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Period: 19th Century
Place of Origin: Italian
Wood, Gesso, and Silver Leaf Reliquary
Located in Chicago, IL
Gesso, wood and silver leaf reliquary with window and door. Cool.
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1820s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Leaf

Inlaid Marble Holy Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Holy water vessel with green marble inlay.
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1820s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Pair of Silver Amulets of Two Fantastic Animals, Naples, 18th-19th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of silver amulets of two fantastic animals Naples, late 18th- early 19th century Silver, punches and the seal of the Kingdom of Naples Measures: ...
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Early 19th Century Other Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Pair of Antique Friezes in Gilded Wood with Fruit
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Pair of antique friezes in gilded wood with fruit (pears). They are all hand sculpted by an Italian artist 200 years ago ! It's very difficult to find ...
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Early 19th Century Beaux Arts Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Censer with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Italian attributed grand tour bronze lidded censer applied with birds dating from around 1860. The censer stands raised on a square ba...
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1860s Grand Tour Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Italian Telegraph in Solid Brass, 1880
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Telegraph in solid brass, 1880.
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1880s Art Nouveau Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Group of Four Carved Wood / Gesso Winged Angels
Located in Chicago, IL
Group of four carved wood and gesso angels. Exceptional quality. Extremely rare. The best of the best.
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1860s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gesso, Wood

2 Italian Metal Tole Cross Rose Wall Decorations Stations of the Cross, c 1850
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Original hand painted tole crosses with rays and rose in center. These came from a small chapel in Northern Italy that were hanging over each station of the cross. If you need more t...
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1850s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Apothecary Stills, Italy, 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of antique stills in blown glass from a pharmacy laboratory, mounted on a coeval wooden base in the shape of a parallelepiped. Italy around 1800.
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Early 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Blown Glass, Wood

Antique Friezes in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simple and elegant antique friezes in gilded wood, to hang on the wall next to some photos, or under some anonymous lamp: to enrich it. Or simply...
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Early 19th Century Other Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Armor Model, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Neo-Renaissance style armor pattern from the late 19th century. All surfaces are engraved with phytomorphic motifs. Rounded helmet with ribbed crest; fan with small circular holes fo...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Perdix Rufa) Red Partridge mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural hi...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Model of the Temple of Vesta, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model, made as an inkwell and lacking it's cover.
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

A Marine Specimen a big Stingray Fish, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Stingray (Raja Clavata). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and tilts a...
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1870s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Framed Collection of Papal Crests
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A remarkable, one-of-a-kind, hand-carved, gessoed, 22k gold gilded, hand-painted, foliate embellished serpentine, crest-form, 19th century, convex Italian frame inset with ink-on-vel...
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1880s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Giltwood, Paint

Pin and Pair of Italian Gold Earrings, 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Pin and pair of Italian gold earrings 19th Century In filigree silver and gold, consisting of a brooch and a pair of earrings, with pendant d...
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19th Century Baroque Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold, Silver

Unique & Powerful Italian Antique Crucifix w. a Stunning Bronze Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Large antique Baroque crucifix with stunning details and an amazing patina. Because of the quality in the detail or because of the perfect anatomy o...
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Aythya marila) gray duck small plunger mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory an...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Feathers, Animal Skin, Wood, Paper

Long Frieze in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Long rare Italian frieze in gilded wood, like a stylized flower with leaves. Perfect on wall: if You hang a fabric fan on it, it can also be an a...
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Tiffany 18 Karat Gold & Carved Coral Brooch with Matching 14 Karat Earrings Set
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique brooch was retailed by Tiffany & Co., but originated from italy and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Naturalistic style. The origins of the matching earrings is ...
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Early 19th Century Art Deco Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Coral, Gold

19th Century Italian Jesus Christ on the Cross Silver
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined and delicate figure of Jesus Christ on the cross in silver, 1880s. Great artistic quality please look at the details from the face to...
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1880s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Pair of Red Gorgonian Branches, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of fan-shaped red Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

19th C. Italian Wood & Metal Embossed Relicquary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century wood & embossed metal relicquary. The piece originally sat on the alter of the church holding relics. Mirror has been placed where the glass originally held the relics.
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19th Century Baroque Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Framed Set of Eleven Micromosaic Plaques of Italian Monuments
Located in London, GB
A framed set of eleven micromosaic plaques of Italian monuments Italian, 19th century Measures: Height 22cm, width 21.5cm, depth 2.5cm Made du...
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Giltwood

Sterling Silver Holly Smoke Collection Set from 19th Century - 20th Century
By Puiforcat
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th Century (1830) Crowned Lion of Judah shaped censer made of 800-silver by Candido Silva in Buenos Aires for the Bishop Mariano Medrano y Cabrera. 9.5H x 14W x 4D (inch) Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Silver oil lamp with lion motif handle. 3.5 H x 6.5Wx 2.5D (inch) Early 20th Century Sterling Silver tray, lighter and matching holding canister by Buccellati, Milan. 2 H x 13.5W x 12D (inch) and 3 H x 4Wx 2D (inch) and 3 H x 2.8 D (inch) 19th Century French Sterling Silver tong and spoon by Puiforcat. 1.3 H x 5.6 D (inch) and 1.3 H x 5.6 D (inch) Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sterling Silver incense boat with attached matching spoon. 5 H x 8W x 4.2D (inch) Early 19th Century English wood canister...
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19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Anatomical Model: a Jaw with Teeth, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomic model for class depicting a jaw with a teeth, made out of painted papier machè mounted on round black wooden base. Italy 1880 ca.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster, Fruitwood, Paper

Early 19th Century Oil Painting on Board Biblical Scene
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 19th century Italian oil painting on board, not signed. Biblical scene probably "the Emmaus supper". High pictorial quality. Sold with frame.  
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1820s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 3 Italian 19th century Marionettes A fantastic set of 3 19th century hand crafted marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, han...
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19th Century Early Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pine

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Streptopelia turtur) Dove on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cab...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Italian Mid-19th Century Folio Case of a Large Variety of Specimen Artifacts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most unique Italian mid 19th-century folio case of a large variety of specimen marble and semi-precious stones. The case is raised by soli...
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19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Coral sculpture of a putto, Italy 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Grand Tour sculpture depicting a little putto playing a violin, made out of Mediterranean sea red coral. Black onyx base. Neaples, Italy 1860 ca.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Coral

Large Antique Rare Frieze in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large antique rare frieze in gilded wood: wonderful! Rare to find. It can gather two large tents in the center or become an elegant applique lamp...
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Early 19th Century Classical Roman Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Marine Specimen a Puffer Fish, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degr...
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1870s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Anatomical Skin Model, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
The anatomical sculpture, cast out of plaster, depicts a flayed man standing over a rectangular base in a classical pose with lifted arm. Anatomical study p...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Venetian Grotto table with Fairy Tale Elf A gorgeous venetian grotto side table with a fairy and illumination. The wood is carved in fl...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

19th Century Antique Large Angel Sculpture in Hand Carved Wood
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique angel sculpture. The angel is completely lacquered and gilded with large wings, holding a large candle. They are fantastic large in size made of hand carved wood and gilded with gold leaf. The gold has acquired a beautiful old patina. Perfect for a collection of sacred antique...
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1850s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Pair of Antique Friezes with Grapes in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare pair of antique freezes with grapes in gilded wood: very beautiful. Probably they were part of some large mirror that broke, who knows where, when and how.
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Early 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird Sandpiper (Tringa subarcuata) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Natural Specimen a Group of Amethyst Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of amethyst and quartz crystals, mounted over a wooden base on a vase shape. Italy 1880 ca.
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1880s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Amethyst

Mid-19th Century Italian Hand Carved Crib Figure Bust
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century crib figure bust A wonderful example of a mid-19th century Italian hand carved crib figure bust. Glass eyes and original paint still inta...
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1850s Early Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pine

Regulations for Artillery Inventories, Turin 1848
Located in Torino, IT
Regulations for the inventories of artillery material - Part I. Approved by General Villamarina, dedicated to Count Carlo Maffei di Boglio. F.lli Catellazzo typography. Turin, 184...
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19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Stuffed Marsh Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Emberiza schoeniclus) Migliarino of marsh mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

19th Century Gold Gilt Carved Holy Water
Located in London, GB
19th century gold gilt carved holy water We are proud to offer an exceptional example of an Italian 19th century gold gilt carved wood holy water. In untouched form this item is cl...
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1850s Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Herbalist Pharmacy Wooden Jars, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Set of six small herbalist apothecary wooden jars (Altea flowers, Aloe leaves, Erica flowers), in the purest Neoclassical style. The surface is finished wi...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

19th Century Italian Marble Plaque of George Slaying the Dragon, C.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour marble relief depicting St George slaying the Dragon. England has always been one of the leading countries in terms of travelling and explori...
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Marine Specimen a Sickle Pomfret Fish, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed sickle pomfret (Familia: Bramidae. Genus: Taractichthys. Species: Steindachneri). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a ...
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1870s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of sea shells, backrest supported by a sea horse. The base features fish heads and sea s...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

A Marine Specimen a Sickle Pomfret Fish, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed sickle pomfret (Familia: Bramidae. Genus: Taractes. Species: Rubescens). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered ...
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1870s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Herbalist Pharmacy Wooden Jars, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 3 (of nine) big herbalist apothecary wooden jars (garlic bulbs, hop flowers, ginger roots), in the purest Neoclassical style. The surface is finishe...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Anatomical Model Depicting an Intestine, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomic model for class, depicting a man’s intestine, made out of painted papier maché. Italy 1890 ca.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Anatomical Model Depicting a Stomach, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomic model for class, depicting a man’s stomach, made out of plaster and painted papier maché. Italy 1890.
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Stuffed Robin Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Erithacus rubecula) Robin on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalista. ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Polo Painting by Rossi, at the Polo Match
By Alberto Rossi
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Polo oil painting "At The Polo Match", By Alberto Rossi. This is a beautiful colourful original oil on board painting by renowned Italian artist Al...
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1890s Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Set of 2 Herbalist Pharmacy Wooden Jars, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 2 small wooden herbalist-apothecary jars (Natriam, Arnica), in the purest neoclassical style. The surface is finished with black and gold colored pads a cream background in th...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Coral

19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
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1870s Early Victorian Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pine

Late 19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1880
Located in Milano, IT
Atelier mannequin graven and carved stone pine wood Italy, late 19th century Measures: H 102 cm x 25 cm x 14 cm H 40.15 in x 9.84 in x 5.51 in Weight: circa kg 4 State of conse...
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1880s Other Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Stuffed Bullfinch Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Bullfinch, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Bullfinch on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi Naturalist...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Feathers, Animal Skin, Wood, Paper

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