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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Votive lamp. Silver in its color. Cadiz, 18th century (1767).
Located in Madrid, ES
Votive lamp. Silver in its color. Cadiz, 18th century (1767). No hallmarks. Inscribed. A silver-colored ceiling lamp featuring a deep lower section divided into levels by a series...
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Spanish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Other

Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century. Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief figurati...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Map of Prussia by Blaeu, circa 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Prussiae Nova Tabula'. Rare early edition of Blaeu's map of Prussia, embellished with a gorgeous large format cartouche, compass ros...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Church Pulpit Table
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century hand forged wrought iron church pulpit Originally from a church in Western France, dating circa 1770 The pulpit and original flooring has b...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron

RARE ANTiQUE GEORGE III SHAGREEN GLASSES SPECTACLES CASE AND FOLDING GLASSES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning George III Shargeen & Silver Spectacles case with folding glasses...
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European George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition. Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
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English Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Roman Christ 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Romanesque Christ of the 17th century carved in fruit wood with posterior cross. It has remains of the original Polychrome. Total dimensions: 58x43 cm.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Map of the Region of Venice, Italy by F. De Wit, circa 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of the Dominion of Venice, extending from Stato di Milano and Genoa to Istria. Including Lake Garda, Venice and Istria.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

South Sweden Map with Inset of Halmstad – Antique Map by Frederik de Wit, c.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
South Sweden Map with Inset of Halmstad – Antique Map by Frederik de Wit, c.1680 This richly detailed antique map titled Accurata Scaniae, Blekingae et Hallandiae Descriptio present...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Thomas Chippendale's: The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director 1754 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful facsimile copy of what is probably the most famous book ever on the subject of furniture. This book is a facsimile of the Chippendale society's own fine copy. Despite i...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Impressive Tabernacle, Italian Altar, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian tabernacle from the last quarter of the 17th century made in: mercury-gilt bronze, silver, enamel and ebony- This spectacular tabernacle du...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Silvered Wooden Reliquaries from France, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of silvered wooden reliquaries are from France, circa 1750. The backs are still preserved by wax seals, indicating that the relics were never removed. Each reliquary has...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

A Jawhar Sword With Calligraphy, By Asad Allah, Period Of Shah Abbas
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Persian sword crafted by Asad Allah in the 17th century during the reign of Shah Abbas. translate: Victory from God and conquest is near, an...
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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Antique 18th century polychrome wooden Crucifix cross statue
Located in Bilzen, BE
An antique 18th century complete wooden carved cross and corpus with original polychrome in Louis XV style and period (mid 18th century) Original aged patina
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

French 18th-Century Master's Lock
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Master’s Lock 18th Century Ingeniously crafted with a hidden mechanism, this 18th-century French lock known as a serrure de maîtrise, or master’s lock, was likely used by saf...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-18th Century porcelain snuff tobacco box with Ormulu gilt embossed relief and with empire classical motives. The inside of the lid is decorated with colorful flowers. Wonderful a...
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European Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ormolu

Hand bell or bell, “from Malinas”. Bronze. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand bell or bell, “from Malinas”. Bronze. 16th century. Hand bell with clapper made of bronze and decorated on the outside with a slight relief. The base has, between bands, an ins...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Other

A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour Steel, gold, gilt, mail; iron and brass, leather Dated 1797 Persia Late 18th Century Size: helmet: 70cm long - 27½ ins long / shield...
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Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Brass, Steel, Iron

17th Century Asian Hand-Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Female Divinity
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 17th century Asia hand-carved stone temple sculpture possibly from India, depicting a divinity. Featuring a strong patina revealing its age, this high-relief hand-carved stone scul...
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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone

Venetian Lacquers from the 18th Century by Saul Levy (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Set of 2 Books Laques Venitiennes du Dix-Huitieme Siecle" by Saul Levy. This is a scholarly and lavishly illustrated account of Venetian 18th century lacquer furniture published in 1968 in two volumes, with 496 color illustrations - text is in French. Both volumes have their original dust jackets. Volume 1 includes an introduction of 26 pages and plates showing: armchairs, sofas, seats and benches...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Albert Collection: 500 Years of British and European Silver (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book in cloth covers with dustjacket in very good condition. A unique collection of more than 700 pieces of British and European silver with each object being catalogued and specially photographed for this publication, making it a significant work of reference. Great names from Paul Storr and the royal goldsmiths Robert Garrard, Philip Rundell and Benjamin Pyne to leading Heugenots John Hugh le Sage, David Willaume...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century" Southern Germany or Austria, circa 1700–1750 Carved oak, original water gilding and polychromy traces Height: 36.5 cm A...
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German Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

A Dutch East India Company VOC almanack for the year 1785
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D’Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1785. Voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten, alsmede de Vacantien, het Varen der...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and dating to the turn of the 18th/19th centuries. 163cm...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
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Embroidered Holy Spirit Panel
Located in New York, NY
Embroidered Holy Spirit panel. Antique embroidered doubled sided panel in paper with original antique seeded glass and gilt carved frame, Italy, l...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silk

18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Santos Icon Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Majestic 18th century Italian baroque polychrome Santos icon sculpture of a young man. The carved icon is depicted standing and wearing a flowing robe with graceful movement. He has ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century. The painting depicts Christ, dressed, supported by the shoulders or back by an angel, both figures situated in an indeterminate space...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Roman Bronze Ring – 1st Century AD
Located in Madrid, ES
An interesting Roman ring from the 1st century AD, cast in bronze and decorated with an engraved motif of two fish facing each other, a common symbol in the ancient world, associated...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Extremely Rare Judaica Tzedakah Synagoge Charity Box 16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This 16th century Tzedakah Charity Box is an incredibly rare and unique museum quality piece. It’s made out of walnut wood and has an original 16th century silk material all over it from outside as well as in the inside, bronze plug in the front and the Star of David with two lions from the left and right side of the Star. There are also two round bronze handles to lift the box from both sides. The Tzedakah Box...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Cairo, Babylon & Heliopolis – Antique Map of Ancient Memphis Region, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Cairo, Babylon & Heliopolis – Antique Map of Ancient Memphis Region, 1776 This antique map is an 18th-century Dutch engraving showing the region around ancient Memphis, Egypt, inclu...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

17th Century Sterling Silver Reliquary
Located in Madrid, ES
A refined and devotional 17th-century sterling silver reliquary featuring a delicate reverse glass painting of the Virgin Mary. This exqui...
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Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century. Oil on canvas showing the Virgin Mary among angels, in a landscape and standing on a crescent moon, wearing a wh...
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South American Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Bronze Mortar - Italy - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th century Very beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below . The mortar is decorated with several...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Set of 2 (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Two brown cloth covered volumes in similar slipcase with gilt titles which was published to mark the bicentennial of Thomas Chippendale's death. Volume 1 is the text and covers - Chi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Ancient Macedonian Alexander the Great Coin Set in 22 kt Gold & Emerald Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Authentic Greek (Macedonian) Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin, 336-323 BC, set in a 22-karat gold bezel and Bail with an Emerald...
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Macedonian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Gold

Rare 17th Century South American Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 17th Century Cedar Shrine. Straight box with padded doors. Interior with decorative arch in the shape of a portal. Dimensions in centimeters: 52cm W x 26,50 cm D x 71 cm H. Th...
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Brazilian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cedar

An Original Antique Mid-17th Century Blaeu Map of Styria in Southeastern Austria
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an antique map of Styria (referred to as “Stiria” or “Steyrmarck”), published by the renowned Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (often simply “Blaeu”). The first editi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Beautiful Dutch Demijohn. Hand blown bottle; with naval battle scene. Portrait of dutch admiral martin tromp, "The bravest and most skillful enemy t...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass

Engraved Silver Reliquary – 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique religious reliquary in engraved silver, dating from the 18th century. This devotional piece features engraved letters or inscriptions on one side and, on the other, a very de...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Christ , 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christ , 18th century. Crucifix, Christ, beautiful carved and gilded wood frame, 18th century. Dimensions: H: 61cm, W: 39cm, D: 7cm.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century. Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief figurat...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

1630 Pierre Petit map "Description du Gouvernement de la Capelle" Ric0010
Located in Norton, MA
1630 Pierre Petit map entitled "Description du Gouvernement de la Capelle," Ric0010 Pierre Petit was the son of a minor provincial official in Montluçon. The town, in the Auver...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Carved oak lectern with eagle covered in gold leaf
Located in PARIS, FR
This grand 18th-century german lectern is a striking example of religious craftsmanship, featuring a magnificently carved oak eagle, richly adorned with gilded gold leaf. Standing 21...
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German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a temple, in the manner of the antiquity. Measurements: 7.8/5.9 inches ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany by J.B. Homann, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by J.B. Homann, c.1720 Old colored antique map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by Johann Baptist Homann. This stunning map, titled "Ducatus Meklenbur...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century Painted Lifesize Dummy Board
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century painted lifesize dummy board, featuring a cavalier holding a monkey. Original decoration. Circa 1760.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Large Wood Sculpture of Boddhisatva Head Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large antique Chinese carved wood sculpture of a Boddhisattva head circa 16-17th century from Ming Dynasty. Likely part of a full body life-size statue, the head was finely carved, p...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

An 18th Century Model Field Cannon With Bronze Barrel
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century bronze model of a field cannon, mounted on a brass bound oak carriage The cannon with dolphin handles and good patiation. Possibly originally used as a starter cannon
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 18th century mahogany George II Period miniature table having well figured circular Tilting top over vase turned central stem with Elegant bold tripod legs terminating on Pointed pad feet (Almost certainly made as a travelling salesman...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Carved Giltwood & Polychrome "Mother and Child" with Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful gilt statue with base in a living room or bedroom. Hand carved circa 1780, this elegant two-piece antique sculpture was found in a chapel in Southern France and ...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Corpus of Christ in the Jansenist Style, 17th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Corpus of Christ in the Jansenist Style France or Southern Netherlands, 17th century Carved wood, walnut Height: 32 cm This finely carved corpus of ...
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French Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Fine Carved German or Austrian 18th Century Stags Horn Powder Flask
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A FINE CARVED GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN 18TH CENTURY STAGS HORN POWDER FLASK - The front face expertly carved with two hunters in a wooded river bank scene with hounds and two flighting duc...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn

Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century. It has faults. Polychrome wood carving that shows the Virgin sitting on a throne, with her right hand r...
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Spanish Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Gaucho Spurs – Hand-forged Iron And Silver Inlay – Argentina, 18th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Gaucho Spurs – Hand-forged Iron And Silver Inlay – Argentina, 18th Century" Antique 18th-Century Gaucho Spurs – Hand-Forged Iron with Silver Inlay (Argentina, c.1750–1800) Descriptio...
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Argentine Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Iron

Relieve Virgen Maria. Carved and Gilded Frame in the Baroque Style
Located in Mexico City, MX
Polychromed and Gilded Plaster Carved and Gilded Frame in the Baroque Style Hispanic World 18th-19th Century This beautiful bust figure of the Virgin Mary is carved in relief on liv...
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Mexican Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Pheasant maker Daubiere Chaponniere -Bronze - Louis XIV - France 17th / 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Faisandiere or Daubiere or Chaponniere, Louis XIV, oval tripod in bronze, with a crenellated lid with a U-shaped handle, from the end of the 17th / beginning of the 18th century. Su...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Complete bible bound in green leather morocco with silver clasps, 18th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
La Sainte Bible qui contient le Vieux et le Nouveau Testament edited by: Z.CHatelain & Fils, Arkstee & Merkus, Marc Michel Rey. A.D. 1770. Subtitle: 'Le nouveau Testament, cést à di...
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European Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Virgin of Mercy Statue, Religious Art, Baroque Style, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An 18th Century figure of the Pietà or the Virgin of Mercy, carved in polychrome wood. Our Lady appears seated on the throne with her head covered by a mantle, supporting the inert...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

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