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Period: 19th Century
Recognized Seller Listings
19th Century Chilean Huaso Stirrups
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking and rare pair of Chilean wooden stirrups are true gems. Also known as estribos, these stirrups are carved from a solid block of wood. Tak...
Category
Chilean Other Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Steel
Pair of Chinese Gilt Deity Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese style (18/19th Cent) gilt diety / priest figures standing on lotus-form bases.
Category
Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Jewelled, Parcel-Gilt and Silver Russian Icon of St. Nicholas
Located in London, GB
Depicting St. Nicholas at the centre, his right hand raised making the sign of the cross, his left hand holding a Bible; the icon covered by a protective silver oklad.
This stunning antique icon...
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening oval. The musical box is exquisitely crafted in the shape of a miniature grand piano, ...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Rustic Continental Oak and Antler Smoking Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Continental (possibly German, 19th Cent) oak and antler design pedestal base smoking stand with 3 round horn containers on top
Category
German Rustic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Oak
19th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer by Dasson
Located in London, GB
This fine set comprises a cartel clock and barometer, each of which are crafted entirely in gilt bronze. The clock and barometer cases are identical, and take the form of a lyre. The...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
English Country Style '19th Century' Carved and Painted Figurehead
Located in New York, NY
English Country style (19th century) carved and painted figurehead of lady with necklace and one breast exposed.
Category
British Country Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
English Victorian Bronze Humidor with Vase
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze humidor with vase top supported by figure of Neptune on round shaped base.
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Russian Silver Icon Depicting Christ Entering Jerusalem
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular shape, the silver moulded to depict the iconic Biblical scene.
This exquisite Russian silver icon, depicting the famous moment of...
Category
Russian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mechanical Bank, "Watchdog Safe" in Cast Iron, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Watchdog Safe" mechanical bank was manufactured by the prolific toy coin bank manufacturer J. & E. Stevens Company in Cromwell, Connecticut in 1890. "Patent Applied For" appears in ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque Depicting the Capitoline Doves
Located in London, GB
This Fine, circular micromosaic plaque shows four doves drinking water from a golden bowl, upon which they perch. The Classical design for the mosaic is taken from one found in the Roman Emperor Hadrian's villa in the 2nd century AD. Hadrian's mosaic, which was on the floor as is traditional, was probably based on a design by Sosus of Pergamon, a Greek master artist. Known as the Capitoline Doves...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer, Attributed to Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
This stunning gilt bronze clock and barometer pair was created in circa 1860 in France. The two have been attributed to Raingo Frères, the prestigious, ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of Antique 14-Karat Pietra Dura Earrings, circa 1875
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of antique 14-karat Pietra Dura earrings, circa 1875. Each of oval form, bezel set oval Pietra Dura floral white, green orange inlay colours,...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
19th Century Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Awarded to Alderman Abel Heywood
Located in London, GB
An Elkington & Company Silver Gilt Presentation Casket
Hall Marked for Birmingham, 1891 and the maker; the casket, in the Victorian Gothic manner, with cluster columns at the angles...
Category
English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Vermeil
19th Century French Enamel Plaque Depicting 'The Finding of Moses'
Located in London, GB
This fine enamel plaque is notable both for its large size and the exquisite contrast produced between the rich, blue enamel backdrop against the grey foreground, created using the g...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Five mechanical bank trade cards are displayed in two separate frames. In one frame are three polychrome trade cards, which the salesmen typically carrie...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Blue & Brass Telescope
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass and blue telescope on adjustable mahogany tripod base.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Porcelain Armorial Plate Hand Painted Eagle Motto By Industry and Hope
Located in Katonah, NY
This armorial plate features a crest with an Eagle with outstretched wings and the motto "By Industry and Hope."
Made by Chamberlain's Worcester, the plate has a wide border with forest green ground and three cartouches, each showing a beautiful hand painted single flower.
The plate was made in England by Chamberlain's Worcester during the reign of George IV, circa 1825.
The armorial may be blazoned as follows:
Crest: On a rock, an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed proper pendant from the beak, a shield azure charged with a hank of cotton also proper.
Motto: Industria et spe [By Industry and Hope].
Dimensions: 9 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $360
The crest was granted by the Kings of Arms at The College of Arms...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Siberian Eskimo Pipe, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Leather, Hide
Pair of Louis XVI Ormulu Wall Clocks & Barometers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (Mid-19th Century) ormolu wall clock and barometer set each of banjo form with Apollo mask above putti and circular dial over bearded mask (Signed RAIN...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
English Silver-Mounted Swirled Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in New York, NY
English Silver Mounted Swirled Glass Perfume Bottle
The glass Stevens and Williams (unmarked). The Victorian silver -Birmingham 1889 Makers: S...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set onto a curled, stylized pediment atop the clock case. The face is of white enamel, featuring black Roman numerals and signed 'Tharin a Paris', and is bordered in beaded ormolu. The pediment in which the face is set is decorated with ormolu mounts of stylized acanthus leaf form. The pediment is set onto a rectangular frame of ebonised wood, inside which is set a musical automaton...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Victorian Brass & Wood Ship Binnacle
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian brass and wood ship binnacle with 2 red balls
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
Charpentier French Victorian Brass Scale
By P. Charpentier a Paris 1
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian brass scale with 2 round trays on square wooden base (signed CHARPENTIER with hallmark)
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Victorian Schooner Ship Model in Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian ship model of pink and white decorated schooner ship in mahogany trimmed case (LADY OF TORFRIDA, 1888)
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint, Mahogany, Glass
English Country Oak Ship Wheel End Table
Located in New York, NY
English Country oak end table with ship wheel top and painted iron base.
Category
Great Britain (UK) Country Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (Late 19th Century) walnut wall barometer/thermometer with carved bird, deer and floral carving.
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pocahontas and John Smith, Chromo-Lithograph, Dated 1870, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Pocahontas Saving The Life of Captain John Smith" is a chromo-lithograph made by the "New Eng. Chromo Lith. Co. Boston" (printed on the lower left border). It is dated 1870...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Paper
Rustic Black Forest Carved Walnut Bear Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) carved walnut seated bear figure with hinged head and ashtray
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
French Empire (19th Century) bronze inkwell in the form of Napoleon's casket covered by a shroud with a crown finial top and resting on a tiered base with...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Neoclassical style Ormolu Clock and Barometer Set by Mottheau
Located in London, GB
Manufactured in the Louis XVI style, both clock and barometer are encased within an ormolu case and flanked on either side by trumpet wielding cherubs, each surmounted with a patinated bronze sphere that is topped with a crown, the bases terminating in a pine cone finial.
The barometer face signed 'E. Mottheau Paris', the clock movement signed 'LEMERLE CHARPENTIER' and 'LESIEUR'.
This beautiful antique French clock and barometer...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Palais Royal Aide-de-Memoire, French, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Purse revealing diary and pen in the interior.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of Beautiful 19th Century Italian Renaissance Gilt Bronze Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance (19th century) small gilt bronze lions on a pale green rectangular marble plinths.
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Walnut Clocks & Barometers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French (Mid-19th Century) clock and barometer inset into carved walnut pendant frames. Crowned bearded male heads with decorative swags, scrolls, and floral wreaths. (PRICED ...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall mounted thermometer/ barometer with strap-work cartouche hung with an elaborate carved hunting trophy.
Category
German Rustic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
Located in New York, NY
19th century English carved wooden polychrome large ship figurehead of Lord Nelson.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Victorian Ormolu Clock and Barometer Desk Set, of Maritime or Naval Interest
Located in London, GB
Each in the form of a ship's wheel with 2.5 inch silvered dial, contained in cases, one with seven turned banded agate handles, the other with eight banded agate handles, each on ova...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Ormolu
Bronze and Glass Pendant with Sulphide of Napoleon, French, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
A French sulphide portrait cut-glass pendant plaque of Napoleon in the uniform of Colonel of the Guard, after the medal by Andrieu.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Wig Stand by Louis Danjard
Located in New York, NY
This Surreal-looking object was made as a wig stand in mid-19th century France by Louis Danjard. It was probably in the legendary Folk Art collection of the important American sculpt...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Bookstand by Giffen & Giffen
By Giffen & Giffen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique and sculptural bookstand made almost entirely of long patinated copper-plated steel rods twisted in such a fashion to create an esthetic yet structurally strong frame.
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Early 19th Century English Model of a House with Cork and Shell
Located in London, GB
A most unusual model of a Detached House
The façade constructed of wine corks, with a grotto shell front garden.
circa 1830.
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Cork
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer set by Gleizes
French, 19th Century
Height 115cm, width 30cm, depth 7cm
In the Louis XV style, t...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Fourteen Point Star Badge
By George Ward
Located in London, GB
A 14 point star Badge made by George Ward of Manchester and assayed in Chester in 1843
Engraved with "Presented to PCR George Heathcote by members of No...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
19th Century Gold Quartz Ring
Located in Incline Village, NV
The gold quartz rectangular ring with a beveled 18-carat gold border, circa 1875, and is mounted on a later (contemporary) 14-carat gold band. It is a larg...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Gold
Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
Located in York County, PA
PENNSYLVANIA BACKGAMMON BOARD, SIGNED "WISE" WITH IMAGES OF A WAGON WHEEL AND A STAR OF DAVID, 1850-1880
Found near the town of Milford, in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, is...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Diamond and Gold Victorian Necklace, circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
14-karat white gold diamond necklace comprised of five drops on gold chain.
There are 13 diamonds on each drop.
Each drop is 7/16" long (3/4" including chain section.)
Original ne...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Victorian Mahogany Jockey Scale By Leuchars & Son
Located in New Orleans, LA
An excellent piece of horse racing history, this English jockey scale was specially crafted by Leuchars & Son of London. These handsome scales were used at English tracks to determin...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
4 Volumes. (Travel) A tour of the World.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. (Travel) A tour of the World. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying ornate gilt-tooled imagery. All edges are gilt. Illustrated in co...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Fine Leatherbound Set of Stevenson's Works in 10 Volumes with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful leatherbound set of the principal works of Robert Louis Stevenson in 10 volumes published by Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston.
The set is in very attractive condition ...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1 Volume. Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography. Bound in 3/4 brown calf and marbled boards. The raised band spine is gilt-tooled with a black morocco label. All edges marbled with marble...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. Thomas Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Thomas Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spines decorated with gilt-tooling. Top edge gilt with ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. William Milligan Sloane, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. William Milligan Sloane, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 blue calf and linen boards with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tool...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes, Alaric A. Watts, Lyrics of the Heart and Other Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Alaric A. Watts, Lyrics of the Heart and Other Poems. Limited Edition. Bound in full blue morocco with the raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. Top edges gilt. Brow...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
A bronze portrait of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, by Andrieu
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bronze portrait of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, by Andrieu, showing Napoleon facing to the right and wearing the laurel garland of a Roman emperor, stamped Andrieu Fecit (Andrieu ma...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
38 Star American Flag, Stars in Notched Pattern, ca 1876-1889
Located in York County, PA
38 HAND-SEWN STARS IN A "NOTCHED" PATTERN, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH BEAUTIFUL WEAR FROM HAVING BEEN EXTENSIVELY FLOWN, MADE AT THE TIME WHEN COLORADO WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1876-1889
38 star Antique American flag, made during the period when Colorado was the most recent state to join the Union. The stars are arranged in what is known as a "notched" pattern, in which two spaces were left open along the hoist end, in the first and last rows, in anticipation that two more Western Territories would soon join the Union. The latter 19th century was a time of when much of the land in and about the Continental Divide was formalized into states, and there was continual speculation about which ones would be accepted next, and with what boundaries.
The stars of the flag are made of cotton and are double-appliquéd (applied to both sides) with a lineal, treadle stitch. The canton and stripes of the flag are made of wool bunting that has been pieced with treadle stitching. The canton was constructed from five separate lengths of fabric, which is an unusual feature, though hardly unknown. To each of these a row of stars was sewn. This manner of construction is sometimes encountered and tends to be an early trait, at least when it occurs in flags of this scale and smaller. When encountered, it also seems to have been preferred in flags meant for maritime use. While the feature does not by any means guarantee this fact, it is a reasonable, educated guess, based upon my examination of many other examples. A flag with a 5-piece canton, such as this, would have been less likelihood to stretch, with increased structural integrity. The alternative is that this was simply an example made when there were at least five pieces of leftover fabric, of a reasonable size to made individual rows, and that what it actually demonstrates is the careful conservation of scarce resources. There is a sailcloth canvas binding along the hoist, with 3 brass grommets, evenly spaced.
Perhaps the best feature of the flag is the evidence it displays of having been extensively flown, with the fly end whipped out from wind exposure. While many flags display damage from a combination of having been flown, exposure to the elements, various mishaps, and improper storage, very few exhibit wear such as this, which is both endearingly and visually attractive. This one shows its age beautifully, whipped out along the fly end, with losses that convey an element of movement, that most flags don’t capture in the state in which they survive.
Colorado became the 38th state on August 1st, 1876. This was the year of our nation’s 100-year anniversary of independence. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition. For this reason, 37 was the official star count for the American flag in 1876. Flag-making was a competitive venture, however, and few flag-makers would have been continuing to produce 37 star flags, when their competitors were making 38’s. It is for this reason that 38 and 13 stars (to represent the original 13 colonies...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Large Scale Printed Kerchief of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Located in York County, PA
Rare, large scale Kerchief with a beautifully engraved image of John Trumbull’s “declaration of independence,” likely made in...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
1776-1876 Centennial Celebration Flag, ca 1876
Located in York County, PA
Antique American Flag with 10-pointed stars that spell “1776 – 1876”, Made for the 100-Year Anniversary Of American Independence,one of the most graphic of all early examples.
Man...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
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