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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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 - Early Edo Period (1615-1867) - NBTHK Hozon Tōken - Nagasa [leng...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Renaissance Mapping of Sumatra: Featuring Singapore in Münster’s Woodcut, c.1590
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Sumatra ein grosse Insel / so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennt worden'. Beautiful map of Sumatra and the southern part of Malaysia, with Si...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Small Cabinet de Curiosites with Marble finishing
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Very elegant cabinet de Curiosites with 6 drawers and nice marble finishing elegant feet and great patina.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Antique Map of India during the height of the Mughal Imperial Expansion, 1713
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Inde de ca le Gange (..)'. Beautiful original antique map embracing most of India, made during the height of the Mughal imperial expansion. The map encompasses ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Harpist, 18th Century Drawing
Located in Perth, GB
18th.entury unframed pencil drawing of an Harpist.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century Terracotta Statue of a Female Figure
Located in Firenze, IT
Terracotta statue depicting a female figure. The statue features glass eyes and original dress. The quality of the face and hands is very refined, Naples, 18th century. Dimensions...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Terracotta

Cloudburst Altar Surround
Located in Newport Beach, CA
17th century, gilded wood, cloudburst with sun rays from an Italian altar.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books
By Vivien, R.P. Michael, Alfonso Maria De Liguori
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Three 18th Century Vellum Sunday Sermon Books. 1.) Sermoni Per Tutte Le Domeniche Dell' Anno (Sermons for all the Sundays in a Year) by Monsignore Alfonso Maria De Liguori. Na...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Animal Skin

An Italian Carved Polychrome Figure of a Putto Sitting on a Rock
Located in Sheffield, MA
Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection Paris
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Located in Southbury, CT
The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English. Its name comes from the fact that its translation was undertaken in Geneva. The 1...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

A Wooden Diptical Sundial Germany 1790
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). Pocket sundial, made out of wood, ...
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German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique 17th Century Limoge Signed Plaque Of A Madonna Praying
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 17th Century French painted porcelain wall hanging plaque portraying the Madonna in prayer against a radiant sunburst backdrop. Intricately painted with foliate patterns ador...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Maria Crown Vermeille Silver Gilded Illegible Hallmarks Flanders
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Crafted from luxurious Vermeille Silver, this exquisite religious artifact hails from Flanders, where it once adorned the sacred statue of Maria. Adorned...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Flemish Hand Embroidery 15th & 16th Century Gothic Silk & Gold threat Liturgical
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Flemish hand embroidery from the 15th to 16th century adorns this chasuble fragment, depicting scenes of the Virgin Mary Madonna and child amidst a garden setting. Created with lavis...
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Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Spruce

18th Century, Spanish Colonial Religious Painting of San Geronimo
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century painting of San Geronimo, oil on canvas laid on wood board. It was later placed in a restored 19th century wood and gesso frame. There is no signature.
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Unknown Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautifully produced book by Franco Maria Ricci, one of a limited edition of 3,000 numbered copies, this being 388. 175 pages with tipped in color plates with additional drawings and sketches, the text is in English. Arcimboldo has become best known for his portraits of human heads made up from vegetables, plants, fruits, sea creatures and tree roots, which were greatly admired by his contemporaries and remain of great fascination to this day. each was carefully constructed and as can be seen with the main image, the Librarian...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cross of Caravaca 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross of caravaca XVII century. Very beautiful cross of caravaca made in bronze. 17th Century. Measurements: 14X6 cm. Good condition.
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Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid revealing an interior till with a secret hidden drawer, e...
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American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Satinwood, Walnut

French 18th Century Baroque Wooden Madonna with Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak Madonna with child, France, circa 1750. Weathered. Measurement includes the wooden base.
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Four 18th Century Engraved and Hand-Colored Maps by Weigel
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small collection of four engraved maps of Italy, Balkan and of Central Asia. Two are of Italy, one Corsica and Northern Italy and the other of the Southern Italian boot...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book with original dust jacket. Chinoiserie is one of the strongest, mostt consistent strains in western taste. It has affected every area of decor and design from Chippen...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Elaborately Carved Antique Beggar's Bowl Kashkul
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Kashkul carved from half of the giant nutshell of Coco-de-mer likely from Persian Qajar Dynasty circa 18-19th century. Kashkul is a container known as the beggar's bowl, carri...
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Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Haute Epoque bronze ladle - 17th century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty Haute Epoque / Louis XIII bronze ladle from the beginning of the 17th century. Probably decorated with a lion's head on the end of the handle. Wonderful witness to the h...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Louis XV Corner, Cube Sans Fond Marquetry, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV corner, marquetry of different types of wood in bottomless cubes, Saint-Anne gray marble, France, 18th century
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European Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Marble

17th Century Embroidered King David With Harp Silk Tread Green Velvet Flanders
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Step into the rich tapestry of the 17th century with our exquisite embroidered picture featuring King David With Harp. Meticulously crafted with silk thread, mounted on luscious gree...
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Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silk, Velvet

French 17th / 18th Century Small Pewter Christ Figure On A Wooden Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small folk art pewter Christ figure on a cross. Richly decorated. France circa 1650-1750. Weathered and small losses. Measurements include the wooden base. H:28,5cm W:11cm...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pewter

Large 18th Century Italian / Neapolitan Hand Carved Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique handcarved wooden head of Christ with beautiful expression and glass eyes, once used at processions. Napels/ Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsma...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare Museum-level 18th Century carpenters tool, an antler hand plane, hand-carved to look like a lion. Signed with initials and dated 1791.
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Scandinavian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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

Nocturlabe Silver Metal Jacob Senebier Paris XVIII sec.
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). Nocturlabe in silver-plated and eng...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Portrait Miniature Jean-Baptiste Couvelet, French, 1772-1830
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 girl, head and shoulders, her da...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

French 18th Century Wooden Tabernacle Door Depicting Christ / Salvator Mundi
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand-carved Oak tabernacle door depicting Christ/ Salvator mundi. Beautiful weathered with traces of its original color. France circa 1750 Measurements include the wooden b...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

David Beringer (1756-1821) Polyhedral Wooden Sundial
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). DAVID BERINGER (1756-1821) The frui...
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German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

17th C Ecclesiastical Sacred Wall Hanging oil on canvas of St Leonard of Noblac
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare 17th century ecclesiastical double sided wall hanging, oil on canvas of Saint Leonard of Noblac, a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-d...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas, Oak

Articulated Doll, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful doll with papier-mâché head and wooden body, articulated She wears a superb dress embroidered with flowers 18th century doll, with gaps and wear (see photos) Origin...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Articulated Doll, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful doll with papier-mâché head and wooden body, articulated. She wears a superb dress embroidered with lace. Her very elegant outfit is enhanced with a veil which hides...
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European Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Articulated Doll, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful doll with a papier-mâché head and a wooden body, articulated. She wears a superb green dress, embroidered with silver/gold thread and lace. Her very elegant outfit i...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Ancient Fragments Mediterranean Pottery Amphora Handles Set of 3
Located in Seguin, TX
Group of 3 ancient Mediterranean terracotta pottery handle fragments . I have several sets of these, colors vary from brownish to reddish, size and overall wear will vary. Largest fr...
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Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Mediterranean Pottery Amphora Fragment Handles Set of 3
Located in Seguin, TX
Group of 3 ancient Mediterranean terracotta pottery handle fragments . I have several sets of these, colors vary from brownish to reddish, size and overall wear will vary. Largest fr...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Mediterranean Pottery Handle Fragments Amphora Set of 3
Located in Seguin, TX
Group of 3 ancient Mediterranean terracotta pottery handle fragments . I have several sets of these, colors vary from brownish to reddish, size and overall wear will vary. Largest fr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

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

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Oak

BACON. Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. 1ST ED 1ST ISSUE - 1622
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BACON, Francis. TITLE: The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Honourable, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. PUBLISHER: London:...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Works of William Shakespeare. 1632 - (Tragedy of Titus Andronicus) - page 77-78
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. (The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus) - page 77-78. PUBLISHER: London: Smethwick, J., Aspley, W., Hawkins, Richa...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mid-17th c. Pig Vellum Book c.1667 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A 17th century book. Pg vellum cover, parchment paper pages written in Latin. Includes an attached handwritten note stamped describing the book with a date of 1667. That note ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Paper

Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French & Indian War
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French & Indian War Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart (1729-1809) of the Virginia Regiment Labeled on back : Lieutennip? Fitis ‘...
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Porcelain, Glass, Wood

Works of William Shakespeare. 1632 - (Tragedy of Titus Andronicus) - page 75-76
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William. TITLE: The Works of William Shakespeare. (The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus) - page 75-76. PUBLISHER: London: Smethwick, J., Aspley, W., Hawkins, Richa...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Horace WALPOLE. The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story. SECOND EDITION - 1765
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALPOLE, Horace. TITLE: The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story. PUBLISHER: London: for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds, 1765. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/8" ...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Late 18th Century Nantucket Brant Point Lighthouse Ledger Page
Located in Nantucket, MA
Extremely Rare an Important Late 18th Century Nantucket Lighthouse Ledger Page documenting Subscriptions and Donations to rebuild the Brant Point Lighthouse on Nantucket. Brant Point...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Detailed Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Travels of Christ & Apostles, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaeker Jesu Christo neffens syne Apostelen.' Detailed map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Christ and the Apostles, including Paul's travel's at sea and numerous sailing vessels. Below bible scenes such as the nativity and crucifiction of Christ. An excellent example of a Duch Bible map...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of a Bay of Borneo, Indonesia, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La Baye de l'isle et Ville de Borneo'. Small map depicting a Bay of Borneo. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition: Good, general age-related toning. ...
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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

Antique German Bible 1738 Martin Luther Old and New Testament European Germany
Located in Greer, SC
Collectible antique German Luther Bible, also known as " Lutherbibel " in Germany. The Lutherbibel is a German translation by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther, a New Testament t...
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German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Very Early Possible Late 17th - Early 18th Century Bronze Cow Bell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A heavy bronze cow bell with clanger. Sharp loud sound. Dimensions: 9 3/8" H x 5 5/8" W Condition: Wear consistent with age, nicely patinated.
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Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

TOPPAI JINGASA EDO PERIOD - 18-19th Century - Japan
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a custom-made historical Japanese hat known as Jinggasa, worn by samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868), around the 18th to 19th century. Within the category of Jingasa, t...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Textile, Paper

A Brass Butterfield Type Dial French Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
signed Pigeon A Lion, the octagonal dial with hinged gnomon and bird pointer, inset compass and engraved with hour scales, the reverse engraved with towns and their latitudes, 2¾in (...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A Brass Butterfield Type Dial French Early 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
signed Buterfield A Paris., the octagonal dial with hinged gnomon and bird pointer, inset compass and engraved with hour scales, the reverse engraved with towns and their latitudes, ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

18th Century Spanish Polychromed Tabernacle, Niche
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century spanish polychromed tabernacle, niche for the display of Santos. Original finish in somber tones of ochre and siena.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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