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Period: 19th Century
Scrimshaw of whale tooth engraved with 1820s truncated pyramid cippus and Man
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale's tooth, depicting on one side, truncated pyramid cippus culminating with a half sphere and surmounted at the top by a six-pointed star, symbolism trac...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Antique Book in Case, Hillingdon Hall or the Cockney Squire, English, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased copy of Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire. An English language novel published in the Victorian era, this edition dated 1888.
Originally written in 1845...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century hand crafted model of a church altar diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century hand crafted model of a church altar diorama
An important 19th Century paper over pine model of an altar. Covered in gold leaf paper decoration with angels at the crown...
Category
Unknown Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
19th Century collection of Italian museum religious figures
Located in London, GB
19th Century collection of Italian museum religious figures
A rare collection of mid-19th Century hand crafted gesso over pine museum quality religious Italian figures. In the form ...
Category
Italian Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso
Dutch 19th Century gold sliding pencil
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 19th Century gold sliding pencil
A Dutch gold pencil holder in a ribbed motif with a sliding system. These pencil holders are usually made as...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Late 19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest, With Crossbanded Decoration Top Top, Over Five Long Drawers With Replacement Turned Brass Knobs And Crossbanded Decoration, R...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
A mushrooms models: Agaricus Campestris, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A model for pharmacy of mushrooms. Specimen Agaricus Campestris, Made out of paper machè watercolored. Rectangular wooden black base with moss and hay. Germany circa 1890.
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
From Wikipedia:
“A THEODOLITE is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land...
Category
English Victorian 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
Collector's Item Historic 19th Century English Knife Cleaner
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous kitchen accessory, a rare Kent's London, England knife cleaner dated 1865-1870 with original porcelain label. An amazing historical piece inve...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Cross necklace. Mediterranean coral from Sciacca, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin and long necklace constructed from fragments of Sciacca (Sicily) coral perforated in an irregular sequence is closed by a low-carat gold clasp with an elongated barrel. A regu...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Historical Map Depicting the Continent of Asia, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map presents a meticulously detailed representation of the continent of Asia, a testament to the cartographic skills of the era. Published as a part of 'Comprehensive Atlas...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Smoking Compendium, James Hennell, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver smoker's compendium, fashioned in the form of a seated dog indulging in a pipe, featuring a pull-off head. The charming design is compleme...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title on sporting topics, dating to the late Victorian ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Little 19th Century Notebook with Pencil
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique notebook. At the front cover is a hand painted medallion depicting the Palais Bourse building, the Paris stock exchange. Surrounded wi...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Victoria era gold and Sciacca coral long chain, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era necklace in gold and Sciacca coral. The long chain is in 8 Kt yellow gold, with quarter-turn links, with a smooth body. Finally with lobster clasp. the necklace is enri...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Empire's Crossroads: An 1882 Map of Turkey in Asia by Blackie & Son
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, titled "Turkey in Asia," is another detailed illustration from the 1882 atlas by Blackie & Son. It showcases the vastness of the Asian territories of the Ottoman Empire, sp...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Louis XV Upholstered Carved Walnut Prayer Kneeler Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions. Crafted in France, circa 1960, the traditional kneeler built of walnut, sits on turned legs over a scal...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Antique Set Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Spoons Feodosii Pekin Moscow
By Feodosii Ivanovich Pekin
Located in Portland, OR
A very good set of five antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne spoons, Moscow, circa 1899.
The spoons having silver-gilt to the interior of ...
Category
Russian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th C Scientific James DeVille L N Fowler Phrenology Plaster Bust Head Curio
By L. N. Fowler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal plaster cast phrenology head, with its original painted finish and paper labels.
The original makers label is partially missing leaving it a bit of a myster...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Territories of Antiquity: The Northern Division of Syria, A Detailed 1882 Map
Located in Langweer, NL
This 19th-century map from the atlas published by Blackie and Son in 1882 is titled "SYRIA (NORTH DIVISION)" and covers the northern part of Syria, capturing its geographical and adm...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian gold bracelet with shell cameo. England 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era bracelet with shell cameo. The bracelet is made with a band of woven 12K gold wire. The edges are reinforced with a continuous herringbone pattern. The clasp consists o...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Scottish Miniature Burl Wood Chest of Drawers, 1863
Located in Savannah, GA
A Scottish miniature chest of drawers in burled wood.
Drawer inscribed on underside with maker’s name:
“E.B. McGowan; Bank St, Wigtown; 17th Fe...
Category
Scottish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cycling Telescopic Drinking Beaker
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Telescopic Cyclists Cup.
A cyclists telescopic cup made up of five graduating rings to form a relatively large cup with a turned over lip. The Victorian collapsible travel, b...
Category
American Edwardian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth Ship Huron dated 1839 cm 9
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, exquisite workmanship dated 1839, height cm 9, depicting whaler near a rock and partially submerged whale, under the name of the ship...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw of excellently made engraved whale's tooth dated around 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved and beautifully crafted whale tooth dated around the mid-19th century depicting vessel with full sails under sail, on the back a lady in a long dress with in...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Victorian era gold and Sciacca coral pin, England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The Victorian era pin, is made out of 8 Kt.yellow gold and pink–orange Sciacca coral. A brunch of gold describes a curved motive with smaller brunches rising from it. At the end of e...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Scrimshaw of vertically engraved orca tooth depicting vessel mid-19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved hour's tooth depicting a vessel bow to left flag of the United Kingdom, above li initials L.G.F. On the back vase with beautiful plant decoration s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Mid19th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of the Sacred Heart Painted Wooden Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique mid-19th century Spanish hand carved painted wooden sculpture of Virgin Mary of the Sacred Heart with glass eyes.
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Detailed Antique Cartography of Asian Russia, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This exquisite map, hailing from the year 1882, is a remarkable historical cartographic artifact, which was included as part of the prestigious 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian brooch in gold and garnets, Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The brooch is made of 14 Kt gold, up of a knot of racemes, two leaves, and two fruits arranged symmetrically in a mirrored knot. The body of the raceme is entirely chiseled with spir...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Arctic Exploration: An Original Map of the North Circumpolar Regions, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, extracted from the 1882 atlas by Blackie & Son, presents the North Circumpolar Regions in a projection centered on the North Pole, offering a unique view of the Arctic territories. The map's radial lines emanate from the pole, focusing on the northernmost parts of continents and the intricate archipelagos that are scattered across the Arctic Ocean.
The territories of Canada, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia, and the northern extremities of Asia are portrayed with careful detail, highlighting the geography known to Victorian explorers. Notably, the map's color palette is subdued, with the cold regions depicted in pale hues, while coastlines and political boundaries are traced in warmer tones, providing a stark contrast that emphasizes the frigid environment.
The map likely served purposes both educational and navigational, capturing the extent of polar exploration at the time. Names of seas, straits, and islands honor explorers and patrons of the age of Arctic exploration, and the map also hints at the incomplete knowledge of the era, with some areas less detailed than others, reflecting the limits of exploration and cartographic knowledge of the Arctic region at that time.
Moreover, the map includes longitudinal and latitudinal markers, which would have been crucial for navigation and expedition planning. The inclusion of such detail illustrates the growing interest in polar exploration during the late 19th century...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scrimshaw of whale tooth engraved front sailing ship on the back the whaler Jack
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale's tooth, on one side sailing ship with sails unfurled and underneath the name BEDFORD and the initials L S. On the back is the figure of a young whale...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Novelty Cast Iron Brass Cannon
Located in Nottingham, GB
Novelty Cast Iron Brass Cannon
From a private English collection
Free international shipping
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Works of Machiavelli (in Italian) 10 Leather Volumes Published: 1804, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Machiavelli in Italian, 10 volumes, published in Milan, 1804. 3/4 leather boards with marbleized paper endpapers and edges. The spines with raised gilt-tooled bands. A lovely set of this very famous author...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Scrimshaw of vertically engraved whale tooth valuable workmanship dated 1882
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship dated 1882, length 12 cm - inches 4.8. The tooth depicts: 6 whalers in rowboat trying to harpoon a whale and whal...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Antique Ladys Sterling Silver Claute Pique Malacca Tau Handle Walking Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality and quite rare Ladys Sterling Silver inlaid dark Malacca Walking Stick of neat proportions, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century.
The Tau shaped handle...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Treasury Of Botany, Vol 1&2, English Language, Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique reference books 'The Treasury of Botany' by Samuel Maunder. Published in English by Longmans, Green & Co of London, in the Victorian period, dated 1884.
F...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Mahogany Cased Compass by Stanley, London
By Stanley & Co., London 1
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome Victorian military explorer's compass dating to around 1840 / 1860 set in a hinged mahogany block measuring 2" square.
The compass has a shapely blued-steel needle (...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Engraving by Tallis and Rapkin of Map of the West Indies in The Caribbean, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
John Tallis' 1851 map of the West Indies stands as a striking example of his renowned cartographic work. With meticulous detail and artistic embellishments, this map offers a compreh...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Federal Style Military Drum
Located in Essex, MA
Cylindrical with a painted shield with thirteen stars with overall red,white and blue decoration. Vellum under glass top.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Scrimshaw whale tooth engraving of fine workmanship dated around 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship datable to around the mid-19th century, length 10.8 cm, depicting small rowing boat with sail and 6 men on board, one of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teeth
Large Antique Book of Baronial Halls Volume 1, Reference, English, Mid Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique book, The Baronial Halls of England Volume 1. An English language reference guide, dated to the mid Victorian period, published 1858.
Full title: The Baronia...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Cylinder Sundial Late 19th Century
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 boxwood cylinder sundial, also kn...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to around 1890.
The floating card dial pivots on a bearing and is housed under a glass crystal which is clean and free from any ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano, Paris, 1845
Located in Littleton, CO
This Erard parallel-strung grand piano, crafted in Paris in 1845, has been extraordinarily well-tended, restored and maintained, enduring today as not only a spectacular example of the pinnacle of 19th Century piano design - characterized by its innovative construction and exceptional sonoral qualities - but also as a premium instrument by the most advanced modern standards, concert-ready for world-class, discriminating performers and their audiences.
Erard was a renowned piano manufacturer established by Sébastien Erard, and for much of the 19th Century, the company produced some of the most exquisite and innovative European pianos of the era.
The sound produced by this parallel-strung grand piano is characterized by a clarity and transparency that distinguishes it from its contemporaries. The parallel arrangement of strings contributes to a more direct transfer of sound energy, resulting in a balanced and articulate tone across the instrument's registers.
This piano's tone is beloved for its sweetness in the treble range and a robust quality in the bass, while also allowing for an especially nuanced and expressive interpretation of the musical repertoire of its era.
The ebony and ivory keyboard is a testament to the meticulous attention Erard paid to the tactile experience of playing. Each key is precision-weighted, providing a responsive touch that allows the pianist to articulate a wide range of dynamics and expressiveness.
An interior faux tableau latches to the outer case lid in an open position for maximum concert volume, and rests in a lowered position to maintain a softer, more muted experience.
The year 1845 places this Erard instrument in the heart of the Romantic era, a period marked by a surge in musical creativity and emotional expression. Composer/performers like Chopin and Liszt were drawn to Erard grand...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Oriental Realms: A Detailed Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Beloochistan, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This historical map from the 1882 atlas published by Blackie & Son is a comprehensive depiction of Persia (modern-day Iran), Afghanistan, and Baluchistan (the region that includes pa...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Book, The Coaching Age, Stanley Harris, English, Hard Bound, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Coaching age by Stanley Harris. An English language, hard bound non-fiction title, dating to the Victorian period, dated 1888.
Fascinating acc...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1866 Ensign & Bridgman's Rail Road Map of the United States
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1866 issue of “Ensign & Bridgeman’s Rail Road Map of the United States, showing Depots & Stations.” First published in 1856, this is the third edition, following anot...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
William IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette by Thomas Shaw, 1831
By Thomas Shaw
Located in London, GB
A William IV silver gilt Vinaigrette of unusually small size, probably for a child. Made in Birmingham in 1831 by Thomas Shaw.
The Vinaigrette is silver gilt and is modelled as a po...
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English William IV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Edward Smith in 1845
By Edward Smith
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual cased vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1845 by Edward Smith
This exceptional example is modelled in an unusual, almost square, form with a cast foliate frame ...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Carved Walnut Figural Tobacco Box
Located in Essex, MA
Standing figure of a gentleman wearing a hat, holding a pipe and holding a cane by his side.Hinged and opening to a humidor. Rectangular base. From an Amherst Mass estate.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Fine Victorian oak & carved oven range cigar box
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Victorian oak & carved oven range cigar box
Oak box in the form of an Victorian oven range
Cast brass detail on front , with brass grate & faux coal
b...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Unusual Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Francis Clarke, 1848
Located in London, GB
An unusual Vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1848 by Francis Clarke.
The Vinaigrette is modelled in an unusual shaped rectangular form. The cover is engraved with an outer border of...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by John Bettridge, 1830
By John Bettridge
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual George IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1830 by John Bettridge.
The Vinaigrtte is broad rectangular in form with engine turned sides and base. ...
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Book La Divina Commedia, Italian Language, Dante, Divine Comedy, 1855
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Divine Comedy by Dante (1265 - 1321). An Italian language, bound volume of Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, edited and published in 1855 from the 14th...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair Of Brass Stirrups, 19th Century, Spanish Colonial
Located in Free Union, VA
An elegant pair of heavy cast brass stirrups with Neoclassical relief decoration, the highlight being the bold anthemion motifs clasping the bar that catches the stirrup leathers. Th...
Category
Brazilian Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Reverse Glass Painting of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in Stamford, CT
Verre églomisé, or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint George and the Dragon. St George shown riding his steed, slaying the dragon...
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German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
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