Collectibles and Curiosities on Sale

A trinity installation of three antique "village" Buddha from Laos. Carved in an informal village style, the execution of the craftsmanship and pigment decoration is noticeably folky...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de Lot et Garonne'. Map of the French department of Lot et Garonne, France. This area of France is known for its production of Buzet wines and Cabécou d’Ant...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de la Moselle'. Map of the French department of Moselle, France. This area, part of the Alcase-Lorraine wine region, is known for its production of wines by...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de la Nièvre'. Map of the French department of Nievre, France. Part of the prestiegous Burgundy or Bourgogne wine region this area is known for its producti...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. du Morbihan'. Map of the French department of Morbihan, France. This map originates from ‘Atlas National de la France Illustré’. Published by A. Combette, P...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. du Lot'. Map of the French department of Lot, France. This area of France is known for its production of Cahors wine, a powerful red wine, often “harsh when...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. du Loiret'. Map of the French department of Loiret, France. Surrounding the city of Orleans, Loiret is considered the heart of France and is a registered Unesco World Heritage Site. This area of France is also part of the Loire Valley wine region, and is especially known for its production of Pinot Noirs...

Antique map titled 'Province of Canada (Eastern Sheet)'. Depicting New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and m...

A decorative and detailed mid-19th century map of Peru and Bolivia, South America which was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin (vignettes by H. Winkles &J. H. Kernot) and published in J...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de la Dordogne'. Map of the French department of Dordogne, France. This area is best known for its production of Monbazillac, a sweet white wine, and Cabéco...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de l'Aube'. Map of the French department of Aube, France. This area of France is known for its production of Chaource, a soft and salted cheese. Aube is par...

Antique map titled 'South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria & Queensland'. This map originates from the ‘Royal Atlas of Modern Geography’ by Alexander Keith Johnston. Published by...

The antique map titled 'Colonies Françaises (en Afrique)' presents a decorative depiction of the French colonies located in Senegal and Madagascar within Africa. Surrounding the map ...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de l'Isère'. Map of the French department Isere. It is presented with a statistic description, information about the territory, curiosities and famous peopl...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Ancien Testament, Hérode entrant dans Jérusalem.’ This plate shows a scene from the Old Testament; Herod entering Jerusalem.’ This print ori...

No. 28 of Keith Johnston's General Atlas. Published by William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh & London, circa 1879.

Antique map titled 'Basin of the Baltic'. Depicting, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Prussia and more. With an inset map of St. Peterburg and environments. This map origin...

By Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820) and Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825). Plan of the City of Washington. Published by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia, 1792. Later impression printed on 19th century wove paper. This is a fine 19th century printing of the "official" plan of Washington, D.C. First printed in 1792 by the original publishers, Thackara & Vallance in Philadelphia, this is a later 19th century printing of the fifth recorded engraving of the L’Enfant / Ellicott city plan. The first three issues of this city plan were in published in periodicals, making the fifth edition only the second separately-issued engraving of the plan. In full, the title reads, “Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia, ceded by the States of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America and by them established as the Seat of their Government after the year 1800.” The national capital city is laid out according to a plan originally proposed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant and modified by Andrew Ellicott. L'Enfant was born in Paris, where he trained to be an architect. He came to America in 1777, and served under George Washington as an engineer during the Revolutionary War. In 1791, Washington asked L'Enfant to design the new capital city in the District of Columbia. However, trouble arose between the city and L'Enfant. The City Commissioner needed a finished, printed copy of the plan in order to sell building lots but L'Enfant worked slowly and released only incomplete plans, and proved to be quite obstinate. On instruction from President Washington...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Jean-Baptiste en Prison.’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; Apostle Paul in Priso...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de la Lozère'. Map of the French department of Lozere, France. This remote mountainous part of Languedoc is rural, sparcely populated, and extremely beautif...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de la Meuse'. Map of the French department of Meuse, France. This area part of the Lorraine or Alsace-Lorraine wine regions. It is also known for its produc...

A chart of the north western part of Borneo and Malaysia (Sarawak). Published by P.M.G. Vandermaelen, 1827.

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Ancien Testament, David montrant à Saül le Morceau de son Manteau.’ This plate shows a scene from the Old Testament; David showing Saul the tip...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de l'Indre'. Map of the French department of Indre, France. Part of the Loire Valley wine region, this area is known for its production of Chinon wines, typ...

Antique map titled 'South America, Northern Sheet'. Depicting Guiana, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia the Amazones and more. This map originates from the ‘Royal Atlas of Modern Geography’ b...

19th century Irish Marine Botany Specimens made for Thomas Barnett of the Niagara Falls Museum. Seaweed samples were collected off the West Coast of Ireland in 1871 by Mrs. Maria J.W. Kirkwood and presented to Thomas Barnett Esquire, proprietor of the Niagara Falls Museum. These come as two separately framed pieces with hand embroidered lettering surrounded by seaweed and a poem written by Victoria Hall. Free shipping within the United States and Canada. The Niagara Falls Museum was a museum most notable for being the oldest Canadian museum (1827), as well as for having housed the mummy of Ramesses I for 140 years before its return to Egypt in 2003. It was founded by Thomas Barnett of Birmingham, England and underwent a few vocational changes in its history. More on Thomas Barnett and the Niagara Falls Museum. Thomas Barnett was born on December the 4th, 1799 near Birmingham, England. He moved to Canada in the early 1820s and opened the Niagara Falls Museum in 1827 at the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Barnett had a passion for collecting oddities. He retrofitted a former brewery house to exhibit his private collection. Although Barnett was aware of the collection patterns of his North American contemporaries, his own approach bore an uncanny similarity to the British tradition, such as the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the first traditional museum in Britain. The Niagara Falls Museum had humble beginnings. In 1827, the first museum contained Thomas Barnett's own cabinet of taxidermic curiosities. Although the details were not documented, the collection was likely composed of a number of mounted animals of local origin, combined with a smattering of Native American artifacts. Barnett's collection however rapidly grew. Prior to 1844, an account of the museum's contents stated that there were over 5000 items, including bipeds, quadrupeds, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, shells, minerals, and Native American curiosities. Through the first fifty years of its existence, the Niagara Falls Museum continued to acquire similar artifacts through the diligent efforts of the Barnett family and their associates. In 1854, Sydney Barnett (son of Thomas Barnett) made the first of his three trips to Egypt (two by himself and one with Dr. J. Douglas of Montreal) and purchased four mummies as well as a host of other Egyptian antiquities. In 1857, mastodon remains were discovered in St. Thomas, Ontario and later placed in the museum. In 1859 an inventory of the museum's contents included, in addition to the previously mentioned artifacts, an egg collection...

'Frankrijk naar de nieuwste bepalingen meerendeels gevolgd naar Lapie'. Beautiful map of France with an inset map of the island of Corsica. Includes a table with reference to the dep...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Sépulture de Jésus-Christ’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; The Burial of Jesus...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, AncienTestament, Départ du jeune Tobie.’ This plate shows a scene from the Old Testament; The Departure of young Tobias.’ This print origina...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Pilate lave ses Mains.’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; Pilate washing his Hands.’ This print originates...

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Ancien Testament, Éliezer et Rebecca.’ This plate shows a scene from the Old Testament; Rebecca and Elizer at the Well.’ This print originat...

A highly decorative and finely engraved mid-19th century map of Victoria, Australia which appeared in John Tallis & co.'s The Illustrated Atlas (London...

A chart showing the western part of Sumatra, published in the "Atlas Universel de Géographie".

Striking and highly detailed unusual large-format fine example of Vandermaelen's map covering part of the south-eastern part of Borneo and western tip of Sulawesi. The map provides g...

O/432. Pretty old theatre set: Binoculars, fan and mirror. a wonderful gift for any lady, young or in mature age. With a good price also, because I'm clos...

Group of 5 maps of the Channel Islands, Scilly, Jersey, the Isle of Mann and the Isle of Wight. Engraved views of the Eddystone Lighthouse and Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight, wi...

The bombe chest with hinged lifting top.

Oil on canvas portrait entitled:Mr. Bowles of Kentucky, painted by Benoni Irwin (1840-1896) an American portraitist born in new market, Ontario, Canada. He moved to New York as a you...

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19th century miniature chest of drawers in original paint.

A French brass fabric scale from the 19th century with wooden base, from the Maison Piat. Created in Paris during the 19th century, this fabric scale, made of brass, is mounted on a ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Watherston London Victorian Scent bottle case in silver and Shagreen A very good looking well made and decorative piece, it is as mentioned a scent bottle holder for snuff or perfume, super collectable and very very rare Made by the firm of Watherston London James Henderson Watherston, who had been in business with John Brogden (qv), and his son Edward James Watherston were the original partners of this firm of manufacturing goldsmiths, jewellers and gold chain makers. In 1902 they moved to 6 Vigo Street, Regent Street where they remained until closing in 1910 The piece is in exquisite condition, there's no bottle inside as you can see, its the case only...

Antique map titled 'Turkey in Asia'. Handsome map of Turkey in Asia. With Syria, Palestine, Iraq etc. This map originates from Thomson's 'New General Atl...

Circa 1850 English 19thC ship diorama - ‘Allan Line Four Master' Unusual to see the Keel below the water line. Measures: W59 x D12 x H39 cm.

Title: "Plan géométral de Paris et de ses agrandissements". Handcolored engraved plan by PIAT and P. ROUSSET, mounted in 36 sections on linen. Folded in original gilt and blin...

Antique map titled 'Carte générale de la Turquie d'Europe'. Large map of Turkey in Europe. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Moderne Physique...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de Saône et Loire'. Map of the French department of Saone et Loire, France. Part of France's important Burgundy or Bourgogne Wine Region. Produces Mercurey ...

Set of four beautiful fine hand colored engravings, protected in acid free matting. Titles: 1) Hog hunters in India going out no.1 2) Shooting anecdote, Indian 2 3) Hindoo el...

A very rare and compete collection of ten labeled wax models of the human heart, showing the fetal development form early in the fourth week, to complete fetal growth. The hand colo...

Large original painted 19th Century drum with one original stick.