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Period: Mid-18th Century
MID-18th CENTURY DOUBLE BED HEADBOARD WITH EMBROIDERY
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined double bed headboard with regular dimensions, made of carved wood and embellished with a painted frame. The background fabric is in fine gold-colored silk velvet. The embroid...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Map and Views of Batavia by Homann Heirs, '1733'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie weltberuhmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags-Stadt Batavia, in Asien auf dem grossen Eyland Iava in dem konigreich Iacatra...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Antique Map of Celebes 'Sulawesi, Indonesia' by Bellin, ciarca 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Isle Celebes ou Macassar'. Map of Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia), showing Makassar, which was the most important trading city of eastern Indonesia in th...
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European Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1850 English Needlework 12" x 12" Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Experience the timeless allure of the Victorian era with our meticulously crafted 1850 English Needlework Pillow. Measuring 12" x 12", this exquisite piece captures the essence of 19...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1853 English Needlework 12" x 18" Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Enrich your living space with the timeless allure of our Graceful Heritage: 1853 English Needlework Pillow, measuring 12" x 18". Imbued with the charm of the Victorian era, this exqu...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Two Dutch Delft Tobacco Jars with Original Lids: Varinas St. Omer, 18th Century
By The 3 Bells
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delft
1760 – 1790
Workshop: De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells)
A genuine set of two blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lids.
The jars are in...
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Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
1853 English Needlework 12" x 18" Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Indulge in the refined charm of yesteryear with our Elegance Preserved: 1853 English Needlework Pillow, measuring 12" x 18". This exquisite pillow captures the essence of Victorian c...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume.
A Baskerville edition.
Complete as two volumes b...
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European Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1856 English Needlework 16" x 11" Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Transport your space to a bygone era with our Victorian Reverie: 1856 English Needlework Pillow, measuring 16" x 11". This exquisite pillow is a tribute to ...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ayres, Philip, Emblems of Love, 1750, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: AYRES, Philip.
Title: Emblems of Love. In Four Languages. Dedicated to the Ladys.
Publisher: London: for John Wren Bookseller & Binder at ye Bible & Crown near Great T...
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British Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 32" X 16'
Located in Los Angeles, US
Experience opulent charm with the English Needlework Pillow, sized at 32" x 16'. This exquisite piece combines grandeur and intricate detailing, making it a captivating addition to y...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa)
Mechanical equatorial sundial
Signed: Michael Bergauer Insprugg? Innsbruck?
Ante 1745
Gilded and silvered brass; glass.
Measures: closed 1.29 x 3.50 x 4.92 in (33 x 89 x 125 mm); open 5.19 x 3.50 x 3.81 in (132 x 89 x 97 mm).
Weight: the sundial 0.49 lb (224 g); the case 0, 20 lb (95 g)
Original wooden case covered in brown leather.
State of conservation: very good. It has some signs of use. The spring that allowed for the two parts of the instrument to remain open is missing (absent even in the comparative specimens kept in museums).
The sundial is composed of two overlapping plates hinged together on the north edge.
The base plate is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a magnetic variation index has been inserted. The rest of the surface is occupied by a rich decoration of engraved scrolls, centered around the inscription “Michael Bergauer Insprugg”. A foldable oval support with a plumb-bob is attached with a hinge on the southern edge. On the reverse of the base plate a table of the latitudes of some European cities (expanded with the vertical writing “Meiland 40” on the edge and “Rome” deleted) and of Jerusalem has been engraved. A Cam marked for 0 °-70 ° is applied near the northern edge. This can be adjusted to change the inclination of the upper plate according to the latitude; originally a spring, now lost, made it possible to keep the two plates of the clock open.
The second plate is round, has a toothed edge and measures 3.26 in (83 mm) in diameter: it is slightly smaller than the octagonal base which it rests upon and overlaps when the instrument is closed.
The recto is gilded and there are three concentric graduated circles engraved on it:
- the outermost is the equatorial hour dial, numbered I-XII, I-XII;
- the second-one is that of days 1-30 of the lunar month and has “Aetas lunae” engraved on it;
- the third, silvered, is a subsidiary hour dial, with double numbering 1-12; originally it could have been rotated.
The engravings of the first two circles are enameled in red.
In the center - on the polar axis - there is an alidade, at the end of which is associated the silvered minute dial. This, in turn, is welded, perpendicularly, to a small disc, also silvered, with a triangular gnomon. The plate, alidade and minute dial are connected to each other by toothed mechanisms.
Below is the procedure for measuring the time:
1) Adjust the Cam under the base of the clock, based on the latitude of your location;
2) Place the watch on a flat surface using the plumb-bob and with the side closest to the compass facing south;
3) Keeping the instrument still, manually rotate the alidade until the shadow cast by the triangular gnomon on the small silvered disc falls on the line marked below it;
4) The hour and minutes can therefore be read on the hour and minute dials set on the alidade respectively.
Johann Michael Bergauer, who sometimes only signs his works as Michael Bergauer, was born in Simonsfeld, north of Vienna. His apprenticeship as a watchmaker took place in Landshut and he probably worked as a laborer in Augsburg before becoming a watchmaker at the court of Karl Philipp von der Pfalz in Innsbruck in 1708. In the following years, his repeated attempts to obtain Innsbruck citizenship are documented and, in 1721, he is listed as a resident. In 1724 he was admitted to the guild of watchmakers, with which however he had continuous problems. In 1732 he presented a "masterpiece". This is the last reference to his business; he must have died before or in 1745 because in that year his widow appealed to the City Council.
The mechanical sundial...
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Austrian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
18th Century English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Green Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, 18th century English Bilston or Battersea enamel green tea caddy.
Likely manufactured in South Staffordshire.
Of octagonal form with ...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Copper
Dutch Six Panel Chinoiserie Decorated Leather Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Tall grand scale with six panels with reds and greens on a black background. Decorated with pagodas and people doing a variety of whimsical things.
Category
Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Map of the Amazon River's Course and Surrounding Regions (1743-1744)
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique map, titled "Carte du Cours du Maragnon ou de la Grande Riviere des Amazones," illustrates the course of the Amazon River (referred to here as the Maragnon) fro...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Islands in the Mediterranean by Bowen, 'c.1760'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Particular Draughts of some of the chief African Islands (..)'. Eight small maps on one sheet including 'Islands of Malta Goze & Cuming, An Accurate Chart of Cape de Verde Islands…, Island of St Helena.., Island of Madera, Island of Teneriffe, The Bay of Agoa…, The Dutch Fort at the Cape of Good Hope…, A Draught of Table Bay...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Northern Coast of Africa and Southern Europe, circa 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'In Notitiam Ecclesiasticam Africae Tabula Geographica'. Very decorative hand-colored map of the northern coast of Africa, Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean with the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, Majorca, Minorca etc. Sicily features a smoking Mount Aetna. Embellished with three architectural cartouches...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 28" X 13" - Circa 1850s
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: F Rappe, 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of snuff tobacco.
The brand name: F Rappe, is painted in ...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
John Kidgell, the Card, 1755, First Ed, the Earliest Known Mention of Baseball
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIDGELL (John)
TITLE: The Card.
PUBLISHER: London: for the Maker & sold by J. Newberry, 1755.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 2 vols., 6-5/8" x 4-1/4", hand col...
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British Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Throw Pillow Made from Mid-18th Century French Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 23" x 9" , handmade, authentic 18th century piece in great condition
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Old Map of the Kingdoms of Fez, Algiers, Segelmese, Tafilet and Morocco, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the Empire of Morocco Comprehending the Kingdoms of Fez, Morocco'.
Original antique map of the kingdoms of Fez, Algiers, Segelmese, Tafilet and Moroc...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
19th Century Trunk in Studded Leather and Solid Wood
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chest, trunk of the 17th century in a medieval style, work of art craftsmanship. Solid wood structure covered with leather completed by a precision work with the decoration on the whole trunk made with nails. Very nice detail of carving at the feet in the form of paws. Bet vintage...
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French Medieval Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Neopolitan Neoclassical Commodini
Located in Stamford, CT
Inset bleu turquin marble-top inlaid Italian Neopolitan two-drawer neoclassical commodini.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Marble
A 18th-Century scientific instrument: wooden screw dilator clamp.
Located in Milan, IT
A medical instrument. A brass screw clamp (dilator), with a rosewood handle. It consists of two symmetrical parts, each with a circular cushion element that continues with a cylindri...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 19" X 8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Elevate your decor with the English Needlework Pillow, sized at 19" x 8". Immerse your space in timeless charm and exquisite craftsmanship.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar with Original Brass Lid: Duinkerke, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco with an original brass lid.
The brand name: Du...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Italian 18th Century Balance, Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning 18th century balance - Scale from Rome, Italy. Beautifully crafted from polychromed and gilt wood. A wonderful accent piece for a library or office.
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Dutch Delft Tobacco Jar: Straasburger, 18th Century
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop unknown
A genuine blue and white tobacco jar for the storage of tobacco.
The brand name: Straasburger, is painted in a...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Original Antique Map of North and South America in Attractive Old Coloring
By Isaak Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van America'. Beautiful map of America. The fabled Quivira is used to name a large mountain range placed just north of M...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Korea and Southern China by Bonne '1771'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Chinoise'. Original antique map of Korea and Southern China. Covers from the Lop Nor region eastward to K...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Vol 15 of 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by Hinton '1754'
Located in Langweer, NL
Vol XV 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by John Hinton, published 1754. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a per...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Large George II Antique Sterling Silver Flagon, London 1730, Thomas Tearle
By Thomas Tearle
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1730 by Thomas Tearle, this handsome, George II, antique silver flagon, stands on a flared base, and features a wonderfully engraved coat of arms. The flagon ...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
A wooden sculpture depicting a prancing carousel horse, Italy 1750.
Located in Milan, IT
Italian wooden sculpture depicting a carousel horse launched in the act of ramping. Pale fruitwood. Modern metal base. The measurement refers to the horse only. Italy mid-18th century.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
18thC Italian baptismal font
Located in Livorno, IT
Magnificent 18thC Italian baptismal font.
Circular tank also lacquered in a soft color.
Lid blue-lacquered inside and white-lacquered outside with beautiful gilt hand carvings.
Main ...
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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Beautiful Dutch Demijohn. Hand blown bottle; with naval battle scene. Portrait of dutch admiral martin tromp, "The bravest and most skillful enemy t...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Blown Glass
Rare circa 1760 Thomas Wilson 68 Great Queen Street Hardwood Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1760 George III Thomas Wilson stamped mahogany chest of drawers
A very good looking an...
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Hardwood
Italian 18th Century Ecclesiastical Barrier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th Century Ecclesiastical Barrier - Divider from Northern Italy. Wonderfully constructed from stunning walnut. Beautiful sculpted carving. Excellent graining and pat...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bedside Night Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive And Very Good Quality 18th Century, George III, Chippendale Period Mahogany Bedside Night Table, Or Pot Cupboard, Having Well Figured Galleried Top With Attra...
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English Chippendale Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Medical Print 'Pl. XX' by D. Diderot, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate XX: 'Chirurgie'. (Surgery.) This plate shows surgical instruments, knives. This print originates from 'Encyclopédie (..)' by D. Diderot. Pub...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Bird's Eye View of Scheveningen Near The Hague, the Netherlands, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Afbeeldinge van Schevelinge in den Jaare 1729'.
Bird's eye view of Scheveningen near The Hague / Den Haag, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Beschr...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Mid-18th Century French Part Metallic Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Part Metallic Tapestry Pillow - 23" x 9"
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Mid-18th Century French Bronze and Wrought Iron Gate King Size Wall Headboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a master bedroom with this exquisite antique oversized headboard. Crafted in France circa 1780 out of a retired iron and bronze gate or ba...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Presentation silver to the Master Shipwright of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III shaped circular silver salver, plain within a shell and scrolling wave border and outer gadrooned edge, engraved with the royal coat of arms, crest and motto (period 1714-1800) of King George III and, on the reverse with a presentation inscription: For the Launching of His Majestys sloop ‘Otter’ 14 Gunns 305 Tonns 26 October 1767 & His Majestys ship ‘Egmont’ 74 Gunns 1643 Tonns 29 August 1768 by Mr Adam Hayes Master Shipwright of his Majestys yard at Deptford; further monogrammed A*H P A*M. Hallmarked for Benjamin Cartwright, London, 1769
Adam Hayes (1710-1785) began his career as ship’s carpenter in Centurion during Commodore Anson’s famous voyage around the world...
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 16"X8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Experience the elegance of 1850 English Needlework with our 16"X8" pillow. Meticulously crafted, this piece brings Victorian charm to your decor, showcasing intricate stitches and ti...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 23"X8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Discover sophistication in every stitch with our English Needlework Pillow, measuring 23"x6". Immerse your living space in timeless charm as this meticulously crafted accent piece co...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 28" X 13", Circa 1850s
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Antique Map of Senegal, West Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Carta del Senegal'. Antique map of Senegal, West Africa. This map originates from 'Compendio della storia generale dei viaggi (..)'. Published by De la Harpe...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Northern Germany by M. Seutter, circa 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Saxoniae Inferioris Circulus'. Old map of the northern part of Germany by M. Seutter. Covering the area of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Hols...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 24"X7"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Sophisticated Comfort: English Needlework Pillow - 24"x7". Elevate your space with this elegant accent, showcasing intricate needlework for a touch of timeless style and comfort.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 17" X 8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Add classic charm to your space with the English Needlework Pillow, measuring 17" x 8". This intricately crafted piece showcases timeless elegance in every stitch
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1850 English Needle Work Pillow - 16" X 16'
Located in Los Angeles, US
Immerse your space in elegance with the English Needlework Pillow, sized at 16" x 16'. This finely crafted accent piece combines intricate needlework and timeless design for a touch ...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Louis XV Miniature Parquery Armoire, Circa 1760
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Louis XV Provincial Walnut Parquetry Miniature Armoire. Opening to reveal a shelves and drawers.
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe
Located in New York, NY
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe. Bound in full black calf with gilt tooled and embossed cover. Gilt-tooling on spines with red and green calf labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers....
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British Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Early 19th Century Wooden and Paper Model of York Minster
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century wooden and paper model of York Minster. Housed within its original mahogany and glass case on stand, English, circa 1835.
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Putti / Cherub
Located in Hastings, GB
Hand carved winged Italian Baroque Putti, water gilded over applied gesso, the face and head polychrome painted. Small hanging hook to the back of the head.
Width 23 cm x Height 1...
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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Mid-18th Century Indian Tribal Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century Indian Tribal Pillow 15" x 14", handmade
Category
Indian Tribal Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
George II concave mahogany commode
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
George II concave mahogany commode
An exceptional Georgian mahogany tray-top commode of unusually large scale and quality. The raised gallery pierced to the sides to form a pair of...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Rare North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea Chart: Newfoundland to Venezuela, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
This impressive map titled "Terra Neuf, en de Custen van Nieu Vranckryck, Nieuw Engeland... Venezuela," published by Louis Renard in 1745, captures the North Atlantic coastline, enco...
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Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Guadelupe in the Caribbean, 1759
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte De L'Isle De La Guadeloupe'. Detailed map of Guadalupe, Mari-Galante and the Isles de Saintes. Produced by Nichlas Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles influential t...
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Coloured Map of North and South America, ca.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Amerika.' Attractive map of North and South America, the western part of Africa and south west Europe. Source unknown, to be determi...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
George III Mahogany Hanging Shelf
Located in Essex, MA
Four shelves over a fret carved gallery, sides with Chinese style open trellis work, scrolled volutes brackets top and bottom.
Category
English George III Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th century
Lama Tsongkhapa was a Tibetan Buddhist reformer and scholar, founder of the Gelug school.
Measures: Gilding / brass, 33 x 25.5 x 18.5 cm.
Category
Tibetan Other Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century.
The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks.
This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
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Polish Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
French Framed Copper Engraved Hand Colored Map of Carolina & Georgia, Circa 1757
Located in Charleston, SC
French copper engraved hand colored map of Carolina & Georgia matted under glass with a painted frame, mid-18th century
Category
French Louis XV Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper, Paint, Wood, Glass
Dutch Antique Map of the West Coast of Africa, to the Cape of Good Hope, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of the Coast of Africa titled 'Kaart van de West Kust van Afrika (..)'.
Map of the west coast of Africa, from 11 degrees south latitude to the Cape of Good Hope. This...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Original Map of the East Indies Including Sumatra, Java, Borneo & Malaysia, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Isles Java, Sumatra, Borneo (..) - Kaart van de Eilanden van Iava, Sumatra, Borneo (..)'.
Map of the East Indies including Sumatra, Java, Borneo and...
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George III Mahogany Reading Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top over a drawer. With turned baluster support ending on three cabriole legs.
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English George III Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very rare Louis XVI period serinette or bird organ in the form of a transitional style gilt bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid miniature commode in the manner of gilbert, by Robert Richard, Paris.
With a label for ' RICHARD - maitre facteur d’orgues et mécanicien / Rue de richelieu à la bibliothèque Du Roy / Paris 1775'.
This rare Serinette or Bird Organ has a wooden cylinder barrel mounted by twelve pins and linked to twelve sound pipes. A crank attached to the front panel controls the bellows that activates the mechanism.
The exceptional marquetry inlaid case is in the form of a gilt bronze mounted transitional style miniature commode. The top of the commode is inlaid with a landscape scene with buildings, opening to an interior with an allegory of Love Conquering All, represented by two doves perching on a bow and quiver. The front of the commode depicts two obelisks centred by a Fine musical trophy and each side is inlaid with panels depicting the Medici Vase. The back of the commode is decorated with floral marquetry.
A closely related Serinette dating from circa 1770, also in the form of a miniature commode, with the marquetry case stamped by the master marqueteur Leonard Boudin, is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
The term serinette is derived from serine, French for finch. The instrument worked like a small barrel organ with a barbed cylinder, wind box and lead pipes and produced a high, thin sound in imitation of birds. Other versions included a merline, which copied blackbirds and a turlutaine, which copied curlews. Used to teach caged birds to sing tunes, different barrels could be inserted to train different birds. It first appeared in France circa 1730 and became a popular drawing-room toy for fashionable women. An interesting painting commissioned in 1751 for Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and now in the collection of the Louvre, depicts a refined lady seated in her salon playing a bird organ to encourage her bird to sing.
Robert Richard
Robert Richard was a Parisian organ and harpsichord maker and the mécanicien du roi to Louis XV and Louis XVI and was based in the Bibliothèque du Roi in rue de Richelieu.
Initially working alongside the Cliquot family who acted as 'facteur d'orgue du Roi', he is recorded as building an organ for the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, in Montreal in 1753 (destroyed in 1759) and as the inventor of a mechanical concert shown in an engraving by d'Eisen in 1769.
Canon Jean Marie De La Corne described Robert Richard as : ''Le plus habile ouvrier de paris, fameux mechanitien et Homme de probité''.
French, Dated 1775.
Literature:
Pierre Kjellberg, The French Furniture of the 17th century, The Editions of the Amateur, 2008
Count Francois de Salverte, Cabinetmakers of the 18th century, Editions of Art and History, 1934
Raymond Russell, Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Musical Instruments, Volume I - Keyboard Instruments,(London, 1968; p. 69.)
Elizabeth Miller...
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French Louis XVI Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Wood
Fabric 1700 Hand Loom Brocade in the Guicciardini Pattern, Florence, Italy
Located in Florence, IT
This is a hand woven brocade fabric. It is woven on an original hand loom from the 1700s. The Guicciardini pattern belongs to the Antico Setificio Fiorentino archives. This fabric ca...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Linen, Silk
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