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Period: Mid-19th Century
Set of Three Mesquite Wood Crosses Found in Zacatecas, circa 1900
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Set of three mesquite wood crosses with colorful indigenous fabrics, quite rare, circa 1900.
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Kite Reel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped object is a 19th century Chinese kite reel, cleverly carved to contain small wooden beads that rattle back and forth as the reel is used. A popular past time, kite flying...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Brown Brothers Cast Iron Boot Jack
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century cast iron boot jack, with jacks on both ends and legs on both sides. Brown Brothers Foundry, patented May 18, 1869. 12" x 5". Collector's p...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Chinese Silk Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These dainty, pointed slippers, made of cotton and silk embroidered with pink flowers, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity in the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These silk lotus slippers...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk
2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems. Bound in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. All edges gilt. New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1853.
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
19th Spanish Wood and Copper Ewer
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Spanish Wood and Copper Ewer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Chinese Charm Token Shoe with Compartment, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally tucked in a pocket as a charm, this tiny shoe was kept close at hand as a talisman for marital happiness. Meticulously carved from wood, the shoe is decorated with a double happiness symbol, the traditional symbol for conjugal bliss. A lovely Valentine’s Day or anniversary gift, the charm has a compartment ready to be filled with a note or small gift...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Two volumes: Geographical Atlas of Spain (…) and General Dictionary...
Located in Madrid, ES
Two volumes: Geographical Atlas of Spain (…) and General Dictionary of all Peoples. Editors Gaspar y Roig. Spain, Madrid, 1864 and 1862.
Two volumes framed in a similar way, with l...
Category
Spanish Other Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Chinese Black Silk Lotus Slippers with Plum Blossoms, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These pointed slippers, beautifully embroidered with light blue plum blossoms on black silk, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity during the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These beautifully preserved lotus slippers...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Regency Brass Mounted Country House Library Long Arm or Book Reach, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
This beautifully engineered and constructed library accessory is in good working condition. It is a rare piece and would have originated from a lar...
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Stand Up Beetle Boot Jack
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rare factory made stand up beetle boot jack with toe grip and spindled ash pole ending in round knob.
PERIOD: Last quarter 19th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 32"H
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Cast Iron, Boot Jacks, Bootjacks, Antique, Vintage, Brown Brothers...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th century Wooden shoe Snuff Box, treen
Located in Bilzen, BE
A beautifully carved wooden snuff box (treen) from the middle 19th century with a beautiful old patina in the shape of a shoe
Good condition as shown ...
Category
French Georgian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Painted French Caen Stone Architectural Model
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A vibrantly painted antique Caen stone architectural model. Dating from the mid 19th century, this limestone model came from a French church destroyed during WWII. With its arched design and ornately carved columns, it is reminiscent of blind arcades found in historic ecclesiastical and gothic architecture. Detailed to the top with castellations, this antique architectural model...
Category
Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Chinese Lilac Lotus Slippers with Plum Blossoms, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These pointed silk slippers, beautifully embroidered with pink plum blossoms, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of b...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Poetry antique book by unknown author, with Odes and Sonnets illustrades, in a perfect beautiful original binding.
I kept it for me for long time:...
Category
English Other Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, Courtship of Miles Standish.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, Courtship of Miles Standish. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco with marbled boards. Gilt-tooling on the r...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings. Bound by John Mylrea in 3/4 red calf and marbled boards bordered in floral open-tooling. The spines display a black morocc...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bombe chest with hinged lifting top.
Category
European Baroque Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of decorative elements, white veined marble, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural elements, pair of pilaster capitals, sculpted and finished in veined white marble. They have a coplanar rectangular base whose front si...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Black marble paperweight with micromosaic of Colosseum Rome souvenir Grand Tour
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Belgian black marble paperweight shaped at the edges with central oval plaque containing a micro-mosaic depicting a view of the Colosseum (Rome).
These examples of micromosa...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Lithographic Print on Paper, Depicting the Male Genital System, France 1850 Ca
Located in Milan, IT
An anatomical lithographic print on paper, depicting the male genital system. Black lacquered fir wood frame with golden ramin wood batting. N. H. Jacob, Pari...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Late Regency Childs Yew and Elm Windsor Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with bow back and pierced baluster splat, turned legs and crinoline stretcher.
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Elm, Yew
Lithographic print on paper, depicting the atlas of the hand, France 1850 ca.
Located in Milan, IT
An anatomical lithographic print on paper, depicting the anatomical atlas of the hand. Black lacquered fir wood frame with golden ramin wood batting. N. H. Ja...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Lithographic print on paper depicting the muscular system of a neck, France 1850
Located in Milan, IT
An anatomical lithographic print on paper, depicting a cross section of the muscular system of the neck. Black lacquered fir wood frame with golden ramin wood batting...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
By Gustav Barberini
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular marble paperweight with octogonal inlaid micromosaic plate. The plaque depicting a spaniel in a landscape, the trunk os a tree in this left.
Depictions of dogs in micro...
Category
Italian Restauration Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Four Pair of rare Georgian Miniature Mahogany Shoes decorated Mother of Pearl
Located in Leuven , BE
These stunning and unique Miniature Georgian shoes were produced in England during the early 19th century, circa 1830. They are hand carved from Mahogany wood and feature the most wo...
Category
British Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Military Meter for National Service, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
The military meter was used during the campaign of military conscription visits for military national service in Italy. The base, made out of cast iro...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass and Enamel Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, 1950s. Enamel over brass. Marked on bottom, "made in Israel." The front scene depicts the Maccabees against Roman soldiers over the battle of Jerusalem. ...
Category
Israeli Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique 1856 Hand Watercolour Map of Dept Des Hautes Alpes by Levasseur's
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1856 hand watercolour map of the Austrian Alps titled Dept Des Hautes Alpes taken from the Atlas National...
Category
French Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Monochrome Shell Cameo of a Female Bacchus, c. 1850
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exceptional antique cameo, likely from England and dating to around 1850, is carved from a single-colored shell—a rarer choice compared to the more common layered varieties. It ...
Category
Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Two Half Model Gliders, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two half model gliders, circa 1950. In various woods.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Saccharimetre a Penombres by J Duboscq
Located in London, by appointment only
Numbered No 25 and signed by J Duboscq a Paris.
Louis Jules Duboscq was a French instrument maker, inventor and pioneering photographer. He was known in his time and is remembered t...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
19th Century Italian Porcelain Maiden with Child Statue, 1850s
By Capodimonte
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century Italian porcelain Maiden and her child statue from the 1850s.
A damage at the back of the maiden has been renovated.
Beautiful qu...
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
A Mid 19th Century Mughal Style Silver Betel Box, Northern India
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Intended to hold paan or betel, the seamed cylindrical body flaring downward towards the base, the domed lid showing a lotus-bud final over a flattened and canted rim, both decorated...
Category
Indian Islamic Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Colt Distributors Quill Letter to Governor Beginning of Civil War, 1861
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This handwritten (it appears with quill) letter was addressed to the Governor of the state of Ohio in 1861- the beginning of the Civil War. Tyler Davidson, one of the major Colt distributors, is offering the Ohio Militia one to two thousand Colt Navy revolvers. They "can provide 100 per day at a cost of $22.50 each." This document from the files of Civil War General...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Cameo with Gold Frame; Brooch, Victorian Era, circa 1850
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo (brooch with security handle) with gold frame. The central piece, made in shell (Cassius Cypraea), white on flesh tone, presents a female bust (on view from the side). This you...
Category
European Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Extremely Large Hand-Drawn Manuscript Map of Surinam, 1830, History of Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique large hand-drawn map of Surinam by Albrecht Helmut Hiemcke (German, 1760-1839)
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'Colonie Surinaame', 1830
A large hand-drawn and coloured map of the colony of Suri...
Category
Surinamer Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Bronze and Cloisonne Wall Barometer and Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize an office or study with this elegant antique barometer. Crafted in France circa 1850, the scientific instrument with hunt motifs throughout, features deer, bird and a let...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
19th Century Spanish Copper Bedwarmer with Wooden Handle
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Spanish Copper Bedwarmer with Wooden Handle.
Category
Spanish Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Beautiful Colour French Antique 1856 Hand Watercolour Map of Dept Des La Corse
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1856 hand watercolour map of the Austrian Alps titled Dept Des La Course taken from the Atlas National ...
Category
French Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Polish Woman's Sabbath Cap 'Kupka'
Located in New York, NY
Gold and silver wrapped thread on canvas, gold thread embroidery, embellished with decorative appliques and sequins; silk lining.
Rare example of a magnificent cap worn on the Sabba...
Category
Polish Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century, Little Bicycle Made of Solid Wood with Metal Wheels
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century, little bicycle made of solid wood with pedals, adjustable seat and stable front part.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Gilded Antique Friezes for Furniture
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
- Rare gilded friezes for furniture, to enrich Your door, Your mirror, Your headboard of bed etc. -
O/6842 - crown antique in gilt bronze - cm. 26 x height 1...
Category
Italian Beaux Arts Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Hûkka, Narghile base, Persia or North India, 19th C.
Located in PARIS, FR
Hûkka, hookah base, in black steel with floral decoration in silver inlay.
Persia or North India, 19th c.
The top part is missing.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Steel
Miniature Ash Back Kitchen Chair 19th Century Apprentice Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century miniature beech and ash hoop back kitchen chair
A delightful piece, this chair it may be tiny but it has the most wonderful look, a great patina and charm.
The chair...
Category
French Country Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
Royal Naval Ship’s Elm Companionway Board
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Royal Naval ship’s elm companionway board, of rectangular form with an arched top and two sturdy brass rings, naively carved with a crowned coat of arms flanked by a lion and unicorn...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Elm
Mail pouch in maroquin rouge, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Red leather pouch to carry or deliver the mail with flap, decorated with gilt fleur-de-lys arabesques.
Interior, two pockets, and a smaller one with flap.
A folding gusset allows to ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
19th Century Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Micromosaic Medallions
Located in Paris, FR
Silver-gilt bracelet composed of three medallions decorated with micromosaics on a black onyx background. The micromosaics feature multicolored bouquets of flowers, and the setting i...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Silver
19th Century Gentleman's Club Horseshoe Smoking Tray
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century gentleman's club horseshoe smoking set. Would have been in a gentleman's club. Walnut horseshoe base and three cups for cigarettes, cigars, and matches along with strike...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair Chinese Double Luck Lotus Slippers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These pointed silk slippers are beautifully embroidered with colorful bats and golden coins, symbols of happiness and good luck, and were shaped to resemble a lotus bud to enhance one's bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity during the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive, albeit tortured, gait of small, light steps. These beautifully preserved lotus slippers...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Silk
A Wellington commemorative barometer retailed by Wehrle and Steuert
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This carved giltwood barometer is in the form of a military trophy of arms surmounted by a ducal coronet. It comprises a sword hilt, cannon barrels and standards surrounding a portr...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Spanish Miniature 3-Drawer Chest
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish miniature 3-drawer chest.
Category
Spanish Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Silver Torah Finials 'Rimmonim'
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah finials, chased, pierced, engraved, and cast, France, circa 1860.
The finials are constructed with large open-work decorated ball ...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
William IV Folio Stand, High Quality Work, circa 1840
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A William IV folio stand, circa 1840
High quality work.
English.
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
American Rooster Sheet Iron Boot Scraper
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arts & Crafts stylized sheet iron rooster boot scraper on wooden base.
Period: Mid-20th century
Origin: United States
Size: 12" H x 12" L.
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery d...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Banjo Barometer by Maple & Co
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Victorian banjo barometer in carved solid oak. This was made in London by Maple and Co, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
It is of amazing quality, beau...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1840 Campaign Kerchief of William Henry Harrison on Horseback
Located in York County, PA
1840 campaign kerchief featuring an image of William Henry Harrison on horseback in military garb, one of the first known campaign textiles in e...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Hand-Sewn 13 Star Cornflower Blue 32 Foot Commission Pennant circa 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, 32-FOOT, SHIP’S COMMISSION PENNANT OF THE 1845-1865 ERA, A HOMEMADE, COTTON EXAMPLE, WITH 13 STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON, IN A BEAUTIFUL STATE OF PRESERVATION
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. A ship becomes commissioned when the pennant is hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time it is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official is aboard and replaces it with their own flag. Flown at the topmast, this would be the first thing one would see coming over the horizon and identified the vessel as a warship.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
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