1730s Furniture

An Historical Map of the Roman Empire and the Neighbouring Barbarous Nations by Herman Moll - Circa 1730 This grand and historically significant map of the Roman Empire was create...

The Kaaba in Mecca – Early 18th-Century Dutch Engraving, c. 1730 This rare and striking copper engraving presents a historic European view of the Kaaba ("De Kabba, of Het Huis Gods ...

This masterful work is a testament to the artistry of Coenraet Decker, an illustrious figure in the realm of 17th-century printmaking. Published in Amsterdam by Zacharias Chatelain...

Antique map titled 'Rama'. This maps shows a view of Ramma (Ramallah?) in Palestine or the Holy Land. With Dutch legend. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engraver...

Italian portable travel altar, c. 1730. Walnut case with cartapesta, scagliola and carved wood, complete with original accessories. This rare and beautifully preserved altar dates t...

Good early 18th century English oak lowboy, the thumb molded top over two deep and one shallow drawer having original batwing brasses, over a scalloped ...

Title: Holy Week and Candlemas Rites – Rare 1734 Engraving of Catholic Liturgical Scenes Description: This rare and finely engraved 18th-century print presents six distinct Roman Ca...

Typical form with rounded top corners. Water gilded with subtle incised trailing leaves.

Title: Baroque Dressage Horses – Reitschule des Baron d’Eisenberg, c.1730 Description: This refined set of original 18th-century copper engravings originates from the celebrated rid...

An exceptional example of early Georgian craftsmanship, this George II mahogany chest of drawers dates to circa 1730 and showcases the elegance and restraint of 18th-century English ...

Antique print titled 'Belegering van Jerusalem door Nebucadnezar (..)'. This original antique print shows the siege of Jerusalem by King Nebucha...

Georgian (George II), sterling silver stuffing spoon, London, year-hallmarked for 1738, Thomas Whipham - maker. Measures 11 inches long x 2 inches deep ...

Elegant cup and saucer made of Meissen porcelain, entirely hand-painted with vivid genre scenes and river landscapes enlivened by figures, architecture and boats, inspired by Dutch m...

Exquisite Bloom: Chinese Export Famille Rose Dinner Service This magnificent eighteen-piece Chinese Export Porcelain Dinner Service, dating from Circa 1730–1735, is a superb example...

Sterling silver tablespoon, 1732, London by James Wilkes. Hanoverian pattern; strong rattail. Verso engraved: MB, 1733. 1.40 troy oz. 7 7/8" x 1 5/8" x 7/8". We are a family busines...

Hand-carved in Laval, France, circa 1730, this oak buffet deux corps has been bleached, allowing the motifs of the Louis XV cabinet to gain promi...

Alexandre-François Desportes (1661–1743) Attributed to “Déjeuner Gras” (Still Life with Lavish Meal) Oil on canvas, 18th century This exceptional 18th-century still life, traditiona...

Antique Map of Tibet and Latac by D’Anville, Paris, 1737 This antique engraved map is the ninth and final sheet of Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville’s monumental Carte générale du...

Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedcover, sold with new custom made box-spring mattress base...

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...

Small cabinet with 1 door. Hand painted with decorative floral motives. Dated: 1738. Inside has 2 shelves, a small drawer is missing.

Hanging from its original canopy and issuing twisted metal rods with silver gilt spheres between them, the lantern has three arms connecting to the rods, the urn-form shape with a ho...

American walnut desk chair with carved scrolled rails, vase formed shaped splat back, scalloped carved skirt, carved shell on knee, and terminatin...

A George II Walnut Chest of Drawers with nice proportions. Cross-banded top and drawers. Oak drawer liners. Bracket feet c.1835

Primitively decorated/painted bridal chest from Germany, specifically from the Swabian Alps. The chest has a very rustic appearance and displays plenty of character. Considering its ...

Very fine George II period giltwood mirror, the swan neck pediment with foliate carved scrolls surrounding central shell carved cartouche, the whole w...

the rectangular top with molded edge and patterend line inlays above a conforming case housing one drawer, the case raised on spiral twisting turned legs, the legs joined by a shaped...

An exceptional and beautifully preserved rare pair of period George II looking glasses in the style of William Kent (1685-1748) with beveled mirror plates. The burled walnut tablet is bound by Greek eared-architraves with acanthus detailing and oak leaf and acorn garlands. The whole is surmounted by a graceful swan-neck pediment and a central pierced and carved cartouche...

Painter of ruins xviii century: "capriccio with classical ruins and four figures" , pendant with "capriccio with classical ruins and three figures" Oil on canvas cm 140 x 95 The ...

Mounted Persian Soldier (KoeseIbasje) – Antique Engraving of Safavid Military Costume, c.1730 This impressive 18th-century engraving depicts a heavily armed Persian cavalryman known...

A George II silver coffee pot, London 1735 by Augustin Courtauld. The baluster form body with a scroll decorated cast spout and handle mountings. The stepped and domed lid surmounted with a cast acorn finial. With a scrolling fruitwood...

A fine and rare Chinese Export famille rose enameled porcelain "Pronk Arbor" plate, 18th century, Qianlong Period, circa 1738, China. A beautifully decorated Chinese Export porcelai...

Title: Detailed 1730 Maritime Warship Print with Tools, Rigging, and Ship Cross-Section Description: This exceptionally detailed and decorative maritime print, published in Nurember...

French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Letter or Document Tray, Circa 1730-1740, This exquisite piece is a French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Letter or Document Tray,...

Engraving of the Caravanserai of Cachan – Dutch 18th-Century View of Persian Architecture This fine architectural engraving depicts “De Caravansera van Cachan” (The Caravanserai of ...

Title: 1730 Southern Hemisphere Celestial Chart with Zodiac Signs and Decorative Putti Description: This stunning 1730 celestial map, "Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe," showcases the S...

Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hispaniola, 1734 Description: This vividly hand-colored copperplate engraving, issued in 1734 in Bernard Picart’s monumental w...

One of a kind sculpture of Crucified Christ in carved wood and crystal eyes (one of them its loose), 18th century Hispano Filipino School. The crown, ...

An English vernacular trestle table circa 1730 with extraordinary wide oak board top joined by breadboard edges over shaped and reinforced trestles with naively carved paw feet, the ...

Title: "Baroque Elegance: Van der Horst's Staircase Engravings" Description: These detailed engravings from Tieleman van der Horst's "THEATRUM MACHINARUM UNIVERSALE" are a remarkabl...

these elaborately constructed lanterns are hexagonal and have a number of decorative features with graduated bases, brass overlay in patterns on the glass sides, 3 sides with decorat...

Fine & very rare antique 18th century American maple & figured maple dressing table/lowboy Philidelphia, circa 1730. From the Mabel Brady-Garvan Collection at Yale University Art Gallery. This incredibly rare lowboy came from the Yale University Mabel Brady Garvan Collection. This fine and rare antique American dressing table...

Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation This set of three antique engravings, dating to 1735, presents key moments from the Gospel of Luke with b...

Christ with Mary and Martha Engraving – Luke X Martha Reproved 1735 This antique engraving illustrates the biblical scene of Jesus visiting the house of Mary and Martha, from the Go...

Majolica pitcher Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1735 Majolica decorated in cobalt blue monochrome It measures 7.36 in hight x 8.07 x 4.52 (h 18.7 cm x 20.5 x 11.5...

A George II Walnut Chest on Stand. Cabriole legs with shell motif. Original back plates with original brass furniture. Oak lined drawers.

Title: "Architectural Grandeur: Van der Horst's Baroque Ornaments" Description: This collection of six engravings from Tieleman van der Horst's "THEATRUM MACHINARUM UNIVERSALE" show...

Antique Map of Tibet and Region West of Turfan by D’Anville, Paris, 1737 This finely engraved map is one of the detailed sheets from Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville’s Carte géné...

Antique print titled 'De Caravansera van Cachan'. View of the courtyard of the caravansery in Kashan (Isphahan province in Iran). A caravansery is an inn for merchants in the Eas...

Title: Christ Praying in Gethsemane Engraving – Luke XXII Garden of Olives c.1735 Description: This moving antique engraving titled “Christ praying in the Mount” illustrates Jesus p...

Title: Christ's Ascension Engraving – Acts I Ascension Scene c.1735 Description: This powerful antique engraving titled “Christ’s Ascension” depicts the moment described in Acts Cha...

Set of 3 Biblical Engravings – Christ Crowned, Crucified & Tempted in the Wilderness This powerful trio of antique engravings, published in 1735, pre...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van t Keyzer Ryk Grooten Mogol.' Attractive detailed map of the Empire of the Great Mogul, which included India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Banglade...

Title: Over de Voortteling en Wonderbaerlyke Veranderingen der Surinaamsche Insecten, waar in de Surinaamsche Rupsen en Wormen, met alle derzelver veranderingen, naar het leeven afge...

Title: Interior View of the Pope’s Chapel, Engraved by Bernard Picart, 1734 Description: This finely detailed copperplate engraving titled "La Chapelle du Pape" (The Pope’s Chapel) ...

Mexican Penitence and Human Sacrifice – 1734 Engraving of Aztec Religious Rites Description: This dramatic 1734 copperplate engraving illustrates two imagined rituals from ancient M...

St. Paul to Galatians Engraving – Paul Rejects Mosaic Law c.1735 Description: This striking antique engraving titled “The Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians” illustrates Paul’s th...

Title: Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles – Rare 1734 Engraving of Peruvian Customs Description: This detailed 1734 copperplate engraving presents two dramatic scenes depicting...

Meissen miniature Turquoise-ground teapot and cover, 1735-40 The Meissen porcelain miniature teapot has a turquoise ground with a shaped cartouche ...

Title: Marriage and Infant Rituals among the Mexicans, Engraving from 1734 Description: This richly detailed 18th-century copperplate engraving, published in 1723, offers a fascinat...