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Period: 19th Century
Period: 1880s
Period: 1770s
Important Mid 19th Century Large Cross with Fine Fancy-Cut Citrine in Gold, 1840
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique cross early 19th Century cross of approximately 30 cts. natural bright lemon yellow Citrines. The larger oval cut stones have fancy pavilion facets which reflect the light we...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Citrine, Gold
The Overland Guide From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, Revised, 1883
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Gleed, Charles S, ed. Rand, McNally & Co.'s Overland Guide From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean Via Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1883. Revised Edition. Rebound in ¼ red leather and cloth boards, with original cloth gilt-stamped pictorial front board saved, new marbled endpapers, and a custom archival slipcase to match. Illustrated throughout with engravings.
This is a “Revised Edition” of the Rand, McNally & Co.'s Overland Guide From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, via Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The book was edited by Charles S. Gleed and published by Rand, McNally & Co., in Chicago in 1883. It has been artfully rebound in ¼ red leather and cloth boards, with the original gilt-stamped pictorial front cloth board saved, new marbled endpapers, and a matching archival cloth slipcase.
As explained in the beginning of the guidebook, the purpose of the book is “to give the reader a satisfactory general idea of the States and Territories of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, through which the traveler passes in going from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, or vice versa, entering or leaving California at its southern extremity.” Following the southern route of railways, editor Charles Gleed lays out in extensive detail information on each state, including population numbers, key industries, important towns and railway stations, farming and agriculture, mining opportunities, and weather patterns.
Throughout the guidebook are countless engravings, both full page and in-text, from well known engravers of the time. Meant to further entice readers to take this overland journey, the illustrations offer views of key tourist spots, townviews, and scenic destinations, throughout the featured states of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The guidebook is also supplemented by pages of printed advertisements in the beginning of the book, showcasing local businesses, services, and wares.
Charles Sumner...
Category
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Antique Etruscan Revival Angel Skin Shell Cameo Medusa Brooch/Pendant, c. 1875
Located in Aspen, CO
Large and Exquisite Etruscan Revival pale pink hand carved conch shell cameo of Medusa, American, 1875.
Set in 14K yellow gold with an acid finish or "bloom" so that the gold color is a rich but soft finish (not highly polished) which appears to be a high, 20 or 22, karat gold. This brooch/pendant is a vertical oval (denoting the 2nd half of the 19th century) measures 3-1/16 inches tall, by 2-1/8th inches wide without the 5/8 inch long pendant bale.
Though unsigned or hallmarked the craftsmanship associated with the gold work in the Etruscan Revival style is nothing short of exceptional from the stylized wing and snake motifs to the perfectly shaped and spaced tiny spherical gold granulation. And, as for the carving of the pink shell cameo...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
14k Gold, 22k Gold
"Rough Shooting" First Edition Antique Engraving by Douglas Adams, circa 1893
By Douglas Adams
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a first edition print of Rough Shooting, signed by the artist, Douglas Adams. The print was published by Thomas McLean and depicts a highlands s...
Category
1890s British Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Douglas Adams Signed Antique Print, Hunting Scene, Artist Proof, circa 1893
By Douglas Adams
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is the artist proof edition of an untitled hunting scene by Douglas Adams. The print was issued in a limited, numbered edition of 300 and is signed by the artist in the margin. ...
Category
1890s British Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Antique Natural Pearl and Rose Cut Diamond Ring
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique 18K and silver and natural pearl ring. The pearl measures 4.83 mm., and is natural, as opposed to cultured and very slightly out of round. The floral motif also has 14 be...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Walnut Green Men Carved Chairs, Set of Two
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted in Brienz, Switzerland from solid walnut at the end of the 19th century, these exquisitely carved chairs are elegant and remarkably comfortable. They feature foliate heads or...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Colorado
Materials
Walnut
Carved Wood Piano Leg Table Lamp
Located in Denver, CO
Late 19th century hand carved piano leg fashioned as a table lamp. The primitive yet detailed carving speaks to an era of craftmanship and quality. Striped ...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Wood
19th-Century Kiowa-Apache Beaded Hide Bag, Native American Plains Artifact
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and beautifully preserved 19th-century Kiowa-Apache hide bag is an exceptional example of Native American Plains artistry and craftsmanship. Expertly hand-stitched from nat...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Colorado
Materials
Hide, Beads
Oak Hunt Server, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Comprised of solid oak and oak veneer, this beautiful hunt server features graceful lines apparent in the rounded curves of its three tiers, turned risers,...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Open Top Table By Envoi Khan De Cie
By E. Kahn
Located in Fort Collins, CO
A beautiful and rare example of a open top table by the legendary cabinet maker E. Kahn & Cie. A company that produced and sold the most celebrated Fren...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Colorado
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Carved Oak Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
This elegant double bodied vitrine pairs solid oak construction with the soft, graceful lines of an arched pediment, rounded front corners, and cabriole l...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
French Iron Vessel with Lid, circa 1870
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted in France in the mid-19th century, this iron vessel features a hinged lid, front latch, and ring handles at the sides and back. The opening at the top is 12.5 inches. This ve...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Colorado
Materials
Iron
Oak Hunt Buffet, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
Substantial in size and beauty, this oak buffet is adorned with carvings from the hunt, scrolled foliage, flowers, and the fruit of the vine. It showcases a pierced crown of scrolled...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Diamond and Red Garnet Trilogy Ring
Located in Denver, CO
An Old Mine cushion cut diamond measuring approximately 0.15 carats, H color, VS clarity, sits at the center of this three-ring band fashioned from 10kt rose gold and accented by two...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, Garnet, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
1891 Football Match and Association Game after W. Overend, Antique Photogravure
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This wonderfully expressive photogravure was published in 1891 in London. The etching was made after W.H. Overend’s original work, still showcasing his signature at the bottom left o...
Category
1890s English Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Antique English George III Walnut Mirror
Located in Sheridan, CO
Very fine quality Antique English George III Walnut mirror, 18th C. The mirror has a shaped crest with scrolls. The rectangular mirror plate is fitted within a rectangular molded fra...
Category
Mid-19th Century British George III Antique Colorado
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton 3-Volume Leather Set, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Parton, James. Life of Andrew Jackson. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Three volume set, later printing. Rebound in ¼ calf and matching blue cloth boards with gilt titles, stamps, and raised bands to spine. With matching archival blue cloth slip case with ribbon and inlaid portrait of Jackson on the cover.
Presented is an 1876 printing of James Parton’s three volume biography of President Andrew Jackson. First published in 1859-60 by Mason Brothers of New York, this is a later printing by Boston-based James R. Osgood and Company. James Parton's biography of the life of Andrew Jackson is one of the most important and best accounts on the early American president. In fact, Bunn and Williams call this work "the first serious biography of the [Jackson]" (Bunn).
Parton’s biography appeared in print amid the escalating political crisis of 1860, providing readers and pundits with a historical lens through which to view current events. Born in England and raised primarily in the United States, James Parton (1822-1891) was among the leading biographers of the mid-nineteenth century. His Life of Horace Greeley (1855) and Life and Times of Aaron Burr (1857) garnered widespread acclaim, and he would later publish books on Benjamin Butler...
Category
1870s North American Antique Colorado
Materials
Leather
Antique Gold Painting on Crystal, Essex Crystal, Cufflinks
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique gold painting under rock crystal, these finely painted dogs brimming with personality was made circa 1890. In both yellow and rose gold, notice the dog bone on the other si...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Emerald and Seed Pearl Navette Dinner Ring
Located in Denver, CO
A vibrant round-shaped green emerald sits at the center of this navette-shaped antique dinner ring fashioned from 10kt rose gold and accented with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Emerald, Pearl, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
"Army of the Potomac" by John Bachelder, Civil War Era Lithograph, circa 1863
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fully-entitled: Army of the Potomac. The Wagon Trains of the Army of the Potomac en Route from Chickahominy to James River VA. During the Seven...
Category
19th Century American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Antique Victorian Turquoise and Diamond Ring
Located in Denver, CO
This antique ring features a delicate trio of Persian turquoise stones in a vertical row and four rose cut diamonds, H-I color, VS-SI clarity, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890 Navajo Germantown Eyedazzler Rug in Red, Green, Yellow, Black
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional 19th-century Navajo Germantown rug is a vibrant example of Native American textile art from the late 1800s. Woven in a dazzling Eyedazzler pattern, the design featur...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Colorado
Materials
Wool
“A Football Match, Scotland v. England” Antique Engraving, Proof Edition of 100
By Overend and Smythe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is the 1889 William H. Overend (1851-1898) and Lionel Smythe (1839-1918) first edition, photogravure of the Calcutta Cup – a Rugby match between Scotland and England, that has been played over 100 times, the first match...
Category
19th Century English Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
N.E. View of the United States Capitol, Washington, DC Antique Proof Print 1858
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This engraved print shows a view of the United States Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. The print depicts the neoclassical building from the northeast orientation, with a bustling street scene in front. The steel engraving is a proof printing, drawn and engraved by Henry Sartain and published in 1858.
Plans began in May 1854 to build a new cast-iron dome for the United States Capitol. The then-architect of the Capitol Thomas Walter and his team were sold on the aesthetics of a new dome, as well as the utility of a fire-proof one. A year later, on March 3, 1855, President Franklin Pierce...
Category
1850s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Vintage Silver Yellow Oval Amber Ring From The Baltics
Located in Boulder, CO
Yellow amber cabochon ring handcrafted in Latvia. This early amber jewelry is quite rare in its traditional Latvian jewelry craftsmanship and all o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Latvian Artisan Antique Colorado
Materials
Amber, Silver
McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
McClellan, George B. McClellan’s Own Story: The war for the Union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to it and them. New York: Charles Webster, 1887. First edition. Illustrated with steel plate engravings and maps. Rebound in quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a new archival cloth slipcase.
Presented is the first edition of George B. McClellan Civil War memoir, McClellan’s Own Story: The War for the Union. The memoir was published posthumously in 1887 by Charles Webster, in New York. It is presented rebound in stunning quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine, and new marbled endpapers. The book comes with a new archival cloth slipcase, with an inset image of McClellan on the front.
General George B. McClellan is one of the most controversial figures of the American Civil War. His chief contribution to the Union cause was his brilliant ability to organize and train troops. Yet he proved to be an overly cautious and indecisive General. Despite early wins in West Virginia, McClellan began to fear the Confederate Army’s growing size and strength. He grew increasingly hesitant to engage without more men or resources and disagreed with many of Lincoln’s war decisions. As a result, McClellan was removed as General-in-Chief in the spring of 1862, though he retained command of the Army of the Potomac. After the Battle of Seven Pines, a hasty retreat to Washington after the Seven Days Battles, and the epic contest at Antietam, McClellan was removed from all command in November of that same year. He went on to become the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee in the 1864 presidential election against the Republican Lincoln.
Criticized after the Civil War, McClellan never publicly defended his actions as commander of the Union army. In this book, however, his memoir provides his answers to the many critics. Using a combination of military documents...
Category
1880s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Large Wrist Bangle and/or Upper Arm Bangle in Ebony & Diamonds, c 1895.
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique upper arm bangle of ebony with diamonds bezel set. Describing a perfect circle and having an internal diameter of 2-5/16th inches, this very unu...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1856 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay from 1856. The map depicts the region from Susquehanna, Maryland to the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina. It also shows from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia to the Atlantic Ocean. The map is highly detailed with many cities and towns labeled throughout. Rivers, inlets, and bays are also labeled. Various charts illustrating more specific parts of the region are marked on the map using dotted lines. The lines form boxes, and the corresponding chart number and publication date are given. Extensive triangulation surveys were conducted the length of Chesapeake Bay and are illustrated here. Hampton Roads, Virginia is labeled, along with the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers, which were all extensively surveyed.
The chart was published under the supervision of A. D. Bache, one of the most influential and prolific figures in the early history of the U.S. Coast Survey, for the 1856 Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor. Bache served as the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Born in Philadelphia, Bache toured Europe and composed an important treatise on European Education. He also served as president of Philadelphia's Central High School and was a professor of natural history and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, Bache was appointed Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey.
The Office of the Coast Survey, founded in 1807 by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Commerce Albert Gallatin...
Category
1850s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Swiss Black Forest Carved Wooden Planter Box/Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Graceful and elegant, this beautiful wooden planter box features a pierced front carving of a floral basket flanked by scrolled grape vines. The bac...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Colorado
Materials
Wood
1866 Ensign & Bridgman's Rail Road Map of the United States
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1866 issue of “Ensign & Bridgeman’s Rail Road Map of the United States, showing Depots & Stations.” First published in 1856, this is the third edition, following anot...
Category
1860s American Late Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Oak Writing Desk, circa 1860
Located in Evergreen, CO
Made of solid oak and finished with a light stain, this beautiful writing desk has a narrow depth that maximizes storage without sacrificing floor space. Unlike many writing desks, t...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
"American Commonwealth" by James Bryce, First Edition, Three Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bryce, James. The American Commonwealth. London: Macmillian and Co., 1888. First edition three volume set. Three-quarter morocco leather boards with deckled edges. Presented in custom matching slipcase.
This first edition, three volume set of The American Commonwealth was published in London by Macmillian and Company in 1888. The books are bound in three-quarter straight grain morocco leather and maroon linen boards with gilt embossed and banded spine. The top edges are trimmed and edged with gilt while the other page ends are left deckled. All three volumes are presented in a custom archival matching slipcase.
James Bryce...
Category
1880s British Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper, Leather
The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Walton, Izaak, with Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation… Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. London: Nattali and Bond, 1860. Second Nicolas Edition. 2 volumes, royal 8vo. Presented in modern half red Moroccan leather and cloth bindings with raised bands, gilt titles, tooling, and stamps to the spine. Illustrated throughout.
Presented is a 1860 printing of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton’s famous treatise on fishing, The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Published by Nattali and Bond in London, this beautifully bound two volume set was the second edition to be edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. The volumes are beautifully bound in modern half red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles and illustrated throughout with engravings from 27 of the most prominent artists of the time.
The Complete Angler was first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot of St Dunstan-in-the-West out of London, UK. Izaak Walton continued to add to the original book for a quarter of a century. A significantly enlarged edition appeared in 1655, and the last edition supervised by Walton, published in 1676, included additional fly-fishing material written by his friend Charles Cotton. The 1676 edition has been among the most often reprinted books in English literature.
The Compleat Angler...
Category
1860s English Antique Colorado
Materials
Leather, Paper
1896 "Territory of Arizona" Map, Published by the General Land Office
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an attractive "Territory of Arizona” map, from the “Report of the Governor of Arizona to the Secretary of the Interior." First published in 1894, this 1896 edition was r...
Category
1890s Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
"Sabbath Breakers" Golf Engraving by J. C. Dollman, 1896
By John Charles Dollman
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a famous golf engraving by John Charles Dollman, published in 1896 by the Fine Arts Society. The scene is described, at bottom right: “The Sabbath Breakers/ In 1592 John...
Category
1890s Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Carved Oak Cabinet with Lion Mask Carvings, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant but not too heavily carved, this oak cabinet showcases a dentil cornice, two top drawers flanked by lion mask carvings at the sides and between the doors, double doors flanke...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Dutch Oak Wedding Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Adorned with putti heads and doves, this beautiful wedding cabinet exemplifies quality. From the ornate detail on the front and sides to the quarter sawn white oak used on all parts ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances. The Snow Storm, A Christmas Story. [and] New Year's Day, A Winter Tale. [and] The Inundation; Or Pardon and Peace, A Christmas Story. London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1847]. Three volumes, 12mo. All volumes illustrated by George Cruikshank. Uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine. Presented with a new archival slipcase with gilt candle stamp.
Presented is a trio of uniformly bound, Victorian Christmas...
Category
1840s English Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
French Country Oak Deux Corps Cabinet, circa 1860
Located in Evergreen, CO
Inspired by a combination of simplicity and graceful, soft lines consistent with French Country style furniture, this beautiful double bodied cabinet was crafted in the mid-19th cent...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal on Presentation Collar, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Benjamin Harrison presidential peace medal. This bronze medal was originally struck by the U.S. Mint in 1889 as a peace offering to the various Native American tribes in the U.S. The obverse of the medal has a raised relief side profile bust of President Harrison, with the text "Benjamin Harrison President U.S.A. 1889". The reverse of the medal has the word "PEACE" at top, with a scene of a settler and Native American talking in front of a log cabin. Below, a crossed tomahawk and peace pipe are enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves. The medal is displayed on a blue velvet presentation collar with gold striped edging and light purple fabric on the reverse. The medal is attached under a blue fabric covered button.
Following the British and French practice of handing out silver medals to tribal chiefs, George Washington began a policy of presenting peace medals to American Indian leaders at treaty signings and other formal ceremonies. Every subsequent American president from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison is represented on a presidential peace medal, with the exception of William Henry Harrison...
Category
1880s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Natural Seed Pearl and Diamond Flower Pendant Necklace
Located in Denver, CO
Crafted in the late nineteenth century from 14kt yellow gold, this classic late-Victorian era pendant necklace is designed around an Old Mine cut diamond center stone totaling approximately 0.25 carats and accented with natural seed pearls...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Turquoise and Seed Pearl Ring
Located in Denver, CO
Crafted in the late 19th-century, this antique Victorian-era ring features two round turquoise cabochon stones set in a vertical orientation accented with two tiny seed pearls side ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Map of Paris, "Carte Routiere des Environs de Paris" 1841
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This beautiful hand-colored road map of Paris was published in 1841. The map shows Paris and the surrounding area in a folding pocket map. Organized and detailed for travelers, this ...
Category
1840s French Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
French Walnut Renaissance Revival Corner Cabinet, circa 1875
Located in Evergreen, CO
Leaded glass doors accented with blue, red, and gold stained glass are featured in this beautiful corner cabinet. Crafted from walnut, the cabinet showcases relief carvings of foliag...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Colorado
Materials
Glass, Walnut
1855 "New-York City & County Map" by Charles Magnus
By Charles Magnus
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautiful hand-colored map titled “New York City & County Map with Vicinity entire Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City &c.” The work was published in 1855 by Charles Magnu...
Category
1850s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
French Louis XV Secretary, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant and functional, this stunning quarter sawn oak secretary was crafted in France in the mid-19th century and is comprised of three pieces. It features a top shelf cabinet with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Vintage Colorado Springs Postcards by Hook Photo, 1890
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a collage of six vintage cabinet card photographs of Colorado Springs and its surrounding areas, dating to the 1890s. The sepia toned...
Category
1890s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt & Composition Mirror
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis XV style gilt wood and composition mirror, 19th c. The mirror features a rectangular frame, with floral accents, encasing flat mirror plate, "diamond" dust to mi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Glass, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XV Oak Cabinet with Quilted Interior and Glass Shelf, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted from oak in the late-19th century, this beautiful cabinet pairs quality craftsmanship and elegance. The soft curves of an arched bonnet cornice embellished with a central car...
Category
Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Colorado
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Victorian Tobacco Jar
Located in Pueblo, CO
Very rare Victorian tobacco jar, glass with figural scene on front, silverplate top rim and lid with pipe handle. Conversation piece for desk or bookcase, or for its original use alt...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Art Glass
Seven Falls Colorado Springs Antique Photographic Postcard, circa 1880
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an antique photographic postcard of Seven Falls, Colorado, from 1880. Postcard production blossomed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as railroads opened up much of the Western frontier to new and exciting travel opportunities.
Seven Falls is one of Colorado’s most captivating natural wonders. Located at the base of the Front Range, this magnificent series of waterfalls is situated in a 1,250-foot-wall box canyon between the towering Pillars of Hercules and boasts a 181-foot drop of falling water.
Seven Falls was originally part of land given to Nathan Colby in 1872 as part of the Homestead Act of 1862. The Homestead Act granted 160 acres of surveyed land to pioneers in the west, with claimants required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land. Mr. Colby promptly sold the track of land to James Hull...
Category
1880s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
1889 Sea Chart Map of Delaware Bay by George Eldridge, Chart No. 11
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Eldridge's Chart No. 11, Delaware Bay and River, from The United States Coast and George Eldridge's Surveys, published in 1889. The sea chart shows the Delaw...
Category
1880s Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, by William Syndys, 1852
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Syndys, William. Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols. London: John Russell Smith, [nd, 1852]. Illustrated with hand-colored engravings. Oc...
Category
1850s English Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Antique Rectangular Diamond Dinner Ring
Located in Denver, CO
This vertical rectangular shaped dinner ring is designed around two Old Mine cut cushion-shaped diamonds each measuring 0.25 carats, accented with two...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Carved Wood Settee Leg Table Lamp
By Maison Baguès
Located in Denver, CO
Late 19th century hand carved settee leg fashioned as a table lamp. The primitive yet detailed carving speaks to an era of craftmanship and quality. Retaining a beautiful patina, the...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian American Classical Antique Colorado
Materials
Wood
1899 Poole Brothers Antique Railroad Map of the Illinois Central Railroad
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an 1899 railroad map of the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroads, published by the Poole Brothers. The map focuses on the continuous United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Antilles. Remarkably detailed, the rail routes of the Illinois Central RR are marked in red, which each stop labeled. Major stops are overprinted in red, bold letters, with the short rail distances to New York listed above the stop and short rail distances to New Orleans listed below the name.
In addition to the Illinois Central network, numerous different rail lines are illustrated and the company running that line is noted along with many stops along each route. Sea routes from New Orleans to locations in Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe are marked and labeled with destination and distance, along with routes originating from Havana. Inset at bottom left is a map of Cuba; an inset map of Puerto Rico...
Category
1890s American Antique Colorado
Materials
Paper
Swiss Black Forest Carved Wooden Planter Box / Jardinière, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant from every angle, this beautiful wooden planter box (or jardinière in French) features elaborate carvings over a lattice background. The fro...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Colorado
Materials
Wood
Antique Micromosaic 18K Gold Brooch, French, c. 1880
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique micromosaic 18K gold brooch bearing French hallmarks. The brooch was made in France and the micromosaic is probably Italian. The motif is unusual of a watermelon seller. T...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Colorado
Materials
18k Gold
Silver Sheffield Cricket Sugar Jar, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an exquisite early 20th century crystal jar with a silver lid and spoon. The lid's top is fashioned after a cricket wicket. The jar sits on a round silver base with decorativ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Colorado
Materials
Silver
