautiful patina, and decorative barometer...
Category
19th Century Directoire Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of Old Bound Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice library. Sizes may v...
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
French Hunting Showcases, 'Vitrine' Louis XIII Style 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Original showcase composed of 2 parts dating from the 19th century. This hunting showcase is used to store trophies and rifles. The whole thing is made of a dark wood.
The lower pa...
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Rene Dumas Lucite Aubergine and Clear Sculptural Chess Players French
Located in North Miami, FL
The designer of these amazing vintage French Lucite modernist chess players from the 1970s are by Renee Dumas who is related to the Hermes family. They a...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Bronze and Enamel Earrings Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of bespoken earrings by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The cast bronze earring features a sculptural design that evokes an archaic form with shell like scroll an...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Masonic Ceremonial Hand-Painted Plate Signed Moustiers
By Meret a Moustiers
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-painted Masonic ceremonial plate signed Bondil a Moustiers.
Perfect condition.
Measures: 8 1/4" diam. x 1" H
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867
By Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare cigar humidor made in wood, with a front flap, discovering five sliding cane trays. Beautiful bronze and silver electroplated brass ornaments, such as the central niche decorated with a winged creature, surmounted on top of the cabinet with a feline. Resting on four tall legs joined by a stretcher decorated with a silvered pierced bronze incense burner.
The central relief of that cellarette for cigars, with that fantasy creature, is directly inspired from the one designed by J. Brandely for the front door of the Merovingian Cabinet made by Diehl in 1867, and now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Inv. 1989.197).
Arriving in Paris in about 1840 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 rue Michel-le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see « Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle »,D. Ledoux-Lebard, Ed. de l’amateur, 1982, p.164). It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le Second Empire », Exposition Grand-Palais, Paris, 1979, p.133). Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861.
In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active between 1867 and 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book « Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867 » (vol. II, pp. 133 & 149). He writes of a table of which « the pendant bearing hooks and the fan shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love » (p. 133) and a jewelry case where « The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornementation » (p. 149).
For this Universal Exhibition of 1867, Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors : Emile Guillemin (1841-1907) who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes (Orsay Museum, Paris, Inv. O.A.O. 992) and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet...
Category
1860s Greek Revival Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Large Early 20th c. French Medical Hand Model c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Early 20th century large French plaster hand model used as a medical teaching device. Lacquered plaster custom heavy steel stand.
Shown with life size hand model.
CREA...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Jesse James / Le Brigand bien-Aime
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1939 Western. This film was directed by Henry King, and stars Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott. The film is broadly based on the life of the notorious outlaw Jesse James...
Category
1930s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Avec Le Sourire / with a Smile
By Jean-Adrien Mercier
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for Avec le Sourire / with a smile, 1936
staring Maurice Chevalier. The wonderful art work is by Jean-Adrien Mercier (1899-1995) one of Frances most res...
Category
1930s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Grapes of Wrath / Les Raisins de la Coiere
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1940 masterpiece directed John Ford and starred Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell.
The striking artwork is by Bernard Lancy (1892-1964) an...
Category
1940s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Palais Royal Ring Stands Depicting Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday
Located in London, GB
A very rare and fine Charles X period pair of mother of pearl and ormolu ring stands, depicting Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. Set upon wooden bases with e...
Category
1820s Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France. This would have been used on the altar to display a large bible during mass for the priest to read from. This is an instant conversa...
Category
18th Century Other Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives
By Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Five-piece smoker set. Four pots including a covered tobacco pot and a red faience tray which has a floral pattern.
Very nice enamelled earthenware work.
...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Le Corbusier Der Modulor 2 Book, 1955
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulo...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Architectural Model of a Gothic Pinnacle France
Located in Chonburi, TH
This architectural model is a stunning representation of a Gothic pinnacle from France, standing at an impressive height of 51 cm. Crafted with meticul...
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Collection of 4 Antique Anatomical Drawings
Located in Miami, FL
Antique anatomical drawings for the study of the human body, nude males.
The history of anatomy extends from the earliest examinations of...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Monumental Mid-Century French Nouvelle Cuisiniere Advertising Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental vintage advertising sign from France, believed to be custom one-of-a-kind, the giant sign crafted of metal, dual sided, polychrome enamel paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Streamlined Moderne French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
19th C Bronze Statue of a Young Henry IV After Baron Francois Joseph Bosio
By Baron François Joseph Bosio
Located in Savannah, GA
This late 19th century French patenated bronze figure was copied from the original made in 1822 by Baron Francois Joseph Bosio (French, 1768-1845), which is now in Paris at the Louvr...
Category
1890s Renaissance Revival Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,37 x 19,29)
Excelent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Le Corbusier Der Modulor 2 Book, 1955
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Art Deco ashtray - France - 1930s
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps, Ceramique d'Art de Bordeaux
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A French Art Deco ashtray in the style of Céramique d'Art de Bordeaux (CAB) or Primavera. This exceptional piece features vibrant blue-green enamel adorned with fine golden details, ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Bouchardon Royal Artist of the Enlightenment Hardcover Book 2017
By Edme Bouchardon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bouchardon Royal Artist of the Enlightenment Hardcover Book, published in 2017.
By Anne-Lise Desmas, Édouard Kopp, Guilhem Scherf, and Juliette Trey.
One of the most imaginative and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Gold Bubble Pendant Watch w/ Skeleton View by Avril w/ 14K Gold Chain
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite gold Avril Bubble Pendant Watch features a clear glass dome that showcases its intricate inner workings. The Saturn-like rings around the face ...
Category
1950s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
French Papier Mache Crown Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
"French (19th Century) red and gold painted and papier mache wall plaque with crown on pillow design and fleur de lis motif.
Vintage condition"
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Set of Antique Bound Books Dating from the 19th Century, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called "Commentaries". These beautiful books are perf...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Anatomical Model of Human Eye Papier-maché, Scientific Collectables, Dr.Auzoux
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Leuven , BE
Anatomical cut of one eye, composition in natural painted papier-maché, with numbered labels on the different elements / the opening eyeball to cover the removable pute. Pen annotati...
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Plaster
A small telescope in paper, glass and snakewood. Golden decoration. France 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
A small pocket telescope with one extension, lens holder and ring in amoretto wood (Brosimum Guianense); objective holder body in green painted and pressed cardboard with rich decora...
Category
1870s Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
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