1810s Objets d'Art and Vertu

This stunning hair comb was hand crafted in France in 1810 ca. The tiara is made out of fire gilt brass. The top of the comb is made put of polished fire gilt metal. Underneath the p...

This empire tiara was made out fire gilt metal in 1810 ca. It is decorated with thirty five facetted corallium rubrum beads riveted onto the headv ornament. The tiara features a pier...

This rare and most unusual cast iron plaque with the portrait in profile of Hercules dates from the first or second decade of the 19th century. It is a typical example of the work of Prussian Iron...

Wonderful example of an Empire gold seal with an Italian motto engraved in an oval bloodstone: "giamai ingrato". The intaglio depicts a field with a sunflower, a river or a lake, a s...

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French tri-colored, red, green and yellow 18Kt gold pencil case decorated with applied classical lobes, swags and festoons of flowers. French rubbed mark, circa 1810 Width: 12 mm H...

This hair ornament was handcrafted in the 1sthalf of the 19thcentury, most likely around 1830. It is made out of gilt silver and set in open claw settings withtwisted gold wiire deco...

The influence of the Empire for objects in classical antique manner is still felt in this elegant silver spice box designed in the shape of an amphora on a pedestal with two handles....

This delicate snuffbox has been made out of pressed horn and is covered entirely in blue and white glass beads threaded on cotton string. The lid is decorated with a sun emblem, a lozenge and a zigzag pattern and the French words...

Antique Circa 1810s, Russian made box, in 14k gold with hand applied enamel. Box measures 3.5" x 2 5/8" x 7/8". Marked with Russian hallmarks. Weight - 192 grams.

Antique Gold & Enamel Cupid Motif Snuff Box Made circa 1815. A gold snuff box featuring a rectangular lid consisting of an enamel plaque adorned with depictions of two putto accen...

Copernican-type planetary globe in cardboard and engraved paper mounted on a blackened wooden stand. France, circa 1810. H. 54 cm Diam. 36 cm Antique armillary spheres...

These exquisite Georgian shoe buckles with a cut out design were created in the 1st quarter of the 19th century. More than seven hundred facetted steel nails have been riveted onto t...

This extraordinary marble horses head was carved after a model from antiquity. The expressive and beautiful head has a wonderful elegance, it is mounted on a black granite plate.

Excepional patinated bronze inkstand in the shape of a cascet on a pedestal with a drawer. It has exquisitely cast ormolu applications depicting lovers...

This empire tiara was made out fire gilt metal in 1810. Empire Tiara 1810 fire gilt metal and flowers in brilliant cut crystal The tiara features a pierced border designed as a d...

This delightful inkstand in the shape of an ancient oil lamp is of particularily wonderful quality. The beaitiful handle of the oil lamp is designed ...

Circa 1816, this sterling silver vinaigrette is octagonal, with convex top and bottom lids, giving it a nice rounded shape. The top of the box is engraved with a latticework design, ...