18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique 16th Century Religious Items

San Miguel Arcángel in carved wood, polychrome, stewed and gold, castilla ff SX.

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Antique 17th Century Italian Chippendale Chairs

Beech

Louis XVI style Bergere chair in Italian beechwood Hand-carved. Size: H 38.5" x W 30.25”. One left as shown, raw unfinished wood. Also shown with ottoman to match in carved wood ...

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Antique 17th Century Italian Chippendale Chairs

Beech

Directoire style open armchair hand-carved Italian beechwood cane seating Cane seating broken H. 34" x W. 21/75, some water stains on feet. Only one left, unfinished raw wood.

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Antique 17th Century Italian Chippendale Chairs

Beech

Louis XVI style open armchair and carved Italian beechwood chair Cane back (broken) Measures: H 37" x W 26.5". Four pieces left.

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Antique 17th Century Italian Chippendale Chairs

Beech

1990s style open armchair made in Italy Size H. 29 .5" x W. 21.5, sold as is in raw unfinished beechwood Only one left.  

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Antique 17th Century American Chippendale Side Chairs

Beech

Portuguese Chippendale style hand-carved Italian frame, slif seat missing One piece Left Unfinished raw Measures: H 45 1/2" x W 21 1/4", one of a kind piece.

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Antique 17th Century American Chippendale Chairs

Beech

Italian frame, open-armchair handle carved Size: H 38" x W 22", unfinished raw wood Some water stains on feet Only one left, last of its kind.  

Antique 16th Century Spanish Religious Items

Wood

High-quality polychrome sculpture of the 17th century, from the Castilian area. Magnificent state of conservation, great quality of carving and stew.      

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Antique 17th Century Italian French Provincial Bergere Chairs

Beech

Louis XVI style open armchair hand-carved from Italy Size: H 38" x W 31" only one left, unfinished raw wood.

Antique Early 18th Century Belgian Drawings

Beautifully hand written documents with the Flemish seal. One dated 1733 and another 1731. Archival framing in gilt frames.  

Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Gold, Rock Crystal, Paint

Devotional pendant showing a figurative scene with Saint Anthony of Padua receiving the Child Jesus from the Virgin Mary, around which a gold band with fine grooves has been placed t...

Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Religious Items

Silver

Devotional pendant with St. George. Silver filigree and gilt silver. 19th century. Silver filigree pendant in its color with a top shell-like-decorated ("gallonada") piece and volut...

Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Religious Items

Silver

Devotional pendant made in silver with a Latin cross shape, decorated on the outside with simple scrolls, spikes, pearls and other elements of classicist inspiration, as well as a ri...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Wood

Sculpture in the round, southwest of France, 13th century. John the Evangelist appears in various scenes of the New Testament: the Last Supper, at the foot of the Cross, writing the...

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Books

Paper

Wonderfully distressed books with marbleized boards and equally beautiful fore edges. They are random volumes of The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1797. One of the books is lacking...

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

Wood

The male figure is place with a knee on the ground, slightly raised in an oval base in which also appears a basket with something inside. The boy, young, is dressed in a short tunic ...

Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Silver

Silver box with a circular shape and a ring on the top (on an element reminiscent of a sculpture base) decorated on the side with smooth moldings and elements engraved on both sides ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Top quality Siberian woolly mammoth tusk (Mammuthus primigenius) in immaculate condition. This tusk was recovered from the Siberian permafrost in recent years and has been restored o...

Antique Late 17th Century European Neoclassical Religious Items

Metal

Both paintings show a dark undefined background, and the figure of bust without showing the hands, with red and blue clothes and two nimbus around their heads. Christ looks directly ...

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Wood

The base of this work is delicately worked: a square base gives way to an elaborate composition, very moved both in its baselines and in those of the elevation, formed by scrolls, aj...

Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Religious Items

Wood

The Virgin is standing on a polygonal pedestal, with the Child held with one arm. He raises his arms to his Mother. Both blond and very clear complexion, she also wears a crown or he...

Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Wood

Child Jesus recostado on a rocky form, slightly elevated and outstanding thanks to a simple pedestal that does not diminish protagonism to the polychrome work. Dressed only with a sm...

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures

Paper

Pair of papier mâché angels. Uncommon, well-preserved 18th century sculptural fragments.

Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Tobacco Accessories

Stoneware

A fine example of a German Baroque tobacco jar with original pewter lid. The rich ocher salt glaze decorated with raised floral motifs. A handsome addition for the collector of pipes...

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints

Antique print titled 'De wet is door Mozes gegeven, de genade en de waarheid is door Jesus Christus geworden.' The law is given by Moses, Mercy and Truth established by Jesus Christ....

Bernard Picart

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints

Antique print with two religious images on one sheet. 1. Iugement de l'Inquisition dans la grande Place de Madrid, 2. La Procession de l'Inquistion, a Goa'. Antique print depicting S...

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints

Antique religion print titled 'Joshua makes a convenant with God'. This print originates from 'Figures de la Bible'. Published by P. de Hondt. Illustrated by G. van der Gouwen.

Antique Mid-18th Century German Paintings

Paint

18th century set of six miniature gouache ink on paper portraits of German enlightened thinkers, with original hand written details on the back. - Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener, write...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Collectible Jew...

Gold

An authentic Zeno the Second Reign, AV Gold Solidus Roman Imperial Coin (Constantinople Mint, circa 476-491 AD), set in a squared 22-karat gold bezel with 22-karat gold bail. The obv...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Collectible Jew...

Gold, Precious Stone

An authentic Roman Empire, Domitian (circa 81-96 AD), silver Denarius coin, minted in Rome, set in a custom 22-karat gold bezel with 22-karat gold bail with gold bead and diamond acc...

Johannes Kip

Antique Early 18th Century English Jacobean Prints

Paper

English 18th century engraving of Newby Manor by Johannes Kip. Kip engraved views of the English castles and country houses after drawings by Leonard Knyft. This work is from Kip's...

Pierre Mortier

Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Books

Paper

World Atlas Minor world107 detailed maps and overviews Hand colored 17th century, dated 1695 Complete with minor and old original paper restoration.

Unknown

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Gothic Revival Religious Items

Olive

This is unique olive wood book stand that is on a pivot. It was made in Italy and is marked on the back.

Antique Late 18th Century French Industrial Prints

Paper

French 18th century engraving of blacksmiths and their tools of the trade. The print is entitled, Marechal Ferrant et Operant. Travailde la Forge et Outils. Beautifully rendered de...

Antique Late 18th Century French Renaissance Revival Prints

Paper

18th century engraving of Marine Ships from the Panckouke Encyclopedie. The work was published by the Parisian bookseller Charles-Josheph Panckouke. It features all phases of shipb...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mongolian Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Horn

Fossil Steppe Bison Horn with skull piece (Bison Priscus) A fosile of a Steppe Bison Horn, Bison Priscus. The Bison Priscus lived in the Pleistocene between 10.000 and 250.000 year...

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Religious Items

Faience

These are two incredible French Faience holy water fonts from the 1700s. Both have a crucifix and are hand painted with blue and orange touches. They are works of art and would be in...

Antique 18th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Wood

An 18th century French carved wood female figure. This French figure of hand-carved wood features a female figure, draped in gown, kneeling in prayer like position with her palms clo...

Antique 18th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Silver Leaf, Paper

A pair of authentic 18th century Swedish framed seals. These antique seals of Swedish nobility, were originally collected in the early 19th century. The original collector of these S...

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Marble, Oak

This antique baroque colorful carved figure of Saint (probably Jesus) was created in Italy. Crafted, circa 1720, the tall hand carved sculpture depicts our Lord with glass eyes, stan...

Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Paper

Antique map titled 'Partie Meridionale, de L'Ancien Mexique ou de la Nouvelle Espagne.' Detailed map of Mexico, the Yucatan and Central America, prepared under the direction of Rigob...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Religious Items

Oak, Paint

This 15th century oak angel a piece of works of art is a great quality the carving is sober but extremely refined the artist has succeeded wonderfully in displaying this very modest ...

Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings

Bone, Rosewood

Set of four rosewood and bone engraved panels, Italian, circa 1620-1640. The old testament scenes of the story of Samuel and Saul finely engraved in bone inset on a rosewood venee...

Antique 16th Century English Renaissance Sterling Silver

Silver

An extremely rare silver gilt standing salt from the English Renaissance, circa 1550 The gilt base stands on three little ball feet. There is a central rock crystal tube inside wh...

Antique 16th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes

Rosewood

A rare Sri-Lankan Portuguese rosewood games box; late 16th-early 17th century; the whole box is profusely carved with various motifs, including two combative lions facing each on the...

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art

Wood, Maiolica

18th century Italian Maiolica Nativity, a lovely circular relief devotional plaque in polychrome Majolica dating back to the early 18th century, depicting a round Nativity and measur...

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Toys and Dolls

Wood

Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo wooden rocking horse in original color with great proportions and detail. Original horse hair on mane and tail, circa 1750, Sweden.

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Architectural Models

Stucco

19th century Granada's Alhambra Palace framed stucco mock-up, with columns and decorative details in marble. Interior dimensions: 30 x 18.

Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Silver, Wood

One of a kind first third of S XVIII, atributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo ,( Seville 1678-Córdoba 1757 ) sculptor, painter and Baroque Altarpiece of the Sevillian school, diciple of Ped...

Antique 1770s Spanish Baroque Books

Collection of five works of Dº Francisco Quevedo Villegas published by Dº Joaquin Ibarra , printer of his Majesty,s Camara Charles III, dated 1772. Hard parchment and parchment pape...

Alexander Pope

Antique 18th Century Books

Leather

Nine volumes. Published: London, H. Lintot and S. Draper, 1751. The Works of Alexander Pope, together with commentaries and notes by Mr Warburton. Bound in three quarter blue Morocc...

Giorgio Vasari

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Books

Leather

Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de’ piu eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori [The Lives of the Artists] First complete, first illustrated, and most sought after edition of the f...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Hellenistic Antiquities

Schist

An exceptional and very early Buddhist stone altar equipped with two handgrips for moving it to the spot of the planned sacrifice. Carved by hand from a single block of schist betwee...

Antique 18th Century European Arms, Armor and Weapons

Iron

Cannon on a gun carriage out of blackened iron. Measures: Barrel: 64 cm.

Antique 17th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Fabric, Glass, Wood, Paint

This 64 inch high antique statue of a Bishop dates to circa 1650 and is German in origin. Starting in the 15th and 16th centuries, there was a large demand for ecclesiastical carving...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ethiopian Religious Items

Animal Skin

Very rare 14th century Prayer Ethiopian prayer book. Previously sold at auction in 2008 circa £32,000. Written in Amharic, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a very sort after b...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Bronze

Heavy bronze Quadrans, issued by the Rome mint, circa 280 BC. The front of the coin with symbols of agriculture; an open hand and sickle, the denomination denoted by three pellets...

Antique 17th Century Scientific Instruments

Iron scales sitting on an early oak base. Measures: Height 23cm x weight 34cm x depth 11cm.