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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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...
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Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Jade

Antique Map of the World by Stoopendaal, c.1714
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique world map titled 'Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata et in Lucem Edita'. Decorative double hemisphere world map. Illustrated with numerous exotic animals and four female a...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

GOULD, William - An Account of English Ants - 1747 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOULD, William. TITLE: An Account of English Ants; Which Contains I. Their different Species and Mechanism. II. Their manner of Government,... III. The Production of their ...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

17th Century Hand-Colored Map of West Africa by Mercator/Hondius
Located in Alamo, CA
A 17th century hand-colored map entitled "Guineae Nova Descriptio" by Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, published in their 'Atlas Minor' in Amsterdam in 1635. It is focused on the...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Small 15th Century Illuminated Vellum Book Page, Handwriting
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous handwritten and illuminated book page. Beautiful period piece with gorgeous faded colors and typical gilded Gothic initials, France, 15th ce...
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Parchment Paper

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...
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Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

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...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Paper

Ammonite pair on metal base
Located in BAARN, UT
110 million years old. Cut into two pieces and placed on a custom made metal base.
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Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

Large Silver “Jambiya” or Curved Dagger With Its Sheath
Located in Middleburg, VA
Large 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...
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Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

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...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of gilt loss and patina as to be expected given their age. These would have been displa...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "First 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 first station of the cross " Je...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th C Rare Samurai Katana Sword Storage Case.
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Fine Samurai Katana Storage Container with Gilded Crest This fine Samurai Katana storage container is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship. It ...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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...
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Books - Pierre Bayle Dictionnaire, 3 Volumes, 1715
Located in Savannah, GA
Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique published in Rotterdam 1715, third edition. Measured as stacked: 15 ¼ inches wide by 10 ¾ inches deep by 9 ½ inches tall; each boo...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Fifth 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 "Fifth station of the cross", "...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Third 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 3th station of the cross " Jesu...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Pyrite with rock crystal on metal base
Located in BAARN, UT
Pyrite (FeS2, iron (II) disulfide) is the most abundant sulfide mineral in the world. It is found literally everywhere, in igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks and in sedimentary rocks. It usually forms cubic crystals, with each crystal having six planes and razor-sharp corners and has a somewhat pale, coppery-yellow metallic luster. The ancient Greeks used pyrite to make fire. If you hit a piece of pyrite with a hard object, sparks will fly. Hence the name, πυρίτης (pyritēs) which means "for fire". For this reason the mineral was also popular for a while in the 16th and 17th centuries. Placing a piece of pyrite against a round file gave you just enough spark to fire a pistol of that era. Although pyrite is still primarily mined to make sulfuric acid, there have been more applications lately. For example, pyrite is found in Lithium batteries and the mineral is also increasingly used in solar panels. In the 1840'smMany of the inexperienced fortune hunters...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Rock Crystal, Pyrite

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Seventh 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 "seventh station of the cross "...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Second 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 "Second station of the cross", ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th Century French Baroque Architectural Fragment
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden ornament made in 19th century France. The gold and cerulean blue paint has slowly worn away to create a pleasant collage of subtly color variations, including the natural hu...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Fourth 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 "fourth station of the cross " ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Tenth 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 "Tenth station of the cross " J...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy - Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Balsamarium shaped as a Bust of a Black Boy Bronze, silver inlaid eyes and lips, Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD Provenance: Private London Collection formed 1965-1975 H 10 cm (4 in...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin South-German, circa 1600 sculpted wood circa 1600 (right arm restored) 52 cm
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German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful And Charming 18th Century Mahogany, George II Period, Miniature Chest Having Superbly Figured Top, Over Unusual Arrangement Of Drawers, Retaining Incredible Original Bra...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Antique Italian Map of Viaggio da Roma a Napoli 1775
Located in Roma, IT
An original print from 1775 showing an early route map of the journey from Rome to Naples. This route map was part of a collection of travellers routes published in a book translated...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Parchment Paper

IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century Portuguese, from the 18th century in carved Brazilian rosewood. Decoration with interrupted pediments, volutes, floral motifs...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Gilt bronze pax board, Pietà. 16th-17th centuries, after Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper, Mercy. Golden bronze. Possibly Rome, last third of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th century, following the model of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Gilded bronze pla...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other, Bronze

18th Century Louis Seize Miniature Model Chest of Drawers
Located in Münster, DE
Model commode, Louis Seize around 1790, walnut veneered and marquetry, 3 drawers, brass knobs, restored condition, shellac polish height: 30 cm, width: 40 cm, depth: 24,5 cm
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Antique Map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Itineraria Patriarcharum Abrahami, Isaaci et Iacobi'. Decorative regional map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Published ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique icon Jaroslav depicting the Mother of God of Life spending well, 17th c.
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Monumental icon depicting the Mother of God of Life spending well (Zoodochos Pege). Jaroslav, late 17th century. Dimensions: 80 x 60 cm.
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Judaical Historical Collection 16th Century to Early 20th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This extremely rare unique ancient Wooden Box with Judaical Religious Items inside was found behind a stone wall in Vienna (Austria), most likely hidden before the World War II. The ...
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Unknown Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Silver

Edo Period Samurai Armor Storage Box with Leather Cover
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare Leather Cover Decorated with Samurai Clan Crest This rare leather cover is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship. It is dated to the Mid Edo period, circa 17-18th cent...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Map of Persia with Dedication Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Persia sive Sophorum Regnum'. Original old map of Persia. The map extends from the Eastern Mediteranian to Tacalistan and the Indus River and the Dalanguer Mounta...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Southeast Asia, China, Philippines and India
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis et Insularum Adiacentium'. Decorative map of Southeast Asia, China, Philippines, and India. A native holds a wild dog or hyena on a chain, while...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Japanese cast bronze statue of a Bodhisattva, 1780-1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast bronze statue of a half draped figure of the standing Bodhisattva on a lotus plinth, with a removable flaming nimbus surrounding the head. The figure holds a lotus, the symbol o...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Map of Bavaria, Bayern, with original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Bavariae Circulus atq Electoratus tam cum Adiacentibus quam insertis Regionibus'. Original old map of Bavaria, Bayern, Germany. The map stretches south to Innsbru...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century Micromosaic with Parrot on a branch. From a Model by G.Raffael
By Giacomo Raffaelli
Located in Paris, FR
Large micro-mosaic plate representing a parrot on a branch. From a model by Giacomo Raffaelli. The quality and shape of the shards of this micromosai...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass

Large Late 18th Century Hourglass
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). A large 18th century hour glass, o...
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British Late Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood

Antique Map of Baja California and parts of Alta California, Arizona and Sonora
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Westelyk Gedeelte van Nieuw Mexico en van California'. Beautiful map of Baja California and parts of Alta California, Arizona and Sonora. Isaac Tiri...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th century GERMAN POWDER CONTAINER IN BONE , CIRCULAR CARVINGS OF BAKANAKES
Located in Valladolid, ES
We want to present a beautiful recently arrived powder container that has left us speechless due to its particularity, it is O-shaped. Dating from around the 19th century and coming...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French 18th Century Small Marble Head Of A Madonna
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved marble head of a Madonna. Unique period piece with a beautiful weathered patina. France, circa 1750. Weathered Measurements include the wooden base.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

The Works of Francis Rabelais in 4 Leatherbound Volumes Published In London 1784
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Francis Rabelais, translated from the French in 4 full original calf bindings with gilt tooled spines published in London by T. Evans in the Strand in 1784. Rabelais was...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Complete bible bound in green leather morocco with silver clasps, 18th century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
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

Antique Map of Northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam and Bangladesh
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Land-Reyse door Benedictus Goes, van Lahor gedaan, door Tartaryen na China'. Interesting map showing the region of northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam and...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

17th CENTURY LEATHER CANDLE CASE
Located in Firenze, FI
Particular little wooden candle holder case covered in fire-branded leather, with bronze hinges. The cassina features floral and gemometric decorations that create boxes within which...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood

17th Century Tuscan Renaissance Style Confessional Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original 17th century renaissance confessional from Vicopisano in Tuscany. Made of solid oak. It is a confessional that can be entered from both sides. In the middle is the place ...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Spanish 17th Century Weathered Carved Wooden Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique carved wooden Christ figure fragment with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , Spain circa 1650-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurem...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Map of the region of Lennep, Blankenburg and Dortmund, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Berge Ducatus Marck Comitatus'. Original antique map of the region of Lennep, Blankenburg and Dortmund, Germany. Published by Hondius, circa 1644.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Nassau Region in Western Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nassovia Principatus (..)'. Detailed map of the Nassau region in western Germany between Koblenz, Hadamar, Giessen, Frankfurt and Mainz. The map is filled with in...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Spanish Coin 1768 Antique Folding Pocket Knife In .916 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A pocket knife with a Spanish Coin. Beautiful antique pocket knife, created in Spain, back in the 1930'S. This pocket knife is very unusual since...
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Spanish Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver, Steel

Religious icon depicting the prophet Aaron, second half 17th century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Russian icon from an iconostasis depicting the prophet Aaron, second half 17th century The prophet Aaron is here depicted with a twig of an almond tree. We can find this symbol of ne...
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand-colored Map of Brandenburg, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Marchionatus Brandenburgicus'. Original antique map of Brandenburg, with Königsberg and Stettin, Germany. Published by J. Janssonius, circ 1650. Jan Janssonius ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Southeast Asia with Decorative Allegorical Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Indes Orientales et leur Archipel'. Old map of Southeast Asia, the Straits of Malaca, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, India etc., extending north to Canton and Ma...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Iberian Peninsula with two decorative Cartouches
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hispaniae et Portugalliae Regna'. Original old map of the Iberian peninsula showing Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands. Two beautiful cartouches with severa...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Africa with Mountain Ranges and other details
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte générale et Politique de l'Afrique'. Original antique map of Africa. Highlights numerous mountain ranges, lakes and rivers, regions, countries and places. P...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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