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Period: Late 19th Century
Silver Gilt Judaica Torah Breast Plate by Jacob Langleben, 1896
Located in London, GB
Silver gilt Judaica Torah breast plate by Jacob Langleben, 1896 English, late 19th century Measures: Height 62cm, width 25cm, depth 9cm This superb antique piece is a large, Jewish Torah...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Victorian Jockey Scale
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jockey Scale Late 19th Century This Victorian jockey scale is an iconic piece of horse racing history. These handsome scales were used at the tracks to determine the jockey’s weight...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Brass and leather round section telescope focusing at 3 extensions 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Round-section brass telescope with leather-covered handle and three-extension focus. English manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. Good condition, some signs of wear o...
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 19th century oak cased stick barometer and thermometer by J Hicks of London with engraved scales contained in oak case having shaped and moulded p...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

British Army Camp Scenes – Highland and Queen’s Regiments, 19th Century Pair
Located in Langweer, NL
British Army Camp Scenes – Highland and Queen’s Regiments, 19th Century Pair, circa 1870 This is a compelling pair of original 19th-century albumen photographs depicting British Arm...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Playing Card Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique wooden playing card box with two sets, one hundred and four, of old playing cards. Late 19th century, England.
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

New Shipment Of Assorted Leather Bound Books, Priced Per Book. English
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection of assorted leather bound books. Please note these are priced per book and we have a very large inventory of leather bound books, mostly decorative and in other languages....
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North American Georgian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

English Victorian Wood and Brass Cane
Located in Queens, NY
19th Century English Victorian wood cane with etched brass top.
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer by Frederick Whittaker, First Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Whittaker, Frederick. A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. New York: She...
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American High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

A rare pair of painted armorial Green Sea Turtle shells (Chelonia mydas)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, late 19th century Each large carapace is intricately painted with heraldic emblems. The first shell bears the coat-of-arms of the Tyerman family, while the second depicts t...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Rustic Water Buffalo Skull Taxidermy
Located in Queens, NY
African style taxidermy large water buffalo skull mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque (19/20th Cent.)
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Rustic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn

Pepared Fish in Bow Fronted Case, Bream
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Taxidermy, Preserved Fish, Cased Bream. A cased bream by Frederick William Anstiss (1864 - 1936) in a nice bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled br...
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British Sporting Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Cold Painted Bronze Nodding Child with Cigar, Trade Stimulator circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A really novel cold painted bronze of a nodding boy smoking a cigar, I'm told these were used as trade stimulators often selling matches, just the sli...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BURTON, Richard. TITLE: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night. PUBLISHER: London: H. S. Nichols, Ltd., 1897. DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., 1...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

19th century American Southern Portrait by Benoni Irwin
By Benoni Irwin
Located in Savannah, GA
Oil on canvas portrait entitled:Mr. Bowles of Kentucky, painted by Benoni Irwin (1840-1896) an American portraitist born in new market, Ontario, Canada. He moved to New York as a you...
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American American Classical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of thes...
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European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Carved Snuff Box
Located in Toronto, ON
This exquisite large antique Chinese circa 1880 carved rose quartz snuff box is a rare Maison Nurita find. Snuff boxes were first used by the Chinese and Mongolians during the Qing d...
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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rose Quartz

RARE CIRCA 1880 JOHN ROBY LTD RAINHILL MARITIME SALVAGE PORTHOLE SHiPS WINDOW
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable, totally original John Roby LTD Rainhill stamped ships porthole windo...
Category

European High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rustic English Wooden Barrel with Metal Straps from the Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming English wooden barrel from the late 19th century showcases rustic elegance with its sturdy construction. Likely crafted from vertical wooden slats, possibly oak, this b...
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English Rustic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver Folding Opera Glasses - Antique Victorian (1895)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of sterling silver folding opera glasses; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection. These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver folding opera glasses have a circular form with a plain rectangular bridge. The eye pieces and lenses are encompassed with plain circular frames, conjoined with swept bridges. Each pair of lenses are hinged to a plain frame ornamented with the numerals 1 to 5, accented with a sliding focus dial. The central frame is further embellished with a hinged fingerpiece, accented with a lobed terminal. Such impressive and high quality examples are rare to the market. Condition: These antique Victorian opera glasses...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Black Forest Tobacco Pipe with Chamois Horn and Figurine
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Tobacco Pipe with Chamois Horn and Figurine A marvellous antique handcarved tobacco pipe with fine carved chamois on the carved horn lid. The pipe head is made ...
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German Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Antler

Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings Each volume...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Renaissance Style, Gebruder Knake Upright Piano Carved Oak High Relief
Located in Leeds, GB
Renaissance style, Gebruder Knake upright piano with an ornately carved, oak case. Entire cabinet carved with arabesque style, flowers and foliage in hi...
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German Renaissance Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Cased Barograph
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany cased barograph, having five glazed removable lid, and a drawer below to house the charts. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day c...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Cased Barograph
Mahogany Cased Barograph
$2,307 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of White Gorgonian Branches, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of sand-white gorgonian branches from the Wunderkammer in the shape of a fan. The bases are in carved and silvered wood in the shape of a vas...
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Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Amethyst and Guilloché Enamel Cat-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Antique amethyst and enamel cat-shaped cane French, Late 19th Century Height 87cm, width 4.5cm, depth 4.5cm This remarkable antique cane, dating back to late 19th century France, ...
Category

French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Amethyst, Enamel

Antique French "Siren" Handled Walking Stick Cane 19th C 92cm / 36 inches
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French silver gilt pommel handled walking stick, circa 1890 in date The striking stick features an ornate pierced gilt ball-shaped handle featuring super...
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Set Of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Society for the History of French Protestantism ". Th...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Magician's Trick Double Wood Boxes with Ties, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

English Victorian Style Wood and Silver Cane
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian light wood cane with silver handle and brass tip.  
Category

Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Brass

Carved Walnut Full Size Billiard Table and Accessories 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...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Rare Antique English Victorian Solid Brass Playing Card Press, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique English Victorian Solid Brass Playing Card Press, Circa 1880-1890.
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Nineteenth Century Ship Model in Original Paint
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine period model showing a classic windjammer. Carved lifeboats hang from davits. Two more lifeboats are on the cabin roof. Scribed and varnished deck. Rigged with a full set of standing and running cords. Interesting carved cradle...
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North American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Stuffed Bird for Natural History Cabinet, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed green Bengal bird (Amandava formosa Latham), mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet...
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Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood, Paper, Feathers

Carved oak dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved oak dinner gong, the oak frame with mask pediment above a leaf-carved scroll decorated frame supporting the original brass gong. All raised on scrolling legs. Dimensions Heigh...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Carved oak dinner gong
Carved oak dinner gong
$1,922 Sale Price
20% Off
Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman
By Francis Parkman, Frederic Remington
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life. Illustrated by Frederic Remington. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1894. Octavo. Rebound by Benne...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Rare Cabin Decor Antler Humidor, circa 1890-1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Cabin Decor Antler Humidor, circa 1890-1900 An antique turned wooden box with lid, venered with several fine antler slices from the deer and decorated with tips of roe deer antlers. (woodcrack at the lid - see pictures). On top of the lid with hollow turned antler box for matches...
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Unknown Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Antler

1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible. Bound in full black morocco with the covers and raised bands displaying gilt-tooled detailing. All edges gilt, gilt-tooled den...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Antique English Brass-Mounted Rosewood Complete Apothecary Case, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare complete antique English London-made apothecary case, circa 1880. Rosewood with Brass Mounts.
Category

English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1855-92 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
By Alfred Tennyson
Located in Bath, GB
A strikingly bound first edition set of the poetical works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, a lovely set of the popular Victorian's works. A striking uniformly bound set of the poetical works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Bound by Wood of London. Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate for most of Queen Victoria's reign, securing great success during his lifetime. His poems still live on, with him becoming one of the most popular British poets ever. His poems include 'Ulysses', 'The Lady of Shalott', and 'Lady Clara Vere de Vere...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
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English Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

MacIntyre Moorcroft 'Poppy' Patterned Art Pottery Tobacco or Dresser Jar
By James Macintyre & Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique art pottery covered tobacco or dresser jar was made by the James MacIntyre company of England, under the design direction of William Moorcroft...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pottery

The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Walton, Izaak, with Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation… Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. London: Chatto and Windus, 1887. Fourth Nicolas Edition. Small 8vo. Presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine, stunning illustrated gilt title to the front. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout. Presented is a 1887 printing of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton’s famous treatise on fishing, The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Published by Chatto and Windus in London, this beautifully bound volume was the fourth edition to be edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. The book is presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles and illustrated throughout with wood engravings from 27 of the most prominent artists of the time. The Complete Angler was first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot of St Dunstan-in-the-West out of London, UK. Izaak Walton continued to add to the original book for a quarter of a century. A significantly enlarged edition appeared in 1655, and the last edition supervised by Walton, published in 1676, included additional fly-fishing material written by his friend Charles Cotton. The 1676 edition has been among the most often reprinted books in English literature. The Compleat Angler...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

History of Orange County, New York, Everts & Peck 1881
Located in Savannah, GA
History of Orange County, New York with Illustrations Everts & Peck Philadelphia, 1881, Lippencott & Co. Many plates mostly of prominent gentlemen of Orange County. 9 inches wid...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Chinese Carved Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese intricately carved and pierced hardwood dinner gong, having circular brass gong with original beater. Dimensions Height 50 inches Length 24.5 inches width 13.5 inches.
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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Large Chinese Carved Dinner Gong
Large Chinese Carved Dinner Gong
$1,977 Sale Price
41% Off
American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a pain...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Teak Ozi Goblet Shaped Drum with Black and Red Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Burmese tribal Ozi goblet shaped teak drum from the late 19th century, with red and black lacquer and calf skin top. Created in Burma during the later years of the 19th century, this tribal drum...
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Burmese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

English Victorian Monkey Head Cane
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian walking cane with light wood shaft and handle carved as monkey head with metal alloy collar stamped 995.
Category

British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Mermod Freres Oak Music Box on Stand
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mermod Frères Oak Cylinder Music Box on Stand, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. circa 1895. Each side exquisitely decorated with foliate and scrolling carvings, with a Jacot's Patent Safet...
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

19th Century Blackfeet Split Horn Headdress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet or crow split horn headdress collected by Ron Hall at Browning, Montana from grandson of Edward Axe (Blackfeet) who acquired from Jack B...
Category

American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hide, Beads, Feathers

Large-Scale Gloucester Schooner Model
Located in Northport, MI
An exceptional, large-scale model of a classic two-masted Gloucester racing schooner, dating to circa 1890. This finely crafted piece features extraordinary rigging detail, hand-carv...
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American American Classical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

J Cazalin of France Tripod Library Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century scope with geared focal knob and heavy brass tripod stand. Weight is 24 pounds. 23" H x 55" L.
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French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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...
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American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Yemenite Jewish Bridal Bracelet – Silver Filigree Dowry Ornament
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handmade silver bracelet is a remarkable example of traditional Yemenite Jewish bridal jewelry, crafted as part of a dowry set. Meticulously fashioned in the distinctive filigree technique characteristic of Yemenite silversmiths, the piece reflects both cultural significance and exceptional artisanal skill. The bracelet is composed of two hinged halves, secured with a screw clasp mechanism, a typical feature in historic Middle Eastern and North African jewelry...
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Yemeni Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

1873 "Map of the States of California and Nevada" by Chas. Drayton Gibbes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is Warren Holt and Charles Drayton Gibbes' 1873 “Map of California and Nevada.” This map is considered to be one of the finest large-scale ...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Small herbalist pharmacy wooden jars, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two small wooden herbalist's apothecary vases (Thistle flowers, Myrtle berries) in the purest neoclassical style. The surface is finished with cream-white pastiglia with saffr...
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Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Victorian Oak Cased Set of Five Gongs
Located in London, GB
A Victorian oak cased set of five gongs, with beater.
Category

English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

A terrestral globe signed Périgot, published by Delagrave, Paris 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Medium-sized terrestrial globe, made of papier-mâché, finished with pastille and completed by the application of paper spindles imprinted with intaglio printing. Color touch-ups. T...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Elaborate Beaded Handbag with Cloisonné-Style Clasp, Historicism circa 1880
Located in Hamburg, DE
This round antique beaded handbag from the Historicist period, dating to around 1880, is a true collector’s piece and a fine example of 19th-cen...
Category

German Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Carved Wood Folk Art Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century carved wood folk art walking stick Continental, Late 19th Century Height 89cm, width 6cm, depth 4cm This antique walking stick, intricately hand-carved from w...
Category

European Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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