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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Edo-Meiji period samurai Tantō knife/short blade sword and scabbard
By: unknown
Material: iron, metal, paint, steel, leather, wood, lacquer, metal
Technique: forged, ha...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Copper, Steel, Iron
Three Antique Turtle Shell Bellows, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an unusual and rare trio of functioning antique bellows crafted in wood leather and turtle shells with a rustic form and beautiful aged patina....
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble.
From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique English Polished Brass Counter / Desk Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A ‘Dervish’s’ Sword Stick
Located in London, GB
A ‘Dervish’s’ Sword Stick
Iron, steel and gold
Turkey
19th Century
Size: 58.5cm long - 23 ins long
Provenance:
Ex Oliver Hoare, Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibition, June 2012
E...
Category
Turkish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Steel, Iron
Miniature Dutch Baroque Style Silver Mandolin Flask
Located in Stamford, CT
Dutch silver flask in the form of a mandolin with intricate Baroque style decoration, including cranes and a castle among floral arabesques on the front. The reverse depicting a charming scene influenced by Dutch old master genre paintings of two men with two dogs in a fenced yard surrounded by detailed foliage and trees. Complete with a fret and six individual silver wire strings. A tour de force in craftsmanship. No discernible hallmarks.
Hinged top reveals a hidden flask...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Five Sided Taxidermy Glass Showcase of Sixteen Exquisite Birds
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 19th Century taxidermy showcase is not merely a historical artifact but a glimpse into the time when scientific discovery, natural history, and artistic expression converged in captivating displays of the natural world. The box contains 16 birds, individual species identification is unknown. Whether displayed as a centerpiece in a Victorian-inspired parlor or as an educational piece in a library, this taxidermy box...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh Ovchinnikov Moscow 1896
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Russian Imperial silver & cloisonne kovsh, Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896.
Ovchinnikov is recognized as one of Russia's most famous enamellers, he produced inc...
Category
Russian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale, by Doctor Goldsmith – Th. Rowlandson illustrator
Located in Middletown, NY
London: R. Ackermann, 1823. Thomas Rowlandson. Second Edition.
Tall 8vo. 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches (228 x 174 mm); 8 + 254 pp.; with 24 hand-colored plates by Thomas Rowlandson, includin...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Old Map of Turkey in Asia with Mosul Environs and Assyrian Ruins Inset , 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
The "Vintage Cartographic Gem: 'Turkey in Asia' with Mosul Environs and Assyrian Ruins Inset" is an original antique map from W. G. Blackie's esteemed 1859 publication, 'The Imperial...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique standing photo album is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The album is compo...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A Pictorial Description of Broadway – The Mail & Express 1899
Located in Middletown, NY
What did Broadway look like at the turn of the 20th Century ? Here is a scarce and important block-by-block view.
New York: The Mail and Express, 1899. FIRST EDITION
Oblong folio, 6...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MILNER, H. M. [Mary Shelley] - 1826 - Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNER, H. M. [Mary Shelley].
TITLE: Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster!
PUBLISHER: London, for Duncombe, n.d., [1826].
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 5-13/16" x 3-9/16", [3]...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
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Nineveh and Its Palaces by Joseph Bonomi - ILLUSTRATED, beautiful binding
Located in Middletown, NY
Nineveh and Its Palaces; The Discoveries of Botta and Layard, Applied to the Elucidation of Holy Writ
London: Office of the Illustrated London Library, 1852.
First Edition
Ad. Lala...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
19th C. Spanish Colonial Carved Giltwood Triptych of Virgin Mary & Christ Child
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Spanish Colonial carved giltwood Triptych of Virgin Mary & Christ Child
Late 19th century, South America
Of exceptional quality, the hinged three panel devotional ic...
Category
South American Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
French 19th Century Gothic Revival Hand Carved, Lacquered, Parcel Giltwood Spire
Located in Firenze, IT
An impressively large and well detailed French late 19th century architectural model of a Gothic inspired transept-spire or church pinnacle.
This Neo Gothic decorative finial is han...
Category
French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Map of Cuba, Haiti and Porto Rico by W. G. Blackie, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Leeward or North Caribbean Islands'. Original antique map of Cuba, Haiti and Porto Rico. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atla...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roughing It by Mark Twain, First American Edition, Later State, 1872
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark, Roughing It. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872. First American Edition, Later State. Illustrated throughout, with plates and in-text. In publisher’s black clo...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
English Brass Telescope on Tripod Stand signed Dollond, London Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass telescope on tripod stand with slipper feet. Telescope has the original carrying case with lens covers. Late 19th Century
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s
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
Switzerland Mahogany Ebonized Hinged Music Box with Three Cylinders, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare Switzerland mahogany & ebonized hinged music box with the original crank, three interior paper labels, and cylinders. Music box is stamped by maker and is In working condition, ...
Category
Swiss Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Model of Balmoral Castle
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
The hollow potted castle is mounted on a long oval shaped base molded in relief with swirl patterning with a raised molded banner reading BALMORAL CASTLE...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Taxidermy, Canary in Bow Glass Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Taxidermy, Canary In Bow Glass Case.
A 19th century cased canary in a nice glazed bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled bird set against a painted b...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
1890 Small Antique Nautical Brass Pelorus Boyce-Meyer Pelorus Bronxonville N.Y
Located in Milan, IT
Antique small brass Pelorus, signed Boyce-Meyer Pelorus Bronxonville N.Y., made in the late of the XIX century. It has a sight system with a compass card with eight winds and goniome...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Print of 'Madonna and Child with Angels' Made after Correggio 'c.1890'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Madonna and Child with Angels'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Correggio. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jewel walking stick, USA 1841.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jeweled walking stick, octagonal milord-shaped knob in 16 kt gold with on the top a large central octagonal gold-bearing quartz and 8 oval lateral ones in different co...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Gold
Antique Decorative Truncheon, Scottish, Beech, Edinburgh Police Baton, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative truncheon. A Scottish, beech Edinburgh police baton with handpainted detail, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fa...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
19th Century Andrew J. Lloyd Boston Brass Telescope on Wooden Tripod with Case
Located in Milford, NH
A fine antique brass telescope, stamped Andrew J. Lloyd Company, a Boston, MA retailer active 1850-1875. Brass tubes and fittings, includes the original collapsible wooden tripod sta...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 1830 Map of Southern Scotland with Edinburgh, Berwick, Ayr, and Dumfries
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique 1830 Map of Southern Scotland with Edinburgh, Berwick, Ayr, and Dumfries
Description: This 1830 German-language map, titled Britisches Reich – B. Kon Scotland, fo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Victorian Sterling Silver Horseshoe Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta case in the form of a horseshoe; an addition to our equestrian related silverware collection
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case is realistically modelled in the form of a horseshoe.
The surface of the body is embellished with embossed decoration reproducing the details of the horseshoe accented with bands of bright cut engraved undulating decoration.
This fine Vesta case is fitted with a functional revolving rowel enhanced spur wheel striker to one side.
The plain shaped hallmarked hinged cover features a subtly curved thumbpiece which secures to the opposing hinge of the hallmarked serrated panel/match striker.
Condition
This antique horseshoe...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Natural Double Gourd Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Natural Double Gourd Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The long natural gourd is referred to as a double gourd having a cinched waist cent...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Organic Material
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
1842 The Knights Templars 2nd Edition London
Located in Stamford, CT
The Knights Templars of the Inner Temple by Charles G. Addison 1842 2nd Edition. London, England.
Original red leather binding in original condition.
Category
British Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Plan of Paris, France, by A. Vuillemin, Antique Map, 1845
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This large and detailed plan of Paris was published by Alexandre Vuillemin in 1845. The map conveys a wonderful amount of information and is decorated throughout with pictorial vigne...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Cast Iron Copying Press with Circular Three Spoke Wheel. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron copying press with a circular three spoke cork screw wheel, flanking scrolled support arms, pressure plate, and resting on the original r...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Kingwood Grand Piano
By Carl Bechstein
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style ormolu mounted kingwood, tulipwood & parquetry grand piano (sgnd C.BECHSTEIN, numbered 20475 for the date 1888)
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
French Hunting Showcases, 'Vitrine' Louis XIII Style 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Original showcase composed of 2 parts dating from the 19th century. This hunting showcase is used to store trophies and rifles. The whole thing is made of a dark wood.
The lower pa...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th C Anatomical Didactic Model of a Torso with Removable Organs.
Located in Leuven , BE
Anatomical models have been used for centuries as an adjunct to teaching anatomy, and play an important role in the history of anatomical education. Models became popular over time f...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Godey’s Lady’s Book, Leather Bound, Volume LXXX – 1870 Edition
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 1870 leather bound, hard cover edition of Godey’s Lady’s Book, Volume LXXX published by Louis Antoine Godey.
Godey’s Lady’s Book was a 19th-century American magazine known for i...
Category
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rare Antique Novelty Sterling Silver Cigar Cutter, 1899
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare figural sterling silver cigar cutter; the terminal beautifully cast as a Boar's head retaining two original red stone / glas...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Porter's Direction Sundial Germany Early 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
The printed and pivoted compass card and chapter ring centred by brass gnomon, in turned rosewood case with domed lid, (glass cover), 5cm (2in) diam.
Category
German Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
39-Star Antique American Flag with 'Whimsical' Star Pattern, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a 39-star unofficial American flag, handmade and printed on cotton. The flag dates to 1889 and has a unique history, thanks to its rare star-count.
The flag’s canton is prin...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION / FIRST ISSUE
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887.
8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 31, ii advert.; two color lithographs facing one another on a sin...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Eleven St. Nicholas Magazine Books Dated 1882-1889 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
11 Book Set of Antique St. Nicholas Magazine Books Dated 1882-1889 19thC
Measures- 9.75"H x 7.75"W x 1.5"D
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Spanish Framed Repousse Silverplated on Copper "The Last Supper"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this antique frame depicting "The Last Supper". Hand crafted in Spain circa 1880, and built with silverplated on copper, the detailed relief work showcases Chris...
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Italian Hand Painted Religious Porcelain Panel with Carved Wood Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned but was done in Italy in circa 1890 in the Roccoco style. The hand painted porcelain disc of La Madonna della Sedia, after Rafael Sanzio...
Category
Italian Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Delightful Early 19th Century Horse Tricycle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming early 19th century child's horse tricycle in wood and iron. A wonderful accent piece.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
England 1880 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
British two-Draws Monocular Telescope.
Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1880. This i...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Map of North America, 1821
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of America titled 'Carte de l'Amerique septentrionale'. Scarce map of North America, shortly after the Louisiana Purchase and the first ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The World of Comets; by Amedee Guillemin, Edited by James Glaisher, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The World of Comets; by Amedee Guillemin, Translated and Edited by James Glaisher. Published in London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877. 1st Ed leather hardcover. Wit...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
Located in London, GB
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
A rare Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. This item is very rare due to its subject matter, presentation and accompanying Cites Article 10 certificate. The framed artifact...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
Category
English Sporting Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Wood
Exquisite Antique French Silver and Niello Enamel Sculptural Pectoral Cross
Located in New York, NY
Superb, museum quality antique French silver and niello enamel high relief sculptural pectoral cross
19th Century
Complex and beautifully rendered crucifix done in finely detailed ni...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
By Kyser & Rex Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This American cast iron bank known as "Organ Bank" (Cat and Dog), was manufactured by Kyser & Rex Company, Frankford, Pennsylvania in 1882. It conforms exac...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle, of flattened ovoid shape with sloping shoulders, round neck, thin and flat mouth rim, raised oval foot and countersun...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Heavy Bronze Bell, Tower Bell This is a very heavy piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Heavy Bronze Bell, Tower Bell
This is a very heavy piece the clapper is a replacement
The bell is Sound no cracks and a great long echoing ring
The bell is 12.5” in diameter and 1...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
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