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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior, 15th century, Nepal.
The exterior of the manuscript cover exuberantly carved with ...
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Nepalese Tibetan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Old Genuine Antique Map of Tartary in the Russian Far East
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium'. This great map of Tartary covers all of eastern Asia between the Caspian Sea and northern China and Manchuria. Being...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Brass Butterfield Paris Dial French Circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
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Octagonal brass dial inset compass ...
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Rare 1572 Map of Ancient Rome with Monuments by Ligorio, Braun & Hogenberg
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 1572 Map of Ancient Rome with Monuments by Ligorio, Braun & Hogenberg
This remarkable 16th-century map, *Urbis Romae Situs cum ils quae adhuc Conspiciuntur Veter. Monumet Rel...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, Showing the Ark of the Covenant, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Het Heilige der Heilige binnen den Tempel van Salomon'.
This print depicts Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, showing the Ark of the Covenant...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Altar Console in Painted Wood from Portugal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning Portuguese 18th century Altar console in painted wood and gilt accents. Beautifully sculpted form resting on a faux marble painted base.
Category
Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of a Battle Scene at the Moluccas, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print with descriptive text (also on verso) illustrating a battle scene in the Moluccas. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.
Artists an...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
European 16th Century Hand Carved Wooden Virgin Mary Polychrome Statue
Located in Oostende, BE
This 16th century hand-carved wooden Virgin Mary polychrome statue comes from a church in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (Europe), and was bought directly fr...
Category
Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sea Chart of North America by Ottens, circa 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Septemtrionaliora Americae a Groenlandia (..)'. Sea chart of the northern waters of North America, including the coast of Labrador and pa...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Gommern in Germany, 1749
By Schreiber
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Das Amt Gommern und die Graffschafft Barby (..)'. Map of the region of Gommern, Germany. This map originates from 'Atlas Selectus von allen Konigreichen und Lande...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Circa 1780 Sailor's Naval Maritime Pen & Ink Wash Portrait Sketch's Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming late 18th century pen and ink wash group of portrait sketches on paper, housed in a glazed period gilt wood frame.
Some elderly ...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Very Large Double Page Detailed Map of Italy and Surrounding Regions, 1794
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a large (two seperate sheets) and detailed map of Italy, including the southern parts of Germany, Dalmatia, the adjacent countries, and the Illyric Islands. The map is titled...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Bildt Region by Schotanus, 1664
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Grietenije van der Bildt (..)' Map of the Grietenij of Het Bildt, Friesland, The Netherlands. Multiple cartouches, key and coat of arms. Originates from ""Besc...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Engraving of the Brass Laver in Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem, ca.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Het kopere Waschvat, Tusschen de Tente der t'zamenkomst en den altaar'.
Antique print of the Brass Laver in Solomon's Tem...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Baroque Silver and Rock Crystal Crucifix
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Italian Baroque carved rock crystal crucifix with silver Corpus of Christ flaked by male and female attendants on either side. The stepped base deco...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
Antique Print of the Korte Vijverberg in The Hague, The Netherlands, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gesicht by de Doelen over de Korte Vyverberg tot Gravenhaghe'. Beautiful view on the Korte Vijverberg, next to the Hofvijver in The Hague. On the right-hand sid...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roman Bronze Phallic Amulet, 1st–2nd Century AD
Located in Madrid, ES
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and a...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1616 Petrus Bertius Miniature Map of Cambay (Gujarat, India)
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1616 Petrus Bertius Map of Cambay and Gujarat, India
Description: This early seventeenth-century map, titled Descriptio Cambaiæ, was published in 1616 by Petrus Bertius, a ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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
Original Antique Map of Ancient Greece- Boeotia, Thebes, 1787
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Boeotia, including Thebes
Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage
Copper plate engraving by P.F T...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map, titled "Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis," represents a significant cartographic piece from 1710 by Johann Baptist Homann. Here's a description of this remarkable map:
- Title: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis (...)
- Date: Published in 1710 by Johann Baptist Homann.
Description:
This map is a first edition of Johann Baptiste Homann's map of America, and it is notable for several cartographic features and historical representations:
1. California as an Island...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Goldsmith's Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God M.DCC.LXXXIV. 1784
Located in Middletown, NY
Goldsmith, John
An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God M.DCC.LXXXIV. 1784
London: Company of Stationers, 1784
48mo, 4 x 2 1/2 in. (113 x 53 mm); pp. 48 + blank pages for each mont...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Map of Tartary and Northeast Asia, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la tartarie occidentale'. An interesting map of Tartary and northeast Asia, from Lake Baykal, Partie du Siberia in the north, Pays des Kalkas at the cent...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192)
Located in Soquel, CA
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192)
Excellent example of Latin sheet music for Catholic church services. Bold red title and notations, with red staff lines. N...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th Century Sterling Silver Reliquary with Intact Wax Seal
Located in Madrid, ES
A rare and sacred 17th-century sterling silver reliquary, exquisitely crafted and preserving relics of multiple unidentified saints. This devotional object reflects the spiritual int...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique Wall-Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 1793 Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries and Historical Notes
This remarkable engraved map of North America, printed in 1793 by Emanuel Bowen and John Gibs...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Zeeland 'The Netherlands' by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Zelandiae (..)'. Detailed chart of the province Zeeland, The Netherlands, with details shown pictorially. Published by N. Visscher.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early Antique Gothic Revival Coat Rack with Hand Forged Wrought Iron Hooks 18thC
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful craftsmanship, deeply carved, solid oak, Gothic Revival wall coat rack.
Anyone who has ever visited a Gothic (Revival) church or another Gothic style building will immedia...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
With monogram (illegible) and dated (right ear of the saint).
Oil on oak panel showing a thin, elderl...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
1705 Sanson Map of Southern India and Malabar with an Inset Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1705 Sanson Map of Southern India and Malabar with an Inset Map
Description: This finely engraved and beautifully hand-colored antique map, published in 1705, depicts south...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
16th-Century Map of the Ottoman Empire and Near East: Turcici Imperii Descriptio
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Original 16th-Century Map of the Ottoman Empire and Near East: *Turcici Imperii Descriptio* by Ortelius, 1571
This rare copperplate engraving, Turcici Imperii Descriptio, i...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Huge 18th C. Venetian Larger Then California King Bed Crest Finials Panel Board
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Huge 18th C. Venetian Larger Then California King Bed Crest Finials Panel Board. Imposing circa 1700’s Venetian bed detailed with cartouches. Composed of two smaller frames. Exquisit...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Map of Arabia and the Red Sea
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Coste d'Arabie (..) - Kaart van de Kust van Arabië (..)'. This is a Dutch version, engraved by J. van Schley, of Bellin's map of Arabia and the Red Sea...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Empire of Morocco by Kitchin, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the Empire of Morocco Comprehending the Kingdoms of Fez, Morocco'. Original antique map of the kingdoms of Fez, Algiers, Segelmese, Tafilet and Morocco. ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO & CALIFORNIA
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO and CALIFORNIA According to the Latest Discoveries by the Jesuits and Others"
Description:
This exquisite original Dutch map, titled "...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.7 in (7 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.22 (kg 0.1)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a cartouche with the inscription:
A Correct
Globe
with the new
Discoveries.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche:
A correct globe
with ye new cons
relations of Dr.
Halley & c.
It shows the ecliptic divided into the days of the zodiacal calendar and the constellations represented as animals and mythological figures.
On the globe are delineated the equinoctial line, divided by degrees and hours, the ecliptic and the meridian (passing west of Greenwich). The continents are shaded and outlined in pink, green and yellow. It shows: the Cook routes; a wind rose in the Southern Indian Ocean; Antarctica without land; Africa with Negroland (Hermann Moll is considered the first geographer to name the West African region in his 1727 map. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 1902, under "States of Central Africa"); Tartary in Central Asia; the Mogul kingdom in northern India; in North America only New England, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, Mississippi are identified; California is already a peninsula; the northwest coast of America is "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and it is only partially delineated, it was to become part of the United States in 1867); Mexico is named "Spain"; Central South America "Amazone America". Australia (which was to be so named after 1829) is called New Holland. The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 115.)
Elly Dekker, comparing Moll’s 1719 globe and his re-edition (of which the one described above is a sample), identifies the differences between them: the two editions are quite similar to each other, but in the "anonymous" globe, compared to the previous globe of 1719, California looks like a proper peninsula - the reports of the Spanish explorers of the region had given rise to uncertainty over whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776). The routes of Dampier's journey were partially erased and the route of Captain James Cook's first voyage was superimposed on them, and the geography of Australasia was adapted accordingly, including the denomination of the Cook Strait. See Dekker, Elly, Globes at Greenwich, 1999.
An important ante quem element is represented by Tasmania: it is not separated from Australia by the Bass Strait...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Early Muromachi Period Samurai Naoe Shizu Katana with Papers, 14th Century
Located in Hampstead, QC
Early Muromachi period Japanese Samurai “Naoe Shizu Katana” (sword). The Muromachi Period in Japanese history ran approximately from 1336 to 1573.
HISTORY: In the Kamakura period ...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
Located in Milano, IT
Ptolemaic armillary sphere
Charles-François Delamarche
Paris, ante 1798
Wood and papier-mâché
covered with printed and partly hand-colored paper
It measures 16.37 in in height x Ø 10.94 in (41.60 cm - Ø 27.80 cm)
It weights 2.33 lb (1,058 g)
State of conservation: consistent with its age and use, the paper shows some signs of use, stains and abrasions.
The sphere is Ptolemaic, with the Earth placed at its center, surrounded by the Moon and the Sun mounted on two metal arms.
The sphere is composed of six horizontal and two vertical rings (armillae), each bearing graduations and its own name.
The first horizontal ring is illegible. The others, in descending order are: North Pole, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, South Pole.
The vertical rings consist of two double meridians.
The sphere is then connected to the large meridian by two pins, a vertical ring inserted perpendicularly into the circle of the Horizon, in turn supported by four semicircles connected to the turned and black-stained wooden base.
Each element is covered with printed paper. It contains various pieces of information: latitudes, length of days, names and zodiac symbols, calendar, wind directions, etc.
The vertical circles mention the latitudes and longitudes of different cities: Rome, Bordeaux, Madrid, Boston, Batavia (Jakarta), Acapulco, etc.
Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear with numerous geographical markings indicating the most recent explorations.
In the Pacific Ocean, west of South America bears the following inscription:
GLOBE
TERRESTRIAL
à Paris
chez Delamarche Géog
Rue du Foin Jacques
Au Collège de
M.e Gervais
The North American coasts are well delineated and California appears correctly as a peninsula - reports from Spanish explorers in the region had given rise to confusion as to whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776).
Alaska is not described and is only partially traced; it would become part of the United States in 1867.
Various Pacific islands are indicated.
Australia (the name definitely used from 1824) is called "Nouvelle Hollande."
Tasmania is still represented as a peninsula and this is an important detail for the dating of our armillary sphere.
The island is separated from Australia by Bass Strait, which was crossed by Matthew Flinders for the first time in 1798, showing that it was not a peninsula. Delamarche certainly would not have waited a long time to update such an important geographical datum: presumably he did so shortly after receiving the news.
Charles-François Delamarche (1740-1817) founded his laboratory around 1770 and, in a few years, he became the most famous French cartographer and globe maker between the 18th and 19th centuries. After having acquired the laboratory of the late Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786; himself a renowned cartographer who continued the family business founded by his grandfather Nicolas Sanson in the seventeenth century) and after having purchased, between 1788 and around 1800, the businesses of Jean-Baptiste Fortin (1750-1831) and Jean Lattré (around 1750-1800), he began to call himself "Successeur de MM. Sanson and Robert de Vaugondi, Géographes du Roi and de M. Fortin, Ingénieur-mécanicien du Roi pour les globes et les sphères."
Thus, at the end of the eighteenth century, Delamarche possessed the warehouse stocks, as well as the manufacturing skills of the globes of his main rivals in Paris.
In addition to this aggressive acquisition policy, the key to its success also lay in the combination of high-quality cartography combined with extremely attractive globes and armillary spheres; and, of course, its famous red paint finishing touch.
His laboratory was located on Rue de Foin St Jacques "au Collège Me. (or "Mtre") Gervais" in the Latin Quarter of Paris until around 1805, when he moved to rue du Jardinet No. 13.
On the death of Charles-François in 1817, the reins of the company passed to his son Félix (1779-1835), who continued to publish, often in collaboration with the engraver Charles Dien, Sr. In 1835 the company first moved to rue du Jardinet No. 12 and a little later to rue du Battoir No. 7.
Bibliography:
Dekker, Elly, et al. Globes at Greenwich...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare RM Jewish Judaea Silver Tetradrachm AD 134–135 Hadrian Jewish Uprising
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and historically significant Roman Provincial silver tetradrachm, minted in Jerusalem during AD 134–135, under the rule of Emperor Hadrian. Struck at the height of the...
Category
Israeli Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Navy Signal Cannon 18th / 19th Century European Brass Barrel And Wood Carriage
Located in Miami, FL
European signal cannon from the late 18th-19th century.
An antique piece made and used in Europe, circa 1800. This kind of small scale toys were made to be used in the navy of some ...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Philippine Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Greek Orthodox Touching of Thomas Rondel Icon, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Scarce subject, antique Greek Orthodox hand painted rondel icon depicting the Touching of Thomas or Doubting Thomas
Late 18th- early 19th century
The first Sunday after Easter comme...
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early Edo Period Japanese Kanefusa Wakizashi Sword with Papers, 17th Century
Located in Hampstead, QC
Japanese Wakizashi sword forged and signed by Kanefusa, a blacksmith from one of the great lineages of blacksmiths in the Mino region of Japan.
The...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Forest of Hermits / 't Bosh der Ermyten by Abraham Bloemaert
Located in Middletown, NY
Bloemaert, Abraham and Rosweyde, Héribert
't Bosch der Eremyten ende Eremytinnen van Aegypten ende Palestinen (...) [The Forest of Hermits of Egypt and Palestine...
Hantvverpen (Antwerp): Hieronymus Verdussen, 1619.
Illustrated by Abraham Bloemart.
First Edition in book form.
4to, 8 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches (251 x 171 mm). ix pp, 51 sheets on cream laid paper, text in Dutch (gothic letters). 50 numbered full page copperplate engravings of Christian hermit saints (25 male, 25 female), printed recto with text pages on verso. Full-page frontispiece for the work and with an additional full-page frontispiece for each of the two sections. Full contemporary vellum, untitled, with some handling discoloration but the vellum remains supple and the binding is tight. Pages clean and bright with a couple of foxing spots and a small brown stain on the 2nd frontis titled "Sacra Eremus ascetarum"; toned page edges. Previous owner's name and date in ink on front flyleaf and small pencil and ink notations inside back cover; bookplate of Buijnsters Smets pasted inside front cover.
[De Backer...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Unusual Benedictine Map of Italy, Showing Various States of the Church, C.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Italia Benedictina Delineata A.P.R.C.P.W.' Unusual Benedictine map of Italy, showing the various states of the church, with an elaborate cartouche. Part of a seri...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
It has some faults.
Oil on canvas with a horizontal layout depicting a Dominican wearing the characteristic habit of the ...
Category
Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Antique Map of the Middle East with a Large Arabia, 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Perse, Turquie Asiatique et Arabie (..)'. Map of the Middle East with a large Arabia, extending from the Black Sea to the In...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket - type, Bavaria. A folding wooden sundial is partially covered in paper with engraved/printed decorations and text. A compass is...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Canterbury Cathedral: First Edition, The Antiquities Of Canterbury By Somner
Located in Kent, Dover
An extremely rare first edition: William Somner, The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall. Containing principally matters of...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Bird's-Eye View of Hangzhou (China) by Matthäus Merian, 1638
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an exquisite antique bird's-eye view map of Hangzhou, historically referred to as "Xuntien or Quinzay," from the first edition of Matthäus Merian's publication in 1638. This ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1711 Star Chart of Southern Sky with Mythical Constellations and Exotic Animals
Located in Langweer, NL
1711 Star Chart of the Southern Sky - "Mappa Stellarum Australium quae in Altitudine Poli Borei Graduum"
This beautiful star chart, engraved by Arnold van Westerhout in 1711, shows ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French hand carved and painted wood statue still shows vestiges of its original painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the n...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paint
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly Spanish school, 18th century.
A table niche made of carved, polychrome, and gilded wood. It features a front door with a key lock and gi...
Category
European Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Other
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