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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
XVIIIc AquaForte Print "Chiesa di San Marco", Rome signed by Agapito Franzetti
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
XVIII century (circa 1790) AquaForte (etching) Print
"Chiesa di San Marco" (San Marco Church in Rome)
Signed by Agapito Franzetti
Measurements (including frame): 31cm x 30cm
Meas...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique Chinese Moulded Porcelain 18 Arhats Luohan Snuff Bottle Qing Late 18c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese moulded porcelain snuff bottle in compressed ovoid form, finely decorated in poly-chrome fencai with 18 Arhats Luohan in a continuous scene in high relief, with an ou...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
3-Inch Pocket Globe Germany Mid 18Th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
A terrestrial globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days of the houses of the Zodiac, the continents de...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV
Located in Paris, FR
Flat, rectangular case for holding writing utensils in colored gold and vernis Martin (a type of imitation lacquer). A button serves to open the hinged lid. Four panels made of verni...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold
Gold Vinaigrette with Pearls and Enamel, Late 18th Century Swiss Work
Located in Paris, FR
Diamond-shaped vinaigrette with enameled gold and bordered with pearls. The hinged lid is decorated with four winged cupid heads floating in the clouds. The sides of the lid are embe...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Lapis Lazuli Turquoise Ruby Emerald Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Pendant Jewelry Box
Located in Milano, IT
Spectacular Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Pendant Jewelry Box delicately decorated with Lapis Lazuli Turquoise Ruby Emerald and Corals. An article full of co...
Category
Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Turquoise, Silver
Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms. France, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
French Boxwood Roller Print with Royal Arms, Hunting Scenes, and Military Emblems.
France, 18th century.
Measurements: 7.3cm (2 3/4 in.) in length.
This intricately carved roller ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Miniature a Gentleman, South German, circa 1680
Located in Firenze, IT
A gentleman in silver-studded armour, full bottomed powdered wig oil on copper, gilt-metal mounts ovals (72 mm.) high.
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Copper
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix.
French or German, 17th century.
Measurements
3.3 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm
Cast in the form of a human skull, this small bronze would origina...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Located in London, GB
Bezoar Stone with Turned Ebonised Wooden Stand, 18th century.
Measures 6.9 x 6.8 x 6.6cm.
A substantial bezoar stone of rounded form, its surface displaying the characteristic gran...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique Late 18th Century Cameo of a Follower of Dyonisos or Bacchus Hardstone
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This fine hardstone cameo depicts a woman or men wearing a wreath of ivy. In Greek and Roman mythology the ivy wreath worn around head was the attribute of a followers of Dyonisos a...
Category
Italian Artist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Quartz, Silver
Pair of Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Tea Caddies by Francis Crump
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine matched pair of English 18th century tea caddies.
In sterling silver.
Marked for Francis Crump, London, and 1758.
Having ce...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nuestra Senora de las Marravillas 1656 8 reales coin EXTREMELY RARE
Located in Jupiter, FL
What an amazing piece of history, a real coin certified, will come with documents and beautiful packaging. Please looks at all photos and the certificate which has all the informatio...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
$3,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef. German, early 17th century
Located in London, GB
Silver-gilt and Enamel Figure of a Sailor from a Nef
German (Augsburg or Nuremberg), early 17th century, c. 1600–1630
Materials and technique
Cast silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unusual Georgian clasp is set with a landscape agate mounted in 9 karat gold. The clasp can be used for a bracelet or a necklace with up to 11 rows...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Agate, Gold, 9k Gold
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant. Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Located in London, GB
An Etruscan Amber Head Pendant.
Etruria, circa 5th century B.C.
Measurements
5.1 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm.
9cm high on its bronze display stand.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s L...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Marble and Brass Mounted Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large Marble and Brass Mounted Cassolettes, Vases. It is topped with a cover terminating with a pine cone finial and a further collar of downward hanging overlapping leaves.The vas...
Category
Indian Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire Quizzing Glass Forged Iron Polished Cut Steel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Iron quizzing glass was crated towards the end of the eighteenth century in France. The large round split ring indicates that it was to be worn on a chain. Thirty two round stee...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Cut Steel
Antique 18th Century Button Cameo of a Young Man Shell Carving Silver
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This rare button features a shell cameo of a young man carved in antique manner. The cameo is mounted in a silver button.
Category
European George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Located in London, GB
Gilt-Bronze Group Possibly Depicting an Act of Almsgiving
England, early 12th century
Measurements
4.2 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm
Material
Fire-gilt bronze
This rare Romanesque figural g...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique Miniature Choice of Paris Watercolor Pendant Silver Gilt Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming miniature has been painted in the last quarter of the 18th century. The painting shows a scene from Greek mythology. Paris is sitting in a garden with a shepherd's staff. He is placing an apple on the top of a column which carries the inscription ' à la plus belle ' ( for the most beautiful). Paris has to decide which of the three goddesses...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold, Silver
1st Empire Watch Holder In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaf
Located in Vannes, FR
Discover an exceptional collector's item: this gold-leafed wooden timepiece holder, a true treasure dating back to the 1st Empire. Combining elegance and history, it stands out for i...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold
$1,426 Sale Price
20% Off
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Located in London, GB
Engraved Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Casket with Silver Relief Base.
Attributed to the workshop of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active Milan, d. circa 1724).
Milan, late 17th cent...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
925 Silver Cigar Piercer – Handcrafted Cobra Head Design in Bronze and Silver
Located in Hartman, AR
Striking and symbolic, this artisan-made cigar piercer features a sculptural cobra head, masterfully cast in bronze. The cobra—a symbol of power, transformation, and wisdom—lends thi...
Category
Art Nouveau Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Pearl, Silver, Bronze
Renaissance Bronze Lion. Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
Renaissance Bronze Lion.
Germany or Italy, 16th century.
Measurements
8.5 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm
Description
A small bronze lion cast as a solid figure, the surface retaining a dark patin...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Roman Marble Double Inkwell, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Double Inkwell.
Roman Empire, 2nd–3rd century AD.
Measurements
11 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm
This compact double inkwell is carved from marble, its surface displaying a softly wo...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique George II Silver Wall Pocket
Located in London, GB
Antique Sterling Silver
George II - Dated 1733, Chester England
Wall pocket
with Rococo floral design
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
$1,147 Sale Price
24% Off
Coral Sculpture of Venus or Flora
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A coral sculpture of Venus with two putti: one in her arms, the other in her lap, and holding a cornucopia. Sciacca, Italy, 17th century.
Additiona...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Coral
Antique Georgian Handpainted Miniature Portrait
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique 18th-century handpainted miniature portrait of a young lady in a solid silver frame surrounded by square, rectangular and old mine cut crystals (one is missing or broken). Th...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater
By DUBINI
Located in London, GB
COIN DETAILS
Dynasts of Lykia, Trbbenimi AR Third Stater.
Circa 390-370 B.C.
Obverse: Facing lion's scalp; triskeles below
Reverse: Triskeles, TPBB NEME around; all within shallow i...
Category
Unknown Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Other, Silver
Price Upon Request
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