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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Late 18th Century German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century continental parcel-gilt silver Torah pointer made in Germany. This magnificent torah pointer is shaped in a tapered spiral form. At one end of the pointer, a beau...
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German Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Hand-Colored 18th Century Homann Map of the Danube, Italy, Greece, Croatia
Located in Alamo, CA
"Fluviorum in Europa principis Danubii" is a hand colored map of the region about the Danube river created by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) in his 'Atlas Novus Terrarum', publish...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century German silver Hanukkah lamp. This magnificent Hanukkah lamp has a shaped rococo cartouche backplate, chased with a swag of flowers and arched edges. The rectangle box...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
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Russian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Late 18th Century Earthenware Hanukkah Lamp, Djerba, Tunisia
Located in New York, NY
A rare, late 18th century earthenware Hanukkah lamp from Djerba, Tunisia. Rectangular in shape, the Hanukkah lamp is supported by two legs. The oil fonts take the form of eight small recesses, with pinched edges on one side for wicks. Apparently, a servant light (now missing) was placed in the upper part of the lamp. This is a particularly rare and early specimen. In all likelihood, this model – undocumented in the literature – represents a missing link between the stone lamps used in North Africa and the more familiar earthenware lamps of Tunisia, which are generally glazed in a greenish hue (in similar fashion to the present lamp). But in the latter group, the oil fonts are elevated, that is, supported on top of small columns, and are similar in design to ancient earthenware...
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Tunisian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Albertus Seba Pair 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings Butterfly
Located in Washington, DC
Rare pair of original hand-colored prints from Sir Albertus Seba's cabinet of natural curiosities. Prints come from published volumes in Amste...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mid-18th Century Italian Silver Book Binding
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Italian silver book binding. An impressively designed, this book binding is formed by two, nearly identical covers, each embossed w...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Early 18th Century, Italian Santos Figure
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-painted, parcel-gilt, wood statue of the Virgin Mary mounted on a circa 1725, old-wood base.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Wood

Spanish 18th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 18th century mortar and pestle hand carved from a solid block of wood. Sensational patina. A wonderful object for table top, bookca...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Ariosto 'Lodovico', Orlando Furioso, the First English Language Edition, 1634
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Ariosto (Lodovico). Title: Orlando Furioso In English Heroical Verse. By Sir John Harington of Bathe, Knight. Now thirdly revised and amend...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Prehistoric Mimbres Corrugated Bowl
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Mimbres prehistoric pottery bowl in as found condition. The Mimbres region of the American Southwest is celebrated for the beautiful and expressive black-on-white pottery...
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American Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

2 Baroque 18th Century Carved Polychrome Decorated Wooden Continental Figurines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of 18th century carved wooden figurines Likely Central European originating somewhere in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or Northern Italy. Both figurines depict a gallant gentleman in period dress holding a basket replete with fruit or flowers. Each is mounted on an integral wooden base with a rocaille base. These figures are rare and are a fine addition to any period room...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

"Africa Vetus": a 17th Century Hand-Colored Map by Sanson
Located in Alamo, CA
This original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Africa entitled "Africa Vetus, Nicolai Sanson Christianiss Galliar Regis Geographi" was originally created by Nicholas Sanson d...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes a...
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Thai Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Oval Carved Wood Framed Bishop Portrait
Located in Ross, CA
Oval carved wood portrait of Casimir-Frédéric de Rathsamhausen-Wibolsheim (1698-1786). Known as Dom Léger, he was a Catholic cardinal at the Abbey of Murbarch in France's Rhine valley...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Roman Clay Pot Pitcher or Jar Fragment
Located in Miami, FL
Roman clay pot fragment. Charming artifact, a very good example of Roman pottery. This fragment was found in one of France's oldest ports, Fos-sur-Mer, ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Clay

COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COTTON, Charles. TITLE: The Wonders of The Peake. PUBLISHER: London: for Joanna Brome, 1681. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4-1/2", [ii]86pp., complete, bound in contemporary full speckled calf, covers ruled in blind. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine rubbed with some minor loss, overall VERY GOOD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The dedicatee is Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire. Written in heroic couplets, this work by Cotton was one of the first landscape poems of a movement which only became significant under Queen Anne. Charles Cotton published this satirical poem just five years after Thomas Hobbes' own "Wonders of the Peak" poem was translated into English. Cotton's poem recalls a visit to the 'Devil's Arse', nowadays known as Peak Cavern, in Castleton. Cotton is also known for contributing a treatise on fly fishing for trout in the second edition of Izaak Walton's famous book, "The Compleat Angler".
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Cuzco School, 18th Century an Angel, Unsigned
Located in Virum, DK
Cuzco school, 18th century: An angel. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 51 × 40 cm. Unframed.
Category

Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Regency English Black Painted Rosewood Banjo Barometer Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
18th century antique black painted rosewood banjo barometer having a swan neck pediment with a quality shaped figured Rosewood case. It boasts a silvered engraved dial with original ...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rosewood

English Renaissance Framed Crest Embroidery
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of a crest having a crown top mounted on a red velvet background in an ebonized wood frame.
Category

English Northern Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Thread, Velvet, Wood

Palladian Georgian Architectural Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare early 18th century walnut Palladian diminutive cabinet of architectural form having a pedimented top over pair of pilasters flanking a single a...
Category

European Palladian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Hand Carved Italian Santo
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved Italian Santo: figure of Franciscan abbot or saint, circa 1780-1800. Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century English Treen Yew Wood Mortar and Pestle
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century English treen mortar and pestle hand turned and carved from yew wood with the rich and warm patina that only comes with age and use. Beautifully carved by hand from a si...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Yew

18th Century German Pewter Purim Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter Purim dish, Germany, late 18th century. The outer rim has wriggle-work engraving stating “and of sending portions one to another and gifts to the poor” (Esther 9:22). Interspersed between some of the words are depictions of foliage and flowers. Large decorative star in which the very center has three interlocking fish. This dish was used for the custom of sending gifts of food to friends or neighbors during Purim. In Central Europe, nuts and candied or dried fruit were the usual treats extended. The astrological symbol of the month of Adar, in which Purim falls out on, are fish, which is why that is featured in the center. 18th century pewter Purim dishes are much more scarce than 18th century pewter Passover...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pewter

North & South America: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Jansson & Goos
Located in Alamo, CA
A 17th century hand-colored map of North & South America entitled "Americae Descriptio" by the cartographer Johannes Jansson, published in Jansson's Atlas Minor in Amsterdam in 1628....
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Christian Dior Signed 1960s Snake Chain Gold-Tone Metal Graceful Swag Belt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Christian Dior, France, a 1960s Era belt made of five gold-tone snake chains bound at three intervals with soldered rectangular stations. The chains hang in a graceful swag. The Christian Dior stamped...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy
By Didier Robert de Vaugondy
Located in Alamo, CA
This an 18th century hand-colored map of the western portions of North America entitled "Carte de la Californie et des Pays Nord-Ouest separés de l'Asie par le détroit d'Anian, extra...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large 18th Century Repousse Baroque Ecclesiastical Carta Gloria, Venetian
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This original 18th century frame is silver gilded over copper. It is elaborately embossed and chiseled. The cartouche is surrounded by rocaille and volute motifs. The Carta is mounte...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper, Silver Leaf

Late 18th Century Lacquered Brass Table Telescope
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century lacquered brass table telescope.
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large Spaniard Hand Painted and Carved Wood Baby Jesus
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an old large Spaniard hand painted and carved wood nude baby Jesus. He has hand painted large expressive eyes and eye brows. His abundant hair is bro...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

17th-18th Century the Holy Virgin Mary's Soul Being Pierced by a Sword
Located in Virum, DK
17th-18th century: The holy Virgin Mary's soul being pierced by a sword. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 91.5 × 67 cm. Unframed.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury-filled glass thermometer still in working order...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Northern Scotland: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Mercator
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed hand-colored 17th century map of Northern Scotland by Gerard Mercator entitled "Scotiae pars Septentrionalis", published in Amsterdam in 1636. It is a highly detailed map of the northern part of Scotland, with the northwest Highlands and the cities Inverness and Aberdeen, as well as the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. There is a decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner. The map is presented in an antiqued brown wood...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

'World Chronicle', 1st Edition, by Schedel & Wolgemut, Nurnberg, 1493
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'World Chronicle' 1st edition, by Schedel, Nurnberg, 1493 Original woodcut, one page with seven illustrations and Latin text By Hartmann Schedel, originally published: July 12, 1493 Illustrator: Michael...
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Africa: A Large 17th Century Hand-Colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot
Located in Alamo, CA
This large original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Africa entitled "L'Afrique divisee suivant l'estendue de ses principales parties ou sont distingues les uns des autres, L...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century the Immaculate Conception, Unsigned
Located in Virum, DK
Painter unknown, 18th century: The immaculate conception. Unsigned. Oil on canvas laid on canvas. Ca. 67 × 52 cm. Unframed.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Antique 18th Century French Bronze Scientific Silk-Weighing Instrument 1789-1795
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare antique 18th century French Lyonnaise bronze scientific Instrument used for weighing Silk, in anchor form, 1789-1795. Made by "J. Berthaud et Cie...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall French statue of St. Bartholomew was hand-carved from oak in the 1700’s. This depiction of St. Bartholomew is not often seen in art, except for one of the most well known r...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Scandinavia & Portions of Eastern Europe: 18th Century Hand-Colored Homann Map
Located in Alamo, CA
An early 18th century hand-colored copper-plate map entitled "Regni Sueciae in omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Normandy Region of France: A 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot
Located in Alamo, CA
This large hand-colored map entitled "Le Duché et Gouvernement de Normandie divisée en Haute et Basse Normandie en divers Pays; et par evêchez, avec le Gouvernement General du Havre ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

French 18th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational 18th century mortar and pestle in iron with its base constructed from a solid block of walnut. A stunning sculpture for any tradition...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

French Mid-16th Century Body Of Christ
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding French mid-16th century Body of Christ. Expertly carved from natural fruitwood. Stunning patina. The corpus has been attached to a base i...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

England, Scotland & Ireland: A Hand Colored Map of Great Britain by Tirion
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored double page copperplate map of Great Britain entitled "Nieuwe Kaart van de Eilanden van Groot Brittannien Behelzende de Kon...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Southern Greece: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot
Located in Alamo, CA
This large original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of southern Greece and the Pelopponese Peninsula entitled "La Moree Et Les Isles De Zante, Cefalonie, Ste. Marie, Cerigo & C...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Paris 1960s Era Gold-Tone Metal and Bakelite Jeweled Medallion Handmade Belt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Paris, France, a 1960s Era belt made of gold-tone metal rectangular links with applied medallions, and bakelite 'jewels'. Unusual and impactful! Heavy and very well made. Ass...
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French Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Finely Rendered English Victorian Brass Ornamental Cannon on Cast Iron Carriage
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely rendered English Victorian brass ornamental signal cannon on cast iron carriage; with solid brass tilting barrel resting on a heavy weight carriage with working wheels; fine...
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English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

17th Century Flemish Carving of a Religious Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique carving of a saint or martyr. 17th century Flemish hardwood carving. Wonderful wear and rich color.
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-19th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
German silver Hanukkah lamp, marker's mark L.S. incuse, berlin, 1847-50. Seen in bench form with covered lamps, on shell and scroll feet. The back...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Flemish Embossed Wood Plaque of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy large carved wood plaque depicting an embossed scene of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is standing victorious and elevated over a U shaped cluster of clouds wit...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, The Netherlands, circa 1730. The backplate is pierced and embossed with floral motifs around the vessel in the center...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Substantial Antique Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Substantial antique Italian bronze mortar and pestle, finely cast with shell and floral band, complete with 12" x 1.5" D pestle. The base of t...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Framed Engraving By Matthaus Seutter Of Sphaerae Artificiales
Located in Essex, MA
Cartographer from Germany 1678-1757. Hand colored. Gilt wood frame. Estate of William Hodgins.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

17th-18th Century Jesus with the Cross, Unsigned, Oil on Canvas Laid on Wood
Located in Virum, DK
Jesus with the cross wearing the crown of thorns, verso portait of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns. Unsigned. Oil on canvas laid on wood. 134 × 76 cm. Unframed.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest. It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
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English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone

Persia, Armenia & Adjacent Regions: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by De Wit
Located in Alamo, CA
A large 17th century hand colored copperplate engraved map entitled "Novissima nec non Perfectissima Scandinaviae Tabula comprehendens Regnorum Sueciae, Daniae et Norvegiae distincte...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Louis XIII Walnut Miniature Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With fine needlepoint upholstery and a nicely carved frame.
Category

French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Authentic Roman Silver Denarius Coin w/Pegasus Set in a Custom 22k Gold Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Q. Titius, silver denarius coin (Rome, circa 90 BC), set in a custom 22-karat gold bezel, suspended within a squared bezel with gold bead ac...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Silver

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