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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Paire de torchères "aux lions" période George III
Located in PARIS, FR
PAIRE DE TORCHERES « AUX LIONS », PERIODE DE GEORGE III 1790 - 1800,
TRAVAIL ANGLAIS
Paire de torchères tripodes, constituées d'un fût cannelé et décoré d'un frise de feuilles d'ea...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th Century Nuremberg, German Iron Strongbox Jewels Casket
Located in Soquel, CA
Ornately painted cash box with iron hardware and key, on the original stand. Interior of box measures 8"W x 4"H x 3.75"D
Exceptional, small, late-renaissance, table-top, Nuremberg, iron, 'Wedding Box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration
This is a rare and small example of these characterful, early models of transportable safes. The much larger traditional chest...
Category
German Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Blue and White 'Cranes in pond' Dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
At the center, it features five elegant cranes depicted against a pond setting, each portrayed in varying postures. The background harmoniously incorporates lotus flowers and other a...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Louis XIV Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XIV candlesticks. Louis Quatorze heavy brass candlesticks in three parts, their smaller size indicative of their original use on...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Swedish turned birch Bowl 18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish turned birch Bowl 18th century
Beautiful patina with soft gray tones.
Old repairs and owner's mark.
Made out of birch wood.
Height: 9.5 cm/3.7 inch
Diameter: 35 cm/13.7 inch
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18Th. C French Empire Collection of Rare Straw Marquetry Bottles, Set of 7
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this rare and exceptional collection of seven French 18Th C. Straw Marquetry Bottles.
These were made by convicts in the 18Th century.
This is a very rare collection, you ...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Straw, Blown Glass
Megalodon Tooth //3.9" High
Located in New York, NY
This huge megalodon tooth is five to ten million years old out of South Carolina, USA. The megalodon was the biggest predatory shark to ever live. Reaching lengths of 70 feet or more...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Monumental Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Cobalt Blue Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Our monumental ormolu bronze centerpiece in the Louis XVI style has a stand, an impressive 33 inches tall, depicts a pair of standing putti with neoclassical foliate designs, and a c...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Baroque Hand Painted Wild Flowers on Burl Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty 18th Century decorative shaped box, it used to be a tea caddy and is made in wood with burl wood veneer and hand painted decoration.
Back from the days when tea was worth...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Burl, Paint, Paper
Large Madonna and Child Statue , France 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Virgin and Child Statue in Majesty, seated, holding Christ in her left hand.
Sixteenth century Mosan(?) work.
Oak wood, hollowed out at the back.
No traces of original gilt no...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Jar with Painted Decoration of "Frog" Pattern, Neolithic Period
Located in seoul, KR
Large and small two-handled jars, pitchers, bowls, and beakers are the most common forms produced during the Machang phase of the Majiayao (or Gansu Yangshao) culture. The decorative...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Swedish Birch Bowl/Trough dated 1779
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Birch Bowl/Trough dated 1779
Owner marks and roman letters: MDCCLXXIX
Beautiful patina.
Made out of birch wood.
Height: 7 cm/2.7 inch
Depth: 17.5 cm/6.8 inch
Widht: 33 cm/...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
18th Century Spanish Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception, Handcrafted Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars... - Revelation 12:1
Completely hand-crafted in 18th century Spain, this sculptur...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Japan Important Pair Large Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered and coming from a Shinto Shrine deaccession, and now in our Kyoto warehouse.
Call or message us for details or to reserve.
Japan an early and superb pair (2) of ...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine late 18th century, George III period mahogany knife box or cutlery canteen with fitted interior. Figured sloping lid over a serpentine front with satinwood crossbanding a...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Cross Banded Inlay Marquetry Knife Box
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine late 18th century, George III period mahogany knife box or cutlery canteen with fitted interior. Figured sloping lid over a serpentine front with a marquetry inlaid pater...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Old Italian Primitive Fossil Stone Trough Hand Carved from Ancient Limestone
Located in Encinitas, CA
Exceptional fossil stone trough carved from ancient limestone. Primitive, rough hewn, freeform shaped basin with nicely aged lichen patina. Origin, I...
Category
Italian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Blue and White Delft Punch Bowl Hand Painted Mid 18th Century Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a blue and white Dutch Delft punch bowl (10.25" diameter) made in the mid-18th century, around 1760. The bowl is hand-painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue.
The outside o...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This lovely blue and white Delft charger was made in the Netherlands around 1780.
It was meticulously hand-painted in two shades of cobalt blue on a white tin-glazed surface.
The cen...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late 18th Century Satinwood tea caddy, Having Attractive Conch Shell Inlaid Decoration To Front And Domed Top, Enclosing Double Lidded Interior.
This attractive satin...
Category
English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century, Georgian, Mahogany tea caddy having extremely attractive inlaid conch shells, banded and strung decoration, with hinged lid enclosing lidded interior retaining partial paper foil lining.
This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but the attractive inlaid decoration lifts it significantly.
The condition remains relatively good and clearly it has been well loved throughout its life.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands.
This 18th century tea caddy...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Wedgwood Tricolor Diceware Bough Pots
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this pair of tricolor bough pots features a graphic design in the famed English porcelain firm’s highly desirable and rare diceware motif. Sage green quatrefoil stars against white porcelain squares alternate with brilliant blue squares in a checkered pattern, lending this piece a complex woven aesthetic. Tricolor jasperware...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Pair of 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Wall Hanging Boxes
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An extremely rare and delightful pair of late 18th century mahogany wall
Hanging boxes, the larger for storage of candles and the smaller for salt,
Havin...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Yellow Gold Toothpick Case / Holder with Mirror
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English 22k yellow gold toothpick case / holder with mirror - boxed; an addition to our ornamental ...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Antique Unusual Swedish 18th Century Hand-Made Country Solid Birch Root Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish antique bowl from the late 1700s. The bowl is a large and heavy root bowl in an organic shape made in solid birch root. Made by hand with a great patina after 200 yea...
Category
Swedish Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful sculpture realized in China in the 18th century depicts Guanyin, a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. The female form holds a pot in her hands. She appears draped...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Genuine Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (68.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Pair Chinese Export Porcelain Vases and Covers, c. 1775
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Chinese Export porcelain vases and covers. Dating from the third quarter of the 1700s, and originating in the Jingdezhen region of China, near the important China Trad...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
English George III Period Early 18th Century Walnut Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 17th Century Ming Export
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain bowl, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty.
The bowl is fairly thickly potted with a fairly high, slightly undercut foot and an everted rim.
The bowl is decorated inside and outside, in varying shades of under-glaze cobalt blue with various symbols and designs separated by curvy lined panels...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Elegant Empire Candlesticks, Gilded and Patinated Brass, 1820s France
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of exquisite Empire candlesticks which combine gilt and patinated brass. Made in 1820s France. Various intricate rose, floral and leaf patterns adorn the bases in gilt brass. ...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Blue And White Kraak Plate, Late Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
A Chinese blue and white Kraak plate, the central roundel depicting birds and floral design in a waterside, the rim with panels enclosing foliage and decorative objects.
Period: Lat...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
17th Century German Iron Strong Box Jewels Casket with Original Key
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ornately painted box with iron hardware, original key and functioning lock. An exceptional, small table-top size, 'Wedding Box', or strongbox traveling safe with its original, naïve ...
Category
German Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Late 18th / Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved giltwood neoclassical angel,
Italy, circa 1780-1820.
Weathered, small losses
Measurements include the wooden base.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French, 17/ 18th Century Hand Forged Iron Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Very old and beautiful hand forged iron candleholder.
France, circa 1650-1750. Weathered.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Stunning Vanadinite
Located in London, GB
This exquisite specimen features a stunning Vanadinite crystal from Morocco. The Vanadinite showcases vibrant red-orange hues, characteristic of this mineral, and is of a substantial...
Category
Moroccan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze
Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ochre Glazed Vinegar Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese brown ochre green glazed stoneware vinegar storage jar.
Decorative with god, natural patina.
Historically these jars were used to ferment and store vinegar in a Qing-dynasty...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Italian Baroque Santos Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Santos Figure
Italy, 18th Century or Older
An exquisite 18th Century Italian Baroque Santos Figure is a fine example of religious artistry, dating back...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Green, Rust, Cream Set Of Two Ammonite Sculptures, Madagascar, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Pair polished matching set of two ammonites newly mounted on custom steel stands.
One measures 5" diameter and 6" tall
One measures 5" diameter and 7" tall
Stands measure 3.5" x 1.5"...
Category
Malagasy Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Fine example of a George II brass metal mounted padouk tea caddy with finely etched and wrought hardware and vivid grain, color and patina.
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
GINORI SCULPTURE "FOUR SEASONS" SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY
Located in Firenze, FI
Wonderful polychrome porcelain sculpture depicting the allegory of the four seasons. The figures personifying winter, autumn, spring and summer are harmoniously arranged around a tre...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY CAMEO WITH CORALS AND GOLDEN FRAME
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful almond shaped cameo, set among corals and framed in a carved and gilded pine wood frame. The cameo in the center is made of carved shell and depicts a woman in profile, wit...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Wooden Cartouche Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mounted antique carved wooden cartouche mould from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up artist, C...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood
Unusual Black Amethyst Druze Formation on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
An exquisite black amethyst druze cluster with polished stalactite. Rare and notoriously difficult to find, this stunning and unique black amethyst druz...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
4 Teotihuacan Marionette Heads
Located in Culver City, CA
A group of 4 highly unusual Teotihuacan Marionette heads used for shamanic rituals. These would have been mounted on poles(They have an opening in the bottom that runs all the way in...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Diminutive Welsh Coffer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scarce Welsh small coffer or "coffer bach" having hinged lid over two arch panels over two drawers, the whole constructed of dense Welsh oak and having a lovely rich color and patina...
Category
Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Large Swedish Limestone Tobacco Box ca 1700-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Large Swedish Limestone Tobacco Box ca 1700-1830
This incredible stone box is crafted by a master carver and vividly showcases the subtle tones of the stones with its in...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth in Display Box (342.5 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth, sourced by divers in waters off the coast of the Carolinas, is 100% genuine and measures approximately 5" long. This specimen is accompanied with ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
17th century leather studded travellers Chest
Located in London, by appointment only
A large French 16th Century Beech wood & leather chest, with iron flowerhead and domed stud work to front top and sides. Original hasp and lockplate, the interior of the box with lat...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth in Display Box (225.1 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth, sourced by divers in waters off the coast of the Carolinas, is 100% genuine and measures approximately 5" long. This specimen is accompanied with ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
18th Century Istrian Church Marmor Biancone Wall Relief - Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 18th Century, antique Istrian Church wall relief or panel made of Marmor Biancone, in good condition. Minor fading due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1700 -...
Category
Croatian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Quatre importants termes, fin XVIIe - XVIIIe siècle, Flandres
Located in PARIS, FR
Suite de quatre importants termes en bois sculpté relaqué gris représentants des hommes drapés à la taille, aux bustes dénudés soutenant sur leurs têtes des putti. Par paire, deux te...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth in Display Box (300.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Megalodon Shark Tooth, sourced by divers in waters off the coast of the Carolinas, is 100% genuine and measures approximately 5" long. This specimen is accompanied with ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
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