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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer & Thermometer
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this elegant, antique barometer with attached thermometer. Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1760 and hexagonal in shape, the scientific instrument features its or...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Parchment Paper
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Painted Wooden Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure - religious folk art sculpture.
18th/19th century, possibly earlier, most likely depicting Saint F...
Category
Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Exceptional 18th Century French Stone Baptismal Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th century stone Baptismal font from the South of France. Beautifully hand-sculpted with a sensational patina. Perfect as a water...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Charles II Carved Crest Of The Arms Of Westminster School
Located in Essex, MA
A large crest with shell and scroll carved frame enclosing an azure ground with gilded coat of arms featuring a cross with four birds over lions and fleur de lis and Tudor roses. Onl...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Located in Middletown, NY
The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer;
Edited From Numerous Manuscripts By The Rev. Walter W. Skeat
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1920
8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (190 x 133 mm); pp xxi...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Thomas Jefferson Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original Thomas Jefferson signature, presented framed with an etched portrait of Jefferson by Jacques Reich. The cut signature reads “Th. Jefferson” and is signed with a quill in black ink. This rare cut Jefferson signature was one of several prominent American statesman autographs collected together and bound in a 1809 volume of the Baltimore Evening Post.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a leading figure in early American history, with a remarkable legacy in politics, law, and academia. He contributed significantly to the development of American democracy as a politician, diplomat, and as the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout his life, Jefferson championed freedom of religion, agricultural innovation, and the importance of education.
During the Revolutionary War, Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature, was governor of Virginia, and a member of the Continental Congress. Among the Committee of Five charged by the Second Continental Congress with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the document's primary author. Jefferson served as United States Minister to France from 1785 to 1789. President Washington then appointed Jefferson as the nation's first secretary of state, where he served from 1790 to 1793.
In the early 1790s, Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose the Federalist Party. Jefferson thought the national government should have a limited role in citizens’ lives. Jefferson lost the 1796 presidential election to Adams, which according to electoral procedure at the time made him Adams' vice president. Jefferson challenged Adams again four years later, in 1800, and won the presidency. During his two terms as president, the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory, which doubled the country’s size, he reduced the nation’s debt, established the nation’s first national military university at West Point, declared war on Barbary pirates, and implemented the Embargo Act. After leaving office, he retired to his Virginia plantation, Monticello, and helped found the University of Virginia.
The original signature is paired with a handsome etched portrait of Jefferson by 20th century artist Jacques Reich. A head and shoulders portrait, Reich based his etched rendition off an 1805 oil-on-canvas painting by Gilbert Stuart...
Category
North American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila.
circa late 1600s
A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque.
The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog.
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep.
Figure: 14" High
1.5lbs
Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time.
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques, from an antique altar, church architectural salvaged building and ornamental elements, reliquary, tabernacle cabinet...
Category
Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Cervantes, Miguel de — Don Quixote — 4 volume set
Located in Middletown, NY
4 vols.; 8vo, 6 1/2 x 4 in. (165 x 102 mm) , vol. 1: (6), xl, 293; vol. 2: (1), 314; vol. 3: 910, xi, 331; vol. 4: 91), 322. With 28 copperplate engravings designed by F. Hayman and engraved by G. V. Neist; all are signed by both artist and engraver; all have “Vol” and “p.” indications, except those for Vol. I., which have “p." indications only. Three-quarter tan calf binding with marbled paper, all edges stained yellow, gilt title, decorations and raised bands on spine. The antique bindings...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
17th Century European Religious Book Binding Brass Mounts Vellum Monumental Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique animal skin or vellum book binding with brass or possibly bronze mounts (sometimes called furniture - centerpiece, corner pieces) of monumental scale. The work measures al...
Category
European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Set of 31 Dutch Books by Poet J. Van Den Vondel
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of thirty-one antique books about the life and works of Joost Van Den Vondel, a Dutch playwright, poet, and literary translator. This set of books are bound in leather w...
Category
Dutch Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Of Gardens; Four Books by Rene Rapin & John Evelyn the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
RARE: John Evelyn the Younger's first book, rare first issue with title date 1672.
Rapin, René (1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator
Of Gardens; Four Boo...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of 13 Books by German Novelist Jean Paul
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of thirteen volumes by the German novelist, Jean Paul; titled Jean Paul’s Werke from 1783-1822. This set of books are bound in pressed fabric with gold lettering. Inside...
Category
German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Gilpin, Wm: Observations... on Great Britain, and High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vols
Located in Middletown, NY
This is Gilpin's third in his series of works tracing picturesque beauty in British natural landscapes. In it he portrays the landscapes of Scottish Highlands, and describes them lyrically in his text. Prefacing the list of Prints at the end of the second volume, the author says "With regards to the prints, which adorn these volumes, I can only say..... that few of them pretend to be 'exact portraits.' They in general 'only characterize the countries,' through which the reader is carried." The illustrations, based on Gilpin's sketches, were etched by his nephew William Sawrey Gilpin using the newly invented aquatint process. This volume also includes a technical discourse about drawing and the mixing of colors, including a chart (vol. 1, p. 131-134)
William Gilpin (1724 – 1804) was an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author. He is best known as a travel writer and as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Gilpin's tour journals circulated in manuscript to friends such as the poet William Mason and a wider circle including Thomas Gray...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Samuel Johnson — A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Located in Middletown, NY
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadwell, 1775.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE
8vo, 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 (212 x 132 mm); Title, 284 pp, 1 leaf (errata with 11 items on 12 lines). Printed on laid pap...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century Steel and Sterling Silver Malaysian Dagger
Located in Miami, FL
19th century sterling silver Malaysian Dagger.
Original carved mahogany wood handle.
Sterting silver carved crown.
Damascene steel.
The kris is an asymmetrical dagger with distincti...
Category
Malaysian Malayer Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large one-of-a-kind medieval Italian armorial shield church architectural elements.
Dating to around the late 15th century, hand-crafted in Italy, most impressive size, standing over 6-feet tall, bow front shaped shield form, polychrome painted Memento Mori - The Wars of the...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine FIRST EDITION ELEPHANT FOLIO of Jame's Paine monumental work:
Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges, Public and Priv...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Petrarch — Phisicke against Fortune
Located in Middletown, NY
Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). Thomas Twyne, translator.
Phisicke against Fortune, as well prosperous, as adverse, contained in two Bookes [History of Gain and Fortune]
London: Ric...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST and ONLY EDITION
Doni, Anton Francesco
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ne quali si tratta della scoltura et pittura ....
Venice: Gabriel Giolito Di Ferrari, 15...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
GEORGE II's PRAYER BOOK FROM THE ROYAL CHAPEL - 1745 - Book of Common Prayer
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER.
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments: And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: Together With the Psalter, o...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
HOWARD, Sir Robert. The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II. (1690)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOWARD, Sir Robert.
TITLE: The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II.
PUBLISHER: London: by F. Collins, for Thomas Fox, 1690.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 4-9/...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GLANVILL, Joseph.
TITLE: The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions Manifested in a Discourse of the Shortness and Uncertainty of Our Knowledge, and Its Causes, w...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
18th Century Persian Agate Pendant with Sapphires
Located in Newmanstown, PA
This exceptional large agate Persian/Islamic piece is surrounded by 48 pieces of sapphire. The calligraphy and the design is very skillful and beautiful. The size is 45mm x 51mm x 9....
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
Ptolemy III Bronze Double-Sided Coin 94.5 gr
Located in Newmanstown, PA
This is one of the largest ancient coins ever. Very rare and hard to find. It is in an excellent condition with a lot of details showing. The coin is about 44.5 millimeters wide and ...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare English Sheffield wick trimmer with wick collection box, c. 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rare Sheffield wick trimmer fitted with a hall marked steel wick trimmer blade. The finger loops, wick box, and wax pick are decorated with scollop shell elements. The trimmer is rai...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
(NIVARDUS) - The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the Fox - 1706
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [NIVARDUS, Hartmann Schopper].
TITLE: The Crafty Courtier: Or the fable of Reinard the Fox: Newly done into English Verse, from the Antient Latin Iambics of Hartm. Schopper...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
HEYLYN. Mikrokosmos A Little Description of the Great World. THIRD EDITION 1627
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HEYLYN, Peter.
TITLE: Mikrokosmos. A Little Description of the Great World.
PUBLISHER: Oxford: by I. L. & W. T. for William Turner & Thomas Huggins, 1627.
DESCRIPTION: TH...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Italian 17th Century Mannequin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful 17th century articulating Mannequin from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully carved from polychromed wood with very handsome features. Mannequins such as this ...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Early Romanesque Gothic Architectural Tabernacle Niche Door
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique ecclesiastical architectural hand carved and painted wooden church - cathederal tabernacle door.
18th century or earlier, early Medieval European Romanesque Gothic style, facade with elaborate arched header atop partial quartfoil, hinged tabernacle door panel which would have opened to important religious niche...
Category
European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with a caddy top over four drawers with bracket feet. These were made by furniture makers for family members and friends. Also used to promote a cabinetmakers skills.
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Colonial Bronze and Steel Spur
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Spanish Colonial bronze spur with a steel blade now made into a trinket dish or ashtray. The beautifully crafted spur with raised floral design and a fierce griffin or d...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Incan Sun God Vessel. Terracotta Inti Pre-Columbian Historic Art Sculpture Peru
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING!
PRE-COLUMBIAN
INCAN CEREMONIAL
SUN GOD VESSEL!
CIRCA AD 1300-1500
TWO REPRESENTATIONS OF INCAN SUN GOD INTI
(also known as Apu-punchau)
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 12-1/2 " TALL by 4-1/2" WIDE
This is the Holy Grail of Incan Pre-Columbian vessels.
Here is an incredibly significant Incan Pre-Columbian terracotta ceremonial vessel with two depictions of INTI, the Incan Sun God on each side of the vessel with incredible details and beautifully preserved.
Finding an Incan vessel with the depiction of Inti is quite rare. These were reserved for important ceremonial functions such as Inti Raymi - the festival in honor of the Sun God.
What makes this one even more special is that the depiction of the Sun God nicely matches a 17th century document...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
1700s Colonial Hand-Forged Strongbox Verdigris Green Jewelry Table Chest Safe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date.
Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in.
Key L 4 in.
Category
American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare Aztec Colonial Polychromed Wood Sculpture! Holy Imagene Bultos Santos Icons
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUSEUM PERFECTION !
AZTEC INFLUENCED
LATIN AMERICAN
COLONIAL ART
AMAZINGLY RARE PIECE !
Approx. 14" x 8" x 2 1/2"
After Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, painting and sculpture schools were set up within missions to produce art for Roman Catholic worship in Spanish America to promote Christian evangelization. The works that emerge from this period are great historic treasures and tell us much about this time in history. Icons were important in this conversion process.
Here is an Imagene that was likely employed in a church from the 17th century. It features 5 elaborately carved faces and figures depicting angels and saints.
This piece is magnificent for many reasons, but the most important reason is that this piece illustrates the bridge between the Spanish and Aztec art schools.
The Aztecs had developed the most splendid feather art in the world. Feather mosaics (arte plumario in Spanish, amantecayotl in Nahuatl), were created by specially trained and talented Aztec nobles. The blue green iridescent color of hummingbird feathers had made them a regular form of tribute to Aztec rulers and art that featured these feathers were incomparable.
The Spanish art instructors adopted feathers into traditional Catholic imagery and this piece shows the result of such hybrid. Here feathers are
prominently sculpted into the background and were polychromed with sensational hues to reflect the native love and cultural appreciation for feather art. Few feather mosaics survive because of their temporal frailty, but the wood worked feathers in this piece give scholars and collectors a lasting indication of how Aztecs stylistically used the feathers in their pieces.
Aztec religious leaders wore headdresses and garments made of feathers - and here these saints appear to be wearing feather headdresses!
Even after centuries, the colors of this piece are incredibly compelling. Fragments of the rich blue green pigment that was applied to mimic the hummingbird feathers are still present. The golds, yellows and browns display spectacular understanding of complementary colors.
What's more this piece also shows Aztec sun imagery incorporated into the design! On the reverse side of the Saints' faces we see a vivid blue sun burst type design which clearly was an Aztec motif of the period and has no comparable counterpart in Catholic holy treasures...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MACHIAVELLI, Nicolas
TITLE: The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originaIly [sic] in Italian, and from thence newly and fait...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
Earl of Chesterfield's letters to his son and luminaries of the day in 4 volumes in their original full leather bindings, published London J. Dodsley 1787. The spines have raised ban...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Leather
Shakespeare. The London Prodigal - FOURTH FOLIO - 1685 - page 217-218
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. (The London Prodigal) - page 217-218.
PUBLISHER: London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. Bentley, 1685.
DESCRIPTION: THE FOURTH FOLIO. 217-218p., correctly-incorrectly numbered, 1 leaf extracted from the fourth folio, 13-3/4" x 9", good margins.
CONDITION: A VERY GOOD leaf...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
BARCLAY. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity - 1678 - 1ST ED IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BARCLAY, Robert.
TITLE: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same Is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers.
PUBLISHER: [Aberdeen(...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century Antique Chinese Hetian Jade Hand Carved Dragon Bangle Bracelet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Immerse yourself in the allure of history with this captivating Antique Chinese Hand Carved Jade Bangle Bracelet. Crafted with skill and precision, the jade bangle boasts an enchanti...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade
Historic Revolutionary War Period Bed Warming Pan
Located in Nantucket, MA
An important and historic revolutionary war period bed warming pan, belonging to Lieutenant James Porter, Jr., circa 1770s-1780s. A hand chased brass w...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew - FOURTH FOLIO - 1685 - page 189/186
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. (The Taming of the Shrew) - page 189/186.
PUBLISHER: London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. Bentley, 1685.
DESCRIPTION: THE FOURTH FOLIO. 189/186p., correctly-incorrectly numbered, 1 leaf extracted from the fourth folio, 13-3/4" x 9", good margins.
CONDITION: A VERY GOOD leaf...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French 17th Century Baptismal Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful 17th century Baptismal Font from the South of France beautifully carved from marble. Minimalist lines give this piece a calming feel. Wil...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Vintage 1968 Edition Dali de Draeger by Max Gerard Book Art Table Book
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible art table book that is enigmatic as well as unique. This book from the first edition, was limited to 1500 copies. This book is full of surprises and beauty. This copy with a full page original illustration by Dali in black pen on verso of front free endpaper, depicting three men and their horses crossing...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Two 19th Century Spanish Colonial Brass Slipper Stirrups
Located in Stamford, CT
Two great examples of 18th century Spanish Colonial slipper stirrups. Not a pair, each similar yet different. One is brass with a lovely floral decoration, the other a rare copper type with a simple incised design. Both with a wonderful patina that only comes with real age and use. These definitely put in some serious miles. Possibly used in battle, or just to protect the rider from bramble. Imagine what these pieces of history may have witnessed. Unique gift for the equestrian or collector of horse memorabilia...
Category
Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Italian 18th Century Balance, Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning 18th century balance - Scale from Rome, Italy. Beautifully crafted from polychromed and gilt wood. A wonderful accent piece for a library or office.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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 and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Opulent 18th Century Baroque Reliquary of Blood of Saint St. Francis '15th Cent'
Located in North Miami, FL
Opulent 18th century Baroque carved giltwood reliquary (a container for relics) monstrance with curled scroll design. It houses a first-class relic of the blood of the15th Century sa...
Category
Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
A Pair of Burmese Rock Crystal Reliquaries
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Burmese Rock Crystal Reliquaries. Two Buddhist stupa shaped containers, one with a bulbous beggar’s bowl shaped body and the other with flanged cylinder form body. Each rel...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...
Category
Unknown Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Chinese Carved White Jade Silver Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Chinese pair of earrings with carved round jade hoops suspended by two articulated pierced white jade drop pendants and silver post backs, the jade carvings likely Qing Dynasty (1636...
Category
Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade
Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Located in Middletown, NY
A rare and complete first English edition of this seminal work.
Pliny, Gaius Secundus / Plinius, Gaius Secundus (23-79 AD) / Translated by Philemon Holland.
The Historie of the Wor...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Sixth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the 6th station of the cross " Vero...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Silver “Jambiya” or Curved Dagger With Its Sheath
Located in Middleburg, VA
Silver “Jambiya” or Curved Dagger With Its Sheath. These are often Extremely well Crafted with Extraordinary inlaid Silver Designs accentuated with “Neillo”. They Often have Ivory Ha...
Category
Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Small Silver “Jambiya” or Curved Dagger With Its Sheath
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Silver “Jambiya” or Curved Dagger With Its Sheath. These are often Extremely well Crafted with Extraordinary inlaid Silver Designs accentuated with “Neillo”. This Inlaid Handl...
Category
Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
17th c. Hand Carved French Bishop Bust (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 17th century carved wooden bishop sourced from a private chapel in Provence, France.
CREATOR Unknown. Provence, France.
DATE OF MANUFAC...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Saint Florus Saint Lavros Saint Antipas Fine Antique Russian Bronze Travel Icon
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, unusual late 18th century Russian bronze travel icon of Saint Antipas, Saint Florus and Saint Lavros.
Saint Florus and Saint Lavros are the Patron Saints of horses in Ru...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both the eye and the mind. From Dante's divine poetry to Petrarch's sonnets of love, an...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
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