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Period: 1890s
Large Original Antique Map of Indiana, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Indiana. Original color. By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894. Unframed. Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rare, special smoking table, tabbacco accessories, Black Forest, Tramp Art, 1895
Located in Wien, AT
Fascinating smoking table with detachable accessories, made in Bavaria or Austria at the end of the 19th century. The ingenious design features a column - stylized as a branch growi...
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German Folk Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Large Original Antique Map of New York, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of New York. Original color. By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Original Antique City Plan of Baltimore, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous colorful map of Baltimore Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Eastern Europe, Incl Montenegro & Serbia & a Budapest Map, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Osterreich-Ungarn in 4 Blattern, Blatt 4.' Map of Eastern Europe, with Montenegro in the lower left corner, the southern ...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rudyard KIPLING. Life's Handicap. 1891 - LEWIS CARROLL - C. L. DODGSONS COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Life's Handicap Being Stories Of Mine Own People. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1891. DESCRIPTION: C. L. DODGSON'S COPY FIRST EDITION 3RD PR...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Old Hand-Colored Print of the Guards of the King of France, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gardes-du-Crops du Roi'. Old print of the Guards of the King of France. This print originates from 'Histoire de la maison militaire du roi de 1814 à 1830 : ...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Primitive Hand Carved Wooden Sleigh for One Person, circa 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lovely hand carved primitive, puristic wooden sleigh for one person, probably end of the19th century. The sleigh has a beautiful, silverish weathered pa...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Tabacco jar in terracotta by Johann Maresch
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
The tabacco jar is in the form of a wooden barrel with a smiling little boy on top. Hand painted terracotta. Height: 18cm. Diameter: 12cm.
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Austrian Other Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Terracotta

John Addington Symonds, the Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi, 1890, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington. TITLE: The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi. PUBLISHER: London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION. 2 vols., 9-1/4" x 7", limite...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

William Henry Goss Porcelain Model of Robert Burn’s Cottage Pastille Burner 1893
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique porcelain pastille burner model of Roberts Burn’s Cottage by renowned English potter William Henry Goss (British, 1833-1906) and dated 1893. William Henry Goss was probably best known for his prolific production of crested china wears which were developed for the souvenir trade however alongside these produced a number of other items which have become highly collectable today. This finely made pastille burner is modelled as a long single storey cottage with three windows...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Schafer & Vater White Glazed Drunken Man Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and rare antique German porcelain dish or desk stand modelled as a drunken man by Schafer & Vater and dating from around 1890. The figure lies outstretched on a ground w...
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German Jugendstil Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Rudyard KIPLING. Plain Tales From The Hills. THIRD EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Plain Tales From The Hills. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1890. DESCRIPTION: THIRD EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the titl...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Louys, Pierre, Les Chansons De Bilitis, with 5 Original Watercolor Illustrations
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LOUYS, Pierre. TITLE: Les Chansons de Bilitis. PUBLISHER: Paris: Librairie De L'art Independant, 1895. DESCRIPTION: WITH 5 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. 1 vol., limited to 480 numbered copies on paper Velin this being copy #127, illustrated with 4 fine full page watercolor illustration and 1 half page (in text) by J. Robaglia, bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, covers with blind tooled Greek Key design, spine panels and covers inlaid with multicolor morocco onlays depicting tulips and flowers in an art Deco style, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut by Samblanx-Weckesser. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, overall VERY GOOD+. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This exact volume apparently last appeared at auction in 1919 as lot #207 Sotheby's Kensington "The Property of James Holmes...
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French Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Solid Brass Bowlight Boat Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships lantern that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. Hinged rear door, Fresnel lens, vented top, carry handle. With polished burner inside. By Universal Metal Spinning an...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Pair of Grand Tour Egyptian Porphyry Obelisks, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of obelisks with gilt lion faces on front base and gilt lion paws at corners, signed indistinctly. Rome dated 1893.
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porphyry, Bronze

Locket Type Frame For Photo Reliquary of Embossed Nickel or Silver and Velvet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique frame reliquary of embossed alpaca and velvet used to frame image or religious relic comes from Andalucia, Spain It is to hang on the wall and has a door with an iron where...
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Spanish Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Velvet

Hayden, J. J.. A Letter to Mars, First and Only Edition, Denver, 1892
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HAYDEN, J. J. TITLE: A Letter To Mars. A Novel. PUBLISHER: Denver, CO: Baxter Printing Co., n.p., (1892). DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/4" x 5-3/8...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage "Old Boston Theatre" Blue Transferware Plate, 1899
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a blue-glazed transferware Wedgwood plate, dating to 1898. Made in England, this specific pattern celebrates the Old Boston Theater, at the corner of Federal and Frankli...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic, Pottery

Circa 1890 French Satinwood Concave Distortion Mirror Viewer Scientific
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Circa 1890 French concave mirror card viewer, all constructed of French polished light wood, with ebonised stained elements. Sliding card holder, hinged handle and mirror. In part...
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French Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Satinwood

Large Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker having a full sterling silver match cup, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1899, Hillyard and Thomason...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Antique Football, Rugby Clay Pipe
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Victorian Sporting Clay Tobacco Pipe. An early embossed Football & Rugby clay pipe. The large bowl decorated in relief with three football players on one side and three rugby players...
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British Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Clay

Old Japanese Yagen Iron Mortar Grinder Crushing Tool
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Japanese Yagen Iron Mortar Grinder Crushing Tool Tool used to grind medicine 7 h x 5.5 w x 21.75 Unrestored Worn Aged Vintage Distressed Condition. Review images please.
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Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Silk New York Yacht Club Burgee from Yacht Corsair
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of linen napkins from J Pierpont Morgan's private steam Yacht Corsair. Corsair is embroidered onto the napkins. Very soft and nice. Most certainly w...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen

19th Century, 1897, Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel envelope style vesta case; an addition to our silver case collection This fine antique Victorian English s...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Gutta Percha, Mesh Pattern Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Solid Mesh Gutty Golf Ball. A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in well used condition. The 1890's Gutty ball still has some of the original finish to its s...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

A rare decorative scoreboard
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A rare decorative scoreboard from around 1890 with a beautiful carved frame. Completely original and in very good condition. Made of English oak with elegant details. Two rotating s...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Eminent Americans by Benson J. Lossing, Illustrated, 1890
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lossing, Benson J. Eminent Americans: Comprising Brief Biographies of Leading Statesmen, Patriots, Orators and Others, Men and Women, Who Have Made American History. New York: John W...
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American American Classical Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Original Fox Hunting Watercolour by Finch Mason
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Original Fox Hunting Watercolor, Finch Mason. A wonderful original hunting watercolour signed by the renowned sporting artist George Finch Mason, titled ...
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British Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint, Paper

Rare Porcelain Dish from Yacht Corsair W Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Flagship china bowl from J.P. Morgan's private yacht Corsair when it was flagship of the New York Yacht Club. Fitted to a case with a ship model of the C...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain, Wood

Original sketch photograph of destroyed work by Casasola, signed 1895
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Unique sample in detail as a sketch of the masterful sculpture of the brothers Antonio and Jose Casasola. Work intended for an altarpiece in the Asunción convent in Malaga, Spain and...
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Spanish Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Arnold & Son Veterinary Operation Key Table "Canine Table"
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful late 19th century operation table also known as the "canine table" Made by Arnold & Son who where established in 1819 as a chemist and dru...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

19th Century Giltwood Baroque Church Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A deep carved large giltwood altar vase, probably German, in the baroque style, but dating to the latter half of the 19th century. The vase is carved with a...
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German Baroque Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Ceramic Carlton Ware Pin Tray With Golf Scene.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wiltshaw & Robinson Carlton Ware Golf Pin Tray. A ceramic Carlton Ware pin tray with a golfing scene and gilt rim. The golf scene shows one golfer dressed in ...
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British Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

Antique Rowing Print, Cambridge University
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Cambridge preparing for the boat race. A wonderful atmospheric rowing lithograph of the Cambridge crew getting into a rowing scull preparing for a race....
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British Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1880's Russian Rifle Bayonet Pendant Chandelier, Steel, Copper, Brass & Bronze
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
These chandeliers are exclusive to Loomlight design and are built to order using rifle bayonets from late 19th century Mosin-Nagant military rifle develo...
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European Late Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Steel

c1890 Works of George John Whyte-Melville
By George Whyte-Melville
Located in Bath, GB
A uniformly bound set of these delightful novels and poetry from George Whyte-Melville. A uniform set in signed half crushed morocco binding by Bayntun. Twenty-four volumes of nov...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Ice Skate Blade File
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Ice Skate File. An unusual hand held ice skate blade file. The body of this sharpening tool is made of cast iron and painted black, althoug...
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British Edwardian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Steel

Large Original Antique Map of North Dakota, USA, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of North Dakota Original color Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company, Indianapolis. Published, circa 1900 Unframed Free shi...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1894-97 The Yellow Book: an Illustrated Quarterly
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after set of all thirteen volumes from the widely celebrated Victorian literary and artistic periodical 'The Yellow Book'. Complete run of all first edition thirteen volume...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Original Antique Map of Oregon, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Oregon. Original color. By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894. Unframed. Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Original Antique Map of South Carolina, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of South Carolina Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Original Antique Map of New Hampshire, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of New Hampshire Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Exquisite Boat Binnacle with Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht compass fitted to a very fine varnished binnacle box with brass hinges and glass door. Also fitted with a varnished brass sidelight wit...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

1890 "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S. A. Mitchell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1890 map "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S. A. Mitchell Jr. The map was issued in the atlas “Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography” publis...
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American Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape
Located in London, GB
19th century English country house fire escape We are proud to offer a rare example of a 19th century quirky county house fire escape, once of the Fasque House, Fettercaine Estate, ...
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British Early Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

1896 The Principles of Light and Color
By Edwin D. Babbitt
Located in Bath, GB
A vibrantly illustrated, second edition of this exceptionally scarce work surrounding colour and the science of chromotherapy, written by American physician Edwin Babbitt. The secon...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Polo Painting by Rossi, at the Polo Match
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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Italian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for auction this very rare circa 1898 to 1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener. If the face looks familiar he was the chap on the Your Country Needs YOU posters as pictured, these dolls are exceptionally collectable, they never come up for sale. Description Large scale doll featuring bisque head, hands and feet; with a painted character head in the likeness of Lord Kitchener. Doll is supplied with an officer's cap made from khaki cotton drill, leather, gold braid and red felt on a thick card base. The tunic and knee-length breeches are also made from cotton drill and feature four patch pockets, with nickel-plated paper fasteners for buttons, real leather Sam Browne belt and holster, red felt collar tabs...
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English Victorian Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Wychmere Harbor Allens Harbor Map Circa 1890
Located in Norwell, MA
Map of Harwich Mass showing Wychmere Harbor, Doane's Creek, Allens Harbor, Herring River, Pleasant Lake, Grassy Pond, Paddocks Pond, Hinkleys Pond, etc., This is an original period m...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

WM Porter and Sons Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass bow boat lantern with markers badge from WM Porter and Sons, nineteenth century. Fitted with flat red and green port and starboard lenses and a bulbous clear bow lens. Hi...
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American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Unusual Harness Buckle set made for the Tzar Nicholas II in Paris, France 1896
Located in Milan, IT
Double set of buckles for harness. The bundles show of the Russian Imperial coat of arms. Each set includes eight buckles and four harness decorations. Mounted in two later oval frames. During 1896 the Tzar Nikolaj Aleksandrovic Romanov, Nicolas II...
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French Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

American Carved Wood & Painted Ship Officer on Watch with Ship Lantern, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Folk Art carved wood and painted ship officer on watch standing on a two tiered squared plinth with a brass and galvanized ship lantern hanging from wrist. Late 19th Century.
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American Folk Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paint

Uncommon, Large Map of the British Islands to Petshora Bay, 1891
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'British Islands to Petshora Bay - White Sea'. Uncommon, large map of the British Islands to Petshora Bay. It shows the White Sea and inse...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Silver Town Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Solid Mesh 'Silvertown' Gutty Golf Ball. A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in original, well used condition. The mid 1890's 'SILVERTOWN' gutty ball manufac...
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British Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Late 19th-Century Art Nouveau Silver Pendant
Located in Madrid, ES
Late 19th-Century Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Material: Silver Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 1 cm An enchanting late 19th-century Art Nouveau silver pendant, gracefully capturing the essence o...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Brass Yacht Binnacle From the 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Very fine antique boat compass fitted to a polished brass case. The binnacle is fitted to a carved wood base with rope border. Fitted with an atta...
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North American Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

RB Spencer Marine Painting "Invincible"
Located in Norwell, MA
Oil on canvas painting of an English ship of the line HMS Invincible. Signed R B Spencer on the lower left. The vessel is shown under both sail and steam p...
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Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

Welsh Rugby Union Tickets and Lapel Pin, Welsh Football Union
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Three Rare Items Once belonging To The Welsh Rugby Union Vice-President, G. Henry. These wonderful rare items belonged to the Welsh Rugby Union Vice-President, G. Henry and comprise of a 1896 lapel-pin (medal), leather crocodile wallet (season ticket 1901-1902), green leather wallet...
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British Sporting Art Antique 1890s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

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