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Period: 18th Century
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original gilding and color. Great and unique item.
Italy, circa 1760-1800
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on reques...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,248 Sale Price
50% Off
Map of Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas – Set of Rare French Sea Charts, 1777
Located in Langweer, NL
1777 Le Rouge Map of Florida, Louisiana, and the Bahamas. Lot of 2 large maps: "Carte de la Floride Occidentale et Louisiane & La Peninsule et Golfe de la Floride"
This rare and im...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silva: or a Discourse of Forest-Trees by John Evelyn
Located in Middletown, NY
Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's Dominions; As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon Occa...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Russian Icon St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Circa 1780
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th-Century Russian Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, circa 1780
A finely painted and richly gilded Russian Orthodox icon depicting St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, dating to th...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1720 Weigel Engraving of Jerusalem: A Biblical View from Josephus' Perspective
Located in Langweer, NL
1720 Weigel Map of Jerusalem Based on Josephus' Writings
This intricate 1720 bird's-eye view map of ancient Jerusalem by I.H. Coccejo, engraved by Christoph Weigel, offers a fasc...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Islamic Persian Damask Steel Kard Knife W Scabbard
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian damask steel Kard knife with a scabbard. The blade is made of damask steel, flat, single edged, without fullers, the combat end is double edged. The handle and part of the blade are richly decorated with gold tone foliate patterns. In the middle of the blade, there is a diamond shaped overlay with gold tone calligraphy. The sheath is covered with fabric. Kard is considered a type of knife found in the Persianate societies like Persia, Turkey, Armenia, and all the way to India. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, it has a straight single edged blade and is usually no longer than 41 centimeters, 16 in, in length. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is partially covered by the sheath. Antique Military Collectibles...
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Unknown Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1709 Map of the Holy Land - Twelve Tribes of Israel, Hand-Colored, Antique Map
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a beautiful 1709 map of the Holy Land, titled "Iudaea seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum in suas duodecim Tribus divisa," by Guillaume Sanson and Alexis Huber...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, early edition 1786
Located in Middletown, NY
4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, 1786 - 2 volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals and Illustrated In Their Different Significant By Examples From the Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar
London: printed by John Jarvis and sold by John Fielding...
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English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large 18th Century Italian / Neapolitan Hand Carved Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique handcarved wooden head of Christ with beautiful expression and glass eyes, once used at processions.
Napels/ Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsma...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
$3,057 Sale Price
28% Off
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Silvered And Painted Wooden Tabernacle
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small tabernacle that once graced a church altar. Beautiful original silverleaf and faux marble paint.
weathered, small losses. Italy circa 1780
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,169 Sale Price
48% Off
Fine Museum Quality Large Antique 18th Century Greek Orthodox Icon, Pentecost
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional, museum quality very large 18th century Greek icon of the Pentecost.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, primed with gesso.
Attributed to Mount Athos...
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Oil Painting on Canvas, Madonna in prayer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are pleased to present this captivating religious painting of the Italian school, painted in oil on canvas in the 18th century. This wonderful painting depicting the Madonna in pr...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
$2,362 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Map of Baja California and Mexico - Jesuit Observations and Native Tribes, 1777
Located in Langweer, NL
1777 A. Krevelt Map of Baja California and Northwestern Mexico - Jesuit Observations and Native Tribes
A. Krevelt - Carte de la Californie d'Après les observations les plus exactes ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Moroccan Snaphaunce Miquelet Flintlock Rifle Dog Lock Gun Stampe
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful late 18th century Moroccan Miquelet Flintlock Rifle. Features a 56" Octagonal barrel wrapped in embossed brass. The buttstock is bone ...
Category
African Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Russian Icon Resurrection and Great Feast Days, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large antique late 18th century- early 19th century Russian icon of the Resurrection with Great Feasts. Original condition with beautiful age-old patina. The central area depicting t...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Map of Jerusalem Based on Josephus' Writings by Weigel, ca.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
1720 Weigel Map of Jerusalem Based on Josephus' Writings
This intricate 1720 bird's-eye view map of ancient Jerusalem by I.H. Coccejo, engraved by Christoph Weigel, offers a fasc...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Rare Knife Sharpener From the Late 18/19th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
A rare knife sharpener from the late 18th century.
English,
iron and wood, by "Warren's Rotary."
Minor defects.
Dimensions: 44 x 54 x 25 cm
Good condition
Category
English Art Deco Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Crafted Solid Bronze Mortar with Pestle and Great Original Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Decorative and tactile, late 18th century mortar set.
Mortars have been used for centuries by private people and by people in certain trades. In the kitche...
Category
European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Very Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook's Voyages
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Chart of the World, according to Mercators Projection'. This world map shows the various discoveries of Captain James Cook during his 3 voyages between 1768 and 1780, and the English and French Explorers who followed immediately thereafter, including Vancouver and La Perouse. This edition of the map is significantly revised from the editions issued immediately after the official report of Cook's Voyages were integrated into the map, showing better detail in New Zealand, Australia, the Northwest Coast of America and North East coast of Asia, along with Greenland. A new large lake also appears for the first time in the Western part of North America, shortly before the commencement of the Lewis...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,349 Sale Price
25% Off
Original Antique Map of Ancient Greece, Achaia, Corinth, 1786
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Thessaly, including Mount Olympus
Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage
Copper plate engraving by P.F Tardieu
Original hand color...
Category
French Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Schmetterlinge 'Butterflies' by Carl Gustav Jablonsky & J.F.W. Herbst
Located in Middletown, NY
An exceedingly rare and beautifully-illustrated work by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and JFW Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work.
Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst. Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten: Schmetterlinge; Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné...
Category
German Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Old Original Print Depicting the Ruins of the City of Palmyra, Syria, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
The print is a detailed 18th-century engraving depicting the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. It is titled "Ruins of Palmyra" and was published by Harrison & Co in the ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Gilded Tabernacle with a Hand-Carved Chalice Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved tabernacle adorned with an 18th century Italian gilt chalice and Sabina Faye Braxton gaufrage fabric. This tabernacle once belonged in a h...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Antique Engraving of the Baptism of Christians in The Netherlands, 17
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Baptême de Rhinsbourg'. This print depicts the baptism of Christians in Katwijk-Rijnsburg in The Netherlands. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists an...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$453 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with original dust jacket. Chinoiserie is one of the strongest, mostt consistent strains in western taste. It has affected every area of decor and design from Chippen...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Very Decorative Rare Antique Map of the Northern Part of Africa, 1702
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Africae Pars Borealis.'
Very decorative antique map of the northern part of Africa by Heinrich Scherer. The map is full of the spurious geography of the perio...
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$935 Sale Price
20% Off
Finely Engraved Historical Map of Middle East and Asia, c.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled'Theatrum Historicum pars Orientalis.'
Finely engraved historical map with a profusion of details. It shows the Middle East and Asia. Decorative ti...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,370 Sale Price
20% Off
Perfume burner / Incense burner - oriental ottoman - brass - 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Ottoman brass incense burner with incised and openwork decoration.
The domed lid is topped with a grip, it is decorated with openwork scrolls.
The incense burner rests on a circular base with three feet
The whole is in gilded brass.
Turkey, Ottoman art, 18th century
Burner diameter: 11 cm
Very beautiful decorative object
Can be used to burn incense or diffuse perfume.
Category
Turkish Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
Bible,, Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, Naar de laetste Roomsche Keure der gemeine Latijnsche Overzettinge, in nederduitsch Vertaeld, me...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Miniature Map of France and the Low Countries by Mallet, circa 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'France - Païs-Bas'. Miniature Map of France and the Low Countries. Published by A.M. Mallet, circa 1719.
Frame included. We carefully pack our framed items to ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$165 Sale Price
20% Off
1792 Hand-Colored Plan of St. Petersburg and Moscow in Russia
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1792 Hand-Colored Plan of St. Petersburg and Moscow
Description: This rare 1792 map features detailed plans of two iconic Russian cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow. The upp...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spectacular Antique Original Engraving of a Town Plan of Jerusalem, 1708
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Erster Abriss der Stadt Jerusalem wie sie Furnemblich zur Zeit des Hernn Christi beschaffen (..).'
Spectacular town plan...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,275 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Philippine Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Greece and Ottoman Balkans Map – Homann Engraving ca. 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Greece and the Danube Basin Map c.1720 – Antique Engraving of the Balkans
This remarkable early 18th-century map presents a sweeping view of southeastern Europe, centering on the co...
Category
European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Inverary Set of Fifteen Leather Bound Books
Located in New York, NY
Inverary set of fifteen leather bound books. The Annual Register or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the year comprising the years 1765-1792: volume 8, 9, 10, 11,...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ & Apostles by Seutter
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ & Apostles by Seutter
This is an original antique map titled “Carte des Voyages de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ et des Actes des Apotres St...
Category
German Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole by Tirion, circa 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ondekking int licht gebracht'. Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole, which shows the NE Passage, but no...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$665 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique Print of the 'Westerkerk' Church in Amsterdam, Holland, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Wester-Kerk van binnen, naar 't Oosten, te zien. This print depicts a church interior in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This print originates from ' Amsterdam, ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 18th Century Baroque Carved Wooden Reliquary Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare hand carved wooden reliquary shrine with wonderful decoration,
Italy, circa 1750
Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
H:40cm W:39cm D:...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
$3,087 Sale Price
39% Off
Rare Antique Greek Orthodox Touching of Thomas Rondel Icon, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Scarce subject, antique Greek Orthodox hand painted rondel icon depicting the Touching of Thomas or Doubting Thomas
Late 18th- early 19th century
The first Sunday after Easter comme...
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th C Spanish Colonial Lifesize Saint Paul Carved Estofado Statue Santo
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique Spanish Colonial life size carved Santo figure of St. Paul the Evangelist, Mexico, circa 1750.
A wonderful carved colonial statue in the style of the Castilian School,...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Very Decorative Original Antique Map of the World, Published in France in c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Ancien Monde Et Le Nouveau en Deux Hemispheres' - Double hemisphere map of the World, showing the contemporary geographical...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$727 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of scarce large Italian Baroque period carved and painted wood church altar reliquary busts.
Born in Italy in the 18th century / possibly late 17th century, figural form, each hand carved from a single log, modeled as opposing figures, parcel gilt polychrome decorated, hollowed central cavity with original glazed glass relic viewing panel, rising on integral marbleized scroll foot base.
Dimensions: (each)
21.25" Tall, 8.5" Wide, 8" Deep;
16.25lbs Total
Condition Report:
Very good original unrestored antique condition with beautifully aged patina. Wear consistent with age and use, including scattered nicks, chips, and chippy paint losses. One glazed panel with losses to sides. Overall in great shape, strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Presents splendidly
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love decorating with religious antiques! From an antique altarpiece, tabernacle, reredos, shrine niche, baptismal font, crucifix, santo statue, icon, religious folk art, retablo, monastery table to church architectural elements...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Early 18th Century English Framed Indenture Document, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Early 18th Century Framed Indenture Document. The document (deed) is written in lengthy hand-written detail. Issued in three parts, indentures were legal documents cut with w...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
18th-Century Map of the Swiss Confederation by Robert de Vaugondy
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 18th-Century Map of the Swiss Confederation by Robert de Vaugondy
Description: This detailed 18th-century map by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy presents the Swiss Confederation,...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Oak Panel Carved In High Relief Representing Saint Luke, Circa 1700
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Oak Panel Carved In High Relief Representing Saint Luke, Circa 1700"
France or Southern Netherlands, circa 1700
Dimensions: 25.5 × 54.5 cm
Material: Oak
Technique: Deep relief carvi...
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Belgian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'.
Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$637 Sale Price
20% Off
The 'Brazen Sea' in Solomon's Temple and a Cross Section of the Brazen Sea, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Two religious images on one sheet titled 'Kopere Zee in den Tempel van Salomon' and 'Doorsnede van de Kopere Zee des Tempels van Salomon'.
The 'Brazen Sea' in Solomon's Temple an...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$368 Sale Price
20% Off
Rider's British Merlin 1726; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful.
Located in Middletown, NY
A precursor of Benjamin Franklin's famous and popular POOR RICHARD's ALMANAC
Rider, Cardanus
Rider's (1726) British Merlin; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful Veritie...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled '14th Chart of the Coast of France, from Port Vendres to the Petit Rhône'. Original map with later hand coroling of the coast of Southern France.
The "14th Chart of the Coast of France, from Port Vendres to the Petit Rhône" is an antique map that offers a detailed depiction of the southern coast of France, specifically highlighting the Mediterranean coastline. This map, which dates back to 1793, was originally part of "Le Petit Neptune Français; Or, French Coasting Pilot," a publication designed for maritime navigation along the French coastlines.
Key Features of the Map:
1. **Geographic Coverage**:
- The map covers the southern French coastline from Port Vendres in the west to the Petit Rhône in the east.
- It includes notable regions such as Languedoc, the Gulf of Lyon, and parts of Catalonia (Spain).
2. **Notable Places**:
- **Montpellier**: A major city in the Diocese of Montpellier, an important cultural and economic center.
- **Narbonne**: Located in the Diocese of Narbonne, a historical city with Roman heritage.
- **Agde**: Situated in the Diocese of Agde, known for its ancient Greek colony origins.
- **Béziers**: Part of the Diocese of Béziers, another city with deep historical roots dating back to Roman times.
- **Port Vendres**: A critical port near the Spanish border.
- **Catalonia**: Including parts of northeastern Spain, emphasizing the coastal connection between France and Spain.
3. **Dioceses and Regions**:
- The map is marked with various dioceses such as Montpellier, Agde, Narbonne, and Béziers, indicating ecclesiastical boundaries.
- It highlights the broader region of Languedoc, a historical province known for its wine production and medieval history.
4. **Navigational Aids**:
- The map features a compass rose with radiating lines, a common navigational aid in maritime maps...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$226 Sale Price
20% Off
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
This fine antique map is titled 'Supplément pour les Isles Antilles, extrait des cartes angloises' and was engraved by Rigobert Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine, around 1780. It depicts:
Upper half:
* The Virgin Islands (*Les Isles Vierges*), including:
* St. Thomas
* St. John
* Tortola
* Virgin Gorda
* Jost Van Dyke
* Surrounding smaller islands and passages.
* Parts of Puerto Rico visible left.
Lower half:
Nine inset maps of individual Caribbean islands with coastal details:
1. I. de la Barboude (Barbuda)
2. I. St. Christophe (St. Kitts)
3. I. Antigoa (Antigua)
4. I. de la Dominique (Dominica)
5. I. de Sainte Lucie (St. Lucia)
6. I. de la Barbade (Barbados)
7. I. de St. Vincent
8. I. de la Grenade (Grenada)
9. I. de Tabago (Tobago)
Features:
* Coastal names, bays, capes, and harbours noted.
* Fine clear engraving typical of Bonne’s atlases for maritime use.
* Scale bar with French lieues marines.
Engraver: Rigobert Bonne
Date: circa 1780
Published in: Atlas Encyclopédique
Condition:
Good dark impression on laid paper with wide margins. Some slight toning along centre fold and faint edge wear consistent with age. Original platemark visible.
Framing suggestions:
Display with other Bonne Caribbean or West Indies maps in a travel, history, or colonial themed wall. Ideal floated in a black or walnut wood frame with archival matting to preserve the crisp engraving.
Keywords:
Rigobert Bonne Caribbean maps...
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French Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique World Map by P. Schenk '1706'
By Peter Schenk
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Diversa Orbis Terrae. Visu Incedente per Coluros Tropicorum, Ambos Ejus Polos, et Parciularis Sphaerae Zenith, in Planum Orthographica Projectio (..) Plat Ontwerp van verscheyde Aert-klooten (..)'. One of the earliest Dutch World Maps to focus on a more modern cartographic style, based on Carel Allard's map of 1696. This map represented a noteworthy shift from the traditional decorative Dutch 17th century maps where the margins would be full of classical mythological...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$5,103 Sale Price
20% Off
Culpeper Compound Microscope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Compound Monocular Microscope
Edmund Culpeper
Circa 1730
This extraordinary early 18th-century microscope is a museum-worthy example of scientific innovation and craftsmanship made ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$48,500
18th century Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763"
Authentic 18th-century cello made by Carl Friedrich Lippold, a respected luthier from Neukirchen, Saxony, dated 1763.
The instrum...
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German Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759.
299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Stunning Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Elm Wood Blanket Chest / Trunk 1750
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood.
This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and...
Category
Spanish Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Polychromed Tabernacle, Niche
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century spanish polychromed tabernacle, niche for the display of Santos. Original finish in somber tones of ochre and siena.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger,"
Rare 18th-Century Equinoctial Sundial & Compass by Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger, Augsburg
Maker: Joh...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
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French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
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Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
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Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
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The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
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