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Period: Late 19th Century
1876 Map of the United States: Detailing the Railroads and Unsettled Territories
Located in Langweer, NL
Stanford’s Smaller Railway Map of the United States, 1876
This original 1876 map, titled "Stanford's Smaller Railway Map of the United States Distinguishing the Unsettled Territorie...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Irish Pony Saddle
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual Irish 19th century specialty pony saddle with center harness by Rafferty of Dublin, in richly patinated leather, brass and timber and with padded t...
Category
Irish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,950
1882 Detailed Map of South America showing Political and Geographical Features
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map of South America, published by Blackie and Son as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World,' showcases the continent in remarkable detail. It provide...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Louis Philippe Style Miniature Armoire or Wall Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Century French Louis Philippe style miniature armoire or sample cabinet, hand-crafted of solid walnut with a mirrored door and dovetailed drawer. Interior has one adjustable shelf (replaced). Working lock and key. Chestnut as a secondary wood. Mirrored door with drawer below. All original and well constructed. May be used as a kitchen wall cabinet...
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French Louis Philippe Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
French enamel, brass and mother of pearl Opera Glasses
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of French enamel, brass and mother of pearl opera glasses, pink enamelled and jewelled barrels, with mother of pearl caps. Go...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Russian Silver Crook Handle Walking Stick Cane 89cm 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Russian silver crook head handle walking cane, circa 1880 in date.
The cane features a crook handle with Russian hallmarks and stylised engraved initials...
Category
European Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Punch Book, Almanac Compendium, English, Humour, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Punch's almanac compendium for 1848-1887. An English, bound illustrated annual set, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Established in 1841, Punch ma...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Paper
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
Antique Hardwood Vesta Case with fine Shell Patera Inlay, late 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality antique Vesta case, all handmade from various hardwoods and having well detailed shell inlay, dating to the 19th Century, Circa 1880.
The case is all han...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Book, The Life of Charles Dickens, Biography, English, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster. An English language biographical account of the Victorian author, dating to the late 19th century, published c...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Ohio, with Inset Maps of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ohio'. Original antique map of Ohio, United States. With inset maps of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. This print originates from 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$274 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tibet Po Cha Mug Silver Finely Engraved Jade White Coral
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Antique Tibet Po Cha Religious Mug Silver finely engraved White Jade Coral , refined object of great class and history, in excellent condition.
Category
Tibetan Tibetan Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Silver
$1,417 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Iron Rooster Wall Bell with Chain Pull
Located in Dallas, TX
Add rustic French charm to your space with this antique iron wall bell, crafted in France circa 1880. The decorative bracket features ornate scrollwork and floral detailing, supporti...
Category
French Country Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Decorative Coloured Map of North America, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map of North America is from the Blackie & Son Atlas published in 1882. Here are several points of interest about this map:
1. **Political Borders**: The map l...
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Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne '6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set'
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set), by Nathaniel Hawthorne with Introductory Notes By George Parsons Lathrop. Published by Houghton Mifflin...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rebuilt Steinway Model B Grand Piano Arabesque Music Desk Fluted Barrel Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1886, Steinway Model B grand piano with a black case.
The music desk is in an openwork arabesque design featuring a central lyre motif
surrounded by stylised tendrils and foliage. The serpentine piano cheek features a dual linear case moulding. The piano lyre has two fluted spindle upright supports with two brass pedals and a brass footplate. The fluted, barrel piano legs have sunken brass casters. The leg pediment is carved with a stylised flower and curlicues. Piano has an eighty-five note keyboard.
Enjoy the vintage styling of an antique Steinway...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A German Anti-Semitic Beer Stein, late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th-century ceramic beer stein with designs celebrating well-known antisemitic politicians, amid scenes of caricatured Jews growing rich by abusing, cheating, and stealing from...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Antique Map of the Antilles and Central America – 1872
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique Map of the Antilles and Central America – 1872
Description:
This finely detailed antique map, titled Antilles et Amérique Centrale, was published in 1872 under t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Victorian Two Rifle Rack / Wall-Mounted Gun Display Rack with Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and large Victorian rifle rack with width open box at the bottom.
This highly decorative and good condition gun rack for wall mounting could look great above your fireplace, but also in a private library, home office or trophy room etc. The beautifully patinated, light nutwood combined with the four strong and all handcrafted brass weapon holders make this victorian antique hunting piece an impressive sight to see. If you are not into hunting, but you simply love the great look of this finest quality rack then you could also use this stylish antique for various other purposes. You could, for example, also have rare swords...
Category
European Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Novelty Billiard Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Billiard mantel clock.
A rare and very unusual novelty mantel clock, the base being a miniature billiard table. The drum-shaped clock case has a 6 cm porcelain dial fronting...
Category
British Sporting Art Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$3,483 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Specimen Display Dome, English Taxidermy Showcase, Victorian, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique specimen display dome. An English, glass and ebonised pine taxidermy showcase, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Appealingly tall example, with a ...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Pine
American Polished Steel Sky Light Binnacle with Rope Carved Base, Phil. C. 1880
By Hands & Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American polished steel sky light binnacle with rope carved base, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Norfolk VA. Late 19th century. Binnacle has been electrified fo...
Category
American American Empire Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Engraving - Crucifixion Christ - Silver Plated Copper - After Van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century engraving, depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and cherubs "Christ aux Anges". Engraved on a copper panel, silver plated. After Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)...
Category
French Baroque Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Old Print of a Mosque in a Kampung Java or Village of Javanese, Indonesia, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Missigit in Kampong Djawa'.
Antique print depicting a scene in Indonesia. Originates from 'De Oorlog tusschen Nederland en Atchin' by G.L. Klepper.
Artis...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$245 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of 'The Ascension' Made after Perugino 'c.1890'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Ascension'.
Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Perugino.
Source unknown, to be determined. P...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$259 Sale Price
20% Off
World of Comets, Translated by James Glaisher, Leather Bound, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The World of Comets. Translated and Edited by James Glaisher. With Numerous Woodcuts and Chromolithographs, by Amedee Guillemin. 1st Ed Leather Bound hardcover, Published by Sampson ...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Large Antique Hand Carved Wood Black Forest Wall Plaque W. Crucifix Behind Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and condition work of religious art with amazing, hand carved details.
This amazingly hand carved wooden wall plaque is not only of great quality and condition, it also has a patina that is unlike anything you ever saw. Over the decades we have sold a number of unique and interesting crucifixes, but we had not yet come across one that is inside such a beautiful branches and leaf frame in the Swiss Black Forest style. For us to have found it in this amazing condition again felt like a blessing and we are grateful to be able it to offer it to our 1stdibs clientele first. At the centre of this Christian-work-of-art-wall-plaque and behind the original, mouth-blown convex glass 'window' is an even more detailed sepiolite sculpture of Christ on the cross. The details in this crucifix sculpture...
Category
European Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Gast Upright Piano Quartered Walnut Neoclassical Inlay Brass Candlesticks
Located in Leeds, GB
Albert Gast upright piano with a quartered, walnut case and ornate, brass candlesticks. Entire cabinet inlaid in neoclassical designs. Piano has an eighty-eight keyboard and two pedals.
Front panel features inlay of a central urn surrounded by scrolling acanthus and flowers. The cabinet pilasters are carved Corinthian style with a palmette flourish. The scroll piano cheeks are carved with curlicue strapwork and inlaid with foliage and flowers. The piano legs...
Category
German Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A brass ship’s bell from Peninsular & Orient liner S.S. Ballarat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze ship’s bell is incised with the legend ‘Ballarat’ and has a suspension bracket and plaited rope bell-pull. The interior is painted white....
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Seascape with Clippership by George Howell Gay (American: 1858 - 1931), ca 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
Seascape with Clippership by George Howell Gay (American: 1858 - 1931), circa 1890, an oil on canvas bow view of a clippership under full sail, running with stun'sls and skysails set, on lively sea under blue cloudy sky, with a second square-rigger visible in the background, signed in the lower right, and titled on the reverse "Clipper Ship Before the Wind." A beautiful and dramatic painting with a cool, brisk feel.
The painting is in fine condition, with one small patch along the upper margin and a tiny spot of corresponding inpainting.
Measures:24 in H x 20 in W
Framed: 29 in H x 25 in W
George Howell Gay was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and educated in Chicago under Paul Brown and Henry Elkins, and in 1889 moved to Bronxville, New York. He worked in all media, but was especially fond of watercolor, which allowed him to capture the transparency of the ocean and the luminous qualities of sunlight and clouds. Gay worked along the Northeastern coast from Rhode Island to Maine, but also painted summer and winter landscapes throughout New England.
Gay’s seascapes were exhibited at the Boston Art...
Category
American Other Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Tall Victorian Antique Taxidermy Specimen Dome, English Glass Display Case, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique taxidermy specimen dome. An English, glass and ebonised pine display case, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Well proportioned Victorian dome, idea...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique Carved Wood Tobacco Pipe with Excellent Dog and Deer Head Carving
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Carved Wood Tobacco Pipe with Excellent Dog and Deer Head Carving
An antique handcarved wood tobacco pipe with fine carved hunting scenes and a carved dog on the lid. At the...
Category
German Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Louis XV Style Piano by Francois Linke, Signed., Stamped by Zwiener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke (1855-1946)
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood piano,late 19th century , signed Francois Linke, stamped Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener,
movement by E...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rebuilt 1881 Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano Burr Walnut
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1881, Steinway & Sons Model D concert grand piano with a burr walnut case, filigree music desk and fluted, barrel legs. The music desk is an ...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oval Collector's Dome, English, Glass Clock Case, Botany, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique oval collector's dome. An English, glass and ebonised mahogany clock case or botany showcase, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charming oval form, off...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Georg Fortner Upright Piano Mahogany High Relief Carvings by Julius Bechler
Located in Leeds, GB
Antique, Georg Fortner upright piano for sale with an ornately carved, mahogany case and ornate candlesticks. Entire cabinet features carved flowers, foliage, musical instruments and grotesque heads on each piano cheek.
This upright piano was made to order by the german piano manufacturer Georg Fortner in Munich. The extravagant cabinet carvings were created by the famous wood sculpter, Julius Bechler, who ordered the piano for his private home in the the town Achensee in Austria. Julius Bechler was an appointed wood artist for King Ludwig II...
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German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Style Steinway Centennial Concert Grand Carved Rosewood
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo style, 1874, Steinway & Sons Centennial concert grand piano with a rosewood case, filigree music desk and ornately carved, reverse scroll legs. Piano is rebuilt.
The piano cheek features a carved, Classical meander and acanthus in high relief. The two-pedal piano lyre features carved inverted fish, c-scrolls and a central cartouche. The music desk in an openwork arabesque design and a central lyre motif. A sinuous wave pattern double moulding surrounds the cabinet base.
At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there were several manufacturer's competitions, including a piano competition. The Steinway company sent two grand pianos displaying their latest developments, demonstrating the firm's innovative and markedly improved piano quality. Their determined pursuit of quality was rewarded at the world exhibition with a gold medal. Steinway won the competition against several established, well-known American piano makers, including Chickering and Sons and Weber. This Steinway concert grand...
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German Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
1882 Map of Australia and New Zealand with Regional and Geographical Features
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1882 map of Australia and New Zealand, published by Blackie and Son as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World,' provides a detailed and insightful look at t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sentimental Tommy, The Story of His Boyhood – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Cassell and Co., 1896.
First Edition.
Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm), pp. viii + 452 + 4 of publisher's advertising. Red calf binding by Root & Son (stamp on f...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Anatomical Didactic Abdominal & Pelvis Model attr. to Sommer
By Marcus Sommer
Located in London, GB
Antique Anatomical Model, Medical Antique, Anatomical Antique, Vintage Anatomical Model, Antique Cabinet of Curiosities, Gothic Antique, Anatomical Sculpture.
Antique 19th Century G...
Category
German Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Paint, Paper
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American Flags and Lifeboats, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American flags and lifeboats circa 1900
Original Travel Agency Model - No Motor - Wired Interior for Lighting
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with Am...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Heroes of the Plains by J. W. Buel, Illustrated, circa 1880s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Buel, James W. Heroes of the Plains, or Lives and Wonderful Adventures of Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Capt. Payne, “White Beaver,” Capt. Jack, Texas Jack, California Joe, an...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1899, Bluthner grand piano with a rosewood case, decorated with Art Nouveau and Empire style elements. It was showcased at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Piano bought by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in the Coronation year of 1902 to be situated in the ballroom of Malborough House. It was sold in 1936 to Major Maconochie in Bath. This piano is in great original condition having only had two previous owners. A rare opportunity to acquire a royal piano.
The piano cheek side panel is inlaid with an Art Nouveau design featuring a stylised female head surrounded by whiplash lines and foliage. Musical instruments sit centrally in the design. Columnar, Empire style gilt mounts stand each side of the inlay. Napoleonic emblems of stars, palmettes and foliage feature here. Symmetrical female heads with flowing tresses and floral...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Tall Antique Taxidermy Specimen Dome, English, Glass Display Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique taxidermy specimen dome. An English, glass and ebonised base display showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Appealing example, with a use...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Bronze Champleve Wall Cross with Holy Water Font
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful cross with holy water font was created in France, circa 1880. Crafted in bronze using the champlevé technique, the antique cross features intricate enamel work in a vibrant palette of turquoise, navy, red, and pink. The decorative surface is adorned with floral and foliate motifs, and centered with a red medallion bearing the Christogram "IHS," symbolizing the name of Jesus. The base is fitted with a small enameled basin...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Map of Java in 4 sheets by Dornseiffen, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed map of Java in 4 sheets, with an inset map of Batavia (Jakarta). This map originates from 'Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost- en West-Indie' by Dr. I. Dornseiffen. Published by Se...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$614 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrust...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,441,372
Wide Antique Clock Dome, English, Glass, Pine, Display Showcase, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a wide antique clock dome. An English, glass over ebonised pine display showcase, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Superb size, ideal for a larger mantel clo...
Category
British High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
French 19th Century Pocket Watch Keys Fob Pendant
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present three different pocket watch keys that could become a delicate jewellery. All are made in France and were used in the late 19th century and are still in good original...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Embossed Copper and Brass Gun Powder Flask
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Embossed Copper and Brass Gun Powder Flask.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Eight Spoke Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine late nineteenth century ships or yacht wheel. Very fine varnish finish. The brass trim ring and center hub have been meticulously polished. Brass acorn cap on one of the eight t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Stuffed bird for natural history cabinet, Domestic Sparrow, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Natural specimen from Wunderkammer: Stuffed bird (Passer Domesticus) Domestic sparrow, mounted on a wooden base with cartouche. Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal', 1897
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century newspaper 'Le Petite Jounal' from France, 1897. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Paper Di...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Taxidermy marine specimen: a Puffer fish, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and til...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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 Late 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
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