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Period: 19th Century
Recognized Seller Listings
George III Purse Vinaigrtte Made in Birmingham by John Shaw, 1819
By John Shaw
Located in London, GB
A very fine George III Purse Vinaigrtte made in Birmingham in 1819 by John Shaw.
This very fine piece is realistically modelled as a purse or satchel with raised clasp and side bord...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Swiss Shako Helmet Made From Leather and Felt
Located in London, GB
Swiss Shako helmet made from leather and felt
Swiss, 19th Century
Height 30cm, width 20cm, depth 26cm
This fantastic piece is a 19th century Swiss military...
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Gothic Revival Harp by Erard
Located in London, GB
Antique Gothic Revival harp by Erard
French, circa 1840
Measures: Height 178cm, width 54cm, depth 91cm
Of typical form by the famed instrum...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Signed 19th Century Mahogany and Brass Telescope on Custom Oak Wall Mount
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany and brass single draw telescope made and signed by William Bruce, Kings Head Court Shoe Lane London, circa 1830. This handsom...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord
published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket, of oval form with three brass bands, wooden volute handles and the original brass liner. English, 1810.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Book
Located in New York, NY
DeLorenzo 1950, Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille, 1985 exhibition catalog.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This wooden model is painted in both light and dark grey with a white gunport band and faux gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the b...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Pair 19th Century Decorative Desktop Signalling Cannons
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th Century decorative desktop cast iron signalling cannons set on carriages with working wheels.
Category
English Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
The Works of Jonathan Swift 19 Leatherbound Volumes Published Edinburgh 1824
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) second edition complete in 19 leatherbound volumes published for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. London 18...
Category
Scottish George IV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Works of Edmund Burke in Eight Leatherbound Volumes Published 1808
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke in 8 volumes published for F.C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Yard, England by Luke Hanfard and Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields. This att...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Works of Washington Irving in 21 Illustrated Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive set of the works of Washington Irving in half-leather bindings with marbled boards and edges, comprising Life of Washington, volumes 1-5; and the Works of Washington Ir...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
A small French music box, 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small music box where the top has a motive of Palais de l`Industrie in Paris. The building was built for the world exhibition that took place in Pa...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
An impressive silver gilt Lyme Regis & Charmouth Regatta Cup for 1846 presented
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive silver gilt Lyme Regis & Charmouth Regatta Cup for 1846 presented by John Attwood M.P. made by Hunt and Roskell, in the form of a classical f...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
An oak spirit barrel made from H.M.S. Victory timber, 1890
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An oak spirit barrel made from H.M.S. Victory timber, 1890, comprising a small coopered cask with brass rings, a central tap and stopper, and glass ends, inscribed ‘made from the pie...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
An oak inkwell carved from Lutine timber, dated 1799
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This large and historically interesting inkwell, or standish, is carved from timber recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. Lutine. It has a central inkwell, with a bud and oakleaf cover...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
English Jockey Scale By Pooly & Son
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome English jockey scale comes from Pooly & Son of Liverpool, one of the leading manufacturers of weighing machines in the 19th century. These ingenious scales were used at...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Silver Cannon Lighter By Gibson & Langman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ideal for both cigar aficionados and military enthusiasts, this Late Victorian silver cannon and carriage table lighter showcases four fully functional wheels, allowing it to be effo...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This reverse glass painting shows the silhouettes of three British naval ships of the line within a ropework border, their outlines inside the glass casting shadows on the cream grou...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine shipyard half-hull model has a painted pink hull with a pale green waterline and white topsides with a line of portholes. There are two truncated masts, a funnel and a bow...
Category
Scottish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Luxury Victorian French Lorgnette Opera Glasses Marked "La Ville Paris" Ca 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury French Opera Glasses with fancy lorgnette style handle and gilt metal mounts. Premium mother of pearl and on...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yach
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yacht Club, the circular ring painted in gilt outlined in green ‘Shamrock V, R.U.Y.C.’, on a white ground,...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Midshipman Proctor’s Sword for Valour at the Battle of Copenhagen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This curved sword has a blued steel German blade with an ivory cross-hatched grip bearing silver and gilt mounts in the form of a lion’s head and mane. ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Steel
The Luska Bay Regatta Challenge Cup won by Surprise, 1878
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This ornate repoussé silver trophy is in the form of a handled cup with an everted rim and tripod dolphin base. The high relief decoration comprises three gaff rigged yachts racing,...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
A Wellington commemorative barometer retailed by Wehrle and Steuert
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This carved giltwood barometer is in the form of a military trophy of arms surmounted by a ducal coronet. It comprises a sword hilt, cannon barrels and standards surrounding a portr...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
A Victorian anchor and rope barometer by Gray and Keen, Liverpool
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian anchor and rope barometer by Gray and Keen, Liverpool. The 10 ¾-inch silvered dial of this walnut barometer is set within the arms of an anchor and a coil of double twisted rope which passes over a ring handle. The dial is inscribed in Spanish and the scale in both Fahrenheit and ‘Beaumur’. It is The trunk inset with a thermometer. Inscribed Gray & Keen, Liverpool on the dial. English and Italian, circa 1860.
Height: 37in (94cm) Width: 17in (43cm)
Gray and Keen from Liverpool exhibited in the Designers and Manufacturers Hall of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The official catalogue entry reads ‘Wheel barometer, designed for use in naval establishments’ and ‘Gothic wheel barometer’s. For a similar rope twist barometer...
Category
European Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Scarce U.S. Coast Survey Map Depicting Entrance to San Francisco Bay Dated 1856
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine example of the 1856 U.S. Coast lithographic survey nautical chart of the entrance to San Francisco bay and the city. Published in 1856 by the Office of the Coast Survey the of...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877. This impressive trophy is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vi...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Collection of Italian Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios
Located in London, GB
Antique collection of Italian Grand Tour plaster intaglios
Italian, Early 19th Century
Height 39.5cm, width 27cm, depth 5cm
Consisting o...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Marx "Wonder Cyclist" American Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Marx "Wonder Cyclist" is the earlier version of this wind-up "Boy on a Tricycle" toy; and not to be confused with the later version by Unique Art called "Kiddy Cyclist". This toy featured is MUCH more rare and more sought after by collectors of early tin wind up toys...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac, 1817
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A present from Queen Charlotte given to Ann Dundas, Viscountess Melville, The Viscountess was Queen Charlotte’s Lady of the Bedchamber from 1813 until the Queen’s death in 1818. Lond...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
A demonstration or museum model of a civil defence traversing cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A demonstration or museum model of a civil defence traversing cannon. This bronze scale model of a defence cannon rests on a solid ebony carriage with working blocks and tackle to run the barrel out. It is set on a Derbyshire black marble base inset with a spoked pivot pin in the centre of a circular rail and a second curved rail for the two pairs of trucks to follow, thus allowing the gun to swivel or ‘traverse’ from side to side. It is mounted on its original walnut table with quadrant spandrels supported on four sturdy turned and reeded legs. There is a plaque reading ‘Model...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A presents from Queen Charlotte given to Ann Dundas, Viscountess Melville, The Viscountess was Queen Charlotte’s Lady of the Bedchamber from 1813 until the Queen’s death in 1818. Lon...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co with steel blades, two stamped T. Turton & Sons, another by Sorby & Co, one also stamped Sheaf Works and all bearing the initial W.D for the War Department, dated 1862. English.
Footnote: These three chisels represent three of the most famous firms from the great age of steel manufacturing in Sheffield. Sorby & Co was founded in 1828 and remains a world leading manufacturer and exporter of specialist woodworking tools and equipment. William...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, circa 1875, this authentic children's platform rocking horse "glider" is hand carved of hard wood, and has a hand craft...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Leather
Vintage Toy Wooden Spelling Board, American, circa 1890
By The Instructive Toy Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured by "The Instructive Toy Company" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1890 and "Patented February 16th, 1886" by Alonzo Smith (see image) this alphabet wooden spelling board was u...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Meerschaum Pipe Bowl with Silver Mountings by Klinkosch
Located in London, GB
Meerschaum pipe bowl with silver mountings by Klinkosch
Austro-Hungarian, Late 19th Century
Height 19cm, width 21cm, depth 9cm
Emerging from the annals of late 19th-century Austro-H...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Russian 19th Century Silver Icon of Christ Pantocrator
Located in London, GB
Russian 19th century silver icon of Christ Pantocrator
Moscow, 1883
Height 50cm, width 41.5cm, depth 3cm
The piece, steeped in Russian Orthodox tradition, portrays Christ Pantocrator, a term synonymous with the 'Ruler of All'. Christ Pantocrator icons...
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Christ Pantocrator, a Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Located in London, GB
Christ Pantocrator, A silver-gilt and cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Moscow, 1892
Icon: 23.5cm high x 20cm wide x 4cm depth.
Case: 26.5cm high x 23cm w...
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Claude Montal Exposition Universelle Piano
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by renowned French artisan and author Claude Montal, this piano was presented at the famed Crystal Palace exhibition in London in 1851, where it ...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Victorian 'Gimbal' Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter with Impala Horn Handle, 1899
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1899 by Joseph Braham, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter, features an Impala horn handle, and works on a gimba...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
A high Victorian burr walnut games box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A high Victorian burr walnut games box, fitted for cribbage and bezique, also retaining its original ivory counters and beautiful gilt bronze cribbage board, with a brass plaque for ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Japanese 19th Century Temple Gong
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century temple gong. Temple gongs were originally used to beckon the gods. Comes with bronze bell, silk pillow, red lacquer stand and s...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Neoclassical Style Table Cabinet with Mirrored Interior and Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very well-detailed figured walnut table cabinet in the neoclassical taste with an elaborate metal filigree door opening to reveal a beveled mirror above 2 small drawers, surmounted...
Category
European Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
A black oak snuff box made from timber recovered from H.M.S. Boyne, sunk 1795, r
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A black oak snuff box made from timber recovered from H.M.S. Boyne, sunk 1795, raised 1833, of circular form with turned lid and base, the lid with printed description of Boyne’s car...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Miniature Walnut Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th Century walnut commode, the inlaid top with cookie corners over turned and fluted legs flanking three inlaid drawers and standing on turned turnip feet, French or Italian ...
Category
Italian Directoire Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
George III Gallery Magnifying Glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a mahogany frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bracket in the rim, the handle with a brass collar. Engli...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Birmingham 1836, Engraved
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1836 by Edwin Jones, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, features a cast and applied border to the lid, engine turn...
Category
English William IV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carved Walnut Full Size Billiard Table and Accessories by Cox & Yeman
By Cox & Yeman
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional carved walnut full size billiard table and accessories by Cox & Yeman.
London, circa 1880.
One end bearing an ivorine la...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Victorian Half Hull Model of a 3 Masted English Schooner
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian half hull model of a 3 masted English schooner, shown facing left, the shaped soft wood hull with black painted top sides and applied wood toe rail and gunwales, the bow ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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 bracket in the rim. English, circa 18...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
Yates Gold Cup
By Hannah Northcote
Located in New Orleans, LA
Remarkable in scale and artistry, this George III-style cup and cover was created by the famed London silversmith Hannah Northcote. Set on a circular foot and taking the form of a vase, the cup features two leaf-capped handles and a detachable domed cover crowned with a bud finial. Astounding in craftsmanship given the scarcity of gold at the time of its creation, the sentimental message engraved within the frontal cartouche indicates the prestigious provenance that further distinguishes this cup.
Originally commissioned by Robert Peel, the father of 19th century British Prime Minister Robert Peel, the gold cup...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Georgian Terrestrial Pocket Globe by T. Harris and Son, London, 1813
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare George III pocket globe by T. Harris and Son, London, 1813. Housed in the original sharkskin case.
A fasinsting and rare item in wonderful condition.
The terrestrial globe inscribed 'New Terrestrial Globe By T.Harris and Sons 1813' rotates on its axes inside a hinged black shagreen case. The concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts of the Northern and Southern skies and depictatioins of the symbols of Zodiac.
The Harris family — Thomas Harris (d. 1837) and his son William Harris (1797-1846) — were London opticians who also sold and later produced terrestrial and celestial globes. Initially, Thomas Harris was principally an optician and mathematical instrument maker. He was joined, and then succeeded, by William in...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Victorian Sterling Silver Model of a Shoe, London 1893 Import
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1893 by Thomas Goodfellow, this charming, Victorian, Antique, Sterling Silver Model of a Shoe, features a gilt in...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Watson Collection of 97 Fishing Priests
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This collection comprises 97 varied antique fishing ‘priests’, or despatchers, diligently collected by Dave Watson over several decades, made from a var...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Wood, Ash, Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Yew
American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
Salesman Sample : Late 19th century. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn flat bed cargo wagon, in excellent condition with original red st...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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