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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century French Large Flemish Baroque Walnut Ebonized Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
18th century large Flemish baroque walnut ebonized mirror
Very decorative impressively carved mirror in the typical Flemish manner.
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Exemplary George II Carved Giltwood Firescreen in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Heathfield, GB
An extraordinary and beautiful firescreen made for a fire place of monumental size for a very wealthy patron.
Probably to a design by William Kent and made during in his lifetime.
...
Category
George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Gilded Church Tablet with Faceted Diamante Stones
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded church tablet adorned with faceted diamante stones. It reads, "Tabella dei Signori Amministratori del Santissimo Sacramento" which means, "Table of the Lo...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
Category
Russian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Oak
1700s Tilt Top Oak Chair Table with Storage
Located in Germantown, MD
Storage seat, Maple stain on pine, pegged up, all tight and sturdy, breakfast table or tilt up for foyer chair. Very good vintage condition with wear appro...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Silk & Silver Metallic Thread Lampas Brocade Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
An exceptional and fine hand woven 18th century Italian silk and silver metallic thread lampas brocade panel with beautiful aged original color. Red silk backing w/ attached strip of...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5 inches tall. This piece embodies the timeless artistry of Classical Greece, featuring h...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Korean Celadon Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Korean Celadon Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century.
A stoneware body of baluster form with bulbous high shoulder, four small strap ...
Category
Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon
18th Century Italian Cherry Neoclassical Commode / Chest of Drawer / Dresser
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode / chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using cherry and decorated with cross-banded walnut veneer. The commode features three inset drawers with...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Italian 18th Century Hanging Lantern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An Italian tôle lantern from the 18th century with gilded, rococo motifs on dark metal housing. Crowned with a gilded finial to symbolize a burning flame, the theme continues down th...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE WITH A GLAZED BOOKSHELF ABOVE A CHEST OF DRAWERS
England, circa 1780 Three drawers signed "William Jones"
...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table: a timeless masterpiece
If you want an authentic piece of furniture that is rich in history, this 18th-century Tuscan two-axle waln...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Desk With Steps In Carved Walnut – France, Late 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Crafted in France at the end of the 18th century, this exquisite « bureau à gradin » embodies the elegance and refinement of the Louis XV style. Its beautifully sculpted walnut showc...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Amethyst shell-like geode
Located in London, GB
Beautiful section of an amethyst geode, unusually thin in cross section and resembling a shell with gorgeous deep purple amethyst lining.
Origin : Artigas, Uruguay
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Antique Chippendale Style Side Table with Claw and Ball Feet. English C.1780
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful Georgian side table
Beautiful timber with lovely figure and grain. All solid tropical hardwood apart from thick veneer on the apron.
Lovely quality carving to the claw an...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
German Midcentury Set of Six Glass Flush Mounts by WILA Leuchten, 1970s
By WILA
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and pretty Set of Six Murano glass Flush Mounts by WILA Leuchten. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 794.
Each Flush Mount is com...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV Period fireplace grate or fire basket. Made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
The total width at the front of the grate is 90 cm / 35.4 inches.
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish secretary with a decorative carved pediment.
Composed below doors opening to storage with below fall front desk opening to the drawer. Storage and workspace, be...
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Shield ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning 18th century carved wooden religious shield, Italian early 1700’s, in gilt and green with the words ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS (This is the Day of Salvation) to the centre.
Hist...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Small antique Japanese pottery vase/14th to 15th century/"Shigaraki ware"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware".
Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.)
It is said to have originated in t...
Category
Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Superb 15/16th C Northern Thai Bronze Buddha, 8491
Located in Ukiah, CA
Superb 15/16thC Northern Thai bronze Buddha on custom base. This piece measures 5.5" tall and 6.75" on its custom base. Exquisite face, strong spirit...
Category
Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Original Hand-Colored Antique Regional Map of Switzerland, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Switzerland titled 'Territorium Reipublicae liberae Helveticae Scaphusiensis (..)'. Regional map of Switzerland.
Artists and En...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th century Italian Tuscan Credenza
Located in Charleston, SC
Original hand painted 18th century Italian Credenza /Sideboard from Tuscan region -with carved, shapely curved open, hinged top. There are two center doors with original hardwares, w...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Elegant base in porfido Serpentino Antico
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Elegant fragment in porfido Serpentino Antico
19,5 x 18 x 12 cm
This beautiful fragment can be used as a base made of rare marble, ideal for displaying ancient or modern objects and...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Genuine Natural Large Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice leaf shaped polychrome dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo period.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Kutani...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Engraving with a Plan of Rhodes, Greece, 1688
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map, titled: 'Rhodos.' - Plan of Rhodes, Greece. This map originates from 'Nauwkeurige Beschrijving der eilanden in de in de Archipel der Middellantsche Zee', by...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Dressing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French dressing table showcases the refined elegance of the Louis XVI period. Crafted from mahogany, its clean lines...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic oak console table with drawer, Belgium ca. 1800
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Oak console table with one drawer and turned legs. Made in Belgium in the 19th century. This charming table has a sturdy construction with four legs and a stretcher. The drawer has a...
Category
Belgian Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th C gilt and painted queen headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continental gilt and painted wood headboard form the eighteenth century. This piece was designed to be mounted to a wall and would be mounted up off of the ground to align with your ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Georgian 18th Century Bowfront Side Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Side Cupboard, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Crossbanded Top Over One Drawer And Two Panelled Cupboard...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging sculpture of Memento Mori dated Late 17th Century, is part of a production of small terracotta figures for private use, which Giuseppe Maria Mazza, created throughout h...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
17th Century Needlework Armorial Table Carpet
Located in Canterbury, GB
A RARE HERALDIC TABLE CARPET 17TH CENTURY
Circa 1650 Probably Netherlands
Entirely hand worked in gross and petit point silk and wool needlework. Central oval petit point cartou...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique 18th Century George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th Century George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five ...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Pair of Baroque Pinewood Libraries - Antique Book Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 18th Century, pair of antique Italian Baroque libraries or shelved cabinets made of hand crafted Pinewood with a weathered burgundy colored speckled patina, in good conditio...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Swedish Gustavian White Grey Painted Chest of Drawers Commode C.1870
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1860/1870 antique Swedish Gustavian White Grey painted plain front chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian detail on the drawer fronts and leading e...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pine
Sideboard from Shanxi Province, Late 18th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sideboard, Qing style from the late 18th century.
Elm wood with burgundy lacquer, natural age-related patina and wear.
4 Drawers and a pair of doors.
Original condition, lovingl...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Elm
18th Century Early American Federal Period Mahogany Console or Accent Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant Early American Federal Chippendale style mahogany card table, this versatile piece features a rectangular flip-top with a molde...
Category
American American Classical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 18th C French Armchairs in Jacquard Zebra-print Velvet
Located in Norwalk, CT
A handsome pair of French open arm chairs. Lovely patina on hand-carved fruitwood frames. Newly upholstered in a quality jacquard velvet...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Antique Oval Mirror, English, Giltwood, Overmantle, Hall, Italianate, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique oval mirror. An English, giltwood overmantle or reception hall valet mirror, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Striking mirror with a fine Italianate ap...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
17th Century Brussels Mythological Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels mythological tapestry from the first half of the 17th century, woven by Peter van den Berghen, depicting an interior scene from the st...
Category
Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wool
Baroque Tall Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Tall Baroque chest of drawers featuring six drawers with elegant brass knobs. The hexagonal shape is achieved through slightly beveled front corners, giving the piece a distinctive s...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Chondrite Meteorite Circa 4.56 Billion y/o
Chondrite
24 x 20 cm, 28 cm tall on base
7.1 kg
A sculptural and beautifully weathered chondrite meteorite; upon entering the atmosphere, this extraterrestrial stone would have heated the surrounding air to a temperature of over 1700 C, higher than that of the hottest lava on the planet, and enough to melt away its outer layers, leaving its surface rippled with regmaglypts, thumb-shaped impressions formed as superheated rock streaked off of the main body as it careened toward the earth. The last layer of the rock to melt would have re-solidified as the meteorite made impact, forming a charcoal coloured fusion crust, which has taken on a deep ochre-tinted patina.
Chondrite meteorites such as this example were formed at the very beginning of our solar system, by the accretion of various types of dust and small grains, adrift in the vacuum of space and, as such, provide important clues about the birth of our own planet. This piece is an especially rare specimen, known as an oriented meteorite...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
Early Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon, Paris 1749.
These two original engravings from Histoire Naturell, Generale et Particuliere, avec la...
Category
French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century Armoire in Olive Wood and Ash
Located in Houston, TX
18th century armoire in olive wood and ash. Circa 1740 armoire in joined construction. Gorgeous burl olive wood apron, door panels and upper frieze. Ash as secondary wood. Three inte...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Iron
15th Century Northern Thai Bronze Buddha Masterpiece w Provenance - 9200
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 15th century Northern Thai bronze Buddha. This is the best of the best. Traces of gilding in the crevices of the hair, behind the ears, etcetera. The casting is crisp, the sculpting shows great finesse and depth, the patina is beautiful and complex and desirable, the proportions are classic, and the face as deep and serene and beautiful as any you will find on any Buddha. It is extremely large and is the largest high-end period bronze Buddha from Thailand I have ever had the pleasure of offering at 31 inches tall and in the range of 50 to 60 pounds (most of the clay core scooped out) (Outstanding provenance -from the personal collection of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) founder of the Ishtar gate...
Category
Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare American Antique George III Quality Solid Maple Wood Dresser and Rack
Located in Suffolk, GB
Rare American antique George III quality solid maple wood dresser and rack having the original plate rack with a shaped cornice, original hand...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Exceptionally Early Swedish Primitive Cabinet, circa 1700–1730
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptionally Early Swedish Primitive Cabinet, circa 1700–1730
This primitive Swedish cabinet truly speaks to us.
It has never been painted, and the few restorations that have been...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pine
Outstanding 17th Century Italian Credenza
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very exceptional and outstanding 17th century Credenza from the Lombardy region of Italy. Wonderfully constructed from polychromed wood with a sloping top, 2 doors and interior she...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Spanish 18th Century Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 18th century Spanish bench constructed from solid board planks of walnut. Sensational patina. The seat height is 18 5/8".
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Spanish Colonial Madonna/Saint Statue in Carved & Polychromed Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and rare Spanish colonial statue of a madonna or female saint in carved and polychromed wood with movable arms and hands. Philippines, circa 1700s. In her time and within th...
Category
Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Exquisite 13th Century Rock Crystal and Gold Bowl in Superb Condition
Located in London, GB
Rock crystal vessels were highly demanded and valuable in Medieval times. Inventories from European royal houses and the highest aristocratic families detail the important and sophisticated collections of ewers and bowls. Rock crystal has also been used extensively in religious art. Fine European reliquaries were also made of Rock Crystal including gems, enamel and other precious materials. The work of rock crystal is very ancient. The materials has been worked and valued for its solidity and its purity: it has been believed to be water ice permanently frozen.
Our superb example is a gold-mounted rock crystal bowl with enamel.
The items origin is not clear and various features and characteristics may lead us to think of different origins and periods of creation.
A single piece of stone mounted with gold could be a Milanese work. Although the cut could be French as similar pieces belonged to the French royalty (especially the art lover Duc de Berry, (1340-1416)). French and Italian crystal cutters have been active at the same time and it is often difficult to differentiate their works.
Islamic art also influenced European artists. The famous Fatimid treasury provided examples of their sophistication and quality. The seven ewers carved for the Fatimid Imans (known as "The Magnificent Seven") display impressive quality of both rock crystal and enamelled mounts.
Even though not identical to works by French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel who was appointed goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 or Reinhold Vasters (1927-1909) another renown German goldsmith who embellished older rock crystal items, there are similarities between these works. Both reduce their use of colour to black and white on pure gold mounts. Moreover the black enamel design is quite similar. Also, no gems are included and no human figure is represented.
Sotherby's described our bowl as a "German Rock crystal bowl with later gold mounts, 15th century." Other items from the period from Germany or Austria are usually silver mounted and the decorations are more colourful and include gems or human figures but they have in common enamel motifs.
In our case, the gold foot, handles and rim could date from the 1900s. An expert has established the foot, handles and rim are pure gold. The goldsmith responsible for the improvement of the bowl is possibly the most famous Reinhold Vasters whose work has been displayed in the greatest museums such as the V&A in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The Rock Crystal bowl we have is gold mounted. The gold shows in enamelled details that are black and white. The gold handles are also enamelled with black acanthus-like leaves.
The enamelling method could be "champleve" or "painting metal". The metal that is usually preferred is copper but these techniques are also applied to gold.
The bowl itself could be from the 14th century. It's cut reminds of an estimated 14th century rock crystal ball bearing the Buoncompagni family arms...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
8 Antique Swedish 18th Century Baroque French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Suite of 8 Swedish gilt and gesso Louis XV/Rococo side chairs, Circa mid 18th century. Features an ornately scalloped frame with shell carvings on the apron and crest. Upholstered in...
Category
Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
12th Century, Angkor Vat, Antique Large Khmer Bronze Gong with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique large Khmer bronze gong with nice green patina with stand.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of gong only: Diameter 48.2 C.M. / Thickness 7 C.M.
Height inc...
Category
Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Sofa from the Gustavian Period, Hand-Made during the Late 1700s
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique sofa from the gustavian period around the late 1700s. The sofa has a hand-made frame in solid pine which has been dry scraped by hand down to the original, first laye...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Map of the Eastern Hemisphere by Valk & Chenk '1708'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hemispherium Orbis Antiqui, Cumzonis Circulis, Et Sity populorum Diverso'. Decorative example of Andreas Cellarius's map of the Eastern Hemisphere, illustrating with climatic zones ranging from Frigida Borealis to Torrida, with planetary details superimposed. The elaborate border includes fine scrollwork, numerous putti, and additional diagrams showing armillary spheres and climatic zones. Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen and educated in Heidelberg. He emigrated to Holland in the early 17th century and 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he became the rector of the Latin School. Cellarius' best known work is his Harmonia Macrocosmica, first issued in 1660 by Jan Jansson, as a supplement to Jansson's Atlas Novus. The work consists of a series of Celestial Charts...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
1 of the 2 Floor Lamps With Brass and Black Base, Germany 1960
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Classic Floor Lamp on a Brass and Black Base, Germany 1960.
The relatively large fabric shade, characterized by a subtle slope and a straight vertical edge at its end, was also com...
Category
German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
