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Period: 19th Century
19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
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Category
British Régence Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Antique Hand Carved & Hand Painted Gothic Revival Wall Bracket, Shelf or Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality carved, great design and good condition Gothic wall console / bracket / sculpture stand.
This practical size, architectural church bracke...
Category
European Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Iron Balance - Antique Small Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, antique French intricate brass balance with different weights in solid brass, in good condition. The iron scale is topped with the original polished brass plates. The scale ...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid Century Gold Bracelet 18K 2 tone Italian Mesh Bracelet 1960s Gold Honeycomb
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
18k Yellow and White gold flexible mesh bracelet.
expertly crafted with an intricate honeycomb / beehive pattern of yellow and white gold creating two-color unique geometric design....
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Charles DICKENS. A Christmas Carol - FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION:...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Chess Game Set - Pietra Dura Marble 19th Century Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning chessboard in Pietra Dura marble produced in Italy in the mid 19th century. The chessboard is framed with a wooden frame. The chess pieces are made in metal and are probab...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
19th Century Indian Brass Qibla Compass
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Indian etched brass Qibla compass.
The compass with brass needle and glass cover, the reverse engraved with tables.
4.2 inches high 2.3 wide
A qibla (qiblah) compa...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
ANTiQUE 1880 HARDWOOD REVOLVING SNOOKER CUE STAND 18 CUES SIR WILLIAM BENTLEY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian Circa 1880 Mahogany Revolving Snooker cue stand with 18 cues some stamped Sir ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Oratoire Prie Dieu Prayer Kneeler
Located in Carimate, Como
A good antique Italian Oratoire or Prie Dieu walnut cabinet crafted in beautiful wood, it stands on short legs over a knee resting platform base. The religious kneeler features two s...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th C. German Wood Brass Carpenters Plough Plane Signed Steinlin
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique 19th century German screw arm plough plane carpenters tool in beautifully aged original old color patina to wood and brass w/ very fine hand crafted construction. Stamped Ste...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Victorian Antique Silverplate Barrel “Match Safe” Cane Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTORIAN SILVERPLATE BARREL-FORM "MATCH SAFE" HANDLED EBONIZED CANE
Underside of screw-on lid hallmarked with serial numbering "C 4071"
Probably English, circa 1870s
35 1/2" H x s...
Category
European Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
19th C. Bohemian Persian Enameled Portrait of Decanter Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century Bohemian Persian Enameled Portrait of Decanter Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
This exquisite 19th-century Bohemian Persian decanter features a ...
Category
European Islamic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
La Plume, Special Issue Devoted to Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
Re-bound set of six consecutive issues of the renowned French magazine La Plume devoted to the work of Art Nouveau artist and graphic designer Alphonse Mucha. Founded in 1889 by Leon...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Altar Jesus Statue Griffin Candlestick
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large 33" tall antique French Gothic ecclesiastical gilt bronze "Vive Jesus" candlestick, circa 1890.
The candlestick is very finely cast of heavy gilt bronze, the top havin...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Les Marques de Fabrique Francaises (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful book from 1880 with 183 pages to show varying French product labels. It is divided into five sections - the first four are the vast majority of the book and consist of ho...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Mahogany Barometer F Somalvico Antique Weather Measuring Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Barometer complete with clock signed F. Somalvico N ° 11 Brook Str. Holborn London datable between 1810 and 1820. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with cedar wood edges. Large silve...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Persian Boxed Pahlavi Koran Quran Arya-Mehr By Shah of Iran gold leaf Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
Persian Boxed Pahlavi Koran Quran Arya-Mehr By Shah of Iran gold leaf Manuscript. Large Persian Boxed Koran Arya-Mehr By Shah of Iran gold leaf Manuscript. S...
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 16 inches in height, this large scale nineteenth century Napoleon III period hourglass features three turned ebonized wood disks joined by bronze supports and finished wi...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Russian Double Sided Silver and Niello Reliquary Cross
Located in New York, NY
Antique Russian late 19th century silver and niello double sided reliquary cross on period long chain
This beautiful antique Russian reliquary cross depicts Christ in a distinctive n...
Category
Russian Baroque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Native American Beadwork Gauntlets with an Chief, ca 1880-90
Located in York County, PA
Native American beadwork gauntlets with Indian Chiefs in feathered headdresses, probably souix, Ca 1880-90
Native American beadwork gauntlet...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
CLOUGH - Plutarch's Lives. The Translation Called Dryden's. 5 vols. FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CLOUGH, A. H. (Plutarch).
TITLE: Plutarch's Lives. The Translation Called Dryden's.
PUBLISHER: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1872.
DESCRIPTION: 5 vol., 8-13/16" x 6...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
French Brass & Polished Steel Telescope w/ Spotting Scope on Tripod Stand C 1850
By Bardou & Son
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass and polished steel telescope with removable lens cap, spotting scope, and mounted on folding tripod stand, 19th Century.
Signed on focal tube by prolific telescope make...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Map of Bourbon, or Reunion, Colony of France
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Ile de la Réunion'. This is a fascinating map of the French department of Ile. Bourbon or Reunion. Bourbon, or Reunion, is a volcanic island off the coas...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Oak Armchair Chair w Female Sculptures in Armrests
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and impressive, Gothic style chair from the late 1800s.
This rare and solid oak Gothic Revival church chair has a beautiful patination and it is as stabile as the day it was...
Category
European Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Print of a Chinese Pagoda and Chinese Deities, 1834
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pagode pris de Sou-tchéou - Fou-hi - Divinité Chinoise'. Print of a Chinese pagoda and Chinese deities. This print originates from ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late Victorian Handmade Wood Doll House
Located in Garnerville, NY
Handmade and decorated Late Victorian wood dollhouse. The attention to details are what make this house especially fine: dentil molding, turned porch posts, scalloped porch fascia bo...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Shooting Lodge Dinner Gong, Victorian, Scottish Brass Chime, Oak, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinguished late Victorian dinner gong, evoking the grandeur of a Scottish Highland country estate, circa 1880. This superb antique chime fe...
Category
Scottish Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Colmont Ft Paris Mother of Pearl French Opera Glasses With Leather Case, 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning set of opera or theatre glasses in original leather case.
By Colmont FT Paris
France, Circa 1890s
Gorgeous Mother-of-pearl and abalone inset on brass cylindrical body w...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Oriental Silver Handle Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique oriental ladies silver handled walking stick, circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate silver Crutch handle featuring profusely embossed...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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
Antique Tabletop Press, English, Cast Iron, Rotary, Flower Pressing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tabletop press. An English, cast iron rotary flower pressing machine, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Relive t...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Chromed Brass, Terrestrial, Astro, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 2 draw telescope. An English, chromed brass terrestrial or astronomical refractor, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky. Supplied with a London Fine oak and brass 'Captain's Stand' for display.
Of generous proportion when fully drawn, and neatly stowed in its own case
Displaying a desirable aged patina, some light marks commensurate with use
Leather covered primary barrel tanned in dark green with some light colour wear
Polished draw tubes show bright silvered tones, lightly marked from gentle use
Presenting a clear optical performance, with a 34mm (1.25") primary objective lens
Lift-off dust cap to the objective, the flared eye cup...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gus...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of North America with Vignette of the Statue of Liberty, New York
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Amérique du Nord'. Original antique map of North America. Meticulous information from the new Alaska Territory and through the Caribbean Windward Islands. Very go...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Trade Scale Brass and Painted 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 painted cast-iron
Patina and signs of use which make this antique o...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century English Game Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Lovely antique game box, made of mahogany.
The box contains several games, with many bits and pieces. Not all complete.
It is obviously that there h...
Category
British Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique book collection of French photos and portraits 19th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique book collection of French photos and portraits 19th century
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Impressive Antique Brass Dolland & Co. Telescope With Case for Restoration
By Dolland
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large antique Dolland & Co brass telescope with labeled wood box with accessories as shown. Engraved brass lens G. Dollond, London. Comes with tall wooden stand or smaller brass tri...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Brass Parabolic Reflectors
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 19th century, parabolic reflectors such as these were employed in scientific experiments to study the behavior of light, heat, and sound. These brass parabolic mirrors, when p...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard.
TITLE: Many Inventions.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1893.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., signed by Kipling on the title-page under h...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Spanish Colonial Polychrome Nino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
El Niño Jesús (Baby Jesus)
Guatemala, Spanish Colonial Period (17th–18th century)
Wood, gesso, polychrome, and glass eyes
This expressive sculpture of the Christ Child was crafted i...
Category
Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Glass, Gesso
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Steel Lidded Sarcophagus Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare 19th century Italian Grand Tour steel sarcophagus form box, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection. It is unusual to find this ...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Three Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Gilded Boxed Medallions
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming set of three boxed coin shaped medallions celebrating the silver jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The medallions of rounded shape are each contained in a turned boxwood ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An fabulous early Victorian Jaques & Son of London turned ebony and boxwood weighted chess set entitled ‘The Staunton Chess-Men’.
Housed within the...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony
Antique Russian Agate & Silver Gilt Walking Cane Stick 19th Century 88cm/34.5 in
Located in London, GB
A decorative antique Russian silver gilt and agate handled walking cane, Circa 1880 in date.
It has a beautiful cylindrical agate pommel topped with a decorative silver gilt lizard,...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Silver
Antique 19th Century Forged Iron Runner & Painted Wood Child Size Sled
Located in Lafayette, IN
Charming child-size sled from the mid to late 19th century. Sled features forged/riveted iron runners, wooden deck, and original hand painted patina. Wonderful size and wonderful pat...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Gilt Silver Reliquary – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Interesting religious reliquary in gilt solid silver filigree, dating from the 19th century. This is a piece of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring an openwork design of plant motifs ...
Category
Spanish Romantic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Lot of Three Indian Terracotta Processional Figures
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of three Indian terracotta processional figures.
Krishnanagar, Bengal, 19th Century.
Painted terracotta figures, depicting two males and one female musician...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
Violin In Majolica Manufacture Rouen Early 1800s French Musical Ceramics
By Rouen
Located in Milano, MI
French Faience Violin Manufacture of Rouen Beginning 1800 with a side pocket and two holes for hanging on the wall by means of a string, missing. This stanniferous glaze majolica vi...
Category
Baroque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Majolica
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century.
Perfect as a jewelry or collector’s box.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain, First Edition
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Rebound in publisher’s blue cloth laid down, with colo...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
This monumental 19th-century English brass scale presents a rare double-tiered configuration, combining technical function with sculptural elegance. Standing at 48 inches tall, the s...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Small French PISTOL FLASK, CUPID, 19th Century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
SMALL FRENCH PISTOL FLASK, 19TH CENTURY
A finely crafted brass and copper flask, measuring 11.5 cm overall, featuring a heavily embossed design of a Cup...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son London
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Shrine With Gilt Wood
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Spanish Colonial shrine for a Santos or statue of the Virgin Mary in the form of a church likely from New Mexico. Topped with three crosses with traces of gilding, two c...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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