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Period: 19th Century
Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the late 19th century in France; It was a scale used by traders for retail
Brass and Cast-Iron
Patina and signs of use which ma...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Brass
Victorian Half Hull Model of the Three Masted Sailing Ship ‘Elizabeth’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian half hull model of the three masted sailing ship ‘Elizabeth’, shown facing right, the shaped soft wood hull with black painted top sides and applied shear line and gunwal...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Marquetry Marimba / Xylophone
Located in Denton, TX
Antique Edwardian Marimba Xylophone with a combination of hardwoods and iron.
There are two separate tables that bolt together. Each marimba breaks down for transport into three pi...
Category
English Edwardian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Brass telescope with mahogany wood handle Dollond mid-19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Brass telescope with mahogany wood handle, single-elongation focus, instrument complete with sunshield extension and dust cover tabs. Signed Dollond London Day or Night from the mid...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of The United States Southern Section by A & C. Black, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'United States Southern Section'. Original antique map of Map of The United States Southern Section. This map originates from ‘Black's General Atlas of The World’....
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare English Georgian View of Bristol Triangular Cribbage Board
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare English wooden cribbage game board with a view of Bristol dating from the reign of George IV, 1820 to 1830. The triangular shaped board is mounted on a box shaped base with an...
Category
British George IV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Tanggu Drum, Traditional Taiko Japanese Drum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great decorator piece, strong presence, pictures do no justice.
Tanggu drum.
The tanggu (堂鼓; pinyin: tánggǔ, pronounced [tʰɑ̌ŋkù]; literally "ceremo...
Category
Japanese Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Animal Skin
The Annals of San Francisco, California Its Great City
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Annals of San Francisco, California Its Great City
by Frank Soule, John H. Gihon, M.D. and James Nisbet
Published New York: D. Appleton & Company 346 Broadway
San Francisco: Mont...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of 4 Antique Distressed Books for Decoration, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderfully distressed books with a lovely color of boards and equally beautiful fore edges.
They are random volumes of The Encyclopedia Britannica...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th c. Giltwood Barometer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved and Giltwood Louis XVI Style Barometer
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Swiss Oil Painting of the Legend of William Tell
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century miniature Swiss oil painting on tin depicting the Legend of William Tell. Showing William Tell on bent knee aiming the crossbow at hi...
Category
Swiss Romantic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
19th Century Russian Gold And Silver Jesus Icon In Nutwood Case
Located in Vienna, AT
19th century Russian icon painting Jesus Christ with finely detailed, hand-hammered silver and gold in a case of nutwood. Beautiful condition.
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
1847 Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico by H. Phelps
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original 1847 ornamental map of the U.S. entitled "Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico" by Humphrey Phelps. The map was issued as an act of Congress by Phelps on Fulton Street, New York. The broadside is elaborately hand-colored.
This is a very detailed and graphic propaganda map of the United States expressing U.S. dominance of the North American continent. The hand-colored map proclaims the Manifest Destiny, with the recent acquisition of Upper California and Texas at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. The newly acquired land is boldly colored, standing in stark contrast to the rest of the U.S. The map details a potential route for a railroad running from New York City, to Buffalo, to Chicago, then west along the Oregon Trail to Oregon City. This route anticipates the construction of the transcontinental railroad by nearly 20 years.
The map includes elaborately detailed renderings of George Washington, Hernan Cortez, and Montezuma at top to represent European expansion to the Americas. At bottom are four inset designs with text showing the following: a chronological history of the U.S. beginning from settlement to the U.S. victory in the Mexican-American war; an illustration of General Zachary Taylor with details on the Oregon Territory; an illustration of the Aztec Temple of the Sun in Tenochtitlan and a chronology of the Conquest of the Aztec Empire under Cortez; a portrait of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Black Forest Antler Arm Chair by J. A. K. Horn, Turingen 1840s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Antler Arm Chair by J. A. K. Horn, Turingen 1840s
An elaborate antique Black Forest antler arm chair with real stag and deer antlers as legs, arm- and backrests, seat w...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique Spanish Colonial Santo Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional example of Spanish Colonial style, born in Mexico in the 19th century, this large hand carved and painted santo religious folk art altar f...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Wood, Paint
16 Volumes. William Hazlitt, The Life of Napoleon.
Located in New York, NY
16 Volumes. William Hazlitt, The Life of Napoleon. Edition de Deux Mondes. Bound by Blanchetiere in full green morocco with red and brown morocco borders. Gilt-tooling on the covers ...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Revival Stool or Table with Hand Carved Elements
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, practical and highly decorative seat / hall bench with quality carvings.
This beautifully carved and striking stool is surrounded by a number of very well designed and execu...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
19th Century Piece De Maitrise, Architectural Model Roof
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Architectural models like this one were crafted by apprentices or master artisans as part of their application for a title within their respective guilds. In France, these artisans w...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Original Antique Map of the The Windward Islands. 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb Antique map of The Windward Islands
Published Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London 1894
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, pièces inédites
Located in Middletown, NY
Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, suivie de pièces inédites
Paris: René Pincebourde, 1872.
First, Limited Edition, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED.
Small 8vo 8 12 x...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
1877 Satirical Map of the Eastern War: Europe's Powers as Caricatured Characters
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1877 Caricature Map of the Eastern War - "Carte de la Guerre en Orient" by H. Demare
Description: This 1877 satirical map, titled "Carte de la Guerre en Orient," was publis...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Mahogany Windlass Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary historical Nautical rope winding Ship's Windlass from the great age of exploration and commerce reinterpreted as a standing table. The windlass section is antique wi...
Category
American Classical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Other
Round section brass telescope with mahogany wood handle 1850s
Located in Milan, IT
Round-section brass telescope with mahogany wood handle, three-extension focus, complete with dust cap. English manufacture of the mid-19th century. Maximum length cm 43, inches 16.9...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Small Cast Iron Sewing Machine 1890 Junker & Ruh Art Nouveau Germany
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small Cast Iron Sewing Machine 1890 Junker & Ruh Art Nouveau
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Golf Ball, Gutta Percha
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Solid Mesh Gutty Golf Ball.
A very rare solid moulded unusual diamond/square mesh pattern gutta percha golf ball in original, well used condition. The 1890's gutty ball with no name ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Historical American Civil War Era Wire Frame Magnifying Eye Glass Spectacles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A delicate pair of handmade magnifying wire rim eye glasses from the American Civil War era, circa 1860.
A great looking historical conversation p...
Category
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Arts and Crafts Walnut Dinner Gong This is a large hall piece the Brass Gong
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Walnut Dinner Gong
This is a large hall piece the Brass Gong is hand beaten brass suspended in a beautiful walnut frame, with turnings decorating the top rail, it ...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bavarian Pharmacy Balance
Located in New Orleans, LA
This amazing and extremely rare Bavarian Biedermeier-period pharmacy balance stand would have been at home at any apothecary’s shop during the mid-19th century. Crafted of walnut with bold giltwood accents, this stand holds eight separate sets of balances with brass beams and pointers, and weighing pans made of Horn, brass and porcelain. The balances measure out varying sizes; the largest is capable of measuring up to 500 grams, while smallest weighs up to 5 grams. Such balances would have been essential tools in the practice of compounding, or creating customized medications to suit a specific patient's needs. The delicate porcelain scales even indicate what they were used to weigh: one set is marked “Jodoform,” or iodoform, a disinfectant and antiseptic once used to treat wounds, and the other is marked “Venena,” which is Latin for “poisons.” Each scale also exhibits stamps indicating that they have been tested for accuracy. It is extremely rare to find such a large array of scales, especially those in such wonderful condition, in one collection. This intriguing piece is a must for any medical antiques enthusiast.
The units of measurement in which apothecaries worked were often minute: grains, scruples, drams and ounces. As they were typically used to measure very small amounts of ingredients, apothecary and analytical balances...
Category
Balkan Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Cast Iron Race Horse Bank by J & E Stevens Co. 1871
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Cast Iron Race Horse Bank by J & E Stevens Co. 1871
USA, Circa 1871
This rare 19th-century cast iron Race Horse bank by J & E Stevens Co., pat...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Blackfeet Split Horn Headdress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet or crow split horn headdress collected by Ron Hall at Browning, Montana from grandson of Edward Axe (Blackfeet) who acquired from Jack B...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Vanity Fair by Wm.Thackeray, Cosway Style Binding, First Edition, First Issue
Located in Middletown, NY
Vanity Fair; A Novel Without a Hero. With Illustrations On Steel and Wood By the Author.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848 / Vanity Fair; A Novel Without a Hero. With Illustrations On ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mid 19th Century English Games Compendium
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful maple and ebony compendium box has a hinged lid and a pair of front doors that swing open to reveal the boxwood and ebony hand-carved chess pieces. Each chess piece si...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Maple
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890-1900.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Industrial Era Iron Book Press With Oak Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A working iron book press mounted on an oak cabinet. The cabinet has one working drawer and a stationary tamboured door with a faux drawer panel. The cabinet with raised panel sides,...
Category
Industrial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Three Years in California by J. D. Borthwick
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three Years in California
by J. D. Borthwick
Published William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1857, First Edition
Bound in 3/4 leather and marbleized boards, gilt tooled spi...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Jewel walking stick, depicting a Vanitas, signed Turriet & Bardach, Austria 1880
By Turriet & Bardach
Located in Milan, IT
Jewel walking stick, made of silver, designed and made by Turriet & Bardach. The spherical knob represents a Vanitas – Memento Mori. On the 3 sides of the sphere, there are black and...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Metal, Silver
Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Intaglios by Pietro Paoletti
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour faux book of plaster intaglios by Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847).
This intriguing book encloses thirty-eight classically themed Italian medallions...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Small Map of the United States
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Amérique septe. Physique'. Small map of the United States. lithographed by C. Callewaert brothers in Brussels circa 1870.
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Map of The Greek Islands. 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb Antique map of The Greek Islands
Published Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London 1894
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Beaded Handbag with Silvered Clasp and Swan Detail, circa 1880
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite antique beaded handbag dates back to the Historicism period around 1880 and is a remarkable example of 19th-century craftsmanship...
Category
German Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Elegant cigarette case in silver from Birmingham in 1899
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant cigarette case in silver from Birmingham, England in 1899. Beautifully decorated with leaves and gilding on the inside.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Gold Mounted Meerschaum Carved Confederate Soldier Head Pipe Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and exquisitely carved meerschaum pipe bowl portraying the head of an American Confederate soldier and mounted with gold dating from around 1860. The head has been finely...
Category
Austrian Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war painted casket dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted ...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Antique English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Telescope, London, circa 1850
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb large antique English mahogany and brass nautical maritime telescope or spyglass, London, circa 1850. Inscribed "G. Bracher, London, Day or...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Nautical Chart of Cape Verde Islands by J.W. Norie, 1824 Coastal Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Nautical Chart of Cape Verde Islands by J.W. Norie, 1824 Coastal Map
This beautifully engraved nautical chart, titled “A New Chart of the Cape Verde Islands,” was drawn by J.W. Nori...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Turkish Dominions in Europe, Ottoman Balkan Territories 1813
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Turkish Dominions in Europe, Ottoman Balkan Territories 1814
This antique map titled "Turkish Dominions in Europe" provides a detailed depiction of the Balkan Peninsula and a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Very Large George III Rosewood Gallery Magnifying Glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very large George III rosewood gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a rosewood frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bra...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Orthodox Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite 19th-century Orthodox cross is crafted from bronze and adorned with enamel, a combination that ensures its durability and stunning visual appeal. The dimensions of the...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Set Of Old Bound Books Dating From the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example « Commentary on the Psalms ». These beaut...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century German Doll House Miniature Furniture
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century German Doll house miniature furniture
A sewing table, a table and 2 chairs.
The sewing table has a flap and the table has 5 compartmen...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Little Silver and Enamel Cigarette Box
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a delicate little cigarette box. It is made from 900/1000 silver stamped L/R. The inside is gilded and shows the German hallmark of half moon and crown. The lid is embell...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Vintage Santos Mahogany Pond Yacht Ship Model
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very elegant wooden pond yacht ship model. High quality, hand-built.
Hull and mast made in santos mahogany with fine details.
Set onto a custom...
Category
Danish Modern Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Swiss Music Box, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Swiss Music Box circa 1890.
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Scientifically advanced and exquisitely crafted, this rare 19th-century gold and enamel Swiss telescope is an item of exceptional luxury. The Swiss cre...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. by Thomas MOORE
Located in Middletown, NY
A handsomely-bound collection of juvenile poetry by Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852), published under the pseudonym of Thomas Little due to the eroticism of their content, as Moore's celebration of kisses and embraces was regarded as improper. A relatively successful publication, which was put to an end with the Victorian tight sense of propriety. Thomas Moore was an Irish poet...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810
Handmade by Spanish settlers / colonists in the Philippines, late 18th / early 19th...
Category
Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare system walking stick, the flute. Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare gadget-System walking stick: stick with the function of a music instrument, a flute. Painted fruitwood shaft, wooden handle. Inside the shaft is hollow, and holes and keys ...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
American 4 Drawer Antique Salesman's Sample Cherry Veneered Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., American, four drawer miniature chest with Sheraton style pulls, on scalloped blocked feet. This attractive salesman sample is characterful with a lovely deep aged cherry co...
Category
American Sheraton Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Cherry
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