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Period: 1860s
DODGSON - Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 1866 - FIRST LONDON EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll). TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1866. DESCRIPTION: FIRST LONDON EDITION. 1 vol., 7-11/16...
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American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Print of a Scene in American Revolution, The Spirit of '76. '1862'
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'The Spirit of - 76'. Original engraving showing a scene of the American Revolution. Made after a painting by Tompkins Harrison Matteson. Artist...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Small Antique 6 Draw Pocket Telescope, English, Travel, Baker, London, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique 6-draw pocket telescope, an English hiking or navigational instrument by Baker of London, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Perfect for bird wa...
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British Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Telescope, English, 6-Draw, Brass, Leather, Terrestrial, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique telescope, an English six-draw terrestrial or maritime instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, ...
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British Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Michigan and Wisconsin with Great Lakes Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Michigan and Wisconsin with Great Lakes Detail Description: This beautifully crafted antique map, titled "Johnson's Michigan and Wisconsin," wa...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1867 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Located in Bath, GB
The sixth thousand of Lewis Carroll's highly influential work of Victorian children's literature, illustrated throughout by John Tenniel. An exceptionally early impression of Lewis ...
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British Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Victorian Fully Fitted Games Compendium Chess Draughts Etc 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian mahogany games compendium, circa 1860 in date. The hinged lid reveals fitted compartments, the interior with a lift-out tray fitted with boxwoo...
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English Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Historic 1864 Civil War Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with Coastal Focus
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Historic 1864 Civil War Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey with Coastal Focus Description: This meticulously crafted antique map, titled "Johnson's Pennsylvania and New Jerse...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rare 1864 Ohio Civil War Era Map with State Capitol Illustration
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Johnson's Ohio Antique Map by Johnson and Ward, 1864 Description: This exquisite antique map, titled "Johnson's Ohio," was published in 1864 by Johnson and Ward, a prominent ...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Jerusalem Rosary Cross – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Exquisite 19th-century rosary cross from Jerusalem, crafted from olive wood and adorned with engraved mother-of-pearl plaques. The cross and beads are mad...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

Antique 19th Century Ottoman Islamic Tombak Gilt Copper Nargile Hookah Turkey
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique 19th Century Ottoman Tombak (Gilt Copper) Nargile or Hookah pipe, Turkey, circa 1850. A nagile or hookah pipe's history dates back...
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Turkish Islamic Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

Antique Civil War Binoculars, Used by Col. Francis L. Lee
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original pair of Civil War-used binoculars, with their original leather carrying case. The binoculars were used by Colonel Francis L. Lee of Massachusetts during the ...
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Unknown Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...
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American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine antique ship's compass by Robert Merrill of New York. Brass bowl on gimbal fitted to a dovetailed timber box. Paper compass card with fleur-de-lis at north. Compass points north...
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North American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Illinois with Lake Michigan Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Illinois with Lake Michigan Detail Description: This intricately detailed antique map, titled "Johnson's Illinois," was published in 1864 by Jo...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of North America with Detailed Borders
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of North America with Detailed Borders Description: This remarkable antique map, titled "Johnson's North America," was published in 1864 by Johnso...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Small Antique Map of the European Turkey, Greece & Ionian Islands – c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the European Turkey, Greece & Ionian Islands – Stieler, c.1860 Original antique map titled *Die Europaeische Türkei, Griechenland und die ...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Historic 1864 Civil War Era Map of Canada with Great Lakes Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Canada with Great Lakes Detail Description: This finely detailed antique map, titled "Johnson's Canada," was published in 1864 by Johnson and W...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Works of Thomas Babington Macaulay - 11 vols. - IN A FULL CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MACAULAY, Thomas Babington. TITLE: The Works of Thomas Babington Macaulay. The History of England - Critical And Historical Essays - Speeches - Miscellaneous Writings. PUB...
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British Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique German Enamel Silver Miniature Icon Virgin Mary St.Matthias Trier 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique German sterling silver & enamel miniature icon of the Virgin Mary, circa 1860. The icon is a rendition of the so-called "Mattheiser Gnadenbild" ( Miraculous image) a p...
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German Baroque Revival Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Gold Mounted Meerschaum Carved Confederate Soldier Head Pipe Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and exquisitely carved meerschaum pipe bowl portraying the head of an American Confederate soldier and mounted with gold dating from around 1860. The head has been finely...
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Austrian Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Stone, Gold

Steel Bound Ship's Lifeboat Water Cask
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's water cask with wooden staves, iron banding, and a hand forged carry handle.Awesome maritime relic, quite early. Weight: 3 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 10"H x 8"W x 8"D Ma...
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North American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

German Globe by C. Abel-Klinger, Nuremberg, circa 1860
Located in Milano, IT
Terrestrial globe Artistic company C. Abel - Klinger Nuremberg, circa 1860 H cm 31 x 22 cm (12.20 x 8.66 in); sphere 14 cm (5.51 in) in diameter lb 2.30 (kg 1.04) State of conservation: good. On the sphere there are slight visible signs of accidental bumping at the poles, as well as on New Guinea and England (vertical and more visible); some ink stains, especially at the South Pole and on the meridian that crosses North America. The globe is composed of twelve whole gores of printed paper, juxtaposed and glued on a sphere made with a chalky base mixture. The circle of the meridian, made of brass...
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German Other Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
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English Sporting Art Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Linen, Wood

1862 Johnson's Map of the Vicinity of Richmond & Peninsular Campaign, Virginia
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1862 Johnson's Map of the Vicinity of Richmond & Peninsular Campaign, Virginia Description: This 1862 map titled "Johnson's Map of the Vicinity of Richmond and Peninsular Cam...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Circa 1860 English Diorama of Stanfield Hall
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful c. 1860 English diorama of Stanfield Hall, even the original case & glass in outstanding condition. Note the wonderful use of shells, dried flowers & grasses for landscap...
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English Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood

1865 Emancipation Proclamation, Antique Lithograph by P.S. Duval and Son
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a lithographic broadside of the text of the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863. This broadside was published in...
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American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Pair Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
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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Italian Grand Tour Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

Brampton Salt Glazed Jesus College Cambridge Presentation Pottery Tyg
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Jesus College, Cambridge University Rowing Presentation salt glazed pottery tyg by Brampton dated 1869. The large stoneware tyg is of cylindrical shape standin...
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English High Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate

Coat of Arms of the Netherlands, Including Coats of Arms of the Provinces, 1864
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Je Mantiendrai'. Coat of arms of the Netherlands, also includes coats of arms of the individual Dutch provinces. This print origi...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1864 Johnson's Map of the West Indies and Bermuda
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1864 Johnson's Map of the West Indies and Bermuda Description: This is an 1864 map titled "Johnson's West Indies," published by Johnson and Ward. The map provides a detailed ...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Old World Map Featuring Captain Cook's Exploration Routes and Polar Views, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
1786 World Map with Polar Projections - "Globo Terrestre" by Giovanni Maria Cassini This 1786 map titled "Globo Terrestre" by Giovanni Maria Cassini offers a fascinating and detai...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Yacht Binnacle with Wood Bowl Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth-century yacht binnacle with a dry card compass in a wood bowl. The compass has been tilt-mounted for decorative viewing. Tilted lid with a round viewing window. A solid br...
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North American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Fassamano Tortoise Antique Eyeglasses French Manufacture XIX century
Located in Milan, IT
Double fassamano eyeglasses (from the French face-en-main), made with a double articulated eyewear, one with lenses and one without, mounted on the upper part, signed Lugene, made of...
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French Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bakelite

1864 Johnson's Map of New York State with City Insets
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1864 Johnson's Map of New York State with City Insets Description: This 1864 map, titled "Johnson's New York," was published by Johnson and Ward and features a detailed depic...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Dry Card Compass by Ritchie of Boston Dated 1863
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality ship's compass from Boston maker E.S. Ritchie. Heavy brass bowl is engraved with the maker's name and patent dates: Sept. 9, 1862, and Apr. 7, 1863, with a cylindrical compas...
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North American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

1864 Johnson's Map of Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland with Fort Monroe Inset
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1864 Johnson's Map of Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland with Fort Monroe Inset Description: This 1864 map titled "Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, and ...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Italian Brass Land-Surveyor Instrument Made in 1860 with its Original Walnut Box
Located in Milan, IT
Land-surveyor squaring, measuring instrument made of brass, Italian manufacture, from the second half of the 19th century, complete with original walnut box. It is a topographic inst...
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Italian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century Meissen Porcelain: Empress Catherine ii of Russia's Favorite Dog
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Model Of Empress Catherine II Of Russia's Favorite Dog (Russisches Windspiel). This delightful 19th-century Meissen porcelain model depicts Empress C...
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German Louis XVI Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Antique 1868 German Catholic Journeymen Association Embroidered Flag 71"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique circa 1868 German Catholic heraldic Flag. Front reads: Katholischer Gesellen Verein (Catholic Journeymen Association) / Gegrundet 1868 (Fo...
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Late Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Decorative 1864 Civil War Era Map of Indiana with Lake Michigan Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1864 Civil War Era Map of Indiana with Lake Michigan Detail Description: This finely detailed antique map, titled "Johnson's Indiana," was published in 1864 by Johnson a...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Report upon the Colorado River of the West by Joseph Ives, First Edition, 1861
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ives, Joseph Christmas. Report upon the Colorado River of the West. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. First Edition, Senate Issue. Extensively illustrated with maps, engr...
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American Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric, Paper

English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s
Located in Wembley, GB
An open curb link charm necklace which had hung various charms, including a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ, an...
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English Early Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Kusazoshi Book Edo Period, circa 1860
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Kusazoshibook Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions 176mm x 117mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the photos....
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Japanese Edo Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, made by E.B. and F. Macy, New Bedford, for the Larboard Boat on the Whaling Bark Sunbeam (1856 - 1908), having an improved toggle head with acute barb (standing nearly at a right angle), and an unusual ridged cheek, with the maker's mark MACY stamped on the right cheek (the mark of E.B. & F. Macy, blacksmiths of New Bedford: 1861-1904), the ship stamp BK SB on the left cheek (for the Bark Sunbeam, and the dot punched boat mark L B (for the Larboard, or Second, or Port-side Stern whale boat); mounted on a round shank slightly kinked from use, ending in the spike end necessary for use with a darting gun, and the loop for splicing on the iron strap. An amazing artifact retaining a tremendous amount of historical documentation. The harpoon remain in very good condition with a still very sharp cutting edge and deep brown patina and no corrosion. The head is frozen, but in the absence of rust it would very likely free up with a little lubrication if so desired. The tip of the front barb has a small chip off tip. The slight kink to the shank comes from use and is considered by most to be a a good feature. The Bark SUNBEAM was built in Mattapoisett in 1856 and enjoyed a long career in the New Bedford whale fishery of 17 voyages to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Clifford Ashley...
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American Other Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Fassamano French Tortoise antique Eyeglasses second half 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Fassamano (from the French face-a-main) eyeglasses with handle that turns into a case shaped like the lenses; dark tortoise eyeglasses, oval lenses...
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French Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bakelite

Fassamano French Tortoise Antique Eyeglasses Second Half 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Fassamano (from the French face-a-main) eyeglasses with handle that turns into a case shaped like the lenses; dark tortoise eyeglasses, oval lenses...
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French Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bakelite

French Antique Shop Brass Counter Scale
Located in Austin, TX
Important set of scales from France. This piece has a detailed brass structure with working functionality. It is supported by a wood base. They are in excellent antique condition – t...
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French Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Didactic Flower Model German Manufacture of 1860 circa Made of Painted Plaster
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic flower, German manufacture of 1860 circa, depicting Marchantia Polymorpha L., made of painted plaster on a wooden base; the seed is removab...
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German Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Charles DICKENS, Our Mutual Friend, 1865 A PERFECT SET IN THE ORIGINAL 19 PARTS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: Our Mutual Friend. (20 Parts in 19). PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION A PERFECT SET IN THE ORIGINAL 19 PARTS. first issue of text with "pricipal" for "principal" in part 14, illustrated by Marcus Stone, original pictorial blue paper wrappers. CONDITION: A completely unsophisticated set with none of the spines being rebacked, some wear to the head and foot of spines, chipping to a few corners, internally clean and bright...
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British Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Winston, Style Observable in Ancient Glass Paintings, 2 Vols., Finely Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WINSTON, Charles TITLE: An Inquiry Into The Difference of Style Observable In Ancient Glass Paintings, Especially In England; With Hints On Gl...
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British Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
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American American Empire Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Iron

French Significantly Large & Expertly Carved Walnut Cow Head, 2nd half 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The size of this carved head and the detail of the carving accompanied by the size of the horns makes this wall sculpture remarkable, likely made for a boucherie as an advertisement, the horns joined to the head by a wood putty and colored to match, mounted by a slightly hollowed cut in the rear with an iron crossbar, mounts flush...
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French Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn, Walnut

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867
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...
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French Greek Revival Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Bronze

Nice Antique Print of a Breton Cow, a French Cattle Breed from Brittany, 1862
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vache Bretonne' - This rare plate shows a Breton Cow, a French cattle breed from Brittany. From: 'Les Races bovines au concours universel agricole de Paris en 1...
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Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1868 "Lloyd's Topographical Railway Map of North America..." Hanging Wall Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is “Lloyd's Topographical Railway Map of North-America, or the United States Continent in 1900.” This map was published by J. T. Lloyd, in New York, in 1868. A large, hangi...
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American Late Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Linen, Paper

Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co with steel blades, two stamped T. Turton & Sons, another by Sorby & Co, one also stamped Sheaf Works and all bearing the initial W.D for the War Department, dated 1862. English. Footnote: These three chisels represent three of the most famous firms from the great age of steel manufacturing in Sheffield. Sorby & Co was founded in 1828 and remains a world leading manufacturer and exporter of specialist woodworking tools and equipment. William...
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English Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ash

Vintage Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization New York 1864
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization New York, 1864. Measures: 15.75 x 11 Total 8 sheets. Preowned vintage unrestored antique condi...
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American Victorian Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique French Nautical Automaton, likely from Marseilles, circa 1860, a glass domed diorama with windmills and cottages on hillside, overlooking harbor with ship rocking on waves to a musical tune. The interior of glass dome has a hand painted landscape with trees, village and expansive sky; the diorama features a carved or molded cottage and windmill with figures winding along path down to the water's edge; a paper or papier-mache barque rides on a blue tissue paper sea; a pull-string activated mechanism plays music, rocks the ship on the sea...
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French Folk Art Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Clay, Glass, Paper

Premium Ships Binnacle by Whyte Thomson & Co’s
Located in Norwell, MA
Absolutely rare and beautiful ships binnacle by Sir William Thomson of Glasgow. With a substantial varnished base. Polished and lacquered mushroom style hood and compass cowl. Very rare dry card compass...
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European Antique 1860s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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