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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Recognized Seller Listings
A Hizen Katana in koshirae
Located in Milano, IT
A Hizen Katana in koshirae
Signed 肥前國河内大掾藤原正廣
Hizen kuni kawachi daijō Fujiwara Masahiro
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Early Edo Period (1615-1867)
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NBTHK Hozon Tōken
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Nagasa [leng...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Rare English Queen Anne Antique Miniature Salesman Sample Tilt-Top Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY MINIATURE SALESMAN'S SAMPLE TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Item # 403RPJ02P
An exceedingly fine and rare sa...
Category
English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
Earl of Chesterfield's letters to his son and luminaries of the day in 4 volumes in their original full leather bindings, published London J. Dodsley 1787. The spines have raised ban...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Leather
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...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Okitenugui Kabuto Samurai Helmet Shaped as a Head Towel Saika, Early Edo Period
Located in Milano, IT
Okitenugui kabuto
Samurai helmet shaped as a head towel
Saika, early Edo period, 17th century
The Haruta armorers who moved to Kii province in the early 17th century, took the name from the village where they worked, Saika, near Wakayama, possibly on request of the local daimyo, Asano Yukinaga, a great armour amateur. Specialised in the construction of plate helmets, they produced mainly two typologies of kabuto: one with six plates covered with a chrysanthemum-shaped plate on top and one shaped as a “head towel”, called okitenugui. The latter type of kabuto employs very heavy plates crafted in a curved manner and was improved in order to make it resistant to firearms.
This okitenugui kabuto features some distinctive decorations of the Haruta school, including the application of cut-out iron elements, including eyebrows, washers and lozenge-shaped decorations on the sides. The ring on the top, however, is a rare feature and could be used to hold a small war flag.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Located in Milano, IT
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Samurai armor in revival style
Edo Period, 17th to 18th century
Signature on kabuto: Jōshū jū Saotome Ietada
Kabuto [helmet]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) sixty-two plate kabuto, each mounted with twenty-five small tapered standing rivets (ko-boshi) of decreasing size; the front plate, larger than the others, is fitted with two lines of rivets, while the rear one is left empty, for a total of 1.550 rivets.
The typical "Saotome-byo", an extra rivet which is almost an additional signature of the Saotome armorers, is visible inside.
Maedate [helmet crest]: Kuwagata (stylized horns) with shakudo kuwagata-dai (support) fitted with three hanabishi (flower-shaped family crest) and a large gilt-wood peony
Menpō [mask]: A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) ressei-men (mask with fierce expression)
Dō [cuirass]: Ni-mai dō (made in two parts) with hon-kozane (true scale) construction. Stencilled leather plates with engraved shakudo borders, fine pierced kanamono (application) bearing a hanabishi.
Sode [shoulder guards]: Large type (ō-sode), with fine kanamono and decorations.
Kote [sleeves]: In russet iron, with a hanabishi on the back of the hand (tekko).
Haidate [thigh guard]: Of hakama type (full trousers), made of tied rectangular iron plates.
Suneate [shin guards]: Finished in black urushi lacquer.
Accessories: A saihai (commander’s baton); high-level kara-bitsu (storage box)
With its large sode (shoulder guards) and old-fashioned construction, the style of the armor is reminiscent of the medieval suits...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
David, Francois-Anne The Antiquities of Herculaneum 12 Volumes Period Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Antiquities of Herculaneum with their explanations in French. Published, Paris, 1781-1803. This profusely illustrated set consists of 12 volumes retaining their original marbled ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Works of Alexander Pope Leatherbound in 9 Volumes Published 1757
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome set of the works of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) the famous English satirist and poet. Pope suffered various health issues throughout his life but with a fierce spirit and work ethic managed to produce a large volume of significant work. The volumes appear to retain their original full calf...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Chinese Export Blue & White Tea Bowl and Saucer, Neptune, the God of Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Blue & White Tea Bowl and Saucer,
Neptune, The God of The Sea,
Dutch market,
Yongzheng Period,
Circa 1730-35
The Chinese Export porcelain, probably made for the Dutch market, depicts Neptune, the God of the Sea, standing with his triton in the center of the design with a number of other figures to his left and right with three large fish or whales at his feet. The lower section of the design depicting the sea. The border of each piece with a repeating diaper design.
Dimensions: Saucer: 4 1/2 inches diameter x 3/4 inch high (11.53cm diameter x 1.91cm high); Cup: 2 3/4 inches diameter x 1 3/4 inches high (6.99cm diameter x 4.45cm high).
The design is after an etching called `The Realm of Neptune` by Frederick Bloemaert (c.1610-c.1669) completed between 1650-1656, after a drawing by his father Abraham Bloemaert (1566–1651).
This is a Baroque design which is only found in blue and white on Chinese porcelain, it occurs on fine grained porcelain and Chinese soft-paste porcelain. Both dinner services and tea services were produced.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a plate in their collection, Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1966 (Ass. # 66.27.5).
Reference:
Jorg states "The depiction of Neptune, the God of the Sea of classical mythology occurs in several varieties on Chine de Commande from the 1740`s onwards.
How well the design sold is illustrated by an order from 1778, when they sent a chocolate cup with this design as a model for similarly decorated plates. However, the Dutch merchants...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Silver Miniature Samovar/Coffee Urn - Antique 1722
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century miniature silver samovar/coffee urn has a circular baluster shaped form.
The body of this Dutch silver samovar is plain and unembellished, with an applied border to the upper rim.
This antique silver samovar...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Dangae do tosei gusoku A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style
Located in Milano, IT
Dangae do tosei gusoku
A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style
Edo Period, 18th century
Kabuto [helmet]: Black lacquered eboshi-nari kabuto, in the form of this ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Dutch Silver Miniature Kettle - Antique 1706
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Dutch silver miniature tea kettle has a circular baluster shaped form.
The body of this silver kettle is plain and unembellished, with an applied border to the upper rim.
This antique silver kettle is fitted with a push fit domed cover surmounted with a cast silver baluster shaped finial.
The kettle is fitted with a fine and impressive hinged cast scrolling handle.
This exceptional miniature silver tea kettle features a plain cast silver swan-necked spout.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this Dutch silver kettle include:
National mark: Crowned shield with three Andrew crosses (Amsterdam, minimum of .875 standard)
Date letter: T (1706)
Maker's mark: Untraced
Such period miniature examples of this substantial gauge of silver and quality are rare to the market.
Maker: Unknown
Condition
This 18th century kettle...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Presentation silver to the Master Shipwright of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III shaped circular silver salver, plain within a shell and scrolling wave border and outer gadrooned edge, engraved with the royal coat of arms, crest and motto (period 1714-1800) of King George III and, on the reverse with a presentation inscription: For the Launching of His Majestys sloop ‘Otter’ 14 Gunns 305 Tonns 26 October 1767 & His Majestys ship ‘Egmont’ 74 Gunns 1643 Tonns 29 August 1768 by Mr Adam Hayes Master Shipwright of his Majestys yard at Deptford; further monogrammed A*H P A*M. Hallmarked for Benjamin Cartwright, London, 1769
Adam Hayes (1710-1785) began his career as ship’s carpenter in Centurion during Commodore Anson’s famous voyage around the world...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Early 18th century Swedish Gaming Board
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fantastic early 18th century Swedish gaming board with chess, Backgammon and Nine Men's Morris. Baroque period, oak & ebony. ca 1700.
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Gold and Agate Sewing Nécessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning specimen of agate distinguishes this diminutive French sewing nécessaire. The segments of beautiful hard stone are perfectly complemented ...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Gold
Life of the Late King of France Lewis XIII by James Howell 1st Edition, 1646
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extensive biography of the life of Louis XIII king of France who ruled from 1610-1643. This volume is the first edition of Howell's work and retains its original full calf...
Category
English Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Irish Sterling Silver Cup
By Matthew West
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Irish sterling silver cup; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection
This e...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Frederick Chapman: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
FREDERICK CHAPMAN: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770, , 50 engraved plates of various sizes depicting naval diagrams (numbered I-XXVI), four signed ‘F. Ringheim’and one ea...
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Samurai Mask with a Fierce Expression Ressei Menpo
Located in Milano, IT
Samurai mask with a fierce expression
Ressei Menpo
DATE Edo period (1615 - 1867), 18th century
A red lacquered high-level mask, with fierce (res...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Koboshi Kabuto, Samurai Helmet with Standing Rivets Haruta School
Located in Milano, IT
Koboshi kabuto
Samurai helmet with standing rivets
Haruta School
Early Edo Period, 17th century
A 62-plate koboshi-bachi [helmet bowl with small s...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist Lectern
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist lectern.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
George III Pocket Globe After Herman Moll
By Herman Moll
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 3 inch George III pocket globe after Herman Moll, the terrestrial globe inscribed in a cartouche ‘A correct globe with the new discoveries’ and fitted within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
German 18th Century Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Herfurth
Located in London, GB
German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth
German, c. 1760
Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm
This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670.
Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith.
The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Gold
Antique George III Period Square Piano by Beck
Located in London, GB
Antique George III period square piano by Beck
English, 1788
Height 81cm, width 148cm, depth 52cm
This elegant instrument is a square piano, a type popul...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Bouquets of Flowers, circa 1775
Located in Downingtown, PA
French Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Bouquets of Flowers,
circa 1775
The pear-shaped perfume bottle has moulded raised panels to each ...
Category
French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Tunisian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
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...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
German Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Meat Skewer / Letter Opener
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver meat skewer/letter opener; an addition to our diverse 18th century flatware ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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
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
Rare George III Celestial Pocket Globe by Cary, London
By Cary
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 3" celestial pocket globe by G & W Cary, Strand, London circa 1791, housed in its original sharkskin case.
A companion globe to terrestrial globes of this type we...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Late 18th Century Ukrainian Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780.
On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...
Category
Ukrainian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Emma, Lady Hamilton’s ‘Orange Blossom’ Box for Her Wedding Flowers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This charming keepsake comprises an oval paper lined wooden box and lid, formally a pill or pantry box, held together with a pink ribbon, inscribed on the lid The Lady Hamilton’s Orange blossom. Lord Nelsons. Lady Hamilton. Given to me by my cousin Nellies husband, nee Nellie Harwood. Given to her by her cousin Sarah Woodrow. Alice M. Eastwood. In a domed glass case with later fabric wedding favors...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Russian Shabbat Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Early pair of brass Sabbath candlesticks
Hand-turned, of very heavy construction, each resting on four peg feet.
Russia, circa 1700.
For the Je...
Category
Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century.
The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks.
This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
Category
Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Large George II Antique Sterling Silver Flagon, London 1730, Thomas Tearle
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1730 by Thomas Tearle, this handsome, George II, antique silver flagon, stands on a flared base, and features a wonderfully engraved coat of arms. The flagon ...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare 17th Century Baroque Cabinet, South Germany Probably Augsburg, Wunderkammer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A small architectural table cabinet, veneered in walnut and mulberry, the centre doors enclosing an arrangement of nine various sized drawers with bone knobs, behind a central door a...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ancient Hellenistic Glass Finger Ring
Located in London, GB
This beautifully preserved ring was cast from light green transparent glass. Its large size and shape are typical of Hellenistic finger rings, and its now ...
Category
Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Captain Hood’s Gold and Hardstone Armorial Fob Seal
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The openwork gold fluted pendent mount is channel set with an oval cornelian seal engraved with the coat of arms and crest of Hood with the arms of Periam in pretence for Captain Alexander Hood RN (1758-1798) who married Elizabeth Periam of Butleigh. English, circa 1790.
Captain Hood (1758-1798) was a cousin of Samuel Hood, Viscount Hood, and of Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport. His younger brother was Sir Samuel Hood who captained Zealous at the Battle of the Nile...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
18th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by Rötger 'Rudiger' Herfurth
Located in New York, NY
Decorated with Rococo cartouche enclosing a Menorah, the center tooled in a checker pattern by crowned double-headed eagle, supported by four rampant lions, has servant light.
Made i...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pre-Columbian Diquis Spotted Animal with Tail
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare Pre-Columbian vessel from the ancient Diquís culture of present-day Costa Rica possesses the features of a bird. The three-pegged jar was a common type of burial vessel, me...
Category
Colombian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Lead Pidgin, 18th Century Swedish
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare lead pidgin that was used as a counterweight when hanging chandeliers. The pidgin was above the chandelier or lantern towards the roof. When candles were to be changed you pul...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lead
Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Rare bronze Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Italy, circa 1750.
On round decorated base with baluster shape stem.
The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century Bronze Lantaka Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late 18th century bronze Lantaka cannon, the slightly tapering barrel cast with flanges and set on a hinged pin. With a modern black S-scroll Stand. D...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century Silver Dutch Perpetual Calender
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare late 18th-early 19th century silver Dutch perpetual calendar.
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Indian 18th Century Islamic Bronze Flag
Located in London, GB
Indian 18th century Islamic bronze flag
Indian, 18th century
Measures: Height 54cm, width 20cm, depth 16cm
This bronze flag, or alam, was produced ...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Admiral Viscount Bridport’s Gold and Hardstone Armorial Swivel Fob Seal
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The openwork gold pendent mount supports a three sided faceted quartz, each side seal engraved respectively with the crest of Hood within the motto ‘Tria Juncta in Uno for the Order ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Gold
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
Category
Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century German Silver Festival Kiddush Goblet
Located in New York, NY
Silver Kiddush Goblet, Hieronymus Mittnacht, Augsburg, Germany, 1763-1765.
Classic style tulip-form bowl with chased scalloped design motif with facete...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Modeled after Synagogue Facade
Located in New York, NY
The brass freestanding back-walled Hanukkah lamp consists of eight oil containers, a parapet, back, and sidewalls.
Eight triangular spouted oil containers are fastened to the back w...
Category
Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast with two rampant Lions of Judah flanking a topped crown cartouche with the Temple Menorah inside, the side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a r...
Category
Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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