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Period: 18th Century
18th-century reliquary in solid silver, finely hand-engraved
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant 18th-century reliquary in solid silver, finely hand-engraved, with an ornamental decoration typical of Baroque religious art. Its oval shape features floral and symbolic deta...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Silver
Antique Map of the City of Jerusalem by N. Visscher, 1702
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Die Heylige en Wytvermaerde stadt Jerusalem Eerst Genaemt Salem, Genesis 14 vers 18'. This map originates from 'Biblia. Ouden ende Nieuwen Testaments (..)'. Publi...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Martin Luther, 1701
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Martinus Lutherus'. Portrait of Martin Luther with an opened Bible in his hands. This print originates from 'Historie der kerken en ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het jaar onses Heeren 1688 ... In het Neederduyts vertaald' by G. Arnold.
Artists and Engravers: Gottfried Arnold (1666 – 1714) was a German Lutheran...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
French 18th Century Pewter Plate of Saints Peter and Paul
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional example of the European pewter tradition, this ceremonial charger plate from France dates to the year 1735 and depicts an exchange between the Saints Peter and Paul th...
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French Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Pewter
Large Antique Map of Asia including All of Southeast Asia, c.1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L' Asie Divisee en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Etats'. Attractive, large map of Asia including all of Southeast Asia. The cartography is archaic for the period with...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Set of Persian Chiselled Armour
Steel, gold, gilt, mail; iron and brass, leather
Dated 1797
Persia
Late 18th Century
Size: helmet: 70cm long - 27½ ins long / shield...
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Persian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Gold, Brass, Steel, Iron
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in Firenze, IT
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The backplate pierced with a vase ...
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Polish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Brass
Schmetterlinge 'Butterflies' by Carl Gustav Jablonsky & J.F.W. Herbst
Located in Middletown, NY
An exceedingly rare and beautifully-illustrated work by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and JFW Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work.
Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst. Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten: Schmetterlinge; Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné...
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German Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Rare Antique Print of the Ruins of Palmyra in Syria, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Prospetto generalle di Palmira (..)'.
Beautiful view of the ruins of Palmyra, Syria. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique',...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Engraving of a Chinese Temple, 1736
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Temple Chinois'. Old print depicting a temple in China. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made after J.C. Philips.
Condition: Very ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Detailed Antique Map of Santa Domingo, Puerto Rico, Eastern Bahamas, ca. 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'L'Isle De St. Domingue, et celle De Porto-Rico.'
Detailed map of Santa Domingo, Puerto Rico, etc. Includes substanti...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of West Central France in Frame, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
A nicely framed and hand-coloured decorative map titled "Gouvernemens Generaux De Poitou et De Saintonge" and engraved by M. Robert. This historical international map includes several specific locations, such as the Isle Dieu, Bretagne, Anjou, Touraine, Angoumois, Perigold, Saintonge, Mer de Gascogne (Bay of Biscay), Poitou, Aunis, Guienne, la Garonne Riviere (Garonne River), and Loudunois, as well as the Tour de Cordouan (Cordouan Lighthouse).
Featured towns on this map include Tonnay, Talmont, Loudun, Mortemer, Poitiers, Chalais, Riberac, Angoule, Marton, Blaye, and Monbrun.
This antique map represents the west-central region of France.
The theme of the atlas from which this map originates is the "Atlas Portatif Universel Et Militaire" by M. Robert. The source description indicates that this atlas is a portable, universal, and military collection...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Genealogy Chart of Palatinate & Bavarian Houses with Coats of Arms, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Genealogie de la Maison Palatine (..)'. Chart of the genealogy of the Palatinate (Die Pfalz) and Bavarian (Baiern) Houses. Shows the coats of arms of both Elect...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Bible Map of the Middle East by A. Schut, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan'. Dutch Bible map covering the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the New Garden Room of Hall Barn by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Section of a New Garden Room at Hall Barn (..)'. Plan of the garden room for Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the East Indies by Bonne '1776'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indes IVe Feuille'. Very decorative original antique map of the East Indies. Covbers from the Gulf of Siam (Gulf of Thailand) and Malacca (Malaysia) eastward to i...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Print of a Mufti or Sunni Islamic Scholar, an Interpreter of Islamic Law, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Le Moufti, ou Chef de la Loy'.
Old print of the Mufti or Chief of the Law. A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islam...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
English Titled 18th c Lady with Coat of Arms Portrait Oil Painting Gilt Frame
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century English noblewoman in a gold gilt ornate period frame. Lovely detail and color, coat of arms in corner. Unsigned.
Without the frame the painting itself measures 29 inche...
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English George III Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Giltwood, Canvas
Antique Print of the Marketplace in Anamooka, Tonga Islands, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'View in Anamooka and the Inhabitants'. Depicts the marketplace that was established in a ring in front of the main house in Anamooka, Tonga - named the Friendly Islands because of his reception when James Cook's third Pacific voyage arrived there in May 1777.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved for Bankes's 'New System of Geography'. Published by Royal Authority.
Condition: Good, age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1790
Overall size: 38.6 x 23.2 cm.
Image size: 30.6 x 21.5 cm.
A View at Anamooka
This engraving after a drawing comes from the official account of Cook's third voyage, 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean'.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (with the ships Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure, and Discovery) and did more than any other voyager to explore the Pacific and Southern Ocean. Cook not only encountered Pacific cultures for the first time, but also assembled the first large-scale collections of Pacific objects to be brought back to Europe. He was killed in Hawaii in 1779.
Cook was in Nomuka (Annamooka), Tonga or Friendly Isles from May 1-14, 1777.
"On May 2 1777 the expedition reached Nomuka and anchored in the harbour on the north side of the island, which Cook had already used in June 1774. Both ships were in want of refreshments. A camp was erected on shore both as a trading post and a workshop for repairs. Watering, cutting wood...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Southern India by Chatelain, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
"Antique map titled 'Carte Nouvelle des Terres de Cucan, de Canara, de Malabar, de Madura, et de Coromandel'. Map of the southern portion of India, originating from Chatelain's 'Atla...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Gothic Revival Bronze Church Sanctuary Lamp Candle Chandelier Spain 18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A Gothic Revival style bronze and parcel-brass church candle chandelier / hanging sanctuary lamp, Spain, mid-18th century, probably from a famil...
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Spanish Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Brass, Bronze
Antique Map of the Biblical Land of Canaan by Lindeman, c.1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De IIde Landkaart verbeeldende t'Land Kanaan nog bewoond door deszelfs eerste bezitters (..).' - Map of the biblical Land of Canaan. With large title cartouche, c...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Christian Presbyter Arius 'Arrius' Alexandrinus of Alexandria, Egypt, 1701
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Arrius Alexandrinus'. Portrait of Arius. Arius was a Christian presbyter in Alexandria, Egypt of Libyan origins. His teachings about the nature of the Godhea...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Dutch Trading Post Deshima in Japan, circa 1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Isoletta Desima abittata Dagli Olandesi nel Giappone secondo la delineazione del Sigr. Voogt'. Bird's-eye view of Deshima (or Dejima) copied from a manuscript b...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Portugal by P. Schenk, circa 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Portugalliae et Algarbia'. Striking example of Schenk's rare map of Portugal, with the coats of arms of Portugal, Algarbia and a Spanish sailing vessell in the ca...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Antique Kneeler
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique Italian kneeler, 1780s.V ery refined made of walnut wood with small geometric inlaid decorations. Equipped with two practical drawers. Place this elegant antique Arma Christi...
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Italian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
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 Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Antique Print of the Garden of Historic Hôtel Du Tillet in Paris, France, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jardin du Tillet'.
Copper engraving showing the garden of Hôtel du Tillet de la Bussière. Hôtel du Tillet de la Bussière is a historic hôtel particulier in ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Virgin with Child, Devotional Medal or Pendant. Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Medal. Spain, 18th century.
Devotional medal made of gilded metal that shows an image of the Virgin Mary, placed on a pedestal and surrounded by a r...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Metal
Very Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook's Voyages
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Chart of the World, according to Mercators Projection'. This world map shows the various discoveries of Captain James Cook during his 3 voyages between 1768 and 1780, and the English and French Explorers who followed immediately thereafter, including Vancouver and La Perouse. This edition of the map is significantly revised from the editions issued immediately after the official report of Cook's Voyages were integrated into the map, showing better detail in New Zealand, Australia, the Northwest Coast of America and North East coast of Asia, along with Greenland. A new large lake also appears for the first time in the Western part of North America, shortly before the commencement of the Lewis...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Large Antique Map of the East Indies, with Inset of the Philippines
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the East Indies (..)'. Large antique map of Southeast Asia, India, and part of China, extending to Tibet, the Maladives, Sumatra, part of Borneo, Hainan,...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of a Funeral Procession of the Kings of Vietnam or Tonkin, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Pompe Funebre des Rois de Tunquin' - This plate shows a funeral procession of the Kings of Vietnam (formerTunquin or Tonk...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map Illustrating Solar Eclipses by Scherer, C.1703
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of an hemisphere and several figures illustrating the position of the earth, moon and sun. Printed for Scherer's 'Atlas Novus' (1702-1710).
Artists and Engravers: Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) was a Professor of Hebrew, Mathematics and Ethics at the University of Dillingen until about 1680. Thereafter he obtained important positions as Official Tutor to the Royal Princes...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Optica Print of the Hague, C.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue de la Haye en Hollande - Prospect von Gravenhag in Holland'. Beautiful view of The Hague, the Netherlands. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optiqu...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Portrait in Oil of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford by Sir Godfrey Kneller
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century copy of 18th century portrait of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, (born 1661, London, died 1724, London). He was a British statesman who headed the Tory ministry from ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Giltwood, Paint
Antique Map of the Yenisei River in Siberia, Russia, 1768
By Prevost
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Bras du Jenisei (..)'. Map of the Yenisei River and surroundings, Siberia. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Map of the Vietnamese Coast, Centered on Turon Harbor 'Da Nang Area', 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A chart of part of the coast of Cochin-China including Turon Harbour and the Island Callao'.
Detailed map of the Vietnamese Coast, centered on Turon Harbor (D...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Plan of Philippeville in Wallonia, Belgium, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Philippe-Ville'. Plan of Philippeville in Wallonia, Belgium. This print originates from volume 3 of 'Les Delices des Pays-Bas ou description geographique et histo...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map Dedicated to British Merchants Trading to North America, ca.1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'A New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada, with the islands of Newfoundland, Capte Breton, St John's (..)'. Map stre...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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Signed Butterfield, Paris, mid-18th...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Silver
18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 18th-century French barometer, crafted in 1778 by Charles Desnioulin (Signed), is a true masterpiece of both science and art. The finely carved wood frame, adorned wi...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood, Glass
18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Kneeler in Larch Wood
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique Italian kneeler, very rustic in larch wood. Completely original and in its old condition, it has not been restored. Place this elegant antique Arma Christi...
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Italian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
The Communion of the Lutherans in the Minorite Church in Augsburg, Germany, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'La communion des Lutheriens dans l'Eglise des Minorites à Augsbourg' -
This original antique print shows the Communion of the Lutherans in the Minorite Chu...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Seals of Nobility and Important Men of Scotland, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plate XXIX. Seals of Nobility and great Men of Scotland'. Original antique print showing Seals of Nobility and important men of Scotland. This print originates ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Map of France by J.B. Elwe, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Nouvelle du Royaume de France'. Beautiful antique map of France, including the Southern part of England. Decorated with cartouche and 12 coats of arms.
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Gaspar Strait by Huddart, '1788'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Sketch of the Straits of Gaspar'. Detailed sea chart of the Gaspar Strait, showing part of the Island of Banca on the east coast of Sumatra just to the south of S...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'.
Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt.
The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Alsace Region of France by Schenk 'circa 1700'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Superioris atque Inferioris Alsatiae'. Beautiful map of the Alsace region, from Basel in the south to Philipsburg in the north, centered on Strassburg. Published ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Engraved Print of the City of Madrid, Capital of Spain, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A View of Madrid the Capital of Spain'. View of the city of Madrid, Spain. Shows figures in the foreground, pleasure boats, a bridge, the Royal Palace, parkland...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Genealogy Chart of the Valois House in France, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Nouvelle Carte Genealogique des Branches du Cote Gauche (..)'.
Set of two prints with a chart of the left branch of the genealogy of the Valois House, and the various branches formed through alliances, each with its coat of arms including the Counts and Dukes of Alencon, Anjou, Naples, Calabria, Burgundy, Brabant. With inset engraved views of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, the Trianon, Versailles and St. Cloud. This print orginates from 'Atlas Historique'.
The House of Valois...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Fine Carved German or Austrian 18th Century Stags Horn Powder Flask
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A FINE CARVED GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN 18TH CENTURY STAGS HORN POWDER FLASK - The front face expertly carved with two hunters in a wooded river bank scene with hounds and two flighting duc...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Horn
Antique Print of the Death of Emperor Cubo at Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 't Vermoorden vande Keyser Cubus. / Massacre de l'Empereur Cubo, dans Meaco.' Engraving of the killing of Emperor Cubo at Kyoto, Japan. The city Kyoto was known ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Large Antique Map of the Region of Berry, Nivernois & Bourbonnais, France, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gouvernements généraux du Berry, du Nivernois et du Bourbonois'.
Large, original antique map of the region of Berry, Nivernois and Bourbonnais, France. Featur...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Apollo and Diana Killing Niobe's Children with Arrows, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Les Enfans de Niobé Tués (..)'. This print depicts Apollo and Diana killing Niobe's Children with their arrows. In Greek mytholo...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Architectural Engraving of a Window of Palazzo Chigi, Rome, ca.1710
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Altra Finestra del secondo piano (..)'.
Old print of a second floor window of Palazzo Chigi, Rome. This print originates from 'Studio d'architettura civile ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Engraving of Longvek or Lavek (Eauweck), the Second Capital City of Cambodia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Eauweck, capitale de Camboye'. Decorative panoramic view of the town of Longvek (or Lavek) in Cambodia. It was the second capital city during the Cambodia's Mid...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Southern Sweden by Covens & Mortier, 'circa 1720'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Regni Gothiae (..)'. Detailed map of South Sweden. Embellished with beautiful title cartouche with scale and coats of arms. Published in Amsterdam by Covens & Mor...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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