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Period: Late 19th Century
19th Century Limestone Holy Water Font
Located in Zedelgem, BE
19th century Beautiful little holy water font in limestone (Italian church).
Category

European Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Limestone

Early Dish Faced Golf Club, Gray Iron
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique John Gray Hickory Golf Club, Prestwick. This early large head hickory shafted lofting iron with a concave smooth face is a fine example of John Gray's work. The back of the i...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

A botanic model of a pale pink tulip, Brendel, Germany 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare Brendel botanical model of Tulipa gesneriana, the Tulip N.200 (Liliaceae), light pink color. The wooden ebonized round base holds the model which opens revealing the flower. T...
Category

German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Large Original Antique Map of North Carolina, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of North Carolina Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Billiard Marker or POOL Scorer Victorian Barcelona Spain
Located in Radstock, GB
An exquisite and exceptiionally rare Spanish billiard marker by Mayol Y Poch of Barcelona circa 1880. Probably made from Madera wood. A high end ...
Category

Spanish Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Juggler Pins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 19th-century English juggler’s pins, with their ebonized finish and slender, tapered form, carry a sense of mystery and history in their weathered appearance. Highlighted by go...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Pocket Watch, 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent 19th century pocket watch. The glass is detached and bumps at the sides. On the back on the watch, there is a perpetual calendar
Category

French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Antique French Crystal, Vermeil and Gemstone Cane
Located in London, GB
Antique French crystal, vermeil and gemstone cane French, c. 1890 Height 89cm, diameter 2.5cm Masterfully crafted in late 19th century France, this exquisite walking stick is ado...
Category

French Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Vermeil

Lovely circa 1890 Victorian Hardwood Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games This is a very well made and c...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Large Black Bear Child's Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England or Austria in approximately 1880 and done in...
Category

Austrian High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Victorian Period Unusual Sterling Silver-Mounted Cut Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, unusual sterling silver-mounted cut crystal match striker, having a full sterling silver match cup/holder, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1895, John Grins...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Victoria era gold and Sciacca coral long chain, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era necklace in gold and Sciacca coral. The long chain is in 8 Kt yellow gold, with quarter-turn links, with a smooth body. Finally with lobster clasp. the necklace is enri...
Category

English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coral, Gold

French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Charpentier
Located in London, GB
Designed in the French Rococo style, this clock and barometer set have been beautifully ornamented with scrolling foliate gilt bronze forms. The two are diamond shaped, with symmetri...
Category

French Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Palestine: Tribes & Maccabees – Antique Map by Migeon, Paris, 1892
Located in Langweer, NL
Palestine Divided into Tribes & Under the Maccabees – Antique Map by Migeon, 1892 This detailed antique map features two historical views of the Holy Land side by side: Palestine di...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet This beautiful Mahogany cabinet was used by a traveling optometrists to treat patients in their homes.  Th...
Category

Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Admiral Viscount Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton in the Studio of George Romney
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oil painting shows the fictional scene of Emma, Lady Hamilton meeting Lord Nelson in Romney’s studio. She is seated for her portrait wearing a full pink skirt under a tightly f...
Category

English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

Landers, Frary & Clark Cast Iron Coffee Grinder/Mill
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a large and heavy Landers, Frary & Clark cast iron coffee grinder#20 1/2. It has a bell shaped nickel hopper with a flat wood lid and two...
Category

American American Classical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron, Nickel

1870 Lord Lytton's Works
By Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Located in Bath, GB
A very pleasing set of thirty-seven volumes in uniform leather bindings of the works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a stunning collection in thirty-seve...
Category

European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

A table game with dice, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A board game with dice. Base, lid and central element are in oak wood, the cylinder is in glass containing three dice. France late 19th century.
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead, second half 19th Century, a scroll carved and painted wooden ornament from the bow of a ship. A billethead was a smaller carving used in place of a figurehead, mounted under the bowsprit of a ship. As the 19th Century progressed and the age of clipper ships saw a move towards ever more extreme clipper bows, there was a need to eliminate unnecessary weight aboard ship, especially in the bow (to avoid burying the nose into every wave), so billet heads...
Category

American Federal Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th century John Chatillon & Sons Painted Red Cast Iron and Brass Scale
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming cast iron John Chatillon & Sons scale with original red paint and a large brass tray. The weight is fixed, moving from side to side. J. Chatillon & Sons is stamped on the ...
Category

American Rustic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

Gothic Revival, Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Communion Set, London, 1877
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1877 by Samuel Smily, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Communion Set, is in the Gothic revival style. ...
Category

English Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brass Vesta Match Case in the Shape of a Pig
Located in Delft, NL
A brass vesta match case in the shape of a pig A small vesta match case in brass. The small pig has a head that comes down to place the matches an...
Category

European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Smooth Face Left Handed Golf Club, Lofting Iron
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Early left hand hickory golf club. This early large head hickory shafted lofting iron has a smooth face, hickory shaft and the remains of the original sheepskin grip. This is a fine...
Category

British Sporting Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Mechanical countertop cigar cutter, Philadelphia, USA 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Mechanical cigar cutter for tobacconist counter with spring mechanism to clip 5 cent cigars at the time of sale. Made of chrome metal and enamel. Allen R. Cressmans Sons. Philadelphi...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Anatomical model for class, depicting the kidneys, Spain 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomic model for schools, for educational use, depicting the kidneys, made out of painted papier maché and mounted over a black painted fruitwood base. Spain circa 1890.
Category

Spanish Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Signed Cow Bell with Original Leather Collar & Bronze Buckle
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the French countryside into your home with this beautiful, patinated metal antique bell from the Alps mountains of France. Crafted, circa 1880, the rustic bell is signed MLD Ch...
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Relief Atlas Map of South America by Hachette – Antique French Map c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of South America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette, c.1883 Description: This antique map titled “Amérique du Sud” was published circa 1883 by Hachette in Paris as part o...
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique W.& T. Avery English Victorian Brass & Porcelain Balance Beam Scale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique W.& T. Avery English Victorian Brass, Cast Iron & Porcelain Balance Beam Scal...
Category

Unknown Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century Pink Painted Porcelain Huqqa
Located in London, GB
This beautiful porcelain huqqa (or hookah) is of Continental, possibly Russian, origin and was created in the late 19th Century. The item is finely painted and decorated with photo-r...
Category

Russian Islamic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian "9-Spot" Dominoe Game 55 Piece Set in Jointed Hardwood Box, 19th C.
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...
Category

English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Tennis Figure, James Ernest Renshaw, Parian Ware.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Lawn Tennis Sculpture. Parian Ware Tennis Figure, James Ernest Renshaw. An extremely rare, Parian Ware, Victorian tennis figurine by the sculptor Rowla...
Category

Scottish Sporting Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Map of North America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of North America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette c.1883 Description: This antique map titled “Amérique du Nord” was published around 1883 by E. Hachette in Paris as pa...
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Relief Atlas Map of Asia by Hachette – Antique French Map, circa 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Asia – Relief Atlas Map by Hachette, circa 1883 Description: This antique map titled “Asie” was published by Hachette in Paris around 1883 and originates from their e...
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Small Antique Bronze Brass Opening Porthole with Deadlight
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small antique bronze brass opening porthole with deadlight The porthole is in good condition, apart from the glass which is original and scratc...
Category

Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte (pseudonym of Mark Twain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte (pseudonym of Mark Twain) Published Harper & Brothers 1896 First edition, originally published as a serialization in Harper’s...
Category

North American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Johannes Brahms Composer Historic Hand Autographed in Ink Engraving / Etching
By Johannes Brahm
Located in Westport, CT
Johannes Brahms autographed hand signed in ink engraving etching 1885 with original cardboard to back of frame. Johannes Brahms German composer and pianist, 1833-1897 "In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence were considerable. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs", a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von...
Category

Austrian Romantic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
Category

French Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Excellent shape 19th century buffalo skinners outfit with 5 period knives, 2 scales, sharpening steel and holster. Used in the real buffalo days. Vintage,...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

1882 Antique Map of the Indian Archipelago Showing Southeast Asia in Detail
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map of the Indian Archipelago, published by Blackie and Son as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World,' provides a detailed depiction of the maritime r...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This scale model of a Hastings lugger is very similar to the one described in E.W. White’s book as typical of this type of fishing vessel. She has an extremely wide beam, centreboard...
Category

English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Elephant Head Walking Stick / Promenade Stick Bone, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood stick with fine bone engraving as an elephant head. Germany around 19th century Very fine carved handwork. Carved elephant sculpture as a handle. Very high quality workma...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone

8 Tambourines xix Century
Located in Madrid, ES
8 Tambourines XIX Century 8 TAMBOURINS XIX CENTURY COLLECTION OF 8 ANCIENT TAMBOURINS PAINTED IN OIL AND SIGNS DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS: THE SMALLEST 16 CM A...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bentwood

Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This Tarahamara vessel was used to make corn beer in Copper Canyon, Mexico. Complete with iron stand. Rawhide wrapped for stability, a used piece. 19" D x 25" H. Great match to P510....
Category

Mexican Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Giltwood Thermometer & Perpetual Calendar Attributed to F.Linke, France, c. 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style set comprising a thermometer and a perpetual calendar attributed to F. Linke. Each consisting of a metal plaque, painted with floral motifs on a beige backgro...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sheet Metal

1891 The Letters of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl of Orford
By Horace Walpole
Located in Bath, GB
An illustrated limited edition collection of the letters of Horace Walpole, totalling over two thousands letters written during his lifetime. A limited edition, limited to one hundr...
Category

European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Billiard Rules Pool Rules Pyramid Rules Victorian Framed Rules
Located in Radstock, GB
This framed and printed sheet Rule frame is very unusual because it actually features the rules of three games Billiards, Life Pool and Pyramid pool. Printed by the famous Glasgo...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), 19th c.
Located in Madrid, ES
Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), around the second half of the 19th century. Iron scale made up of a swinging arm with a structure at each end from...
Category

Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other, Iron

A Very Fine Takamaki-e Lacquer Cheroot Case in the Manner of Shibata Zeshin
By Shibata Zeshin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The 'ishime' lacquered case consisting of two conforming molded sections with one sliding overtop the other, both sides decorated with hand painted gilt, silver & burnt dark russet (kasshoku) lacquers, depicting motifs in low relief of a rat with an acorn on one side and two acorns on the opposing. In Japanese culture rats are considered auspicious symbols of fertility & wealth, acorns symbolize prosperity & growth. Signed with characters and a mon on one edge. Takamaki-e is a lacquer technique in which metallic powders such as silver, gold, copper, pewter etc., are used in combination with lacquer & clay-dust to build up motifs in low relief. Please note that the color tones & hues of the lacquered motifs appear somewhat more vibrant in the images due to ambient lighting conditions. Regarding the opinion stating the superior quality of this fine example being likened to works associated with those by Shibata...
Category

Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Porcelain Huqqa with Persian Decoration
Located in London, GB
This beautiful porcelain huqqa (or hookah) is of Continental, possibly Russian origin and was created for the Persian market. The item is a historic smoking accessory which is highly...
Category

Russian Islamic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Novelty Sterling Silver Pig and Trough Match Strike 1885 J. Braham
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1885 by Joseph Braham, this delightful, novelty, Victorian, antique sterling silver match strike, is modelled as a pig standing by his trough, mounted on a wo...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Painted Porcelain Huqqa Base
Located in London, GB
This beautifully crafted and decorated porcelain huqqa (or hookah) base is of Continental, possibly Russian origin. It was created in the late 19th century for the Persian market. The huqqa base...
Category

Russian Islamic Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Laboratory Trebuchet Balance By Maison Mabille In Paris.
Located in BARSAC, FR
Pharmacy/laboratory trebuchet scale in its all-sided glass case, a vertical sliding door on the front, a storage drawer at the bottom. Complete with its original accessories, functi...
Category

French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Cornish Pixie Gong, English, Brass, Oak, Dinner Chime, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Cornish Pixie gong. An English, brass and oak dinner chime, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming gong raised b...
Category

British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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  « Memoirs of the bourge...
Category

French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Leather

19th Century Domed Horn Pommel / Corkscrew Walking Stick Cane
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian domed horn pommel gentleman's novelty walking stick, circa 1880 in date. The horn pommel, unscrews to reveal a travelling corkscrew, on a tapered Malacc...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Large Original Antique Map of Illinois, USA, 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Illinois Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, 1894 Unframed Free shipping.
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Silver-Plated American Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, silver-plated Hanukkah lamp made in the United States. Typical of late 19th century revivalism in Judaica, the lamp is designed in a combination of styles such as the rococo scrollwork and diamond pattern and the Gothic niches...
Category

American Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Depicting the Biblical "Ruth"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-painted porcelain cabinet plate was made by the renowned KPM porcelain factory of Germany in approximately 1880. The center of the plate features a depiction of the...
Category

German Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Religious Silver Parasol with Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
Cet intrigant parasol religieux du XIXe siècle présente une croix en argent et un tissu cousu avec du fil d'or. Il est en excellent état et conserve son étui d'origine. Lorsqu'il est...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

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